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VOL. 2. No. 65.
THOMAS VILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1014
•1.00 PER ANNUM.
Germans Are Now
Retreating In Haste
Paris Announced General
Rout of Two German Armies
TROOPS LEAVING AMMUNITION AND ARMS ON THE FIELD IN EF-
FORT TO FACILITATE THEIR GETAWAY—ARMY AT VERDUN
HOLDING ITS OWN AGAINST TERRIFIC ATTACKS FROM AL
LIES, RUT TWO OTHERS HAVE ABANDONED POSITIONS, AND
ARE ALMOST TO BELGIAN A ND GERMAN BORDER.
(By .Associated Press.) array Is still intact and the supreme
Paris, Sept. 14.—It is o III dally clash is yet to come.
The present week may see even
more desperate encounters than any
yet taken place, and the Germans may
gain a decided advantage If the al
lies pursue them to the German
frontier.
(By Associated Press.*
low, continues with considerable
rapidity today. The official accounts
announced tills afternoon that the
Germans are still retiring every
where. They are abandoning all
the positions which they erected to
cover any possible retreat.
The official statement says:
■‘Some detachments of the enemy,
which were quartered at Reims, have
retired upon Perrone and St, Quen
tin. On the center, tho Germans
have been unable to hold their defen
sive position behind Reims. In the
Argoune region, the Germans have
retired toward the north, beyond the
forest of Belnonse and beyond Trtan-
court. 1
“On the right wing, the German! say the Allies' forces, in pursuit, have
retreating movement la general j crossed the river Alsne.
from Nancy to the Vosges. Last! The exact whereabouts of the
night, all territory in this vicinity j Germans jras not revealed In the
had been completely evacuated." | announcements made up until early
t- I this morning. It Is evident, •'how
ever, that the Germans do got In-
FRENOH EMBASSY TELLS - tend to make a stand on the line
OF OPTIMISTIC REPORTS., from Rhelnis to Soissons, and It Is
'hardly likely, it Is thought here,
‘ B * A-sodated Press.) |th . t wl „ halt thelr retreat b6 .
Washington, Sept. 14.—An official; fore reach , ng Belgian soil.
Bordeaux dispatch to the French Em- ^ The Germans have already passed
bassy today, says: I two thirds of the distance from Paris
“General JoHre tells the govern- j to t j, B Frontier. The recent heavy
ment that onr victory Is becoming; ra i ng w ||| probably delay the move-
more and more complete and Ml* meat of their artillery.
Rant. The enemy Is now In full ( - .
retreat, and they are abandoning all! other Arn * 1 ® 8 Retreating,
their prisoners, wounded, guns and ■ T ** e arm |«e of Generals Von Hau-
ammnnttlon. ,sen an <> Prince Querttemburg, which
"After a heroic effort, during the; constituted the German canter,
great battle, from September fifth to seen, to be headed toward Rethel
twelfth, the army has been pursuing i antl Mexleres, though part of t.iis
the enemy In way that Is nnparal- J ' ore Is reported to be still resistin'?
lolled in the history of the world." at ‘ h ® south end of the Argonee for-
I est.
I Unconfirmed reports received here
BELGIAN TROOPS STILL lust night, said the armies of the
ARLK TO HARASS GERMANS, I German Crown Prince, the Prince of
(By .Associated Press.) |Bavaria, and General Von Heerin-
Ismdon, Sept. 14.—.An Antwerp Jen, had been forced across the
dispatch relates that the Belgian ^ u “_. c _ 1 ®? rl . n ?__ , ! le entlre
forces wlilch went out Friday, fought
AREJHEGKEO
ARRAY SAID TO
E CAPITULATED T
RUSSIANS SECURE MANY PRISONERS AND TAKE ARMS AND AM
MUNITION-FLOWER OF AUSTRIAN ARMY SAID TO BE
CAUGHT IN A TRAP WHICH MEANS TOTAL ANNIHILATION
OR SURRENDER—GERMANS FAIL TO AID THE AUSTRIANS IN
THEIR TIME OF GREATEST NEED.
IN DISASTROUS RETREAT,
GERMAN ARMIES MOVING
TOWARD BELGIAN UORDER Uie German Army, In Berlin, today
/ tl.. . m,,,..,.,. _.a D..I. . ! SS) S ■
(By Associated press.)
