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VOLUME XIX, No. 364.
AUSTRIA ADMITS
BIG RUSS VICTORY
Official Vienna Statement Con
cedes Withdrawal of Troops
Along Entire East Front in
Galicia
Vienna, by wireless to London,
7:59 a. m.—An official communica
tion given out by the staff headquar
ters admits a retreat by the Austrians
in Galicia. The statement follows:
“The old Ruslan army which about
a w: ago comenced an offensive
tgainst those of our forces which
had crossed the Carpathians has been
reinforced with supplementary troops
and fresh divisions in such a manner
that it it is necessary for us to with
draw our troops along the entire
eastern front and in the plain of Gor
lic tjust north of the Carpathians and
to fee east of Nowy Sandec). The
situMion in the north has not been in
fluenced thereby.
“In the Balkan theatre the Monte
negrins showed great but unsuccessful
activity. A weak attack at Trebinje,
In Herzegovina near the border, we
repulsed easily. The Montenegrin ar
tillery had no effect on the strong
fortress of KrieVosije.”
PRIMARY NOMINATION OF
/STILLMORE HELD MONDAY
Stillmore, Ga —On Monday night
last, the primary for the nomination
of town officers was held in the col
lege auditorium with the following
nominations: Dr. J. R. Warren, may
or; Dr. R. E. Graham, Dr. H. T.
Gaines, Mr. W. I. Grabill and Mr. W.
R. Holden, as couneilmen.
Dr. Warren beat his opponent, Mr. S.
E. Edenfield, 21 votes out of 92 cost.
The general election will be held Jan
uary 6th, 1915.
SANK AT DOCK.
New York. —A cablegram announc
ing the sinking near London of the
Royal Mail steamship Trent was post
ed today at the maritime exchange. It
was said the Trent went down at her
dock with her inward cargo abroad.
May Try to Get An Injunction to
Prevent A.-A. Rate Going Into Efiect
Only An Injunction Can Super
sede the Order of the South
Carolina Railroad Commis
sion Granting Increase
CAUGHMAN GOES OUT ON
JAN. 29 AND SHEALY TO
BE NEW COMMISSIONER
Believed That Richards and
Shealy Would Constitute Ma
jority. To Reopen Case When
New Commissioner Comes in,
Anyway.
Columbia, S. C.—The possibility of
Aiken interests taking action before
a circuit judge or member of the South
Carolina supreme court to obtain an
injunction preventing the order of the
railroad commission granting the Au
gusta-Aiken Railway authority to pro
mulgate a two-cent passenger rate
tariff, becoming effective January 1,
was biought to the commission's at
tention today. Lawyers here were of
the opinion that only an injunction
could supercede the commission’s or
der. .Mayor Gyles of Aiken, leader of
those interests, informed the commis
sion that their light would be con
tinued further. He did not discuss his
plans before leaving early today for
Aiken.
Should other efforts fall, the possi
bility of obtaining a revocation of this
fcrder would be presented when com-
JP issioner-elect Shealy succeeds com
missioner Caugliman, on January 29.
Should Shealy favor the contentions
of Aiken citizens, he, with Chairman
Richards, would constitute a majority
favoring the contest of the road's pa
trons.
Chairman Richards was today ab
sent from the city and could not be
communicated with regarding possible
action by Aiken interest. It was said
that an effort could be made at Aiken
to obtain from Circuit Judge Rice an
Injunction against the commission's
order.
The Carolina Railroad Commission,
by a vote of two to one, decided on
the increase to two cents per mile on
the Augusta-Aiken line. It was knows
In advance how Commissioners Caugh
man and Hampton would vote, they
having indicated their attitude through
cut the hearings. Chairman Richards
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Would Have Vote
on Aggressive War
Washington, D. C.—Aggressive war
fare by the United States would be
•yheslble only by approval of a ma
jority of the voters of the country un
der a constitutional amendment pro
posed today by Senator Owen. The
power of the President to call out
iroops to resist invasion would not be
lltered, but declaration of an offensive
war would have to te submitted to a
referendum.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
===== THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
VILLA ON THE
EXECUTIONS IN
TORN MEXICO
General Makes Signed State
ment Regarding Personal
Guarantees. Stern Measures
For Conspirators.
