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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1915)
THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Sun day. VOLUME XX, No. 9. TOR RUSS, OF WHR Fighting on Vistula’s Left Bank Most Desperate—Ger mans Attack With Fury Only to Be Driven Back RUSSIAN ADVANCE OF 80 MILES IN EIGHT DAYS; 1,000 PRISONERS TAKEN Great Losses Also Sustained By Enemy, According to Pet rograd Official Report etrograd.—An official communica tion given out by the general staff Friday night says: "On the left bank of the Vistula front, at the villages of Soukha, Metai rie and Moghley, the fighting has as sumed a character more and more des perate. The Germans, notwithstand ing the great losses they have sus tained, continued obstinate attacks at different points. Compelled to Let Go. “In many places the enemy succeed ed in occupying provisionally certain of our advanced trenches but our vig orous counter attacks, followed ordi narily by bayonet charges, compelled the Germans to let go their hold. Thus in the region of Metairie and Moghely on January 7 we drove aw(ty the en emy who rushed our advanced trench es, capturing seven officers and more than a hundred men. Rich War Spoils. "In Bukowina we occupied on Janu ary 6, Kimpolung (in Bukowina, near th eHungarian border) after an ad vance and fighting lasting eight days. Our troops during this fighting cov ered more than 120 versts (about 80 miles) and finally crossed the moun tain chain at the frontier between Bu kowina and Hungary. During these operations we captured more than 1,- 000 Austrians and also took rich spoils \ of war. TO 17 FIRST, 14.447,823 ' Compares With 13,347,721 or 95.5 Per Cent of Crop Last Year. Georgia Figures Are: 2,547,747 With South Car olina at 1,390,335. Washington, D. C. —Cotton pinning in the last two weeks of December sur passed the same period of every other year except the record production year of 1911, and brought the total cotton ginned from the 1914 crop up to 14,447,- (Contlnued on Next Page). BIRTHDAY KAISER No Public Celebrations on 27th. Frown on Vienna Idea of Sending Him 1,000,000 Postcards. Amsterdam, (via London, 7:41 a. m.) .—The Prussian ministry of state, ac cording to a Berlin dispatch to the Telegraaf. has issued a notice that “in view of the seriousness of the times the greater public festivities, such as dinners, theatricals and dances should be postnoned on the occasion of the forthcoming birthday of the Kaiser, January 27th. "On the other hand," the notice con tinues, "celebrations appropriate to the significance of the day are con templated for ail creeds." The Cologne Gazette says that the Germans in Vienna are planning to send by post a million postcards, bear ing Emperor William's portrait, to the emperor on his birthday as a million fold greeting. The Gazette deprecates the idea and hopes it proposers will abandon it. MILITARY PARADE WAS DAY’S FEATURE AT N. 0. New Orteans. —A military parade featured the program of the second day of the three-day celebration of the hundredth anniversary of peace between the United States and Great Britain. The Seventh United States Infantry, a detachment of cavalry and a mountain battery were sent here hy the government from Galveston for the celebration and formed In line with several detachments of the Louis iana National Guard, and Naval Mi -I*4 V Hi., "International peace banquet” will be given tonight. DR. CHAMPLIN DEAD. New York.— John Denison Champlin, author, editor and historian, died of heart disease yesterday at his home here Mr. Champlln was born In Ston inglon, Conn.. *0 years ago. THE AUGUSTA HERALD - =T THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES - SPOILS ARE RICH RUMANIA SOON IN; ARMY OF 600,000 Paris (4:15 a. m.) —The Rumanian mobilization will begin in the last week of January, according to the Petit Parisien, by the calling up of three classes, totalling 135,000 men. The mobilization will be continued until 600,000 men are ready for the field. It is expected that Switzerland will be asked tu take charge of Rumanian interests in Germany and Austria, the Petit Parisien says, but it adds that the cabinet has made no definite ar rangement as yet. SMELT LAID RUSSIAN TRAP SOT AUSTRIANS Uncensored News Received of Muscovite Plan. Enemy Caught in Advance on War saw in Mined Marshes. Geneva, (via Paris, 4:55 a. m.) — The Austrians have been caught in a trap skilfully set by Generals Ruzsky and Ivanoff, according to advices from a Hungarian source received here without first passing through the hands of the Austrian censor. In conformity with the Russian plan, the advice says, the Austrian columns, pushing toward the Nida River found themselves stopped by dangerous, marshy ground. At the same time the Russians attacking Cracow suddenly abandoned their original plan but resumed their attack in a totally unexpected manner. No Further. With the Russian army occupying the most important positions of the Carpathians from the side of Bochnia the Austrian army can advance no further toward Warsaw for the only roads across the marshes are mined and strongly held by the Russians. On the other hand the Austrians are ob liged to defend Cracow and because of the Russian maneuvers can only meet the Russians along the line from Wieliczka to Bochnia under the most unfavorable conditions. Lost a Week. The Austrian commander being un able to discern whether the Russians Intended to occupy Hungary or attack Cracow, or both, lost five or six days and it is now too late, the advices say, to carry out the movement of the troops necessary to oppose the Rus sian manuevers. PERU PRESIDENT CAPTIVE 12 H'RS Details of Revolution at Asuncion Received in Wash ington Today From U. S. Minister. Washington.