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Entrenchment of
Germans, Strong
Invaders Are Now Less Than 30 Miles From
Belgian Frontier—Russians in Death Grip
With Enemy Betore Cracow
London, 10:26 a, m. —Though tha
German right la leaa than 60 miles from
the Belgian frontier, never at nee the
war's outbreak, apparently, have the
people of Great Britain been more re
conciled to the Idea that the struggle
yot to come will be long and terrlblo.
When the Germans first began to
retreat after their rush toward Paris,
hope ran high that some master stroke
would bring complete rout to the In
vaders. Now, however, many observ
ers emphasize that even should the
so-called battle line be terminated the
Gormans would only fall back on
equally strong entrenchments.
No Change.
There 1s nothing from the French
battle line this morning to Indicate a
marked change In the situation. The
fiercest fighting apparently still cen
ters on that part of the battle line
Stretching due north for about forty
miles, In an almost straight 11ns from
Roye. The vicinity of the little town
of Albert has again been the scene of
vigorous action whore the allies claim
progrena. Though It seems Incredible,
the latest announcements asserted the
remainder of the vast line was quiet
with the exception of the region around
Bt. Mlhiel, from which the Germans
were driven from their southernmost
lodgement.
Before Craoow.
From Petrograd there continues to
come reports of Russian successes on
the Poland frontier, hut from Oallcta,
where the Russian and combined Ger
Fiercest Battle
on French Left
Germans Renew Attack Between Roye and
Arras Atter Trying in Vain to Break Through
Lines at Tracy-le-Mont
Parie, 6:30 a. m -After having tried
In vain to break, at Tracy»t,e-Mont
atnl then at Roye, the strong line of
the allies, the Hermann have renewed
their fierce attacks between Roye and
the region of Arras. However, their
latest efforts have had no better re
sults. The French In an official state
ment frankly admit a alight falling at
the left of one of three detachments
On the other hand, allies have not
only successfully opposed the torrlflc
onslaughts of the enemy at other
points, but have made gains as well.
760.000 Men.
t The allies continue to pour In thetr
troops at points where they are need
ed to replace those worn out by the
hard fighting or In filling gaps In the
ranks The French line, it la roughly
•ettmated, now numbers 760.000 men.
i lieutenant Colonel Rousset, mili
tary critic of the I*olll Parlslen, In re
viewing the situation says:
"It Is now on our left that the bat
tle takes on the most Imposing pro
portions. When one considers that
after hardly a month of fighting the
enemy was nearly at the gates of
DEATH AMONG
THE FIREWORKS
Four Killed, Twenty-One in
Hospitals As Result of Ex
plosion at Plant of Detweiler
& Street Today.
Jersey City, N. J.—Four men were
killed and many Injured today by an
explosion of the powder magazine of
the fire works manufacturing plant of
the l'etweller A Htreet Company on
the llackensach meadows.
Of the 160 men usually atoployed at
the plant, approximately half were on
duty today The plant conelsted of
perhaps a dosen or more small build
ings scattered over several acres of
ground at distances of forty feet or
more apart.
The exploaion occurred In the dry
ing room. Twenty-one persons wera
taken to hospitals within nn hour,
some of them believed to be mortally
Injured.
John Andrewe, a auperlntendent of
the plant, was placed under arreat.
It was reported to police headquar
ters that the number Injured was
probably 40. Windows were broken a
mile away.
CABINET CRISIS
IN ITALY FEARED
Rome, (via Paris, 2:60 a. m.) — The
Idea Naslonale. the organ of the Na
tionalist party, says that besides For
eign Minister Ran Qullano the minis
ter of the treasury, Signor Rublnt.
will probably resign, although Premier
SaJandrta la making effort* to avoid
a ministerial crista.
Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly
The Old Standard general atrengthen-
Ing tonic. GROVES TASTELESS
chill TONIC, drive* out Malaria, an
rtchea the blood, build* up the avetent
A true Tonlo. Fur aduita and cbll- ,
Area. Wo. _ - l>a I
man and Austrian forces nre at death
grips before Cracow, has come noth
ing to Indicate which side has taken
first honors.
A belated dispatch from Copenhagen
asserts tiant Emperor William has re
cently been at Breslau, where he de
cided on a four fold offensive move
ment against Kovno, Warsaw, Lodz
and Galicia, When this was under
way, 1t was added, he expected to re
turn to the western theatre of war.
Battle Imminent.
Prom the southeastern tip of Oallcla
filters news of the advanced Russian
forces unheard from for days. It was
said that the entering of Transylva
nia was already under way arid that a
battle between the Austrians and the
combined Russo-Hervlan forces was
Imminent.