Mexico City, via El Paso, Texas.—
When the matter of frequent execu
tions and the lack of personal guar
antees was brought to the attention
of Gcnci al Villa today he made the
following statement:
“Many foreigners lately have asked
me for personal guarantees. I am
disposed to make every effort? to give
these. Many requests have been tel
egraphed.
"Regarding the present chief exec
utive of the nation, I regret to say
conspirators are endeavoring to take
advantage of his sincerity and hones
ty. What 1 shall have to do is to
treat this element with severity.
“The country needs prudence at
present. It also needs energetic meas
ures. As soon as these matters are
attended to I shall proceed to direct
the campaign for the capture of Tam
pico."
General Villa signed the statement.
Escorted to Bridge.
Ei Paso, Texas. Judge Ramon
Prieda, Mexican author returned here
today from Mexico City after having
been arrested and threatened with
execution on his journey. He finally
was released by order of Mexico City
officials and after being escorted to
the international bridge he was told
he was exiled. Frieda’s recent writings
on present Mexican history are held
accountable for his experience.
N. Y. PLANS FOR
UNEMPLOYED
Considering Furnishing Six
Meals and Two Nights’ Lodg
ing For 8 Hours’ Work on
Streets.
New York, —The mayor’s committee
on unemployed is today considering a
plan to furnish six meals and two
nights lodging for eight hours work on
city streets and bridges. By work
ing only on alternative days, it is ex
plained, hundreds of men now idle
would be able to solve the question of
living until regular employment
could be obtained for them.
Five hundred new beds were placed
in the municipal lodging house yestor
terday, making 2,500 in all, an increase,
of over 1,500 over the number avail
able last year.
DECLARES STATES RIGHTS
LAMEST OF ARGUMENTS
IN NAT’L PROHIBITION
Topeka, Kas. —States rights is one of
the lamest arguments that could be
offered in opposition to national pro
hibition, acordtng to Governor Hodges
of Kansas, who spoke before the na
tional convention of the Intercollegiate
prohibition association here today.
“The proposition that national pro
hibition is contrary to the letter and
spirit of our government sounds like
the slavery arguments years ago,” said
he. “Human rights and the welfare,
of humanity must be given preference
In settling all moral questions."
Governor Hodges pointed out that
the only objection offered to prohibi
tion is that it does not prohibit and
that this argument Is advanced by the
liquor interests.
“No intelligent person defends the
saloon on moral grounds,’ he con
tinued. "Whiskey Is a political liabil
ity—a parasite on business.’
FRANCE WANTS TRADE.
Pari*.—France Is going to try to ob
tain her share of the world’s trade
formerly in the hands of Germany.
Minister of Commerce Thomson pre
sided at a meeting of the merchants
and manufacturers Tuesday when he
told that this was the time to reach
out for trade in all countries where
Germany previously had been a largo
purveyor.
A committee representing the prin
cipal industries and financial institu
tions of France was chosen to organ
ize the work of expansion.
WANT HOSPITAL GARMENTS
Washington.—Appeals for service
able wearing apparel, both for desti
tute non-combatants and sick and
wounded soldiers, continue to reach the
headquarters of the American Red
Cross here The French Red Cross
says that their greatest need at pres
ent Is not surgical supplies hut hos
pital garments, such as pajamas, shirts,
convalescent robe*, crocheted socks
—*» linen.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 30, 1914.
CARMODY WARNS THAW'S
LAWYERS
THOMAS CARMODY.
New York.—Thomas Carmody, who re
tired from office ns attorney general of
the state on September Ist last, will dis
cuss the Thaw case in the annual re
port of the attorney general, to lie sub
mitted tq the legislature next month. In
his report Mr. Carmody will say: “There
is a point In legal matters beyond which
lawyers cannot go. That point has been
reached in the Thaw case. There Is
such a thing as lawyers being guilty of
criminal conspiracy to defeat justice.
