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VOLUME XX, No. 7.
GERMAN MILITARY
DENY ARRESI OF
BELGIAN PRELATE
Reported Detention of Car
dinal Mercier on Account
of Pastoral Letter Urging
Citizens Not to Recognize the
Germans, Caused Sensation
INQUIRY INSTITUTED
BY POPE BENEDICT X
Had Rumor of Arrest Been
True, Vatican Demand to
Kaiser For Release Would
Have Immediately Followed.
London, 2:53 p. m—The Ger
man military government of Bel
gium has issued an official denial
of the report that Cardinal Mercier.
the Belgian member of the Sacred
College, has been arrested by the
German authorities.
London, 9:15 a. m,—The Mail’s Rome
corespondent states he learns the
Vatican has requested information from
Germany regarding the reported ar
rest of Cardinal Mercier in Belgium.
The correspondent adds he believes the
Pope will make a demand on Emperor
William for the cardinal’s immediate
release.
Anxious Inquiries.
Rome.—The Vatican, up to a late
hour last night had received no official
confirmation of the reported arrest at
Brussels of Cardinal Mercier because
of a pastoral letter issued by him in
which he is said to have advised Bel
gians not to give allegiance to the
German administration. Pope Bene
dict, through Cardinal Gasparri, the
papal secretary of state, has insti
tuted anxious inquiries regarding the
report but because of censorship or
other causes no official communica
tion regarding the reported arrest has
come through.
Hope It Untrue.
The unofficial rumors of the arrest
of a member of the Sacred College
have however, caused a profound im
pression and the hope is expressed
that the report is untrue.
In Vatican circles it Is stated that
should the report be officially con
firmed it is likely that the pope will
protest, even though, by so doing, he
should run the risk of somewhat en
dangering his position of being abso
lutely outside and above the oonfliet
in order that his offer of mediation,
at an opportune moment, might be
likely to succeed.
EBB AND FLOW,
ALLIES, FRANCE
London (12:55 p. m.—ln France and
Btlpium the allies have varied their
flank attacks which recently brought
them success in the sand dunes of
rianders and in Alsace, by intensify
ing the pressure from Rheims to the
Lorraine frontier, where some ground
has been gained.
The Germans meanwhile have
sought to repair the damage to their
wings. This has resulted in the re-'
covery of some ground for them near
Steinbach, in Upper Alsace, but their
attacks in Flanders were repulsed.
JUSIEEAIR
APPROVES BOND
Washington.—Justice Lamar's ap
proval of an appeal bond in the case
of Leo. M. Frank today completed the
formality of the appeal to the supreme
court Insofar as Justice Lamar is con
cerned. The bond assures payment of
costs in the event that Frank lodes.
The next step will be the docketing
of the appeal. That cannot be done
until the clerk of the Georgia federal
court in which the habeas corpus pro
ceedings originated, certifies a record
to the supreme court. Georgia cannot
ask to have the case advanced for
early hearing until It is docketed.
1 NEARER TO
WARSAW PRIZE
London, 12:50 p. m.—ln Poland the
Germans apparently are no nearer
Warsaw and there Is little alteration
In the battle front extending from the
Baltic to the Carpathians. The Rus
sians seem still to be eonr»ntrating
►the!' main effort In the Carpathian
F passes At the same time they sre
continuing a vigorous offensive in
Eukowlna. The occupation of that
Austrian territory, populatedllarpely
hv Rumanians, njay soon exert, Brit
-Ist: observers think, a powirful In
fluent throughout Kurope as bringing
the Balkan situation to a head
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
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Karlsruhe
Using Haiti
Base?
No Word Rceived at Washing
ton That German Cruiser is
There. Another Revolution
on. U. S. S. Wheeling Stand
ing By
Washington, D. C.—Another revolution,
headed by leaders of the government re
cently overturned by President Theodore,
has broken out in Haiti. Cape Haitien
is being atacked and dispatches to the
stae department today say it may fall
within 24 hours. The United States ship
Wheeling is standing by to protect Am
erican interests.
At Mole St. Nicholas?
Washington, D. C. —No ward has been
received here of the reported action of
the German cruiser Karlsruhe in mak
ing a base of supply at Mole St. Nichola*
on the extreme western end of the is
land.
The state department, however, has
not been negligent of the availability of
the excellent harbor and remoteness of
the Mole to the beligerents as a base.
Some time ago the American minister
was instructed to insist that the use of
the Mole should not under any circum
stances he permitted as a naval base by
any European power.
