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TWO
MAKERS BP THE
HUGE BOMB FOR
LINER IN COURT
May Be Sentenced to 20 Years
Upon Conviction. Elaborate
Precautions Taken Against
Explosives at New York.
New York.—Existence of an aliened
muss iracy In Now Orleans to blow
up a French or English passenger ship
on the sea by placing an Internal ma
i blue In her cargo before she should
sail from New York wa# known ill
days ago to I’aul Faguet, general agent
of the French line, according to ho
announcement here today.
Detectives were employed to pre
vent fruition of the scheme, every bit
of baggage and cargo going Into the
French line ships wan closely exam
ined and proper authorities, Mr. Ka
guet said, were notified. It was be
lieved hero that notification resulted
in trie arrest or four meu in New oi
lcans.
Every Precaution.
“We have taken and shall continue
tr> take every precaution against out
rages of this sort," Mr. Faguet said.
The Cunard Dine and the Interna
tional Mercantile Marine Dines which
control most of the British trans-At
lantic liners have strengthened the
forces of guards No visitors may go
to any of their docks and when ves
sels leave no one Is allowed aboard
who is unknown to officials
Must Furnish Proofs,
raasengers have to furnish proofs of
Ihelr Identity before they are permit
led to go aboard. All baggage is gcru
tlnlzed carefully and the cargo Is
thoroughly Inspected before It Is taken
on.
To prevent the iMissiblllty of an at
tempt by longshoremen to place aboard
explosives or to damage the ships, a
squad of detectives disguised ns long
shoremen have been working for weeks
on the docks.
Are Arraigned.
New Orleans.—Two of the four men
detained by the pedice laHt night aftor
h bomb had been found In the room
of linns Halle in a local hotel, were
arraigned In the criminal district court
today. The proprietor of the hotel was
held Inst night as an accessory. The
men were charged with preparing a
bomb with the Intention of blowing
up a ship. If convicted each might be
sentenced to twenty years In prison.
George Brinkman, also held as an ac
cessory. was dismissed. Peter l.angl
lan, the fourth man detained, was al
lowed tits freedom last night.
Tells His Btory.
The police said that after Halle was
confronted with evidence which tend
ed to show he constructed the hugs
laiiiih, he told his story In detail.
The 7f> pounds of dynamite with the
.clock attachment and batteries which
xvii s to have exploded the dynamite
six and one half days dating from
last let lit. filled a box about three and
a half feat square. Halle said he ex
piated lo express It to New York lust
night, consigned to a French vessel
Do-a I steamship men said today
Halle attempted to ship the box from
here, but they refused it as they are
accepting practically no miscellaneous
cargo for ports of belligerent nations.
Only one "BROMO QUININE”
Whenever you feel a cold coming on.
think of the full name, DAXATIVK
BROMO QUININE. lsiok for signature
of K. W Grove on box. 25c.
NO MORE DREADNOUGHT
ORDERS ARE GIVEN BY
ENGLAND.REPORTED
London. England probably never
will lay down another dreadnought,
any* one of the foremost ship builder*
in this country, who for obvious rea
sons, cannot be quoted. All the dread
noughts. according to this authority,
which have been laid down will bn
rushed to completion, but no orders
will be given for any more vessels of
this type This policy was tinder se
rious consideration when the Audac
ious went to the bottom and the re
cent loss of the Ttulwark has only
served to confirm the opinion that the
battleship as a fighting craft la doom
ed.
All new construction In the Itrltlsh
shipyards consist of heavily armed
cruisers of great coal-carrying capac
ity. destroyer* and submarines. For
ten miles along the Tyne in coming
into Newcastle the passengers on tho
boats cannot hear each other speak
because of the din of steam hammers,
most of which are making destroyers
Hitd submarines.
