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COTTON SHIP WILL
GO BEFORE PRIZE
COURT OF BRITAIN
Such is Opinion of Administra
tion Officials at Washington
if the Dacia Undertakes the
Voyage—Powerless to Avoid
the Issue, it is Said
Gclvsston. Tsxas.-—The steamer Da
cia, cotton- laden, will depart from
Galveston for Rotterdam n* soon b»
the sea calm* and there In a drop In
the -vlml, It wan announced Haturday.
Weather condition* .Saturday made
nulling inadviaable. the Dacia'* officer*
Mid.
Captain George McDonald, com
manding the steamer, »«ld last night
the rlak in taking a heavily-laden
etenmxhlp out of the harla,r and over
the har Inin deep water wo* too (treat
with a heavy northweat wind blowing
and a strong tide miming.
London (6:25 p. m.)—The foreign
office him received no nrtvlce* except
pr. »* dispatches concerning the pro
posed sailing of the Dacia, the former
Unmhurg-American vessel, now under
the American "lag, which will attempt
to take a cargo of cotton to Ger
ms ny. Tim announcement that she
would rail from Galveston, notwith
standing the intention of the British
authorities to seize her. created no
surprise here.
Anothar Ship.
Arrangements already have been
completed for use of another ship to
which the Dacla'a cargo will be trans
ferred a. some English port. It gene
rally ia believed no effort will he made
In stop the vessel until she approaelic*
English waters. The ipiggestlon that
she might make the (rip from Galves
ton to Norfolk within the three-rollo
limit to avoid rapture Is regarded as
ridiculous by English officials. They
consider that much 01 the publicity
concerning the Dacia In Inspired for
pal 11 Uni effect.
Washington—Administration officials
believe the cotton ship Dacia sooner <>r
later ts bound to (to before it British
prize court If she uivrtortake* the voy
ngr from OalVOSton, Texas. to Rot
terdam via. Norfolk, tail It was point.
IM| out yesterday they wits powerless
to avoid this Issue.
Tin 1 Mate department win present
ed with evidence that the Dacia, a
Herman-owned steamship, hml been
Kold to an American and under the
law there was no power to refuae her
American registry.
Hot the Right.
That dr eat Rrltntn Ima a right to
ti a« die genuineness of the change 'n
registry i* geperolly admitted and tho
proper authority t" i>a"» on tho qttrs
-11 mi ia a British prize court. Appa
rently the burden of proof Is on the
iiurt'hAHwr in view «» fth»* fnrt thnt tho
vessel was bought from a derman
company l.y a Ger.nah American and
Is carrying cargo destined for tier
many. Hla pointed out that the Unit
ed Rimes government Is not bound to
accept the findings of a prise court
end If they appear to be In conflict
with the fuels and evidence the caso
may he treatei. diplomatically after the
court has ruled.
Ths Wilhelnvln*.
The case of the food-laden steamer
Wllhelmlna. which has cleared from
New York for Germany, la attracting
more Interest at the state department
thnn that of the Dado. Though the
exporters of the ship's food cargo ap
pear confident neither the ship nor tho
food can Ire detained by the British,
their confidence Is not shared by si!
offlrtnls here. While 1t Is true thnt
the British government has Indicated
an Intention of living up to l.ord Sal
isbury's declaration In regard to the
exemption from selaure of food cargoes
destined for the civil population of
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HARRY THAW IS
IT BT LARGE
CHEERING CROWD
Boston Police Unable to Main
tain Order on Arrival of Stan
ford White’s Slayer--Wave
Farewells in New Hampshire.
Boston. <'hoering thounands mot
Harry K. Thaw at the North Terminal
station here late today when the slay
er of Stanford White arrived from (.'on
cord, N. 11. where earlier In the day
h" had been surrendered to the New
Volk authorities ua a fugitive from
Justice.
The train on which Thaw was a
passenger rollet. into the station at an
hour when tens of thousand* of com
muters were hurrying home.
An extra detail of police failed to
maintain order and the crowd swept
the officers off their feet. Thaw was
hustled through the surging, cheering
n oh to a taxicab, which took him to
a hotel.
Jerome Delays.
