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THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and Sat
urday.
VOLUME XX, No. 1.
Another British
battleship Sunk
Either Mine or Submarine Sends the 15,000
Ton Formidable to Bottom of English Chan
nel—7l Survivors Picked Ip ot Complement
of 750 Men—Possible Rescue of Others
London, 2:14 P. M. —The British battleship For
midable was sunk this morning in the English chan
nel by either a mine or a submarine, according to an
nouncement given out by the official information
bureau.
London, 2:45 p. m—The German war
of attrition found another British vic
tim today and robbed the British navy
of the 16-year-old but still useful bat
tleship Formidable, of the same class
as the battleship Bulwark, blown up
a few weeks ago off Sheerness.
Life Loss Heavy.
Apaprently the loss of life «n board
the Formidable has been very heavy
as only 71 members of her crew are
known to have been saved. Officials,
however, held out hope that others
may have been picked up.
Locality Not Known.
The exact locality of the disaster
has not been revealed but the fact
that it occurred in the British Chan
nel recalls the circumstances that the
British ships have been engaged in
bombarding the German position on
the Belgian coast and that German
submarines on several occasions in
tlie past have attempted to torpedo
them.
Many Midshipmen.
As ir, previous disasters to British
ships, tiie casualty list in this case in
1915 OPENS WITH
NO DECISIVE WIN
Germans Apparently Unable to Make Further Headway Either
in France or Poland—lnitiative Seems to Be With the Al
*) lies, But Difficulties in Recovering Territory Seized By
Kaiser Fully Recognized
London, 1:27 p. m.—As 1915 opens
with the 'close of the fifth month of
the war it finds Germany still in oc
cupation of virtually the whole of Bel
gium, an important tract of French
territory in the western theater of the
hostilities and a consedarble slice of
Russian Poland, along the eastern
battle front, a thousand miles away. It
would appear nevertheless that Ger
many, for the present, at least, is un
able to make further headway.
With the Allies.
British commentators today call at
tention to the fact that the initiative
for the movement seems to be in the
hamls of the allied commanders and
the recent German public utterances
to the ffect that Germany is waging
a decisive war to save her territory
from invasion is accepted here as an
indirect admission that the battle on
two fronts, a thousand miles apart,
has caused an unanticipated strain on
even the great resources of the em
pire.
No Illusions.
There are, however, no Illusions in
London as to the difficulties cctsjft-ont
ing the allies. It is recognized that
the task of recovering the territory
seized by Germany is little less for
midable than the undertaking of Ger
many when she found herself engaged
in warfare against a multiplicity of
enemies. Hence the postponement of
the allied offensive on a grand scale,
NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS RECEIVED
AT WHITE HOUSE FROM KING ALBERT
OF BELGIUM, KING GEORGE, ENGLAND
Washington, D. C. —New Year’s greetings to President Wilson from
rulers of other nations and from many Americans reached the White Houso
today.
King Albert of Belgium sent the following message:
“On the occasion of the New Year I send you my most sincere con
gratulations and the wishes I form for the welfare of the great American
nation whose generosity to Belgium is of so much help in this time of dis
tress and sorrow."
King George of Great Britain lent the following:
"It affords me sincere pleasure to convey to you on the commence
ment of the New Year my hearty good wishes for your personal happiness
and for the welfare and prosperity of the United States of America to
which we are united by such close ties of riendship and Intimacy.”
Vount von Bernstorff, German ambassador to the United States sent
the following:
“Please accept my most sincere and respectful wlshee for a very hap
py New Year for yourself, your family and country."
Augusta’s Bank Clearings Only 10 Pet
Off in 1914 From the Preceding Year
Good Showing Made in 1914 When Over $90,000,000 Was
Cleared Against About $100,000,000 For the Previous
Year.
Augusta's bank clearings for 1914 as
compared with 1913, show a decrease
of only about 10 per cent, which is a
most remarkable showing conaldering
all the talk about the alleged hard
tlmee and the low price of cotton. The
clearings for 1913 were, in round num
bers, 3100,000,000 and the clearings for
1914 were approximately (90,009,000.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
~ . THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
elude many midshipmen, sixteen hav
ing been on board the Formidable.
The British battleship Formidable
had a displacement of 15,000 tons. She
was 430 feet long and carried a com
plement of 750 men. She was heavily
armored and carried four 12-inch guns,
twelve 6-inch guns and sixteen 12-
pounders. She was provided also W'lth
four submerged torpedo tubes.
