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THE WEATHER
Rain and colder to
night; fair and colder
Tuesday.
* VOLUME XX, No. 19.
BRITAIN REFUSES
IN COTTON CARGO
Suggestion by U. S. That Safe
Conduct be Granted to Steam
er Dacia is Denied. View
That Transfer to American
Flag Not Genuine.
PURCHASER PROBABLY
ACTING FOR GERMANS
England’s Reply However,
Does Not Undertake to Assert
Right to Interfere With Ships
Bought and Transferred in
Legitimate Way.
Galveston, Texas —Loading of 11,000
bales of cotton on the steamer Dacia,
suspended when the controversy over
her transfer arose, was resumed today
and will be completed tomorrow. Her
agents, however, said they did not
know when she would sail.
Won’t Consent.
Washington.—The British govern
will not consent to allow the steamer
Dacia, recently transferred from Ger
man to American registry, to proceed
to Rotterdam under safe conduct with
her cargo of cotton, the State Depart
ment was notified today from Lon
don.
Would Create Precedent.
The British reply to suggestions for
a safe conduct recently made by the
state department, came through the
American embassy. While the test of
the message was withheld, it was
known the British objection was based
broadly on reluctance to create a pre
cedent which probably would be fol
lowed by similar purchases in Am
erica of German ships and efforts to
operate them in the former German
trade routes. The British note does
not undertake to assert the right of
Great Britain to interfere with ships
purchased and transferred to the Am
erican flag in a legitimate way. The
objection to the" transfer of the Dacia
according ta the British view is that
it was not genuine, it being intimated
that the British government believes
the American purchaser really was
acting for German principals.
Not Subiect to Seizure.
The Dacia's cotton cargo is not sub
ject to seizure, and the British note
leaves jj to be inferred that if the
owners of the cotton do not make
other arrangements for its shipment
to Germany and the Dacia puts to sea,
the cotton will either be unloaded in
an Englihs port and plaoed at the his
posal of the owners to forward to
Germany by another and neutral ship
or be appropriated by England upon
payment of its invoice value.
Will Take Chance.
The state department has informed
Mr. Breitung, owner of the ship of
England’s refusal to promise not to
seize the Dacia. As he has stated to
the department that the freight
charges upon the cotton would about
equal the purchase price of the ship,
it is assumed he will take the chance
of making the voyage and if the Dacia
is seized, will go before a British prize
court.
Stae department officials believe the
court would liberate the Dacia if the
British government is content as it
says it is, to take its stand upon its
genuineness of the ransfer in view of
the evidence on that point submitted
to the department.
SUPPRESS NEWS
Londor, 10:59 a. m.—The Central
News has published a dispatch from
its Athens correspondent, who de
clares authorities at Constantinople
are suppressing news of Turkish de
feats in the Caucasus. They have or
dered the Execution, he says, of any
one spreading unaufhorlzed news re
ports.
Military rule in Constantinople is
stricter today than it w’as in the strict
est days of iSultan Abdul Hamid. Rev
olutionary rumors are numerous.
RUSS ININM
London, 12:55 p. m.—Petrograd dis
patches say Russian forces are moving,
rapidly westward through Transyl
vania The now have pos
session of a mountain pass which
gives them easy access to Hungary,
according to those advices, which state
Austro-Hungarians were not prepared
for victories, said to have been won
recently by the Russians.
KILLED DAUGHTER AND SELF.
Springfield, Tenn. Frank P. John*
•on. a rromirer.t resident of this placi,
■hot and killed hia daughter Lucy and
then hlBe»«lf late today
GERMANS UNSUCCESSFUL AT
YPRES; MANY FRENCH AND
BRITISH TROOPS ARRIVING
Amsterdam, via London, 9:29 a. m. —"Heavy artillery fighting ha*
been heard since early Monday around Ypfes. where the Germane have
taken an active offensive,” *aya the Sluls correspondent of the The
Telegraaf. *“ Their efforts to occupy Ypres have thus far been unsuc
cessful. Many Frenoh-British troops have arrived at this front.”
The Telegraafs correspondent at Selnaets, near Ghent, wires that
the Germans have issued proclamations forbidding the inhabitants to dis
cuss the war under penalty of a heavy fine or long Imprisonment,
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
— ~ THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES ==========
OVER 4,010 LIE
BURIED IN TOE
PESCII MS
Misery As Acute As Avezzan
no’s in Entire District to
South. Odor of Dead Bodies
Perceptible.
