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THE WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Thursday, probably with rain. VOLUME XIX, No. 357. RUSS AND GERMAN STILL IN GIGANTIC GRIP IN THE “BATTLE OF THE RIVERS ” Losses Tremendous in Most Desperate of Fighting—Suf ferings Fearful in Winter’s Full Force GERMANS CLAIM FORCING RUSS LINE, BUT CZAR’S FRONT STRAIGHTENED Muscovite Further Claims That Left Wing of Invader’s Army at Warsaw Threatened London, noon.—The eighty mile front In Russian Poland, west of Warsaw, where Germans and Russians are at grips on the banks of Bzura, Rawka and Pilica rivers, continues to be the scene of the most desperate fighting in either the eastern or western war arenas. When the weather conditions are recalled, the sufferings of the men in f'he trenches may to some extent be Appreciated. The country is exper iencing winters' full force. Tremendous Losses. Each side has sustained tremendous losses in this battle of the rivers and although the Germans claim to have forced the Russian line at a number of points it is nevertheless a fact, accord ing to reports reaching London, that the Russian front has been straighten ed out and it is difficult to determine which contender has the strategic ad vantage. Before Warsaw. Petrograd, via London, 5 a. m.—The Russian successes not only threaten the right of the German Mazur Lake position but also threaten the left wing of the army operating before Warsaw. Heavy Drafts Made. It is stated the heavy drafts on the seasoned German troops of the first line is being filled out with the pick of the reservists and that new levies are being sent to the Polish fronts. A second attempt made by the Aus trians to pierce the Russian lines fac ing the Carpathian mountains at Sa nok and Llsko failed yesterday in sc jle of a fierce night attack on the R ssian trenches near Lisko. At Przemysl. The garrison of the Austrian fortress of Przemysl, seemingly informed of the movements of the Austrian Carpathian army, made a sortie coincident with the Austrian attacks, though thirty five miles from Lisko. It is assumed that an Austrian officer, an aviator shot down at Bircha, 14 miles south west of Przemysl, was carrying mes sages between the two Austrian forces. GERMANS SHE IT PORTUGUESE Have Again Invaded Angola in West Africa. Great Number of Natives Said Armed. Lisbon, via Paris, 6:25 a. m.—Ger mans have again invaded Angola, Por tuguese West Africa. This was an nounced in the chamber of deputies hy the minister of colonies, who said the Germans had made a fresh attack on the military post at Naulila, in the pro vince of Angola. The commander of the post. Col. Ro cades, the minister stated, had only a small force at his disposal and re treated to obtain reinforcements. The first invasion of Angola occur red late in October, according to re ports from Laurenco Marques, east Africa, when a small party of German cavalry arrived at Naulila and asked for an interview with the commander, i A fight occurred, according to reports auring which three Germans were killed before the rarty retired. Berlin, however, has denied that such an in cident occurred. Reports from Lisbon show that three thousand men were sent from Portu gal to its West African colony in Sep tember and October and that in No vember the country was preparing to send 4,000 additional troops there. The Portuguese activity was caused by Teports that Germany had armed great numbers of the natives and had placed them under the training of German officers for an invasion of Angola. WITH HER $1,000,000 CARGO, STILL ON ROCKS San Diego, Cal.—The Danish motor ship Malakka with her $1,250,000 cargo is still fast on a rocky ledge on the northwestern end of Bird Rock on the Nativldad Islands. The Malakka has been left to her fate for a few days at least, as the Arizonan, which stood to lend aid, all night and part of a day, has proceed ed down the coast. The captain of the Malakka has asked that a salvage steamer and underwriting expert be sent to him at once. U. S. TROOPS FROM COLORADO, v Washington,—Arrangements for be ginning the withdrawal of federal troops from the Colorado strike dis tricts within the next ten days were made today at a conference between President Wilson and Gov. Ammons, FOR CHRISTMAS fTeCESS. Washington. Both houses of .'in gress adjourned today until Dec. 29 for a Christmas recess. THE AUGUSTA HERALD THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES W MOVEMENT WEST," REPORT Thousands of Kaiser’s Troops Pass Through Aix-la Chapellc Towards North France. May Mean Renewed Offensive Under Emperor’s Eyes London, 3:27 p. m.—ln a dis patch from Cologne the correspon dent of the Central News says that Emperor William with his entire staff reached Cologne today from Berlin on his way to the western battle front. Thousands Pass Through. London, 11:55 a. m.