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GERMANS WITHIN 25 MILES OF SEDAN
Belgians Retreat Termed Strategic ■* Allied Forces Near
THF WFCTHER
Fair tonight and Friday:
probably local thunder
showers.
VOLUME XIX, Uo. 233.
LACONIC REPORTS OF
DESPERATE STRUGELE
ON FRENCH FRONTIER
Give Little Idea of Fearful Scenes Enacted. Village of
Badonviller Bombarded Fifteen Hours by Germans. Con
tinuous Rain of Shells Wrecked Houses. Women on Knees
Pray for Children.
London, 5:55 a. m.—An official
communication issued at Paris last
night states that very large German
forces are crossing the Meuse between
Liege and Namur. The statement
continues:
“The French army is making a rapid
advance on the Seille River, and at
the end of the day have reached
Delme, on one side of the river and
Morhange on the other.”
A dispatch to The Times from Paris
says the first point at which the Ger
mans crossed the French frontier was
Cirey-sur-Vesouse. Since then there
has been continued fighting in that
region until a day or two ago when it
ended in the victorious advance of the
French forces, who drove the enemy
hack across the frontier.
The correspondent says that the la
conic reports of the French minister
or' war gave little idea of the desper
ate struggle along the French border.
Point After Point.
Point after point was taken and re
taken by one side or the other, lie
gives this story of the fighting at
Muelhausen Recaptured
By French; Severe Battle
Paris. (3 p. m.) —The re-occupatlon of
Muelhausen, Alsace by French troops Is
announced officially here today.
The recapture of Muelhausen was pre
ceded by a very severe battle. The
French i oops took a suburb at the point
of the bayonet. They captured six of the
German cannon and six ammunition
wagons. The official note says the slt
SHIPS TO SAIL
FOR AMERICANS
Army Transport Sumner Pre
ceded by Chartered Trans
port City of Denver Docked
at Newport, From Galveston.
Newport News, Va.—Preceded by the
chartered transport City of Denver, the
United States army transport Sumner
airived today from Galveston. To*. Both
she and the City of Denver went to the
shipyard for repairs. The transport Kil
patrick is due late today and the City of
Memphis and City of Macon, chartered
Ward Diners are due tomorrow.
It was announced at the army quart
ermaster's depot here today that the ves
sels will he resdv to leave within a week
for Europe to bring home American
refugees. The destinations of the trans
ports have not yet been received here.
INCREASE JAP RISK.
San Francisco.—A London cablegram
to the Pacific coast representative of
Lloyds today gave notice that the un
derwriters have increased the war risk
on Japanese vessels to 6.3 per cent
which is the highest rate now being
quoted.
Committee Consolidating the
Election Returns This P. M.
The county executive committee met
at the court house at noon today to con
solidate the vote. The committee will
not finish until this afternoon between 4
Vinson Appears to Have 16 Votes
and Will Go to Congress
Carried Fight Counties Which Under County Unit Rule Will
Qive Him Sixteen Votes in the Congressional Convention.
It seems from present Indications that
Hon. Car! Vinson, of Baldwin county,
has won the race for congress carrying
enough counties to Insure his election on
the first ballot. MV. A. W. Evans car
ried only two counties. Mr B. T. Raw
lings none, and Hon. Jos. 8. Reynolds, 2.
Th** returns are not complete but. It
seen * 'hat Vinson has carried Baldwin,
Hancock Jefferson, Warren, Glascock.
McLhiffle, Taliaferro sod Wilkinson,
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Badonviller as told by villagers:
"The village was occupied by a bat-
I talion of chasseurs as a covering
force and was prepared for defense
by numerous trenches. The battle
! began on August 10th. The Germans
bombarded the village, compelling the
chasseurs to evacuate it. The latte,
retired on Celles and afterward took
i up a position on Donan Ridge.
Terrible Sight.
“After nightfall the Germans in
creased the bombardment and the in
habitants sought refuge in cellars as
a continuous rain of shells kept
wrecking the houses and setting them
afire. It was a terrible sight. Wo
men fell on their knees and prayed
while children piteously.
“The chasseurs retired, defending
| every house foot by foot and making
the Germans feel their fire. The sun
rose on a vjjiage in ruins. It had
; been under bombardment 15 houra
i When the Germans entered they firec
first on all the windows and down
loopholes into the cellars. No corner
i was spared.”
uation in the Vosgas Mountain is un
changed.
In upper Alsace the French have oc
cupied Guebwiller, 14 miles southwest of
Colmar.