Tagliacozzo. via Rome.—Not less
acute than the misery and suffering
of the people of Avezzaro is that of
the inhabitants of the entire district
to the south, in Pescina. San Bene
detto, Gioji, De Marsi and other towns.
The 'oss us life and damage to prop
erty in these places is equally as great
but the needs of the sufferers have
received far less attention.
Soldiers have arrived at several of
these places to aid in the work of
rescue but there is a lamentable scar
city of food for both troops and the
people. ,n he temporary shelters pro
vided are inadequate to protect the
people from the increasing cold.
200 Saved of 4000.
Patcrno, high upon the mountain
side, has suffered probably more than
any other town in the whole earth
quake region. Less than 200 persons
have been saved out of a population
of 2,000 and not a single house re
mains standing. All are shapeless
ruins.
Along the main road from Paterno
to Pessina traffic has ceased except
for a few motor cars carrying sup
plies and and some country carts
which, when encountered, were gener
ally laden with two or more coffins.
Corpses in Streets.
The flourishing town of Pescina is
mass of ruins from \vhieh there is al
ready distinctly perceptible a faint
odor of dead bodies. More than 4,000
of the people of Pescina are buried
under the fallen buildings. Some of
the corpses which have been recover
ed lie on the ground at street corners
while others are, hastily enclosed in
coffins made of the first wood ob
tainable.
Although living persons are still
being dug out of the ruins there are
only ISO soldiery at Pescina to assist
the survivors in rescue work.
Complain Bitterly.
The few surviving town officials
complain bitterly of the government’s
neglect. They say no bread has been
obtainable since Saturday and that the
people and the soldiers had nothing to
eat but vegetables brought from
neighboring villages.
Pescina lost its most famous land
mark, the sixteenth century castle of
the Piccolomini family, and the house
where the famous Cardinal Mazarin
was born.
Deplorable.
The condition of the surviving pop
ulation of Kan Benedetto, near Pescina,
is deplorable. More than 4,000 of the
4.500 inhabitants perished. Only vol
unteers from nearby districts have
have been engaged in rescue work.
They took out ten living children from
the debris Sunday and today they
saved a young woman and a five
months’ old child.
No outside help of any kind reach
ed San Benedetto until Sunday, al
though Pescina is only three mlies
away. The roadway between the two
places was blocked by the eruption.
Celano, northeast of Avezzano an!
2.500 feet up in the mountains, lost
1,000 dead through the earthquake.
There are also many injured and 10,-
000 persons are without shelter.
Another severe earthquake was ex
perienced at six o’clock Monday morn
ing and the people are afraid to take
shelter near standing buildings.
AUTHOR OF ‘LOVE AND
LAUGHTER’ DEAD AT 72
Washington.—Col. John A. Joyce,
who published more than a dozen
hooks, mostly poems, was found dead
at his home here today at the age of
72.
Colonel Joyce laid claim to author
ship of the verses “Love and Laugh
ter.” known throughout the, English
speaking world by its lines:
"Laugh and the world laughs with
you,
"AVeep, and you weep alone.”
But his claim was disputed and the
controversy at one time attracted
wide attention.
190 KILLED AT GRADE.
New York.—Gne hundred and ninety
persons lost their lives In grade
crossing accidents In New York state
in 1914. according to the annual report
of the National Highways Protective
Association today This Is an In
crease of nearly 50 per cent of the
number in 1919.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 19, 1915.
Shell Bursting in Front of British Cannon
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STRIKING PHOTO.
This Is a striking photograph of the beginning of a battle scene in France. An English battery called Into
action was moving along one of the fine roads to be found all over France when the buttle turned In that di
rection. In an inslant the horses drawing the gun were unhitched and tho driver started off to a place of Nufety.
But before he had gone fifteen yards a German shell burst. Though the horses were trained to stand fire they
were so startled they nearly broke away.
SANGUINE OVER
PASSAGE SHIP
PURCHASE HILL
President Expects Measure to
Become Law This Session.
Final Caucus of Democrats
Tonight on Amendments.
Washington—Pe-ssage of the admin
istration ship purchase hill at thi6
session is regarded as extremely prob
able by President Wilson. He told
callers today there might be slight
changes in the bill but he did not an
ticipate material alternation.’ •
The president prefers a shipping
board composed of cabinet membejf
as originally planned to the swbstL
tute suggested by some progressive
republican senators for a non-partisan
hoard made up of men not connected
with the government.
Finishing Touches.
