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VOLUME XIX, No. 363.
LARGE DAMAGES
TO BE DEMAND OF
U. S . TO ENGLAND
President Wilson, in Referring
to American Note to Great
Britain Insisting on Better
Treatment for U. S. Com
merce, Makes Position Clear.
INDEMNIFICATION MUST
ULTIMATELY BE MADE
Note Not Based on Any Trea
ties Between U. S. and Britain
But on Accepted Principles of
International Law.
Washington.—President Wilson re
ferring today to the American note to
Great Britain insisting on better
treatment for American commerce, de
clared that large damages eventually
would have to be paid by England for
unlawful detention of American car
goes.
Many Protests.
The president pointed out that many
protests had been sent in specific
cases and that if the contention of
the American government were cor
rect, as he was firmly convinced it
was, plans for indemnification ulti
mately would have to be met by Great
Britain.
Supplementary to previous protests,
the new note, President Wilson ex
plained, represented full the American
position. He said that so far as theory
was concerned, there was no debate
on the point raised, because England
herself, in previous wars, had taken
exactly the American position.
The president was asked if the com
munication sent to Great Britain was
the result of recent gathering of P:.n-
American diplomats here.
To Any Neutral.
He said it was not, but that the po
sition of the United States would ap
ply to any neutral and that the con
tentions advanced were not peculiar to
country.
The president added the note was
not based on any treaties between the
United States and Great Britain, "but
on the generally accepted principle of
international .law. Publication of the
substance of the American note this
morning created widespread interest
In the capital.
Satisfaction Expressed.
Foreign diplomats, especially those
from neutral countries, discussed it
and congressmen who had protested
to the state department on behalf of
merchants and shippers of copper,
flour, wheat, foodstuffs, cotton and
other products in which trade has
been restricted expressed their satis
faction at the attitude of the govern
ment.
Some administration officials ex
pressed the view that when Great
Britain realized the extent of public
opinion on the subject, in the United
States her attitude would be modified
and American industries hitherto
halted would go forward.
7,1111 m
SOLDIERS GO
OVER 10 VILLA
On Board U. S. S. San Diego, «n
Route to San Diego, Cal (by wireless)
•—Seven thousand troops of General
Carranza's forces declared today for
General Villa at Teptc, on the west
coast of Mexico. Foreigners at San
Bias and Tpplo have taken refuge
aboard the United States supply ship
Glacier. Rear Admiral Howard or
dered the gunboat Annapolis to Ban
Bias but no trouble was expected.
WONT AFFECT PRESIDENT.
Washington.—President Wilson told
callers today that his support of the
Jones bill for ultimate Philippine in
dependence would not be altered by
recent disturbances in the islands.
The president Intimated he belierved
the reports were due to efforts to de
feat the cause of Pihilipplne indepen
dence.
$1,000,000 NAVE.
Now York. —Trustees of the Cathed
ral of St. John the Divine, it was an
nounced today, have signed contracts
for reconstruction plans and designs
for the building of the nave of the
cathedral. The entire cost, it was
said, will be more than $1,090,000.
The nave of the cathedral will be
170 feet high and about 240 feet long
and constructed of Peeksklll granite.
HOKE SMITH PRESENTS MESSAGE IN
SENATE FROM BRUNSWICK, GA. THAT
“UNITED STATES TAKE FIRM STAND ”
' Washington.-—Vigorous criticism of the administration policy In Mex
ico and an endorsement of the proteats to Great Britain against seizure
of American neutral vessels were coupled In the house hy Republican lead
er Mann.
"Our rights on the high seas," said Mr. Mann, discussing the protest
to England, "must be upheld with dignity and firmness."
A telegram from the Brunswick, Oa, hoard of trade, protesting
against England's listing naval stores as absolute contraband was present
ed by Senator Hoke Smith. The message requested "that the United
States take a firm stand” against England’s action.
THE AUGUSTA HFRAT.D
=Z THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
WITH EVIDENCES
OfJOVLEO FRANK
RECEIVES NEWS
Hearing of Appeal in Celebrat
ed Case, Granted by Justice
Lamar Yesterday, Probably
Up in U. S. Supreme Court
Next Month,
Atlanta, Ga. —Solicitor General Dor
sey, who conducted the prosecution of
Leo M. Frank, when informed that
Justice Lamar had granted Frank’s
appeal on the habeas corpus proceed
ing, said that the state would expe
dite the case as much as possible. He
said he hoped to have the case heard
in the United States supreme court
within sixty days, or sooner of it
could be arranged.
Frank recently was sentenced liy the
Fulton County superior court to be
hanged January 22nd next.
Probably Next Month.
