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SHRIEK OF SHELL,
CLASH OF BAYONET
Allies and Germans In Ti
tanic Struggle
KAISER WANTS RESULTS
German Horde* Are Hurled Against
Anglo-1 Tenth Front Only to Be
Thrown Back By Lead and Steel.
Fur several days, without ces
sation, the Germans have hurled their
masses against the French miiil Kng
llmli along the entire front. In north
ern France. The French official view
la that these operation*, the fiercest
that yet have taken place, are by
high command, meaning possibly <ll
- Inatructlona from the etnp<*ror
himself.
Their purpose has been to break
through the allied lines, but both
French and British official reports
say they have failed. From Paris
It I* announced that not only have
the Germans been unable to achieve
their object, but they have lost a
flag, guns and men In the attempt.
The British, ns usual, are laconic.
“Tin- situation Is satisfactory,” the
report reads, “and the counter at
tacks on the British front have been
beaten back with heavy losses to the
enemy.”
The bayonet has played an Impor
tant part In these engagements,
were men tn the trenches on the
one side or the other, only a few
hundred yards apart, come te grips
with steel after the positions have
been shelled and raked with rifle
11 re.
The French claim appreciable prog
ress on the left wing and a decisive
victory over the famous Prussian
gourd In the center. Of the Woevre
district, where the Germans have
made gains in the last two or three
days, little Is said. One of the re
markable things tn this great bottle
Is the spirit maintained by the
troops. British, French and Ger
mans have withstood the most ter
rific shelling th<‘ world ever has
known, an almost constant rain of
rlile bullets and hand-to-hand en
counters with gun and bayonet, but
all reports agree that they are light
ing with the same determination and
tenacity ns In the beginning, and that
even the commanders in some cases
are having difficulty in holding their
men buck.
RUSSIAN VICTORIES.
Austrians Scattered Before Advance
of Czar’s Armies.
The most Important war news
conics not from the French frontier,
but from Galicia, where the Russian
army In three local battles hits de
feated and almost annihilated more
than half of the entire Austrian
army.
At Lemberg the first American
army was routed ahd nearly 75,000
prisoners taken during the first week
In September. The second Austrian
army, consisting of more than six
Austrian army corps of -10,000 men
each, including the Third, the Sev
enth, the Kleventh, the Twelfth, the
Thirteenth and the Fourteenth with
five divisions of cavalry and a con
tingent of the last reserves, the land
ed ttrm. was encountered by the main
Russian army south of Lubln lu Hus- j
slan Poland, driven across the Aus- j
trian frontier and signally defeated
after a 72-hour battle at Jaroslav on
the San river.
TO MEET RUSSIANS.
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German Troops Massing to Oppose
Czar's Army.
“Germany Is reinforcing her army
lu Hast Prussia at the rate of one
army corps a day,” says a Petrograd
dispatch. “These reinforcements are
being carried by 250 trains on all
four available railways. Other troops
are being hurried from Berlin and
Scltncldehuhl to Baltic ports and
thence by sea fo Hast Prussia.
"At least 800,000 German troop*
are gathered In an effort to balance
the Austrian failures. The armies
already are in touch and the grand
battle Is bound to eotne soon. The
Russians wifl have the advantage,
however, because the fighting will bo
<m ground cliosen by Russian lead
era.”
sinun OF TROYON.
7,000 German Dead Left Before
French Fortress.
A dispatch from Paris says:
“Wounded who have arrived at
Montlueon give details of the siege
of Port Troyon. near Verdun. They
say that while the Germans were
bombarding, th* commander of the
fort did not reply, but set fire to two
carloads of straw Inside the structure.
The Germans, convinced that their
shells had started the tire and that
they could easily take the plac \ ad-:
vsoced to close formation.
“The French then opened fire with
their mitraillooaes. The number of
German bodies abandoned on the
•lopes around Fort Troyon 1* esti
mated at 7.000.
Bufglars L's* Fire to Get Gems.
Mro opposed to have been started
by burglars destroyed the home of
C. H. Beoc.ai. cotton mil! owner at
Pert Worth, Texas. Jewels belonging
to Mrs BeoeUd. Valued at more than
$20,000. were missing v hen Benciui
enter** hit wife s spar! im nt In
pearch for them.
SICKNESS IN RANKS.
Typhoid Reported Raging in the
German Army at the front.
An epidemic of typhoid fever lias
broken out In the German army, and
large numbers of men are being
stricken.
The field hospitals are said to be
crowded with soldiers suffering from
this afllietlon and from dysentery and
measles. Where armies light for
many duy* over the same ground, as
Is now the case In France, the spread
of epidemics Is facilitated. This is
especially so when weather conditions
an- unfavorable.
