Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

TWO ADMIRAL DEWEY IS 77 TODAY Secretary of Navy and Hero of Manila Chat on Subject of Getting Enough Sleep. Washington.-- Admiral Dvewey waff 77 years old today. Secretary Daniels, his aidcK and members of the navy general hoard called on him at his home and found him in good spirits and health. "I feel very proud of the fact,” said Secretary Daniels to the admiral, "that you were appointed to the naval academy by a secretary of the navy from North Carolina, Mr. Dobbins/’ "1 suppose,” returned the admiral, ”thnt*H why 1 have been a democrat ever since.” lie added he was enjoy ing life, hut that Henry Gassaway Davis had told him he slept too much. “What time do you go to bed, Mr. Secretitfry?" asked the admiral. “Before I came to Washington, when led lied a morning newspaper, I used to fret to sleep about 3 a in .” said Mr. Daniels. ”1 have reformed.” ”1 have been retiring every night at 3 0 o’clock,’ said Admiral Dewey, ‘‘and I am up at ft every morning, reading the newspapers. Mr. Davis, however, who la 92 years old. and says I’m a mere hoy, thinks I’m missing half of life by going to bed so early.” The admiral took his customary drive during the morning, then re ceived :i number of officials and friends. sms colsm, BRIBE TAKER Mexican’s Charge Dismissed As Absurd by Mr. Silliman in Report. General Palafox Wants to Hold Iturbide. Washington.—American Consul Hil llman at Mexico City, reported today that General Palafox, minister of ag riculture In the cabinet of Provisional President Gutierrez has issued a statement charging that he (HiUlman), Special Agent Loon Canova and others had accepted a bribe of 500,000 pesos to effect the release) of Former Gov ernor Iturbide. Pnlnfox, a Zapata adherent, Is said to have been eager to see Iturbide held. The latter was commander of the federal district during the brief administration of Provisional Presi dent Carbajal, hut remained after his colleagues had fled and took an Motive part in keeping order after the Gar ranza forces withdrew and the Zapata army entered Secretary Bryan, admiring Iturhlde’s personal courage In preferring to maintain order in the city rather than make his own escape, took a personal Interest In the case and representa tions were made to both Gutierrez and Villa to secure hiM release Iturhldo is on his way to the United States, hut reports front Mexico City any tain fox announced his intention of ar resting him If he were caught enroute to FI Paso. Mr. Silliman In his report, dlsmiss od the story of the bribe ns absurd. PORTION CHRISTMAS MUSIC TO BE REPEATED Excellent Music at St. Paul to Be Rendered Sunday A. M. It will be of interest to the large number who enjoyed the excellent musical program at St. Paul's upon the occasion of the Chrb‘tnmn exor cise* to lean, that s portion will he repeated at the 11 o'clock service to morrow The fact that Mr. .1 Louis Sayre is directing the* program is, in itself, nn assurance of its excellency. The attendance at the Christmas service at Ht. Paul's was most grati fying in view' of the inclement weath er. The announcement that part of the musical program will be repeated will he most pleasing to members of the convregalton Live Lobsters at JANSEN’S DEATHS AVAI.U MR. WIKI,IAM Husband of Mrs Etta Wall. 1004 Clark Street, died parly this morning In the 45th year of his age Funeral service* will be conducted tit the R. K. Klllott Chapel tomorrow af ternoon Ht 3 o’clock, and the In terment will follow In the City Cemetery. Realties Ills wife, de ceased Is survived by two sisters, Mrs C. A Wilson of Augusta, nnd Mrs. Druid Prather, Dallas, Texus FKimiF MRS*. J. C Died carl) this mom!ns. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence of her son. Mr. Frank Ferris, at 420 Reynolds street, tomorrow after noon at 4 o'clock, Rev. Dr Whit ne\ officiating, and the Interment will follow In the city cemetery. FRENCH CLAIM TO RAVE CHECKED REPEATED ASSAULTS DF GERMANS London. 3:30 p. m.