William Travers Jerome, special
deputy attorney-general of New York,
In charge of the arrangcoient*. decided
to remain In Bouton until 1 a. rn.,
b living on a triiln arriving In New
York 7:05 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Thaw made no attempt to conceal his
disappointment over tho delay and
some of his friends suggested that If
he arrived In New York Hunday It
would he more difficult for him to
uuike application for hall.
The trip from Concord to Boston
was uneventful. A crowd of :tOO
gathered at the station In tho New
Hampshire ivipltul and shouted their
farewells. Thaw responded hy wav
ing his hand, emlllng and bowing.
No Recognition.
Thaw was atttended hy Sheriff
llornheck and two detectives. Mr.
Jerome and Franklin Kennedy, deputy
attorney-general of New York, made
the trip In another part of tho same
cur hut thi re was no sign of recog
nition between Tlmw and the two
prosecutors.
Sheriff llolman A. Drew, of Berlin,
and l'ollceman Clark H. Stevens. o!
Coneord, who have been Thaw's cus*
Indians during his sixteen months so
journ In New Hampshire, rode with
the prisoner from Concord to Man
chester. Just before his former
guardians left tho trnin Tlmw shewed
grent feeling over the parting.
A small crowd gathered at the Man
chester station to wave their fare
wells. Ollier little hands of sympa
thisers were on hand at other statlona
Thaw’s Statement.
While on the train Thaw gave out a
statement In which he said:
"On leaving New Hampshire I wish
to thank Its people for their extreme
kindness and consideration for my
mother and myself In our troubles. We
laid expected Hint the decision might
have allowed me to return with her to
our home In Pittsburg. Tbit we musl
all submit to the decree of tho su
premo court."
holllgrrent countries. It Is pointed out
that reservations were made. It has
been suggested that the British might
hold there are no male civilians In
Germany because all are eligible to
military service.
Belgian Soldiers at Ypres Trying to Keep Warm With Their Blankets
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IN FREEZING WEATHER ~
This photograph shows how cold it is at Ypres, in the north of France. The Belgians shown are holding their heavy
blankets closely about them to keep from freezing in the biting wind. The men go about all day with these blankets
pulled about their overcoats, because they would freeze if they had no such protection.
SHIP PURCHASE
BILL IS MADE A
PARTY MEASURE
Final Agreement Reached at
Democratic Caucus In the
Senate at Which Vote Was
Unanimous. Hardwick Absent
Washington.—The administration
ship-purchase hill was made a party
measure, and final agreement on the
hill was reached at n caucus of the
senate Democrats late today. Sev
eral senators voted against the ma
jority action, but later It was made
unanimous.
No material amendments to the bill
as perfected In previous caucuses
were adopted. The prtnrlal differ
ence of opinion arose on Senator Hoke
Smith's amendment to provide that
the government, nfter restoration of
normal world conditions should lease
purehased ships to private concerns
Instead of operating them through a
government-eont rolled corporation.
That amendment was defeated after
prolonged debate.
Not Present.
Chairman Kern announced after the
caucus that two-thtrds of the Demo
crats had voted for the resolution to
make tho bill a party measure. Sev
eral Democrats, however, wero not
present when that action was token.
Among the absentees were Senators
Yardaman, Hardwick, Camden and
O'Gorman. Some of their colleagues
said they believed those senators with
possibly one exception, would vote
for the bill. Senator Hitchcock who
attended the caucus, hut was absent
when the binding resolution making
the bill a party measure was adopted,
said he hoped to have an opportunity
to vote for some amendments In the
senate on the bill,
Compromise.
Ae a*reed upon, tha bill provide*
for a shipping board to constat of the
secretaries of the treasury and com
merce, together with three civilian*
to he appointed by the president with
tha consent of the senate. That
amendment was a compromise on one
submitted by Senator Bankhead. In
tha original bill the board to control
affairs of tha shipping corporation
would have constated of the aeoreta
rle* of the treasury and commerce
and the postmaster general with no
rtvlllnn*. Through the amendment
Democratic loaders hope to win sup
port from some Progressive Republi
can*. The only other material amend
ment* to the original bill waa one to
Incorporate the proposed ahlp con
cern In which the government will
hold control from th# stork, the Dis
trict of Columbia and another to pro
vide that the original capital slock of
$10,000,000 In tha corporation can be
Increased at any time only to the ex
tent of SIO,OOO 000 more
Until Pasted.
i "Wo shall keep lha bill before the
! senate until It Is pnased,” said Sena
tor Kern.
