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Kaiser’s Orders For
Prussia in Invasion
of the Russians
—A BrsSl* dlrpntch sent by
til* Wolff bureau and reaching hers
by way of Rotterdam says that Em
peror William ha* directed the follow
ing telegram to hi* ministry:
"Main Headquarters, August 28—
The trial* to which my royal province
of East Prussia Is subjected by the
Invasion of Russians fills me with
greatest compassion, but I know the
courage of my East Prussians too well
not to know that they are ever ready
to offer themselves on the altar of
the fatherland and will readily gl\o
their blood end wealth for the sake
of their country and manfully bear the
hardships of war.
"Confidence In the irresistible might
of our heroic army and unshakable
belief In the help of a living Ood, to
gether with the consciousness that we
are fighting for a worthy cause, should
Death Threat; Had Two
Hours to Get $400,000
tL#"(*sn, 4 a. m.—Telegraphing from
Oatanrl the correspondent of The Hally
Chronicle say*:
"The Herman* on entering Toumal,
Belgium, took the burgomaster and
threatened ,to kill him and the other
town officials If 1400,000 demanded
from the town) was not forthcoming In
two hours The Inhabitants were able
to save the life of the burgomaster.
"No Herman forces are within 20
miles of Ostend. Tho Herman forces
appear to he pressing forward all
aJong the French frontier I noticed
all the names of towns had been ob
Didn’t Know How Long the Battle at
Charleroi Lasted, So Fierce
Pari*. 6 1 36 a. m.—Tn Th* Matin'*
correspondent at Chart-rcs France, a
colonial Infantryman, wounded at
Charleroi, related hie experience In the
battle.
"W# marched with our African com
rades against the Prussian guard,” he
said. "We advanced In bound* amid
bullet* humming, using every hit of
cover \v* could. We felt intoxicated
with the Joy of battle
"I couldn't eay how long the no
tion biHted. All I remember 1s that
fired nnr laat «hot within fifty
Many Perished in Flames When
French Village Was Bombarded
Part*, 12:10 p. m—According to Information which ha* reached
Parle, the little village of Ktaln, n<w l.ontrwy. France, hne been sub
jected to two bombardment* by the Germans, one on Monday of thla
week, the other Tuesday.
The second set the town on fire and many people are said to have
perished In the flames.
The telephone servtoe of Etotn was left In the hands of a young
«Irt. who sfuok to her post while shells were bursting all around the tel
ephone office and called up Verdon every IK minutes to give an account
of whet was going on. m %
The director of posts at Verdon was listening* to a message being
sent by thla girl when auddenly she Interrupted her comunlcatlon to
aay:
"A bomb has Just fallen In thla office."
This ended the conversation. ,
WAR BULLfTINS
JAP SQUADRON UNDAMAGED.
Tokle,--Th* second Japanese squadron reports there are no tier mar,
outside Klaoohow. Th* squadron drew the fire of the fort hut was not duma.-td
• CATTAHO BOMBARDMENT.
London, 7:t5 s. m.—A despatch to Reuter* report* that Rrltleh en.t nv«e,.h
warships, oomblned with Montenegrin guns, resumed homhardment of th* A?..*
trtan fort* at Cattero Thursday night. Two for,* Were ,l™ih,l .he ,
hours cannonsdlng.
. Ts" Auß,r , , ' ,n ■dusdron attempted a sortie from Its teplac* of retreat
•t th# Island of C hrrso but without sunns
NOT SUNK.
Peking, 12 m.—After an Inquiry at Tstn-Tau, the German legation
nonles that th# o#rnian torpedo boat destroyer **S DO” haw hern sunk.
A dispatch from Chefoo, China, laat night said that the British tor
p#do boat d#atroy#r Welland bad onkokoJ and sunk th© S DO.**
TO HARD PRESSED EAST
S«r * LOndOB ’ ,il * * m ~ A despatch to Th* Evening Now# from Copenhagen
"Ovdlnary rsllroad transportation In Germany has been suspended for the
present he<-suse tb* railroad* ar# engaged In carrying troops from the west
front to th# hard preseed east front." 1 81
TO QUIT ALBANIA.
