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FOUR
OUR NATION-WIDE PREPAREDNESS SALE
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Economy In Preparedness
The more thoroughly the public mind is impressed with the idea
of real economy, the more rapidly we will progress in the jirose
cution of the war. Real economy is in WISE SPENDING, not
hoarding, and this sale offers an opportunity for real economy.
A Trumpet Call to Real Bargains From the Fashion Shop
Sale Begins Friday, June 15th, 8:00 a. m.
8 to 12—Alterations Extra.
Up to 98.00 Valuas Wash
SKIRTS $2,48
SPECIAL Y B
More than 200 of the moat attractive
Hport Skirt* are offered to you «t this
price, stunning new models In all col
ors and ahaden. All alxna.
Up to $lO valut.
SKIRTS $3.75
The most Mtartltng skirt value of the
week White gabardine of extra qual
ity Made up In the amarteat new
atylee.
SUB WAR GROWING
MORE BARBAROUS
DAILY, SAYS FROST
Former U. S. Consul at Queens
town in Terrible Arraignment
of “Hideous Assassination
From Ambush." Murder Roll
Mounting Up.
(■> THf UNDID PS»S« >
'NOTE In th* following Interview
with t'onsul Wesley Froat. former l’. M.
consul st Queenalown. gives the first
complete comprehenalv* picture of
t lermany'a horror-war hr reflected by
the sea graveyard of yje rough coast
of Ireland. Frost, more than any other
American, has seen Ihe fruits of this
submarine warfare In twisted, mang
led corpses at the Queenstown docks
and morgue.
Hack home for a rest from gruesome
labors from which he never faltered.
Frost, with the special permission of
the censorship, has given this story of
hts Impressions.)
Washington. The submarine war
fare grows more barbarous every day
It has now reached the plane of delib
erate murder, for every ship sunk, and
will so continue to the end It la not
the fault of the Germans that their
torpedo does not produce a Lusitania
massacre
That Is the kaisers unrestricted war
fare. In the words of the man who
probably knows more about the human
side of the sea Oagedy than any other
certainly more than any other Amer
ican.
Pass Dev and Night.
He la Wesley Frost. American con
sul at Queenstown, the port on thy
southwest coast of Irelsnd. where all
tthe Atlantic ocean lanes to Hrttaln
come together Off the shores near
Qneenstown the thousands of ships
which feed Britain paas by day and
night
Frost la In Washington for a rest
For over two years he has bnen In at
tendance at the funerals of merchant
• hips struck down by the underwater
terror It has been his task to collect
the evidence as to 66 sinkings in which
Americans were Imperilled or slaugh
ered He has seen the cemeteries on
the Irish hillsides dntted with fresh
mound*. He has heard the ahrteke of
mothers for their murdered hahlaa
seen men stark mad with tha tortures
of hunger and thirst, brought In from
REMEMBER THE FASHION NEVER DOES THINGS IN A HALF-HEARTED WAY
This June selling means more to you than any sale you have read of this season. Not an item in the store has been
spared—everything goes, and goes at a discount.
Dresses
To S3O Values.
You must see these beautiful
dresses to fully appreciate
them. Smart in the extreme;
finest quality Georgette, Crepe
Meteor, Crepe de Chine and all the soft Silk weaves. All the shades
so popular.
Suits
Up to $20.00 Values
$195
Compare these suits wtih other
offerings. See them. They’re
mart style in all wool fabrics in
all shades and colors. All sizes.
Alterations extra.
SILK SUITS
Up to $37.50 Values
8 to 12 O'clock.
$14.75
HJnop from this Kigantlc epecial for 4
hour.** only—rand iMK'ura the most stun
ning Htylen and value* of the Kawn.
Splendid taffeta* In all Hhadea and col
on*. AN Bizea. None C. O. D.
WOOL SUITS
Up to $15.00 Value*
8 to 12 Only
$7.50
Another 4-hour special that will take
the town hy storm—from 8 to 12
o'clock. All wool fabrics In scores of
distinct modes. All colors. Alterations
extra.
WAISTS 47c
For 4 hour* only— 8 a. m. until noon.
Smart Voile Waist* in newest style*.
days and nights In foodlens Ilf* boats
It Is with difficulty that he can he
Induced to talk, but when he does, the
full throated Indignation of this clean
cut young American Is almost terrible
In Its Intensity.