When Sir Percy Scott expressed his
doubts of the efficiency of the dread
nought .Inst nftr England had placed
Iter seal on It a* the premier fighting
unit of naval warfare, tils unortho
dox)' made him the strategic heretic
ttf his time, hut this war has coins
near to vindicating his theory, for
thus far not a single sucess can be
placed to the credit of a dreadnought
while the experimental, almost des
pised. submarine has won most of the
naval laurels.
France is also reported a* hurry
ing ths construction of submarines
while Husain I* said to have asked
for tenders on a submarine of two
thousand ton.
READY TO DIE FOR FRANCE.
HAPPY OF OPPORTUNITY
Puri*. -Shortly before the war broke
out a Bulgarian officer named Foroom
challenged the fnmoue enllor-author.
llerre Loti, to mortal combat for hav
tiiK Inaultnl Bulgaria l>y hla writing*
<-n the late Balkan campaign, t.eorite
Breltmayer, one of the moat brilliant
of French fencer*, took tip the chal
lenge, with the remilt that Lieut. Kor
oom waa wounded In the breaat Not
withstanding hla wounded l»neom nnd
hla reatored honor the gallant Bulga
i lan officer* shouted a* he left the
field. "Vive la France,” and Vive
1 honnettr.”
The lieutenant ha* ttince confirmed
bl» word* by deed.-* I’nable a* he
wlnhtd to take aervlce under the tri
color, he ha* enlisted In the lluaalan
army He now write* to friend* In
I’arl*:
“I’lease tell mv friend* In France
that the little Bulgarian lieutenant,
who came to Pari* last year to defend
hla own honor and that of ht* cum
radea. aword In hand, la now happy In
hla opportunity to die for France."
GREAT BUTTLE
IS DEVELOPING
IftfiH CRACOW
Petrograd, via London, 5:25 p. m,—
I.argo bodies of Ruslan troops aro
moving toward Cracow, the Galician
stronghold, from the north and cast.
An Important battle apparently Is de
veloping In southwestern Poland, near
Cracow.
LONDON'S DARK
NIT CAUSE!) 8T
ZEPPELIN FEAR
War Office Issue Order Pro
hibiting Lighting of Lamps
Merely For “Moral Effect”
on People.
London.—Although Dnndon gener
ally has yet to discover what Indi
vidual or branch of the government Is
responsible for the idea plunging the
city Into a Stygian gloom rumor Is
busy these days attributing It to
Queen Mary. As a matter of military
knowledge extinguishing street lights
and shading all others would have lit
tle actual bearing on the havoc that
might he worked If a fleet of Zeppelins
should appear. It seems even beyond
the war office to he so ignorant of
! the depressing effect thin darkness
{ has on the public and to have Issued
the order *or 11 "moral effect."
The rumor, then, that It is solely
the result of the Queen’s terror of the
possibility of a bomb lighting on
Hucklngham Palace that London Is a
veritable city of night has gained
more than ordinary credence. There
seems to bo other possible explana
tion for it.
Settled.
As usual In the case of any Innova
tion In a cnuMry as characteristically
settled In Its ways ns England, the
' new order of things has created any
number of aniuslng Ingongruitles.
Traveling on suburban railways, for
Instance, are now commanded to
"lower the blinds after nightfall.” Tho
printed notices are pasted on the win
dows of all the carriages of all classes.
But as It happens only two-thirds of
the suburban traffic Is carried In the
thli'd-elass carriages the result Is ob
vious. Trains leave the many stations
,In London every evening now with a
few of tho carriages carefully shroud
ed In darkness hut with the rest
blazing forth light through their
shadeless panps.
lint, after all, this applies only to
third-class carriages.
| The countryside between London
and the Fast Const is also as dark uh
London Itself after nightfall. Motor
ists, even the fairly familiar with the
main highway find a trip abroad after
darkness a thing of frequent stops
while matches uro lighted and land
marks located.
Ami meantime the searchlights sta
tioned on top of some of the most
noted structures In London continue
|lo sweep the heavens from dusk until
dawn to tell the German commander
I of a Zeppelin exactly where he is If he
I gets close enough lo get sight of them.