The Formidable was launched in
1898 and was a. sister ship to the Ir
resistible and Implacable.
Acting Flagship.
The Formidable had assigned to her,
according to the British navy list of
December various fleet officers, and
consequently she undoubtedly was
acting as a flagship at the time of her
destruction. Her captain was Arthur
N. Loxley and her commander. Char
les F. Ballard. Captain John C. Deed
was in command of the marines on
board while the fleet surgeon was
Godfrey Taylor and the fleet pay
master, P. J. Ling. The chaplain is
given as the Rev. Geo. B. Robinson,
until the allies are able to put more
men in the fold. Meanwhile each side
is continually feeling the strength of
its opposing lines.
Joffre Pressing.
General Joffre, French commander
ii -chief, is for the moment exerting
his gr°atest pressure on the extremi
ties of the long front extending from
the channel to Alsace. On the east
wing the French are once more In
possession of a portion of Steinbach, a
village of much strategic importance,
which they occupied early in the war.
Against the German right wing the
allies are slowly pushing along the
sand dunes bordering the North Sea,
in the direction of Ostend, which the
guns of the British fleet prevent the
German:, from occupying.
Larger English Armies.
Larger armies now training in Eng.
land will be ready to be thrown across
the channel as soon as a more rapid
development of the allies’ offensive
movement is considered desirable.
It is claimed at Petrograd that Field
Marshal von Hinderburg’s rush for
Warsaw was opposed with such suc
cess that i has been definitely check
ed, but German war office reports
state satisfactory progress is being
made, except in Galicia, where what
practically amounts to a route of the
Austrian forces with their stiffening
of German is admitted.
The showing made in 1913 Is consid
ered very encouraging and demon
strates that business Is still good.
Mr. Rufus H. Brown, cashier of the
Georgia Railroad Bank, who la man
ager of the Augusta bearing House
Association, stated today that -is
thought the showing was magnificent,
considering the circumstances.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 1, 1915.
British Submarine That Figured in Most Daring Naval Exploit
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THE B-11.
The English submarine B-11. photographed off the Dardanelles. This picture was made by a British naval
officer after the little vessel had dived under thickly mined sections of water to (he centre of the Dardanelles,
where she torpedoed the Turkish warship Hamtdeyah, and then, pusued by a hall of shells Lorn the forts and
guns of the Turkish warships, mad e her more perilous return journey un scathed.
Augusta Building Permits For 1914
Greater Than tor Years 190$, ’O9 and ’lO
Combined, and Total Nearly $1,000,000
Magnificent Showing For 1914 When Permits Totalled Over
$980,000---Isn’t Fair to Compare 1914 With Two Pre
vious Years---The Report of Building Inspector.
AUGUSTA’S GROWTH AS
SHOWN BY THE BUILD
ING PERMITS.
1908 302.211
1909 313,088
1910 340,195
1911 446,200
1912 1,064,752
1913 1,778,457
1914.. 980,000
Augusta’s building permits have
shown marvelous growth since 1908-
The report of the building inspector
from year to year reoords the mar
velous increase in the past six years.
In 1912 and 1913 the building per
mits totalled over $1,000,000 for each
year, while 1914, considered a bad
year after the war came on August Ist,
shows total permits aggregating about
$980,000.
In 1912 work on the hospitals start
ed, the Citizens’ and Southern Bank,
was built, also the Kress store, St.
Joseph's school and a great many
other notable buildings went up, run
ning the total list of permits to $1,064,-
000.
In 1913 permits were secured for tw’n
steel buildings amounting to $610,000
and additions to the University Hos
pitals totaling $150,000, the Walker
Institutional church $64,000, and a
great many others Which ran the total
amount up to $1,778,457.
In 1914 the permits granted by
Building Inspector W. B. Young are,
greater than for the three years 1908,
1909 and 1910 combined.
SAD HEW YEAR
EVE 111 BERLIN
Customary Celebration Entire
ly Lacking in German Capital.
No Noise. Few Men Seen.
Berlin, via the Hague and London,
1:05 p m. Berlin showed strikingly
last nislii for Lbe first time since the
wur’s outbreak that die life of Ilia
city is not proceeding in normal chan
nels. Customary celebrations to wel
come the New Year were almost en
tirely lacking.