That point will be passed should any
further attempts be made to defy the
plain mandate of the law as interpreted
by the United States supreme court”
URGING NEEDS
OF IRE NAVY
House Committee to Pass on
Final Draft of Appropriations
Bill. For Submarines Increase
Washington.—The house naval sub
committee will meet tomorrow to fi
nally pass upon the preliminary draft
of the naval appropriation bill. The
sub-committee virtually was through
today with its bill which does not
touch upon the naval building pro
gram for next year but eliminates all
provision for a dry dock at Norfolk
which the navy deparment had re
commended.
Measure’s Features.
The measure is featured by provid
ing $1,000,000 for aviation davelop
ment and closely follows the estimate
of th navy department, Including the
$2,782,535 for ammunition for ships of
the navy; $1,000,000 for torpedoes;
SLI 50,000 for purchase and manufac
ture of smokeless powder.
When the full committee meets
next week, Chairman Padgett will In
sist upon the navy department build
ing program of two dreadnoughts and
eight or more submarines.
More Submarines.
Representative Stephens, of Cali
fornia,, will press for provision for a
battle cruiser and Representative
Roberts of Massachusetts and others
will insist on more submarines, mines,
mine layers and mine swepers. Sever
al committeemen are expected to urge
a reduction in the number of battle
ships and in increase in the number
of submarines.
IRE ’EM UP,
THEN TOOK IU.
Every Passenger in Two
Sleepers Relieved of Their
Valuables By Two Masked
Bandits.
San Antonio, Texas.—All the passen
gers in the two rear sleepers of the
westbound Sunset Express on the Gal
veston, Harrisburg and Han Antonio
Railroad were robbed early today by
two masked bandits near Cline. As
the train neared Hpofford the robbers
signalled It to stop, leaped off and
escaped. The amount of booty secured
Is believed to be large
Superintendent Watkins of the rail
road and State Ranger Phelps, who
were passengers on the train, quickly
organized a posse at Spofford and
started in pursuit of the bandits. It
is believed the robbers will be cap
tured, as the nature of the country
may make their escape difficult.
According to the trainmen the rob
bers swung aboard as the train was
pulling out of Cline. After arousing
the porter of the rear ear they com
pelled him to awaken the passengers
one by one and as each appeared he
was relieved of money and valuables.
There was no noise or confusion, it is
said and the occupants of the forward
coaches were not aware that bandits
had raided the rear sleepers.
TARIFF OUT OF POLITICS
New York.—Norman E Mack, former
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee and now member fra* this
state, eommentlng on the plan of Rep
resentative Msnn for a congressional
tariff commission todsiY made a state
ment In which lie s*ld he belleyed "the
Democrats should go even farther and
name a tariff commission with power to
•ake the tariff out of politic* entirely.”
Protest of
U. S. Chief
Topic in
England
Note on Restrictions Against
American Commerce Dis
cussed By British Cabinet
Today. Thought Mutual Good
Will to Surely Bridge Diffi
culty
Washington,— Official and diplo
matic Washington was deeply inter
ested today in reading London’s views
of the American note, but there were
no actual developments.
Before British Cabinet
London (2:10 p. m.) —The American
note to Great Britain protesting against
detention and seizure of cargoes in
American vessels now is under consid
eration at the British foreign office
but no intimation is given as to when
a reply may he expected.
Frank discussion of the note by Brit
ish officials shows they regard it as
friendly and do not believe the differ
ences between America and Great Brit
ain are such that cannot'be reconciled
satisfactorily.
Much Depends.
Much depends upon tlie effective ef
fort by Denmark, Holland, Norway and
Sweden to prevent re-shipment to Ger
many and Austria-Hungary of Amer
ican cargoes. Until water-tight regu
lations are put In force In those coun
tries little hope, it is understood, is
held out by Great Britain for relaxa
tion in searching American cargoes.
Contraband Checked.
One official pointed out that Italy
had effectively checked contraband
shipments to Austria-Hungary and
Germany with the result that Great
Britain was not stopping ships des
tined for Italy unless there appeared
special reason to suspect fraudulent
consignments.
Guarantee by U. S.
A guarantee by the United States
as to the honesty of consignment bills
and enactment of regulations for se
vere punishment of fraud, granting
that the American government could
find satisfactory means of making such
a guarantee, was admitted by the of
ficial as a possible step which might
cause a relaxation of search.