"We will urge It a* rapidly aa poa
-1 slide, giving every opportunity for
! discussion.
Senators Kern and Slone and other*
who fought for an agreement declar
ed they expected the bill to paes be
fore March *lh. Republican senator*
insisted today that their fight against
the measure would be waged with as
much vigor as had characterised de
bate during the Inst week.
1 "There la no division in the Demo
cratic ranks," asserted Senator Owen.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
SNOW FELL ALONG THE
COAST OF MISSISSIPPI
Gulfport, Miss. —Snow fell alonpr the
MisHissippl Kulf coast Saturday. It
melted Immediately. Snow is unusual
in this section.
AUTOS PLAYED IMPORTANT
PART, SOISSONS BATTLE
Berlin, (via London, 5:35 p. m.)—
The automobile played an Important
role In deciding the battle of Sotssons.
Reinforcements brought up by more
than 200 automobiles on the night of
January 12th and thrown In on the
Gormnn left flank at Vregy turned the
scale when the Germans were making
their counter stroke and enabled them
to sweep the French from the plateau.
comestoraTsefund
FOR SERBIAN FAMILIES
Now York.—Madame Slavko Grou
itch, wife of the under-secretary for
foreign affairs In Serbia, reached here
Saturday to raise a fund for the resto
ration of families of Serbian farmers
to their homes devastated by the war.
Before her marriage she was Miss Ma
bel Dunlap of Virginia.
ALABAMA GOVERNOR FOR
THE ENFORCEMENT OF
PROHIBITION
Montgomery, Ala.—Governor Hen
derson late Saturday signed the Full
er prohibition enforcement hill which
passed both houses of the legislature
The governor stated that inasmuch ns
the statewide bill had been passed It
must he enforced.
NOTED YOUNG ARTIST
MET DEATH IN TRENCHES
London.—Wanda Edward Fit* John
Trial, 33 years old, a promising paint
er and Illustrator who won a commis
sion In the First Grenadier Guards
through gallant conduct, met death
las* week In the trenches.
In 1907 Lieutenant Crisp won the
gold medal and traveling studentship
of SI,OOO at the Royal Academy for
a historical painting.
SAYS KIAOCHOW LEASED
TO GERMANS FOR 99 YR’S
New York—Dr Tcyokichl Iyenaga.
former Instructor In political eclence
at Chicago and Columbia Universities,
declared today In an address before
the Japan Society here that retention
of Klsochow by Japan would not vio
late China's integrity. Inasmuch as
K • ,
for ninety-nine years and therefore
was not a part of China.
EXPECTS TO SEE COTTON SELLING
AROUND 20 CENTS NEXT WINTER, SO
HEFLIN, OF ALABAMA, TELLS HOUSE
Washington.—Rcpr. -entatlve Hsflin of Alabama told the house Satur
day that he expected to see the price for cotton "go up to around 20 cents"
In the winter or ISIS.
"The day of diversified farming has come In the South," he said.
"There Is the dawn of a new day. My people have been taught by a bit
ter experience to break the shackles that have bound them to one Idea
In farming. The day la coming, not far off, when the fields will blossom,
along with cotton, with corn. oats, whsat and peas With those as the
base of supplies, as a fortification, the farmer wll* dictate the price* of
cotton to the world. .
King cotton will no longer be the only product on the Southern
farm hut Just one of a multiplicity of product*. No longer will It he
a burden, but a blessing. With the strength that the diversified Idea
g .vo* the nun,or, cotton will be gtv <a bar place m th* markets vt ih*
earth,” ..
GDETHALS TELLS
IF T. R.’S ORDER
Panama Zone Governor Says
the Colonel Told Him, “I
Want That Canal Built.”
Chicago.—Col. George W. Goethals
was presented with a gold medal by
the Chicago Geographic Society here
tonight. It was his sixth In recogni
tion of his work on the Panama Canal.
Colonels Uoethal told members of
the University Club at a luncheon to
night how the Panama Canal came to
he built under what he called auto
cratic rule.
