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READ THE HERALD WANT ADS TODAY The German Advance and What It Means—Clear Explanation of German Movement Look at Yonr Map and See How Germany, With Three Im mense Armies, is Preparing to Crush France---Fighting at Liege Holding Back Advance of Other German Armies Across the Border. To understand the fighting which marks the beginning of the great Franco-German conflict It is necea *ary to grasp clearly Just one slm j pic geographical fact. From the Rhine, which 1b the base of German operations, three routes lead west and south Into France. The fir«t starts at Cologne, crosses the Belgian frontier just beyond AJx-la- Chapelle, reaches the Meuse at Liege and ascends the Meuse to enter I'Vance between Maubeuge and Givet lby a natural gap in the divide be j tween the headwaters of the Oise and j the Sambre Tlilb is the rout© fol ! lowed by the main railroad between Baris and Berlin. It was employed ] by the Allies in the second campaign in the French Revolution. The fn ! waders were defeated by the French army celebrated In song and story , a.« the Army of the “Sambre et Meuse” at the decisive battle of Fleu i rus. The second natural avenue to France starts at Coblenz and ascends [the valley of the Moselle until 1t ar rives at Luxemburg. It then croßHes Into Franc© by Longwy and the gap »f Stenay. This route waa followed by the IHike of Brunswick in the first invasion of France at the time of the Revolution and by Bleucher i‘ri 1814. The first attempt penetrated through Longwy, passed Verdun, which surrendered, and way checked at the famous “Cannonade of Yalmy/’ Pierce Severn© Gap. The third approach follows the Rhine Valley from Mayenc© to StTass burg and then turns west through the famous Kaverne gap to cross the fron tier of France near LunevlU© and Nancy and directly In the center of the open space left by the French be tween Epinal and Toul. This was the route used by all invaders prior to the time when France seized Al sace In the seventeenth century, and It was to close this gap that Louis XIV and Richelieu struggled to ac quire the Rhine frontier. It will be seen, then, that, conform ing to the geographical conditions, the Germans are directing at France three great armies, the Army of the Meuse, based on Cologne; the Army of the Moselle, based on Cobl+nz, and the Army of the Rhine, based on May ence and on fltrassburg. The first would naturally become visible when it touched Belgian territory; the *ec ond, when Luxemburg was invaded; the third would remain masked be hind the fortifications of Metz and Straashurg. The first two would ar rive in France behind th© Belfort- Verdun harrier of forts and presum ably compel the French army on this line to fall hack—opening the way for the Army of the Rhine and per mitting the concentration of all three German armies well within French territory and north of Paris, the Ger man objective. Now it remains to consider what has happened. On Sunday a German advance guard walked into Luxem burg and occupied the principality Since German mobilization had onlv Just been ordered, this was plainly only a flying expedition made up of garrisons of frontier posts. Having occupied Luxemburg, they began to skirmish in front of Longwy, and this fighting has continued, growing atlf fer as the mass of the army of th© Moselle cam© up. Showed Approaching Storm Tn the same fashion they also be gan on last Sunday skirmishing on the border facing Strasshurg. Clrey was seized, raiding parties crossed the boundary and a dirigible dropped bombs In Luneville, the first consid erable town on the line of the ap proach of the Army of the Rhine. Unmistakably and even before war wag declared the first firing showed exactly when the storm was coming in these two quarters. It remains to consider th© Army of tht Meuse, which had assigned to ft fh*e most difficult preliminary role. Between Cologne. Its base, and the frontier is a distance of twenty-five miles. Plainly th© advanc© guard, probably the army corps regularly quartered at Cologne, reached this point on Sunday, for on Monday cam© th© first statement of the violation of How to Save Your Eyes Try this Free Prescription. Po your sys* give you torubls? Do you already wear rysglasass or speets olea? Thousands of people wear these "window*'* who might easily dispense with them. You may he one of these, and It I* your duty to save your eye* be fore tt Is too late. 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The permission being denied and Belgian resistance assured, the invad ing force deployed rapidly until it spread out over an area of some thirty miles, its right flank resting udo. the Dutch frontier at Vise, its left upon Hpa and Rtavelot, and its bulk on the line of the railway from Liege to Cologne, which, going south, de scends the Vesdre river to ljs junc tion with the Meuse at Uege. Tries to Isolate Liege. Three possibilities hail to be con sidered by the German commander of the Army of the Meuse. The Bel gians might make no resistance. They might content themselves with a for mal and insignificant resistance. Or they might, In attempting to make a real resistance, fall utterly because their mobilization was incomplete. Tn any case his necessity was to push on at top speed and endeavor to lay hands upon Liege, a strongly