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■Sherlock Holmes, Jr., is Having a Good Time in Augusta
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
VOL XXI, No. 141.
BIG ATTACK
AT VERDUN
AGAIN;
KAISER
GAINS
Paris. —Violent fighting on a large
scale was resumed on the Verdun front
last night. Two U'e sh divisions of
German troops attacked French posi
tion at Avocourt wood and Hill 304
west of the Meuse. The war office an
nounces the attacks in the main were
unsuccessful, although the Germans
obtained a footing in a small post
south of Hill No. 287, which lies just
to the east of Avocourt wood.
The Germans attempted to recapture
the small fort on the northeast slope of
Hill 304 which the French took on the
preceding day but their effort failed.
Infantry fighting was confined for
the most part to the section west of
the Meuse. East of the river and in
the Woevre the artillery was active.
The official statement says that the
troops employed by the Germans in
their attacks had recently been sent to
the Verdun frost.
Sub-Dieuterf J t Navarre, one of the
best known French aeronauts who re
cently engaged in a fight with five
German aeroplanes brought down his
tenth machine in an aerial combat at
Dolante in the Argonne.
Take French Trenches.
Berlin (Via London.) French
trenches or both sides of the Hau
court-Esnes high road, on the Verdun
front west :>f the Meuse, have been
captured by the Germans, the war of
fice announced today.
The announcement says the captur
, «d French positions extend to the
neighborhood of the southern corner of
Ducks wood.
Austrians Advancing.
Berlin, Thursday, May 18, (via Lon
don, May 19.) —The Austrian offensive
south and southeast of Rovereto mak
ing progress daily. The Austrian front
already has been advanced five miles in
places.
These gains have been made in the
face of great difficulties. The moun
tains still are covered with snow. The
Austrians fought their way ascending
and descending slopes varying in alti
tude as much as 4,000 feet within a
mile. Dispatches from Austrian head
quarters indicate the successes achiev
ed are due to the superiority of the
artillery which has such a crushing ef
fect that it is possible to launch in
fantry attacks after comparatively
short preparation.
Captures of men and war materials
are increasing daily. The number of
prisoners now exceeds 7,300. The Aus
trians also have taken 31 cannon and
35 machine guns.
The positions captured have been in
the hands of the Italians for months.
They include points to which the Ital
ians attached the greate strategic im
portance.
SIXTEENNAMES
FOR PRESIDENT,
CHICAGO, JUNE
Chicago, lll.—With at least sixteen,
names to be presented to the Republican
national convention for consideration as
presidential nominees it became known
today that a move is on foot to limit the
time speakers may consume in making
nominating and seconding speeches.
Friday. June 9th has been decided upon
tentatively as the day upon which nomi
nating speeches will be made and it is
feared that if those presenting candi
dates are not limited, the speech-making
will continue at such length as to defeat
the plans of leaders to have the conven
tion complete its work in four days.
Secretary Reynolds, cf the national
committee, has under consideration a
plan tc give thirty minutes to the man
ager of each candidate to be used as
desired. This would give eight hours of
nominating and seconding speeches. The
subject will be taken up by the national
committee June Ist.
flagTflying
AT CHARLOTTE,
PRES’T AND WIFE
Charlotte, N. C. —President and Mrs.
Wilson, and party will receive an enthu
siastic welcome upon their arrival here
tomorrow to attend the Mecklenburg
celebration. The city Is fast filling with
visitors: flags are flying from every
masthead; the business section and pri
vate homes are gaily bedecked with the
national colors; bands are playing and
Soldiers in uniform are seen on every
hand.
Governor Craig, of North Carolina and
Governor Manning of South Carolina,
with their staffs will arrive today. The
President will be met by the governors
of the two states, the mayor of the city
and prominent citizens, and will be es
corted to a grandstand where a parade
composed of military and civic bodies
will pass in review. The President's
address will be delivered at 12:30. The
President and Mrs. Wilson and party will
be tendered a luncheon at the Manu
facturers' Club afterwards.
PREPAREDNESS INSURES SPLENDID
FUTURE.
BY ROBERT PEARY.
DISCOVERER OF NORTH POLE. READ-ADMIRAL, U. S. N„ RE
TIRED.
6 r
ROfITT PEARY
CARRANZA FORCE
IN MOVE ALONG
AMERICAN LINE
Columbus, N. M. —The Carranza gar
rison at Ascension under Col. Saenz,
is moving south along the American
line of communication ostensibly to
El Valle. No reason was assigned here
today for the movement.