“The original commission was rul
ing at the time,” said Colonel Goe
thals. "and there was friction In its
ranks. Mr. Taft, then secretary of
war, came down and I explained the
situation. He said: 'Colonel, I think
a man's value as a public servant is
determined hy the number of kicks
ho can take without squealing.’
"Not long afterwards I went to
Washington and had a talk with Pres
ident Roosevelt. He said to me: ‘Col
onel I think I'll abolish that commis
sion and concentrate all authority In
you. An executive order will do It.'
When I mentioned this to Mr. Taft,
he said: 'Yes, that's the way It ought
to ho done, hut It Isn’t In accordance
with law.’
"When I told Mr. Roosevelt what the
secretary of war had said the Presi
dent said characteristically: 'I don't
care a hang for the law. I want that
canal built.’ ”
BRING ACCOUNTS OF THE
GREATEST SUFFERING IN
RUSSIAN POLAND BY WAR
Berl in, (via London, 5:45 p. m.)—
Dr. Wickllffo Rose and Ernest Bick
nell who aro investigating conditions
among the war sufferers In Belgium
on behalf of the Rockefeller Founda
tion, and went to Russian l'oland for
the American Red Cross, returned to
Berlin today. They went through
of Russian l’olaml now under
German control with the Idea of or
ganizing In that territory relief work
similar to that In Belgium.
They said conditions In Poland were
most distressing, if anything worse
than In Belgium. They were inclined
to recommend Institution of relief
work, If provision could be made
for forwarding supplies. The trans
portation question Is an extremely
difficult one. The government Is Is
suing provisions to civilians to a cer
tain extent but have limited the ra
tions of bread, for example, to only
one-fifth of a pound.
INQUIRY INTO
THE CAUSE OF
LABOR UNBEST
Brandeis Testifying Before In
dustrial Relations Commission
Says Great Corporations Tend
to Degenerate the Type of
Labor.
New York.—Louis D. Brandeis of
Boston testified Saturday before the
federal commission on industrial rela
tions, Investigating great philanthrop
ic foundations and the causes of in
dustrial unrest, that he believed the
great corporations tended to degener
ate the type of labor.
For their refusal to treat with or
ganized labor he likened the directors
of the United States Steel Corporation
to the emperor of Russia, "who also
declines to deal directly with the rank
and file.”
Fundamental Cause.
The fundamental cause of industrial
unrest, Mr. Brandeis said, was the con
flict between political liberty and In
dustrial absolutism. He thought a lim
it should be placed upon the size of
Ihe Industrial units. Philanthropic
foundations he believed to be inconsis
tent with democratic aspirations.
Mr. Brandeis said he did not believe
a minimum wage scale could he fixed
by legislation as different conditions
prevailed In different towns and cities
and In different Industries.
Taking Issue with the statement of
Samuel Gontpers that immigration is
a menace to labor, he said:
Not in Restriction*.
"If labor has anything to fear from
Immigration the remedy 1s not to be
found In restriction.”
Philanthropic foundations such as
the Rockefeller Foundation, Mr. Bran
dels thought, were formed with an
honest plan of aiding humanity. He
said he had grave apprehension as to
what would happen when the found
ations should pass from the control of
men now directing them.
GERMAN NOTE
WARNS RUMANIA
London (1 tOO a. m.) —The Paris
Temp* prints the following from Pe
trograd:
"Germany, In a note tq Rumania,
declares that the measures undertaken
by the latter country, which are tan
tamount to mobllnatlon order*, and
Its encouragement of a revolutionary
propaganda in Transylvania are hos
tile acts.”
TOLEDO NEWS IS FINED
$7,500 FOR CONTEMPT
Toledo. Ohio.-—The Toledo News-
Bee was fined $7,800 and N. D. Coch
ran. editor was fined S2OO by Federal
Judge Klllit* today or charge* of con
tempt growing out of comment* on
Judge Klims’ conduct of the esse in
volving the three-eent all-day street
car fare ordinance.
•The News-Bee misrepresented the
facts in the case that waa before the
court," Judge Kllllta aald.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24.
CHARGES BREST
WITH SEEKING
RENIIITI
Republican Leader Mann, in
House Speech, Declares
Executive is Violating Hi 3
Party’s Pledges. Building Up
a “Personal Machine.”
