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French, German Advance Trenches
Near Arras So Close, Mining and
Countermininga Common Occurrence
French Digging a Gallery Came Within a Foot or So of Ger
man Sappers Driving a Counter Mine. French Placed Their
Cartridge, Lighted Fuse and Got Away, Exploding German
Mine While Diggers Were Still in it.
Arras, Northern France, Sunday,
Dec. 27. 6 P. M. (via Paris, Deo. 29, 111
66 A. M.—That portion or the French
army holding the line* near Arran at
tacked the Oerrnan» today on a front
12 mile* long. They carried half a
mile of Herman trenches near l>nx
hy assault and tonight they are hold
ing thoae position! In force, The way
for the attack was prepared hy violent
artillery and machine gun fire, which
swept the Herman position! from the
north of Ixtns to suburb! aouth of
Arras. Herman batteries everywhere
replied heavily
Fire Suddenly Csased
While the Hermans were engaged a
long the entire line of this part of
their de'enen works, the French fire
opposite 1 ,ens suddenly ceased. in
stantly French Infantrymen leaped
from thetr tranches and charged the
Herman positions from 100 to 200 yards
distant. A brief and furloua bayonet
encounter brought victory to the
French
The Hermans were routed; the
French took some prisoners and oc
cupied the Herman diggings
It was all over In twenty minutes,
The artillery fire on both sides died
down, but vigilance was In no sense
relaxed At Intervals of two rods In
the trenches keen eyes peering Into
periscopes watched the edges on the
Herman trenches, the observers them
salves being welt protected below the
level of the earth.
Quiet Wes Sheltered
A gun sounded far down the French
line Instantly Inumarsble deton
ations shattered the quiet of the empty
ruined city. The heavy French field
artillery was opening fire from tha
works for miles In either direction
outside the town upon the Herman
lines.
EUHMTE ID TAPE
AT NMM CANAL
Ship's Captain May Now Take
His Vessel Through Without
Signing a Single Paper.
Panama.—Ho mtirh rad tapo haa
b«tn Himimitwl by ill* 4 canal officials
that a ahlpii mptiHa may n<>w taka
hl« \ c*w»c| through' without having tu
feign a alnglr papi*r, and without any
ttHBU* of time. Heretofore the form
ulitlea were ho nymeroua that It aotne*
titiitfe r«*quircrtf 24 hours for a ah ip to
complete her pasaage
ts hipping com pan tea have been no
tified that hereafter it will not ha
neei-Haary for them to appoint a ship
ping agent on the isthmus, for th*
reason that the Panama canal la pre
pared to undertake all work in con
nection with the payment of tolls,
purchase of coal, water and other stip
piies They have been informed that
(«II that Is needed is to cable to Pan
ama the probable arrival of a ship,
deposit at the office of the neareat
assistant treasurer of the I'nlN
Btatee of the estimated amount of
tolls, the probable supplies the vessel
will need and other data and the of
ficials of the canal will see that tho
ship safely passes through with tin*
least possible delay and without the
payment of agent’s fees by the owner.
A few days ago a ship arrived it
Cristobal, her owners having appris
ed the canal officials of her coming.
The deposit had been made and aha
was ready to pans through the canal
when the master appeared at the port
captain's office for Ids paper*. ||
was given his clearance papers, re
ceipt for tolls, permit to pass through
all the locks, health certificate, and
other necessary papers find was told
to proceed Into the canal. lie was
astonished at not ha\ ing to obtain
from various officials all these docu
ments and further at the fact that not
a single signature was required of
him. His stay in the port of OrlAo
hal was exacti> one hour, while at Hal
bos there was no stop required be
yond flowing up to drop the pilot In
the outer harbor.
It Is iK»lnte<\ out by canal officials
that many papers at first In use
proved to complicate matters and oc
casion delay. The bulky copies of the
ships manifest have been abolished,
and the* boarding officer at the termi
nal port now* obtain* only a short ab
stract.