Berlin, Sept. 14.—(By Wireless to
the Associated Press, via Sayvlllo,
Long Island.)—The headquarters of
“General Hlndlnbnrg has defeat-
* >ar * 8 ’ 8o[lt ' O’ ret j® at led the Russians and crossed the
the German armies commanded by IlllMtan frontler . to the pres .
time, he ho. takeS ten thousand
the Gcminns for three days ami
nights. Twice they penetrated the
German lines to the center of the
ruins of Louvaine. Sunday they
delivered a fierce cavalry attack on
the Germans.
GERMANS MAY VET GAIN
ADVANTAGE OVER ALLIES.
(By Associate.' Press.)
London, Sept. 14.—The first stage
of the battle of Marne, which, front
the nuniliers engaged, the extent of
the lines of luittle, and the terrible
slaughter on both sides. In |ierliaps
correctly descrllied as “the liattle of
the ages," upi>ears to have been won
by the Allies, hut the main German
territory of French Lorraine
If this report Is confirmed by later
advices, another German concentra
tion in France is considered Impos
sible. This leaves Generals Von
Kluck nnd Von Buelow without ho.ie
of re-lnforeements, except a small
force which could be sent from Bel
gium.
(By Associated Press )
London, Sept. 14.—A Paris (lis-
REPORTS SAY THE RUSSIAN GEN-1 E a ^ to R euter ’» ABenc y “f 8 a
EI1AL IS RETREATING TO SAVE j p . e rt°S ra<1 _ telegram to The Matin
HIS ARMY FROM A TURNING I ? tates U * 8 , r 'JP 0T ? d , tl | ere tiat ,
.MOVEMENT large part of the Austrian armies
capitulated yesterday.
AUSTRIAN TROOPS HURRIED
TO GALICIAN FRONTIER.
(By Associated Press.)
Rome, Italy, Sept. 14.—The Glor-
nale d’ltnlia says that Austria has
removed the first line of troops from
the Italian frontier. The Alpine
Sharpshooters are needed against
the Russians.
The Austrians have prepared a de
fensive force consisting of gen
darmes and reservists of Landwehr.
All roads have been cut with Im
mense ditches.
Austrian Army Not No Bad Off.
While indicating the Austrian
army In Galicia is in sore straits,
dispatches from many sources, in
cluding Vienna, indicate that the
reports of the complete destruction
ef that army are exaggerated.
The latest Russian reports, how
ever, claim the Austrian center was
prisoners, captured eighty guns,
many machine guns and aeroplanes."
The Crown l*rince’s Army is now
attacking between Verdun and Toul.
on Isith sides of the fort.
"A new battle Is In progress east
of Paris, which Is favorable to the
Germans.
“The retreat of the Russian army
in East Prussia, appears to be de
veloping into n flight.”
FRENCH LEADER DESCRIBES
VICTORY OF ALLIED FORCES]Mrntfauron.
(By Associated Press.i
London, Sept. 14..—“Inconstantn-1
hie.” |s the ndjectlve General .loffre.
commnnder of the French forces,
used in describing the victory claim
ed hy the along along the Western
battle front.
But little news, and this of the
vaguest sort, filters through Ger
many regarding the operations in
the West.
The lone Berlin official statement, , _ ... .
shows the people are being warned! r ver ® an- w * n *. J 8
not to be too optimistic, as reverses : composed of the very flower of -the
may be expected. j Austrian troops, may be caught, mak-
The latest battle news from Ber- 1 *"? unconditional surrender the only
lln describes the sortie, before Par-1 aIt f rnaBv ® t0 oomPlete destruction.
Is, on September sixth. I A P» tr °grad official-statement says
General Rennenkampff, in east
ENGLISH PRESS BUREAU 1 ™
TELLS OF DIFFICULTIES
(By Associated Press., jgj g*™ 7
London, 3ept. 14—The official I tn ° „ Mr , „ mlv
Press Bureau this afternoon 1r- i„«trli! U jvieontiv «n»
onn .i at,_ s_ij i BtatnmnBf, I Austria t>\lflcntly fears hostile sc*
sued the follow ng statement: ! tIon on the ^ „ r Italy _ sorting
A * dny yesterday, the enemy to a newspaper report from. Rome,
stubbornly disputed t.ie passage of Feverish efforts are being made to
A<lnc „ 1 ’ y ° ur troops but in spite of fortlfy Trleate aKnln8t an at , ack .
the difficulty In fording the river, nn( , the coast in that territory Is
and In the face of strong oppositions being heavily mined,
nearly all crossing were secured by
sunset. On our right nnd left, the
French troops were confronted with
a similar task, in which they were
successful. Many more prisoners
were taken.
