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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1915)
m■ i m THE WEATHER Fair tonight; and tem perature near 32; fair to morrow. VOLUME XX, No. 13. VIOLENTLY STORM ‘SPUR 132,’ FRANCE Germans in Important Attack Near Soissons, Sixty Miles From Paris. Hill Was Taken by French Last Saturday FIGHTING IS NEAREST POINT TO THE CAPITAL ALONG THE BATTLE LINE Great Effort Being Made by Invader 3 at Perthes Where the German Lines of Com munication Are Threatened. London, 12:38 p. m — The Germans again have stormed “Spur 132” north of Soissons, in what Paris de vacrihes as an “important attack.” The . result was still unknown early today. The French took the hill last Saturday and since then the Germans have made a determined effort to carry it by a counter attack. 60 Miles Away. The zone of that fighting is the near est point to the French capital along the battle line—sixty miles from Paris. Similar violent fighting is reported as progressing about fifty miles further east, near Perthes, w’here the Germans by a counter attack broke through and established themselves behind the French advanced position north of Beausejour Great Efforts. The fighting presumably continued all night but the outcome w r as not known this morning. The Germans ap parently are making great efforts not onl yto hold what they have recovered but also to drive the French farther back, as an advance by the latter would threaten their communications to the north. PERSIAN CITY OF TABRIZ TAKEN BY THE TURKS Is Largest City of the Country and Has Been Evacuated by Russians According to Berlin Report. London, 1:15 p. m.—Reuters Tele gram Company has received a dis patch from its correspondent at Pet rograd saying that an advance de tachment of the Turkish army has oc cupied the Persian city of Tabriz. London, 2:08 p. m.—The taking of Tabriz means that the Turks, who undoubtedly had the backing of some of the wild Turkish tribesmen of that locality, have secured a more or less important base for the projected Ger man-Turkish attack upon Russian po sitions. A Petrograd telegram says today one thousand persons of Azerbaijan are fleeing afoot towards the Cau casian frontier before the Turkish ad vance. Many of the fugitives, it is said, are dying of hunger and cold. Tabriz is in northwestern Persia, and Teheran, the largest city in the country. It is 100 miles to the east of the Turkish frontier. Tabriz was garrisoned by a Russian force, it being situated in that part of Persia under the domination of the Russians in the same manner as the southern portion of Persia in consid ered to be within the sphere of in flence of Great Britain. The town has been evacuated by this Russian force, according to a re port sent out by the Turkish govern ment and published last night in Ber lin. The announcement from Con ; stantlnople added that the Russian garrison had retreated to DJulfa, where the Russians were said to be assembling in strong force to defend the passage of the A raxes River. geuftue INVASION EGYPT London, 12:50 p. m—Telegrams from Cairo revive reports of a German- Turkish Invasion of Egypt. A dis patch says the Turkish forces, offi cered by Germans, which are gathered in southern Syria waiting to attack, are holding back only until the ar rival of expected" reinforcements. Dispatches from Sofia indicate Ru mania plans to start her campaign through Transylvania In February. FOR 11. S. NAVY Washington.—A building program of ' two battleships, six torpedo boat de stroyers and 16 submariner was In corporated in the appropriation bill today by the house naval committee. It will be reported to the bouse Im mediately. THE AUGUSTA HERALD 2 German Warships Sunk? Dover (Via. London, 4:55 p. m.)— Two German submarines today were fired upon and sunk by the coast bat teries off Dover, according to persis tent rumors current in the city. Presence of hostile airships over the English channel during last night has been reported today from various points on the coast. These reports, however, have as yet not been con firmed. Dover has been assailed by the Ger mans from the air on no less than two occasions and ships in Dover harbor are believed to have been the objec tive of a raid by German submarines. IlflSlDlFE IST Ml, GEORGIA TIL Writ of Habeas Corpus Refused by Texas Court. Charged With Larceny After Trust. Austin, Texas.