For a time it was neeewMiry for a
ship's master to have the signature of
not leas than five canal officials be
fore his vessel was permitted to enter
th«* canal. This number has now been
reduced to two, the captain of the port
of entry and the health officer These,
however, the captain does not himself
have to obtain nut are affixed In the
Course of the regular routine of the
jH>rt captatn’a office
BIRTHPLACE OF JOAN OF
ARC IS STILL POPULAR
Peels*— Domrwny. the village in the
ViMfes where Joan of Are was born,
continue* lo attract the vtattor. They
go to the eottage of the heroine, not
merely through eurloalty. but to r*g•
later a Wish that the Germans be
driven out of ►'ranee Thla haa been
the prayer of all thoae who have been
to Moan reray atnee the bealnntna of
the ear and who have reglstere-1 at
the little home The vtaltora' book
even beara under date of July Hat on
tha eve of hoattlttlea. the Inscription,
"To aboltah the war" atoned by a man
from Marseilles
CHANCELLOR'S SON DEAD.
Berlin, (via Tha Hague and London,
1:0# p. ra.l—The Lnknl Anticger aava
today It ha* learned the eldeat aon
of Dr Von Itethmonn-Hollwe*. impe
rial chancellor, tana killed in action
in Poland Iteceniber »th.
ONLY ONE "Brorao Quinine." that Is _
J axative ftromo Quinine £/ **• 35c -
Curas • CoM la One Day. 7 Days
The machine guns kept a steady spray
of bullets passing a few inches above i
the ditches so as to catch any attempt
at assault. A moment later the pro- !
Jectlles began to pass overhead and
burst with a crashing noise. Fifty
shells fell within half hour on this
city, half of which already were In I
ruins.
At A Run.
Herman trenches may be discern- I
id at the ends of the boulevards
leading Into the suburbs at a distance
of 200 yards and wherever a group of
men appears- at the French end the i
Herman machine guns open fire. The
thoroughfare are traversed at a run, I
while pedestrians always are ready to
throw themselves flat when a shell
fulls nearby.
Home of the suburbs particularly !
Blangy and Bt, Catherine, are contin
ually under fire, while the railway sta- :
lion and the hospital virtually have
been demolished. In every house all
the windows have been broken by the
vibration*.
15 to 20 Yards.
The advanced French anil Herman
trenches In the suburbs are within 15 :
or 20 yards of each other, so close j
that mining and countermining are al- |
most of ilally occurrence. Galleries are 1
driven 12 ft. or more below the surface
close to the hostile trench and charged
with explosives. The fuse Is set and a
moment later- a portion of t'lo Herman
trench Is blasted.
While the French were digging a
gallery yesterday they came wttlain a
foot or so of Herman sappers driving
a-counter mine Hastily placing their
cartridge, the French miners lighted
the fuse and got away, the charge ex
ploding the Herman mine while the
diggers still were In It
SILLIMAN DENIES
BRIBERY CHARGES
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JOHN R SILLIMAN.
Wrahington.—Friends of John R.
Sllliinan. American consul at Mexico
City, arc Immensely pleased with the
emphatic denial he ha* made 111 reply
In the charge of General Palsgox, min
ister < r agriculture In the Outlerrex
I'fthlnet. that Fllllmnn, Special Agent
l ion Vonova and others had accepted
a bribe of >'oo,ooo pesos to effect the
release of Governor Iturhlde, Mr, Sll
llmnn describes the bribery story as
"absurd."
THOUSANDS OF PLACARDS,
‘OUT OF WORK PROBLEM'
New York.-—Thousands of placards
which have been distributed through
out the clt> announced that the un
employed would gather In great num
bers in Union Square today to listen
lo addresses In various languages re
garding the problem of the man who
Is out of work this winter. Police
Commissioner Arthur Woods said that
while not expecting "anything unu
sual" to occur, enough policemen In
uniform and plain clothes would be on
hand ot preserve order
RESIGNATIONS IN PERU.