—Again there come the trickling through from Hol land reports of vast movements of German forces from the east and west. A dispatch reaching here from Am sterdam says thousands of German troops have passed through Aix-la- Chappelle toward northern France. That activity may be the forerunner of a renewed German offensive in the west under the eyes of Emperor Wil liam or it may simply be intended to offset reinforcements Great Britain has been throwing lately into the French field of hostilities. As the sit uation appears to stand today the al lies in the west continue more on the offensive than defensive and every day shows slight gains to their credit. FRENCH VIRILITY STILL EXISTS Paris Papers Vie With Each Other in Extolling the Speeches at Parliament’s Opening Parie, 5:25 a. m.—Newspapers of all shades of opinion vie with each other today in extolling the speeches of Premier Vivian! and Paul Peschanel, speaker of the house, at the historic sitting of parliament yesterday which all declare was a magnificent mani festation of the “sacred union” of the whole country appealed for by Presi dent Poincare at the beginning of the war. “All signs of degeneracy in the French soul which barbarian doctors like best to dwell upon, was a political malady,” says the Matin in comment ing on the sitting. "The chamber showed yesterday for the second time that this disease is only prevalent in times of peace.” ALFRED HENRY LEWIS, NOTED WRITER, DEAD New York—Alfred Henry Lewis, newspaper man and writer of books, died today at the home of his brother here of an intestinal disorder. He has been ill only a few days. Mr. Lewis was born in Cleveland, 55 years ago. Though a lawyer, he en tered newspaper work in Kansas City in 1890 anil subsequently established a reputation as one of the foremost political writers of the country. He was described as a prodigious worker and In 15 years produced 18 books, many of which obtained a wide circulation. He was well known also as a writer of western stories and of articles on underworld life In New York He had been editor of “The Verdict,* a humorous weekly but of late years he had been employed as a political writer by the Hearst papers. He was unmarried. SENATOR-ELECT IS PROBER. Washington—James D. Phelan, sen ator elect from California, received his appointment today as a special commissioner to investigate charges against American Minister Sullivan In the Dominican republic. Going Through the Canal With Cargo of Oranges, Lemons and Celery With Temperature Kept at 35 Degrees San Francisco. —The first cargo of fruits and vegetables ever carried from San Francisco to New York under refrigeration via the Panama Canal, left San Francisco early on the American-Hawalian liner Ohioan. This shipment which includes thousands of boxes of apples arid near ly a thousand crates of celery, la of an experimental nature and Its out come Is considered by fruit and vegetable producers to be of vital Im portance. Fifteen thousand boxes of apples from Oregon and Washington for England were loaded into the Ohioan's hold and when the vessel arrives at San Pedro the cargo will be completed with oranges, lemons and casa ha melons. The cargo also Includes a quantity of fresh fish from the north. It Is planned to make the trip with the temperature of the cold stor age chambers at il degrees Fahrenheit. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 23, 1914. ~~ g *Avx<_g. " ' FLOODED BY BELGIANS. Here is one explanation of why the Germans have nut Advanced upon Calais Tilts photogriph was taken in the vicinity of Ramscapelle and shows how the Belgians flooded the country around the Yser by cutting the dykes. It can easily be seen that dragging artillery through such country would lie a difficult task. INNES Si WIFE, HABEAS CORPUS? Application For Writs Taken Under Advisement By Texas Court---Wanted in Georgia. Austin, Texas.—Applications for writs of habeas corpus in the eases of Victor E. Innes and his wife, of Eu gene, Oregon, from Bexar County, were taken under advisement here to day by the court of criminal appeals. The Innes after being liberated on charges of murder and accessory to murder in connection with the dis appearance of Mrs. Elois Nelms Den nis and Miss Beatrice Nelms, of At lanta, were remanded to the custody of the sheriff of Bexar County to be handed over to the Georgia authori ties on a charge of larceny after trust. The couple claim they are being il legally restrained of their liberty and are resisting the requisition granted by Governor Colquitt for their re moval to Georgia. JAPS TO SEND ARMTJIOPE? French View on Subject Takes Into Consideration Also View point of United States Paris, 12:55 p. m.