—Victor E. Innes and his wife. Ida May Innes, of Eugene, Ore., will have to return to Georgia lo answer charges of larceny after trust, according to a decision of a majority of the court of criminal ap peals today. The Inneses recently were released from custody on charges of murder and conspiracy to murder in connec tion with the disappearance of Mrs. Elolse Nelms Dennis and Miss Beat rice Nelms of Atlanta, Ga. They now are In San Antonio. The court today affirmed the action of the trial court at San Antonio In remanding them to the custody of the Georgia authorities. Judge Harper, who handed down the opinion, held that tho weight of authority sustains the' action of Governor Colquitt in granting a requisition and his act was not illegal. The contention of the relators was that they had not fled into Texas and correctly they were not fugitives from justice and in such a case a requisition could not be ob tained. This view of the case is taken by Judge W. L. Davidson of the court of criminal appeals who dissented from the majority opinion. Innes and his wife have been in dicted in Atlanta on charges of mis appropriating funds of Mrs. Dennis. TURK AGREESTD ITALIAN DEMAND London, 6:35 a. m.—Special dis patches from Rome today say that Turkey has agreed to the demands of Italy in connection with the Hodeida Incident. According to these advices, Turkey has ordered the release of British Vice Consul Richardson, who was arrested in the Italian consulate at Hadeida and has promised to pun ish the soldiers who broke the con sulate, as well as to salute the Italian flag when it is again hoisted on the building. Investigation of the circumstances attending the invasion of the Italian consulate is still in progress and the incident will remain open until this inquiry has been completed. In view of the concessions Turkey is reported to have made, however satisfactory adjustment is expected. Turk Cruiser Fires On Own Troops Petrograd.—A strange Incident is reported to have taken place on the Black Sea. It seems the Turkish cruiser Breslau bombarded certain po sitions held by Turkish troops near Liman, north of Hopa and Russian troops occupied without hindrance the positions from which Turkish soldiers had been driven from the fire of their own cruiser. GERMANY SEIZES SWEDISH STEAMER London, 12:07 p. m.—The Exchange Telegraph Company has a dispatch from Copenhagen saying the Swedish steamer Vega has been ctptured in the Baltic by a German torpedo boat destroyer and taken in Swlndemunde. The Vega was from Rotterdam and was said to have been on her way to Stockholm with a cargo of marga rine. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 13, 1915. Volurno Heroes Receive Medals fl mwii ; ....-Vet,- . ■ l ' .“MR: f - TKoro -bv, w^u ***'-*f IKt. KEWt SeRVICE.. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE REDFIELD, PINNING MEDAL ON HE RO OF STEAMSHIP VULTURNO, FREDERICK MANSFIELD, SEC OND OFFICER STEAMSHIP KROONLAND. New York A n echo of the famous Vulturno disaster was received here when Secretary of Commerce, William C. Redfleld, assisted by Gen. George Uhler, Supervising Inspector-General of the Steamboat Inspection Service, presented to Captain Paul 11. Kreibohm, master of the Red Star Liner Kroonland, a gold watch and chain purchased by act of congress as a reward for his services in going to the relief of the burning Vul turno and rescuing 89 people. Officers and crew of the Kroonland re ceived gold, silver and bronze medals, made at the Philadelphia mint. TREATY BETWEEN GERMAN, TUI Paris, 1:20 p. m.—A dispatch from Dedegatch, Bulgaria, says there has been made public there a synopsis of a treaty recently concluded between Germany and Turkey. It provides that Germany shall fur nish Turkey with ammunition, ma terial and money necessary for the Turkish army and supply also enough German officers and specialties for Turkey’s requirements. In case of victory Germany agrees to pay Turkey one-fifth of the war In demnity ecelved; in case of defeat Germany will introduce in the peace treaty a clause guaranteeing the In tegrity of Ottoman territory. Each country agrees not to conclude peace without the other. BffllUlS U SUBMARINES Montreal,—A fleet of submarines for the British navy Is under con struction at MontreaL An order for twenty under-water craft of the Eng lish design has been placed with the Canadian Vickers Company of Mont real and work has been started upon ten of the boats. It Is stated that the work has no relation to the order which Charles M. Schwab obtained from the British government for submarines to which the Washington government objected as Involving a breach of neutrality. VACHT ABANDONED. Galveston, Taxaa.