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King Albert, of Belgium, Gives
Thanks For Americans Kindness;
Wishes Them Happy Year, 1915
Monarch Tells Representative of Associated Press of Stand
His Soldiers Are Making Against the German Invaders.
The King's Headquarters Are Located on One of the Re
maining Dry Areas of That Small Corner of Belgium Still
Under His Rule -Under German Shell Fire.
Grand Headquarters of tha King of
; the Belgians, in Wilt Flanders, Bol
i gium, Sunday, Deo. 20, via London,
Dec. 23, 8:10 p. m. -In the <ounctl
chamber of nri ancient Flemish town
hall from which he la directing, under
German ulicll fire, the rosialunce of
hi* war-worn little army Mocking the
road to Dunkirk and Calais. King Al
bert of the HelKians. today told the
Associated I’rcns of the stand hla sol
diers are making against the German
Invaders The king's headquarters la
local ad on one of the remaining dry
arcus of that small curlier of Belgium
still under his rule.
King Albert also requested the As
sociated l’reas to convey to the peo
ple of the United States Ills deep grat
itude for their efforts to feed Ills sub
jects under German military rule.
The monarch was alone when the
correspondent was admitted to tho
council chamber lie wore the slmpie
undress uniform of a general of artll- |
lery without Insignia, beyond braided
shoulder stripes to distinguish him I
from a staff officer.
Looks Hardened.
Physically King Albert looks hard
ened’hut lines of care show In Ills oth
erwise youthful face. In manner, he
Is decidedly shy and he apologised for
Ids English, which. however, was
llueni The light front a smoky Ml
lamp barfly penetrated the recesses
of the great hull. Where from the walls
empty picture frames stared down.
When the king saw the eyes of the
correspondent fixed on these blank |
spaces, where a few months ago In-1
valuable Flemish canvasses hung, lie
smiled and said he no longer expected
the Germans to even he In a posltlo.t
lo take the frames.
Modestly he praised the courage .oi
his soldp rs.
"I believe." he said, "my army is
courageous My people, however, are
too domestic for the same discipline
that prevails In conscript armies. You
will see something of the bravery of
my people when tomorrow you sh\l|
haw the chance to witness the peas
ants working In their fields under,
shell fire, concerned only for the loss- 1
es of their home*, the destruction of 1
which causes them great grief."
Hi* Gratitude.
When Edward Senger, Belgian ai l
tache to the American commission for
tho relief of Belgium, entered and
presented King Albert with a report
ftvm the commission showing that
enough food was In sight to feed h’si
people until February l!th the king
turned quickly to the correspondent.,
saying
Will von be kind enough to convey!
to the American people my deep grat j
Itude.'*
He then wrote In English the fol
lowing message
"The magnificent generosity of the
American people In forwarding Im- i
menae quantities of gifts of fodstuffa
to my suffering people affords me
Intense satisfaction ami touche* me
very deeply
"In this, my country's hour of trial,
nothing ha* supported me more than j
the sympathy and the superb gener- j
ostty of those who have assisted to
materially lessening the same; and I
desire to offer my deepest thank*
and at the same time to convey , i
message of good will for the ncyv year .
tSlgnedt
"ALBERT.
King of the Belgians."
Th« Facts.
King Albert was anxious to have!
the American people know, as he put !
It. the facta of the story of how his
troop*, demoralised and disorganise.)
by their disheartening retreat almost
across the limit* of their own conn- I
try turned at bay along the Yser and;
held back the Germans there at fright
ful cost In killed and wounded t i
their armv, am! of the almost incal
culable loss suffered In the deliberate.
Inundation hv its earners of the most
valuable part of the country
"lu cue of Uioae terrible nine days
German Relief Corps Feeding Children Left Destitute in Belgium and France
In the trenches along the Yser,” the
the king said, "I know that 700 of our
brave Belgian soldiers were kille J
outright."
Klim Albert continued:
"I believe I am not claiming too
much to say that our army saved Dun
kirk and Caluts at the battle of thy
Yser.”
Tho king praised the good spirits of
his soldiers now In the trenches.
When the correspondent expressed a
desire to see the Belgian soldiers
actually in the trenches, he said:
"You may, but I cannot promise
that it yy 111 be without risk. Mrs.
Asquith expressed the same desire
while she yvas visiting my wife a
short time ago. When the party w.is
taken l tin second line of trenches
a bik German shell fell nearby and
ii did not make our quests feel com
fortable."