Guilt is Doubl*.
"The German guilt Is double." said
Frost today “In the first place no civ
ilized government would have resorted
to such methods, even when It was
possible to sink ships occasionally
without murdering non-combatants.
Now that the arming of merchant
ships and the effectlvenesa of the
patrols makes It Impossible for the
submarine to risk giving warning, they
would drop It If they were white."
The ahorter word he uses explains
much of the sort of man Frost is. Born
back In Oberlin, Ohio, hla life has been
that of the aturdy young American
who makes his way In the world by
hard work and fighting fair. It la not
strange that he has no use for the
sophistries of "frightfulness" and
calls murder by Its real name.
Now that the submarine has been
driven to attack ships submerged -
using the torpedo almost exclusively—
the murder roll Is bound to grow,
Frost explained. Most shit's when
struck by a torpedo go down In two or
three minutes which gves no oppor
tunity to escape to those below decks.
Shown Cenelusively.
Keren! sinkings which came under
hts observation since the beginning of
the ruthless warfare, show this con
cl uaively.
A freighter loaded with Iron ore and
convoyed by a destroyer went down tn
two minutes Eighteen of her crew of
26 drowned.
Another sunk In two minutes after
being struck She was lilt In daylight
but the submarine was not seen.
Twenty-eight of her crew of 22 per-
Ihhert.
The Aboaso sunk In three minutes
and thirty women and chldren died.
Sinkings of this sort from now on
will he the rule -not the exception,
said Frost.
tJttly (he larger passenger ships will
remain afloat long snough to launch
the boats and get off the crew and
passengers; and those will nol float so
long If struck In vita) spots or by mors
than one torpedo
The submarines are now so fearful
of exposing themselves to the deck
guns o' slowly sinking ships that thsy
seldom come up to question the escap
ing crews of passenger ships Out of
six passsnger ship sinkings Investigat
ed by him. this happened In only one
lease - that of the I -aroma, which was
i sunk near midnight
Wanton Crime*.
Hideous as this sssassntatton from am
bush Is. It does not equal the wanton
1 1 rtmsa committed tn the days before
I ruthless" warefara—when the subma
rine* came to the surf*,* and attacked
with gutt firs
The warning given In those esses was
| simply the beginning of the attack and
sailors were often killed b; lh* ‘warn
ing «hef*" Th|* eorl of warning ws*
given only lo save the expensive tor-
I psdoas—worth 1T,006 apiece of which a
AUGUSTA HERALD READER S ARE SUBSTANTIAL CUST OMERS FOR AUGUSTA HERALD ADVERTISERS
$14.95
Dresses
Up to $23.00 Values
$11.95
As dainty a display of smart
Silk Dresses as you ever saw
selling regularly up to $25.00.
Crepe de Chines, Taffeta and
Georgettes in the dashing new
shades and colors.
$1.50 Value Waists 79c
Come here tomorrow and aee these
pretty little Waists—They really' are
Valuer that were made to sell for uo
to $2.00.
$2.00 White Petticoats at
$1.49
On Hale tomorrow—these fine sample
Fetticoats, made of «oft nainsook and
beautifully trimmed with lace and em
broidery; while they last $1.49
$2.50 Petticoat*, $1.69.
Silk Jersey tops and striped flounce
of Hateen.
$5.00 Double Panel White
Petticoats, $3.98.
Splendid for thin Summer Dresses.
Extra Special! Sample Silk
Petticoat*, $3.98 to $5.95.
Sample Silk Petticoats in dark colors.
Women’* 50c Cool Union Suita, 39c
Closed or open; regular and e\tra
sixes; special tomorrow, at 390
submarine can carry only a few. When
the ship gave signs of surrender, the fir
ing generally stopped and a boarding
party from the submarine destroyed her
with bombs, the crew took to their boats.
Unless picked up they were left to
certain death by starvation or drowning
as those attacks took place 160 and 200
miles off *hore. In only one case did
Front find that the submarine offered
to assist the victims by. towing their
boats toward the lurid
The sufferings of these crews who
were picked up by patrol boats were ter
rible Many of them were never pick
ed up. The men probably went mad
and leaned into the sea. In the case
of the Oairnhill. a British freighter with
a crew of 16 men, five of whom wire
Americans, the Germans deliberately
gutted the life boAt, t«H>k the provisions
which the men had placed in the boat
and threw them into the sea. emptied
the water keg of fresh water and to
make their Joke complete, filled it with
salt water. The boat's sails were taken
off and that was practically the only
hope of getting to land if the wind were
favorable. Sne was attacked 160 miles
out at sea.