Reports from the field indicated
that General J. J. Pershing's expedi
tionary cogimand is experiencing a
shortage of soap but otherwise is well
rationed and equipped.
DIE ON TRAINS
FOR EXCHANGE
OF PRISONERS
Stockholm, via London —Evidence of
the heavy toll tuberculosis is exacting
in the world far is found in the ex
change of disabled prisoners which is
being conducted through Sweden by
Russia and Austria. One train from
the Russian camps had eighty cases
of consumption among the 230 Aus
trian prisoners on board. Three of
victims died while the train was pass
ing through this country.
On another train from Russia there
were 30 Austrians who had been ren
dered insane by their sufferings. Three
each direction exchanging prisoners,
who from disease, loss of limbs or
mental breakdown are unfit for fur
ther military service.
POSTAGE STAMP
BAN; DISCOVER
SECRET CODES
New York. —The Italian government
has prohibited the exportation and the
German government the exportation of
used and unused postage stamps, ac
cording to information received from
Switzerland by Hugh Clark, and made
public by him today. The British gov
ernment does not permit German
stamps to be sent out by way of Hol
land or the Scandinavian countries,
according to local philatelists, and the
French government is equally strict.
The letter received by Mr. Clark,
carried the intimation that two secret
codes built upon the use of postage
stamps sent through letters had been
discovered by the Italian and German
authorities, and that these were re
sonsible for the respective decisions of
the two governments.
Italy’s ban on exportation of stamps
does not include through letters from
Switzerland containing stamps only of
neutral countries and addressed only
to neutral countries.
NO PORK BARREL
METHOD, NATL
DEFENSE—T. R.
Detroit, Mich. —Hundreds of school
children waving American flags were
among the throng which greeted Theo
dore Roosevelt when he arrived here
today to be the guest of honor at the
American day celebration. Before
Colonel Roosevelt was driven to the
Detroit Athletic Club at the head of
an automobile parade, he made a short
address to the Boy Scours lined up in
front of the station, lie told them he
believed in their organization because
it taught them to fight for the truth
and "not to be mollycoddles.”
Colonel Roosevelt in his address re
iterated his opposition 'to all kinds of
hyphenated Americanism,” advocated
universal military service based on
universal training, anrr declared that
we must abolish "pork barrel” methods
in our national defense, stop talking
and get down to the actual business
of thorough preparedness if we are “to
make this nation as strong as are its
cinvictions in reference to right and
wrong."
PEACE MEETINGS
BEING HELD, 26
CITIES, EUROPE
Stockholm, Via London. —Under the
auspices of Henry Ford's “neutral con
ference," meetings were held today
tthroughout Scandinavia, Switzerland
and Holland inc elebratlon of the sev
enteenth anniversary of the first
Hague conference. In Denmark and
.Sweden the meetings will be contin
ued over several days with a big dem
onstration in Stockholm on Sunday. At
all of the meetings resolutions are.
adopted urging the neutral govern
ments to call an official conference to
arrange for mediation between the
belligerents.
These peace meetings are being held
in nine cities of Sweden, seven of
Switzerland, six of Denmark and
three of Holland. In Norway they
have been combined with the national
celebrations of Norway’s independence,
the anniversary of which is May 16.
• . ,
SAW MRS. SURRATT HANGED.
Pittsburg—Mrs. Priscilla C. Dodd, aged
S 3, widow of General Levi A. Dodd, and
the only woman who witnessed the hang
ing of Mrs. Mary E. Surratt. In Wash
ington, D. July 7, 1X65, when the lat
ter was found guilty as one of the plot
ters of the assassination of Abraham
Lincoln, died here late yesterday.
General Dodd was on duty in Washing
ton at the time of the execution and his
wife secretly viewed it.
"Never hefore In our history has there been a
time eo pregnant with far reaching poHalbilitieH
an the pre»ent. If we can escape the vortex of
the preaent world disturbance, what la to prevent
us when the fierce currents have subsided, from
beginning an era of unexampled prosperity and
growth, the limit of which no one can prophesy?
“Of one thing we may be certain. The world
questions now In solution In war’s fiery retort will
In crystallising put the United States In a position
commanding beyond our imagination. Rut to In
sure our splendid future, our constant thought
and effort must be preparedness. preparedness,
preparedness.
“We need to be aroused to the fact of our na
tional inferiority in means of defcnsa.