forti fied town before it was prepared, and at the same time endeavor to isolate it by an enveloping movement, which necessitated crossing the Meuse at Vise. Plainly from these despatches the brusque offense was attempted. So far as man can now judge It failed. Could the Germans lay hold of Liege all Belgium to the sea would irt, open to them. As they were anxious not to fight in Belgium, but to get across Belgium to France as quickly as pos sible, it would have been necessary to leave only a little garrison In the forts of I,lege, thus protecting their flank, and press on up the Meuse val ley to the open French frontier. Ho valuable In the scheme of Ger man operations was Liege that the sacrifice of some thousands of men tn capture It was held worth while. This explains the apparent reckless ness of the opening attacks and the slaughter which Belgian despatches declare accompanied their repulse. Precisely the same thing was attempt ed by the Japanese at Port Arthur and also failed. Resistance Is Surprising. Only one thing is quite clear in th e confusion. An unexpectedly heroic Belgian resistance has temporarily delayed the advance of the Army of the Meuse. While the main force is coming up behind, Liege still holds out and Belgian and French troops have united and are hurrying to its support, with the possibility of Rng llsh aid presently. If the Belgian re sistance continues, It Is clear that the real fighting Will begin not in French territory hut in Belgian, not about Maubeuge and Givet, but on the line of the Meuse between Namut and Liege. If Liege holds out permanently the Germans can still mask II as the Bul garians did Adrianople when they ad vanced to Lul# Burgas. But the peril of such a movement is visible, because such an advance would leave their flank and rear open to attack hv Bel gian troops coming up along the Sam bre and Meuse from all quarters, and re-enforced by the French and cer tain to have English help soon. If the Army of the Meuse has been arrested, it must also necessarily de lay the advance of the Army of the Moselle from Luxemburg, which would otherwise leave its right flank and rear open to French attack. Since the forts of the French frontier are unbroken the Army of the Rhine must also wait. The reports are too Inconclusive to warrant any real forecast. But so far as they show anything they indi cate that unexpected Belgian resist ance has brought the whole German "attaque brusquee" to a momentary halt. Remembering that with the Russia troops gathering toward the east the German necessity is quick and decisive success in the west. It is then plain to see how damaging the Belgian stand may prove if it continues long. The moral effect of such an impressive check at the out set of a campaign must also be reck oned with. Agitation Against Kaiser? Paris.—A special to The Figaro from Brussels says two strangers who arrived from Berlin, which city they had left with some dif ficulty. declared they had witnessed an agita ti o n against the emperor in the German capital. They said that in the Ave nue of Tilleulg they heard cries of “down with the em peror!’’and “down with the crown prince!” The Belgian government, has printed and distributed among its soldiers descrip tions of the designs of all uniforms worn by French aud Liighah truoute. *».. More Than a Score of Interesting Points In history of Isthmus Be Crowned in Opening Panama Canal Washington. D. C.—When the Panama canal is opened to world’s commerce next Saturday, it will crown a series of nr.ore than a score of inter esting points in the history of the isth mus. As briefly told they are: First Crossing of the Isthmus —Bal- boa, who on September 25, 1513, much to his surprise found himself gazing upon the Pacific ocean after 23 days’ journey on foot. First Ships to Cross the Isthmus — In 1514 Balboa and his men carried two small ships, piecemeal, across the Isthmus, intending to use them for fur ther exploration In the Pacific. First Settlement of Old Panama —In 1517, to become known later for a time as the richest city in the world First Regular Traffic Across Isth mus—The spoils of oonquest sent back to Spain from Peru, which became do heavy that highways paved with stonu were laid for the pack trains. First Thought of a Canal —Credited to Savadera, a Spanish engineer, one of Balboa's followers, who about to forward his plans to King Charies V of Spain when the latter died. First Surveys for a Canal —In 1581 by Spanish engineers who deemed the project impossible of accomplishment First Official Decision on Canal Project—By King Phillip 11, in 1620, adversely after referring the matter to the Dominican friars. The latter, desiring to obey the king’s orders, but unable to report intelligently, sug gested that the project was sacre iigious. They quoted from the Bible: “What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.” Accordingly the project was put on the shelf for three centuries. British Interest. First British Interest —In latter part of 17th century, when the expedition launched by William Paterson, found er of the Bank of England, attempted to found a community on the Isthmus of Darien, south of the present Pan ama. with the ultimate intention of establishing a trans-isthmian route. The plan proved an utter failure. Many other British surveys followed in later