Where 12 months ngo hundreds of
persons had congregated for the fes
tivities this year the mantfestants
could be counted by tens. Merry
throngs, which formerly crowded Ber
lin's thoroughfares on New Year’s
eve were replaced last night by a
limited gathering of citizens whose
seriousness of mien gave the occasion
a distinctly solemn aspect. There was
no noise. Even the customary "prosit
neujahr” was missing.
Comparatively few men were pres
ent.
The same quiet prevailed everywhere.
That the thoughts of the people were
wWh their dead on the battlefield was
unmistakable.
VILLTDENiKIFS
AGAINST AMNESTY
Washington—General Villa In a tele
gram dated last night. In Mexico City
to his agency here denied he has ques
tioned the amnesty proclamations of
Gen. Gutierrez.
"I obey and respect the orders of
President Gutierrez" Villa telegraph
ed. "I am his subordinate."
TWO CENT POBTAGE.
Washington—An agreement extend
ing the two rent postage rate to rnallg
between the United Btates and the
Bahamas went into effect today,
marking another step in the movement
to make effective a two cent rate
throughout the western hemisphere.
The following is a list as prepared
by Captain Young:
7 brick residences $115,700
182 frame residences 221,185
98 frame, cottages 42,022
U. S. post office 325,000
1 club house 3,000
3 brick stores 29,394
1 theatre .. 1,250
1 hotel 50,000
1 school 1,050
1 laundry 5,000
Mary Warren Home .. .. .. .. 15,000
3 metal warehouses .. .. .' .. 3,376
1 fire department house ~ ~ 12.669
Garage and stables 5,9X7
1 dry kiln 2,175
Repair# 112,022
December permits 1914 not
tabulated .. ~ .. .. .. .. 38,000
The above totals more than $980,-
000.
Of course, the permits for December,
1913, are not Included In the above list.
They are credited to 1913, although the
annual report of the building Inspector
is supposed to run from December Ist
to December Ist. The. permits for
D eember 1913 were over three-quar
ters of a million because of tiie per
mits for the steel office buildings and
other buildings being granted then.
They are shown in the report for 1913
which gives the enormous total of sl,-
778.457. The fact that the reports for
December are excluded from the above
list, is the reason why the permits for
December, 1914 are given.
It Isn’t fair to compare 1914 with
the two preceding years. Compare It
with any year before that, however,
and the showing is most remarka
ble.
FRANZ JOSEF ID
ARMY, NEW YEAR
Aged Austrian Emperor in Sor
rowful Gratitude Remembers
Those Whose Blood Has
Drenched Battlefields.
Vienna, Austria, (vis Amsterdam
and London, 4 p. m.) —Emperor Fran
cis Joseph has issued thiß New Year’s
rescript to the Austro-Hungarian
army and navy:
"During five months of the depart
ing year the monarchy has faced nu
merous and powerful enemies in a war
which has been forced upon us and
our faithful allies.
"The proven steadfastness of the
fighting qualities mid the heroic
bravery of my army and navy g es
me confidence that in the New Year
Austro-Hungarian warriors on land
and sea will emerge with honor from
the very severe trials, which for the
welfare of the fatherland, the war may
impose upon their military qualities.
■’ln sorrowful gratitude I remember
those who on the blood drenched bat
tlefield have sacrificed their lives for
oul first, cause. With the sincerest
prayer that with God’S help the New
Yepr may sen them led to victory, l
salute all my brave men.”
7 DEAD IN COLLISION.
London, 12:66 p. m.—Seven person*
killed and many others injured
irl a train collision early today on the
great eastern railway near Ilford, five
i(lien from London. Home of the
railroad cars were reduced to splin
ters. The majority of the Victims
\4ere city clerks.
RICH MEXICAN EXECUTED.
St. Louis, Mo. Manuel Garcia Lugo,
a general in the Mexican federal army
waa executed on his haHenda in Goa
hulls, according to word received here
last night through the state depart
ment. General Lug*> was reported to
own 80,09* acres of land and other
valuable land.
FAST AND TIEHT
IS THE RUSSIAN
BAN ON LIQUOR
Last Appeal Fails in Petrograd
and Moscow For Recom
mencement of Sale. Final
Alcoholic Order.
Petrograd, (via London, 7:36 a. m.)