—'The yacht Wak lva Is ashore off the Tampico break water and has been abandoned by her crew of 22 men, according to Informa tion received here today The Wak- Iva sailed from Galveston for Tam pico on January «th. It Is believed the yacht grounded during a gale, as there has been heavy weather In the West Gulf for several days. FOURTEEN BREAK JAIL. Montgomery, Ala,—Led by Muck Moore, a negro murderer, 14 prison ers, white and black, broke an Iron bar 4n the Tuscaloosa, Ala., county Jail this morning and are at large Blood hounds and posses from neighboring counties have Joined In the pursuit bu( no captures have been made as yet. PRES’T FIRM ON PURCHASE BILL Several Amendments Suggest ed in Order to Secure Some of the Republican Votes. Washington.—Evidences that Presi dent Wilson intends to concentrate his Influence for the ship purchase bill, probably with the aid of some repub lican votes to the exclusion , of the Philippine and conservation bills, If necessary, were apparent today. Sena tor Kenyon, republican, was Invited to the White House today by the president and suggested several amendments to the shipping bill which he thought would make It acceptable to some republicans. One would place control of the government ships under a non-partisan board and another would eliminate the temporary char acter of the project. The president promised to consider those changes. The president expects to see other republican senators soon. K*me demo crats oppose the bill and the president plans it. win enough republican votes to pass It. BULLET ENTERED - mFLE MUZZLE EXPLODING SHELL London, —The Reuter correspondent In Amsterdam sends the following story told by a wounded German soldier: "From one of the trenches, T aimed at my adversary, 70 yards away. It. was an easy shot, and I was sure of success. I was just pulling the trig ger. My aim was clear, my bullet could not fall. "Suddenly I staggered back, and when I recovered I found my rifle damaged at the lock and the chamber. I had an ugly wound In my forehead. I examined my rifle, and found In the barrel a French and a German bullet, both flattened What had happened? "After close examination I dlscover d that a French bullet had entered my rifle at the muzzle, had followed the course of the barrel, had explod ed my cartridge and the butt of my rife, and thus had wounded me.” 10 CARLOADS OF TURKEYS. Chicago—. Sailors In the British navy are being fed on American turkeys. It became known here today. Orders have been placed with Chicago commission men for 1,600.000 pounds of poultry. Ten carloads of Texas turkeys already have been ordered for the British ad miralty. Stops All R’ys For Troops Amsterdam (Via London, 4:31 p. m.) —All ordinary passenger traffic was stopped today over most of the rail roads of Germany, until Tnunnrv lkth This measure was taken to expedite the movement of troops and munitions of war to which traffic the railroads will be given over almost entirely. CONTESSiON IN BANK HOLD-UP, WAYNESBORO? T. F. Buxton, Arrested Shortly After Day-Light Attempt by Masked Han Tuesday to Rob First National Bank, Has Made no Such Statment Says Sheriff. Accused is Former Cashier and Already Under Federal Charges. Waynesboro, Ga.—lt is currently re ported hero tills morning that Thomas F. Buxton, former cashier of the First National Bank of Waynegboro, ar rested yesterday afternoon on sus picion, following an attempted rob bery of the bank, lias confessed. The report is denied by the sheriff. Yesterday afternoon between 1 and 2 o'clock, Mr. C. L. Warren, assistant cashier of the First National Hank here, while alone In an outer office of the bank, was aroused by a knock at the rear door and the words from tho party outside to open the door. As the door was opened a masked man leveled a revolver on him and com manded him not to give the slightest warning. At the bidding of the man with the gun Mr. Warren was made to walk backward to a door leading Into the bank proper. At this moment a customer, Mr. J. E. Guess, happened to walk into the bank lobby. Tho attention of Mr. Guess was attracted to the state of affairs. He hurried back into the street calling for as sistance. Masked Man Escaped. At this point the masked man made his escape through the rear door and, it. Is said, went to the Melrose Hotel, only a few doors from the bank build ing. At the Melrose Hotel a few minutes later a mask was found on which, It was noticed, there was smut. Eater in the afternoon an overcoat, which, the authorities say Is the prop erty of Mr. Buxton, was found at the the place of Mr. C. F. Herrington con taining a pistol nnika pair of pliers. Imemdiately the former cashier was suspected, and In view of other ex isting circumstance* which make the suspicion all the stronger against him, Mr. Buxton was placed under arrest and carried to the Burke County Jail, where he Is still lodged pending the investigation. As the hank Is under