When the correspondent inquired as
to tie king's own safety. King Albert
■smilingly replied:
"\\ e must live under shell fire
here."
True.
Later Inspection showed this re
mark to be literally tftue, as scarcely
a square mile of Belgium left undir
the rub of her king Is free from the
danger of shell fire.
King Albert repeated his expressions
of appreciation of American relief for
Ins people, as the correspondent was
about to leave, especially singling
mil Bland Whitlock, the American
minister to Belgium, and Hugh s. Gib
son, secretary of legation, for their
etforta in Belgium's behalf. He de
dal ed Mr. Whitlock had done splen
did work in Brussels as mediator be
tweoti the Belgians and their con
querors and expressed the hope that
Mr Whitlock would remain at his
post until the end of the wark.
"And 1 understand that Mr Whit
lock came to Brussels for a rest," re
marked the king with a grim smile.
King Albert was averse to discusing
the ruin which has overwhelmed the
country, saying simply;
"You will know something of it
yourself tomorrow when you see our
destroyed towns."
Re-Enter Capital Soon.
"Your majesty, It has been prsdlcteJ
that you will re-enter your capital
within three months," the corres
pondent said.
The king shook his head sadly, say
ing .
"Not so soon; but some day 1 shill
ride into Brussels at the head of the
Belgian army."
Bidding the correspondent goodnight
with a warm handshake the king end
ed the interview.
King Albert is commander of his
army in faot as well as in name. Its
reorganization Into a compact fight
ing force of less thsn half of tts for
mer size, but Infinitely superior lu
efficiency. Is due principally to the
king's work and Inspiration. He has
surrounded himself w Ith young and
enthusiastic officers who already are
veterans in experience; and this new
personnel works with the utmost har
mony.
The king's chief support is Queen
Elizabeth, who lives only a few miles
away at a place also on Belgian soil,
where she lias complete charge of
no of the largest military hospital*.
No other women except the trained
nurses are permitted to approach the
Belgian line. Even wives of highest!
officers are not allowed to pay visits
to their husbands.
Simple Living,
King Albert Is living as simply ns
any subaltern of hi* staff. In the I
entrance to the town hall Is a rickety
army cot on w-hlch he seeks short
naps w hen occasionally the Germans
relax their efforts to smash the thin
Belgian line When a few leisure'
hour* permit, the king and the queen |
meet: but they are living virtually
under rampnlgn conditions. The
queen la the patron saint of the Bel
gian wounded, who prefer her hospital'
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA,
Steady Increase Continues in the
Growth of Construction Work in South
Columbu*, Ga.- The Industrial Index
says in its issue for this week:
“The Southeast will enjoy the holidays
with t liankfulness and welcome the
New Year with smiling confidence.
“The steady increase. In the movement
of cotton to foreign markets and the
reception of n *, and more big orders
from abroad for a wide range of Ameri
can goods and products are substantial
features in the continued improvement
in general business conditions, the net
Results of which are beginning to be
expressed in dollars.
“Stocks of cotton and of cotton goods
in Europe will be depleted, and even
now Germany and Austria are anxious
to secure cotton and willing to pay good
prices for it. The mills of this coun
try must supply cotton goods not only
to Europe but also to countries which
I Europe has been supplying. There are
evidences that the declaVatlon that cot
ton mills in this country would be run
ning overtime before so very long was
well founded.
“By way of Illustration, announcement
has been made that th# Montala Mfg.
('a. of Montgomery, Ala., will begin Jan
uary 4th to operate its plant with dou
ble shifts in order to supply the demand
for its products. The company operates
one of the largest cotton products plants
in Montgomery.
“The Huntsville Knitting Co. of Hunts
ville, Ala., is operating its plant on ex
tra time to fill an order from Europe
for cotton underwear. It has juat for
warded a carload of the underwear to
New York by express.
“A cotton mill at Eufaula, Ala., has
begun the manufacture of a large
amount of bleaching to fill an order
from Aden. Arabia.
“The chartering at Savannah. Ga., by
a New York company of two bijg steam
ships to be operated between Savannah
and Bremen for the carrying of cotton
is believed to be an important step to
ward the resumption of the export of
cotton. While the insurance rate will
be high, it will be much more than
offset by the prices that can be secured
for the cotton in Europe.
“Shipments of cotton seed cake from
to those located on the safer base?.