—Although stating that further progress hit* been mode, today's comtminU otlon from th# French war office lava chief em phasis on the repeated attache by the German* who apparently have un dertaken a aerlre of vigorous onslaught): In response to the allies' offen sive movement. Home of the German attacks extended over considersht« sections of ground. Involving large bodies of troops but the assertion Is made that all were checked. Perceptible progress tn Alsace la claimed by the French Reviewing the eastern conditions, the French war office asserts that the German* have been thrust back along the line before- Warsaw and In the fight ng In the region of Cracow the Russian* have won tht ad vantage. ONLY ONE "Promo Quinine,” that it J— _ | jixative ftromo Quinine 0* on ho*. 35c. Cures a Cold In One Day. Gnp tn 2 Day* FRENCH, GERMAN FRIENDLINESS Best of Feeling Prevails When They Are Not Fighting; Be tween Nieuport and Belfast. The Hague. —When a battle is not! In progress the best of feeling ap- | pears to exist, between the French and German soldiers, who for two months have faced one another on the long line between Nieuport and Belfort. So close arc the camps to each oth er that It is possible for the two forces to exchange words. They Indulge In good natured retests such as shoot Ing at spade targets with no intention of hitting anyone, and competing sos hares which run between the lines. A French soldier writes of these amusements: “A target is painted on a spade and moved through our trench in such a way that it shows about two feet above the ground. The Germans shoot at it With a stick wc Indicate the results; f their file snd when one hits the i btiHseye he Is rewarded with the wav- i ing of a French flag. 'There Is another sort of target practice which in very popular. Tbs region around us Is full of cabbage fb Ids and the cabbage fields are full of hares and rabbits. These bares sometimes cross our own private mea dow. Immediately both trenches are all aflame. Long sounding volleys fol- j low the poor little beast. He makes; n graceful smmnersault, throws hlSj ears up in the ear and falls a martyr: to Europe’s militarism. Divide Spoils. "Then comes the time to divide our j spoils, if Brer' Babbit expires on the German half the custom of the country prescribes that a German may leave ] the trenches and get the prize. That j day the German cave dwellers eat j "haseal raten.” If the animal dies oil our side we delegate a man to fetch him and we eat 'Ticvre farci.” But if lu* should file most inconsiderately I right on the line there is trouble. We both rush for our meal while a ter rific fire Is opened and we run the risk of being killed by friend as well rh by enemy. “The other day we did not know on which side of the line a hare had died. We looked out of our trenches and the Germans fired. The Germans peeped around the corner and we fired. Fb i nally a court of arbitration took the ! matter in hand. A loud German voleo j called out ‘tobacco/ Wc thought that | the proposal was fair. One of our men showed the Germans three packages of cigarettes Then he climbed out of tbe trench anti walked to the dead hare. He deposited his cigarettes and took the hare. Then he returned. A ; Gorman came and took the tobacco, j Five minutes later the Germans were smoking and we were preparing our j stew. The camps frequently entertain each j other with singing. And perhaps a few woments later the efforts of both sides will turn to whistling bullets about one another's heads. HU FORCES ARE RETIRING Nseo, Arizona—Governor Mavtorena, with his Villa forcoa, began retiring today out of range of the guns of the Carranza garrison at Nsco, Sonora. Official reports to Brigadier General Bliss showed the Villa forces have removed their machine guns, aban doned their front trenches and are pre paring to retire to the main Mayto reus camp, eleven kilometres from Niton. This movement Is In fulfillment of. r statement by Mnytoremt to Jlrlgadter General Scott, negotiating for h ces sation of Mexican warfare along tha boundary. AWAITING DECISION OF JUSTICE LAMAR Washington.