Washington.— Republican Leader
Mann, in a speech in the house to
day charging President Wilson with
violating platform pledges, declared
the president was seeking to build a
personal machine to secure re-nomi
nation.
“I notice on every side,” said Mr.
Mann, “that the president is building
up a personal machine, as far as ho
can, to secure his re-nomination.
With such eminent office holders as
Judge Folk and Mr. Davies (commis
siner of corporations and mentioned
for the federal trade commission) in
prominent positions, mainly engaged
in trying to build up a personal or
ganization for the president; with the
president quarreling with the joint
appointing power at the other end of
the capitol and constantly refusing to
listen to advice from Democratic
members of the house unless they
agree to do what he wants, I ask you
gentlemen whether you think is fol
lowing the pledge of Democratic con
vention in respect to the principle of
one term.
“Will He Do It?"
“He has it within his power to keep
one plank of the platform safely at
least. Will he do it?”
Mr. Mann said he called attention
to the Baltimore platform “in good
humor, because it is almost an of
fense in this house nowadays to refer
to the last Democratic platform.”
“Just before the Baltimore conven
tion," he continued, "Representative
Clayton, now a judge in Alabama, in
troduced and had reported favorably
from the committee on judiciary a
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the federal constitution to
provide no person who has held the
office of president shall be selected
to that office or hold that office
again. The Democratic platform was
erected within a month after that
time, containing a plank favoring a
single presidential term.”
No Pretension.
“I might refer to other planks in
the Democratic platform, not one of
which do they pretend to keep, but
here is a plank where they pledged
the candidate to the principle of one
term. It is true that the Democrats
abandoned the resolution of Judge
Clayton for one term, but the aban
donment of that by the house Demo
crats does not excuse the president,
who was pledged to the principle upon
a platform which says ‘our platform
is one of the principles which we be
lieve to be essential to our national
welfare, our pledges are made to bo
kept when in office as well as relied
upon during the campaign.”
EXPLAIN ARREST
BE U. S. SAILORS
Only Six of Members of the
Cotton Steamers Were De
tained. Permitted to Rejoin
Vessels.
Berlin, (via London, 9:20 p. m.) —Wil-
liam T. Foe. American consul at Bremen,
replying today to a telegraphic Inquiry
regarding the arrest by German authori
ties of American sailors composing the
crews of the American steamships
Greenbrier and Carolyn, after the ves
sels had carried cotton cargoes to
Bremen said:
"Only three men from the Greenbrier
and three men from the Carolyn wero
held here, owing to their doubtful na
tionality. Then, before tho departure of
the steamers, the men were released."
Only for Vssel's Stay.
Bremen Haven, (via London, 9:40 p.
m.)—Five sailors of the American
steamers Greenbrteg and Carolyn, two of
them Finhnders. two Swedes, and one
a former British subject, who wero ar
rested on the arrival of the steamers
here, have been allowed to Vesail with
their vessels.
It Is pointed out however, that In the
Interests of military secrecy all sailor
subjects of hostile countries, employed
on American ships reaching German
ports will be placed under aVrest hut will
he held In confinement only during the
stay of the vessels.
CHARGE BRIBERY EFFORT
AGAINST COMMISSION
Parkersburg, W. V*.—ln entering an
order today naming J. W. Vender
tort, of Parkersburg, special mac tor
In the suit of the Manufacturers’ Light
A Heat Company against the West
Virginia public service commission
Federal Judge A. G. Dayton directed
the master to Inquire whether thera
was an attempt on the part of Gov.
H. D. Hatfield to Influence member*
of th* public service commission In
its decision In the case.
Judge Dayton asked for an Inves
tigation of charges made by A. Leo
Well, counsel for the light company.
In connection with his recent arrest
and Inrictment for an alleged attempt
to bribe two members of the public
service commission.
MERCURY DROPPED FROM
1 TO 17 DEGREES BELOW
Kanscs City.—The cold wave which
struck Kansas and Western Missouri
Friday brought the mercury down Sat
urday to from one to 17 degrees be
low zero. Texas also experienced low.
er temperatures, a drop of 30 degree*
to 30 above occurring at Ran Anto
nio. Ran Angelo. Texas, reported lha
heaviest snowfall In years, more than
five Inches. At Junction City, Koa,
It was 17 below.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE HROMO QUIMINW
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