-—the last appeal against Russia’s pro
hibition decree failed Thursday when
tlio councils of Petrograd and Mos
cow rejected a petition to authorize
the re-commencement of tile sale of
beer ami light wines. The recent fi
nal order to discontinue the sale of all
alcoholic- drinks was issued with tbs
reservation that the city councils
should have the right to appeal for
an authorization of the re-commence
ment of the sale of three per cent
beer and light wine.
By Four to One.
The liquor dealers restaurant keep
ers, wine grower: and distillers
brought all possible influence lo bear
on the city councils for authorization
to sell beer anil light wine, but the
councils rejected the petition by a
vote on a ratio of more than four to
one.
The pxtrrme measures to enforce
prohibition even extend to the sale of
denatured alcohol, varnish and every
conceivable alcoholic compound which
are not salable without a permit.
GERMANIiEN
AGAIN BOMBARD
FRENCH COAST
Paris, 5:05 a. m. -Dunkirk, on the
northern coast of France, was again
bombarded by four German aeroplanes
Thursday, according to reports which
reached Paris during trie night.
THE U.T NOTE
PLEASES ITALY
American Protest to Great
Britain Received With Much
Favor. Similar Italian Condi
tions.
i
Rome, 8:10 a. m.—The American
note to Great Britain protesting
against the Interference with Amerl
j can merchantmen had produced an
excellent impression here, not only
because it may tend to avert exactly
the same difficulties encountered by
Italian commerce, but also because It
is hoped It may lead to a more con
crete set of International rules pro
tecting the commerce of neutrals In
their rights while still safeguarding
the rights of belligerents.
The American ambassador here In
working to secure an amelioration of
condition# interfering with American
Commerce. Feeling that the interests
of America and Italy are In unison in
that matter he has used every effort
to relieve the situation.
PRES’T MAYVETO
IMMIGRATION BILL
Washington President Wllsor. is
expected by some administration offi
ce!# to veto the Immigration bill If It
comes to him containing the literacy
test whl''h the senate yesterday refus
ed lo i llmlnat' The president dor#
not believe a llteraey test Is the tsst
of the quality of an Immigrant.
$6.00 PER YEAR-FIVE CENTS PER COPY,,
ENGLISH IRRITATION
DISPELLED AS U. S.
NOTE IS PUBLISHED
NIT'L CAPITAL
VERY QUILT ON
NEW YEAR’S DAY
No State Reception at White
House. Annual “Diplomatic
Breakfast’’ Omitted. Con
gress Adjourned Until Satur
day.
Washington,—New Year’s Day In
the national capital wns unusually
quiet. Because of the formal state ol
mourning which has continued sin «
the death of Mrs. Wilson, there was
no at the White House.
The annuul "diplomatic breakfast” by
the secretary of state to ttin mem
bers of the diplomatic corps had been
abandoned because of the war and
many other time-honored ceremonials
which usually play so Important a
part 1n the Washington official New
Year celebration wore omitted for the
same reason.
Since 1914 Cams In.
Tn official and diplomatic circles
the day was observed with the usual
exchanges of greetings though many
of the diplomats were unable lo greet
old friends of the corps, having be
come enemies, at least officially, since
J 914 wns ushered In. Both houses of
congress had adjourned over until
Saturday.
President Wilson began the year by
rising at 3 o’clock to push an electric
button that opened the Ran Diego Ex
position at midnight, Pacific Coast
time. He spent the day quietly at the
White House, receiving greetings
from many rHllers. With the excep
tion of Secretaries Daniels and Rry
an, who had left for North Carolina
for the week end most of the cabinet
members called
Abandon World Greeting*.
The practice Instituted many years
ago by-the naval observatory-in send
ing a New Year greeting to all the
world by an arrangement of Wire
countries of the world by an ar
rangement of wlreleas, cable and land
telegraph was abandoned.
Under existing war conditions, with
so large a proportion of the cable and
telegraph circuits out of commission
or commandeered for military pur
poses, the officials said the feat of
girdling the globe was impracti
cable.
Ready to Leave
Constantinople
Athens, (via London, 9:30 a. m.)—
According to Constantinople advices
the Austrian and German embaHsie#
there are transferring their archive#
to Asia Minor, fearing action Is Im
minent by the Allies fleet# against the
Dardanelles and the capital. For for
eigners, It Is stated, are preparing to
leave for the Interior.
celebrated’cominTof
NEW YEAR IN UNIQUE WAY
Rome, 12:20 a. m.—Rome adopted a
unique way of celebrating the entry
of the New Year. Usually the event
has been celebrated by the explosion
of fireworks nad the firing of guns but
as that was prohibited this year the
people generally agreed to appear at
open windows, glass In hand and ery
“Viva Italy." That was done and the
effect was most impressive.