GERMAN LADS TAKEN FROM
SCHOOL AND SENT TO THE
FRONT; NOW PRISONERS
Paris. —Amongst a convoy of Her
man prisoners passing through HL
Omar wax a lad of lti 1-2, who spoke
French fluently. In conversation
with a local resident, the youth re
marked: "This Ih St. Omar, isn't It?'*
lie was Informed that It was. "is It
far within the French frontier?" he
Innocently inquired. "It Is in the
north." was the reply. "Ah!" said the
youth, “that la a surprise to us. Six
teen of my companions and myself
were taken from our benches in the
university at which we were studying.
They gave us uniforms and u rifle and
here we are.
"My mother was not told of my de
parture. What will she think? For
three weeks before 1 left school 1 bad
not seen her. Fight days after they
equipped us they put us In the
trenches. We did not know how to
hold our rifles. And then, one fine
day, while our commander was in the
act of calling the roll, we found our
selves surrounded by French sol
diers. w o trade us prisoners. And
| now we find ourselves here, after we
had been told, on our departure, that
we were going to guard Paris and the
other great cities we had taken.”
HADN’T USED ONE.
Fncle Kira—“ Kph Hoskins must
have had aome time down In New
York."
Fncle Bbsn-—"Yep. Iteckon he trav
eled a mighty awlft pace. Kph's wife
said that when Kph got back and went
Into his room, be looked at the bed,
kicked It. and said, 'What’s that durn
thing for? - ”
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while other children are seldom sick
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if they catch voids easily, lack am
bition or arc backward in action!,
they need SCOTT’S EMULSION
which ia r*rh in the food elements
I to create good Mood to atrenythrn
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EMULSION ia free from al- fg.
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4TH EPISODE OF ZUDORA
AT MODJESKA TODAY
The* fourth episode of Zudora, en
titled “The Secret of the Haunted
Hills,” with five other great reels,
making the total number shown seven,
and every one interesting and enter
taining to the movie fans who will
crowd the Modjeska theatre today and
evening. The subjects: “The Old
Maid,” a Majestic play in two parts;
"Fatty’s Magic Hants,” another one of
those laughable Keystone comedies;
“The Level,” a Vitagraph play, and
“A Horse on Sophie,” an Essanay
Play.
The most baffling of cases yet pre
sented to Zudora to solve will be un
raveled today, after many thrilling
scenes. The picture today, as told by
one who has seen this episode, is the
best yet; in fact, it has more than
passed the others both in charm and
Interest. The great mystery is getting
better and still a little better each day.
If you miss this serial today you will
never forgive yourself and then some
one will bring its good qualities up
Christmas morning and then for a sad
Christmas, thinking what you have
Woman Lawyer Wins Decree for Innocent Wife
f vl ~ MbX?, * > M* • ' S
M *9 Lucille PuQh. the fair Portia who won a decree for her client, Mrs.
Kathryn Brown Decker, shown at right.
New York. —The v|\ie*Uon of nlluruwii for Mr*. Kathryn Brown Decker, will
be determined after at referee his hoard testimony «s t«» the condition of the
finanoce of her hunt and. Henry E. iVtker. Mins Lucille Pugh, one of New
York a most noted women nwyere. conducted Mrs. De* ker’a suit for divorce.
Decker admitted on the wltrers stand that he had spoilt 9&QO In hiring detec
tives to shadow hie wife, ‘Almost nn\ self-rosptHting woman would object
to a detective foliowing hsr," said Supreme Court Justice UlancluirU lu making
hit decision.
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
missed. Don’t miss it.
As for that Keystone—why everyone
knows its qualities. Just to think of
Fatty In a pair of magic pants. There
is no extraneous scene in this picture;
it's all good consistent acting and
pleasing scenes.
And, remember, the regular Key
stone days at the Modjeska are Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday.