FfiENCI, GERMAN
OFFICIAL TODAY
From Paris.
Paris (2:40 p, m.) —The French re
port given out this afternoon an
nounces tlie capture of a portion of
the German first line trenches in the
Woevre district. This advance derives
its importance from the fact that it
contends that the French are making
inroads in the German triangular po
sition, the apex of which rests on the
right hank of the River Meuse, at St.
Mlhiel.
The activity in Flanders and France
still is confined largely to artillery
exchanges. In them the French claim
advantages. Mines also have been ex
ploded at two points on the line, with
successes for the French troops. The
enemy at Steinbach has not attacked
again and the French in this region
have retained their positions. The
French also claim an advance toward
Altkirch in Alsace, south of Steinbach
and Muelhausen.
From Berlin.
Berlin (by wireless to London, 3:10
p. m.) —The German official communi
cation on the progress of the war, giv
en out in Berlin this afternoon, reports
that further advances have been made
by the Germans in the western part
of the forest of Argonne and that des
perate fighting Is going on to the north
of Arras. French attacks in the east
ern portion of the Argonne forest and
to the west of Sennheim in Alsace, the
statement says, were repulsed.
In their operations against the Rus
sians the Germans claim to be mak
ing progress in spite, of the unfavor
able weather conditions.
LEFT THE HIE
HOUSE SHINE
President Reiterates His Views
on Woman’s Suffrage to the
Delegation. Question For
States Action, He Says.
Washington, D, C.—President Wil
son today reiterated to a delegation of
women suffragists hla previously an
nounced position that equal suffrage
should be brought about through state
action rather than through a federal
constitutional amendment. Nearly one
hundred women aaw the President at
the White House to ask him to sup
port the Bristow-Mondell amendment
which comes to a vote In the house
January 12th. The President told the
women that he admired their skill and
tenacity In their campaign, but that
he had announced before that he was
opposed to granting woman suffrage
through federal adon. He spoke of
he lmporanre of the movement and bis
appreciation of the call today.
“I have had a life-long conviction
that this should he done state by
state," said the President, "My views
on this question do not represent any
antagonism to the cause Itself.” ,
As the women departed the Presi
dent shook hands with -ach and the
delegation departed amid smiles and
expressions of gratification at the
way they had been received quite in
contrast to a former Instance after
which the women held a small Indig
nation meeting on the White House
lawn.
100 IN THEIR NIGHTIES.
Pittsburgh, Pa.—Fire In the bve
ment of a store In Wllklnsburg drove
more than a hundred persons In their
night clothes from their homes and
caused property loss of (176,000.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 7, 1915.
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STIFF NURSING
7/ VICTIMS OF
SUBWAY FIRE
Will be Discharged From the
Hospitals However in Day or
Two. Traffic Again Normal.
Investigations Under Way.
New York—-Seventy-seven victims
of yesterday's subway accident remain
ed in hospitals today. All. it was
thought, would be discharged within a
day or two.
The death list of what was first be
lieved to be a disaster Remained at
one. How many persons were car
ried unconscious from the smoke-fill
ed tube to the street, probably will
never be definitely established, as
some of the victims did not go to hos
pitals and their names were not rec
orded. There were more than 700 men
and women wedged in the cars at the
time and estimates of the Injured run
up to more than 200.
Again Normal.
Traffic on all subway lines was again
normal at the morning rush hour to
day. Eight Investigations Into the
accident were in progress or ready to
be started today.
District Attorney Perkins hurried to
the accident scene, descended into the
subway and examined carefully the
two local trains and one express train
in which the panics occurred when the
short circuiting of electric and cable
wires shut off the power. At the scene
he called witnesses before him and
later heard their statements in detail.
Investigations Ordered.
Other Investigations were ordered
by Governor Whitman, the public serv
ice commission, Mayor Hltchel, the po
lice and fire department, Coroner
Rlordan and the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company. The Interborough
Rapid Transit Company announced all
trains would be operated today as
usual.
SIX CENT LOAVEB.
Chicago.—Bakers are considering
raising the price of bread to six cents
a loaf, an Increase of one cent, It be
came known today as a result of the
advance in the price of wheat and
flour. Wholesale flour Is quoted at
$6.50 to $7.50 a barrel, an advance of
fifty cents during the last three weeks.