"We should begin now with a system based on
those of Australia and New Zealand."
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 19, 1916.
GALLOWS
PENALTYIS
PAID FOR
LOSS.U.S.
LIVES
Brownsville, Texas.— The first legal
executions in payment of the penalty
for American lives lost in border raids
by Mexican bandits last summer and
fall, were to take place here today with
the hangings of Melquaides Chapa and
Jose Buenrostro, aged 23 and 25 re
spectively, found guilty of murder in
connection with the killing of A. D.
Austin and his son, Charles, after a
raid on Sebastian, Cameron County,
August 6, 1915.
Announcement by Governer Fergu
son at Austin last night that he would
not interfere with the hangings made
execution cf the death penalty almost
certain.
Austin and has son were shot to
death when a band of fourteen Mexi
cans raided the little town. The two
Americans were captured by the raid
ers. carried a short distance from the
town and killed. All the raiders ex
cept Buenrostro and Chapa escaped.
Evidence submitted at the trial last
April tended to show that Buenrostro
fired the fatal shots while Chapa stood
guard nearby. Three American wit
nesses whose lives were spared by the
bandits, gave the principal testimony.
No exact hour has been set for the
executions.
New Band Scattered.
Field Headquarters, near Namiquipa,
—By wireless to Columbus, N. M.) —
Twenty-five Mexican cowboys from
Hearst ranch at Bahricora broke and
scattered a newly formed band of ban
dits near Madera, about a week ago,
killing 15, wounding one, and captur
ing six, according to news reaching
here today.
Free 90 Villistas.
Columbus, N. M. —Ninety Villa pris
oners, captured by American cavalry
men In engagements at Ojo Azules,
Chihuahua, late in April have-been re
leased, according to civilians returning
to the border today. The prisoners
were held some days and questioned in
an attempt to obtain information con
cerning the movements of the various
scattered bands and then released, it
was said. At military headquarters
here the reports concerning the release
were received with some surprise.
A number of American soldiers en
camped between Colonia Dublan and
Namqiuipa recently became ill after
eating food purchased from Mexicans
and as a result several of the natives
were taken into custody, the arrivals
said.
Heavy traffic over the motor truck
trail from Columbus to Namiquipa has
made it almost impassable, truckmen
said. In some places the road despite
efforts of the engineering corps, has
become so rutted as to make impossi
ble a greater speed than three miles
an hour.
Some of the truck men reported to
the hospital upon their arrival suffer
ing from illness presumably caused by
the heavy jolting.
COWS DYING AT
SANDERSVILLE
BY POISONING
Sandersville, Ga.— Eight more nws
died last night and this morning at the
East Side dairy farm from arsenic
poisoning accidentally mixed in the
food.
Several more are expected to die to
day. Antidotes given did not seem to
bring resultts.
In the death list are two twin reg
istered Jerseys valued at several hun
dred dollars.
The loss is estimated at several
thousand dollars. A large force of
hands is busy burying the carcasses
and hundreds of people visited the
scene Friday morning.
DR. BURROWS ON BAPTIST
FAITH AND ORDER BOARD
Asheville, N. C. —The Baptist con
vention today adopted the report of
the commission on world conference on
Faith and Order and voted to continue
the commission another year. The
commission consists of the Rev. Dr.
Lansing Burrows, president of the
convention, and O. F. Gregory and H.
C. Moore, secretaries of the conven
tion.
Dr. Burrows also was elected statis
tical secretary.
DURDEN ACQUITTED BY
JURY, SAVANNAH TRIAL
Savannah, Ga, —Jt. W. Durden, presi
dent of the Home Mutual Fire Insur
ant* Company, who was charged with
using the mails to defraud, was ac
quitted today by a Jury in the United
States court.
At the request of the district attor
ney, Federal Judge Lambdin directed
a verdict of acquittal for the other de
fendants who were officers of the com
pany.
ONLY 4 MORE BISHOPS
Saratoga Springs, N. Y. —With only
four bishops of the Methodist Episco
pal Church remaining to he elected the
general conference resumed the ballot
ing which has been In progress since
Tuesday. The announcement was made
that the Rev. Adna W. Leonard, of
Beattie, Wash., had been chosen on the
tenth ballot. He is 41 years old.
There was no choice on *he eleventh
ballot.
Dr. Matt S. Hughes, of Pasadena,
Cal., was elected a bishop on the
twelfth ballot, receiving 649 votes, or
four more than was necessary.