federal restric tion. it is expected that the United States government will handle the case. Buxton, it will be recalled, was ar rested a few months ago by the fed eral authorities on a charge of misap propriating funds of the First Na tional Bank of Waynesboro at tho time he was cashier to the extent of $7,600. He Is now under bond in this case, having been boignd over before United States Commissioner C. J. Skinner, Jr., at Augusta to tho United States grand Jury for Investigation. The case has not yet come before the court. Of Prominent Family. Buxton is of a prominent and well to-do family of this section and his second arrest in connection with the hank In which he was at one time cashier lias created some sensation here. It is the assertion of Buxton and his friends that the first arrest grew out of the desire of vengeance on the part of political enemies, and that he was arrested on charges that were of minor nature. It developed here this morning, It Is understood, that after Buxton was taken Into custody by the sheriff a hit of srnut was noticed on his face arid that at the Jail he Is said to have wiped It off. This may have some significance in the case If It is true and also true that smut was found on the mask. It Is staled on authority from U. R Commissioner C. J. Hklnner, Jr., who was In communication with both Ma con and Albany regarding the govern ment's Jurisdiction In the matter, that the United States cannot handle Box ton for the attempted robbery of the First National Bank of Waynesboro yesterday. It is a case for the state courts, he says. DECLARE EPIDEMIC GERMAN DESERTERS Paris, 4:50 s. m.—" The real reason for ths strict guarding of the Belglan- Dutch frontier ” says the Matin's cor respondent at Havre, “Is an epidemic of desertion which began In the Ger man ranks after the battle of tho Yser. From Nov 15 to Dec. 15, ther-i were 11,000 desertions from the gat ri sen of Bruges alone.” $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY,, TERRIFIC EARTHQUAKE SHAKES ETERNAL CITY RUSSIA EXPELS ALL AUSTRIANS AND GERMANS Petrogrsd (vis London, 1:15 p. m.) — German and Austrian subjects be tween the ages of 10 and fiO have been ordered expelled from Petrograd end Its environs and also from those Rus sian provinces which border on the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic sea. Including the Gulf of Riga,. Tho territory affected comprises Ei vonla, except a portion near Riga; Es tonia; the city and province of Petro grad; Navgorod, with certain excep tions; Viborg; Newland, Tavasthus! and Abo Bern burg. The exceptions In | Novgorod apply to certain portions in- , habited chiefly by non-Russian Lu therans. TURK REGIMENT, RUSS PRISONERS Bitter Fighting in the Cau casus According to Petrograd Reports. Take Supplies De pots. Petrograd.—An official statement is sued by the general staff of the array In the Caucasus says: "Fighting In the region of Oltl (55 miles west of Kars) continuous obsti nately. the rearguard of the Turku be ing on the River Oltl and to the west. "The bitter fighting in the Kara- TJrgan region has latterly Inclined In our favor. On January 11 we cap tured the 92nd regiment of Infantry, Including 11 officers, three surgeons, and 1,500 men. We nlso partially de stroyed the B2nd regiment of Infan try, a portion of which, consisting of 250 soldiers and one officer, was cap tured. Wo captured a height In Turk ish territory and In taking the enemy’s ramp there we secured depots of ar tillery and ammunition.” ATLANTIC COAST SWEPT BY GALE Havoc Wrought by Storm From the South. Atlantic City Suf fers From High Seas. Norfolk, Vg.—From Hattcras to New York the Atlantic roast was swept last night by a gale which reached a maximum of 60 miles an hour at 6 o’clock this morning. Heavy rain fell followed by snow. High tides flooded the streets here early today. The rainfall for .’l6 hours was 2.68 Inches. Incoming vessels report rough trips but no disasters have so far been reported. The wind abated this morn ing. Philadelphia. Considerable minor damage was reported today from sec tions of New Jersey and Pennsylvania In the path of the southern gale and rainstorm The music hall on the ocean end of the steel pier at Atlantic Cl)y which was weakened during the storm last month was further damaged to day by high seas crashing against It. Portions of the board walk south of Atlantic City were damaged and high water flooded a part of upper end of Atlantle City. VACCINATED entire FRENCH ARMY CORPS OF 40,000 MEN Paris, 4:40 a. m.