Ronfe°s«ys * m '“ A <l " , ' J,,rh to Th '’ Exchange Telegraph Company from
. A * T"'* B *** ,rpm • slate* that both Ttalv and Auetrta
have withdrawn their financial support from Albania The Intention of Prlncs
ttllllam of M led to vacate the Athlanlsn throne la officially confirmed.
1,950 Sail
Rotterdam
For Home
Rotterdam, (vt# tendon. 3:54 a. m.)—
Th# Holland-Amtrtc.-t Linar Kottotdfttn
•Allod from thi# port early todnv for
New York bearing more than 2.400 pan
•#ng#n of whom 1.I&9 AmirirAn
refugee# IVom lh# »'on t Irian t
(4or#n I.l#toe. American coneul genera)
here. Inspected th# emergency flr#t cabin
Accommodation# #nd tiprc##* A hitneelf n#
Mttlkfled. Although fheeo quarter# ar*
located In th# freight hold they #4# quit#
comfortable
Heitrv Van Dyk#, American mlnl#t#r to
Holland, ram# to Rotterdnm from th#
Hague to bid th* party Godspeed
At 11 o’c'oek last night s special train
arrived from Berlin with 110 Americans
They esid their trip from th# German
capital we* without avert
give us faith In an early delivery of
German from its enemies,
"I wish that everything possible
shall be, done by the German people
for those East Prussians who are
obliged to leave their homes. With thla
In view I charge my ministry and
the various atate authorities to assist
In tho work of relief Take thorough
measures for this purpose and report
to me what has been done,
(Hlgned) "WILLIAM, RRX.“
The despatch also states that The
Relclisanzelger, the official paper of
Berlin, publishes an Imperial decree
dated August calling on all Hermans
In foreign military services to return
to Germany. A message received In
Berlin from Krllng BJornsen, son of
the Norwegian dramatist, asserts that
Herman refugees from F,a*t Prussia
report many acts of brutality on tho
part of Russians.
lltcrated from the sign poata.
10000 British Oaad.
"While I was In Oourtral four Her
man officers rode Into the town and
Informed the hotel proprietors that
they had been entirely successful
against the allied forces at Mona and
Charleroi and had killed ten thousand
British.
"1 hear In reliable quarters that sev
eral thousand Herman troops station
ed In villages near Courtral have been
recalled to Charleroi by aeroplane
messages. It seems that the Germans
are hard pressed thej-e."
yards of the enemy. Then It was the
pitiless thrust of cold steel. It should
have given us the victory, for how
ever intrepid and steady are the
troops we fight Against there are no
soldiers tn the world nble to desist the
Ttircos bayonet charge
"My regiment's effort, alas, w;id
broken by quick firers skillfully hid
den In the ruins of an old factory. We
wer obliged to fall hack and wo suf
fered heavily but we have the consola
tion of saying Hint wo made enormous
gaps In th i kaiser's crack regiments.”
ON COLOSSAL SCALE
ENGLAND MUST NOW
PREPARE
London, 3 s. m. -A Patty Mott
editorial on the concentration of
the GAmen* tn Immense strength
to crush the British expedition
ary force* says:
"Germany lias brought the stu
pendous odd* of J to 1 against
the British soldier*, of whom we
well feel proud; but the situation
ts most critical France has done
everything In her power Russia
cannot help except hy Indirect
pressure. Great Britain alone
can find more men and find them
she must. Th* nation must pre
pare on a colossal scale and trust
send every man and every gun
that can he spared here and now
to the decisive point tn France."
‘T •
Military experts foretold the early capture of Brussels, the beautiful Belgian capital, by the Germans. The photograph here shows the national
would soon ?ake the city* Burr ° un <» n S t( were strong in the early part of the week that the Hermans reached a situation where they
In this event It would be the first great triumph for the German arms, due to their indomitable siege at Liege.