INSTANT DEATH.
London.— Lieutenants Belwyn and
Bateman, military aviators, were killed
Instantly yesterday at Gospart, In
Hampshire, near Portsmouth, when the
aeroplane In w f Ich they were flying
fell 1,060 feet. The cause of the acci
dent has not been determined.
Men Who Killed Six and
Captured 75 of Villa’s
Gang Tuesday
COL. A. C. MACCOMB OF
THE 14TH CAVALRY
MAJ. G. T. LANGHORNE OF
THE BTH CAVALRY
Colonel A. C. Macomb with two troeps
of the Fourteenth cavalry and a machine
grun compahy has crossed into Mexico to
hunt bandits who attacked American sol
diers at Glenn Springs. Major George
T. Langhorne* has two troops of the Bth
cavalry. Both are under <’olonel Sibley.
Day before yesterday Maj. Langhorne
killed six and captured 75 of them.
SIBLEY AND LANGHORNE
40 MILES SOUTH BORDER
Washington, D. C. —Official advices of
the rescue of Deeriicr and Payne, the
two Americans carried off by Mexican
bandits after the Glenn Springs and Bo
quillas raids, say <!olonel Sibley and the
expedition after the Bocjuillas raiders
were yesterday reported at Los Alamos,
40 miles south of the border, while Major
Langhorne’s troops were last reported
near Cerro Blanco where they struck the
bandits, wounding and taking two. Both
forces now are spread out in small de
tachments.
SANDERSVILLE "HAS A
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Sandersville, Ga. —At a meeting held
today by the business men of Sanders
ville a Chamber of Commerce wan or
ganized.
Much enthusiasm wan shown by those
in attendance, and nearly every busi
ness organization 111 this place was
present, great Interest in this move
ment was displayed.
Sandersville has never had such an
organization, and our people are ex
pecting great benefits for this little
city and also for Washington County
from same.
The following officers were elected
to proceed with the undertaking: Jas.
E. Johnson, president; Herman Bash
insky, secretary; H. D. Zaps, vice-pres
ident and .1. S. Adams, treasurer.
ART FEDERATION.
Washington.— Art In building and’
manufacturing was the subject for dis
cussion today at the final sessions of
the American Federation of Arts.
Speakers told of marked progress In
efforts to make manufacturers con
sider art and beauty important features
of their products.
DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN.
London. —The stuck exchange will con
form to the new daylight saving plan
under which time will he advanced one
hour. The exchange will open at 10:46
o'clock and close at 3, except on Satur
day's when It will close at I o'clock, an
hour earlier than the present time.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.
Wsshlngton, D. C. Federal aid for vo
cational education Is advocated by more
than two-thirds of the members of the
chamber of commerce of the United
States, according to a referendum con
ducted by the chamber. The vote was
831 to 110.
HOW THE BOYS DOWN IN
MEXICO SOLVED PROBLEM
Field Headquarters, May 12. (via
Army motor truck to Columbus, N.
M., May 19.) A package arrived here
by mall today addressed:
"For deserving soldiers of the puni
tive expedition.”
The label on the box showed that
the contents came from wm.n of
Fort Worth. Texas. Three boxes of
candy comprised the entire contents.
The soldiers were pleased to receive
the candy, which hae been scarce
here, but there were several Hi >*
and men svsllabb under the dei Ig
natlon of “deserving soldiers.” An
old sergeant solved the ,Mizzle of bow
to disburse the candy, saying:
"We will do II by parable, like the
loaves and the fishes. We ten will
eat the candy, end then tell the para
ble to the other fellows.”
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY
WILSON FOR
OMNIBUS
BILL, ALL
DEFENSE
REVENUE
Washington. —Members of the house
ways and means committee were get
ting ready today to frame a bill to
provide about $150,000,000 additional
revenue for the fiscal year ending Juno
30, 1917, by taxing incomes, inheri
tances and munitions. The amount
needed as reported yesterday by Sec
retary McAdoo is $76,000,000 less than
even conservative members of congress
calculated would bo required.
Chairman Kitchin, of the house ways
and means committee, announced that
the plan would be shaped within two
weeks and the house would be ready
tc consider it immediately ufter the
national conventions. Ho believes that
with the revenue problem simplified by
the reduced estimate of amount need
ed, the entire legislative program can
be completed by the house in time to
allow adjournment by August 1. Sen
ate debate may prolong the session,
however. <
It is considered probable that an
omnibus bill will be drawn to con
tain all revenue measures in accord
ance with a plan President Wilson is
understood to favor. This will include
preparedness revenues.