Regular movie prices; everything
convenient and open from ten-thirty
In the morning until the same time
at night.
RULED ILLEGAL TO SHIP
BOOZE TO WEST VIRGINIA
Morgantown, W. Va.—Judge Stur
giss, in circuit court today issued in
junctions restraining the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad and the Wells Far
go Express Company from delivering
in West Virginia shipments of intoxi
cating liquor originating outside the
state. The decision is based on the
Webb-Kenyon federal act and the state
wide prohibition law. Announcement
was made that the case would he car
ried to the supreme court.
SUPPOSEDLY PENNILESS,
THE “OLD WOMAN OF THE
ALLEYS” BURIED AGAIN
Chicago.—Jane Irvine, “the old wo
man of the alleys,” today was buried
for the second time. A pauper’s grave
was her first resting place. The sec
ond was bought with part of the $1,150
found in several boxes she left in care
of Dean Walter Taylor Sumner, of the
Episcopal Cathedral here, when she
was taken from the streets and com
mitted to an asylum, supposedly pen
niless.
“For years we have held services at
the poor house," said Dean Sumner,
‘‘and we learned that it is the great
horror of the old people there that
their bodies are to be used for dis
secting lOirposes. Jane’s money will
be used to give her a decent burial.”
The woman’s will provided that the
money she had hoarded be “devoted
to providing a decent burial for women
of the poor house.”
The Only Exclusive Ladles’ Ready-to-Wear Store in Augusta
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SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVE SALE
Christmas Eve will find the last of the Suits in this store. We are pre
paring to close them out. These Suits are going fast, and the wise thing to do
is to ACT NOW. THOSE WHO WAIT WILL BE HANDICAPPED.
Extra Special Self at $10.50
Christmas Reduction in Millinery
In order to close out our line of hats we offer the following inducement, effec
tive on ;uiv hat in the house up to $7.00 value. BEAUTI- ps
FULLY TRIMMED HATS FROM NOW UNTIL ill
MAS FOR ONLY t
IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE SHOPPERS, THIS STORE WILL BE
OPEN LATE TOMORROW NIGHT.
JOHNSTON, S, C., NEWS
Johnston, S. C. —Mrs. J. Neal Lott
Is at home convalescing after a week’s
stay In Augusta at the Margaret
Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crouch have ar
rived and are domiciled with Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Eidson.
Mrs. J. L. Walker gave a pretty en
tertainment for the D. A. R. on Mon
day, in which the colors, red and
white and blue, were artistically dis
played in the dining room. The
light came from many tallow
dips shaded with old glory colors. An
elaborate salad course was served
with sweets. A number of visitors
were present beside tho members who
came to hear the report of the dele
gate to the Yorkville Convention.
A quiet but very happy marriage
was solemnized on Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock at the Baptist parsonage
when Mrs. Lizzie Cogburn was united
in marriage to Mr. A. S. Rhoden by
Dr. A. T. King. The marriage was
witnessed only by the Immediate
members of the family. Mr. and Mrs.
Rhoden were dined at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Rhoden. No wedding
trip was taken, but they went to their
home on Lee Street, where they will
keep house.
At 2 o'clock Wednesday Miss Clara
Rhoden was married to Mr. Hansford
Rhoden at the Methodist parsonage,
Rev. A. T. King officiating.
Mrs. Mary Hamilton has returned
from a visit to her daughter in At
lanta.
Mrs. Jack Connell, of Augusta, is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. George Hub
bard.
Mrs. Mamie Tillman and Mrs. J. L.
Mims were guests of Mrs. T. R. Denny
on Friday.
The friends of Mrs. W. L. Seigler,
of Eureka, are saddened to hear of her
declining health in Telfair Sanitarium,
in Greensboro, N. C.
Jas. H. White is at home from a
visit to his daughter at Hartsville.
Mrs. Dink Lott visited in Johnston
last Monday, coming up from Augusta
just for the day.