It Is reported from French head-
quaters that the German -Crown
Prince’s army has been driven back,
and that he has moved his head
quarters from St. Menehould lo
RUSSIANS ARE
AT
ANNOUNCED THAT THE CZAR'S
TROOPS AGAIN HAMMERIN'!
AT THE VERY GATES OF THE
PRUSSIAN EMPIRE.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 14.—/The Petrograd
correspondent of the Havas Agency,
says it is announced today in the
Russian capital that the Russian
army is now liefore Koenlgsburg, the
metropolis of east Prussia.
GERMANS Rl'SH MORE
TROOPS TO MEMEI.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 14 A Petrograd
Havas dispatch says the Germans
in retreat, with the left wlng hurT 1 ar * ^VOTtMnt , re-info™
ed back upon the marshes of the ’
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TODAYS WAD
DEVELOPMENTS
IDAL
SENT TO PEN
(By Associatel Press.)
j Toklo, Sept. 14.—Vice-Admiral
FujH, who was accused of bribery
in connection with the naval corrup
tion case, which was made public
last year, has been sentenced to
four and a half years’ imprisonment.
I It Is alleged lie received illicit
icommissions, influencing the aUott-
jment of admiralty contracts in fa-
!vor of a German firm.
nr ins
«sis DROP
(By Associated Press.'
Chicago, 8ept. 14.—The reported
important Tlctories of the Allies,
which were taken by the grain trad
ers us tending to shorten the Euro
pean war, caused a drop of four and
a half cents in the price of wheat
on the Board of Trade today.
The right and center of the
German army of invatdon in
France, la withdrawing, but the
left wing is stoutly resisting the
advance of the Allies, according
to the best information obtaina
ble today.
The Gertnun Crown Prince ap-
[ tears to lie holding his own at
Verdun and vicinity.
A Paris official communication
tills afternoon declares the Ger
mans are retreating everywhere.
The Servians claim continued
victories, in thetr campaign
against the Austrians.
EGGS 32.1 DOZEN
(By Associated Pi css.)
Washington, Sept. 14.—David Lub
lin. who is a director of the Inter
national Agricultural Institute at
Rome, appeared before the House
Agricultural Committee, asking that
the I'nited States adopt the system
of handling farm products, as Is now
used in Germany and ot.ier coun
tries.
"Penalizing food trusts Is all
talk," Lublin said. "Your govern
ment should seek to take eggs and
other products away from them.
There would be no trust then.”
(By Associated Press.)
Home, Italy, Sept. 14.—The Glor-
nale d’ltnlia declares the situation Liverpool Cotton Mnrket.
at Hamburg, Germany, Is quite see- (By Associated Press.)
'Iouh, on account of the lack of food, Liverpool, England. Sept
jancl unemployment. All the avniht- • Cotton, spot. In improved demand,
jlile food haa been taken into the Sales, 6,500 bales, including 6.000
army storehouse. Eggs are now American, on a basis of 6.00-1).
• Helling at the most unusual price of middling.
|S2*on a dozen, and fresh meats are to 1,099
priceless. American.
The imports amounted
bales. Including 1,071
Arrest That Cough
* by using
SYRUP WHITE PINE
COMPOUND MENTHOLATED
25c Bottle
——
the quality bRba shop.
>~;-r tv i>•■■ • x/i V
«SS MEETING SATURDAY TO
DISCUSS THE COTTON PLAN
The Mass Meeting, which is to lie held at the Gonrt House next
Saturday morning, at eleven o'clock, wIU be on Important one. Every
man should come prepared to net or to suggest action that wIU as
sist in the general cotton holding movement and the curtailment of
next year's crop.
The following resolutions have lieen suggested to all Georgia
counUes for action and they are given In full. In order that all who
are Interested, may delve fully lni« their spec'Mentions nnd decide
upon their Merit:—
RESOLUTIONS TO BE PASSED A.M> SIGNED.