—Justice Limmr of tbs supreme court still had under consid eration today the petition of Leo M. Frank for an appeal from the refusal of Federal Judge Newman at Atlanta to release him on a habeas corpus writ. The petition had been present ed in Frank’s behalf by Louis Mar shall. of his counsel. It was not known whether Jnst ice Lamar’s di vision would la* forthcoming late to day or Monday. SEEK ATLANTA ESCAPES Atlanta. —Federal prison guards and tin* local police today were hunting for two convicts who escaped from the lulled States penitentiary here last night. The convicts are Hiram Leppe**, sent up from Baltimore last May un der Ift years’ sentence for counterfeit ing. and Tom Daley, sentenced to five v ear* from this city for postoffice rob bery. The men had been confined In the tuberculosis camp of the prison and scaled the walls by means of an im provised ladder. WHITMAN TAKES OATH. Nsw York.—-I Ms t riot Attorney Chas. 8. Whitman today took the oath of of fice ns governor of New York before Presiding Justice Ingraham of the ap pellate division of the supreme court. Wounded French Soldier Receiving First Aid Attention at a Field Hospital r . .< i«5 ; i2!5s f ' ‘ * ‘-w* NICE SELECTION OF PLAYS AT THE MODJESKA TODAY "The Barrier of Flamea,” a two reel Domino production; “Her Brave Hero” a Majestic play; "Matty and Lctty,” Vitagraph, and “A Gypsy Madcap,” nn Edison production, are the features on the after Christinas program at the Modjeska Theater for today and evening. Inspired with the Christmas spirit the management of the Modjeska is presenting to the movie patrons of this popular theater an unusual and appropriate list of productions plays that will certainly reach the hearts of Augusta’s “reel” fans. Not only have the class of pictures shown at this pleasure house always pleased its patrons in the past, but is doing so today, and gained from good authority | the hills will he Just a little more elab orate, more interesting, affording the ® *‘titrn(T|iV| -Hews Sc.Hvjcfiu THE "PACIFIER." (ABOVE, LEFT TO RIGHTI—G ENERAL FRANCISCO VILLA AND GENERAL ANTONIO VILLAREAL: (Balovs: GOVERNOR JOSE MARIE MAYTORENA OF SONORA AND GENERL ALVARO OBREGON. Villa Is now the most powerful man In Mexico but his ability to ’pacify" thin unhappy country la very lit tle He la the power behind the throne In Mexico City and Kulnllo Gutter re*, an cx-watchman set up as presi dent. Is his puppet. The leader who appeal* to Vmertcans most is General Antonio Villareal, d former school teacher, quiet, tactful and accommodating toward foreigner*. lie waa j resident of the Ahuascallentts convention, which tried In vain to create a suitable government. General Maytoretm has been besieging the (\rfun forces of Hill r-t N’aeo. on the Arlxona border He Is a great power In the northwest and haa the allegiance of the Indian braves. General Obregon Is one of the crrtuixa leaders. He Is becoming prominent In the Vera Crux district. Car ransa's refuge. While Carrwuxa Is rapidly losing the remnants of his power, Obregon Is going strength. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. spectators a better entertainment. That hi. If possible, for it is a well known fact that the class of plays •shown there in the pusl have always lived up t ■ their highest praise. Try the Modjeska once and you will not have to be urged to do so again. Regular movie prices prevail, and the doors are opened from ten-thirty in ,11)0 morning until the same time in the evening. REV. A. J. SMITH ON “CHRISTMAS CHIMES” Rev. A. J. Smith will speak at the Curtis Baptist church on the subject (morning). "Christmas Chimes.” At the evening service the subject will oe "The Sorrow in a Senator’s Home.” The pastor urges a full attendance of all the members at this, the last Sun day in the old year and thus end the year right by going to their church. V isitors welcomed. Leaders in Distracted Mexico AUGUSTA COUNCIL, 312, U. C. T., WILL ENTERTAIN The following communication was received from Augusta Council, 312, of United Commercial Travelers: “You are expected, so don’t say no, to have a little fun with us on the night of January 2nd, at a Christmas tree, Spelling Bee and a Tom Thumb Banquet. Y'ou will be more welcome if you bring your wife, mother, sweet heart or sister with you. We will try to forget 1914 and welcome in 1915. 