Toward* Cotton.
British officials call attention to the
lenient attitude adopted by their gov
ernment toward American cotton,
which, they say, might easily he re
garded as contraband, hut whieh has
not been so listed. They say such
leniency, however, has been abused by
shippers, who used it to conceal con
traband}
Asks That
U. S. Cut
Off War
Supplies
House Foreign Relations Com
mittee Told That European
War Could Be Ended in Three
Months By Such Action.
Resolution Proposed
Washington, D. C. That the United
States could end the European war In
three months hy cutting off export of
war material, was the assertion of
Representative Vollrrier, of lowa, today
before the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee. With Representative ISart
holdt, he endorsed a resolution to au
thorized the president In his discretion
to prohibit such exports.
"President Wilson," he said, "sus
pended the embargo of export of arms
and munitions to Mexico in the Inter
ests of true neutrality as against
neutrality on paper."
"National Policy."
Tho right of congress to Impose an
embargo he said was fully established
and the only question at issue was
one of “national policy.”
“I maintain,” said Representative
Vollmer, “that this resolution Is in
line with the historic reputation of
this nation as the greatest advocate
of peace. It is not In lipe with that
reputation to supply the Instruments
of murder to European nations. Are
we to take the position of the arch
hypocrite among the nations? Are we
to go upon our knees and pray to God I
for peace and at the same time supply
the death-dealing instruments to
Europe.
With Grave Displeasure
"Do you think the German govern
ment expects us seriously to pass such
a resolution as this?” asked Chairman
Flood.
“I believe, and persons who have
been In Germany say,” replied Rep
resentative Vollmer, "that the Germans
look with grave displeasure on ship
ments of arms to the allies.”
Representative Rartholdt told the
committee that by "dollar neutrality”
the United States was alienating the
friendship of Germany and Austria.
"Is It your contention that while
technically neutral, we are really one
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FORMER IMPERIAL CHAN
CELLOR OF GERMANY
4y
Prince Von Beulow
Rome —Although Prince von Beulow,
the new' German Ambassador to Italy,
was cordially received by King Victim
Emmanuel, he has not succeeded in
the deeper objects of his mission. He
har failed entirely to swing the popu
lace from the general anti-German at
titude. It. was understood that he had
been sent here in an endeavor to
bring Italy into the war on the side
of Austria and Germany, with whom
Italy had formed the old Triple Alli
ance/ It was too great a task even
for the talented von Beulow.
'NEGOTIATIONS,
PEACE? ABSURD!’
Statement Denied Russia Pre
paring to Treat With Ger
many Independent of France
and England.
Washington.—A statement having
been sent widespread through the
United States that Russia purposes
negotiations for peace with Germany
Independent of her allies, France and
England, and It having been suggested
that Ambassador Bakhmetleff had
knowledge of sueh an arrangement, the
Russian ambassador to the Unite !
Stales has not only Issued a. state
ment denying sueh a possibility but
has cabled to the foreign office at
Pnlrograd and received the following
message from the Russian minister of
foreign affairs:
"Certainly please deny absolutely the
absurd statement.” (signed.) "Hazon
off.”
IRE DUNI RUM
GRARCE PROBE
Investigation By U. S. Depart
ment of State of German Al
legations About Completed.
Washington, The slate department
officials have praetleally completed
their investigation of charges hy the
German ambassador, Count Bernstorff,
that dutn durn bullets were being sup
plied from the United States to arm
ies of the allies.
The department’s investigators have
reported that the samples of dutn dum
bullets submitted hy the German am
bassador as having been made In the
United States would not fit any rifle
being used by the allies.
State department officials also have
been Informed by art American diplo
mat back from Europe that he .found
no ground for charges that Belgians
had been mutllaed by German sol
diers.
105 VEBBEL3 ADDED.
Washington.—One hundred and five
vessel* which operated under foreign
control prior to tlie outbreak of the
European war today had been added
to the American merchant marine
since August 18, when congress passed
the art admitting foreign built ves
sels to American registry. The ves
sels represent a carrying capacity of
373,840 gross tons.