Secretary McAdoo estimated the bal
ance in the general revenue fund at
the end of the present fiscal year would
be about $150,900,000 and $13,500,000 at
at the i lof the 1917 fiscal year. Ho
took into consideration probable costs
of the army and navy increases, larger
expenditures for good roads, rural
credits and flood protection.
Navy Building Program.
Washington. —Administration offi
cials were confident today that con
gress would provide a satisfactory na
val building program, despite the fact
that the houso naval committee in its
agreement yesterday abandoned the
five year program as recommended by
President Wilson and Secretary Dan
iels.
Officials were particularly disap
pointed at the action of the commit
tee in providing for uII battle cruisers,
as they believe that some dread
naughts are necessary.
It was generally understood today
that congress would be pressed for a
program that would Include at least
two dreadnaughts together with four
battle cruisers. '
Formal announcement by Majority
Deader Kitchin that he would not op
pose the program as provided for in
the naval appropriation bill completed
by the committee yesterday is con
sidered significant in view of the fact
that he has been opposed to the ad
ministration’s preparedness measures.
Mr. itchin declared that the bill was
satisfactory to him And that he might
make a speech In favor of It.
It was regarded as likely today that
the bill would be taken up for con
sideration in the houso next week, al
though some of the leaders do not look
for a vote on the measure prior to the
national conventions.
JAPAN CABLE FOR 12,000
TONS OF WIRE RODS
Pittsburg. —lnability of local mills to
a.sHure delivery for nearly a year haw re-
Huited in failure to place $1,000,000 worth
of buHineaH here during the past few
dayH. The Foreign Trade rornmiKHlon of
PittHburg yeHterday received a cable In
quiry from Japan for 12,000 ton« of wire
rodH but none of the manufaeturerH in
the Pittsburg district, could accept the
order. The commission also has received
anq inuiry for SOO tons of steel plates on
a rash basis and for steel wire valued at
$200,000 but neither could be placed.
AFTER WAR QVER, WORLD
POWERS INVITED BY U. S.
Washington. —The house naval com
mittee unanimously adopted a resolu
tion by Representative Hensley, of
Missouri, authorizing the president
upon conclusion of the European war
to Invite the world powers to a con
ference to frame a court of arbitra
tion or other body for peaceful settle
mnt of all disputes between nations and
appropriating $300,000 for the purpose.
SETTLEMENT WORKERB.
New York. The National Federation
of Hettlemeiit Workers opened Its
sixth eonventlon here today with set
tlement workers from nearly all of the
states In attendance as delegates. The
convention will he In session for four
days. Among the subjects to be dis
cusser! will be vocational education and
the training of Immigrants for citizen
ship.
HELP RESTORE ANTWERP ZOO.
New York. —New York will help in
restoring the zoological gardens of
Antwerp, Zelgium, according to a de
cision of managers of the American
Zoological Society which was announc
ed today. The decision was made In
response to an appeal from the Zool
ogical Society of Antwerp which stated
that Its gardens had been almost de
pleted since the German Invasion.
POSED AS PHOTO MAN
FOR SPOTTING BOOZE
Girard, Ala, —Search for liquor begun here three days ago by a large
squad of special state officers continued today. Besides pushing the work
after Investigating nearly every building 111 the town eight automobiles
carried deputies In as many directions Into Bussell county today to search
the country dlatrlcta. M. H. Baugho, representative of the Alabama at
torney general, said today that ho was sure large quantities of liquor were
stored In the country. It developed today that Raughn was In Girard a
week before the raida began posing as an Itinerant photographer.
Friends of persons who have been financially ruined py seizure of the
whiskey today began circulating petitions urging Governor Henderson to
Intervene and allow them to ship the goods back to the distilleries. This
would he done on the promise that they never would engage in the busi
ness again.
Two companies of state guardsmen still aro on duty but there has
been no disorder.
Hears Himself Discussed on the Streets and in
Shops, But Shows No Apprehension That H[e
Will Be Taken Prematurely. Have You Seen
Him Yet?
Hog-gone! I'm so “skeered!”
I am in receipt of a message telling me
that I am a “gone goober" before Mon
day morning. That's awful, but pardon
me please while I oraoK a little smile.
