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SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILES OF GERMANS SENT SIX MILES; LITRE DAMAGE l*oor Quality of One Hundred Shells With Enormous Charges Very Lucky For the French at Nancy—Avalanche of Iron Killed Only Four and Wounded Twelve Parli.—An official report of the fight ing between the French and German in the vicinity of Pont-a-Moueson, north of Nancy, says: "The fighting which started on Aug. 11th was continued on Aug. 12th under thrilling conditions for the French. The first phase was an attack on tv/o French battalions by German forces greatly superior in number. The iwo French battalions fell back, but being re inforced during the night assumed tho offensive well supposed by artillery. "This counter attack caused the Ger mans to retreat precipitately, leaving be hind them a large number of killed, wounded and prisoners. Abandoned. "The Germans abandoned a battery of artillery, three machine guns and sev eral wagon loads of ammunition. "The French troops followed up their advantage and on Wednesday a French attery surpised the 21st Baden Dragoon regiment while the men were dismount ed. In a few minutes this regiment was AMERICANS IN DISTRESS STORIES EXAGGERATED Said That Ninety-Seven Per Cent Under Prevailing Condi tions Able to Finance Themselves—Only Three Per Cent Really Stranded in England London.—ln view of the nature of ca blegrams reaching London from the United States, the committee of Ameri can residents has concluded that an ex aggeration has been made in Dome cases regarding the number of Americans re putedly stranded and In distress. Her bert C. Hoover, of California, the chair man of the committee said today there were not more than 30,000 Americans in England at the present moment who were desirous of returning home. “Fully 97 per cent of these," he said, “are able under the conditions now pre vailing to finance themseives and only three per cent of the Americans in Eng la|d in reality are stranded. Not Over $30,000 "The committee’s fund is more than amply taking care of the destitute Am ericans and it is my belief that not more than $25,000 or $30,000 of government Judge Nat £. Harris Macon's Candidate for Governor Admitted in His Atlanta Sneech That He Introduced And Voted For a Bill To Increase Georgia’s Legal Rate of lnterestFrom 8 to 12 Per Cent. He Admitted Also That He Voted Against* a Bill to Protect Georgia Farmers Against Worthless Fertilizer. His only excuse was: “I WAS RIGHT.” Do the people of Georgia think he was right? Both bills were defeated. One hundred and nine members of the house said he was wrong in his proposal to increase the interest rate. Do the farmers of Georgia think he was right? Eighty-eight members of the house said he was wrong in voting against the fertilizer bill. His efforts were instru mental in accomplishing its defeat. Do the people of Georgia want for governor a man of almost 70 who has not been in touch with state affairs in nearly a quarter of a century? If they do not—if they want a live, ac tive and progressive governor who has been closely connected with Georgia’s affairs for the last decade, and who has always work ed and voted for the people’s interests, they will vote for— RANDOLPH ANDERSON destroyed. “The effect of this double success was immediately perceptible. Not only as the forward movement of the German troops stopped but their columns fell back, closely followed by French. In the course of this pursuit, the French found on a hill and in neighboring a il lages many German soldiers who had been wounded in the fight on August 11. 1.000 Wounded. Nine German officers and 1,000 wound ed men fell into the French hands ai prisoners. “The poor quality of the projectiles used by the German heavy artillery was convincingly demonstrated during the bombardment of Pont-a-Mousson. M«»ro than 100 shells containing enormous charges of explosives, weighing alto gether 220 pounds each were fired from a battery of 21 centimetre mor'ars at a distance of about 6 1-4 miles. The total result of this avalanche of iron ex plosives was four killed and twelve wounded in the town." money will bp required to provide for them. "The position of Americans on the continent," Mr. Hooever continued "is different, a larger proportion of them be ing students or others of minor re resources. When they are able to es cape from the war territory they will bo virtually destitute both of cash and credit. The committee, however, does not believe that these will exced 10,000 and the number may turn out to be much smaller. The removal of