— Details of the recent revolutionary outbreak at Asuncion, Paraguay, where rebels captured tha president and held him prisoner foi 12 hours, were before state department officials today in a delayed cablegram from American Minister Mooney. The despatch was summarlz.-d by the de partment aa follows; "The advices state that the outbreak occurred at daybreak on January 2nd; that the president was placed In cap tivity and that he was held for 13 hours. It Is stated that at 7 o'clock in the evening of the second the revolu tion was suppressed. All during the day there was shooting of musket! and a vigorous cannonading. It is re ported that there were not more than 76 killed and wounded. The Na;lonai theatre and police headquarters were badly shattered and considerable dam age was done to private property. ANTI-CAPITAL BENTENCEB. New York —Announcement waa made today of the Incorporation here of the Anti-Capital Punishment Society, whose object Is the abolition of the death penalty in New York state. George Foster Peabody Is president. Jacob H. Brhiff, Bishop David H. Greer, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and Thomas Mott Osborne, warden of Sing Sing prison, are among the vice presi dents. UNFILLED STEEL TONNAGE. New York. -The unfilled tonnage of the United Stars Steel Corporation on December 31st totalled 3,1134.443 tons, an increase of 513.051 over November. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 9, 1915. New York’s Subway Scene of Fire Panic fsrar . ®®Bw®®agga| KS3iwE^>sT- Above: Firemen are shown resouing overcome passengers from the subway after having removed the grating from a ventilation opening. Below: Ambulance waiting to receive injured and rush them to the hospital. One dead, ninny seriously injured and several hundred overcome by smoke was the result of a short circuit in a feed cable in New York's great subway system. Hundreds of thousands of people were delayed an hour or more in getting to their places of business and the entire underground system was tied up for a day. U.S. Hopes For Quick Adjustment, in British Reply to Protest, on Manner of Right of Search Administration Officials Close ly Reading England’s Pre liminary Answer to American Note Awaiting President Wilson’s Return. General Im pression Favorable Washington. Administration of ficials today closely read Great Brit ain’s preliminary reply to the Ameri can protest against Interference with commerce on the high seas. Awaiting President Wilson’s return to the city late today, however, all officials re fused to comment on It. Special Case*. Such study as officials have given to the preliminary reply has convinc ed them that probably it will he necl essary to await the supplementary note promised by Great Britain be fore undertaking to continue the nego tiations so far as they relate to the general board principles Involved In the American note. That, of course, will not prevent Immediate considera tion of special cases that may arise In connection with new seizures or de tentions, nor will It stop the state de partment from pressing for speedy disposition of individual cases. Is Favorable. The general impression In official circles made by the British note pre sented yesterday, is favorable; that Is to say the officials regard the British position as conciliatory, and, while Great Britain has not wielded any of the substantial claims which it has as serted, from the beginning of the war. in regard to the right of search of neutral ships anywhere on the high seas, the London forelgp office has shown a disposition to discuss, In a friendly spirit any means that may be suggested hy the American govern ment looking to an amelioration of the hardships which the assertion of the right to search Imposes upon ship owners. Objsct to Methods. Officials pointed out that this was one of the main purposes of the Amer ican protest, for the state department. In terms, conceded the right of search ot the British, but objected to the manner In which It was conducted. There is a disposition on the part of With Single Stroke of His Pen Today Gov. Blease Gives Full Pardon to 1,500 South Carolina Convicts Columbia, S. C.