And that reminds me of a remark I over
heard at the Terminal Station yesterday.
A man with a grey suit and hat remark
ed to his friend, “I saw Sherlock Holmes
a few minutes ago and watched him buy
a cigar." As 1 did not purchase a cigar
yesterday anywhere near the time men
tioned by the he evidently
had the wrong man, but I did walk up to
him as he looked at his watch and I read
the time which was 10:40.
(Tee whiz, but it was delicious. What?
Well, wajt ’till I tell you.
A man named Kirby sent me a pack
age of Kenny's high grade Tup Favorite
coffee with the request that 1 try it.
Well, 1 managed to get it brewed, and
say, take it from me, it was delicious. 1
am obliged to Mr. Kirby alright, and l
certainly intend to have my case adopt it.
My hat is off to you, Mr. Kirby, and you
have a package to be proud of. No, you
don’t owe me a cent, but 1 believe in pre
senting flowers to the living and not so
many monuments to the dead.
A Bundle of Squalls.
The auto number* was 7121. A lady
was seated in the car which was parked
on Broad, and she had with her the
cutest little bundle of squalls I’ve seen in
a long time. I walked up to the car and
watched the kiddo for several minutes,
but a copper gave me the once over a
little too steadily and I moved on. These
little things are cute, aren't they? Wish
I had one to put on my watch fob.
Yesterday afternoon I saw my Mana
ger hand Mr. olive of Howard’s Drug
Store number two, a Herald with my
story in it, and 1 watched this gentle
man and a friend of his, in a light, suit,
read the story. I would like to say also,
that when the young lady in white who
left the table at the front window, leav
ing two lady friends seated, and paid the
cashier twenty-five cents, at this same
store, J stood right next to her. Kemcm
ber it? If you read tills story you will
certainly vouch for the truth of this
statement
"You've never tasted the like, hut
you'll the taste,” Is printed on a little
BERLIN TO MAKE
NO RESPONSE,
LAST U. S. NOTE
Washington. —Germany considering
the Hiihrrmrlne controversy with the
United States closed has determined to
make no response to the last Ameri
can note on the subject. Information
to this ffoct is contained In confiden
tial adviceH rceivod here from Berlin.
BRITISH SHELL
FORT OF TURKS
BY AIR AND SEA
London. —British warships and aero
planes have bombarded the town of El
Aris, in Egypt, nar the border of Pales
tine and are believed to have been de
stroyed tile fort there, It was announc
ed officially today. El Ails Is on the
Turkish line of communications from
Syria to Egypt.
GEORGIAN BRINGS
DOWN A GERMAN
PLANE AFLAME
Paris. —Corporal Klffen Rockwell, of
Atlanta, a member of the American
flying squadron, yesterday attacked u
German aeroplane operating near
Hartmann’s Wellerkopf. The German
machine was brought down In flames.
PRISON BOARD IS
ANTI STRIPLING
Atlanta, Ga— The report of the prison
cominssion declining by a vote of two
to one to recommends the pardon of
Edgar Stripling, serving a life sentence
for murder, reached Governor Harris
today.
He will act in a week, he said.
ISO VESSELS TO
CARRY TROOPS
Pari*.—One hundred and fifty steam
ers have been assembled at the Hun
garian seaport of Flume to transport
troops, munitions and supplies under
protection of the Austro-Hungarian
fleet at Durazzo, Albania. This Infor
mation was received here today In ad
vices from Innsbruck. It Is supposed
here that the Austrians intendt to make
a strong attack on the Albanian town
of Avlona which Is occupied by the
Italians.
MAYOR CHARGES
TREACHERY, U. S.
New ork. —Mayor Mltehel In a state
ment Issued today accuse/1 Senator G.
F. Thompson, chairman of the legisla
tive committee which has been Inves
tigating wire-tapping activities of the
police, "of treachery to the United
States,” because of his attempt to in
vestigate the tapping of the telephones
of the munitions dealing firm of Key
mour & Seymour.
TO TAKE ACTION. MEMORY
LATE MR. JUSTICE LAMAR
The following notice was received by
the Herald this morning:
Washington, D. C. There will he a
meeting of the bar of the supreme
court of the United States In the
courtroom, at the capitol, on Satur
day, May 27, 1916, at twelve o’clock
noon, to take appropriate action In
memory of the late Mr. Justice La
mar. Members of the bar are Invited
to attend.
