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THE WEATHER
Cloudy tonight and
Tuesday; probably ralnt
rising temperature.
VOLUME XIX, No. 362.
500 REFUGEES ON
U. S. S. TENNESSEE
Turk Government Consents for
Their Transportation From
Jaffa, Syria to Alexandria,
Egypt. Of Various Nation
alities.
FOLLOWS REQUEST U. S.
AMBASSADOR MORGENTHAU
No Reply Yet Received From
Commanders of the North
Carolina or Tennessee Re
garding Bombardment Threat
Washington —The cruiser Tennessee
with the prmission of the Turkish
government, at the request of Ameri
can Ambassador Morgenthau, is trans
porting five hundred' refugees of va
rious nationalities from Jaffra, Syria,
to Alexandria, Egypt.
ReDorts Departure
Washington —Captain Decker, of the
Tennessee, reported the departure of
his vessel from Jaffra, in a mesage
filed last night and received today at
the Navy Department. Secretary
Daniels summarized the report in this
statement:
“The Tennessee is transporting about
five hundred refugees of different
nationalities from Jaffra to Alexan
dria. These refugees were unable to
get passage from Jaffra by any other
means. Captain Decker states that
his action was taken at the request
from the consuls which requests, ap
proved by the American Ambassador,
to Turkey, has been made after per
mission had been given by the Turk
ish authorities.”
Bombardment Threat.
No reply came today, however, from
either Captain Decker or Captain
Oman of the North Carolina, to the
request for full information regarding
the unofficial report that an unnamed
American warship had threatened to
bombard Tripoli. Athens dispatches
said Turks attacked the crew of an
American merchant ship which per
mitted foreign refugees to board her
In the face of a protest from the Turk
ish authorities and that a threat to
open fire on Tripoli followed.
SAY FORCES OF
VILLA LEAVING
CITY OF MEXICO
Unconfirmed Report, Through
Carranza Sources, Declares
Evacuation on. Lines Threat
ened to North Hurried Con
centration.
Washington.—General Villa's forces
have suspended their attack on Eba
no, near Tampico, and have concen
trated their attack on the seaport of
Tuxpam, where fighting is in prog
ress today, according to advices to
the state department.
The general situation as reflected in
offioial dispatches was viewed as not
altogether encouraging. Friction is
regarded as apparent between the Za
ata element and the Gutierrez-Villa
faction which thus far, however, has
not resulted in any serious break.
Execution of Federals.
Chief trouble seems to have arisen
over execution and punishment of
former Federals.
Advices from Consul Canada today
said Tomas Braniff, who went from
Washington with credentials from
Rafael Zubaran Company to discuss
measures of peace with Carranza had
been re-arrested at Vera Cruz. He
had been taken into custody on his
arrival, but was once released on rep
resentations from Consul Canada.
Evacuating City.
Washington.—The Carranza agency
here today published the following
telegram received from Carranza rep
resentatives at Galveston:
“Semi-official reports here, although
not confirmed, say that, due to lack
of communications, the Villa forces
are evacuating Mexico City. It is be
lieved they are doing this on account
of the crying need of forces in the
north to save lines of communication
and to prevent Torreon, Chihuahua
and Juarez from being captured. Villa
would prefer to engage in battle out
side of the capital with Carranza’s
army of one hundred thousand men
lying between here and Mexico City.
President Resigns.
"Eulallo Gutierrez, through a com
mission, has authorized Antonio I.
Villareal, as president of the now ex
tinct Aguas Callentes convention, to
accept his resignation as provisional
president and to notify Carranza that
his services will be at the orders of
the first chief.
“The present whereabouts of Gut-
Yerreb are not definitely known, but
it is believed he is making his way
toward San Luis Potosl. This aevtlon
on the part of Gutierrez, which is be
ing followed by many of his subor
dinates, is thought to account in part
also for Villa’s hurried concentration
in the north.
Revolt Againet Villa.
"It was officially reported to the
war department that half of the Vor
reon garrleon which is enveloped by
loyal forces has revolted against Villa
and is fighting the other half in the
name of Carranza."
