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THE WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Friday, probably with rain. VOLUME XIX, No. 358. EVE OF CHRISTMAS FINDS GERMANS IN A SUPREME EFFORT BEFORE WARSAW Bringing Up Their Forty-Two Centimetre Guns Preparatory to Siege Operations—Sway Back and Forth on Banks of the Rivers RUSH CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT IN NORTH FRANCE Thousands of Troops Being Sacrificed and Others Hurled Forward to Fill Up the Gaps in Poland Battle. London, 12:30 p. m.—ln the east a supreme German effort continues to be made before Warsaw, where the Ger man center and Russians seeking to check it, sway back and forth along the banks of the rivers barring the way to the Polish capital. » The Russians claim success in the latest encounters but during the last /ten days the Germans have advanced appreciably and it is said they now are bringing up their 42 centimetre guns preparatory to siege operations. Galicia and East Prussia. In Galicia the Austro-German forces seem to have made no further pro gress and in the north the Russians ere reported to have pushed the in vaders further back into East Prus- German tactics in the march toward Warsaw, military observers in London point out, are beginning to have some of the charactertistics of the rush to wards Calais and Dunkirk which the Allies stemmed, thousands being sac rificed and others being hurled forward to fill the gaps with the same prodigal ity that was shown by the Germans in Flanders. Over 1,000,000 Men. Military experts here are unable to agree on the number of the Austro- German troops in the east, estimates varying from 1,000,000 to 1,500.000, but It is pointed out that Russia, unless ex aggerating her resources, should be able easily to top this figure now that her concentration of forces is nearing C< Vetrograd has never conceded that the occupation of Lodz by the Germans had any strategic importance, but the German view has now found expres sion from Field Marshal von Hinden burg who remarked to the representa tive of The Associated Press on .the eastern front that he considered it "the turning point of the campaign. ’ WHEN CRUISER OF U. 5. CAME, BON 0011 Pacific Liner Detained. General Wanted Transportation For His Soldiers. Jesus Carranza Trying to Check Sentiment for Villa. On Board U. S. S. San Diego. Mazat lan, Mex., (via wireless to San Diego.)— In the hope of raising forces to check Villa sentiment on the west coast of Mexico General Jesus Carranza, brother of General Venustlan Carranza, left Mazatlan today aboard the MexicanUguh boat Guerrero for Sallna Cruz. General Carranza’s departure followed upon a conference here with General Rurhe Loyalty on the Guerrero to the Car ranza party was considered so uncertain that a military guard went along to keep the crew from mutiny. Selling Their Arms. Interest in any further fighting along Ihe plclfio coast has died out and the soldiers are selling their and am i munition. Troops stationed at Mazat- Ljan have destroyed the fortifications. Quiet prevails along the entire roast and It Is freely reported that the Carranza chiefs are preparing to leave the country. One of the effects of the drawn out warfare has been the shrinkage in th« value of Mexican money, until one Peso today 1n Mazatlan is worth only 15 cents. American. , Detains Liner. The assistance of the American navy was required to extricate Captain Blew art of the Pacific Mail liner San Juan from an embarrassing situation In Sslina Cruz today. A Mexican general detain ed the vessels when she put in at that port demanding transportation for his troops and horses. When the Jean Juan had heen delayed an hour howeter, the cruiser Raleigh was seen approaching and the general hastily withdrew his re quest. 10,000 Horses Are Wanted By Italy Mils* City, Mont.— Stock growers are *ln receipt of orders from agents of the Italian government for ten thousand horses for cavalry and artillery service, It became known here today. Two hun dred and fifty head of horses were shipped from here to Chicago today r consigned to Italian agents. JAP BATTLESHIP OFF PERU. Lima, Peru.— The Japanese battleship Hlzen. accompsnled by a Japanese de stroyer and several Eng Ish merchant men has anchored seven miles off Puerto Pe Plsurs. on the northern coast of Peru The warships probably are con voying the merchantman to some South American port. THE AUGUSTA HERALD RUSSIANS 1 TBl TAKEN upmiE Claim Progress in Galicia, Pur suing Austrians in the Car pathians. Annihilation For Enemy at Przemsyl Sortie. Petrograd.