these people from the continent is a problem still to be solved." STOP WIRELESS. New York. —Greece has suspended the use of wireless telegraphy by ships in her territorial waters, according to announcement today by the Commer cial Cable Company. SLATONS CAMPAIGN MANAGER DESPERATE The letter below was received by the editor of The Herald from Alfred C. Newell, campaign manager for Governor Slaton. Wednesday.. Mr. Newell has found things so dull in the Slaton Camp until he starts a rough house in order to attract some atten tion: MR. NEWELL’S LETTER. John M. Slaton. State Campaign Committee, Candler Building Atlanta, Ga. Alfred C. Newell, Chairman. J. A. Morrow, Secretary. “Send Slaton to the Senate.” (Personal). Editor Way cross Herald, Way cross, Ga. My Dear Sir— I want to appeal to you as one man to another man to take up imme diately in your most vigorous manner the baseless attack of Newt Morris on the wife of Governor Slaton. This is a situation which tran scends customary, political situations. It amounts to a perfidious attack on Georgia womanhood. It tends to brings the politics of our state on a level with the politics of South Caro lina. It is so base; it is so uncalled for; it is so malevolently untrue as to stir the ire of every proper thinking right-minded man in the state. You know how the good people oi this good old state regard their "wo men-folks.” Politics is politics. We are accustomed to meeting and know ing how to deal with the average po litical deal or political situation, buv when a candidate for office stoops to such a low depth as to bring in the fair name of our fairest "women folks”—one whom probably you know (and know her is to love) —it ought to be enough to cause every man who loves true wromanhood to get out and fight. Mr. Hardwick must assume the re sponsibility for this vile attack of Newt Morris. He stood for it when Morris introduced him in his Alpha retta speech. It is Hardwick’s at tack, not Newt Morris’s. NEWT MORRIS IS THE SEWEU THROUGH WHICH HARDWICK PUMPING HIS FILTH. Irrespective of my connection with any campaign 1 want to appeal to you in the name of common decency, not only to get busy with your pen and show up just as strongly as you can this perfidious eleventh hour at tack *of the candidate who thinks he is beaten, but from this date on, until the day of the primary get out and fight in the name of Georgia wo manhood —and on the day of the elec tion stand by the polls until you see these dirty attacks so rebuked that never again in Georgia history will any candidate have the audacity to bring in the fair name "women folks” —no matter how acute the con ditions may be. I am sending you, for your infor tion, a copy of an advertisement which 1 wrote —in reply to Morris’s scurrilous attack —in the daily papers, ilt will be impossible for me to get I this ad in all the weekly papers at this time but I want you to overlook the commercial side of this proposi tion and join me in the effort to pre vent Georgia politics from getting on the swine-like level of South Caro lina’s. Sincerely yours, ALFRED C. NEWELL, Chairman. UPTON'S TIGHT LEMHI On Last Leg of Trans-Atlantic Voyage-Expected to Arrive in New York Sunday---Sham rock IV. Now York.—Sir Thoman TJpton’s challenger, Shamrock IV, with which he expected, prior to the declaration of war between Germany and Eng land, to race for the America’s cup this fall, left Bermuda at noon yes terday on the last leg of her trans- Atlantic voyage. She Is expected to arrive hero Sunday. Advices an nouncing the Shamrock’s departure were received today by the company which will place her in trim for rac ing. The information that she would be put In condition on her arrival caused some surprise, as the New York Yacht Club a few days ago cab led the Royal Ulster Yacht Club that In view of the grave conditions In Europe it would not bo advisable to race until next year. Yachtmen be lieve that perhaps the Shamrock's owner only desires to try her out af tdr her long voyage across the At lantio to determine whether she had developed any structural weakness before laying her up for the season. The cup defenders, Resolute and Vanitie have been dismantled and will be hauled out within a day or two. SEC’Y HESTER’S WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT In thouaandn ales Port receipts for season 10.435.000 Do same date last year 9 22 8000 Do same date year efore la*t. 11,963.000 Foreign experts for week 2,4 1 .2,009 Do same 7 days last year ....21,487,000 Do for season 3,873,000 Do seme date last year 8,493,000 Do same date year efore .b. .10,380 000 Statement of World’* Visible Supply. Total visible this week 3,028,000 Do last week 2,196 000 Do same date last year 2,139,000 Of this the total American this week 1,5a5 000 Do last week 3,049,000 Do last year 1,335,000 All other kinds this week 1,473,030 Do last week 1,147.000 Do last year 804,000 Visible In the TT. 8. this week.. 337,-000 Do this date last year 24i,000 Visible In other countries this week 2.C92.000 Do this date last year 1,966,000 WEEK IN FINANCE New York.