Thrown Into Sea.
While the Germans were indulging in
these pranks with the life boat, a bomb
ing party was wrecking the ship and the
men were kept standing on the deck of
the submarine. The German officers
searched them Most of them had lit
tle kitty (tags or bandanu handerchiefs
In which they carried a few little per
sonal keepsakes cuich as photon of their
sweethearts, motn«rs«or wives. These
were taken from them and thrown into
the sea. . The first officer, Matthewnon.
was kept below decks for an hour and
put through the third degree as to the
routes of other ships
The Germans overplayed this ltttls
drama of frightfulness as they used up
a whole hour in preparing the life boat*
as torture craft for ihe men who wore ;
to use it. A destroyer was seen ap- I
proeching and the submarine dived, j
Matthew non was pushed through a 1
hatchway and the submarine dived w4th j
the sixteen men still standing on her!
deck. They were left floundering about I
to swim to, their life boat as best the*
could
The American schooner Woodward i
Abrams was attacked 400 miles off shore. !
<'aptAin Van Nimnie and his crew of i
eight were put in a life boat while the
Germans set their schooner afire with
incendiary bombs. The American sail
ors drifted about the Atlantic for two
days and two nights when they were
finally picked up by another lumber
schooner, the Norwegian Anna Marta
She wa* submarined 200 miles off shore
and the men agai ntook to the life boAts.
The crew of the Anivt VjirtH were never
seen again After another 24 hours adrift
I'aptatn Van Namme and the Americans
j were * picked up Their luck held and
they lived The Norwegians died.
Frost believes from the evidence sifted
[by him that the submarine commanders
are widely different Some of them de
light in making their work as fiendish as
| itn»*ihie Some of them, when they
tan lose nothing by it. put on u little
'gentlemanly buccaneer" comedy.
They were very polite to the crew*
they shoved off into the boats, expressed
regret and hope* for a speedy rescue
In no case, however, did this polite
ness affect their interests U disappear
ed as the smoke of a patrol boat was
sighted or as another victim appeared
In sueh cases the mask was dropped and
the dirty work was carrlsd out at top
Speed
Oiegueted With it.
A British steward ness and her hue-
ONE MARKED PRICE.
tJficjkid/ueri
EVERYTHING FOR WOMEN.
PHONE 132. 1010-1012 BROAD STREET.
band, a sailor, who were taken below
decks and questioned most politely at
first, were taken to the deck and the
submarine submerged leaving them
struggling in the water aftei they had
refused to give up any information. In
a very few instances there were signs of
regret on the part of the submarine of
ficers. One of those was related by
Second Officer Kohlsaat, a naturalized
British subject, who was allowed to touch
off the bombs which destroyed his own
ship.
In talking with the submarine captain,
the latter expressed disgust with the
work cut out for him. With tears in
his eyes he said that submarine captains
had been put to death by slow torture
in Germany for* letting big passenger
liners escape them.
Kohlsaat was asked by Frost if he real
ly believed that: “It don’t know about
It,” he answered. "1 am ready to be
lieve anything of Von Tlrpitx. But I
don’t know that whether any men have
been tortured to death or not, the cap
tain who was talking to me feared it and
believed it.”
ENTHUSIASM FOR
PERSHING RAMPANT
(Continued from page one).
dozen automobiles moved at a snail's
pace between frantic throngs
From hundreds of windows Ameri
can flags were waved by mefi, women
and children. French girls, with flags
pinned to their breasts and their arms
filled with flowers, bought from their
scanty savings, fairly fought for a
chance to get near enough to the ma
chines to hurl their offerings into the
laps and on the shoulders of the as
tonished American officers.
Heights of Enthusiasm.
The Americans apparently had not
imagined the heights to which Raris
ian enthusiasm could rise. Boys, men
and girls and even some old women,
struggled to Jump on the running
board of General Pershing's car to
shake hands with him.
