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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? - ” i A ,lV- KEEP YOUR CHILDREN STRONG Some children catch one ailment after another, hare colds after colds, while other children are seldom sick If your children are pale or frail, 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 their hotliea and brain* SCOTT’S EMULSION ia free from al- fg. cohoi or habit forming drugs. dRSa CHILDREN RELISH IT. \J]} REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. / 'il' a 14-,lt Sfalwart Parthans of India Ready to Fight Germans i F p : ;- $ % - k ,*- bStww • - *'rSPr . 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 1054 BROAD 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. 1054 BROAD