British critics seem unable to agree
over whether the recent revival jt
German activity In Belgium means a
serious attempt to tone Antwerp and
other points or Is Intended to harass
the Belgians and prevent them from
tampering with German lines of com
munication.
Per ■ Siege.
Vienna, according to roundabout dis
patches, purporting to emanate from
the Austrian capital, Is preparing for
a siege and there Is even talk of re
moving teh seat of government.
The decision of the admiralty tn
mine a certain area of the North sea
has given England an added feeling of
security.
l’arls It can he seen Instantly how
much territory we have gained on the
Germans, who counted nn crushing us.
To Break Allies Offensive.
"The enemy has brought to Its right
large forces, hoping to break our of
fensive and at the same time It re
turns to attempt the passage of the
Meuse. It Is making thus a visible
effort on two wings and at the sums
time guarding on the rest of the front
In nn expectant attitude. This Is the
tactics of flanking, which reappears
unfortunately for It has no more the
merit of secrecy than that of surplse.
We know It too well now to have It
still Imposed on us."
Chilly Nights.
Troop* In the trenches are suffer
ing severely In the chilly nights
British supply officers have visited
Paris and purchased all of the avail
able supply of warm clothing, fura.
comforters and sweaters. Each man in
the field has been supplied with a
blanket, a waterproof sheet and an
overcoat but the dtstrlcte where the
fighting Is proceeding are subjected
to thick mists, making a long sojourn
In the open air unendurable.
JAPANESE MINE
DRAGGER SUNK
Tokio.—An official announcement
states another Jspnneee mine sweeping
boat at OUo-Chow has been sunk af
ter striking a none. The casualties
are given na four kilted and nine
wounded. The mine dragger was
i known na the Kayomaru and was sunk
In I .aosha n bay.
The German sorta and shtpa, it la
announced, are constantly ahelllng the
Japanese army, which la slowly pre
paring for the big assault on Tstng
Tau, the German stronghold,
A German aeroplane from Talng Tau
has made two unsuccessful attempts to
attack Japanese warehtpn Japanese
aeroplanes went In pursuit of th* Ger- !
man aircraft and were subjected to
j bomb fire.
A. RUSTEM BEY!
LEAVES HS
Washington.—A Rustem lley, Turk- '
lah ambassador, today la on hla way to
I Constantinople. In a statement before
leaving the ambassador said he was
quitting the I'nlted States nn leave j
of absence at ht* own Initiative.
He explained that thla step which 1
he had undertaken without conferring
with hi* government was the result 1
of the attitude of the United State*
toward statement* he had mad* com
paring lynching* In th* United States
and the "water cure" In th* Philip
pine* to massacre* In Turkey.
When government official* Indlcat- 1
*d that an expression of a modlflca- '
tlon of th* ambassador's views would
ti* Welcomed, Rutem Bey notified
Secretary Bryan that ht* opinions ;
were unchanged and h* took leave of .
absence. _ J
FERTILIZER PEOPLE CAN HELP
BANKS AND SUPPLY MERCHANTS
TO KEEP COTTON ACREAGE DOWN
Striking Statement Made By
Fertilizer Dealer and Farmer,
Mr. James T. Smith, of
Stephens - Farmers in Steph
ens Section Who Have Been
Diversifying and Raising
Home Products Do Not Feel
Pipch of War-Depressed Cot
ton Market As Keenly As
Those Who Have Put Whole
Dependence in Cotton.
By WALTER E. DUNCAN
Btaff Correspondent
The Augusta Herald.
Stephens, Ga.—" The Idea that ferti
lizer is cheaper than labor Is dead."
This striking statement hears per
haps a greater significance for the
reason that it was made by a man who
sells throughout this section a great
deal of commercial fertilizer, but who
Is himself a farmer, Mr. James T.
Smith—better known as Jim Tom
Smith—of Stephens.
'T have heard It suggested,” said
Mr. Smith, discussing with several
gentlemen the situation confronting
the South, ”1 have heard It suggested
that the hanks and the supply mer
chants hold the whip-handle and have
It In their power to, by co-operation
one with another, force a curtailment
of the cotton crop. That may be true
enough.
“But,” he added, “If for the
common good of the ♦south, the
fertilizer concerns would all quit
making fertilizer for a year and
refuse to sell a ton next year, the
South would he saved. That would
he a heroic measure, to be mire,
but it would do the work.”
True to His Convictions.