8:30 sharp at our Council Chamber. “Fraternally yours in U. C. T., “L. A. DORR, “J. H. NEIBLING, "O. P. SCHWEITZERLET, "J. a. SERBS, “MACK BATES." Live Lobsters at JANSEN’S Luckless Mexico, Prey to Anarchy, Looking in Vain For Strong Man' Country is Today in More Serious Condition Than it Has Been in the Gloomiest Day!* of Madero or Huerta. Is More Than Ever the Prey to Petty Leaders, Subject to the Loot of Wandering Irregular Troops, Governed Only By Men Who Have Allegiances of a Section of Country. Washington, D. C.—Mexico’s plight to day is mofre serious than it has been j in the gloomiest days of Madero, or 1 Iluerta. More than ever the prey to a ■ thousand petty leaders, subject to the loot of wandering irregular troops, gov- \ erned only by chiefs having ttye allegi- ; ances of a section of the country, the intelligent mpn and women among her ; fifteen millions can see no Vay of sun- j shii*e, no Diaz or Juarez appearing to restore order with a strang hand. Dis patches from the agents of the United States government to the officials here are not pleasant reading for the friends of Mexico. If there is one man of whom the Am ericans interested in Mexico have hope it is Antonio Villareal. He enlisted early in the cause of Carranza’s Constitutional ists and was fighting steadily up to the date of the taking of Monterey, in the capture of which he assisted. Then he was appointed Governor of Nueve Leon, lie was mentioned many times for his his part in the conference at Torreon, which followed the first open break be tween Carranza and Villa and later Car ranza offered him the post of war min ister. Minister of Fiance. Tie acted as president of the second or Aguascallentes convention, it will be re membered. Carranza, when he began his short period of “glory" in Mexico City, made Villareal minister of fiance, but Villareal became disgusted with the ineptitude of the Carranza crowd and resigned. Villareal is quiet and unassuming in manner, and this means more in Mexico than it would in the United States. He is thirty-eight years old, well educated and speaks good English, having been a school teacher. When a youth he became involved in a dispute with a rival to a certain wom an's affections and killed him. H| served four years in the peniten tiary. But with this he has the clean est record of any man in Mexico who is in a position of power. Villareal once was editor of a Spanish paper published In St. Louis. He is daring and at the same time tactful. He is not antagonistic towards Americans, either and frequently goes out of his wav to accommodate them. In his bold frankness and hatred of shams, he is much more like an American than any of the other Mexican leaders. Carranza and Villa both like Villareal and he is the oniy man they both like. While he hag always protected foreigners and even forbade the publication of anti- American articles in Monterey, he was much hurt by the presence of American troops in Vera Cruz. This was the one thing which stood in the way of his ap proval of things American. Like Americans. As to Villa, he has long ago become familiar in ability and character to Am ericans. He is a great military genius, but no civil executive, and he knows it. His game now is to be the power behind the throne—to rule through the de facto Mexico City President Eulalie Gutier rez. If Villa ever attempts to occupy the presidential chair he w T ill probably travel the rest of the road of Diaz, Hu erta, and Carranza in short order. Before the present trouble started, Gutierrez was a watchman employed by the big Mazipul Copper Company at Za catecas. This concern owns factories, mines and railroads. It is the property of Britishers. Guitierrez