—Full pardon to about 1,600 persons convicted In this state of various crimes and paroled since January 1, mil. was granted to day hy Governor Blease. With one stroke ~f his pen he restored citizenship to tills approximate number of men and women who have collectively violated all tin- laws of the state. This action, though It did not give liberty to any prisoners now In the state penitentiary nor upon the public works of any of the coun ties, places the pardon record of Governor Blease above tiiat established hy any person enjoying that power as a governor of any state, according to best Information obtainable here. A special decree granting these pardons was prepared hy the governor, which ho signed with red Ink, In hold letters his full name. officials. In the continuation of nego tiations to separate the question of the manner In which searches shall he conducted, from the other ques tions relating to contraband which formed Important features of Secre tary Bryan’s note. Rights of Belligerents. The British preliminary reply has held out hope that some speedy ad justment ran be reached of the com plaint regarding the manner In which searches are made. But the British note also makes It apparent, In regard to such questions as the right of a belligerent government to prescribe for Itself what shall constitute abso lute and conditional contraband, and the extent to which goods of that character may be allowed export to neutral count!les which may serve as gateways for admission to an enemy's country that there must he full op portunity to thoroughly discuss those Important queattona. Extended Negotiations. That Involves extended negotiations but so lvrig as American complaints and representations are directed with no disposition to undue delay It Is ex pected there will be no objection by the United Htates EULOGIES ON JOHNSTON. Washington. Eulogies on the life of the late Hcnator Joseph F. Johnston of Alabama were delivered In the sen ate today. Henator* Bankhead, Orl llnger, Thornton. Nelson, Overman, Works, Kheppard, Aehurat and White were among the speakers. MEXICAN PEACE NOW POSSIBLE? Washington. -"Progress of negotia tions between the warring factions In Mexico by which the problem of paci fication of Mexico has practically been solved,” was announced last night to the convention In Mexico City by Gen enaral Gutierrez Ashore With Cargo $450,000, Belgians Norfolk, Vs,— The steamer John Hardle, from Baltimore, Is reported ashore In the Buek river, A wrecking tug has been sent from Norfolk. The Hardle sailed Friday from Bal timore for Rotterdam carrying Mary land’s contribution for the relief of the Belgians. Her cargo consisted mainly of foodstuffs, valued at 1400,000. $6.00 PER YEAR— FIVE CENTS PER COPY, GERMANS RESUME FIERCELY, WARSAW RUSSIANS ENTERING HUNGARY Paris (4:50 a. m.) "The Russians have entered Transylvania,” telegraphs the Petrograd correspondent of The Matin. "The Austrians have hastily evacu ated the whole of Bukowina/* he adds, "leaving open new roads for the Rus sian troop? into the Hungarian prov inves, particularly in th*- direction of the city of Maramos f -Hziget t capital of the county of Mammaros, at the foot of the Carpathians, 215 miles north east of Budapest.” PRICE OF WHEAT DOWN SUDDENLY AS ADVANCE Chicago.—Wheat went down today Ha if .struck by a ho miner. Opening prices were in hoira cases nearly two cents a bushel lower than last night. May sold down to $1.39 as compared with $1.40 .7-8 at yesterday's close. Fear of effects of talk of an embargo on exports of hreadstuffs as well ns oil arms and ammunition hud much to do with the sudden decline. Although buying by exporters and domestic millers afterward rallied the prices competely, the market seemed to go to pieces in lha final quarter hour. Quotations fell a rent a bushel below the low point at the start, May selling ns low ns SI.BB Conditions at the cTose were much disordered at a decline of 2% to 2 % cents net. Six Cent Loaves. Chicago—More than 200 small baking establishments have been compelled to close because of the high price of flour. Authorities In the baking trade said that unless the market fell sharply within the next two or three weeks bread would be advanced to six cents a loaf. BOMB THROWING AND SAPPING INTRENCRES Both Allies and Invaders in France and Belgium Relying on These Methods. Weather Hampers the Infantry London, 12:40 p. m. In Belgium and Franco the Allies are making some hard earned gains and the Germans also here and there are making pro gress The opposing forces sre so nearly evenly matched and the posi tions of their trenches Is such that supping and bomb-throwing must ho relied on chiefly to bring any gains; and barring h lucky victory tn the sporadic artillery duels this form ol warfare doubtless will persist along the line In Flanders and In France un til the weather Improves the ground and permits more extensive Infantry operations. Russians Sink a Turk Transport Petrogrsde—An official communica tion given out last night, ssys: "On the Black Bea, or: January 3, our torpedo bouts discovered a Tut klsh cruiser of the Modjidleh type, follow ed hy a transport, sailing east and approaching Sinope, on