Lima. Peru. Further cabinet resig
nation* due to unsettled poll!leal con
ditions, were announced Thursday.
Fernando Fuchs, minister of the Inte
rne! Colonel Abril, minister of
war, were the latest members to lay
down their portfolios
JOHN C. REESE DEAD.
Atlanta, Ga. John C, Heese. well
known newspaper man and at on*
tint# secrelery to Former Congress
men John VV Maddox, of the seventh
Georgia district, died of pneumonia
here early today lie was 44 years
old and was born tn Rome, Oa,
KNIGHTS OP ZION,
Bt. Lou's, Mo.— Dslcgatea from
many stales were In atendanco at the
opening here today of tha ISth annual
I convention of the Knights of Earn Th#
I atm of the 7.1 nlst movement Is to r*
| establish Palestine s* the home of th*
I Jewish race.
BRAZIL S PEACE HOPE
Rio Janoirw. The Rrailtlan parlia
ment which held Its -Inal session yes
jierday, adopted a resolution expross
-1 Ing the hope that peace would speed
ily be re-established In Europe,
Uneeda Biscuit
Tempt the appetite,
please the taste and
nourish the body.
Crisp, clean and fresh—
-5 cents in the moisture
proof package.
Baronet Biscuit
Round, thin, tender—
with a delightful flavor
—appropriate for
luncheon, tea and
dinner, is cents.
> w . j -- 'vij
ZuZu
Prince of appetizers!
Makes daily trips from
Ginger-Snap Land to
waiting mouths every
where. Say Z u Zu to
the grocer man, 5 cents.
dmw
Buy biacuit baked by
NATIONAL
BISCUIT
COMPANY
A lwayt look for that name
“CHILD SCAVENGERS” IS
SUBJECT OF REPORT TO
CHILD LABOR BOARD
Boston —" Child scavengers.’" the
children of the tenements who go to
dump heaps, freight yards, markets
and ash barrels seeking food, fuel and
clothes were discussed in a report to
day by the Massachusetts Child La
bor Committee which recommends
legislation to exclude them from dumps.
“In one Boston school district,” the
report says, “125 of the 2,128 children
at school do this work. They pick in
all s>t'„» of weather, with bare tore
sticking out of their shoes on the cold
est winter days Their hands shake
so they can barely hold their bags.
The ashes crack the skin.”
The committee found that In the
same district 1.628 children made a
practice of visiting markets, freight
yards and wharves and picking over
ash and garbgo brrels for ice, produce,
fish, potatoes and wood.
"Frequently,” he report says, "the
children pick from refuse barrels ma
terial whb h they eat upon the spot. In
all scavenger wrork there is a strong
incentive to thel'L"
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CHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
TILLMAN LOSES FIGHT
FOR GRANDCHILDREN
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MRS. LUCY DUGAS TILLMAN.
Columbia, —United States Senator
Benjamin R. Tillman has lost his flgnt
for the possession of his two grand
daughters, Surah Stark Tillman and
Pausekha Pickens Tillman. The
South Carolina supreme court has de
clined his demand that the children
be removed from the custody of their
mother, Mrs Lucy Dugas Tillman, tha
beautiful divorced wife of Benjamin
it. Tillman, Jr. Mrs. Tillman is a
granddaughter of the late Governor
Pickens, and, judging from tho num
ber of letters and telegrams with which
she ha* been showered since the de
cision was rendered, the entire state
was behind her In her fight to retain
possession of her children.
13 PRISONERS
OF GERMANY
At End of Year 1914 the Num
ber is 8,138 Officers and
577,875 Men.
Berlin, (By wireless to London, 9:42
a. m.) —War prisoners held in Ger
many at the end of the year numbered
8.138 officers and 577,875 men, accord
ing to a summary Issued from head
quarters today which points out that
the list does not Include civilians in
terned In Germany nor the prisoners
taken during the pursuit In Russian
Poland or those In transport.