•W.iereas, The world can only use by the moat liberal estimate
about 8.000,000 bales of American cotton In 1914-15, leaving several
million bales surplus to be carried over; and
Whereas, This surplus must be cared for by reducing future
crops, otherwise It will depress the 1911-15 market to the starving
point; and
Whereas, In order to get even a fair price for 1914 crop it is
necessary to give the cotton world a dependable guarantee that next
year’s crop will be reduced sufficiently to take In this year’s sur
plus and still leave a short crop; and
W.iercaa, Alliance agreements and other pledges among the
cotton farmers to reduce cotton crop3 have heretofore proven ineffec
tive;
Be It Resolved, That we, the u idersigned cotton farmers of the
South, hereby petition the Governors of our respective States to call
In special session immediately the legislatures of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, to enact such legislation
as will put the machinery of the law behind this guarantee of cot
ton reduction for 1915.
-Resolved, That we submit the accompanying license plan and In
struct our officers and committees to send these resolutions and the
proposed license plan to the.Ordinary G f each of the 850 cotton grow
ing counties of the 3outhern States, requesting said Ordinaries to get
their county papers to publish these resolutions and proposed law,
calling a mass meeting of the farmers for Saturday, September 19th,
for the purpose of endorsing the*© plans and requesting of their Gov
ernors and legislatures to enact the proposed or a similar law, ac
cording to the Constitutions of the sevral states named.
We believe that the effect of suen legislation on the prices of the
present crop of cotton will be immediate and absolute, and will no*
only provide a living price for the present, but will care for our fu
ture emergencies in the cotton section.
Resolved. That the purpose of these resolutions and license plan
is to efTect curtailment, which principle we endorse, urging the use of
the taxing power in any legitimate way to effect such curtailment.
(Signatures of every one present nt rn<»«s meetings should be attach
ed to this communication, and forwarded to Governor of your State
immediately.)
THE PROPOSED LAW TO BE ADAPTED.
The following suggestion is offered as a basis for a law which, If
it can be adopted and enacted by the several cotton growing states,
will afford Immediate relief. Copy of this has been sent to the or
dinaries of each of the cotton counties In the Southern states, asking
the ordinaries to call mass meetings for September 19. to endorse
cotton reduction and the plan to tax It In order to accomplish this
reduction. Governor Slaton has called a Governors’ conference In At
lanta to consider this proposition and other plans which have been
suggested. The bill follows:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Georgia,
and it Is hereby enacted by authority of the same. That from and af
ter the passage of this act. and during the year of 1915. It shall be
unlawful for anyone to grow cotton In this state unless he first ob
tain from the Ordinary of tlie county of which he is a resident, a li
cense to grow cotton. The Ordinary shall receive a fee of ten cents
for each license Issued, to be paid by the applicant. The license shall
certify the number of live stock he will use In plowinlg said cotton,
and his license shall permit him to grow three 500-lb. hales per head
of live stock actually used in cultivating said cotton. He shall unon
harvesting his cotton make oath before his glnner. who shall qualify
as a notary, ns to how many 500-lb. bales per plow he actually pro
duced. and for each 500-11*. in excess of ?, to the plow he shall pay a
special license of 5 cents per pound. He must exhibit his license to
his ginner upon having any cott,on ginned. The glnner shall record
on the back of said Jicensp the date and number of bales ginned.
Each glnner shall obtain from the Ordinary of his county a li
cense for 1915 to gin cotton. H * shall provide himself with a stand
ard form book to be furnished to the Ordinary by the State Agricul
tural Department. In which to keep accurate record of cotton ginned.
Ills license shall cost him $1 and the form book shall cost him $1.
Be It further enacted. That the einner shall collect this license
tax of 5 cents per pound, receiving for his service 1-t cent per pound.
(Continued on Page Four.)
LADIES
Suits sis! Coats
Never before have we opened a season in
which new styles were so readily and favorably
accepted.
They are novel as well as practical.
The beautiful broadcloths, gabadines, pop
lins and serges in all the new weights and col
oring* make them peculiarly desirable just
The Regingote, the Basque and the
Cossack styles are shown in many variations.
The range of styles is bewildering and
prices are exceedingly moderate; they range
from
$15 to $45.
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