—The war has dem onstrated beyond all question, accord ing to members of the medical commis sion, the efficaciousness of anti-typhoid vaccination. Most of the members of the active army had been vaccinated before the war but the reservists and territorials drafted and sent to the front later had not, and as a result, towards the end of October a large number of cases of typhoid developed. The medical commission sent doc tors to the firing line nnd they vacci nated a whole army corps of 40,000 men. Ily the end of December the good results became apparent and typhoid had practically disappeared, the only ease* remaining being among the men of two regiments which the doc tors were unable to reach. JAP RED CROSS SAILS. New York—Among the passengers on the liner Megantic sailing today for Southampton, are Burgeon General Suzuki, hr. T Oshlrna and 21 nurses comprlson the Japanese Red Cross unit assigned to war duty In England. The unit will tie stationed ut Nutley Hospital, Southampton. HOME EDITION Panic and Confusion Through out Whole of Rome Today. No Lives Lost in Early Reports. But Many Historical Buildings Damaged. TERROR STRICKEN PEOPLE FRANTIC IN THE STREETS Famous Edifices Surrounded by Cordons of Police to Pre vent Approach. No Definite Idea Yet of Losses. Rome.—A large crowd gather ed In the square In front of the column of Marcus Aurelius. At a point about half way up, the column had boon broken and twisted. It was at least six inches from its true axis. The Im mense bronze staute of St. Paul on top of the column also Inclines to one side. Strongest Ever Felt. Rome, 7:60 a. m.—A terrific earth quake, the strongest ever felt In Rome, occurred early today. It lasted several seconds and caused a serious panic, people everywhere rushing from their houses In terror. Many buildings were damaged by the shock. Early Details. So far as could be learned on hour after the quake, no lives were lost. Nor was It possible to reach any defi nite idea of the degree of the damage suffered by the city. There was confusion throughout the wholo of Rome. In some caeca it amounted to terror and bordered on panic. The telephone was resorted to by great numbers of people at vir tually the same time In endeavors to ascertain the safety of relatives and friends and then to learn the extent of the damage to the city. Telephone Girls. The telephone girls did their best to meet the emergency. A system of gathering and giving information was hurriendly Inaugurated. It was learn ed early in the day that among the old buildings damaged was the I’alazzo Chlgo, as well as the famous column of Marcus Aurelius. Historic Buildings. Historic biuldlngs on the I’laxza Co lonna In the center of Rome also were damaged as was the famous Farnese l’alace occupied by the French em bassy. There a piece of the stone cornice had fallen. The belfry of the Church of St. Andrea Is In danger of failing and the building has been surrounded by police to prevent persons from approach ing It. The last serious earthquake In the Rome district occurred July 19, 1*99. Rome, Frascati, Marino and other towns on the Alban Hills felt the shock and many buildings were dam aged, but there was no loss of life. Further south In Italy and In Sicily earthquakes are frequent and very se vere. Great loss of life and heavy damage to property have occurred la these regions. bii nr IN CRACBWTRY London, 12:40 p. m«—ln southern Poland the Russians have made an other attempt to push across the Ntda River, apparently In an effort to ad vance once more on Cracow. An official Austrian statement says the Russians were compelled to withdraw under the fire of the Austrian artil lery. WANT IT SPELLED SERBIAN’ AND NOT ‘SERVIAN’ London—The Servian legation In London has addressed a letter to the press and public urging the adoption of the spelling "SerMan" and “Serbia” instead of "Servian” and "Hervla.” "The hitter spelling," says the lega tion spokesman, ’ Is highly offensive to our people, mainly because It suggests a false derivation from the !.atln root meaning 'to Serve.' It Is a source of hidden pain to Serbians to see that some journal* persist tn using the corrupt forms.” The same letter requests wider pub lication and performance of the Ser vian national hymn. “In restaurant* and public places we hear the British patriotic songs and hymns, together with those of your allies, France. Rus sia, Belgium and Japan; yet, alas, not that of Servta, which Is really a beau tiful piece of music.” KANSAS WANTS THEM. Topeka, Kan.—Establishment of an Immigration sgeney to welcome to Kansas farms the workers of Europe, driven from their homes by war was recommended today In Governor Cap per's message to the legislature. He urged co-operative loan asso ciations for farmers under supervision of the state banking department.
