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WATCBOSS JOURNAL.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1314.
Germans Must Hold Present Position
To Protect Retreat if Allies Whip Them
London, Sept. 17.—The German ar- Argonne hills north of Varennes,
my which less than a fortnight ago which the French have reoccupied, to
was at the “gates of Paris,” and the the Meuse, and thence southeastward
right #ing of which then extended to Mets.
southeast of the French Capital, today I Out of Range of Forts,
it drawn op on almost a straight line,' The crossing of the Meuse, which
a Extending from the neighborhood of the Germans hare selected at Consen-
ytfioyon, in the west, to Boisfoges, on voye, Is just out of range of the guns
Bthe Meuse, north of Verdun, with its of the Verdun fortress, so that as far
^left resting on the German fortress of as the battle now pending Is concerned
Mets. they hare not to reckon with this
Thus the right wing, at least, has stronghold, except as it offers support
gone back more than seventy miles to the French in case the allies are
in two weeks, while the rest of the compelled to retire,
army also has had to retire before the j The Germans on this long line cor-
whole could And ground on which to er as many lines of retreat as possible,
make another stand against the ad* including those to Namur, Glret, Mez-
▼ance of the allies. ieres, Sedan and Stenay and soon
There seems little doubt that the should be ready, it they have not com-
Germans intend to give battle on this menced already, to give battle, or, If
line, with the river Alsne in front of the offensive comes from the other
their right, the hills of Rhelms facing! ide, to defend their positions,
their center and the mountains and Retains Initiative,
forest of Argonne on their left. They| Itais believed Gen. Joffre, French
went back steadily before the French commander-in-chief, retains the inl
aid English armies fighting only rear! iative, having received reinforcements
guard actions, until their right, inj o relieve his overworked trogpa, but
command of Gen. Von Kluck got across whether he will try again to envelop
the Alsne. Then they turned and de-1 he German right, or to break up the
livered several counter attacks which, Crown Prince's army on the left re-
however, according to British official mains to be seen. It is known the
reports were repulsed, the Germans German right has been- considerably
leaving 200 prisoners sin the hands of reinforced so that it would be more
the British. difficult than before to work around
Opportunity to Rest. 'that wing while the German left and
These counter attacks doubtless center, which also have seen a lot of
were delivered in the hope of giving hard fighting and held their positions,
the troops of the right wing an op- until the retirement of the right com-
portunity to rest and prepare positions polled them also to fall back, doubt-
from which they could resist attacks less have been stiffened, despite the
- from the allies and await reinforce- fact that many troops have been sent
ments. to the eastern frontier.
The Germans are on the hilly coun-! Neither side has attempted to estl-
try around Noyon, on the plateau «nate its losses In killed, wounded and
9 north of Vlc-Sur-Alsne and Soissons, captured duri|i^ the battle of the
and north of Rheims, where they are Marne, but they must have been enor-
digging strong entrenchments and re- mous and doubtless will be a blow to
eelring reinforcements. But even all the countries when they are dis-
here, this right wing, up to the pres
ent has borne the brunt of the fight
ing and the retreat, is not altogether
safe, for the French army operating
from Amiens clings to its flank, while
the British and French forces con
tinue to press in front.
Vast Hold Positloas.
It is essential, however, that they
should hold their positions for they
cover the lines of retreat to the north,
which would be the only way out if
defeat should be their lot. That they
( realize this is shown by the fact that
Nftey have been contesting every foot
of the ground with the allied armies
the last two days and that both sides
have suffered heavily.
The British army, as has been its
lot since It landed in France, is taking
its full share of the fighting, which
has been particularly severe since the
Germans crossed the Alsne and made
their first determined stand in the re
treat from Paris..
On High Ground.
The German center, which has now
come into line with the two wings,
atretebes from the heights north of
closed.
Many German Prisoners.