—Wall street's Interest in the general financial situation today was directed largely towards Washington, where the leading banking and shipping interests of the country we*e In confer ence with the secretary of the treasury looking to an adjustment of the foreign exchange situation. Further negotia tions dealing with the proposed loan to France also proceeded at that canter. A fore» set of the week's money move ment of the local banks pointed to a very moderate loss of cash as ngiinst the enormous outflow of the preetdn g fortnight. / Mercantile agencies reported a marked reduction In bank exchanges, resulting from the Fmropean situation A hopeful note was sounded hv the large dry goods Interests of the Midole West and the, maintenance of pri>»»f manufactured steel products denotes the confidence felt In that Industry. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA. EDITOR OF THE HERALD REPLIES. Mr. Alfred C. Newell, Chairman. Slaton Campaign Committee, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Sir— I have your personal letter of Au gust 11th, in which you beg of me to take up immediately and vigorously tho attack of Judge Newt Morris, upon the wife of Governor Slaton, which you denounce as baseless. In the first place, you have made 1 a mistake in sending your letter to °ne who has, after deliberate consid eration of the men aspiring to the of - fice of United States senator, decid ed that Hardwick, on account of his experience and ability is infinitely better fitted for the office, than your time-serving and side-stepping can didate; in the second place. I fail to Ree, after reading Judge Morris’s let ter to the governor where ho has at tacked a daughter of the South, or in any way made an issue on Mrs. Sla ton; but, in ease he has, I consider this a matter between the husband of Mrs. Slaton and Judge Morris, and l think the man who drags out skirts as a shield for his shortcomings, in time of battle, as your candidate, through you, is seemingly doing, is no more worthy of the support of the people than a man who would make an attack on a daughter of Georgia. You charge Mr. Hardwick through Judge Morris with making an attack on Mrs. Slaton, which attack, YOU YOURSELF manufactured and in the aame letter you make an appeal to every editor your letter was address ed to, to ignore qualifications for of fice and endorse and support the is seu which you inject, which I think is untrue, being one of prejudice, maliciously founded, with a hope of "pulling off something” on Tom Hardwick. You cannot get away with that in South Georgia; and there are as many men to the square mile in this section who will protect women, rich or poor, when they need pro tection, as reside in your vicinity. YOU YOURSELF are sacrificing the good name of the governor’s wife in a desperate effort to turn the Hardwick tide to the fastly ebbing Slaton following. I despise such a crude, unprincipled trick, EVEN UN DER THE MOST TRYING CIRCUM STANCES, such as I realize you face now, in getting enough hope into your system to make YOURSELF believe that you are going to "Send Slaton to the Senate.” Like the cuttle fish, you are endeavoring to squirt prin ters’ Ink all over the State of Geor gia so as to muddy the waters and conceal tho fatal shortcomings oi your candidate. It is u sham issue to bolster a sham candidate. Further more, in spite of the wordy fustian and bombast with which your turgid leter abounds, you fail to make a dent in the charge of Judge Morris, be cause it is apparent that Mr. Slaton’s tax returns were utterly untrue and he stands convicted even in your let ter, not only as a dodger of issues but as being the champion artful tax dodger of the state. Your case is the snme as the Irishman, who, upon finding no following, started a rough house to attract some attention. I unhesitatingly decline your good offices, to excite me to fight for a fic titious cause. Very truly yours, T. JEFF BAILEY, Editor Waycross Evening Herald. IN HELPED FOIES TO ININ Columbus, Ga.