Of the number the French contrib
ute 3.459 officers, including seven gen
erals and 215,905 men; the Russians,
3.675 officers of whom 18 are generals
and 306,290 men; the Belgians, 612 of
ficers. Including three generals and
36,852 men, and the British, 492 of
ficers and 18.828 men.
Headquarters declares the report
that 1,104 German officers and 134,-
700 men are prisoners of war in Russia
is misleading since the list includes
Interned civilians. Probably not more
than 15 per cent of the total are mil
itary prisoners. It is declared.
BANKRUPTCY RECORD.
New York. Bankrutcy petitions,
1,696 in number, filed during 1914, es
tablished a record for this city since
the present law relating to bankruptcy
went into effect in 1898. Figures pub
lished today show there have been
nearly 21,000 petitions since the act
became effective.
Marguerite Clark in “Wildflower” at Strand Tomorrow
■ m n. y.
CUSTOMS, 1314
New York.—The war in .Europe Is
reflected in the New York customs re
ceipts for 1914 made public today.
Receipts were approximately *167-
000,000, representing a falling off of
about 136,500,000 from the figures of
1913. Imports of merchandise were
about 1975,000,000, representing a de
crease of more than $35,000,u00. Do
mestic exports In 1914 amounted to
approximately *800,000,000, a de
crease of nearly *105,000,000. Imports
of gold and silver were about *24,000,-
000. a decrease of approximately *20.-
500,000. Exports of domestic gold
showed an Increase, the approximate
figures being *155,400,000 In 1914 and
*116,500,001' In 1913.
NEW~YEAR ’s" PRECAUTIONS
ARE TAKEN AT MANILA
Washington, D. C.— Govenor Genera!
Harrison, cabling from Manila today
reported to the war department he had
been advised that a new line of steam
ers from New York to Manila and the
Dutch Fast Indies hv wav of the Pan
ama Canal was being planned hy the
Holland Steamship Company, opening
a new trade route to the Orient.
Governor Harrison made no mention
of reports that troops in Manila had
been held in quarters last night and
officials of the Insular bureau believed
If that bad been done it was a New
Year's eve precaution taken particu
larly In view of recent disturbances.
‘COURT OF CONVENIENCE/
NO LAWYERS, IN CHICAGO
Chicago. —A court of convenience—
a court without lawyers where the
people may plead their own case will
be established here late in January
as a branch of the municipal court.
Chief Justice Harry Olson announced
today. Its aim will be to simplify' jus
tice and reduce the cost of “going to
law.”
The court will at first consider cases
in which amounts less than *SO are
involved. Later its scope will be
broadened when other branches are
established.
123 MURDERFIN TWO
YEARS; NOT 1 EXECUTION
Pittsburg, Pa. —There have been 123
murders in Allegheny county in the
last two years and not one of the
slayers paid the death penalty. This
is shown by the report of the cor
oner's office made public today.
During 1914 there were 56 murders
while there were 67 in 1913. The record
shows there has been no legal ex
ecutions during the same years.
9 KY. COUNTIES “DRY."
Lexington, Ky.—Nine counties in
Kentucky became “dry" at midnight,
liquor having been voted out last Sep
tember. Only 15 counties out of 120
in Kentucky remain in the “wet”
column.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
charter of the Board of Trustees of the
Masonic Hall. In the City of .vugusta, an
election of two members to succeed two
retiring members, will be held In the
Lodge Room in the Masonic Temple, on
Friday, January Sth, 1915, at o’clock
p. m.
WM. K. MILLER, Chairman.
J 8 JOSIAH T. CLARKE. Secretary.
MERCHANTS SANK,
DIVIDEND NO. 31.
Augusta, Ga.. December 23. 1914.
THE ÜBUAL QUARTERLY Divi
dend of $3.50 per share on the capital
stock of this bank has been declared by
the Board of Director*, payable Janu
ary 5. 1915, to stockholder* of record this
date.
Checks will be malle i.
E. E. ROSBOROUGH.
J 4 Cashier.