Washington—The Senate Commerce
Committee met today to put the fin
ishing touches on several Important
amendments to the government Bhip
purchase bill designged to perfect the
measure so as to meet the opposition
of the republican minority in the
senate. The amendments were refer
red back to the committee by the
caucus of senate democrats which met
last night to discuss them. The com
mittee will lay the perfected amend
ments before another caucus of sen
ate democrats to be held tonight for
final action on the shipping bill.
1,000 LIE BURIED
UNDER THE RUINS
Avezzano, (via Roms). —Grave news
reached here from the town of Ortuc
ehio, southwest of Avezzano. where the
earthquake virtimp are reported to
number more than 2,000. A thousand
of the dead, it is stated, are hurled
under ruins of the cathedral. The en
tire population of Ortucchlo numbered
about 2,500. The village of Almort was
reported to have been completely de
stroyed.
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If you do not get the
desired result from YOUR
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there are hundreds of
folks who DID.
Perhaps a dozen inter
ested people saw your ad
intended to answer it—
put it off—and forgot
When they see it again—
they will remember and
answer at once.
This is a law of adver
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mulative value—it works.
Use your phone—call
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day and Monday.
Better still—tell us to
run it every day during
the week.
Phones 296 and 297.
MANNING IS INAUGURATED
GOV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA
NO LIKELIHOOD,
PEACE INSPRINC
Washington.--President. Wilson sees
no likelihood of the termination of the
European war this spring, he told
callers today. He said he had not yet
noticed any indications of peace in
the situation.
Mr. Wilson mentioned the subject In
connection with his plans for a trip
through the Panama Canal. He ex
plained that he fully expected to make
the trip; but that H was probable that,
developments abroad or in the United
States might interfere. He added that
the trip to Panama was dependent
upon domestic and foreign conditions
because “practically all the govern
ment would be at sea.” He smiled at
his own remark and added that he
meant literally at sea.”
TEN CENT LOAF
IS AOIIOCATED
Weight of 26 to 27 Ounces
Profitable, Whereas 6 Cent
12 Ounce Loaf Now a Loss.
Chicago.—Manufacture of a ten-cent
loaf of bread throughout the United
States was recommended at a meeting
yesterday of the Efficiency Board of
the National Bakers’ Association. Tho
board consists of bakers from twenty
six cities. They believe the action is
necessary as a result of the high price
of wheat.
Bread weighing 26 or 27 ounces
could ho produced for ten cents a loaf
at a profi, It was said, whereas a loss
must be faced in the manufacture as
a flve-cent loaf weighing 12 ounces.
The report of the efficiency hoard,
It waH said, would show that nt tho
normal price flour comprises 73 per
cent of the manufacturing cost of
bread.
FRENCH OFFICIAL
Paris, 2:45 p. m«—Snow fell yester
day In Belgium, northern France arid
In the Vosges, but there was artillery
fighting In those sections, according
to the official communication of the
French war office this afternoon. Tho
French troops have re-occupied the
trenches at La Bolfjsello previously
given up by them to the Germans.
Yesterday saw no further fighting at
Soissons, but near Pont-A-Moussoa
the French claim a slight advance
THE EXECUTION OF LEO FRANK
STAYEDBYU.S. SUPREME COURT
Washington^—A formal order slaying the execution of I-oo M. Frank
was Issued today by the supreme court. Attorneys representing Frank
made the formal application to the court today and the order was Issued
at once.
The granting of the appeal to the supreme court to Frank In his
habeas corpus proceedings was regarded us a stay of the the death
sentence but It Is understood the courle’s action today wns taken ns the
result of Sheriff O. Wheeler Mangum, of Fulton county. Gn., to have a
definite order on the subject
The order stays further proceedings under the Judgment by which
Frank Is now In Mangum's custody*, Mnngum’s custody of Frank and then
speclfldally states that the execution of the death sentence shall be stay
ed and superceded until further order by the supremo court.
Atlanta, Ga. Attorney General Dorsey, for the state had tentatively
agreed to Join with tutorneys for Deo M. Ftpmk. In a request to the United
Htates supreme courtlto advance to February 22, the hearing of Frank's
appeal In hts habeas corpus caaa.
In Address Urges Compulsory
School Law, Amendment of
Child Labor Law and a “Well
Disciplined Militia.”
Columbia, 8. C.—Richard I. Man
ning today was inaugurated governor
of South Carolina, being the third man
to occupy the nffiro within six days
Mr. Manning succeeded Charles A.
Smith, who as lieutenant governor, be
came the state’s chief executive upon
the resignation of Gov. Blease. Jan
uary 14.
The Recommendations.