In Lorraine It is staled the French line
extends from the north of Saarburg pass
ing by Morpange to Delme.
The situation In the Duchy of Luxem
burg and in Belgium Is unchanged.
WAR TAKES
IN TRE U. S.
Washington, D. C.—No war taxes will
be levied until an investigation shows
what sort would burden the people of the
United States least. President Wilson
said today he hoped such taxes might
be avoided altogether, but had little
definite Information on which to base ids
hope.
KAISER’S"SONS ARE IN
QUARTERS AT LIEGE
London (7:25 a. m.)—The Rotterdam
correspondent of the Times reports that
a telegram from Maastricht says that
Prince Eltel Friedrich, second son of Em
peror William Is quartered in the pro
vincial palace at Liege. Prince August
William, fourth son of the emperor has
left Liege hy motor car for the front.
FORBIDDEN TO SAIL.
Sarr Francisco.—The trump steamer
Masatlan which at one time and an
other has flown the Mexican and Ger
man flags, was forbidden today to leave
port until she discharged 800 tong of coal,
laden In Hacks which is thought to have
been intended tifr- transfer to the Ger
man cruiser Leipzig at sea.
and 5 o dock as the ballot is long. The
Herald presents the tabulated vote for
Richmond county, which while not offl
i clal, is believed to he correct.
This would give him 16 votes in the
convention, the requisite numlxS- to
nominate.
Mr Reynolds carried Richmond nnd
Columbia and Is runnlg close with Mr
Evans In Lincoln. It is possible that Mr.
Reynolds has carried three counties,
Richmond, Columbia nnd Lincoln and Mr
Evans only one. Washington. Under tlte
county unit rule each count lies two
votes In the convention for each repre
sentative in tils legislature.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 20, 1914.
Kaiser and Gen. Von Moltke in Field and In
fantry in Rifle Pits
IN RIFLE PITS.
In the insert picture Emperor William of Germany Is seen at the left and his military advisor. Gen. von Moltke,
at the right. The kaiser is reported to have started from Berlin for Mains with his general staff. The bark ground
picture was taken while the fighting around Liege was In progress. It shows German soldiers In the rifle pits and Is
the first picture of the actual fighting to be received In this country.
TOTAL OF 340 VOTES IN THE CONVENTION
WILL BE COMMANDED BY SMITH; BROWN 16
HAMMOND MAJORITY IS 9/4;
IS A MOST EXCITING MCE
Mr. Peebles Carried Richmond and McDuffie and Judge
Hammond the Other Three Counties. Big Vote for Ham
mond in Burke and Jenkins Caused Majority to be Large.
Olive, Garlington and Beall for Legislature.
Judge Henry C. Hammond won the
race for the Judgeship of the superior
court of the Augusta Circuit by a ma
jority of 574. The returns show that
me Judge carried three counties and
Mr. Isaac S. Peebles, his opponent,
carried two.
The big majorities which were pil
ed up for Judge Hammond in the
of Burke and Jenkins assur
ed him of re-election.
In Richmond County the race was
very close, Mr. Peebles winning by 11
votes. Mr. Peebles carried the coun
try districts of Richmond County by
116 votes and Judge Hammond won in
the city by 105.
Mr. Peebles carried McDuffie and
Judge Hammond carried Columbia
County by 37. Judge Hammond car
HARDWICK EXPRESSES THANKS TO
_ LOYAL FRIENDS IN GEORGIA
He is Confident That He Will be Elected on the Second Bal
lot in the State Convention a t Macon. The Counties He
Says He Has Carried.
Atianta, Ga.—Expressing the fullest
confidence that lie would he nominated
for the Lnlted State senate on the sec
ond If not the first ballot at the Macori
convention on September Ist, Congress
man Titos. W. Hardwick Thursday morn
ing Issued the following statement'
‘'Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 20, 1814.
ro my friends throughout the state:
I desire to thank you from the bottom of
a grateful heart for the splendid fight
you made for me on yesterday. It wllf
never tie forgotten by me as long ns my
life last*. I want to assure each and
every one of you of my deep and grateful
appreciation The latest returns indi
cate that we have carried between 150
and 100 convention .votes and I confi
dently hope nnd expert to be nomlristed
on the second ballot at the Macon con
vention. The returns this morning are
good and my nomination may result on
the first hsllot.
"From the beat Information obtainable
WAS ANTI -GERMAN.
Paris. —Ist Croix the Catholic news
paper declares that the blind Bishop
Monsignor Kannonglexer, nlh-ged to have
beer, shot hy Germans at Isteln. In Ba
den, was in Alsatlun and anti-German.
