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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 ;:v i: —; ■ "r- ’ ' ' :S P V 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. “Stick-to-il-iveness” This good quality—the quality of staying to the finish—is one which ap plies with particular strength to advertising. It is a proven fact, ac knowledged by all ad vertising experts, that it is persistence and repeti tion which assures success. If you do not get the desired result from YOUR ad today, remember that 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 tising—the law of accu mulative value—it works. Use your phone—call up and tell us to run your ad again Saturday, Sun 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.