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES -
RETURNING TO
WASHINGTON TOR
CONGRESS MEET
Most All of Real Work of Ses
sion Yet to be Accomplished.
Fights Ahead on Administra
tion's Legislative Program.
Washington. —Senators and repre
sentatives were returning to Washing
ton today from their holiday recess
for the reassembling of congress to
morrow. With their return evidences
of activity began to appear on both
sides of the capitol and the democratic
leaders were still determined to expe
dite the passage of ail necessary legis
lation so as to avoid an extra session
after March 4th.
Yet to Come.
Practically all of the real work of
the session is yet to be accomplished.
On the house side rapid progress has
begun to be made in clearing up ap
propriation bills and a few general
measures but in the senate, in addi
tion to the supply measures, the en
tire administration legislative program
remains to be disposed of. There the
immigration bill is the unfinished
business with prospects of a continu
ation of the fight against the meas
ure because of the literacy test pro
vision.
The Lewis Amendment.
President Wilson is opposed to the
literacy test and Senator Lewis of Illi
nois has announced his intention to of
fer an amendment to strike out the
provision altogether. Democratic and
republican senators alike who favor
the measure believe that if such an
amendment were adopted it would
cause the defeat of the bill. The Bup
ply measures have the right of way
and it is believed that the immigra
tion measure will be displaced by the
District of Columbia appropriation
Until After New Year’s.
In the house it is not believed that
much real progress will be made dur
ing the week because of prospects Of a
lack of a quorum until after New
Year's. The postoffice appropriation
Pill is pending with general debate on
it completed and it now awaits rating
for amendment. With this measure
disposed of, the Indian, the legislative,
executive and judicial, and the rivers
and harbors bills will be taken up.
For Agriculture, $22,627,712.
The agricultural appropriation bill,
carrying $22,627,712, already has been
completed. Tomorrow the sub-com
mittee of the house naval affairs com
mittee will again consider the naval
appropriation bill. Later it will do
considered by the full committee.
HALTED 3 TIMES
ON ROUND TRIP
Four Officers of U. S. S. North
Carolina Return on the Fen
land. Americans in Turkey
Were Near Panic.
New York—The Red Star liner Fin
land returned today from Mediterra
nean ports bringing with her four of
ficers from the cruiser North Carolina
—Lieutenant Commander Henry C.
Mustln. Lieutenants Richmond C.
Suafley and Patrick N. L. Bellinger
and Ensign Wadlelgh Capehart.
The Finland during her round trip
was three times stopped in the Medit
erranean by war vessels. A small
portion of her cargo, declared to be
contraband, was seized on the first
occasion.
In Near Panic.
Although the four officers were reti
cent about discussing conditions in
Turkey, it was learned before they left
the Finland that for several days after
the declaration of war by Turkey some
what of a panic existed among Amer
ican missionaries of the Beirut dis
trict and that as a matter of precau
tion the officers of the North Caro
lina had mapped out the principal
streets around the American missions
and consulate and were In readiness,
on signal, to land marines should oc
casion demand.
Firing on Launch.
The situation in Turkey as to the
attitude toward foreigners when they
left, they said, Was decidedly peaceful,
The incident of the firing upon the
launch of the Tennessee by the Turks
was given more prominence, they
thought, than conditions justified, as
the shot was merely a warning to the
warship’s boat crew not torun into
a mined field.
The officers are attached to the navy
aviation corps and part of their time
abroad has been spent In observing
aerial work of the French and Brit
ish.
FIND~S CHARRED BODIES
IN RUINS BURNED HOME
Wintsrhavsn, Fla.—Harry Alvey, a
retired capitalist of Baltimore, Md,
his wife and three children, lost their
lives when their winter home near
here was burned early today. The
charred bodies of the victims were
found together In the ruins of what
had been the children’s room. The
origin of the fire is not known. Neigh
bors who saw the blaze thought the
family away from home.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 28, 1914.