The queen occasionally goes to Eng
land to see her children, but lately
she has devoted virtually her every
waking moment to her hospital.
neither the king nor the queen
has the usual personal suite. King
Albert’s aides are working staff of
ficers who serve twenty-four watches,
while the queen’s ladies-in-waiting
are trained nurses on her hospital
staff.
IN LANCASHIRE
COTTON ILLS
Balance Sheets of 100 Com
panies Show Lowest Dividends
Since Year 1911.
London. —Review of the cotton spin
ning trade of Oldham district, I,an
cushlre, shows that the profits earned I
for shareholders during the rear ended |
Nov. 30, have fallen from Dl4. 12s 6d j
to 1.1, 9s 9d per cent and dividends,
which are being paid partly out of re
serves. declined from "8 to 6 7-8 per
cent.
Balnnce sheets of 100 companies
have ben examined. Of those. 49 re
veal losses, others Just ending the year
evenly. The present year's net earn
ings of the 100 companies on over 13.-
600.000 paid up shsre capital have fal
len to LI, 9s 9d per cent, the lowest
record since 1911,
That shrinkage is attributed only
partly to the war.
Of a total of 109 mills and 110,000
looms In Burnley and Brierfield, 11
mill* containing 8.462 looms have stop- j
pe<l work a* a direct result of the war !
Twelve mills with 8,538 looms are on !
full time and 70 mills on reduced time. [
The proposal to consider disputes In 1
the cotton trade of l.ancashtrc before
Issuing notice* to cease work, which !
was previously accepted by the opera- j
live spinner* and master cotton spin- i
ners now has been formally adopted !
by the master spinners and card and
blow mg room operatives.
Savanah in Novegiber were the heavi
est tor any month in the history of
that city. The greater portion of the
shipments was to Danish ports.
"Phosphate shipments last week at
Tampa, Fla., were heavier than for the
corresponding week of last year.
"It is estimated that already a total of
approximately 3 0, 000 tons of pig Iron
lias been sold in the Birmingham district
for delivdry in the first six months of
next year.
“Contracts for the construction of a
total of eighteen miles additional of
brick-paved road* have been awarded by
Hillsborough county, Florida.
“Miami, Fla., and Gadsden. Ala., have
sold improvement bonds and bids have
been asked by three cities for municipal
Improvement bonds aggregating $535,000.
“Twenty-four corporations with mini
mum capital stocks aggregating $222,-
200 have been formed.
“Among the items of construction
work to be done, as reported this
week are:
“Two apartment houses, Atlanta, Gn.;
docks. Sanford, Fla.: two hank build
ings to remodeled. Savannah, Ga.; ho
tel building. Tarpon Springs. Fla.; 100
miles of ditches district of Pinelas
county, Florida, hospital building, Clear
water. Fla. Construction contracts have
been awarded as follows:
"Bridge. Charlton county, Georgia:
hotel building. Rntford, FTfi.; school
buildings. Donnlsonville. and Gayton.
Ga.; paving, Birmingham ar.d Opelika.
Ala.; sewers and waterworks. Dade
City, Fla.; municipal docks. Clear
water, Fa.; factory building, FoVt
Meade, Fla.
“Industrial plants will be established
as follows:
“Fertilizer factory, Blakely, Ga.: bot
tling plant. Camilla. Ga.; electric light
plant. Wadley. Ga.; $50,000 tile plant.
Birmingham. Ala.; grist mill, Barnesvtlle.
Ga.; packing plant, Ft. Meade. Fla.; ap
plication has been made for a g.is plant
franchise at West Palm Beach. Fla.: a
lumber manufacturing company has
been formed al WaycVoss, Fa., and an
ice and cold storage company at Uma
tilla, Fla.”
COKI IN PART FOR
DIKE) POST IMS LET
Aiken, S. C—Contract for the con
struction of a portion of the Aiken coun
ty post road, which will be bill t by
the United States government and the
county of Aiken jointly, has beemaw.rd
ed to H. P. Dyches and B. F. Holley
of Aiken—that Is, the contract is award
ed subject to the condition usually made
that the proper bond be made for the
faithful execution of the work.
Holley and Dyches were the lowest
bidders when the bids for the construc
tion of the road were opened here last
week, a large number of contractors
from throughout the country submitting
bids. Their Ibid was approximately
$11,590.
As the contract Involves about 18,500
cubic yards of excavation and 24,000
cubic yards of sand-clay surfacing, the
work to continue for several months—lt
Is required that the road be completed in
*lx months—the work will give employ
ment to n large number of laborers.
The contract wa* awarded by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture.