AUGUSTS HERALD
DECEMBER CIRCULATION
Daily and Sunday Herald.
The circulation of the Daily and Sunday Herald for
the month of December, 1914, wa» as follows:
December 1 .. ..12,240 December 16 .. ..12,350
December 2 .. ..12,265 December 17 .. ..12,335
... „ 19 97K December 18 .. ..12,400
December 3 .. .12,275 December 19 .. .. 12>410
December 4 .. ..12,300 December 20 .. ..11,205
December 5 .. ..12,495 December 21 .. ..12,300
December 6 .. ..11,115 December 22 .. ..12,335
December 7 .. ..12,275 December 23 .. ..12,318
December 8 .. ..12,335 December 24 .. ..12,340
December 9 .. ..12,235 December 25 .. No Paper
December 10 .. ..12,254 December 26 .. ..12,585
December 11 .. ..12,240 December 27 .. ..11,170
December 12 .. ..12,506 December 28 ~ ~12,328
December 13 .. ..11,116 December 29 .. ..12,370
December 14 .. ..12,305 December 30 .. ..12,405
December 15 .. ..12,296 December 31 .. ..12,420
TOTAL DECEMBER i 365,521
DAILY AVERAGE .. 12,184
Ths Augusta Hsrald, Dally and Sunday, has a circulation in
Augusta approximately twice aa large a* that of any other Augusta
nawepaper. Advertiser# and agencies invited to teet tho aceuraoy
of these figures in oomparison with the olaime of any othar Augusta
nswapapor.
HOME
EDITION
Perusal of Text of American
Protest Removes First Cabled
Impressions of “Ultimatum ”
Difficulties of British Position
As Belligerent
GSTT WILL NOT SHOW
LESS FAIRMINDEDNESS
THAN THAT OF THE U. S.
Sir Edward Gray May Be
Trusted to Give All the Satis
faction to President Wilson
That Can Properly Be Asked.
6London, 12:35 p. m. -Publication of
tlie text of the American note to the
British government on unwarranted
Interference witli American shipping,
has dispelled any irritation occasioned
by Incomplete sentences In the first
nummary of the communication cabled
from the United States. There werJ
certain Englishmen who saw some
thing like an unlttmatum 1n the cabled
extracts hut a perusal of the context
of those particular phrases has dis
pelled that conception.
Voices General Opinion.
The Pall Mall Gazette today voices
the general opinion when it says:
"We could perhaps place our finger
on certain contentions advanced 'in
the note which show acme failure t«
appreciate the difficulties of our po
sition but it Is not our business t»
chop logic with the government of
the United Slates. Hlr Edward Grey
mny lie trusted to give the govern
ment of President Wilson all the sat
isfaction It can properly ask, while
at the same time Indicating with
courtesy and firmness the measures
our position as a helllgcrent power
compel us to continue.
To Recognise Oifficulties.
"The government of the United
States has shown every disposition to
put Itself In our place and rec<>gniz«
our difficulties. Our government wlil
not show Itself to he less fair-minded
than that of President Wilson Short
of sacrificing our neat, weapon tot
bringing the war lo a successful and
speedy end, nothing will be left un
done to meet the wishes of the United
States."
CZAR AT FRONT
NEW YEAR'S DAY
Petrograd. Emperor Nicholas vis
ited the army front today. At the
quarters of the rnmmander-in-chief
lie received reports concerning the
war operations. Afterwards ho re
viewed the line of troops, distributing
Insignia of honor among the soldiers
who hud distinguished themselves the
most In ttie flghUng, and thanking the
various units of the army for their
#ervlce In the wnr. After having re
ceived the report of General Ruzsky,
commanding the army ■ f the north
we#t, the emperor departed from the
army front.
INDIANA COAL DECREASE.
Indianapolis.—lndiana mines pro
duced 16,635,178 short tons of coal in
1914 and gave employment to 22,110
miner#, according to the report which
Frank 1. Pnarce, state mine inspector
hue Just made public. Indiana miners
earned $15,067,984.67 during the year,
the report states. The production re
ported for 1914 represented a decrease
of 611,387 tone In comparison with the
production in 1913