—Gabriel Hano taux, former foreign minister, ex presses In the Figaro today wnat ap pears to be the prevailing view in France concerning the proposal that Japan send an army to European bat tlefields. M. Hanotaux takes the view that even though Japan should send no more than 250,000 men, scarcely large enough to exert a decisive In fluence, she, would always consider, In the event of victory for the allies, that she had played an important part in settling the war. Although M. Hanotaux makes no allusion to the United States, It may be stated that he American viewpoint has been taken into consideration hy the government. RECEIVERSHIP FOR $12,000,000 BEER CO. Columbus, O. —The Hoster-Colum bus Breweries Company, a $12,000,000 corporation, went Into the hands of receivers today on order of the. federal district court. Decreased demand for beer, adverse legislation and the vot ing "dry” of many states and counties In the last eight years was given as the cause. RECOMMEND ANSEL. Washington. Former Governor M. F. Ansel of South Carolina, was rec ommended hy Representative Aiken to President Wilson today for mem bership on the new federal trade com mission. IT’S A LONG WAY TO CALAIS Dismantle Wireless of Briton Washington. Lieutenant Crenshaw, naval radio officer at the Panama Canal Zone, cabled the navy department to day (hat the wireless apparatus of the of the British steamer Protesilaus in Balboa harbor, was dismantled by canal zone police Dee. 1(1 after it was found she had been sending code mes sages. Another Vessel. Washington. The cruiser Tacoma is at Cristobel to enforce neutrality and the navy department is considering the possibility of dispatehing another ves sel to the canal zone. The Protesilaus is a. British mer chant. setamer of fi.llft tons, which under charter of the British govern ment sailed from Victoria, R. C., in •November for Balboa, Panama t'anal one. It was assumed she. carried coal and supplies for British naval ves sels . The President to Play Santa Claus Washington. President Wilson will play “Santa Claus” Christmas day for his small grand niece, Anne Cothran A large Christmas tree was delivered at the White House. The president, with his three daugh ters, Mrs. F. B. Sayre, Mrs. W. G. McAdoo and Miss Margaret Wilson, and other relatives, plans to go to church Christmas morning. He will attend only to absolutely necessary business during the day. FOG SLACKENS THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE Paris, 2:25 p. m.—The announcement given out hy the French war office this afternoon reports slight progress on the northern end of the allied Una, In France and Belgium. Fog caused a slackening of the fighting near Ar ras. Advances are claimed near Perthes-les-Hurlus, where German machine guns were captured and prog ress or the driving hack of counter attacks is reported near Beausejour and In the Forest of LaOrurle. Near Boureullles, however, the French ap parently lost to the Germans, FROM BERLIN Berlin (by wireless to London, 3:25 p. m.) —That the attacks launched yesterday hy the allies In Belgium were easily repulsed hy the Germans; that the French troops are showing greater activity In the vicinity of Camp de Chalons, and that the French forward movement lri the vicinity of Klllerle, Rhelms, Houaln and Perthes have been partly repelled, were the features of the announcement Issued today hy the German headquarters. POSBE3 AFTER MURDERER Now Rochelle, N, Y.—Posses search ing fields and woods of East Chester for the murderer of Charles Hecorl had uncovered no trail of the criminal early today but they continued the hunt. Although Record’s pockets, con taining S2OO, were not tampered with, the motive Impelling the murder was robbery, It was thought, and the quick approach of a trolley car frightened away the assailant. Hecord, a wealthy farmer, was shot to death In his wagon. 635 TONS PARCEL POST PACKAGES SENT OUT OF CHICAGO IN TWO DAYB. Chicago.—Chrlstrri business at the Chicago postofflc e Is nearly double (tie amount of last year, according to announcement today, made by Postmaster Campbell. Parcel post packages totalling 685 tons were stripped out last Sun day and Monday as against 372 tons on the corresponding days last year. The figures established a new local tonnage record for out going packages. THO NO TRUCE, PROBABLE LULL OK OVER MS London Papers Agree Un animously Not to Publish on Friday. Thousands of Tons of Gifts Sent to All the Fronts. London, 11:50 a. m.—Notwithstand ing (he failure of a plan for an armis tice over Christinas, It is believed that some sort of a lull will set in Christ mas Day itself. London newspapers have derided unanimously not to publish on Christ mas Day and the official press bu reau will suspend Its activities from I lie afternoon of Dee. 24 until the eve ning of Dec. 25. Thousands of tons of Christmas gifts have been sent to all the fronts. Dis tributions and enjoyment of these dis tricts is another argument for the probable suspension of hostilities wherever that is possible. Goodfellows This is the last call, Goodfel lows. It has been good work, a great work, and there’s many a Home in Augusta and many a poor kid in Augusta that is going to see Santa Claus as a result of the ac tivity of the Goodfcllows of this ity. Here's hoping that not a single one will be overlooked, hut that is almost too much to hope, when there Is so much to do, even though there are ready hands and eager hearts to do what they can. If you are too busy to play Santa Claus yourself, remember there are charities here In Augusta that will do the work