Governor Manning, in ills inaugural
address, urged passage of a compul
sory school attendance law, a
provision for local option, recom
mended appointment of a. legislative
commission to invstlgatu working
conditions and to prepare a working
men's compensation act for submission
to tho 1918 legislature and urged re
peal of tho state Income tajc la w. Ho
also recommended amendment of the
child labor law to raise the age limit
from 12 to 14 years
The Militia.
Referring to the state militia,
which was disbanded by Governor
Blease last week. Governor Manning
declared bo "favored a strong, well
maintained, well disciplined national
guard.”
Tho new governor paid a tribute to
President Wilson, saying: "Wo are
to be congratulated on having at the
head of the nation a man of great dis
cernment, courage and ability, who is
dealing with national questions In a
statesman-like way.”
NO AUTHORITY,
FOOD EMBARGO
Washington.—President Wilson has
no authority to declare an embargo
on exports of wheat and foodstuffs, he
told callers today. Such authority
most come from congress, ho said,
adding that he had not investigated
the constitutionality of such a step.
He did not commit himself on the ad
visability of an embargo act.
The president said nothing could be
done by the government toward regu
lating prices unless Illegal practices
by merchants were disclosed by the
attorney generals' Investigation.
FATALLY BURNED
San Antonio, Texas —Mrs. Dolores
UaJlstro, age 80 years, was fatally
burned and her daughter, Mra
Isabela Guevara and four children are
not expected to live as the result of n
fire in a tenement house here early
today.
Mrs. Oallstro was endeavoring to
quicken e fire In the cook stove by
use of kerosene when the can which
she held explonded.
GERMANS IN FRESH
TRY , ON TO PARIS?
ANOTHER
QUAKE IN
ITALY’S
‘TOE’
Rome, 9:25 a. m. -News reached
here today that a strong earthquake
has occurred in Calabria, especially
around Cosenza, tho capital of the
province. It is not yet known whether
there has been loss of life or serious
damage to property.
Calabria, is in the southwestern ex
tremity of Italy, commonly called the
‘‘too’’ of the mainland of the kingdom.
It Is a mountainous region and ijis
astrotiH earthquakes have been fre
quent there.
Fear Repetition.
Cosenza, Calabria.— The entire
population of Cosenza ns well as tho
inhabitants of Paula, Amantea, Cas
trovillarl and Rossano left their
houses when the earth shock occurred.
Fortunately there were no victims in
Ihese towns. The people however,
cannot bo induced to return to their
dwellings ns they fear a repetition of
the shocks.
Go to Caverns.
Cosenza, Calabria. The shocks were
especially severe nt San Benedetto
Ullano, 2,338 Inhabitants and at Mon
tana Uffugn, 7,779 Inhabitants.
Where the Inhabitants frightened,
abandoned the villages, camping; in
tho air or retiring into tho Interior of
caverns.
MANY CHARRED
CORFSES FOUND
BY EXCAVATORS
Pulling Down Walls at Avez
zano and Burying the Dead.
Women Found Alive After
Five Days in Ruins.
Avezzano, —The condition of
earthquake survivors In Uentral
districts of Italy was rendered
worse today by a snowfall which,
in the elevated villages has asum
ed the character of a storm and Is
completing the earthquake’s work.
Bury'ng the Dead,
Avezzano. Fresh troops reached the
earthquake area today and rescue
work was continued with energy.
Particular attention Is directed to
pulling down walls, the burial of the
dead, distribution of supplies and pro
visions for homeless and orphaned
children.
This number of women found alive
is larger than the number of men.
Women ppenr to have superior re
sisting powers. Even yesterday, five
days after the disaster, several girls
and women were extricated from the
ruins. All are injured, but physicians
hope to save them. A little hoy also
was found alive. He held In his hand
a wooden horse, evidently a Christ
mas present.
Feet Burned Off.
The excavators have come upon
many bodies, burned to death. Ap
parently In many places fire broke out
under the ruins. At Cappelio a man
85 years old was brought out with both
his feet burned off. He lived only
two hours.
Many priests participate In the res
cue work. Home nurse the wounded.
Others collect money to meet urgent
needs of survivors while others work
with tools among the rulris.
The parish priest of Massncorone
was rescued alive yesterday after hav
ing been burled more than four days.
He Is greatly exhausted and may not
live.
TRE OGMULGEE
OUT OF BANKS
Macon, Ga. The Ocmulgee Bluer Is
far out of Its banks as a result of the
excessive rains and is still rising.
The weather bureau measurement
showed 20 feet of water at the Fvoat
Macon Bridge this morning. Many
houses In Hast Macon are flooded, the
occupants being forced to move out.