IN EVENT OF EVICTION.
Wheeling, W. Vs.- Socialist leaders
here today declared that If striking
miners In the eastern Ohio coal field
were evicted from company houses
the Socialists would take care of all
children under 12 years. Five thous
and children, It was said would be
distributed In Wheeling, Steubenville
and Parkersburg.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Washington.—President Wilson to
day received fifty members of of tits
International Sunday School commit
tee of the United States and Canada,
and n troop of Boy Scouts from Rich
mond.
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY-
GERMAN IN POLAND
IS HELD IN CHECK
EXTRA SESSION
NOT REQUIRED,
SITS SPEAKER
Speaker Clark Discusses Ad
ministration's Program With
President. Not a Candidate in
1916.
Washington . —Speaker Clark dis
cussed the legislative situation with
President Wilson today and told him
he expected the administration pro
gram would he finished without an ex
tra session of congress. The speaker
told the president the rules commit
tee planned to bring in a special rule
for considering the proposed consti
tutional amendment for woman suf
frage or January 12 and he expected
a vote the same day.
Mr. Clark said he had not discussed
with the, president recent published re
ports that he would he a candidate
for the presidency in 1916. He de
clared he was not a candidate.
EDUCATION 'DEVELOPMENT
IN SOUTHERN STATES
New York.— The general education
hoard made public today the ninth in
stallment of a report reviewing its
work during the past ten years. Dur
ing that period the hoard has donated
$242,861 to promote secondary edu
cation In the south. The report Is de
voted largely to statistics of the de
velopment of education In southern
states.
Favors Selling Remaining $500,000 of
Flood Protection Bonds so as to Employ
Men to Push Work on Augusta’s Levee
U. S. TROOPS GO
FROM COLORADO
Eleventh Cavalry From Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga., Also Ordered
in Readiness to Leave
Washington,—Trnop L of the ]2th
United States cavalry on patrol duty
In Colorado since last May, was order
ed today to return to Its homo station
at Fort Meade, South Dakota. Orders
for the gradual withdrawal of other
federal troopa sent Into Colorado to
quell the mining disorders aro In pre
paration
The main strength of federal troops
posted In Colorado Is in tho Trinidad
district where Col. Ixiekett has tho
eleventh cavalry from Fort Ogle
thorpe, (in., and the second squadron
of the fifth cavalry from Fort Lea
venworth.
Actual lime for withdrawal of all
tho oragnlzatlons will be determined
by Col. Lockett and Gov. Ammons
but n.U have been ordered to be ready
to leave at any time.
SAYS EARTH lOo’mi’lLlON YEARS
OLD.
Philadelphia—That the earth is about
one hundred million years old, Is one
of the deductions of Geo. F. Becker,
of the United Htates Geological Sur
vey, presented In a paper read last
night at a meeting of the Geological
Society of America which is meeting
hero In connection with the annual
convention of the American Associa
tion for I lie Advancement of Science.
Radial activity Is confined to a rela
tively thin zone In the upper crust of
the earth, he declared.
NEGRO WAB HANGED.
Montgomery, Ala. —Governor O'Neal
has ordered Judge diamble of the sec
ond Judicial circuit, county,
to call a special seslson of the grand
Jury to Investigate the lynching on
December 18th of a negro. Will Jones,
at Fort Deposit. The negro was ar
rested for an attempted assault on a
school girl, taken from officers by a
mob and hanged.
RESTRICT WHEAT EXPORTS.
Dslhi, India (via London, Dec. 30,
9:25 a. m.) —in view of the abnormal
prlres of wheat, the Indian government
decided to restrict exports to 100,000
ions of wheat, Including flour, from
Dee. Ist to March 31, 1915.
The exports will be confined to Brit
ish possessions.
BAYB SUBSCRIBE DIRECT.
Chicago.—Librarians of the nation
were advised to urge their patrons to
subscribe directly for newspapers In
stead of depending upon library copies
for thetr reading In an address by Dr.
Frank I*. Hill, of Brooklyn, before the
convention of the American Library
Association which opened here today.
BAILB WITH 7,000 BALES.