New York—Louis Marshall said that
he expected that the Frank case would
be argued in the supreme court at an
early date, probably in January. Tho
question at issue, he said, would be
whether Frank in his trial for the
murder of Mary Phagan had been de
prived of his constitutional rights.
Takes Precedence.
Atlanta, Ga. —Now that the celebrat
ed Frank case has reached the United
States supreme court the public Is
anxious to learn, through the mazes of
legal wordinr just what course the
case will take next. A prominent At
lanta attorney outlined this today as
follows:
The appeal from the refusal of Judge
Newman of the Atlanta federal court
to free Frank on a habeas corpus writ
was received by Mr. Justice Lamar
of the United States supreme court,
who, yesterday announced that he
would grant the appeal, thus bringing
the case formally before the supreme
tribunal.
Criminal Case.
This heing a criminal case it will
take precedence over many hundreds
of civil cases on the court calendar
and probably be passed upon within
the next six months.
The question of a new trial for
Frank is in no way involved. If the
supreme court finds his appeal well
grounded, that he was denied due pro
cess of law in having sentence pro
nounced when he was absent from tho
court room, a writ of habeas corpus
will be granted and Frank will there
fore be set free. He could never he
tried again.
If the supreme court finds that the
appeal is not well founded and de
clines it, Frank must hang. His exe
cution, which Is automatically stayed
by the action of Justice Lamar, will
be set to. a new date and Frank sen
tenced for the third time.
Upon Technicality.
It is a peculiar situation that though
there has been a great deal of doubt as
to whether Frank were legally con
victed beyond the shadow of a doubt,
his fate does not rest upon the mat
ter of evidence but upon the pure
technicality of his absence when the
verdict was rendered.
Frank received the news of his first
victory since his arrest with evidences
of Joy, and his wife, who was visiting
him in his cell, was overcome with
delight. All Frank would say was:
“It’s a long lane that has no turn
ing.”
Solicitor Hugh Dorßey says he will
urge the supreme court to advance
the case < n its calendar and give an
early hearing.
Ho did not know of any other steps
he might take.
The granting of the appeal probably
will stop the flood of le.tters and tele
grams which have been pouring in
upon Governor Slaton, as the delay
will almost certainly prolong the case
until after he goes out of office next
June and he will have no opportunity
to pass upon requests for elemency If
such are needed to save Frank's life.
Note Discussed By
Members of Congress
WaiAilngton, D. C.—The American
note to Great Britain was the subject of
discussion <today among members of
both houses of congress, but none would
speak of It publicly. Senators of the
frkeign relations committee were hope
ful that It would result In quick relief
for American commerce. Several ex
pressed the opinion that the firm stand
taken by the government would effect
this.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 29, 1914.
Kaiser's Son May Rule Hungary
! ...
PRINCE EITEL FRIEDERICH.
London.—A dispatch from Petrograd asserts that the German government
is behind a movement to place Prince Frlederlch, second son of the Kaiser, on
the throne of Hungary. It has been put about in Hungary, says the dispatch,
the Kltel I? the modern form of Atttla. This, naturally, according to German
reasoning, marks out the holder of the name as the hereditary claimant to tire
independent throne, which will be one of the results of this war for Hungary.
SUGGESTS IIMT MAYOR MW COMMITTEE
TO IHVESTIGATE STATUS OF UNEMPLOYED
Councilman Julian M. Smith
Thinks That Mayor Hayne
Should Appoint Committee as
Is Being Done in Other Cities.
GET AT PROPOSITION IN
SYSTEMATIC MANNER
While No One Wishes to Mini
mize Seriousness of Situation,
Still is a Tendency Among the
Business Men to Look on
Brighter Side.
That Mayor Hayne should appoint a
committee from council or from the
city at large, or a joint committeo
ccmposed of councllmen and citizens
at large, to Investigate the present
situation with regard to unemployed
people in this community, is the be
lief of Councilman Julian M. Smith,
of the Fifth Ward, who is a member
of the wholesale grocery firm of Simth
Brothers.
That there are a great many out of
employment and that the city of Au
gusta, like New York and other cities,
should take some action, is the belief
of Mr .Smith, who will undoubtedly
urge such a measuro when the city
council meets next Monday night for
the first session of the year 1915.
"I think we should get at this prop
osition in a systematic, business-dike
way," said Mr. Hmith, "and ascertain
the true facts, getting a census, so to
speak, of the people out of work and
see what can bo done. It is unques
tionably a serious problem, although
I do not think the number of white
people out of employment will amount
to as many as some people seem to
think.
