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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1915)
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 - • ■ ■- - »• r,tl 'i • f .. ■: • % : " : L. | *'* ".. , 1 , .11 1,1,1, -I — l,. ISXMKB*MintrxK,ttma, iTCWS fow— —...mi 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