Mr. Smith, besides farming here at
Stephens, represents the Porter Ferti
lizer Company of Atlanta and has built
up a splendid business throughout this
section, both |n Oglethorpe and Green
counties. He is popular, he Is pro
gressive, he Is everybody’s friend. Yet,
with the Idea in view that without
fertilizer —and he will tell you frankly
that the averag cotton farmer uses too
much of It for his own good—nothing
like even half an nverage cotton crop
can be produced by the Houth next
year, and true to Ills conviction, he
openly advocates that which would’
reduce his own income.
Mr. Smith gave expression to eome
Ideas and opinions which are worth
the passing along. Here at Stephens,
us everywhere else I have been since
tho European nations locked In the
war grapple, and the cotton market
crumbled just when the season was
fairly opening, wherever you see a
group of men on the sidewalk, In a
store, on a depot platform, anywhere,
It's a gamble thut they are discussing
the crisis—for It Is a crisis the South
ern farmer Is facing, he Is at the cross
roads and It has come to be pretty
generally accepted as fact indisputa
ble that what the Southern farmer
does now, or next year, either means
salvation and prosperity through di
versified farming, or ruin and starva
tion through dogged persistence In tho
mistaken dependence upon all cotton.
I met Mr. Smith In the midst of a
group of men who were consulting
together on measures best calculated
to bring permanent relief to the dis
tressed South, and Mr. Smith had the
floor.
Distinction and a Difference.
"We've simply got to get back
to the plane on which our fathers
farmed before us." he maintained.
“I can remember long ago when
my father was a young man there
was a distinction then between a
cotton patch and a com field. Just
as there Is a distinction today be
tween a cotton field and a cotton
patch. \Ve have reversed them,
and before we get out of the woods
we've got to reverse them again.
We've got to have more corn fields
and fewer core patches; we've got
to have more corn and less cot
ton, that's the long ntul short of
It.
"If the Southern farmer." he con
tinued, "would raise enough corn and
< its, hay and grain, cattle and hogs
to supply his own needs, all of tho
farmers I mean, all the rest of the
land that could be planted In cotton
would not produce enough to overload
the market, at least not under normal
conditions. It is a folly which has
too long deluded th* farmer, the Idea
of making enough eottpn to buy all
the necessities of life and the other
things needed; and juat as long as hlg
prices are paid for mules and commc
elal fertilisers with which to produce
cotton on this basis Just so long xytil
the Southern farmer continue to re
main poor and dependent upon the
Western farmer who 1* profiting all
the tints and reaping the benefits be
cause he produces not only the food
crops, hut sells ua the mules and the
feedstuff to keep them going."
Some Progressive Farmers.
Mr. Smith ts no new convert to the
Idea of dlveralfted farming and the
raising of horns products, neither 1* tt
uncommon to meet in thla favored sec
tion of the country farmers who In
»plte of th# war In Europe and th*
over-production of the cotton crop.
, which combine to undermine th* mar
ket. may fall back upon ample re
sources—full corn cribs, bulging
smoke-houses, hog and hominy—and
hold their cotton Indefinitely because
l they have ataely turned to th* soil
ami made th«4r lands produce food aa
well na a money crop, food for nun
and food for beast
A Five Years' Supply.
Mr. R. Lunsford, whoa* home Is
only a few miles from Stephens, ts
the type of the farmer who must
take leadership In Oglethorpe
county to help deliver the rank
and file of his brother farmers
from the old theory, now exploded,
that cotton is the moat profitable
crop that can be grown and that
enough of it will supply all other
needs. Mr. Lunsford got safely
away from this Idea several years
ago. Instead of pinning hts faith
to th* uncertainty of cotton, ha
worked on the principle that *
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
farm should first be made self
sustaining. He made his place
self-sustaining, then grew cotton
as a surplus money crop. With
barns, corn crib, smoke-house and
pantry filled with foodstuffs and
feedstuffs, home products, and
with barn-yard alive with poultry
and only awaiting cold weather to
kill more hog meat, Mr. Lunsford
can run for five years on what
he has In sight right now.
Turning No w to Cattle.
Owing nothing except a small ferti
lizer bill, which he can pay without
embarrassing himself in the least, Mr.
N. H. Mitchell, another progressive
farmer of this immediate section, is
well prepared to withstand a siege as
are Mr. H. B. Smith and Mr. C. JL.
Jordan, who have met with success la
diversified farming.
Mr. P. P. Wynn is turning from cot
ton to cattle. At present Mr. Wynn
Is fencing his place near Stephens,
and buying yearlings to stock It. He
Is already making good success with
hogs.
Made Fortune Farming.
One of the most porsperous farmers
of this section is M. C. W. Howard,
who when he began farming here was
a poor man. Through his progressive
methods of farming Mr. Howard has
accumulated a snug fortune, but while
he Is now and always has been a cot
ton planter, he has depended as large
ly upon corn, oats, hay, grain and live
stock as he has upon cotton, and there
in lies the Becret of his success. Mr.