He was 111 fused of possessing plans of
the Fortress of leteln-Glotc where a
large German force Is awaiting the ad
vance of the French.
DEFER DIVIDEND.
Pittsburg.—The l-ltfshurg Hteel Com
pany today deferred declaration of tli*
usual dividend on preferred stock be
cause of uncertain conditions growing out I
of the European war." 1
: ried Jenkins County by 332 and Burke
by 203.
The election yesterday was one of
the hardest fought in the annals of
: Richmond County. No other races
i compared, in popular Interest, with
j the judgeship.
The election in Richmond County
I and throughout the judicial circuit
and the Tenth Congressional District
i was quiet and orderly.
For the legislature, Mr. 8. L. Olive
lends with Mr. 8. F. Darlington second.
Dr J. R. Beall, third; Mr. J. 8. Wat
kins, fourth and Messrs. W. W. Clark
and J. L. Cartledge, fifth and sixth,
respectively. Messrs. Olive, Darling
ton and Beall are the winners.
Hon. Jos. 8. Reynolds received a
splendid majority for congress, only
one precinct going against him.
this morning I have carried the follow
ing counties with the convention vote of
each:
Appling 2, Baldwin 2. Banks 2 Bartow
4. Brooks 4, Brysn 2, Came bell 2, Carroll
4, Chatham 8, Chntahoochee 2, Cherokee
2, Clark 4, Clayton 2, Clinch 2, Cobb 4,
Coffee 2, Columbia 2. Colquitt 2, Co
weta 4 Irecatur 4, Effingham 2, Fan
nin 2, Fayette 2. Floyd IS, Gordon 2,
Gwinnett 4, Habersham 2, Hancock 2,
Harris 2. Henry 2, Jefferson 2, Jenkins
2, Johnson 2, Liberty 2. Madison 2, Mc-
Duffie 2, Mclntosh 2 Miller 2, Milton
2, Morgan 2, Murray 2, Newton 2. Ogle
thorpe 2. Paulding 2. Pierce 2 Polk 2,
Richmond 6. Hock dale 2, Taliaferro J,
Tattnall 2, Thomas 4, Toombs 2, Troup'
I, Ware 4. Warren 2, Washington 4.
Wayne 2, Wheeler 2, and WiikrWson 2.
Total 154.
"The following count laa are still
doubtful Bulloch 4 Da Kalb 4, Hall 4.
and Cottosu 2. Total 14."
MORGAN BCCB PRESIDENT.
Washington, D. C. J. I*. Morgan con
ferred here lute today with Hecretiry
M'Adoo and the federal reserve board.
He did not tell Inquirers what he came
to discuss and memhers of the board
professed not to know.
ARRIVES WITH #tt.
New York. The Italian steams** Htam
pnlln reached New York today with
*23 passenger*, some of them Am
erican refugees Hhe sailed from Na
ples Angus! sth and made the Vo yuan
without sighting warships.
Spectacular Race For Short
Term Senatorship With Sla
ton Leading Hardwick By
Only a Few Votes.
NOMINATION NAT HARRIS
FOR GOVERNOR ASSURED
He Will Have 204 Votes in
the Convention. Which Will
Be Sufficient to Win on the
First Ballot.
The Atlanta Journal this
afternoon at 3:45 gave:
Hardwick 45 counties; 118
votes.
Felder 30 counties, 76 votes.
Hutchens 7 counties, 16
votes.
Slaton 40 counties, 102
votes.
This is materially different
from the Associated Press
story which follows and which
was sent early this morning.
Hardwick is confident of win
ning.
Atlanta, Ga. —Complete returns from
nil Georgia counties except Dawson,
Lincoln, Liberty and Towns early to
day indicated conclusively that Sena
tor Hoke Smith was nominated for re
election to the long term in the Unit
ed States senate yesterday in the state
wide democratic primary. His major
ity over former Governor Jos, M
Brown was overwhelming Not In
cluding the four counties mentioned
Senator Smith will command 348 votes
In the state convention and Brown
sixteen. It was around this race that
interest chiefly was centered.
Dov. John M Slaton, Congressman
T. W. Hardwick and Former Attorney
General Thou. H. Felder made a spec
tacular race for nomination to fill the
unexplred term of the late United
States Senator A. O. Bacon. Returns
early today gave Slaton 144 conven
tion votes, Hardwick 106 and Felder
60. The other two candidates. D. R
Hutchens and J. R. Cooper will com
mand less than ten votes between
them. It probably will be necessary
for this contest to be decided by the
convention as 187 votes will he neces
sary for election.