Several leading bakers said that
either the price would be advknced or
the size of the loaf would be decreased
ANTI-CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Chicago.—mils abolishing capital
punishment In murder cases will be
Introduced In the Illinois legislature
and thirty-seven other states within
the next few weeks by the anti-capital
punishment society, It was announced
today. The society 1« planning a na
tion-wide fight on hHnglog and elec
trocution. It seeka to have life Im
prisonment substituted on the statute
books.
COTTON CARGO, MINE FIELDB.
Eabjerg, Denmark, via London, 1:05
p. m.—The American ship Carolyn
from Boston Dec. 14 wltji cotton for
Bremen has been held up here because
of the refusal of the local pilots to
navigating the min* fields
Captain Mitchell Is going to take his
ship up the Lister Tlef channel In the
hope of picking up a pilot who will
take him into Bremen.
MADE TATTLERS OfThEM.
St. Louis, Mo.—The Junior Juvenile
court of Kt. Louis, In which young
lawyers acted as Judges and school
l*>ys as police offlcess, has proved a
failure. The court tended to make
tattlers of tb» boys It sought to cor
rei*. aid will therefore he abolished,
according to the anooncemtat of
.Judge Rhodes fc. V. Gave.
CHRISTMAS ON THE TIRING LINE
Dum Dums
Reply By
Bryan
Washington.—Secretary Bryan to
day Informed Count Bernstorff, the
German ambassador, that the United
States, In maintaining strict neutral
ity, must refrain from officially inves
tigating or commenting upon his
charges that dumdum bullets were
being furnished from this country to
the allies.
Secretary Bryan told the ambassa
dor however, that if he could furnish
proof that forbidden war materials
were being shipped by American
firms, President Wilson would use his
Influence to stop the traffic without
involving legal or International ques
tions.
DEATH N SOUTH
GEORGIA STORM
Two Killed and Several Badly
Injured at Quitman and Abbe
ville. Damage on Florida East
Coast.
Jacksonville, Fla. Two persons
were killed, several others badly in
jured and property worth many thou
sands of dollars was damaged by a
violent windstorm whtrji swept north
ern Florida and Bouthern Georgia
last night, according to reports re
ceived here early today.
Wire comunlcation with the affected
territory was suspended until after
midnight and only meagre details
have yet been received.
The greatest damage apparently
was In South Georgia, and all the fa
talities reported were in that section.
W. J. Spain was killed at Quitman,
and Mrs. Thos. Hawyer was killed
and he son seriously injured when
their home at Abbeville was wrecked
Residences, farm buildings, trees,
fences and telegraph poles were blown
down and trees were uprooted. Falling
limber injured livestock on many
farms.
Reports were that much damage
was done along the Florida East Coast
but its extent has not yet been deter
mined. Little damage resulted in this
city.
PINCHOT TO WAR ZONE.
Philadelphia.—Gifford Plnchot, for
mer chief forester of the United
States, and his wife will sail from
New York next Saturday to assist
Mr. Pinchot’s sister, Lady Allan
Johnstone, In her work of estahlisltng
a hospital In the war stone. Mr. Pln
chot, who was in this city yesterday,
said he had obtained promises of as
sistance from the American Red
■Cross.
$9,015X129 OLEO SUIT.
Columbus, Ohio—Suit for $9 015,029
was filed In federal court here today
agalnttt the old Capital City Dairy Co,
That sum Is alleged to be due the fed
eral government on taxes on colored
oleomargarine. Appointment of a re
ceivw gor the company is also asked.
WHAT GOVERNOR WANTS.
Lansing, Mich, Oovernor Femif
mcs«age to the Michigan legislature
today urged changes In the system of
enacting laws to provide for simplicity
of statement, accuracy, brevity and
constitutionality.
WAR STRATEGY
CHIEF FOR THE
NAW OF 01
Appropriation Bill to Carry
$102,344,086, Including sl,-
000,000 For Aeronautics.
New Head Presidential Ap
pointee.
Washington, D. C. -The house na.-
val affairs committee today continued
consideration of the naval appropria
tion bill, which, as reported by Its sub
committee, carries $ 102,544.»RR a re
duction of $1,427,023 from that'appro
priated lost year and 14 from the
estimates of the navy department.
The full committee already has
adopted a. considerable part of the
hill including provision for a chief of
operations to supervise all war strategy
In the navy and $1,000,000 for aero
nautics..
Fifteen Assistants.
Under the terms of the bill the chief
of operations would be an officer not
below the grade of rear admiral,, would
be appointed by the President for a
term of four years and who, under the
secretary of the navy would be re
sponsible for the readiness of the navy
for war. There would he assigned to
assist the chief of operations In the
preparation of detailed nlans of war
not less than fifteen officers of and
above the rank of lieutenant command
er of the navy or major of the mar
tins corps.