The demonstration was the mors
significant because it came from a
great outpouring of people who for the
time being seemed almost to forget
that war was In progress.
ll was not General Fershlng alone
who came In for unprecedented ova
tions, but every American caught sight
of by the people was almost burdened
with flowers. Crowds shouted them
selves hoars* with cheers for America.
From every house top all along th*
route, from every window, from every
elevation and from th* thousand* upon
thousands who choked every thorough
fare in the vicinity of the line of march
there was hurled a welcome that no
American in f’ari* ever will forget.
"Papa" JoHrs'a Cap.
General IVraltlng was expected to
I arrive from Boulogne at & o'clock but
hi* special train did not reach Paris
I until 6:10 This gave opportunity for
thousands who work until 6 o'clock to
mass themselves along the route, until
th* congestion became so great that
SUITSdM/l flr
To S3O Value.. ■ / |
Your choice of any suit in the fl W H
entire store in up to $30.00 JL JL
value. Smart styles of the |
latest fashion decrees in all
wool fabrics of the finest weaves. All shades and colors.
t
Dresses
Up to $17.50 Values
$9.95
Clearing out our entire line of
Dresses that were made to sell
at up to $17.50 for $9.95 —an
offer that allow you very wide
choice. Alterations extra.
$24.95 White Voile and Net
Dresses, $14.96.
$14.95 White Voile and Net
Dresses, $9.95.
Simply depends whether you want to
Hpend $9.95 or $14.95. Both are excep
tional values and show the very final
style thoughts in their class; all sizes.
Sale of $2.50 New Voile and
Organdie Waists at $1.98
Plain white tucked front style, with
colored collars and cuffs. White lace
trimmed, plcoted hemstitched, new
Dutch neck effects. These beautiful
waists in all sizes, but the price Is so
very low that we expect women to buy
them ufa fast commencing tomorrow
morning;; $2.50 value, for $1.98
59c Teddies, 49c.
Good styles. Made of soft nainsook
.finish with lace about the neck. Others
in the camisole style, finished with
hemstitched band.
25c Muslin Drawers, 19c
Have hemstitched ruffle; good values,
at 19c
trasportatlon was tied up. General
Pershing's features were not familiar
to the people, but "Papa" Joffre’s cap
caught the eye of the people and re
veaied the Identity of the soldier in
khaki at hts side.
At the station General Pershing was
met by a group of French officials, in
cluding Ministers Vlviani, Marshal
Joss re and Generals Foch, Palnleve.
and Peltier, and by a group of Ameri
cans headed by Ambassador Sharp. At
one end of the station was an impro
vised throne with red tapestries such
as is erected when royalty Is visiting
the city. Which. had been put up for the
occasion. Before leaving the station
the party assembled at this point.
STRAIGHTEN 001
THE JAP TANGLE
Misunderstanding Over Am
erica’s Purpose in China
Through Publication of a
Bogus Note.
(■V THC UNITED PRES*>
Wulngton.—Relation* between the
United State* and Japan, upset and deli
cate over a misunderstanding as to Am
erica's purpose In-China, were straight
ened out satisfactorily today through ex
planations sent to the American embassy
In Tokto. At the same time, an Inves
tigation was started to ascertain the
source of a bogus not* purporting to
have been cabled from New fork to
Toklo, which aroused resentment in Ja
pan.
Japanese resentment was stirred when
Asahi printed the bogus not*. This mes
sage made the United States say that
the Chinese revolution should be quelled
because Germany and Russia were about
to make a separate peace and Japan In
tended to send her troops Into Manchu
ria.
The true note sent China merely ex
pressed the hope of this government for
a settlement of Internal troubles.
Subsequently the Japan Time* took ex
ception to what It considered American
Interference In China without consulta
tion with Japan, though this government
was not obligated to make such a con
suttalon.
loiter, the true text of the note, ob
tained at Shanghai was published In
Japan, dissipating thq anger which the
'bogus note had aroused.
Realising that the situation might de
velop unpleasantly if the misapprehen
sion were not Immediately corrected, this
government Informed It* embassy In To
klo of the true status of affairs, with
Instructions to inform the Japanese gov
ernment about It. Thl* ha* been done
and Japan now understands that the Am
erican uote was baaed upon no ultartor
purposes as to tha Far Bast.
Efficiency In Preparedness
“Business Better Than Usual”. The more calmly, systematically
and intelligently the country goes about its preparedness, the
greater will be its efficiency. For the public to stop buying would
stagnate business—the values offered in this, sale will greatly
stimulate the buying impulse.