"Co-operation of the city's commit
tees with the employers of labor and
the respective labor union organiza
tions should he the means of getting
at an intelligent Idea of Just how
many are out of employment from the
various trades, for instance, the num
ber of carpenters, brick layers, rail
road shop employes, etc.”
While it is true that a great many
people are out of employment in /u
--gusta now, still it is generally recog
nized that at this season of the year
there are always many men out of
work. There Is generally a lull In the
building trades the first three months
of each year and prominent labor men
stated that two years ago there were
a very great, number, although last
year, with work going on on two Broad
Street steel buildings, the hospitals
and other buildings the conditions
we re not so bad. However, no one
wishes to minimize the seriousness of
the situation, although there Is a ten
dency amonij business men to look on
the brighter side and compare this
year with other years, when there
were also many out of employment.
Urging the city and Its citizens to
build as much as possible while ma
terial is cheaper than usual and to
get the board of education to start
on the Tubman High School as early
as possible are ideas uppermost in
many citizens’ minds Just now to help
relieve the situation.
LONDONTEARING
RAID NOW BY TOE
GERMAN AIRMEN
London, 11:50 a. m.—Fear of a Zep
pelin raid over London, which re
cently has more or less subsided, has
been replaced by the possibility of a
raid by German aeroplanes. The com
parative ease with which Kngllsh air
men reached fluxhaven has driven
home the idea that a retaliatory visit
would not present any greater diffi
culty
All the machinery to meet air in
vaders has hcen tightened. The offi
cial warning as to the best steps to
circumvent danger, heretofore Issued
only In coast towns, is now bolng cir
culated In London.
Wants Executions
To Stop in Mexico
Wa»hington, D. C. Prexfdcnt Wllaon
today ron firmed Ntat«nu»ntn that th«
United Staton had odviaed tho Uut|#»rr<y.
government In Moxloo to grant general
amnesty to political prlxoner*. Il» to
caller* he did not believe the number of
execution** bad been largn, hut that
United StateH was arixlou* for their
elimination.
PRESIDENT 'DISTRESSED
SHOOTING IN CANADA
Washington Shooting of two Amer
ican hunters by Canadian soldiers on
the Niagara Ttlver yesterdfty Is viewed
with distress by President Wilson. He
told callers today he had received no
formal report of the incident and hop
ed accounts of the circumstances were
exaggerated.
MUCH LARGER EXPORT.
Washington—Secretary Red field
told President Wilson and the
cabinet today that American ex
ports during december, until l»e
--eember 26, exceeded the Imports
by $66,000,000.
RUSS GRUISER,
NOT AMERICAN.
IDE THREAT
Cap’t Oman of the North Caro
lina Reports on the Tripoli In
cident. No U. S. Merchant
man Had Been South of
Alexandretta.
Washington. —Captain Oman, com
manding tho armored cruiser North
Carolina, at Beirut, Syria, informed
the navy department today that it v>,ih
a Russian cruiser and not an Amer
ican vessel which recently threatened
to bombard Tripoli.
Captain Oman reported no American
merchantman had been south of Alex
andretta, Syria, Dec. It. An Athens
despatch published last week said the
crew of an American steamer had been
attacked at Tripoli, south of Alexan
dretta, when foreign consuls and refu
gees attempted to hoard her, and that
the North Carolina had threatened to
bombard the town.
Sent Boats Ashore.
Captain Oman’s dispatch, filed at
Beirut, yesterday, was as follows:
“On Dec. 25, tho Russian cruiser
Askold sent boats with armed men
on a reconnoisanee near Tripoli, Syrl.t,
at the village of Banlos. Before ar
rival at the beach, the boats grounded
in shoal water and the crews of thq
boats were jeered by the populaco.
No One Imprisoned.
At the threat of the Turkish au
thorities to imprison the boat’s crew
they were informed that the Russian
cruiser would bombard the village In
such an event, and consequently no
one was made prisoner. No shots were
fired.
"The Russian boats’ crows loft the
vicinity when the boats were floated.
Since Dec. i) no American merchant
man has been south of Alexandretta,
Syria. The reconnoisanee of Beirut,
Syria, Is frequently made by British,
French and Russian cruisers. Every
thing Is quiet at Beirut."
INVADERS GRASP,
NORTH ERANCE
GETS STRONGER
British Press Concedes Impor
tance of German Occupation
of South Vpres Trenches.
Russia Again Master of Car
pathian Passes.
London, 11:53 a. m.—British observ
ers of the progress of Iho war point
thlH morning to the administration In
the Austrian official announcements
that Russia Is once more master of the
passes in the, Carpathian mountalus
and that the troops along the entire
A astral n front from the Giala river
to a point northeast of the Dukla pass,
seein to lie falling hack.