In ttie three-cornered race for the
gubernatorial nomination Judge N. E.
Harris gained rapidly upon Dr. L, O.
Hardman and now has 204 convention
votes against Hardman’s 138 and 24
for J Randolph Anderson. Jt was pre
dicted that Judge Harris would com
mand sufficient votes In the conven
tion to win on the first ballot.
There were only six congressional
districts In which aspirants for re
nomination had opposition. Figures In
these rm es probably will he somewhat
delayed
Other candidates for state offices
who apparently have been successful
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
Belgians Retire,
Germans Advance
Kaiser’s Troops Pushing on With Vigor.
Great Forces Engaged in “New Waterloo”
or a “New Sedan.” Entrenched Allies Wait
ing to Stem Progress.
LONDON, 6:45 p. m. A despatch to
The Star from Brussels says the German oc
cupation of Brussels is imminent.
The burgomaster of the Belgian capital
has ordered the civic guard to disarm.
GERMANS GAIN GROUND.
Paris (11:40 a. m.) —An official communication
received here from Brussels says:
“The Germans have gained ground on both
banks of the River Meuse and are in contact with
armies of the allies.
“The enemy, finding the routes to the southward
strongly held by French and Belgians, discovered an
opening to the north. This may entirely change the
strategy on both sides.”
The Belgians having held the invaders in cheek
for 15 days' 1 , have done all that could be expected. Bel
gian strategy will now be merged into the general
plan of the allied armies.
TOWARDS ANTWERP.
Paris (10:15 a. m.) —A portion of the Belgian
army has begun to retire in the direction of Ant
werp, according to official announcement this morn
ing concerning the situation in Belgium. .
East of Namur the Germans liave attained the
line between Dinant and Neufchateau.
Large German forces continue to cross the River
Meuse between Liege and Namur.
German outposts have occupied Dyle.
GAINED MUCH GROUND.
London, 4:20 p. m. — The almost complete absence of news from the
theatre of war today Is the heat evidence that big events are In progress,
which will test the real calibre of the battalions engaged In a "new Wa
terloo" or a “new Sedan.”
That the great German advance is bein': pushed with vigor and de
termination can he safely asserted. Judging from the Intelligence permit
ted to the outside world. On both Imnks of the Meuse the Germans are
crowding southward toward the en 1 - iched French army waiting to stem
their progress toward Sedan and arls.
TWENTY FIVE ....LES AWAY.
The Invaders already have reached a line between Dinant and Neuf
ehateau, the latter point being less than 25 miles from Sedan as the
crow flies. To the northward their advance troops have reached the
fllver Dyle, near Mallnes, almost midway between Brussels and Antwerp.
Before this northward rush the Belgian forces are retiring on Ant
werp. In Brussels they call this a strategic retreat.
Whether the movement is strategic or forced, the Germans have
gained much ground In the direction of Brussels.
BELGIANS FALL BACK.
LONDON, 5:33 p.m—The following in
formation was given out by the official
bureau this afternoon:
“The Belgian field army, confronted
by superior numbers, has fallen back.
“The Belgian troops have admirably
performed their duty in delaying the hos
tile advance and enabling their allies to
complete their concentration."
arc: Clifford Walker for attorney
general; W. J. Speer for state treas
urer; Judge Nash It. Ilroyles, for the
court of appeals; J. I). Price for com
tr Issloner of agriculture; E. I, Halney,
for prison commissioner; Paul Tram
mell, for railroad commissioner; M. L.
Ilrlttuln for slate superintendent of
education, and W. A. Wright for
comptroller general.
CARDINAL O’CONNELL SAILB.
Boston. -Seven hour* after receiv
ing news of the death of Pope Plus,
Cardinal O'Connell started for Homo
today to attend the conclave at which
a new pontiff will he elected.
The cardinal sailed on the White
Wur I-lner Canopic, which will leave
for Naples after calling at New York
for passengers tomorrow. It Is ex
pected the Canopic will reach Naples
Hept. i.
HOME
EDITION
40 WORKMEN
ARE KILLED
W**hlngton, o. C.— Forty British and
American workmen were killed today In
the collapse of the new concrete cus
toms house at C’elba, Honduras, ac
cording to a dispatch to tha state de
partment.
MIDDIES BACK.
Norfolk, V*. The battleships Missouri
end Illinois sailed from Hampton Roads
this ufternoon for Annapolis with th*
midshipmen returning front a practise
cruise to European waters.