years. The German poet, Goethe, a hundred yd&rs ago, made this remarkable prophecy. “It. is absolutely indispen sable that the United States effect a passage from the Mexican Gulf to the Pacific ocean, and I am certain they will do it.” First Decision to Build —In 1814, Just 100 years ago. the Spanish government by decree entered upon the construc tion of an Isthmian canal, but the idea was blocked because the Central American colonies succeeded in throw ing off the Spanish yoke. First French Interests—ln 1825 when President Boliver of the Republic of New Granada gave a franchise for a canal at Panama to a Frenchman, Baron Thierry, who failed to raise the required capital. First Action by the United States— In 1835, as the result of a resolution introduced in the Senate by Henry Clay, Charles Biddle was sent by Pres ident Jackson to visit the isthmus and report on the various canal routes pro posed. First Report to the United States Government—By Biddle in 1836, fav oring the Panama route He had been so struck with it that he returned to the United States without examining SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER To R. F, D. Subscribers SEND ONE DOLLAR AND HAVE THE AUGUSTA HERALD MiilatlYsu Pail) and Suntlay It January 1,1315 If you want the War News, the news of the world, in the Greatest Conflict of all time, SEND ONE DOLLAR and have The Herald, Daily and Sunday, mailed you until January Ist, 1915. REMEMBER this Special Offer is good only for the next 10 dovs. It will not be renewed. It is good only to R. F. D. rmitos and subscribers. It is the beat and biggest and cheapest offer of a Daily and Sun day Paper ever made in this section to the R. F. D. subscribers. WAR NEWS—The Herald has a leased wire in its office and re ceives the full day report of the Associated Press, the greatest news gathering association in the world. During the War, special wire service is furnished The Augusta Herald hv the New York Herald and the New York American. Ts it*s news —you get it in The Herald. SEND IN YOUR DOLLAR TODAY—and have The Herald mail ed you, Daily and Sunday to January Ist, 1915. Do not send money unless you live on a Rural Route and have your mail delivered R. F. D. This great offer is good only to R. F. D. sub scribers. It expires August 16, 1914. the Nicaraguan, Darien or Tehaun tepec routes. No action followed. First Railroad Built—From 1843 to 1895. more than half as long a time as has been taken to build the pres ent canal. Fever killed so many thou sands that it was said a laborer was buried under every sleeper on Liie Panama road. First Actual Canal Building Begun— In 1878 the Universal lnteroceanic Ca nal oCmpany incorporated in Paris by Ferdinand de who had built the Suez Canal. First Blast. First Blast—On Culebra hill, now Culebra cut. on January 10, 1880. oy the De Lesseps Company, in the pres ence of a distinguished gathering. First Failure —In 1887 the impossi bility of digging a sea level canal with in the estimated 12 years and at the estimated cost of $240,000,000 became apparent. More than $260,000,000 had already been spent. The company went into bankruptcy. First Work bn a Lock Canal—Taken up by the New Panama canal company in 1894, which practically cased op erations after five years’ w'ork. First Digging by Americans—May 4, 1904, taking over the rights and property of the French Canal Com pany, and obtaining necessary conces sion from the Republic of Panama. First Union of Atlantic and Pacific Waters—Blowing up of the Gamboa dike, when President Wilson touched an electric button in Washington, Oc tober 10, 1913. First Boat of any Kind to Make Trans-Isthmian Passage—A nameless mud scow of the Panama railroad, which passed from the Pacific en trance to Culebra cut in November, Annual Mountain Excursion Wednesday, August 12, 1914 LEAVES 11:00 A. M. VIA Charleston & Western Carolina Ry. ASHEVILLE, N. C, $6.00. ALTAPASS, N. C. $6.00. HENDERSONVILLE, N. C., $5.50, LAKE TOXAWAY, N. C., $7.50. and other resorts. Final limit returning August 30th. For rates to other, resorts, schedules, etc., apply to M. G. JONES, City Ticket Agent K. F. WESTBERRY, Union Ticket Agent, ERNEST WILLIAMS, General Passenger Agent, Augusta, Ga. MONDAY, AUGUST 10. 1913, and was sent to the Atlantic er trance in December, 19193. First Vessel to Steam Through Ca nal —The crane boat. Alexander Lo Valley, an old French boat of 1,200 tons, which passed from the Atlantic to the Pacific on January 7, 1914. First Man to Swim Through the Ca nal —Alfred Brown, an American, who swam from Gatum Locks to Balboa, a distance of thirty miles on November 24. last, in 16 hours, 35 minutes ac tual swimming time. First Vessel to Pass Completely Around South America by Way of tlio Canal The tug Reliance, Captain R. C. Thompson, which sailed from Co lon, February 11, 1912, voyaged 10,500 miles around South America and re turned to the Atlantic ocean through Gatun locks. February 1, last. TIGHT’S THE WORD. (St. Louis Post Ditspatch). Old Richleigh is a distant relative of yours, isn't he- Distant? He’s the closest relative I’ve got TOO MUCH**SENTIMEN'fr. (Baltimore American*. “Do yon think her father will tie anything on her if she marries?” “I am quite sure he will settle him self.” WALLPAPER Mattings. Shades. Plctores T.G. BAILIE & CO. 712 broad Street AWN IN as AUGUSTA, GA. to