Many German prisoners have fallen
into the hands of the British and so
great a number of prisoners and strag
glers have been taken by the French
that the Minister of War refuses to
make an estimate, for fear of being
accused of exaggeration. The losses
in captured all can stand, for it is the
number of dead and wounded scatter
ed through the field from the Marne
to the Atsne that it is feared will be
staggering.
Firemen from Paris have been sent
out to carry out sanitary measures
on the battlefield and motor cars with
doctors have left London and Paris
to search for the wounded that might
have been overlooked by the army am
bulance corps. It Is known that many
wounded are being cared for by peas
ants in their cottages.
While all this fighting is going on on
land the British navy has not been
idle. It Is learned that the German,
PERFECTING PLANS
TO DEPOSIT GOLD
New York, Sept. 17.—The notable
achievement last week in finance was
the perfecting of the bankers’ plan
for reopening the foreign exchange
market by subscriptions to a $150,-
000,000 gold fund from the banks of
the whole country, to be available for
deposit in Canada to the credit of the
Bank of England. Advices from
Washington Indicated, however, that
conditions are now so much relieved
as to make the actual consummation
of the plan unnecessary. Bankers
said they appreciated that any re
sumption of the country’s commerce
must depend wholly on re-establish
ing tho exchange market
The proposed gold pool, the $100,-
000,000 New York city loan and ad
vances to Southern banks to finance
cotton holdings made their influence
felt in hadening money rates. The
government crop report disclosed
that excesses of yield of food crops
was confined chiefly to winter wheat.
Measures of railroad retrenchment
accompanied the'Appeal to the Pres
ident by railroad executives for leni
ent treatment by the commerce com
mission. The President’s response to
this appeal hardened financial senti
ment.
In its loan increase of $26,000,000
the bank statement reflected the shift
ing! of money incidental to the city
loan, the success of which has gone
far towards dispelling recent depres
sion. A substantial cash gain and
further reduction of the deficit in
cash reserves were the other note
worthy features of the exhibit.
LONDON CONFIRMS
RUSSIAN VICTORY
London, Sept. 17.—In the battles
proceeding in Galicia and Russian Po
land success appears to cling to the
Russians. They are reported to have
Iron a decisive victory at Krasnik and
Tomasrow Thursday. The Austrian
and German armies are estimated at
forty divisions of infantry and eleven
CZAR’S ARMY TAKES
120,000 PRISONERS
London, Sept. 17.—The British war
information bureau version of tho
Austrian defeat in South Poland fol
lows:
“The Austrian invasion of South Po
land which penetrated as far as Opole
and Krasnostav and Zamosc, was pro
tected on its right by an army operat
or cavalry, totalling more than a mil- ,n * eaat of Lemberg. This latter army
lion men, and reinforced by several | wa# completely defeated by the Rus-
German divisions. The Russians de- | 8,an, on SepL 1 near Lemberg,
bcrlbe their line as extending over sev-' "From that moment It bccamo evl-
eral hundred versts. (A verst is about dcnt that if the Russian right flank
two-thirds of a mile.) could not contlnuo a stubborn resist-
Fighting has been proceeding con- mnce tho retreat of the main Austrian
TWO D0YS HAVE
COTTON RECORD
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 17.—Wesley and
Hawes Drinkard, of Wilkes county
are claiming the Georgia cotton-pick
ing championship this season. Wes
ley is 17 and his brother 15, and last
season they picked between them just
,042 pounds of lint cotton in one day.
They are challenging all comers to
pick against them this year, and
Wilkes county folk think the two boys
will beat anybody who competes with
them.
Rheims to the western foothills of
the Argonne ridge, dipping a little
south to touch Ville-Sur-Tourbe just
northeast of camp de Chalons. This
Is all high, rough ground, In many
places covered by heavy forests, which
by this time may have been destroy
ed.
The German left has been driven
back a little farther than the center
ngd^told^hMiroundjfro^rMtjot^b^
cruiser Hela which yesterday was re
ported from Berlin to have been sunk,
was attacked six miles from Helgoland
by a British submarine commanded by
Lieut. Commander Max K. Horton.
The submarine has returned to her
base In safety.