Harry Thaw in New Hampshire
ESCORTED BY A DEPUTY.
Harry Kendall Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, (to the left) walking In the
streets of Manchester, N. H., escorted by a deputy. Helow iu a picture of the
young millionaire’s home in that town. Those pictures were made a day after
the United States supreme court handed down its recent decision ordering
that Thaw be returned to New York for trial on tho charge of conspiring to
escape from Matteawan. Thaw intends to take advantage of every legal tech
nicality to evade extradition to New York.
CANADA PATROL
IE AMERICAN
Also Seriously Wounded
Another of Duck Hunters
Party in Niagara River.
Buffalo, N. Y. —One American was
instantly killed and another seriously
wounded by Canadian troops patroll
ing the Canadian border at Fort Krle,
Ontario, opposite Buffalo, today. The
men were hunting ducks out of sea
son iri the Niagara River and in Ca
nadian waters. Provincial police of
ficer, Delaney, of Fort Brie, ordered
them to stop shooting. They declined
and Delaney called upon a corporal
and two privates of the 44th battalion
of the Canadian militia, for assist
ance.
The corporal ordered the mer to
come ashore.
Instead they headed their boat for
the American shore and were hurrying
away when at. the order of Delaney
the soldiers fired upon them.
Walter Hmlth was shot dead and
ACTIVITY ON BOTH SEA AND UO
SLACKENS; WAIT ON RIVERS' ICE
Initiative in military operations apparently has been left, for the time
being to the airmen, Aerial raids across the English Channel to the lower
Thames; over Freiburg, Nancy, Metz and Sochaczow, Russian Poland, and
on the German naval base at Cuxhaven, inflicted considerable damage
In the aggregate.
Details of the Cuxhaven expedition remain lacking and, although Ber
lin asserts the British aviators accomplished nothing, It was said In
Hamburg that some damage was done. It is evident, however, that the
heavy fog prevented the British from fully executing their plans.
Activity on land and sea apparently Is diminishing. Even In Russian
Poland, the fighting Is becoming less severe, without a decision having
been reached. Vienna admits the Austrians have been compelled to re
treat before the Galician Carpathians, and in Berlin It Is said that the at
tempt to cross the Bzura River, in the advance on Warsaw has been
abandoned.
CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN
AUGUSTA-AIKEN CASE
Columbia, S. C.— What are expected
to be the closing arguments in the
Augusta-Aiken rate case are to be
heard Tuesday afternoon by the rail
road commission.
UNDERWOOD SEES PRESIDENT.
Washington —Representative Under
wood conferred with President Wilson
today over the development of the
Mussle i-ihoals project in the Tennes
see river, which Mr. Underwood is
anxious to have taken up in congress,
it calls for an expenditure of $12,000,-
000 but M". Underwood contended the
government could recover that by
leasing waterpower rights.
AGAIN ON TRIAL.
Chicago. -Joseph Fish, millionaire
fire Insurance adjuster, who was ac
quitted of a charge of arson Christ
mas Eve, was placed on trial today
on another arson charge.
ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
Trsnton, Tenn. —James A. Alford,
wealthy business man of Rutherford,
Tenn., today was acquitted of the mur
der of Marry Coulter, a lawyer, in
September, 1912. The case had been
with the Jury since Saturday.
Charles Dorsch was seriously wound
ed. Both lived in Buffalo.
Secretary Bryan was notified of the
shooting by Vice Consul Curtis of Fort
Erie.
At Cracow
Russians
Retreat
Pe trograd (via. London, 3:18 p. m.)
—The investment by the Russians of
the Austrian fortress of Cracow has
again been raised. Following the dis
covery of an attempt made by the Aus
trians to divide tlie Russian forces in
Galicia, the Russians retreated east
ward for a distance of fifty miles.
Badly Cripple Austrians.
Petrograd (via. London, 3:16 p. m.)