NEW FIRM BUT SAME BUSINESS.
I HAVE BEEN IN THE UNDERTAKE
ing business In Augusta just twenty
years, and It affords me pleasure to
announce to the public that I have this
day. January 1, 1915. associated with
myself in the Undertaking Business
my son. John Gooding Wilson, who
has qualified himself as an Embalmer
and ihtneral Director. The firm's rftune
therefc**e in the future will be W. I.
Wilson * Son. It is with pride and
pleasure that I acknowledge the many
kindly considerations shown me by the
good people of Augusta, and I pledge
for the new firm the same care and
attention heretofore given to the pub
lic. jl
FARMERS, ATTENTION ! FARMERS, ATTENTION!
BACKBONE OF FARM PLAN.
The backbone of any success
ful farm plan is tile system fol
lowed lu crop production, says
the Country Gentleman. About
the first things the county agent
looks into when he visits the
farm are whether a well estab
lished rotation is consistently
followed from year to year and
whether this rotation is adapted
to the type of soil, the climate
and the uses to which the crops
are put. Nearly every important
Improvement in the farm plan
must follow the line of the rota
tion. The use of fertilizers must
conform to It, and the silo, the
storage facilities and the animals
kept to consume the forage are
all Influenced hy it
CAMPAIGN AGAINST INSECTS.
New Annual Report of Government
Entomologist Shows Progress.
The control of such dangerous In
sects as the g.vpsy moth, cotton boll
weevil, alfalfa weevil, green bug and
potato tuber moth has kept the office
of the United States department of
agriculture’s entomologist busy during
the past year, according to the new
annual report Besides clirectiifg its
attention to combating Insects that at
tack crops, the office has been active
In attempting to eradicate insects that
affect the health of man and animals,
such as malaria hearing mosquitoes,
the spotted fever tick and the typhoid
fly. Special attention has been given
to insects Injuring forests and those
affecting stored products, such us
grain, flour, prepared cereals, meat and
cheese. Work in bee culture has also
progressed satisfactorily.
The gypsy moth campaign, waged
also against Its cousin, the brown tail
moth, has been very encouraging, there
being a marked decrease this year In
the numbers of both these pests. Par
asites and beetles that attack these
dangerous insects have been intro
duced and have been largely Instru
mental In bringing about good results.
Colored posters were prepared by the
office Illustrating the gypsy moth and
its natural enemies, and these were
posted in all postoffices and town of
fices in the Infected districts, and
copies were sent to granges and public
libraries. The campaign has also been
waged by mail and boy scouts, who
have distributed cards bearing the
same Illustrations.
A combination spray composed of
lime sulphur, arsenate of lend and
nicotine has been used successfully
during the year by many orchard grow
ers to control insects and fungous dis
eases. Other poisons to control orchard
Insects have been developed and are
now being tested. Arsenical sprays
are being made more practicable for
use in combating cranberry pests in
New Jersey.- Effective spraying has
also been done In the pecan orchards
of the south, Interested growers aiding
the department in the work. Remedies
are also being recommended and de
veloped for pest's that endanger apple,
peach and pear orchards.
Economical Hog House.
The A type of hog house for far
rowing sows Is popular with many hog
raisers. The house shown reproduced
from Country Gentleman can be built
to good advantage at small cost The
building shown Is called the Economy
house. It has floor dimensions of sby
7 feet. This house, built to use an
earth floor, costs $9.07, figured on the
same basis as the regular lowa or A
house. From the standpoint of econ
omy, this honse at less .ban $lO Is the
most convenient and handy movable
or portable type.
WINTERING BEES OUTSIDE.
It Is a common practice In New Eng
land to winter bees on their summer
stands, and this is a perfectly safe
plan if suitable protection be given.
Probably the simplest and most suc
cessful method Is to keep the bees in
ten frame hives and to replace the
end frame on each side with a chaff
division board. This confines the clus
ter to eight frames and keeps it away
from the cold walls.