All the country below Macon Is flood
ed, and If the high water continues
serious damage may result. Fears
are felt for the levee protecting t'en
tral City Park. In case this breaks
the state fair grounds and the base
ball park will be badly damaged.
STABILITY NOT AFFECTED.
Rome The Idea Nationals save the
technical commission has found that the
fifth block of the column of Marcus
Aurelius Antonin* on the Platta Colon
mi was displaced about four Inches. The
stsMlty of the monument however Is
understood not to have been uffectjd.
$6.00 PER YEAR-FIVE CENTS PER COPY,
HOME
EDITION
Probability of Renewed At
tempt to Break Through the
French Lines. Inactivity
Along the Aisne, Fail to Fol
low Up Soissons Success.
BOTH INVADERS, ALLIES
AWAIT REINFORCEMENTS
In East, Little Change Except
Reported Russian Gains in
Central Poland. Rumor of
Separate Peace for Hungary.
London, 1:02 p, m.—Though th«
British and French press continue to
discuss the prohability of a fresh Ger
man attempt to break through the
French line barring the way to Paris,
the Germans so far have failed to fol
low up their success about Soissons.
Their troops are more or less Inactive
beyond the River Aisne and the only
activity shown In that vicinity in the
last 24 hours, has been the bombard
ment of St. Paul.
Not Over.
No one believes, however, that fight
ing at Soissons is over. Both sides
apparently are bringing up reinforce
ments and some stiff encounters soon
should develop.
Capture of several German
works on the east, l.ank of the Meuse
river, which acrording to the French
official statement, were taken by as
sault, is about the only notable change
in the west.
Ruts Poland Gains.
There has been no change to speak
of in the east, bnrrlng some Russian
gains on the Central Poland front and
the reported crushing of tho Turkish
army whiqh tried to make a stand at
Kara-Urgan. Tho Russians claim to
have obtained a good foothold In
Transylvania hut they have not yet
invaded that country In force.
Separate Peaoe?
As the Russian menace to Hungary
becomes more of n, reality, reports that
Hungary is seeking a. separate peace
are being revived In Ixindon. None
can be confirmed, hut they Insist that
Hungary Is willing to make any sacri
fice rather than submit to invasion.
TURK TROOPS IN
PITIABLE PLOT
London, 1:10 p. m. The plight ot
Turkish army corps which fought th*
Russian: near Kara-Urgan Is de«
scribed in Petrograd report* as pitta*
ble. Those who escaped from ths
battle are said to bo fleering toward
Erserum, but owing to capture by
Russians of their food supplies, ere
confronted with the alternative of
starvation or surrender. It Is stated
that in one place 100 soldiers were
found frozen to death and doubt Is
expressed that any of the Turks will
be able to reach Erzerum.
CHEER UP!
GET BUSY!
BIGN3 OF THE TIME&.
Of course food and clothing shipped
to countries noy at war are for "war|
purposes" and It Is to be presumed
that the people who are desirous of
stopping exports from the United
States for wAr purposes would put
the ban on both things to eat and
things to wear. Muring the three
months ending October 31, exports
under war contracts amounted to
1133,359,000. Muring the correspond
ing three months of 1013 shipments to
the countries aggregated about
1100,000,000. Exports to the countries
at war Increased during the three
months over the corresponding period
of last year ns follows: Rreadstuffa,
$53,750,000; sugar, 111,000,000; sine,
14,390,000; automobiles, trucks, horsaa,
wagons and harness, 10,244,000; meat
products. 13,485,000; gun powder and
other explosives, 11,383,000; woolen
goods 11,134,000.
These figures are worthy of study.
The United Mates I* now selling goods
abroad to all buyers, not discriminat
ing between Allies and the Oermanio
forces. It Is selling as well to neu
trals nnd its manifest duty is to sup
ply the world whether at war or at
peace with food and clothing, with
necessities and luxuries. The figures
show that exports of ammunition are
negligible as compared with other
items.
F.verythlng we sell for export, ex
cept cotton, commands a good pries
and yields a generous profit to th*
producer. Even cotton I* now bring*
lug close to its cost of production this
season be. ause wages were lower, th*
crop A'as easy to handle and ths plan
ters practiced tigid economy, which
made the cost of production at least a
cent a pound less than In the previous
crop year.
Immediate expansion Is Justified by
existing conditions. All we have to do
Is to "loosen up." We are still living
from "hand-to-mouth when we should
be pushing ahead. The automobile
business Is good because It I* pushed
nnd the farmers have money for motor
curs. Every other business should b«
doing the same.