Howard always has plenty of hogs to
sell.
Cotton Opening Fast.
At Balrdstown, on the line between
Greene and Oglethorpe counties, which
before the railroad came through, was
an Important trading point for a wide
section of country, the fields are white.
Cotton Is opening faster than It can be
picked and pickers are In great de
mand. Mr. S. E. Sorrels Is one of the
most progressive farmers of the
Balrdstown section. He is a live-at
home farmer, producing his own home
supplies, a diversified farmer who
grows cotton and finds profit in it be
cause he grows everything else in pro
portion anti raises his own meat.
Selling No Cotton.
Practically no cotton grown In the
Stephens section has been sold, but
most of It that has so far been ginned
has been shipped to Athens. Through
out this section a great deal of seed
cotton is being held, and' everybody
who can do so Is saving the seed, as
reluctant to part with them at the
present price as with the cotton.
The Bank of Stephens is disposed
to lend all the aid and assistance that
is possible to the farmers.
ROMANIA KIND
CALLED TRAITOR
ID COUNTRY
If Hia Policy Continued, De
clares Correspondent, Nation
Will Shortly Be Delivered
From Austrian Yoke.
Rome, via London, 7:30 a. m. A
dispatch to the Glornale d’ltalia from
Sofia, Bulgaria, says that the condi
tion of King Charles of Roumania
has suddenly become worse. The doc
tors' bulletin today declares he must
have absolute quiet to save his life.
The well Informed, however ac
cording to the dispatch, believe the
king's Illness Is really a political step
whose aim Is to end popular agitation
to have Roumania Join forces against
Germany.
Called a Tritor.
London, 3:05 a. m.—ln a dispatch
from Baris, The Post's correspondent
relates that a signed statement, at
tacking the attitude of King Charles
of Roumania has been given out by
Victor Jonnesco. nephew of the prime
minister of Roumania, and secretary
of the Roumanian legation in Pari*.
M. Jonnesco says, In part:
"From the commencement of this
European conflict, the Roumanian peo
ple have been hostile to Germany and
Austria. This hostility Is pushing the
people to drastic action. The cry Is
for a greater Roumania and the lib
eration of our brothers in Transylva
nia.
In a Dilemma.
‘■Undoubtedly the situation has
placed King Charles In a dilemma, for
he already has made his choice be
tween hts duty as king of a free peo
ple and his duty as a Hohenzollern.
The latter proved too dear to hts heart;
he Is serving his caste and will do »u
until hi* death.
"When Ruesia proposed to King
Charles that he occupy Transylvania
and Bukowlna. he refused, declaring
hla troop* were needed to guard the
frontier. Today Bukowlna, which i»
Ju*t a* Roumanian a* Trnnsylvanla.
is occupied by Russian troops and his
been declared a Russian province.
Rot# of Traitor.
“This policy of King Charles will
give him In history the role of a trait
or to the Interests of hla country, al
though he la a hero in hts staunch
ness to the Hohensollern and Haps
burg traditions.
"If ht* policy ts persisted In It will
mean that the Roumanians In Tran
sylvania will shortly be delivered from
the Austrian yoke by Russia and
henceforth Incorporated In the Rus
sian empire."
BANK WESTERN CAROLINA
PAYS QUARTERLY
DIVIDENDS
Aik>n, 8. C.—Thursday the Bank of
Western Carolina paid their quar
terly dividend*. which amounted
to 16,678.60. Thla Is their regular
quarterly dividend of 3 1-1 per cent oa
a capitalization of *273,700.
Why French Cavalrymen Cannot Fight
.
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Excessive Weight.
This photograph Ehows why the
French cavalrymen have failed to
give a good account of themselves in
the great war. Weighted down with
a cuirass of the middle ages, a brass
covering which encloses them in front
and behind down to the waist, they
look something like those copies of
ancient armor found in museums.
The cuirass weighs many pounds, and
is so thick and stiff it makes move
ment about the waist almost impos
sible. Most of this war has been
fought in hot weather, and a cav
alryman with such a contrivance on
ATHLETICS HAVE
SLIGHTLY BETTER
PITCHING POWER
Than the Braves---However,
Its a Decidedly Small Fraction
in Advance---Analysis of
1914 Record.
New York.—A careful analysis of
the 1914 records of the pitchers who
probably will work in the world se
ries, shows that the Athletic quartet
has an edge on the Boston trio in real
pitching power. But the edge is one
of only the merest fractions.