Virtual Withdrawal.
This means the withdrawal of vir
tually all the forces which swept
across the mountains to form the ex
treme right In the concerted Austro-
German attack on the Russian armies,
and it marks another surprising re
versal of form on the part of the Aus
trian soldiers whose battle fortune!
I since the outbreak of hostilities hav«
been consplcously erratic.
Elsewhere in the east little change
has been recorded, while on the west
ern front the slow and tedious trench
warfare goes on uninterrupted, with
only slight gains on either Hide.
Importance Conceded.
The British press concedes the Im
portance of the trenches near Holle
beke, south of Ypres, which have been
taken by the Germans, and points out
that the strategic value of these posi
tions has been emphasized recently In
a despatch from Hlr John French,
oommander-ln-ehlef of the British
forces on the continent. They com
mand an Important crossing of the
River Lys, to which the Germans have
been holding tenaciously. The taking
of these trenches gives them a strong
er foothold.
TEN YEAR tIrM R)R THE
PRES’T CHINESE REPUBLIC
-■* (
Peking.—New election la tvs for the
republic were promulgated In Peking
today, containing certain amendments.
The most notable clause Is that which
fixes the President's term for ten years.
That however, may continue Indefi
nitely If the senate, by a. two-thirds
vote, considers the actual political sit
uation makes sm h extension desirable.
“PING PONG” 80LDIER8 TO GO.
New York.—Days of “ping pong”
soldiers In New York state are num
bered, said Major General John K.
O’Ryan, rommander-ln-ehlef of the
state guard, In a state,men!, today ex
plaining the recent order disbanding
the Twenty-second Regiment and its
formation Into two battalions of engi
neers.
The hardwood floor of the Regi
ment’s armory In this city Is to lie
torn up, he said, so the members of
the new battalions can have practical
experience In engineering work such
as digging trenches.
ORGANIZE LAND BANK.
Albany, N. Y. The Land Bank of
New York State, has been organized
with a capital of SIOO,OOO and soon
will he ready to begin operations, ac
cording to an announcement In the
.forthcoming report of the state sup
erintendent of banks. The bank has
j been organized by building arid loan
: associations and is Intended to extend
their benefits to strictly agricultural
districts.
$6.00 PER YEAR-FIVE CENTS PER COPY*
BRYAN CONSIDERING
U. S. CONSUL STATUS
IN GERMAN’S ACTION
WITH GREATEST
INTEREST, IT
BRITAIN'S REPLY
U. S. Ambassador Page and
Sir Edward Grey in Confer
ence Today on American Mote.
Reply Not Expected for
Several Days.
Washington. Official Washington
awaited with much interest tho out
come of tho expected conference in
London today, between Ambassador
Page and Sir Edward Grey, the Brltl
lsh foreign secretary, for the presen
tation of a long note from the United
States government Insisting that, the
legitimate commerce of this country
should not bo unduly molested by the
British fleet.
Since War’s Outbreak.
The communication, prepared by
President Wilson and his advisers in
tho state department, reached Loudon
today and was regarded here as the
strongest representation on the sub
ject of commerce made by tho United
States to any belligerent since tho
outbreak of war.
The document points out that the
United States was patient, in the early
days of hostilities, realizing the war
had burdened tho British foreign of
fice with serious problems. It de
clares that with the passage of five
months, however, the situation has
grown worse.
Can’t Divert a Neutral.
The American government main
tains that the belligerent may exerclHo
the right of searrh, but cannot divert
a neutral ship to a belligerent port
for further examination unless proof
of a hostile destination Is shown at
the time of the detention.
The communication Is couched In
friendly tone, wetting forth that the
United Stales wishes to speak In
terms of frankness lest ils silence he
misinterpreted as an acquiescence In
the British policy which, it Hays, Is
arousing general public feeling in this
country.
Directly Responsible.
It refers to relations existing between
Great Britain and the United States
hut declares the British policy with
regard to neutral commerce Is held In
many quarters hero as directly re
sponsible for the depression In Ameri
can Industries.
A reply Is not expected for several
days.
ACKNOWLEDGE XMAS GREETING.
Washington, D. C. —Secretary Itryan
has sent to the Brazilian minister at
Mexico City, who 1h looking after Am
erican Interests In Mexico the follow
ing reply to his message of holiday
greetings:
“Please accept the President’s, n y
own and the departments’ cordial
thanks for your very kind message of
seasonable good wishes, which wo
heartily reciprocate.’
ON INDUSTRIAL RELAITONB.