The contract as awarded is for that
part of the government post road be
tween Aiken and White Pond, or to the
Barnwell county line, a distance of about
19 miles. The road when completed will
extend from the Barnwel to the Edge
field county lines, through Aiken coun
ty and through the city of Aiken a dis
tance of about 4A miles. Contract for
the remainder of the road will be later
awarded.
TWO AIKEN WAREHOUSES
TAKEN OVER BY STATE
Aiken, 8. C.—Two warehouses in Aiken
were taken over yesterday by the state
through J. L. C. White, deputy cotton
warehouse commissioner of South Caro
lina. They are the Cushman warehouse,
of which Gedding* Cushman will he
manager, and the Gaston warehouse of
which W D. Gaston. Sr. will be man
ager. The two warehouse* will hold
approximate'y 2.900 bale* of cotton.
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Farmers, Attention!—Flow a Country
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Debts and Raise Livestock
Aiken, S. C—The financial and bus
iness depression resulting froir. the
effects of the European war on the
cotton market has been relieved to a
certain extent in the Wagener section
of Aiken county by the splendid action
of Mr. E. B. Jackson, president of the
Bank of Wagener, in the success with
which he has met in having cotton
warehouse certificates rediscounted
by the federal reserve bank.
Some time ago Mr. Jackson organ
ized a company and built a warehouse
at Wagener with a capacity of ap
proximately 2,000 bales. The ware
house was bonded. The Bank of Wag
ener entering the federal reserve hank
system, Mr. Jackson, as an experiment,
first sent to the regional reserve bank
five warehouse certificates for five
bales of cotton each, and when these
were very readily rediscounted, more
and more were sent.
To date Mr Jackson has rediscount
ed about $40,000 worth of cotton ware
house receipts, turning the money into
business channels at Wagener through
the farmers, who have, therefore, been
able to provide for then-selves and at
the same time reserve to themselves
the title of their cotton.
In this way numbers of farmers
have been able to stock their places
MORE WINTER GARDENS.
Clemson College.— Among the most
encouraging reports that have come to
the office of W. W. Long, state agent
of demonstration and director of exten
sion at Clemson College, are those from
the county district agents to the ef
fect that more successful winter gar
dens are in evidence this year than
ever before in South Carolina. The
winter garden is a blessing in evert
way. There is no piece of land on a
South Carolina farm that can be made
to return larger yields than the land
on which there is a properly cultivated
and properly utilized winter vegetable
garden.
FEMININE FINANCE.
“My wife hopes to make us all rich in
time."
"How so?"
"She saw- mining stock advertised at 1
cent a share and she invested a
nickel.”—Kansas City Journal.
MEN’S TOGGERY
~ . Tl ? e stream that brings us the newest and best
things in Men’s Haberdashery never stagnates.
. F ? r th e smartest Shirt, the choicest Tie, the correct
*2, Gloves ’ or for anything that’s “the 'thing” in
Men s 1 oggery, come here.
Into this store is always a flow of the brightest and
new e st °f correct things in Men’s dress requisites.
, , is why so many of the younger men in town
trade here, and why we’re looked upon to set the pace
in Men’s wearables.
|M£ C-reary s
THE CHRISTMAS GIFT
Hurd’s Fine Stationery,
be?t made, in Christmas
Boxes.
Waterman’s Fountain
Pens.
Leather goods, as Lap
Desks, Music Rolls,
SANTA, the infallible judge of Christmas Pres
ents, would say: Buy at RICHARDS and SAVE
MONEY.
RICHARD'S STATIONERY 00.
Study of Flock for
Winter Eggs
Winter egg production depend? upon a
variety of things. It is not alone breeding,
housing and feeding. It results from the
proper handling of the fowls throughout their
eggs-produeing period.
Sometimes it is an individual study of the
flock. Feeds, too, have to he changed accord
ing to season?. The kinds of foods for differ
ent breeds are also to he considered. In other
words, no eut-and-dried method of raising and
earing for a flock designed for layers can be
given. But certain general rules will be out
lined in next week’s article.
Look for it appearing exclusively in The
Herald.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26.
with hogs and cattle, or at least to
make the beginning in this direction,
and to buy seed grain for sowing.
This plan has enabled the Bank of
Wagener to advance about S3O a bale
on cotton.
The president of a larger bank, which
is in the reserve system, said when
Mr. Jackson's achievement was
brought to his attention: “I thought of
this, but I did not believe that it could
be done, and I was afraid to try it.”
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