—A statement issued by the official press bureau today re garding the fighting along the Rus sian from, says: “On the left bank of the Pilica ob stinate fighting continues. “On the right bank of the Pilica we have made progress. Progress Continues. "In Galicia our progress continues. South of the Vistula we captured dur ing the 20th and 2lst, 66 officers and 5,600 men, three cannon and ten mi trailleuses. “in the Carpathians while pursue ing the retreating Austrians we cap tured on December 22nd thirty officers and about 1,500 men. “Near Przemysl the Austrians at tempted a new- sortie during which several of their advance companies were completely annihilated. Other advance companies were made pris oners. In this affair we seized about a mile of railway leading to the city.” Germans Not Relaxing. While the Germans are not relax ing their efforts along the line in the movement toward Warsaw the great activity yesterday was in the vicinity of Michow and Andrejew immediate ly northe st of Cracow. The Russians have moved back to positions along the left bank of the Nida River, near its junction with the Vistula, 30 miles east of Cracow. The objective of the Austro-German forces in this vicinity appears to be Kielce. Their front extends about 70 miles from the right bank of the Nida. Their is estimated at eight to ten army corps (320,000 to 400,000 men). Heavy Losses. The Teutonic allies on December 18th attacked th*e outskirts of Plnc zow, 25 mile: east of Miechow, and suceeded in crossing the river. Sub sequently they were thrown back with heavy losses, after a desperate fight. The Russians are in force along the Pilica River, 20 miles southeast of Pietrkow. The gap between that po sition and the Nida River Is occupied by five divisions of German cavalry. The two Russian armies are seeking to close In moving in the direction of Opoczno. Near there In the vicinity of Shedboro, an Austrian force was defeated several days ago, losing 1,000 men and 17 officers. Russian military critics think the action in this territory is intended by the Germans to draw away the Rus sians from the vicinity of Cracow by threatening their communications. LEFT 1,001 OF GERMAN DEAF) Petrograd, (via London, 2:30 p. m.) —ln the front of Warsaw the Germans attempted to force a crossing of the Rawka Bzura Rivers to the east of Lowicz, are reported to have cost the invaders heavy losses. The Germans are said to have left on the field near Skierneiwice more than one thousand dead. That was only one of a series of stubborn engagements. The Germans appear to he feeling their way for a weak point in the Rus sian defenses hut operations are made more difficult by the swampy vallleys. Fire Palace of Albania President London, 9:50 a. m. —A dispatch from Durazzo, Albania, to the Central News, says the palace of Essad Pasha at Tirana has been set afire. Essad Pasha, always prominent in Albanian military and political circles, was named provisional president after the recent retirement of I’rince Wil liam of Wled, who had been selected by the powers to rule Albania. Essad Pasha was last reported advancing on Scutari and It was said he had pro claimed a holy war In Albania. Tirana is about 70 miles south of Scutari. Czar Makes Visit, Moscow Hospitals Moscow, via Petrograd,—Emperor Nicholas, the empress and their chil dren yesterday visited hospitals in Moscow, maintained by public and private associations. In the evening the emperor, who 1s In Moscow on his way back to Petro grad from the front In the Caucasus, received in she Kremlin Palace, Prince Lvoff, chief commissioner of the Union of All Russian Zemstvos. The commissioners gave accounts of the activities of their respective unions and said the emperor expressed him self as greatly satisfied. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 24, 1914. Germans Driving Russians Bse\ a " EMt Scv \ PE (5^ \ USS SAJ4D°^EKJ. \ R2ESZOVV | HNIA ADVANCE OF THIRTY MILES. The heavy black line shows where the Germans and Russians are now facing one another, and the shaded line shows how they were lined up three weeks ago,' just before the Germans started on their triumphant march. Within that period the Germans have advanced thirty miles at the widest point. The circle enclosing Dowicz and Ra.wa indicates where the battle Is fiercest. (A) Dowicz was captured by Marshall von Hln denburg last Friday and (B) Bawa was reached by the Germans Sunday. The battle is now raging at this point with Warsaw as the goal of the aggressive German forces. GERMAN AIRPLANE DROPS BOMB, DOVER London, (1:59 p. m.) —A hostile aeroplane dropped a bomb over Dover this morning and then disappeared, according to a statement made this afternoon by the official press bureau. The text of the statement follows: “An aeroplane of the enemy dropped a bomb while passing over Dover this morning. The missile fell in a garden and exploded, but no damage was done. The aeroplane was seen for a few seconds only. It left Im mediately passing out over the sea. A British aircraft went up but did not see the enemy again. The weather was cloudy and foggy." IN TRENCHES, MS GIFTS DISTRIBUTED General Joffree Cautiously Feeling For Opening in the German Lines in France and Belgium. London, 12:20 p. m.