—Russian forces, according to advices
received today from Galicia, have suc
ceeded in crossing the Rial a river and
are taking possession of a twenty
mile strip of territory south of Tu
chow, thereby separating the two Aus
trian armies. The forces of General
Boehm-Ermolli, the Austrian com
mander, are claimed by the Russians
to be retreating precipitately and the
western Austrian army is said to be
badly crippled.
Win Tucliow Battle.
Petrograd (via. London, 3:16 p. m.)
—Christmas Day the Russians won
the battle of Tuchow, the Austrians
retreating throughout the following
day. Tlie Russians captured 3,500
prisoners and lk machine guns.
HAROLD HAYNIE
MET HIS DEATH
IN ANACCIDENT
Bright Seven Year Old Son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Marvin Hay
nie Met Tragic Fate Monday
Morning While He Was Rid
ing Bicycle. Coal Wagon Ran
Over Him.
Riding a blcyole wtilr.h his permits had
plven him for a Christmas present, lit
tle Harold Honninp Haynlo, seven years
of (»go, and the older son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Marvin Hnynle, of 1630 Walton
Way, wobbled and fell beneath the
wheels of a coal wagon on FVnwlek
street Monday morn Imp and sustained in
juries which canned dealh in less than
sn hou*r. The wagon was owned by
Joke Peeler and was being driven by a
negro named Will Smith. The police au
thorities immediately placed the driver
under arrest and be is now in custody
at police headquarters, although It is
thought he will be released because
those who saw the accident declare that
it was unavoidable. The little fellow
was just learning to ride and wan un
able to balance himself well enough.
When he met. the coal wagon he was
unable to control the wheel. Just as
quickly as possible he was sont to the
hospital, but life was extinct before
reaching there.
Crushed Skull.
Dr. W. A. Mulherin happened to he at
the hospital when Harold reached there
and he made an examination at once,
but found that he was dead. Ij*\ Mul
herin said that a erushed skull was the
cause of death. It was evident that
one of the wagon wheels had nmover tlie
little fellow’s temple.
Will Smith, the negro driver, at police
barracks in a cell, expressed much sor
row because of the accident.
“I wits going iir» Fenwick street/’ said
Will, “and the child was riding down the
street, meeting me. As we got Close
together I turned my mules to the right
as J saw the little fellow war wobbling
About the time he was even with the
mules he fell under their heels. This
frightened the mules and they ran. I
stojiped them as quickly as 1 could and
went back, finding the child unconscious.
I cannot say exactly how it occurred,
but 1 suppose one of the wheels ran over
his head. The mules running at the
time caused me to be unable to do any
thing, but try to hold them."
Bicycle Christmas Present.
The death of the bright little fellow is
one of the saddest that has ever oc
curred In Augusta. He was presented
with a bicycle for a. Christmas present,
although it was against the Judgment of
his parents to do so. However, he plead
ed so much for It and they, always anx
ious to give their cld Wren pleasure,
yielded. His father told Harold yes
teuhiy to go around Fenwick street
to ride the wheel so that he would not
run the risk of being hurt by street rj\rn,
a street car line running on Walton
Way, whhe there is none on Fenwick
street. The little fellow was, there
fore, showing his obedience by going to
the street where there was thought to
be less danger, when he met his tragic
death.
The parents of the little fellow are
heart broken over the affair. Mrs. Hay
nle was not well anyway and now she
is prostrated. The funeral will he held
some time Tuesday afternoon hut the
details have not been arranged.
Probably no couple in Augusta have
more fVlonds than Mi. and Mrs Haynb-.
The popular secretary of the hoard of
county commissioners, and former news
paper man, and his wife enjoy a wide
popularity. Little Harold was one of
two bright little children end he was a
loving, obedient and splehdld child In
every way. At home, in the neighbor
hood and at school he wae loved frtr his
many excellent qualities, The sympathy
of the community will go out to the be
reaved.
Great numbers of friends called at. the
home this morning to express their sym
pathy.
Minimize Filipino
Uprising, Manila
Washington.—No further reports
from Governor General Harrison on
the Insurrectionist disturbances In the
Philippines had come to the war de
partment today and officials declared
the governor general's cable of yes
terday giving details of h attered dis
orders and generally minimizing their
Importance was all they expected un
less there were new developments.