for you, If you will furnish the funds. The Salvation Army is thoroughly equipped to do this work, and to make your dollar do 11s good work on Xmas Day. It'H not too late to drop a dollar or five dollars in the kettle of the Army that means a Xmas dinner to so many poor people at Xmas time. The Associated Charities under efficient management Is ready and wdlllng to help as far as Its funds and means allow. It Is up to you to make their funds ample to serve the cause of Santa Claus and the poor kiddles of the city on Xmas Day. You may he sure that every dollar sent to the Associated Char ities will help In the great work of making this the best Xrnas ever to many of the people of Augusta. But you must do It at once If you are going to help this Xmas. This Is the last call Goodfellows. Do something and do it now. Mr. R. W Gerald is a Good Fellow and will take care of two little ones. Miss Jenna Garrett is a Good Fellow and will take care of a girl about 15 pears old. Mr. Williamson Is n. Good Fel low and will take care of two boys, ages three years. Mrs. T. C. Jowitt Is a Good fellow and will give four little ones a Merry Christmas. Those contributing packages to the Good Fellows are as follows: No name. Mrs. C. B. Young, 1219 Broad. Unknown. Mrs. Skelton. Mrs. Edw. Platt. Mrs. J. J. Tyler. Mrs. W. E. Platt, 410 Telfair, en lists as a flood Fellow, and sondH one dollar. "Xma Cheer” suppl-merits the fund with a contribution of three dollars. One dollar Is received from a Good Fellow who does not send his name. S If. R. Is a flood Fellow and ■ends one dollar to the fund. $6.00 PER YEAR-FIVE CENTS PER COPY. GOETHALS BACK; TELLS OF VIOLATION OF NEUTRALITY AND TALKS CANAL SLIDES LOU PROHIBITION 187, AGAINST II 109, IN HOUSE Hobson Resolution For Con stitutional Amendment Fails in Lower Branch of Congress. Both Sides Appear Satisfied With the Result. Party linos worn wiped out in the stniKßlo. Democratic Leader Under wood and Republican Loader Mann, fought shoulder to shoulder at the head of the foroos opposing the reso lution. And when the vote came, of the 197 standing for the resolution, 114 were democrats, 68 republicans, 12 were progressives and 4 were progres sive-republicans. The Resolution Defeated. Washington. Opponents of prohl hibition in congress confidently pre dicted today that the defeat by tlio house of the Hobson resolution to sub -11 it a constitutional amendment for national prohibition to the state legislatures meant that the issue was dead so far ns action at this session is concerned. On the other hand pro hibition leaders triumphantly pointed to their majority of eight votes for the resolution and although 11 failed to receive the two thirds vote neces sary to adoption, asserted their ex pectations had been fulfilled. They declared tint despite their temporary defeat they would continue the fight. Both Appear Satisfied. Both sides a» pen red to be well sat isfied with the result. Anti-prohibi tionists hailed it as a. distinct victory, while the supporters of prohibition said they were exceedingly gratified over the outcome of their first contest on the floor of congress. Although a resolution similar to the Hobson resolution is pending in the senate, introduced by Senator Shep pard of Texas, administration lenders In congress expressed the belief today that It would not reach a vote as a result • f the action of the house. Not For Twenty Years. Representative Henry, of Texas, chairman of the house rides commit tee, who vigorously opposed the Hob son resolution predicted that ns a result of a vote In the house the question of prohibition would not again he brought up on the floor of congress ns a na tional Issue for 20 years. Prohibition lenders, however Including Represen tative Hobson, expressed the belief that prohibition will he made a national Issue In the into campaign. Representatives of the national leg islative committee of the Antl-Snloon League of America, In a statement to day declared the temperance forces of the country had reason to he gratified by the result. First Time in History. “It Is the first time In the history of the republic that the question of national prohibition has gotten upon the floor of either branch of congress," they declared. “The fact that the first effort should show a (dear majority of eight, exclusive of pairs, with both floor leaders, the chairman of the rules committee and the prestige of the pres ident and secretary of state Invoked against us, and in view of the further fact that no member of the present congress was elected on this Issue, ts exceedingly gratifying.” Final Voto. The final vote came shortly before midnight last night at the close of many hours of remarkable debate In which the question of states rights figured prominently and after several amendments had been voted upon. Not for some time had such a spirited Htruggle been witnessed In congress. I’arty lines were shattered. Democrat ic Leader Underwood and Republican Lender Mann, who led the antl-pro hihltlon forces, were seen fighting shoulder