—Christmas Eve finds little change In underground war fare In the west, where General Jof fre still appears to he cautiously feel ing for an opening In the strongly en trenched German line, across France and Belgium. All the armies are planning to spend Christmas as best they may. Boxes and greetings from home ere being distributed in the trenches, at the hospitals and In the camps,’ hundreds of thousands of postcards to the sol diers and sailors from King George and Queen Mary being one feature of the British gifts. Austrian attempts ta crush Rervla are soon to be renewed In the form of a “final blow" according to Budapest despatches FRENCH SUCCESSES IN SERIES , OFFICIAL Pari*, 2:59 p. m—The French offic ial statement given out this afternoon recites a series of French successes of apparently minor Importance from the sea on the north to the frontier of Alsace on the south. The locations where French troops have gained the advantage arc given as along the Lys, in the region of the Alsne, In Cham pagne, near Perthes, In the Argonrie, In the forest of Apremont, and near St. Die. Fog prevented fighting near Arras and Verdun and there has been ar tillery fighting southeast of Amlene, near Vllle-sur-Tourbe and In the Forest of Apremont. GERMAN BROUGHT DOWN. Paris, 4:30 a. m. A German aeroplane trying to reach Paris Hundav, says the Journal, was pursued and brought down by the French air patrol at Pontolse, l? miles northwest of Paris. FRENCH WARSHIP IS TORPEDOED London, 3:17 p. m.—An official ntAte ment Riven out in I'arlß today «ay» that an Austrian submarine torpedoed a French battleship in the Gulf of Otranto. The battleship was damaged only slightly. No one was Injured. Little Damage. Pa ris, 12:55 p. m.—An official com munication issued today by the French minister of marine says: “An Austrian submarine fired two torpedoes at a French armored cruiser In Strait of Otranto, one of them ex ploding forward. The damage done to the vessel was unimportant. None of the cruiser’s crew was injured." The Gulf of Otranto Is in the Adria tic at the southern end of Italy. SAYS WAR CAN ONLY END WITH VICTORY FOR RUSSIA Rome, 9:55 a. m.—Reports having been circulated here that Count Ser gius Witte, Russian statesman, was to lead a pacific party at the Rus sian court, the count has telegraphed to Rome denying the statements. In his telegram he says: “At the beginning I deplored the war, thinking it was not Inevitable or indispensable, but since the war is 'n progress any discussion regarding It would he futile. "Now that the war has assumed In Russia a. popular character 1t can on ly end with a declalve victory for Russia.” No Paper Xmas The Herald will issue no paper Xmas Afternoon —Friday. Advertisers de siring space in Sunday’s Herald are requested to have copy in Herald of fice as early as possible Saturday morning, in or der to secure best results in set up and display. AGAIN APPLY TO JUSTICE LAMAR New York Attorney of Leo Frank in Washington With Application For Appeal From Judge Newman's Decision. Washington. Justice Lamar of tho supremo court, took under advise ment today an application for an ap peal from the notion of Federal Judge Newman in refusing to release Leo M Frank, convicted of the murder of : Mary Phagan, on habeas corpus pro ceedings. The justice did not inti mate when he would announce his de rision. For “Probable Cause.” Washington. Louis Marshall, off New York, of counsel for Leo M. Frank, under death sentence at At lanta for the murder of Mary Phagan. arrived in Washington today to pre-i sent to Justice Lamar, of the supreme! court, an application for an appeal 1 from the refusal of Judge Newman 1 of the Georgia federal court, to re-! lease Frank on a habeas corpus writ. Me declined to state what course would he pursued if Justice Lamar denied the appeal. In addition to the formal appeal, Mr. Marshall had prepared for the Justice’s signature a certificate stat ing that in his opinion there was “probable cause for appeal.” Such a certificate is necessary in an appeal from the denial of habeas corpus when the conviction is in a state court. English Casualty List For the Week _ondon.