Everything Points To Lively
Time At Macon Next Week
Reservations For More Than Eight Hundred People Have
Been Received By the Hotels in Macon-.-Slaton and Hard
wick Will Have Bands.
Macon, Ga.—Take It from the polit
ical wise ones and Macon, next week
Is going to he the scene of the hottest
political convention Georgia has had
since tho Colqultt-Norwood fight
some 40 years ago.
Ilesldea some 200 deltegnes who will
be here to cost their ballots for the
two United States senators, the gov
ernor and other state officials, there
will he several times this number of
onlookers, attracted through the cer
tainty that a hitter contest for nam
ing the short term senator ts In pros
pect.
Reservations for more than 800 per
sons have been received at Macon's
hotels, the majority of the delegates
having made requests for quarters at
ttie Hotel Dempsey and the Hotel la
nler.
Governor Slaton, with Mrs Slaton
and Governor Slaton's delegation will
he among the advance guard to ar
rive Governor Slaton Is expected In
the city Sunday.
Hon. ltufe Hutchens, who threatens
to put up a fight for the nomination,
despite the fact that he only sheared
enough counties to give him only IS
convention votes, ts expected here on
Sunday or Monday to make a fight
for the honor.
The gay tunes of hands and several
drum corps are relied upon by several
candidates to pilot them to victory.
Governor Slaton has nnounced that
he will have a hand to advertise his
candidacy, as will Congressman Thos.
Hardwlc.
The following are among those who
have made reservations at local ho
tels: Hoke Smith committee, W F.
HrandL Governor Slaton. A. H Ulm,
J. A. Morrow, Alf. Newell. T. W.
Hardwick and party, 8. C. Upson. 11.
| H. Rowe and party, T. S. lUwea and
Decatur delegation, L. R. Akin, Ful
' ton county Club, St. Elmo Massen-
I gale. Governor-elect Harris. Clayton
Roberson, Hamilton McWhorter, .1.
W. Wise, L. O Perry, O. H. B. Blood
worth. H. O. Barksdale, W. C. Neill,
T. Hick* Fort, Jos. C. Pottle, Ben
Gee Crew, E. L. Worsham, Geo. C.
l'almer. B. S. Smith, F. S. Boyer, E.
\V Jordan, P S. Cummings, J. K.
; Dunson, J. J. Willingham, A. J. Up
i pett, t'liaa. 8. Northern. W. H. Wil
liams A. J. Cobh. H. P. Thompson,
j.T. m! Mayo. Jr W E Wood, T. W.
Lumpkin. B N. Hardeman, J. L.
Sweat. W H Borne, Edgar Domi
nick, W. E. Whitehead and party H.
negate and parly. J. B. Duncan and
: party J. M. Wooten, I>ave M. Parker,
J P Hardy. R A. Kelly, J. T Hill,
!H. D. Quincy, G. H. Howard, J. D,
. McCartney, George C. Thomas, P. B.
Trammell. George P. Gardner and
party, Joe Nunnally, Mr Smith and
'party. 1. M Heard. J. U l.unsford,
A,, F Truitt, W F, Burrell, J B.
I Ne’vtn. J. A. Smith, G. E. Maddox.
Frank D Foley. C. L. Parker. Jeff
Davis and purty. W. A. \\ Inn. Shelby
Myrlck and party, Julian MeCurry,
j Ed Wholwender. l«ew B. Rhodes. John
M Holder, w J Peterson. Roht. L
Shipp and party. Blanton Fortson J.
W Callahan. J. R. Ik»vt*. E D. Cole,
iJ. R Gray. A. A. Ijiwrence Judge
S r Gilbert, Wm. Butt, R J Rog
j ers, George A Paulk, W. P Peeples,
(J. Kennedy, 8. W, Thornton, Jaa.
THE AUGUSTA HERALU, AUGUSTA, GA.
Court House at Brnssels and View ot City Which Germans Captured
E. Brown and Coweta delegation,
Francis Clarke, John T. Bolfeulllet. P.
Brown, D. R. Crum, S. S. Gaulden
and Brooks county delegation, B. F.
Mclgiughlln, Emmett R. Shaw t W. F.