SMITH AND HARDWICK
WORKING FOR FELDER
Washington —Senators Smith and
Hardwick, both of whom will remain
in Washington during the holiday re
cess, plan to see President Wilson early
next week in the interest of Thomas
S. Felder, who is being considered for
membership on the federal trade com
mission.
WON’T REDUCE STEEL WAGES.
New York.—There will be no gen
eral reduction in wages by the United
States Steel Corporation at the pres
ent time, according to an announce
ment made by Judge Elbert H. Gary,
chairman of the corporation, after a
meeting of the corporation’s finance
committee. However, there will be
some re-adjustments in the pay of
"skilled labor and piece work,” on a
lower basis.
VA.-CAR. DIVIDEND.
New York.—The Yirginia-Carollna
Chemical Company has deferred
action on the preferred stock dividend,
ordinarily paid on January lF,t+i, ac
cording :to tin announcement today by
S. T. Morgan, president. Dividends
hertofore have been paid at the rate
of two per cent quarterly.
GOLDEN BROS.
I
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23
Those are regular stock suits marked
down for this special sale on Christmas
E.Ve. They are new goods, and master
pieces of style. They are made of Broad
cloths, Cheviots, Serges & the new Com
bination of Serge and Satin. Short Coats
Predominate in this lot. Most of them '
are trimmed in fur. Regularly they
would sell for as high /k p/k
as $25.00 CHRIST- \ t P
MAS EYE SALE V-lVstW
Other Suits in Stock Are Placed on Sale
at a Special Pries for Tomorrow Only.
They Are the Very Newest Thing in
Suit Making. Their Values Run at $35,
$40.00, $50.00 and $60.00. For Tomor
row Only, Any (ft-f A
fSt i" This Special vlw.aU
UNLOAD SHINE,
COTTON BALES
Some 3,500 Bales Blazing
the Orion’s Hold, Beached
Off Charleston’s Battery
Charleston, S. C.—After fighting all
night, the fire in hold No. 2 of the
Swedish steamship Orion, bound from
Savannah to Europe and coming in
here for help, by flooding the hold,
it was decided this morning to change
tactics, as the bulkheads of the ship,
which was beached off the Battery
when she threatened to sink last night,
are leaking too much to hold the wa
ter and stevedores are now unloading
the smoking cotton upon her decks,
in hopes of exposing the heart of the
fire. While no definite statement is
available as to the damage sustained
so far, it is believed that it will pass
$50,000 and perhaps mount consider
ably higher as there are some 3,500
bales of cotton in the hold ablaze.
Both the Orion and the rescue tugs
are aground. It is planned to tow the
ship to a dock when the tide is high.
The fire was announced under con
trol before 10 o’clock this morning.
EDUCATIONAL
GIFTS TOOAY
New York.—Today’s donations in
detail included the following from the
General Educational Board are as fol
lows:
South Carolina—Converse Colle’tjp
$50,000; Furman University (two
propriatlons), $50,000; Wofford Cog
lege (two appropriations), $54,176.
Georgia—Agnes Scott College, SIOO,-
000; Mercer University, $32,333; Wes
leyan Female College, SIOO,OOO.
JOHN P. KING~ PAYS THREE
PER CENT ON $1,000,000
Semi-Annual Dividend De
clared---Planters Loan and
Savings Bank Pays Eight Per
Cent Semi-Annual on $50,000
The John P. King Manufacturing
Company has declared a semi-annual
dividend of 3 per cent on $1,000,000
of common stock. The King Mill will
pay 3 % per cent on $300,000 of pre
ferred stock.
The Planters Loan & Savings Bank
has declared a semi-annual dividend
of 8 per cent on $50,000 of capital
stock.
Announcement of other bank divi
dends will be made soon. L
The Atlantic Sates Warehouse Corfl
pany will pay a semi-annual dividend
of 3 per cent on $250,000 of common
stock.
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