-The latest officers’ cas ualty list, covering the week from December 8 to 15th shows that 23 of ficers were killed and 81 wounded during that time. The casualties oc cur in all branches of the service, about GO different regiments having lost one or more officers in killed or wounded. No officers, however, are reported missing in the list, a feature that has been more or less prevalent in previous casualty reports. The total casualties among officers to date are 3,836. divided as follows: Killed 1,081; wounded 2,152; missing 602. ns lb. nines IT WHITE HOUSE President Presents One to Each of 12 B Employes. Government Business Practically Suspend ed For Holiday. Washington—Governmental business practically was suspended todny and the national capital was ready for its Christmas celebration. Congress was taking a recess, at the White House only necessary business was being transacted, In the executive depart ments work had been postponed and the supreme court had adjourned for the holidays. At the White House the president took advantage of the last few hours to see to It personally that everything was in order there for Christmas Day Little Annie Cothran, of Philadelphia, the president's grand niece, Is a White House guest fob the holidays and for the first time in years a large fir Christmas tree has heen set up. The president will act as "Santa Clans." Postmen hearing greetings for the president and presents for members of the family made frequent trips to the White House during the day. White House employes to the num ber of 125 including clerks, domestics and policemen were happy today be cause (he president. had presented each of them with a 15-pound turkey as a Christmas gift. At the capitol plans had heen com pleted for the community Christmas celebration there tonight. A large fir tree stood In the east entrance above the doors of which there appeared In large letters set with electric lights the words, "Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men.” GERMAN (URMAPHS BROUGHT DOWN,PARIS London, noon.—Now that the French government has returned to Paris, a venturesome German aeronaut has at tempted to prove the capital Is not yet out of the war zone by flying over It. He was brought down by a French aeroplane, however, 19 miles from Paris. GOLFS IN BNOWBTORM. Washington President Wilson went golfing early today despite a heavy snowstorm, Children living along itie road he takes to the golf club were made happy by the arrival ot an automobile filled with presents from the White House. Old Time “White Christmas” is the Prediction For North; in the South a Rainy holiday is Said Ahead Washington An old time "white *’hrintmiiH” wan f< recant today for moHt of the northern Mates, but throughout the south the government expert* predicted n rainy holiday to be ponnlbly relieved at Home pointi by a little enow. In the cast gulf and Kouth Atlantic state* the barorne ter told of threatened rain*, while In the central south chilling rains or snow were forecast. Know, It was said might be seen In some section* ns far south an Mississippi Cold wsve warnings fluttered today In Kentucky, West Vlrglnmi*, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIV E CENTS PER COPY. 10,000 Bales of Cotton Examined With the X-Ray to Determine if Any of Them Contain Contraband New York. Representatives of the British government examined with the x-ray today 10,000 bales of cotton consigned to Bremen to de termine whether any of them contained contraband. This cotton was being loaded aboard the steamship City of Savannah, which sails tomor row. The x rav machines, according to the English officials, had been especially designed and enabled them to inspect the. interior of the bulky cotton bales which could easily conceal arms, ammunition or other contraband. They had decided to use this method, they said, after it was found that owing to the varying weight of the bales, the scales could given no certain guarantee that each hale was honest. HEROISM OF SINGER WINS PROMOTION STCT mum* w , "W-WI<'JKKIUMWIIIIW^ MAURICE RENAUD. Paris, — Maurice Renaud, the noted baritone, who enlisted although he is 53 years of age, Is about to be promot ed to the rank of sutt-lteutenant for bravery under fire. Renaud, probably the most* popular of all tmrltonea who have apepared in grand opera In America, was in France when the war broke out. He had escaped military service at the age of 21 on account of defective eyesight, hut lost no time in enlisting when hostilities began Ae cepted as a private he was made a corporal shortly afterward. CREDIT MISFORTUNES TO OWNING FAMOUS COW DRAY CASTLE , .f—, LORD COWDRAV. London. Many persons nre ascribing the recent misfortunes which have be fallen Hlr Weetinan I’envson, Cow dray, to his possession of the famous