to shoulder In opposition to the resolution. The galleries had been crowded throughout the long contest with spectators whose frequent applause of the speakers made It dif ficult for Speaker Clark to maintain order. DEFER WATERWAYS PLAN. Washington. Senator Newlands gave notice In the senate today he would defer until next session of con gress his plan to co-ordinate river and harbor Improvements Into a broad na tional scheme of waterway develop ment. He said President Wilson was In favor of the plan, hut unwilling to press It at this session. IK CONFUSION OF CLAIMS. MAY OF MENACE VON HINDENBURC ARMY ,'n the intlre course of the war f. w occasions have been marked by such a confusion of claims and conflict of movements ns the present. In the west, where the allies recently were everywhere on the offensive they are now confronted at points with severe fletman attacks, compell ing them to defend their own posit tens. In the east the situation is changing swiftly. The Germans who for a time were able to push for ward swiftly, arc now meeting with determined resistance from their an tagonists In new positions IN SAME BREAYH. The Infest official communication from Potrograd In the same breath admits that the Russians have been compelled to retreat from some po sitions and states that the German attacks have been repulsed every where with heavy losses to the Invaders. Germany and Austria continue to assert that important successes are being achieved. One of the great battle* of tlie war Is In progress thirty miles west of Warsnw and mean while the Russian forces to the north are pushing into Germany, pre senting the possibility of a flanking movement which will menace UM main army of Marshal Von Hindenburg. t HOME EDITION Governor of Panama Zone Says His Asking For U. S. War ships Made at Request of Naval Officers in Charge of Wireless Plants MENTIONS TWO CASES, BUT DECLINES TO GIVE NAMES Says Dredge Will Have to Be Kept Going in Big Ditch For Year or More---Hills at Culebra Appear to Be Settling New York.—The request made by Governor Goethals of the canal zone for the despatch of American war ships to the canal to preserve Amer ican neutrality was made at the re quest of naval officers In charge of wireless plants and naval affairs m ll:e zone; It was forwarded to Wash ington as a matter of form by Colonel Goethals, acting In his capacity as governor; and tile incident is ended, so lar as ho is concerned—so an nounccd the colonel himeelf upon his arrival here today from Cristobal. Two Instances. Colonel Goethals said naval officers had reported to him that there ha 1 been two violations of American nan - trallt.v. lie declined to give the names of I lie officers or to mention the names of the vessels Involved. "One of the Incidents was that of a ship which sailed without clearance papers; (lie other was a ship that was reported to have been using her wire less within the canal zone.” Colonel Goethals said. "The naval officer In charge brought the matter to my at tention and asked me. as governor, to request the government to send war ships to the canal zone. I transmit ted their request ns a matter of form and there my responsibility ended. By Naval Offieara. "In recommending that the ships ha sent I was governed by the recom mendations made to me by the naval officers." Colonel Goethals expects to urge congress to appropriate $10,000,000 for construction of dry docks, barracks, machine shops and wharves in the i annl zone. He Intimated he would have nothing further to sny about sending war ves sels to the zone unless he were asked to give his views. Frequent Slidee. "I far that we will have to keep a dredge working on the canal steadily for a year or more,” he said. "The hills at Culebra seem to be settling and this Is the cause of the frequent slides. We have been able, however, to get ships through the canal In much better time than we thought we could, for Instance, we calculated on a half hour to each of the three locks, but we find that a ship can be passe 1 through all three locks In 55 min utes.” !i1,700,000,000 BY FRANCE; WAR Paris, 3:15 p. m.—The chamber of deputies voted unanimously today an appropriation of 4,500,000,000 francs ($1,700,000,000) to cover the expenses of the next six months, including tho cost of the war. REVIVE WORSHIP OF HEAVEN. Peking, Chins.—President Yuan Shi Kal today revived the worship of heaven at the winter solstice, an ob servance neglected since the passing of the Manchu dynasty In 1911. LANDS OLD JOB AGAIN. Washington.— The president today re-nomlnated Henry Clay Hill, of Col orado Springs, Col., for Interstate cf mmerre commission. The term Is seven years. LATEBT WAR ODDB. London, 2:25 p. m.—Lloyd’s Is charging 30 guineas per cent to Insure against war between Italy and Germary, Austria and Turkey within one month and fifty gui neas per cent that war between those countries will not he declar ed within six months. Five guineas per cent Is asked to Insure against war breaking out between Great Britain and Norway within twelve months.