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VON HINDENBURG
AT A STANDSTILL
DECISIVE CLASH,
TEDTDN-RDSS IN
NEW YEAR ICE
With Freezing of the Vistula,
Bzura and Pilica Rivers, Ger
man Attacks Thought to be
Immediately Resumed.
Petrograd, (via London, 4:45 a. m.) —
Tho belated cold spell reported in Po
land is expected to precipitate a defi
nite result in the German Polish cam
paign now practically at. a standstill.
The weather factor, always Important,
lias come paramount there since tho
whole German Invasion of Poland is
predicated on the freezing of the soft
ground, which impedes transport of
heavy guns, and favors Russian trench
digging. The around usually freezes
by September 15th.
Thwarted by Mild Weather.
Thwarted by mild weather, tho ac
tivities around Mlawa have reached a
complete lull and after unsuccessful
attempts to cross the Bzura river, tho
Germans still are resting on its left
bank near Socliaezew. They have, in
(he meantime, shifted their attack
southward toward the River Pilica
near Hawa whore the ground Is not
marshy.
Austrian activity in the Klelce region
and along the Rivers Nido, Donajeo
and tioth sides of tho upper Vistula
continues.
If the cold continues, freezing tho
Bzura and Pilica rivers, tho
German attacks about Sochaczew, Ilow
and Bollmow will Russian military au
thorities think, immediately recom
mence and the Austrians again will at
tempt to cross the Upper Vistula whero
tho river narrows.
Long Awaited Clash.
The New Year, it Is expected hero
wil thus usher in the Ions; awaited
definite clash between the Russian and
German armies.
In contradiction to a report that Ger
many has 73 army corps, of which
about twenty are operating against
Russia, it is stated here, that Ger
man's total army consists of 69 corps.
The Russians expect that the Ger
mans will bring heavy sruns from
Thorn and Kallsz as soon as tho ground
is hard, but they doubt whether that
will materially improve the German
chances of taking Warsaw.
FRENCH CONCEDE
TRENCHES LOSS
Advances Made However, Says
Official Statement Today in
Other Directions Against the
Germans.
Paris, 2:45 p. m.—The French offi
cial statement given out today con
cedes the losing of certain trenches to
the Germans but otherwise it claims
advances for the forces of the republic.
Advances have been made in Bel
gium and near Lens the French pro
gressed 200 yards. In tho Meuse there
lias been slight progress arid a Ger
man attack In Upper Alsace was
driven hack. The French lost trenches
to tho Germa-ns near Ypres.
Attacks Repulsed.
Berlin, (By Wiroless to London, 3:10
p. m.) —The German army headquar
ters staff today issued tho following
statement r
“Iri tlie western theater the enemy
unsuccessfully renewed his attacks on
Nleuport, supported by warships,
which did no damage to us but killed
or wounded a few inhabitants of
Westendn. An attack on the humlet
of St. George also failed.
65,000 Tons Order
High Grade Steel
Pittsburgh, Pa. —Orders for sixty-five
thousand tons of high carbonized steel
rounds appeared In the Pittsburgh dis
trict today, fifty thousand tons for
France and 15,000 tons for Russia. Re
cently 20,000 tons of this grade of
steel, used In making shrapnel shells,
were shipped to Europe.
It Is estimated 10,000,000 worth of
trenching tools, galvanized sheets, wire
and projectile steel have been bought
In Pittsburgh for the European belli
gerents In the last two months.
IN COLLISION TODAY.
Prov'noetown, Mats.— The five
masted schooner Dorothy Palmer and
the United Fruit Company steamer
I.lrnon collided near Peaked Hill Bars,
off the end of Cape Cod, early today
blit without serious damage to either
vessel or Injury to those on board.
The I.lmon’r bow as erushed above
the water-line and the Palmer lost
her headgear.