made himself a power in the Constitutionalist party rather by de stroying property than by actual hard fighting. He became dictator of the Zncatcas district and set out to annoy his old employer. General Manager Percy Carr of the Mazipul Copper Company, who. of course, had never heard of Guti errez while the later was a humble watchman. The copper company was the proprie tor of the railroad running to Zacatecas and had arranged a special train to take away the families of foreigners. As soon as Gutierrez heard of thig he tele phoned to Carr in Saltillo that Cart must HONOR ROLL AT ST. PATRICK’S The following boys of St. Patrick’s Commercial Institute have been suc cessful in the monthly review for De cember and are entitled to a place on the Roll of Honor: Post-Graduate. Robert A. Bresnahan, Wm. L, Laird, Walton S. Boyd. Commercial. Malone Bohler, Henry Mura, Wm. Raskerville, Carl Summerau, E. Ray mond Lyons. Eighth Grade. Frank J. Dorr, Wm. Dimmock, Wm. T. Corcoran. Marston S. Bell, Chas. Wimberly Key. Ralph Allen Augus tine Dorr. Seventh Grade. Gerald O’Connor. Daniel O’Connor, Colden Battey, Harold Laird, Warren Stulb, James Bresnahan, G. O'Donnell, Charles Flint, Wm. Murphy, Leonard Powell. Aabury Drost. Chas. Chesser. John Bennett. Harry But)h. Sixth Grade. Chas. deßeruff. Chas. Devtneau. Chas. Cornell. Stewart Estill, Gerald Ashcraft. Leonard Bush. Edward Lyons Ed Bresnahan. Edward Calla han, Edward Sheahen, Harry Cashin, Lawrence Bresnahan. Fifth Grade. James Kerr. John Chesser, Joseph Fontana. Edvard O'Donnell, James Crook, Gould Barrett, Samuel Carter, Daniei Donohue, Tobin Barrett, Henry Erbelding, Edwin Dorr, Edgerton Hill. Fourth Grade. Olfgford O'Connor. James May. Au gustine Mulherin. Marion Collins, Wil liam D’Anttgnao, Joseph O'Connor. Theodore Rorhe, Ambrose Gleason, Harry Sumner, Jefford Dorn, Lauri Sego, Daly Bohler. John Lyons, Mon roe Guy. Third Grade. John J Farrell, John Dorsey, Paul F. Dorr, Lawrence Ward. Nell Callahan. Ruey Rhodea, Edwin Floyd. Thomas McCarty. Dennis Lyons, Edwin Gra ham, John Keenan. Ferber Buckley, James Donahue. Marion May, Robert .Sumner. John Carroll. Second Grade. Philip Farrell, Edward Farrell Jos eph Mullarky. Thomas Bresnahan. Harmon Bredernburg, Bernard S. Mey er, John Price. Harvey Brewer. Neil Vaughan, Francis Hammond, Schon hardt Buckley. First Grads. William Arnold. Frederick McCarthy. Otto Pope, Julian O'Connor, Frank O'Keefe. laiwrence O'Connor. Aloyslua O'Shea. Vincent Callahan William Doughty. James Delaney, Robert Ar thur. Philip Sumner. Moses Harries, Guy Key, Matthew Delany, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26. pay him $27,T00 for the privilege of run ning this train over Carr's own railroad or else the soldiers of the ex-watchnxaa would not let the cars pass. Paid Money. “If you don’t pay and send the train through, you know what will happen.” said Gutierrez, and he could not have made his meaning clearer to Carr had he drawn his finger across his throat. So Carr paid the money and the wom an and children chiefly Americans, reached the border without hurt. Gutierrez’s specialty of ruining houses, bridges and railroads earned for him the title of “The Destroyer.” He never displayed any »such military ability as Villa. But destruction is poular with the Mexican soldiery, it must be remem bered. Gutierrez plundered and robbed with slight head to what Carranza and Villa were doing. He seized property of Americans and put it to his own pur poses, while Carranza ignored protests, despite his title of First Chief. Last July he sent a demand to Carr ordering him to resume all the Mazipul industries at once. It must beremembered that the British company had been closed down for months. Ther was no fuel, no cars, no railroad tracks, nor there was no financial basis. Yet the order from the ex-watchman read to “start up the work, as North Mexico is now pacified and there is no excuse for delay.” Impossible. It was a physical impossibility, so Carr went to Carranza with a final pro test, Carranza informed