In any case the top of the hive
should have careful attention, for that
is where the greatest danger lies. The
best plan Is to tack a piece of burlap
on the bottom of a super or n winter
case and apt it over the hive without
any board under it. Then the super
should be filled with shavings or chaff
This arrangement allows for the grad
ual escape of moisture from the hlv*
and gives greater satisfaction than
the use of a board over the hive. An
ordinary hive cover may be used, but
the new metal roof double cover Is
much to be preferred.
When this general plan is adopted It
is s simple matter to feed the bee*
even in winter by using the sugnr
cakes now on the market. These
cakes come in pis tins, which are in
verted over the frames, and may be
slipped in place at any time by simply
raising the super a little.—American
Agriculturist.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1.
Scientific-
Farming
WIRE FENCES AND TREES.
Best Method of Attaching the Wire Ex
plained.
[Prepared by United States department o t
agriculture.!
In running wire fenees it may be nec
essary or desirable to attach the wires
to trees along the fence lines. In many
regions old fence rows have grown up
naturally to trees. In others wind
breaks have been plnnted between
fields, making tree lines to which wire
fencing may be attached without the
labor and expense of setting posts.
In attaching wires to trees, however,
it is bad practice to fasten them dl-
WRONG WAY TO ATTACH FENCE WIRE TO
TUBES.
rectly to the trees, for when this is
done the wire will be grown over and
imbedded within the tree itself. This
has a number of disadvantages. Not
only do the wounds mar the appear
ance of the tree, but they also afford
entrance for diseases which cause de
cay. In the second place, if the tree
is ever cut for lumber either khe best
part of the trunk hits to he tlirowD out
and wasted, or else, if the wires and
staples are deeply imbedded, the tree
may he sawed into without any knowl
' IeHS
BIGHT WAT TO ATTACH FENCE WIBE TO
TBEES. -
edge on tlie part of tlie 6nwmill men
that the wires are there. The results
are likely to be disastrous to fbe saw,
and may even endanger human life.
Further, it Is Impossible after the wire
Is grown over to move the fence with
out cutting the wire or chopping deep
Into the tree.
A better way, and one that protects
both the tree and the fence. Is to nail
to the tree a strip of wood from four
to six inches wide and an inch or
more thick, and of n length to suit the
height of ttie fence. The wires can
then be stapled to this strip. As the
tree grows the strip is forced out and
the tree is not injured. The strip can
be nailed tighter from time to time,
the wire fen>e always remaining sta
pled to it. If there is occasion to move
the fence or cut the tree tlie strip caq
be pried off without anv difficulty.
Government Aid For Farmers.
When certain kinds of living organ
isms which take nitrogen from the air,
are properly worked into the soil crop
yields are often greatly increased, and
land that is worn out is put in condi
tion for ben ring more crops. The of
fice of soil bacteriology Investigations
Is an important branch of the depart
ment’s bureau of plant Industry and
not only investigates the bacteria bene
ficial to the soil, but prepares cultures
of certain kinds for distribution to
fanners, who may use them to make
their farming more profitable. During
the past year this office distributed
•nongli culture of bacteria to treat
about 200,000 acres of crop*, such as
alfalfa, vetch, crimson clover, red clo
ver. eowpeas and soy beans.
T7pon the recommendation of repro-*
sentatlves of the department, especial
ly county agents, the “cultures” are
distributed to farmers who need and
desire them. The department's agents
In tbelr distribution are endeavoring to’
encourage the use of legume crops,
such hs alfalfa and cowpess. In crop
rotation system" so ns to maintain the
fertility of the land.
Distributions of “inocnlatlng mate
rial" hare been made by the depart
ment since 1002. when the first prac
tical method was evolved for prepar
ing pnre cultures of tiacteria for inoc
ulating legumes. These bacteria nr*
called "nitrogen fixing." because they
sre able to iilworb nitrogen gns from
the air and "fly" it Into solid com
pounds in the soil, where It Is a via
ble plan* food.