the norih const of Asia Minor Heelng themselves pur sued, the Turkish vessels turned west 'ln flight but we followed end sank the transport. The cruiser escaped.” PREMIER OF FRANCE IS NOTIFIED OF SON’S DEATH Pa ris, 3:55 p. m—Premier and Madame Vlvlanl have received of a ficlal Information of the death of thetr youngest son In battle Young Vlvlanl fell August 22nd at Cusslgny. His body whs found within a few yards of the German trenches which he was charging with his regi ment. the 131st Infantry. He was a non-commissioned officer. Madame Vlvlanl requested the Hwlss president a few months ago person ally to Inquire of Germany whether It knew of the fate of her son So far as was known the Germans had no Information. HOME EDITION Hacking Way Forward at Cer tain Points, Only to Be Driven Back Again By Russian Bay onets—Situation Same A? Fortnight Ago f- ,, _____ • I MUSCOVITE PREPARING, SWEEP INTO HUNGARY Servia Attacking in South With Renewed Vigor. Kaiser to Launch 400,000 in Third Attempt to Crush Serbs London, 12:33 p. m. -Coincident with tliclr new movement to the north the Germane have returned their violent offensive operations west of Warsaw. They are hacking their way forward at sonic points, only to be In turn driven out from their positions by Russian bayonet attacks. That leaves the situation in Poland, as a whole about what it was a fornight J,go. Russian Sweep. Meanwhile the Russians sweep through the Austrian crown land of Bukowina continues unchecked, ac cording to despatches reaching Isin don and this army Is expected by Brit ish observers soon to be well over the mountains forming the boundary Into Hungary. Ser.ra, with her army more or less rehabilitated Is described In Jxmdon as attacking the dual monrachy from the south with renewed vigor. Aus tria declares that the latest Servian attempts have been repulsed. Army of -00,000. Nevertheless, credence Is given In England to the reports that Germany Is planning to throw troops to the as sistance of her oily In a third attempt to crush the country of the Serbs. One hundred thousand Prussians and 300,- 000 Austrians It Ih said, are to be em ployed in the campaign, the Teutonto allies deeming such a move Imperative, In view of the grave situation In the Balkans Most Critioel. The present position of Austria* Hungary, according to oheervsrs who today are giving expression to their views. Is most critical. Threatened from the east ajid from the south and with Rumania preparing to cast her lot with the Allies, the war la being brought to her front door. In Sharp Contrast. This la In sharp contrast to ths romparatlve Isolation from strife which Germany continues to enjoy with only small strips of territory In Eaat Prus sia and Alsace occupied by her an tagonists. Now more than ever be fore, therefore, followers of the con flict In England look to the eastern arena for Immediate development* of Importance. U.S. Dreadnoughts Leaving For South New York,—The battleship Utah will leave the New York Navy Yard today for southern waters where war ships will mobilize for the Panama. Pacific Exposition. The dreadnought Florida left the navy yard yeeterday and within a few daya the Arkaneas, the New York aad the Wyoming will Join the fleet. The hattleahlps will he accompanied by torpedo boats, sub marines and supply ships. All the other big vessels now at the navy yard will depart soon to sail through the Panama Canal. The Texas, still In drydock, will be the last to sail. CHEER UP! GET BUSY! BIGNB OF THE TIMES. Thoma.-i B. Spencer, business mana ger Hun—Few men outside of New York newspaper circles have any con ception of advertising conditions here In New York during the post year, and especially during the last five months. ; Tho war closed the Stock Exchange, with the consequent curtailment of fi nancial advertising. But In spite of all these drawbacks the New York newspapers are not as bodly oft as might be expected. Take the Evening Sun as an Illustration. In I!H3 it gained 600,000 lines over 1112. This year it har gained 400,000 lines or a total of 1,000,000 lines for the two last years. I will sdmlt that there is only one other paper In the city that shows a gain In advertising for the year Just closed. The morning papers show a loss. The encouraging thing about the sit uation Is that a lot of new business has been developed during the last two months and when the old advertisers, who dropped out temporarily, return to the fold, as they are about to do. things will not he at all bad. There Is a healthier, brighter tone In busi ness than there has been for soma time, I don't believe the war Is go ing to bring us any great amount of prosperity. At least for the present, hut 1 feel certain that our consump tion of home-made goods Is to be largely Increased. The war has cut off the Importation of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of goods that cen he manufactured right her# In America. I nm confident that 191* wilt develop a healthy volume of busi ness and that the newspapers will gst their share.