Galveston, Texas The Morgan
Liner El Mar will sail for Bremen late
today with 7,000 hales of cotton. This
will tie the fourth cargo for Germany
from this port. The American steam
ship Nebraska will sail for Bremen
with cotton this week.
HOME
EDITION
Bzura River, West of Warsaw,
Becomes Yser of the East.
Thousands of Kaiser’s Sol
diers Sacrificed in Order to
Cross It
PETROGRAD DESCRIBES
LOSSES AS ENORMOUS
The Allies Offensive in Franoe
and Belgium Show a Notice
able Slackening
London (12:45 p. m.) —Russian sol
diers still hold the main German arm
ies In check and continue to press
their advantage, according to dispatch
es reaching London. At the same time
they are harassing the Austrians, who
have been flung back over the Carpa
thians.
In the West.
In the west the allies continue to
claim slow progress but the offensive,
started two weeks ago, has noticeably
slackened, a fact which Berlin, ac
cepting the order issued by General
Joffre as bona fide, declares means
the failure of the attempted, allied ad
vance.
Kven some of the Rrltlsh newspapers
call attention to the marked decrease
In the vigor of the French, British and
Belgium thrusts but they arid that the
reason for this quiet soon will be dis
closed.
Yser of the East.
The Rzura river, west of Warsaw,
has now become the Yser of the east;
on Its hanks the Germans have been
sacrificing thousands of men as they
did In Belgium on the Yser. The
rrosHlng which they forced at great
cost has now been nullified, according
to dispatches from<Petrograd, the Rus
sians having driven the Invaders back
to the west bank of the river.
Chairman Thomas Barrett, Jr.,
of River and Canal Commis
sion Authorizes Interview on
the Subject
HUNDREDS OF MEN MIGHT
BE EMPLOYED IN WORK
Carry Levee to Mouth of But
ler’s Creek As Quickly As Pos
sible-Contractors Could Use
Scrapes and Teams.
Chairman Thomas Barrett, Jr„ of
tho River and Uanal Commission, is
in favor of selling the remainder of
the $500,000 of flood protectoin bonds
of 1914 and pushing the work on the
levee forward Just as rapidly as pos
sible. Mr. Barrett favors carrying the
levee flown to the mouth of Butler’s
Creek and building it with scrapes
and teams so that a great many men
will he employed. In this way a par
tial solution, at least, will be given to
the problem of the unemployed In
Augusta. Mr. Barrett authorized an
Interview with the Herald today.
“Of course we shall build the levee
from East Boundary to the mouth of
Butler’s Creek by contract," said Mr.
Barrett, "Just as wo have built other
portions of the levee, but the con
tractors will employ a great many men
at flay labor and hundreds should be
engaged in this work.
“I have thought for some time that
it would bo better to sell the remain
der of the bonds while we can get at
lesst s fair price for them. With
money in great demand because of the
European war, bonds bringing as low
a rate of interest as four and one
half per cent may get increasingly
unattractive to investors, especially
because they will he able to get from
five to eight per cent for money.”
Mr. Barrett will call a special meet
ing of the River & Canal Commission
within the next few days to take up
the matter of selling the bonds and,
undoubtedly, council will be urged to
sell them at art early date.
COUNTERFEITING MOULDS
FOUND IN FORGER’S CELL
Jefferson City, Mo.—Two moulds for
making counterfeit half dollars were
found today In the cell of William
Brandon, serving a five-year term for
f< rgciy In the stale prison here. Seven
coins were found on Brandon when his
fell was searched. When his term In
the penitentiary expires he will be turn
ed over to the federal authorities. The
deputy warden of the prison said spuri
ous coins first were passed at the vari
ous booths prisoners were allowed to set
up on Christmas. An Investigation fol
lowed The counterfeit coins were made
of babbit metal believed to have been
stolen from the prison supply house.
INQUIRY INTO LYNCHINGS
Shroveport, La—lnquiry Into the five
lynching* In thla parts during the first
nine days of December was resumed
here today hy Attorney General Pleas
ant. Names of several additional wit
nesses to the burning near here De
cember 11th of Watkins Lewis, an age 4
nuurti were