f'owdray f'nstle. An extraordinary suc cession of tragedies Is associated with this old pile. Ix»rd <owdray hos already had two sons of his three to die In the present war. The troubles In Mexico have caused him to lose many millions In vested In oil, rahroads and the like. The Standard OH Company has Just beaten him for control of the oil fields of Peru. The hope Is expressed that his remaining son, Bernard Pearson, he spared and return home from the pres ent whV* unharmed. HOME EDITION Goodfellows If there is a family in Augusta that hns been overlooked in the great business of providing for the needy at Christmas time, Au gusta's charitable organizations would like to know where they are. If there is such a family their wants have not been made known. However, Augusta’s char itable organizations, the Good Fel lows’ Club, the Associated Chari ties and the Salvation Army do not wait for people, to tell them of llieir distress, hut if they hear of it the aid is proferred. Mrs. Holi'ngsworth and Miss Bigger, of the Associated Chari ties, stated today that more re quests for aid had come to them tills year than ever before and from more different kinds of peo ple. The appeals for help from the mill district are no greater than usual, but there are a great many appeals from people who never solicited aid before, principally among members of the building trades, people who have lost po sitions at the railroads, in the stores, etc. "We wish to thank those who have aided us so liberally,” said Mrs. Hollingsworth and the Good Fellows’ Club has been of great assistance. Roth in behalf of the Associated Charities and the Chil drens' Home we wish to extend thanks, if there are any In Au gusta who need aid and who haven't received it either through us or some other source, we do not know who they are." "I feel profoundly grateful," said Adjutant Yates, of the Salva tion Army, "for the splendid gen erosity of the people of Augusta. Although they have not aided in as large amounts this year an usual, still a grc.it many more have helped us than ever before, and the Salvation Army has been fur nlsh“d with funds to assist more people than ever before in the his tory of the organization in Au gusta. The people cannot con tribute as much as they have been because there are few who haven't felt some adversity In their own business. "We have tried not to overlook a single family in dis tress and we believe that there will not be one that Is missed. For the poor children of Augusta, whom Santa Claus may . miss on Christmas morning, there will be a Christmas tree at the Armory Hall tomorrow night, when the children will ho given presents. W“ give our 150 Christmas dinner baskets away this afternoon and we have ordered a considerable number in addition to the 160 to be on the safe side. We are deeply grateful for the aid of the Good Fellows.” The spirit of Christmas Is abroad in the land and at no time is the scriptural injunction, “It is more blessed to give than to receive," recalled with greater force than at the glorious Yuletlde which comes into the accompaniment of Kris Kringle and the Jingling bells on his reindeer team. One dollar each from D. T. Da- Grand, Amory Dunbar and John A. Rox. One dollar from five girls, Bth grade Central School. Circulation Department of The Augusta Herald contributed s2l to the Good Fellows’ fund. An unknown Ooodfellow ads & dollar to the fund. Another Goodfellow does the same. A friend sends a dollar and enlists ah n Goodfellow. A friends from Waynesboro leaves a dollar for the fund. John and Lillian Hook send a dol lar to become membera of the Goodfel lows. Henry Erbelding is a Goodfellow and sends a dollar. Mrs. J. c. Sandifer sends two dol lars and enlists as a Goodfellow. A lady Goodfellow sends five dol- Isrs to the fund. Another lady sends a dollar and a half and Is enrolled as a Goodfellow. Mr Berry Fleming, 731 Reynolds Ht„ Is a Goodfellow and contributes a dollar. Mr. A. P. Tadgett sends the Good fellow fuml eight dollars from the Modjeska Benefit performance. Packages. Mears Orlner. Virginia and Cornelius Fleming, 1434 Anthony Road. 341 Walker Street. $4,000,000 WORTH OF BARBED AND PLAIN WIRE. Pittsburg.—Demand from Eu pripean belligerents for barbed and plain wire reached high pressure today In the wire mills of the Pittsburg district. Offers of or ders aggregating 125.001) tons of which 25,000 tons are specified as barbed wire of special design re cently have been made the only point at issue being the time of de livery. This business is worth ap proximately 14,000,000 and will keep the mills going for several months. England Prance and Rustsa have been large buyers here since the war began.