Whether she was accompanied by
other submarines has not been dis
closed In the admiralty report, but as
these vessels usually travel in squad
rons accompanied by a cruiser, it is
probable the E-9, the vessel which
torpedoed the Hela, was not alone.
Chickens, Fish
AND ALL KINDS OF FRESH MEATS
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Ring 6 and Tell It to Frank
GEORGIA WOMAN HAS
OGDEN’S EAST WILL.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 17.—Considera
ble interest has been stirred in Geor
gia over the claim of Mrs. M. L. Sel
lers, of Cairo, Ga., that she holds the
original will of the late Francis A.
Ogden, a multi-millionaire of Houston,
Texas.
Tho Ogden estate has been in liti
gation in Texas for several yen with
many claimants to the fortune, estl
mated at six million dollars. Mrs.
Sellers says the will She holds was
made a number of years ago, is in
Ogden’s own writing and names Levy
Harper, her former husband, as the
beneficiary. She has employed coun
sel to look after her claim.
inuously since Aug. 25 and the Rus
Ians claim to be winning both in Po
and and Galicia.
Took 10,000 Prisoners,
Vienna says the Austrians were suc
cessful during the first stage of the
fighting in Galicia and took 10,000
prisoners, but that they were obliged
to withdraw from Lemberg and con
centrate in a better position, because
the northern wing of the Austrian ar
my in Poland was threatened by great
ly superior numbers.
The battle of Rawa Ruska, which is
passing, apparently will prove the
crucial test of the Austrian army.
Archduke Frederick of Austria, is with
the army there. A message from sourc
es unfriendly to Austria declare the
result of the Galician operations will
determine whether the Austrian army
will continue to be a factor in the
war.
Calling Reserves.
Austria is reported to be enrolling
her last classes of reserves.
While there is deep satisfaction in
England over the progress of events
on the French battlefields, there are
no signs of rejoicing or celebration.
London yesterday wore its usual
Sunday calm. Newspapers continue
to counsel the people against over-op
timism and any belief that the war
will be other than a long and costly
one. The German Gen. Von Buelow
is giving the German people the same
caution. He tells them they are only
at the beginning of sacrifices and suf
ferings.
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army from South Poland would be im
perilled. By the capture of Tomaszow
on Sept. 10, it is probable the Russians
drove a wsdgc through the Austrian
line. Today a brilliant Russian victory
is reported in which 30,000 prisoners
and several hundred guns were taken.
This is probably the immediate result
of the Tomaszow action
A dispatch to Lloyd's News from
Petrograd, dated yesterday, says:
"Two Austrian armies are surround
ed and 60,000 prisoners have been tak
en including 600 officers from ono ar
my and 6600 from another. Tho sur
render of both armlos is Impenring.
Tho Germas again are moving troops
from tho East to tho West."
A dispatch to the Reuter's Tele
gram Company from Paris says
"The Matin learns from Petrograd
that the first Austrian army under
Gen. Von Auffenberg has lost 300 of
ficers, 28,000 soldiers and 400 guns;
and that the second Austrian army
has lost as prisoners 600 officers and
70,000 men. The Russian victory is
considered to be absolutely decisive. 1
A message from Petrograd to tho
Paris Journal, states the Ruslana have
taken 120,000 prisoners and other
captures are Imminent.
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Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 17.—President
Woodrow WUson may speak In Atlan-
! ta next November if his engagements
permit. The committee In charge of
the convention of the American Good
Roads Association has extended him
| an Invitation to come to Atlanta and
address the body. This will be follow-
'ed up by sending a delegation of prom
inent Georgians to urge on him per
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Change of Schedule Effective
Feb. 16.1914.
Notice: The arrivtli and de
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Southbound Train No. 3.
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2 Wayx, Albany Ave.
' v 9:05 a. m.
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8 Lavinia, lv 9:20 a. m.
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Northbound Train No. 4.
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18 Walker, lv. . . 11:35 a. m.
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'12 Atwood, lv 12:40 p. m.
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