Carr he could delay resumption and for this Gutierrez seized $.300,000 worth of ore owned by the company and sought to sell it as , contraband, in which he probably sue-j ceeded. Carranza has degenerated into the head of looters. The scenes accompany ing his evacuation of Mexico City, it is icarned, were disgraceful. The National Treasury was robbed of al except about *OO,OOO pesos, which must have been overlooked. Every ounce of gold and silver in the mint was taken. Also thefre went printing presses, plates and the entire stock of bank notes paper in the government printing offices. The public offices were stripped of fittings, inkstands, typewriters, furniture, rugs, carpets, and curtains. Even the huge presidential chair in the National Pal ace was Created and borne off. It is estimated that automobiles valued at three million pesos at least were taken out of the city, many of them oommand ered from private citizens and foreigners. At the Buenavista station of the Mex ican railway train after the train drew out in the direction of Vera Cruz laden down with every conceivable sort of plunder—motors, furniture, horses, pia nos, paintings and safes. Even Huerta was put HueTtaed. At Vera Cruz. The now ridiculous Carranza is set up at Vera Cruz. His cause is hopelessly lost. Among his remaining leaders, how ever, General Alvaro Obregon looms large. He is undoubtedly a strong man. He has kept General Lucio Blanco in line for Carranza and saw that there retreat from Mexico City was not an en tire rout. However, Obregon is a plund erer like the rest. Another man who should not escape mention is Governor Jose Maria Mayto rena of Sonora.o whose men have been besieging the Carranza General Hill in Naco. In Sonora Mavtorena is supreme and he is idolized by the Indians. He is not friendly towards Americans and there Is a well defined conviction among the American army officers along the border that Maytorena could by a word have prevented the snipers’ bullets which killed and wounded fifty-two per sons from coming over the international bounefry line at Naco. So far he has confined himself to the northwest. If Mavtorena ever decides to follow the path from the north of most of Mexico s conquerers from the time of Juarez it may be with no mean army. MRS. J. C. FERRIS DIED EARLY TODAY Beloved Augusta Lady Passed Away at Home of Her Son. The many friends of Mrs. J. C. Ferris will regret to learn of her death early this morning, at the home of her son, Mr. Frank Ferris, 420 Rey nolds Street. Than Mrs. Ferris there was no bet ter beloved woman in Augusta. Her long life was, in Its entirety, an ex emplication of the true Christian char acter. Deeply attached to her chil dren and grandchildren, her life was one of devotion to them. Among her friends she was known as a woman of the most beautiful disposition, one who could sympathize and one who, by her presence, would bring into any home an atmosphere of cheerfulness and love. She will be mourned deeply and sincerely. The funeral services will be held at the residence of her son, Mr. Frank Ferris, Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney will con duct the exercises. The interment will be in the City Cemetery. The pallbearers will be, Mr. Law rence Derr, Mr. W. W. Frye, Jr., and the four grandsons of Mrs. Ferris, Messrs. Harvey, Westcott, Charles and John Ferris. Mrs. Ferris is survived by the fol lowing children: Mr. Charles Ferris. Mr. Frank Ferris, Miss Josie Ferris, Ms. Ida R. Smith, Ms. W. W. Frye, Mrs. Taul Mustin, and Mrs. L. A. Dorr. Her husband, the late Mr. J. C. Ferris, died several years ago. /THokTup. Parson Johnson —De contribution dls morning will be fo’ de purpose ob mak ing up de deficiet in yo' pastor’s sal ary! De choir will now sing, and will continue to sing, until de full amount am collected! —Puck. Live Lobsters at JANSEN'S Modjeska Today “THE BARRIER OF FLAMES” A Domino Production in Two Parts. “HER BRAVE HERO” A Majestic Play. “MATTIE OR LETTY" A Vitagraph Production. "A GYPSY MADCAP" An Edison PlajT