The Limon was coming Into the bay
with passengers and cargo from Carib
bean ports and the Palmer was bound
south In ballast. The I.lrnon took the
schooner In tow for Boston.
HOME
EDITION
German Commander Has Ap
parantly Stopped His Opera
tions Along the Vistula.
Vienna Admits the Austrian
Check in Galicia.
ALLIES OFFENSIVE IN
NORTH FRANCE SHOWS
RECENT LACK OF VIGOR
But Anglo-French Claims As
sert Recapture of Trenches
Taken by the Invade*?} in
Previous Efforts.
• -At
London, 11:35 a. m.—On eastern and
western battle lines the onward move
ment; seemed today to have lost some,
tiling of their headway. On the west
ern front the allied offensive has mo.
mentarlly shown a lack of vigor while
General Von Ilindenburg, German
commander, seems to have come to a
standstill on the Vistula. Vienna ad
mits a check to Austrian forces along
tho Galician Carpathians.
Speed Slackens,
French troops in tho last three days
made minor advances, Judging from
official Paris communications, but ap
parently not at tho same rate of speed
us reported a fortnight ago. Fog
accounts in a measure for this slack
ening of efforts. With the exception
of the capture of certain Anglo-Indian
trenches near the Lys last week, most
of which the allies claim to have re
captured, the Germans efforts to send
back the allied line appear, British
observers think, to have been general,
ly absortivo.
Germans Reinforced,
North of the River Vistula, In Rus
sian Poland, tho Germans, again rein
forced, 1 ve re-taken the town of
Mlawa hut south of the river they
still stand on their old ground. In
Southern Poland, where the German
right Joints the Austrian left there
lias been some fierce fighting with
slight gains for tho Austro-German
allies, Judging from reports coming
from Berlin and Vienna.
Austrians Pursued.
In tho Galician Carpathians the
Austrians have been compelled to give
ground, according to an official state
ment issued in Vienna and Petrograd
declared also officially that Russian
forces are pursuing the Austrians In
to the Carpathian Mountains after
taking many thousand prisoners.
WOMEN'S VOTE
EIORT IN ROUSE
Interest as Keen as in Recent
Contest for Constitutional
Amendment, Nation Yftda
Prohibition.
r-
Washington,—The fight In behalf bf
the adoption by congress of a consti
tutional amendment to extend suffrage
to women took on additional Interest
with the arrival here today of many
prominent women suffragists. They
plan to he on hand during the de
hato In the house on the proposed
amendment and to attend the annual
meeting of the Congressional Union
for Woman’s Suffrage, on January
10th.
Chairman Henry of the house rtZleg
committee plans to report a rule to
provide for discussion of a resolution
for submission of the proposed con
stitutional amendment to the state
legislature) within a few days. Vigor
ous efforts have been made by suffrage
ndvoeates and Us opponents to bring
about a vote on the rule and resolu
tion. The suffrage fight in the house
Is expected to rival In Interest the
contest over the prohibition oonstttllp
tlonal amendment
Cables Thanks For
The Xmas Gilts
Washington.—The state department
today announced receipt of the fol
lowing telegram from Ambassador
I'enfield at Vienna:
"Kmperor Kranols Joseph has com
municated to mo his grateful thanks
to the sympathetic friends In America
who sent gifts of clothing and toys to
the war orphans by the ship Jason.
Half a million gifts this week being
distributed throughout Austria-Hun
gary. Kmperor thanks every donor
and person taking part In working of
sending Christmas cheer to his suf
fering people.”
NEW YORK’S UNEMPLOYED.
New York.—The mayor's committee
on unemployment plans to gather
during the present week extensive sta
tistics as to employment conditions
Iri the city. The data will be used as
a basis for the Institution of relief
measures.
WRECK BY DYNAMITE.
Hymors, Ind.—A dynamite explosion
of undetermined origin wrecked four
business buildings here early today
and demolished plate glass windows In
n dozen others. Police are working
on the theory that the blast was caus
ed by enemies of Walker Wilson, who
owned a saloon In one of the build-
Until Uuu. was wrecked.