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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. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY,, 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.