Washington, D. C.—R|chaVrl II Aish
ton, vice-president of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad, has been chosen
by President Wilson for the Federal In
dustrial Relations commission to fill th*
vacancy hy the appointment of Frederic
A. Delano, of Chicago, as a member of
the Federal Reserve Hoard.
PETROGRAD CLAIMS REPULSE OE
GERMANS IN POLAND; BIG LOSSES
Another striking change In the eastern military situation, where
neither of the contending forces has been able to keep the ascendancy for
any considerable period, Is Indicated In dispatches from Petrograd and
Vienna. The Russians now appear to have the advantage.
The Petrograd war office states the Germans, who have been press
ing forward In Poland, have been repulsed with heavy Josses. In Galicia
the Austrians are reported to have suffered a reversal and to be hastily
retreating. Their defeat apparently breaks up the maneuver aiming at
combined Austro German attack on tin southern forces of the Russians,
which, If successful, might have Imperilled tin- Russian left wing. Ber
lin, however, views tho situation In the east with optimism.
MESSRS. WILLIAM R. AND CLIFFORD R.
DAWSON'BUY WAIERWORKS PROPERTIES
Prominent Young Augusta Business Men Purchase North Au
gusta Waterworks System From Augusta-Aiken Railway
& Electric Corporation and Will Operate It.
It Is understood that on January Ist
the North Augusta waterworks prop
erties will pass from the hands of the
Augusta-A'ken Railway & Electric
Corporation to Messrs. William It. and
Clifford It. .Jawnon. The deal for the
properties has been in progress for
several months and It Is now’under
stood that practically all of the de
tails have been perfected. The amount
paid for the property Is not an
nounced.
The Augusta-Aiken Kallwny *
Electric Corporation has owned the
waterworks In North Augusta ever
since they were first built. This cor
poration also owns a large tract of
land, Including many lots, In North
HOME
EDITION
Formal Notification That the
American Officials in Belgium
Must be Acceptable to the
Kaiser’s Gov’t, Subject of
Consideration by Department
of State.
MUST HAVE CONSENT OF
MILITARY AUTHORITIES
United States Now Has Con
sular Representatives Only in
Brussels, Antwerp, Liege and
Ghent.
Washington.—The notification of
Germans that American consuls In
Belgium must be acceptable to the
German military authorities had not
been called to the attention of Presi
dent Wilson early today but he told
callers he would give the question
careful consideration. Secretary Bryan
planned to inform the president of
Germany's note at the cabinet meet
ing.
With Secretary Bryan.
Washington. Secretary Bryan had
before him today lor consideration the
formal notification from Germany that
American consuls in Belgium must be
acceptable to the German military au
thorities and asking for the wtthdruw
ul of certain consuls for the present
at least. The United States now has
consular representatives only in Brus
sels, Antwerp, Liege and Ghent. Since
the war broke out they have been en
gaged chiefly in looking after refu
gees and aiding In relief work, as
there was little nigular work to do.
Not Made Publio.
Although the text of the communi
cation has not been made public, it 1s
believed In official circles to be simi
lar to the one sent Argentina and oth
er neutral countries and that, while
the Berlin government is not insist
ent that consuls In Belgium take out
new equaturs from German officials,
It announces that such consuls must
perform their dutteß only by permis
sion fro it tho military authorities con
trolling the territory In which the con
sulate Is located.
Prtoest the Action.
Already he Belgian government has
protested against Germany's action
and the. Belgian minister here. In a
statement, declares that "such a change
could only become lawful by the con
summation of a treaty of i>eace de
termining definitely the status m t the
occupied territory.”
Military Necessity.
The notion of Germany in salting
for the withdrawal of certain consuls
Is said to he entirely impersonal, and
to be based upon the law of military
necessity, which recognizes the right
of a inll.tary officer In command of
occupied territory to dictate ths
amount and extent of civil business
and the manner In which It should ha
conducted in that territory. It is
claimed that the United States could
recognize such right without commit
ting this country to a political recog
nition of the right of the military oc
cupant of a territory to its possession.
STEADILY IMPROVING.
Washington.—President Wilson
told callers today that all the In
formation reaching him Indicates
business In the United States is
steadily Improving.
Augusta and the Hampton Terrace
Hotel property.
With the waterworks properties In
the hands of such able young business
men as Messrs. Will and Clifford
Dawson, It Is a foregone conclusion
that a splendid financial success will
be made of them hy the owners, as
well ;:s furnishing excellent service to
the consumers. In the real estate and
Insurance business, Messrs. Will and
Clifford Dawson have made splendid
successes and their hundreds of
friends predict success for them In their
new venture, although, of course, their
purchase of the waterworks system
does not mean that they will give up
any of their present business connec
tions.