JAMES D MAHER,
Clerk.
booklet that. Is on my table and it refers
to H. & S. Brannew. the liquid food,
liight. C), gentlemen. Strikes me, when
a fellow can combine a delicious bever
age with tonic and health-giving proper
ties, he has the drink mear. it has been
tried and tested and found the perfect
heverage. Just try it, once, on my rec
ommendation, and you’ll never go wrong.
Another Bouquet.
They were too pretty to live and en
tirely too sweet to die. They were in
auto number 9212 on Broad. There was
room for one more, and while I looked
and longed for an Invitation, none was
forthcoming. Alas, poor Sherlock! Please
come again, will you?
By the way, a stenographer on The
Herald says she is sure she saw me yes
terday. Perhaps so. I saw you any
way. Where? Are you a good guesscu*?
Well guess. But honest, I do kinder like
blondes.
The young fellow who sold me a cigar
for the cigar I wanted, but which was
not, may think that was good business.
I don’t. Nobody likes a counterfeit,
whether it he a cigar or a cigar sales
man. Think it over, son and in the
meantime, Just remember, I’ve got your
number.
What time this evening are we going
to got together sit Howard's Drug Btoro
number two? I’m agreeable, any time
that suits you, hut come out, for I want
to see you. What time am I going to be
there? Same time you ar*.
In Aiken.
Yes, T have been to Aiken. T heard
of your dandy trolley line and of your
pretty little neighbor across the border
and so I went over. Was in several places
of business and walked about, over the
little town coslderably. Am going over
and call on Walt Duncan, the old news
paper scout that Is a good fellow as well
as a good newspaper man. Look out for
me, Walt. No I will not state the time
or car. I reserve the right to withhold
any Information 1 choose, at any time.
For this time, folks, enough. T am
enjoying myself immensely and hope you
are. Don’t get impatient, for all things
come to him who waits.
Faithfully yours,
SHERLOCK HOLMES. JR.
CABLE PLEA
OF PRES’T
IN TIME?
New York. The fate of Jeremiah C.
Dynch, an American citizen, who was
to have been shot at daybreak in Dub
lin, Is believed to he screened by strict
censorship. No word regarding the
man who had been convicted of com
plicity In the Irish rebellion had come
over the cables up to 11 o'clock this
morning. President Wilson made an
eleventh hour idea for a stay of ex
ecution Just before midnight last
night in Washington.
Owing to the difference in time,
Dynch was to have faced the firing
squad about three hours after Presi
dent Wilson had directed that a cable
be sent to Dondon asking that the ex
ecution he deferred until the Ameri
can government could make an inves
tigation into the case.
It was not known here whether
President Wilson's plea reached the
English authorities In time to save
Dynch from being executed.
Birrell as Witness.
London. —Augustine Birrell, who re
cently resigned as chief secretary for
Ireland after the Sinn Fein revolt, ap
peared today as (i witness before the
Royal commission which is conducting
an inquiry Into the Irish rebellion. The
presence of the chief secretary'aroused
keen Interest in view of the dramatic
tesllomny given by Sir Matthew Na
than, former under-secretary for Ire
land, at yesterday’s hearing.
Sir Matthew testified that the gov
ernment hud had advance Information
regarding the German plans for aiding
the Irish rebels and Mr. Birrell was
expected to give more details on this
point.
At the outset of the hearing Mr.
Birrell stated that he had read Sir
Matthew Nathan's statement and that
he did not know that there were any
additions or modifications he wished
to make. He then read a statement
which he had prepared, and which he
described as dealing In a general vaunt
ner with Sinn X’’einlsm.
FOR JEWISH RELIEF.
Chicago. —Approximately $35,000 was
subscribed for the relief of Jewish war
sufferers last night at a mass meeting
which 4,000 people attended and the
committee In charge of raising the fund
expect to obtain pledges toduy for
more than $150,000.
Weather Report
Augusta and Vicinity.—Fair to
night and Saturday.
For Georgia.—Fair tonight and
Hat urday.
The Testing
Laboratory
When the manu
facturer wants to
make a test he does
not use a carload of
material.
Rather he sends a
specimen to the lab
oratory and then
judges results.
The newspaper is
the advertising lab
oratory for national
distributors.
Tests can be made
on a limited scale and
results judged with
out bankrupting the
treasury.
Manufacturers in
terested in such tests
are invited to write
to the Bureau of Ad
vertising, A m er ican
Newspaper Publish
ers Association, 806
World Building, New
York.