—Rain broke up yes terday’s same between .Jacksonville and Columbus In 1h« latter’s half of the fifth Inning, with two men down. Redding was in his best form, strik ing out five batsmen, walking one and giving up but one hit. The Co lumbus slabsmen got the only extra base hit of the game, a two-bagger to center, scoring Thompson from sec ond, rain Interfering at this Juncture. The final score was 2 to 0 In favor of Columbus. Score by Innings: R H 75 Jacksonviile 000 00 —0 1 2 Columbus 010 01—2 4 0 Johnson and Chalker; Redding and Thompson. FEDERAL LEAGUE Rebels S; Chifeds 3. At Chicago— Score: R H E Pittsburg .. .. 110 102 000—6 10 2 Chicago 001 200 000—8 9 2 Knetzer and Berry; TTendergast, Fisk and Wilson. Tip-Tops 5; Hooslers 8. At St. Louis — Score: r, h. E Brooklyn 200 000 003 S 7 2 St. Louis 020 000 010—8 7 I Bluejacket, Seaton and Land; Lav enport, Brown and Simon. Terrapins 5; Packers 6. At Kansas City— Score: R H E Baltimore 002 201 000--l 9 2 Kansas City .. .000 020 40x <1 9 8 Wilhelm, Conley and Jacklltsch; Cullop, Adams and Easterly. AMERICAN LEAGUE Naps 4j Tigers 8. At Cleveland— Score; R VI H Cleveland 101 000 200—4 9 5 Detroit 010 021 220—8 13 3 Steen, Collamore, Coumbe and O'Neill; Dauss and Htanage. Yanks 7; Red Box 6. At Boston— Score: R H H New York ~ 021 040 000—7 7 2 Boston 400 001 001—6 11 4 Brown, Keating. Cole and Sweeney; Foster, Collins, Bedlent and Thomas, Carrlgan. White Sox 8; Browns 4. At Bt. I xml* — Score; R. H.E Chicago .. .. 4: 010 020 003- # 10 1 St. I-ouls 013 000 000 4 8 2 Faber, Lathrop, Ben* and Hchalk; Wellman and Agnew. Senators 2; Phillies 1. At Philadelphia-- Score: RUE Washington .. . 001 001 000—2 8 2 Philadelphia .. .000 001 000 1 9 0 Johnson and Alnsrnlth; Dressier at:d Lapp. lira DEFEAT GULLS Charleston, S. C. —Savannah made 11 two straights over the (Sulla by winning yesterday’s game, 2 to j. The exhibition was one of the prettiest of the season, there being a number of sensational plays. Star fielding by the visitors cut down Charlestons inns, while both of Savannah’s tal lies were scored on sacrifice flics, Eberts batted In Charleston’s only run. Score ly Innings: U 11 H Savannah 001 000 010 2 5 u Charleston .. .. 000 000 010 1 6 2 Woolf and Smith; Cochran and Mar Marshall. OTHER RESULTS Georgia State League. Americas 1; Waycross 0. Cordele 2; Brunswick 8. ThomHsvllle 10; Valdosta 0. , North Carolina League Winston-Salem 4; Raleigh 3. Durham-Charlotte, rain. Asheville 3; tireensboro 1. American Association. St. Paul 4; Milwaukee 6. Minneapolis 10; Kansas City 9. (10 innings). Columbus 13; Louisville 6. Indianapolis 5; Cleveland 2. International League. Providence 6; Montreal 2. (Only one game scheduled). STANDING OF CLUBS South Atlantic League. Won Lost P Ct Albany 31 18 .633 Charleston 27 21 .062 Columbus 28 22 .R6O Savannah 24 23 .610 Augusta 24 26 .480 Columbia 24 26 .480 Macon 20 25 .444 Jacksonville 16 33 .327 Southern League. Won Lost P Ct. New Orleans 65 49 .570 ltirmingham 66 52 .659 Mobile .. 65 52 ,sf>6 Atlanta 67 53 .618 Nashville 60 57 .513 Chattanooga 69 69 .500 Memphis 60 68 .424 Montgomery 44 76 .367 • American League. Won Lost Pet, Philadelphia 68 36 .660 Boston 58 47 .562 Washington 66 48 .538 Detroit 64 62 .609 Chicago 64 64 .600 St. Louis 50 53 .485 New York 48 58 .453 Cleveland 35 76 .315 Federal League. Won Lost Pet. Chicago 69 47 .557 Baltimore 55 46 .546 Brooklyn 63 46 .541 Indianapolis 55 47 .539 Buffalo 61 50 .506 Pittsburg 45 56 .446 St. Louis ..47 60 .439 Kansas City 46 60 .431 National League. Won Lost PCt New York 58 42 .580 Boston ,« •• ..53 46 .536 Chicago 64 49 .624 St. Louis 66 52 .514 Philadelphia 48 63 .475 Pittsburg ........ 46 63 .465 Cincinnati 47 55 .461 Brooklyn 45 54 .455 SPORT DOPE (By J. H. 8.) In regard to the Columbia Comers pulling the Combacka out of the first division: "You dragged me down and down again, until >' It looked rather queer yesterday to see the Comers lambasting the air In an effort to hit Smith's fast ones. Good work Hmltey, let’s make a "come back” as a twlrler. Here's at least one KaJlle team that Is going to get a little extra cash, Charleston. Mackert, one time Augusta outgar dtner, Marshall and Harris have been sold to the American Association for $1,600. Cochran, alHo of the Sea Gulls, has been sold to Pittsburg, In the National League, for SBOO. Little Danny Clark’s name sounds rsther good In connection with that silver bat and ball In the show win dow, doesn’t It? Yes, why shouldn’t It; do you think lt’l rain? After the game of this afternoon the fans In this burg will be able to see but one more contest here. The Combaelts leave for Havannah apd from the playgrounds of the Indians drop over to the camp of the Hea Gulls, then, returning back to Au gusta for the last game of the sea son here. This game will he with the Savannah Indians on the 4th, 2f>th and 261 h of this month. After this last game here Is wlrwd from Ihn slate Brouthcrs pilots his crew over to Comervllle for the winding up of the South Atlantic League season. Then it will he time to pull out that old pigskin for the mighty gridiron clash. 