New Legislation.
With a view to meeting possible ob
jection In the house to the incorpora
tion in the bill for a provision for a
chief of operations on account of It
being new legislation, Representative
Hobson has Introduced a separate
measure embodying the same prevision.
Representative Hobson said today
that the new office of chief of opera
tions probably would be divided up
into goctions of history, pollry,
stategy, tactics. logistics, (transporta
tion), organization (and co-operation)
and execution.
TIGHTEN UP ON
U.S.PASSPORTS
Travelers Reaching England
Must Have Papers Vised at
American Embassy in London.
London (1.52 p. m,)—All passports
Issued by the state department at
Washington will have to be vised by
the American embassy in London If
the traveler passes through here and
hears of such documents, before leav
ing for the continent, will have to sub
mit them to the consul in London of
the country whither they are going for
the consular stamp.
Americans who reached England
yesterday were required to observe the
first of the formalities; those who pro
ceeded to Francs and Holland had to
h.6ve their passports-etamped.
Passports issued by Bweden and oth
er neutral countries of Europe also
haw: been discovered recently in the
hands of personH to whom they were
not Issued. The result Is that neutral
European nations are tightening up
the regulations governing the issuing
of passport* a* ha* the United States..
50,000,000 FT. OF LUMBER.
Kansas City, Mo. A local company
today signed contracts to furnish
50,000,090 feet of timber to be shipped
to England It will consist chiefly of
ties and mine timbers.
$6.00 PER YEAR-FIVE CENTS PER COPY*
MOST CONCILIATORY
IS ENGLAND’S REPLY
TO NOTE OE U. S.
Przemsyl
Sortie
Fatal
Petrograd, via London, 3:09 p. m.—
The Novoe Vrema says a recent sortie
by the Austrian garrison defending
Przemsyl resulted in the complete an
nihilation of the Austrian force. The
Austrian Infantry advanced in force
toward a forest near Ihe city and de
spite Russians gained the cover. Rus
sians permitted them to advance close
to their position before making a
serious effort to halt them. With the
fighting thus at close range, the Rus
sians opened up a terrific fire from
rifles and machine guns.
It was said not one of the force
which made the sortie regained the
fortress.
ISIS LABELING
OF LOBBYISTS
Message of Indiana Governor
to So Suggests. Pres’t Wilson
to Speak to Legislature.
Indianapolis, Ind.—The sixty-ninth
Indiana legislature began sessions to
day with democrats In control of both
houses.
For Lobbyist*.
Indianapolis, Ind.—A law requiring
a lobbyist to register with the secre
taryjJi&C state, Halting forth tha char
octet of his employment and name of
hi* employer was recommended by
Gov. Ralston In his address today to
the Indiana legislature. He would
exclude n,ll lobbyists from Ihe floors
of the two hrnnrhes of the assembly.
The governor called attention to
lobbying as being either for good or
evil Influences and urged "that some
practical measure he passed that will
redeem the business of lobbying from
the reproach that now attaches there
to.”
An arbitration and conciliation
board to deal with labor dispute*, a
workmen’s compensation law and la.-wu
regulating womens’ work wns urged.
CUBAN lOBAGCO
IS DESTROYED
Destruction, By Rains, Re
ported From All Portions of
Island. Sugarcane Seriously
Injured.
Havana.—Heavy unseasonable rains
which culminated In a torrential
downpour last, night, completed the
destruction of the tobacco crop In al
most all sections of Cuba. The sugar
cane also was Injured seriously. In
many locations It Is yielding only
about half the normal proportions.
Many sugar mills have suspended
grinding, while awaiting the drying
out of the fields. That postponement,
It Is feared, will result In a large part
of the crop remaining unground when
the regular rainy season begins.
Want Reparation,
Canadian Firing
Washington,—Ftate department offi
cials today were preparing a note to
Great Britain asking reparation foi
the families of Charles Dorsch and
Walter Hmlth, the two Americans fired
upon hy Canadian troop* while duck
hunting In the Niagara river. The
representations will also ask. It is un
derstood, that the Canadian trooper*
he punished Evidence has been pre
sented to the department that they
shot, to kill. Hmlth was killed almost
Instantly and Dorsch Is In a precari
ous condition.
DELEGATES FROM 8. C.