The weather In eastern France up
until Sunday had Inc* rainy and
chilly, and the men had been exposed
for more than two weeks to tlii’su
muddy, wet trenches and getting in
sufficient food.
There Is also much sickness in the
French and British armies, but. be
ing nearer their bases, these troups
have had the advantage of belter sup
plies, both as regards food and cloth
lng. The allies also have the advan
tage of better railway and hospital
service.
So severe has been the lighting In
the battles making up the great
Alsne engagement that there has not
been time to bury all the corpses and
destroy the careusses of dead horses.
Consequently, this condition of af
fairs bus aggravated the Infection.
FURIOUS FIGHTING.
Little Progress Made by Either Great
Army.
Furious lighting continues In north
ern France, where the allied French
and British armies arc at grips with
the German forces In what is charac
terized as the crucial action of the
battle of the Alsne. Beyond admit
ting this fact the official statements
are vague. Few details of the strug
gle which may be the turning point
of the western campaign have been
given the waiting public.
One sentence: “There Is no change
in the situation,” epitomizes the of
ficial reports In London, Paris and
Berlin. The allies claim to have
made slight advances here and there,
notably on the heights of the Meuse.
The German official statement, how
ever. declares that "reports concern
ing a victorious advance of the enemy
are untrue."
AUSTRIANS DEFEATED.
Star of the Hapsburgs Seems to Have
Set.
A dispatch from Rome says that
the following telegram has been re
eelved there from Petrograd:
“The right wing of the Austrians
has been driven back beyond the
Carpathians Into Hungary, where
they are being pursued by the Itus i
sinus. The Austrian debacle Is com
plete, and they have lost all their j
artillery. The Austrian left wing has!
retreated to Cracow. The Russians
have occupied another of the forts
of I’rzetuysl.”
An official dispatch from Petrograd j
says that Przeniysl, In Galicia, Is en |
tlrely Invested by the Russians and
that the main Austrian army is re
tiring behind the Carpathians.
IN HAIL OF LEAD.
Troops Have Been Under Fire 360
Hours Straight.
The great battle along the Alsu
continues to rage day and night.
When the soldiers are not under rith
tire they are facing the hall from j
machine guns. When they are not
in machine gun range they are under
bombardment from artillery and
howitzers.
Some of the troops have been undei
lire continuously for more than .‘I6P
hours, and the only sleep they hnvi
been able to get Is snatched in the |
trenches while artillery is crashing
around them and bullets are hum
ming overhead.
Canadians Off to Front.
Thirty-three thousand Canadian
troops are on their way to France to
fight the Germans. The forces in
clude cavalry, infantry and artillery
which have been drilling for several
weeks. They are the flower of the
Canadian military forces. Five
pounder guns had been mounted on all
the transports. The vessels had been '
painted the dun color of the cruisers
that will accompany them from tin
bay of St. Lawrence to Boulogne.
Prozes For Cotton Essays.
Miss Callle Hoke Smith, daughter;
of Senator Hoke Sin'th. of Georgia.;
has offered through the National Cot-j
ton Fashions show pri .of 820. $lO
and $5 in gold to the three American j
school children under Id years of age
who write the best .‘IOO word essay,
on "The Cotton Plant and Its Uses." I
All American school children are oligi
ble to compete. The essays arc to be
written and mailed during the week
of October 5 12 and the children com
peting must send their essays in their
own handwriting with the namos of]
their schools.
Mother and Children Cremated.
Mrs. Jostph Stone was burned to
death at Champalgne. 111., when she
tried to save tier four sleeping
children as flames destroyed the
borne. Joseph Stone, her husband,
was forcibly restrained from plunging
Into the flames to rescue the family.
The bodiek of Mrs.- Stone and the,
children were recovered.
More U. S. Cavalry on Guard.
Five more troops of American car
airy have taken up positions along
the Mexican border to prevent any
violation of Fnitr.l States territory
iu the battle now imminent between
Carranzlstas aud Ylbiaist&s at Naco.
BAMES CCtJNTT \OCkMAU fiOhEI.CA.,
HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY.
Laxative*.
Laxatives act In different ways,
and some are more harmful tbnn
others. Salines, for instance, im
pose heavy burdens upon the
kidneys, besides Irritating the
bowels. When long used they
produce an obstinate Intestinal
catarrh. Laxative drugs increase
the condition which they ore sup
posed to cure, while it is almost
universally true that the most
dlfth ult cases to cure are those
In which laxative dygs have
been used. There are few physi
cians who will deny the truth of
this statement. Many people use
cathartics because they produce
an immediate result without con
sidering the Injurious reaction
that must follow. Many who
hare learned tills from experi
ence are led to believe that the
use of the enema will overcome
the injurious effects of constlpa
tlon, hut constant use of this
means, good for occasional re
lief, Is almost as harmful as
drugs, the natural action being
steadily lost. It Is a mistake to
suppose that mild laxullves are
harmless.
HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY.
Eating Fruit.
The prevailing notion that fruit
should be used rather ns a des
sert or eaten between meals and
that It cannot serve as'a sub
stantial diet Is an error. Much
harm Is done by the mixing of
fruits with heavier foods, espe
dally with meat and beans and
milk, and add fruit with milk
and cereals and potatoes. Good
physical ns well as mental work
has been done on an exclusive
diet of bananas nnd apples.
HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY
Singers and Dist.
“Alcoholic stimulants should
he avoided They make (he voice
heavy and Irritate the throat A
hard drinker almost always has
a hoarse, harsh voice Never
sing directly after eating. A
singer should not cat greasy
meats. No dishes made with
flour should be eaten. If one
does not observe this regimen It
will be found nearly impossible
to sing coloratura passages as
they should t>o sung.” This Is
the opinion of a well known
singer
One prlnia donua Is a vegeta
rlau. Her diet Is confined wholly
to vegetables, fruits aud bread
occasionally. She drinks only
water. Another singer avoids
sweets and pastry aud never
touches coffee. She never allows
smoking. If possible, lu her pres
ence, for she hns decided opin
ions on the Injury It does the
voice
HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY.
A Remedy For Boils.
The region around a boil should
ne washed with soap and water,
dried, and a drop of the follow
ing solution should be placed on
the center of the boll: lodine,
one dram; acetone, three drains.
Let stand a week before using.
The mixture becomes blackish
and slrupy and no longer irri
tating Later, If the boll does
not recede, a dressing of glycol
ate of starch and boric add
1 1 10). on absorbent wool, should
be applied.
HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY.
Ingrowing Too Noils.
When ingrowing toe nails are
genuine they may prove trouble
some to cure, as well as painful.
Trim the toenail at the ailing
corner very lightly, but fully at
the opposite corner, but if both
sides are affected chip them light
ly and then scrape the center
of the nail as thin as possible
from the tip to the root. If
adopted when it is first felt that
the flesh Is crowding the nail
this method seldom fails to effect
a cure.
However. If the trouble Is an
old one. cut a piece off the top
of a lemon and gradually work
the toe into the lemon. There
will be only one treatment of
lemon required, aud this may be
given at night. When the toe
Is worked well Into the lemon,
bandage the toe and retire. This
treatment detaches the nail from
the flesh more quickly than any
other method. In the morning
gently lift up the corner of the
nail with some blunt Instrument
and push underneath It a piece
of carbolated cotton. Let the
toe remain so for three days:
then remove the cotton for a lar
ger and clean piece, removing
cotton every three days for
sly changes. For some time aft
er keep cofton between the flesh
and nail and trim the toe nails
straight across.
Men’s and Boy’s
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CLOTHING
This Stock Must Go
In anticipation of a heavy crop of
cotton and good prices we bought an
enormous stock of Clothing several
months ago. It has now arrived, but
as the crop will be short and prices low,
we have decided to let this stock of
Clothing go at unheard of prices. Call
and see it.
BLACKWELL BROS.
Maysville, Ga.
PROFESSIONAL CAROS
Dr. O. N HARDEN.
Office ut Residence
Five Miles North-east of Hoiner.
(’alls Answered Promptly.
Telephone Conneciton.
DR. J. S. JOLLY
Homer, Ga.
Will answer calls Day or Ni„ht.
Residence call at Hill Hotel.
Office Kst>t side I ulilic Fquaic.
S. R. JOLLY
ATTORNEY -AT-LAW
Homer, Ga.
Office in Court Houhk
J. S. Chambers, m. and
Office in oi.u Postoffice Bi ii i>
ING.
HOMER. GA.
J. W. Wallace,
Physician & Surgeon
Office live miles south-east of
Homer at residence of K. J. Wal
lace.
Calls Answered Da y or ,\ight
Jesting and Canclng.
It Is good to make a jest but not to
make u trade of jesting. The earl of
Leicester, knowing Queen Elizabeth
was much delighted to sec a gentle
man dance well, brought the master
of the dancing school to dance before
her, “Fish," said the queen, “it is his
profession. I will not see him" She
liked It not where It was a master qual
ity, but where It attended on other
perfections. The same may we say
of Jesting—Thomas Fuller.
Very Many Like Him.
Sometimes children are more ob
servant than they are credited with
being. Little Robs mother, for in
stance. was telling a visitor how “mas
terful” another neighbor was in hi*
home life when Rob, unnoticed beside
her, put in his little oar. “I don’t
think Mr. Tate Is so awful bossy,
mamma.” he remarked suddenly.
“ ’Course he does a lot of talking, but
he uever makes Mrs. Tate do a thing
she doesn’t wacter, I’ve noticed that.”
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