80 long. SURPRISED BY WAR CYCLISTS. London. The communication of the official press bureau concludes: "Belgian cyclists and cavalry from Namur yesterday surprised a force of German cavalry accompanied by ar tillery and machine guns and com pelled them to retire. The Germans lost a field gun and several machine guns. PURSUE FRENCH AIRMEM. London, A despatch to The Exchange Telegraph Company from Paris »ayt ja official statement seta forth that 4 French aviator, racolnnolterlng In Lot sine, was pursued by two German ulr craft, carrying three armed men each. After an exciting chit as the French flit r r sniped and returned to the Frnch lire* unharmed. The statement confirms n.rllsr Frenrh reports of the Itelglnn cavalry’s success over the Germans who. It la »<ld, a si farad severely. COMERS AGAIN DEFEATED THE COMBACKS YESTERDAY P. M. Four Hits, a Base on Balls and Two Errors in a Row Gave Columbia Six Runs in Second Inning, Added to a Hit, Two Men Walked and An Error in First For One Run---Out fielder Smith Relieved Stone in Second Inning Tho Columbia Comers again sent , the Combacks down to defeat yester- ! day afternoon by tho score of 8 to 3. I Four hits, a base on balls and two i errors in a row gave Columbia six j runs in the second inning, added to a | lilt, two men walked and an error in < the first for one run. Smith who re- | 1 loved Stone in the second with none ! out, gave up only four hits. Two runs were scored at Atkinson by the local hunch in the sixth inning, after two were out, when he ’walked one. which was followed by Manager Brouthers’ single and Kelly’s drive for two sacks. Atkinson was relieved by Greene In the seventh when two bases were filled and one down. The game was called in the eighth on ac count of dnrkness. Wincliell’s the Boy. Winchell, Augusta's old stand-by, is going to twirl the game this after - non. Now, Winch has been working pretty hard in the recent games and lias certainly shown some mighty good form. However, there’s going to be a little extra put up this after noon by the erstwhile Comer, for it’s well-known Columbia released this nan, or rather exchanged with Au gusta for Johnson, and now that he’s with Manager Brouthers he stated that he’s going to do his best to show the lads from South Carolina how he can pitch. That means that, every thing that Winch has is going to be put on the sphere. Well, here’s the box score; gather a few' facts from It, for after «U that's the real story, for everything’s shown there: The box score: SOUTHERN LEAGUE Divide Double. At New Orleans (FIRST GAME) Score: R. H. H. New Orleans .. .. 000 101 x—2 0 2 Montgomery .. .. 000 000 o—o 6 2 (Seven Innings, agreement). Walker and Adams; Case and Don ohue. (SECOND GAME)) Score: R H E New Orleans .. .. 001 000 o—l 5 J Montgomery .. .. 000 002 0 2 5 0 Kissinger and Higgins; Day and Donahue. Lookouts Win. At Chattanooga— Score: R H E Memphis .. .. 200 000 010 3 7 8 Chattanooga .. .600 112 OOx—9 10 u Karr and Bemis; Howell and Gra ham. Barons 3; Gulls 2. At Birmingham— Score: R H E Birmingham .. .100 000 002—3 9 1 Mobile 010 100 000—2 7 1 Hardgrove and Tragesser; Gudger and Schmidt. Postponed- Lianta-Nashville, rain. 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Burgess, If ...... 3 1 0 1 0 0 Smith, cf-p 20 1120 Shaw, It 3 0 1 1 0 0 Berner, c 3 0 0 4 1 0 Clark, 2h 4 0 1 1 2 3 Barker, lb 3 1 0 10 0 0 Brouthers, 3b 3 1 2 2 3 1 Kelly, ss 3 0 1 2 4 it Slone, p-cf 4 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 28 8 6 24 12 4 Snore by Innings: R. Columbia 160 000 10—8 Augusta 100 002 00—K Summary Two-base hits, Smith, Kelly; sacrifice hits, Osteen, Shaw; stolen bases, Stewart, Lake, Osteen, Morrell, Betzel (2); double play, Bern sen to Betzel to Lake; bases on balls, off Atkinson 6, off Greene 1, off Stone 3, left on bases, Columbia 5; Augus ts. 6; lilt by pitched ball. Berger (by Atkinson); hits, off Greene, none In 2 Innings, by Atkinson 1, Greene 2 2 Innings, off Smith 4 In 7 innings; struck out by Atkinson 1, Greene 2, by Stone 1, by Smith 2; wild pitches, Atkinson 2. Time of game, 1:46. Um pire, Lauzon. NATIONAL LEAGUE Phillies 8; Dodgers 7. At Brooklyn— Score; R.H. B. 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