Washington. Anonuncement was
made here today of the appointment
hy the American Mining Congress of
delegates to the national foreign trade
convention to he held at H.t Louis
Jan. 21-22. The delegation will be
headed by B. I<\ Bush, president of
the Missouri I’aclflc Railway Co., and
will Include C. M. Barnett, Spartan
burg, H. C.
AMERICAN TRADE BALANCE.
Washington,—American trade bal
ance for December of SIIO,OOO was
shown Wednesday In the preliminary
estlpiate of the department of com
merce.
Exports during the week which end
ed January 2, amounted to $40,M5,554.
an increase of more than $2,000,000
over the previous week but almost $9,-
000,000 less than the week which ended
December 19 and almost $5,000,000 less
than the week of December 13.
HOME
EDITION
Disposition Shown by Great
Britain to do Everything to
Avert Delay in Cargoes.
Won’t Protest German Vessel
Purchase by Americans.
i
PROBABLE OBJECTION
TO COTTON SHIPMENTS
Pointed Out That Although Cot
ton Not Contraband, Would be
Round About Way of Escap
ing War’s Effects.
London, Jan. 7, 8:40 a. m.—Great
Rrllaln’s reply to the United State* 1
note on Interference with American
shipping, It Is said In well Informed
quarters, is wholly conciliatory and
shows a disposition to do everything
within reason to avert the delay of
cargoes.
England wishes to do everything In
Its power consistent with the proper
safeguarding of the allies’ Interests, to
I adulate world trade and stimulate
commerce. Consequently, It Is de
clared. there la no disposition on Eng
land's part to protest against the pur
chase or German vessels by Americans
where the sales are genuine and the
ships nre not used so as to avoid what
might reasonably be called conse
quences of belligerency.
Probable Objections.
The use of the purchased German
ships In cotton trade with Germany
probably would call forth objections
from the allies, although cotton Is not
contraband, because the allies would
regard such use as a round-about
means of escaping war’B effects.
At any rate objection Is not likely
to come until ships are actually trans
ferred and their 'prospective use la
clearly Indicated. It Is probn !e the
»ilHe h would take the position that the
sale money shall be held until the
close of the war as a guarantee that
It will not be of help to belligerent*.
Would Satisfy Alii#,.
An assurance that Oerman ship*
purchased by the United States gov
ernment or Its citizens would engage
only in the South American trade
probably would satisfy the elite*.
While It 1* pointed out that the sale
of German ships In New York to the
American government or Its citizens
would Inevitable relieve Oerman citi
zens of heavy expenses of maintenance
and Insurance —undoubtedly conse
quences of war within the meaning
of International practice—still Dng
land probably would be willing to
waive objections on that point were
the vessels to enter trade In no way
beneficial to Germany, Austria or Tar
key.
DONT CONGEDE'
TIIDEFEATi
Constantinople and Berlin Both
Ignore Russian Claims. Lon
don Thinks However, Disaster
Great.
London. (12:45 p. m.) —Neither Tur
key nor Germany has conceded the de
feat of Turkish armies in the Cauca
sus as claimed official in Fetrograd.
Ah further detalla of fighting are re
ceived in London it would appear that
the reported Turkish disaster had been
as complete as that suffered by any
forces since the war's outbreak. In
spite of that, however, the latest offi
cial communication from Turkey alto
gether Ignores the fighting In the Cau
casus and dwells on the struggle which
hus spread over the Persian frontier
to Urumlah, an Important town where
the Turks say that, aided Ly Persians,
they have defeated the Russians.
CHEER UP!
GET BUSY!
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
Emil Hcholz, business manager of
the Evening Post—l can see no reason
why 1915 should not be a far better
year for business than 1914 has been.
In fact 1914 has not been such a bad
year for the Evening Host. Circula
tion hus Increased 30 per cent., which
you will admit is going some. In re
gard to advertising I need only state
that the Evening Hi,at is one of the
only two newspapers in New York
that shows an increase In number of
lines carried during 1914. While the
paper has long been regarded as the
most popular with financial adver
tisers, as a matter of fact financial
advertising aggregates only 27 per cent
of the entire volume. Department
store advertising leads all other classi
fications, the amount carried being
about 50 per cent.
Conditions are such that we confi
dently believe all the newspapers are
to do a much larger business next yean.
Although our general export trade hae
suffered heavily because of the war
our loss in that direction will, I be
lieve, he much more than made up by
purchases of food stuffs and other
supplies for the armies now In the
field and for the people left behind at
home.