Dresses
Up to $20.00 Values
$11.75
Picture in your mind’s eye the mart
s2o.oo values and then come here and
est Dresses you’ve seen in up to
secure its equal at this reduced
price. All materials, shades and
colors. Alterations extra.
GEORGETTE WAISTS
Up to SB.OO Values.
All Day
$3.95
The most winsome and attractive
Waists in the town today. Fine Geor
gette and Crepe de Chine in the new
est effects in white, flesh and all shades
and colors.
PALM BEACH SUITS
Up to SIO.OO Values
8 to 1 Only.
$3.99
This is most positively the greatest
value In the state. Styles bought at
a price that hardly represents the act
ual cost of manufacture. Plain tailor
ed and belted Norfolk models. All
sixes. Alterations extra.
NATIONAL GUARD
HERE UNAFFECTED
BY RECENT ORDER
Is General Opinion Throughout
the City. Thought That Local
Companies Will Be Left Here
For the Present on Guard
Duty.
The recent order issued from the head
quarters of tKe Southeastern department
regarding the assembling of National
Guard at regimental camps will in all
probability not affect the'" Augusta
troops. According to a recent statement
of Major General Leonard Wood, com
mander of the department, picked troops
will be left to guard strategic points.
The Augusta troops are doing such duty.
Two of the local companies, namely:
Companies A and D, are stationed here;
while the third local company, Company
D is at Brunswick. As for the Rich
mond Hussars. Troop K. they are also
engaged in special work, and it is
thought highly probable that the troop
will be left at its task. It is the gen
erally opinion in Augusta that if the
local companies are called they will be
among the last to receive orders to
mobilise. If such an order comes the
Augusta infantry companies will in all
probability assemble at Savannah, the
headquarters of the First Regiment. Na
tional Guard of Georgia; w’hile the Hus
sars’ assembling point Is merely a mat
ter of conjecture.
The order for the calling out of all
guard units not In federal service has
been issued effective July 16th, and many
people thought that the Augusta troops
would remain here until then. There are
no order* relative to the situation, but
it is generally thought that the Augus
ta guardsmen will remain in Augusta
for sometime to come, at least until
July 16th.
LIBERTY BELL IN
GALL TO REPUBLIC
(Contluued from rage One.)
arranged for the purchase of mors than
H.nnO.OhO before noon
A parade of Boy Scouts bearing ban
ners followed the bell tolling The Scouts
are urging all In the city to buy bonds.
The Rav. Hugh W. Sublatt, rector of the
church, offered prayer for the success
of the movement here.
Unrsportsd Subscriptions.
Raleigh, bf. C.—Bankers, chamber* of
THURSDAY, JUNE 14.
Up to $20.00 Value
SPRING onqc
COATS vlhou
You’ll marvel that such coat values
and styles could be sold at this price.
Clevei fashions in all wool coating
fabrics in all the new colors. All
sizes.
4 Hours Special—B to 12 Only
Up to $2.00 Values
SPORT STRIPE Oft*
WASH SKIRTS o*l
All we ask is that you come and see
for yourself these wonderful values.
A minute’s look will convince you
more quickly than a page of adver
tising talk. <r
commerce and Rotary Club committees.
Boy Scouts and hundreds of other work
ers throughout the state today were
making a house to house canvass in the
interest of the Liberty loan following an
announcement here last night by the
Central Liberty loan committee for North
Carolina that officials of the Richmond
Federal reserve bank reported two hun
dred cities and towns in this state as
having failed to send in a single sub
scription through June 12.
Joseph G. Brown, of Raleigh, chair
man of the committee, said today he had
received reports of subscriptions from
several of the places named and that un
reported subscriptions undoubtedly hkd
been made by many others.
TOMORROW IS
FISH DAY
And we are ready to
supply you with the finest,
freshest Fish ever sold in
the city.
Today’s shipment arrived
at 10:30 this morning and
is as fine as we ever had.
For today’s selling we
have
Fresh Trout,
Spanish Mackerel,
Red Snapper,
Red Snapper Steak,
Crockers and Mullet.
Florida Fish Co.
AUGUSTA’S CLEANEST
FISH STORE.
Ninth and Telfair.
PHONE 230.
FREE DELIVERY.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
also.