Tho analysis shows that while Ben
der and Plank have a higher strike
out average per game than any of the
Bostonians, James of the Braves, has
allowed fewer hits per game and Ru
dolph has given fewer bases on balls.
Records that merely show how
many games a pitcher has won and
lost during a season are valueless in
attempting a comparison of pitching
prowess. Some pitchers may be luck
ier than others Some may pitch
three hit games, strike out a dozen
men and lose. Others may give a
dozen bases on balls and allow a
dozen hits—and yet win. The grand
winning average of the Boston trio
is .694 against .685 for the Athletic
quartet.
Crown Prince Frederick, Who Was Beaten
V * \y ■* *
WAS ADVOCATE OF WAR.
Report* from Paris for several days have Indicated that the army of
Crown Prince Frederick William, which for some time comprised the cen
ter of the attacking army, was in full retreat along with the right and left
of the Invading army. The Crown Prince was one of the jingoes who
has always advocated war. and his attitude ha* had much to do with
arousing the Germau people in this struggle.
him comes so near prostration he has
little strength left for fighting. Fur
thermore, the cuirass is not thick
enough to withstand a steel bullet
from a modern rifle. It is a protec
tion only against the lance, which is
the European weapon for cavalry. It
is of little value against infantry.
Herbert Corey, the war correspondent,
even saw members of the French bi
cycle corps wheeling about the streets
of Paris dressed like these cavalry
men. In many respects the French
uniforms have not improved at all
since the days of Napoleon.
To'find just what each pitcher has
done on the firing line statistics were
gathered for the 1914 season, up to
and including the game on Friday,
Sept. 26th.
Strike-Out Record.
These figures later were reducted
to show just how many batters each
pitcher has struck out in an average
nine inning game, how many bases on
hales and hits he allowed. Going
farther, the figures were reduced to
show just what the average nine in
ning yield of hits, strike-outs and
bases on balls has been from the Ath
letic quartet and Braves trio so far
this season.
The result of the last figuring
showed that the four Athletic pitch
ers as a whole have allowed 7 7-8
hits, given 2 1-2 bases on balls and
struck out 4 1-2 men in each nine in
ning game. In comparison, the Braves
trio has allowed 4 4-5 hits, 2 2-3 bases
on balls and struck out 4 men In each
game.
Thd statistics show Rudolph is the
steadiest of the seven pitchers. He
has given only 1 2-3 bases on balls
per game. Bender and Plank are tied
for strike-out honors, with 5 per
game. James, of the Braves, has per
mitted an average of only 7 hits per
game—less than any of the other
six.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
Degrees.
6 A, M 59
7 A. M «
8 A. M 62
9 A. M 62
10 A. M. .., 63
1! A. M 64
12 noon 64
1 P. M 64
2 P. M 63
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3.'*
AUSPICIOUS FOE
RUSSIAN PLANS,
THEY DECLARE
News That Germans Are Ad
vancing From Silesia Made
Known---One Thousand Can
non Used at Battle of Uzsok
Pass.
London, 3:45 a. m. —“No news could
be more auspicious for the Russian
plan,” says the Petrograd correspon
dent of the Times, “than the news now
received that the enemy is advancing
in force from Silesia. It was feared
that having entrenched in the line
from Kalisz and Czenstochowa, he
would await an attack but it is now
expected that the main blow of the
Germans will be directed towards the
upper reaches of the Vistula.
“It may be surmised that the Rus
sians will take full advantage of the
splendid defensive line of the Vistula.
For the. complete overthrow of the
invaders it is essential taht they
should advance as far as possible from
their base of operations, especially at
this season when the roads are prac
tically impassable.
“The fighting at Uzsok pass in the
■Carpathians -was so fierce that ther
was no time to bring up ammunition.
Nearly 1,000 guns were in action but
the rifle fire was so strong at times
it seemed to drown the artillery.
“The Austrians’ obstinate defense
of the pass caused them fearful
losses.”
THE SOUTHERN HOUSEHOLD.
Betty Lyle Wilson’s department in
the interest of “The Southern House
hold” is becoming one of the most at
tractive and popular features of the
Southern Woman’s Magazine. Mrs.
Wilson’s reputation as a maker of ar
tistic cakes is well hacked by her
proficiency as an ideal housekeeper
and home-maker, and her cheery ad
vice as to the sane and reasonable
pleasures of the serenities and hos
pitalities of home is being eagerly re
ceived each month by readers of the
magazine.
IN ALL N. Y. CHURCHES.
New York. —Church of all denomi
nations in New York City and imme
diate vicinity will observe peace day
tomorrow in accordance with the re
’ quest of President Wilson for prayer
for world peace.
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