Weaver, Thos. W. Hardwick, E. L.
Carter, Dr. J. C. Verner, W. E. West,
H. A. Wilkinson, J. T. Hill and party,
J■ F. White, Ira D. Leggett, W. F.
Jenkins, W. P. Andrews, Atlanta
Journal representatives, J. D. Wall. J.
W. Palmer, H. A. Tarver, H. P. Hun
ter and party, W, C. Martin, T. W.
Lumpkin and party, C. H. Stole and
party, E. L. Rainey.
aJullan6 outormoeOF theeest shtasr
Audacious
Advance of
Germans
Account of Cambrai Battle
Says British Fought Fiercely
For Three Hours Before Fal
ling Back
..Ixmdon. 2:40 a. m.—The correspon
dent of The Telegraph at Arras, capi
tal of the Department of Pas-de-Calats
sends under Thursday's date this ac
count of the fighting In the vicinity of
i Cambrai:
"Cambrai was occupied yesterday by
j the Germans, despite the efforts of tho
English. The defense of the frontier
: from Lille to Valenciennes was until
12 hours ago entrusted to the BrltisJ*
who did all In their power to halt the
I advance of the enemy but conditions
i were unfavorable.
Rapid Advance.
j "The force opposed was one of th#
1 most highly trained and best equipped
| In the world, consisting of n cavalry
division supported by a batqi»>n of
, Infantry with artillery ard machine
gnus. So rapid and audacous nro its
movements that tn four diy* cavalry
has appeared at almost every point
along the read from Lille t> Cambrai.
"The Rrltleh were wlthoit artillery
or machine guns but they tad orders
to hold Cambrai at all costi Heaven
know* they tried They ought for
three hour* desperately tnd were
compelled to fall Iwck on Jrras.
Mutt Be Abandons*.
“There Is now a sufflcten force to
oppose any further nttuck on Arras I
■ and Bethune. 20 miles to tie north
west, hut It 1* not unlikely that for
strategic purposes some fur her por
| lion* of this northwest terrlbry must
I he abandoned.
The people of the entlrg vicinity
; are much alarmed. The pailc and
I stampede of the civilians Is tie cause
of much confusion and hamwr# th#
military operation#."
Cotton Plans of Mr.
McAdoo Are Accepted
Eight Cents Per Pound Sug
gested As a Fair Basis For
Loans on Cotton—Special
Committee Makes Report
EVERY EFFORT TO BE MADE
TO ASSIST PRODUCERS
Estimated That it Costs 8 1-2
Cents Per Pound to Make
Cotton and Advancing Eight
Cents Per Pound on it Will
Minimize Losses.
Washington.— Secretary McAdoo's
plan to accept as a basis for currency
notes secured by warehouse receipts
for cotton, tobacco and naval stores
at 75 per cent of their face value was
approved Friday night in a report by
the special committee appointed by
the conference of representative plant
ers, bankers, manufacturers and deal
ers held here August 24-25.
The committee recommended that
every effort be made to assist, pro
ducers In holding their cotton for a
price that will minimize their losses
until the channels of foreign trade are
reopened. Eight cents a pound was
suggested as a fair basis for loans on
cotton.
The report which was submitted to
Secretary McAdoo follows:
"1. That the committew-entlrely ap
prove of and congratulate you upon
the anonuneement made by you yes
terday afternoon that notes' secured
by warehouse receipts for cotton and
tobacco and naval stores and having
not more than four months to run
will be accepted as a basis for the Is
sue of currency to the members of the
national currency association at 75 per
cent of face value of said notes.
Market Cotton Deliberately.
"8. That It is the sense, of the com
mittee that cotton, tobacco and naval
stores should be marketed as delib
erately as possible until they can attain
be exported In ncrmal quantity and
that when properly conditioned should
be warehoused with responsible con
cerns. that they should be protected
atralnst weather damage and be prop
erly Insured aim Inst loss or damage
by fire.
"3. That warehouse receipts for
those commodities am proper collate
ral for loans by banks, and should he
so accepted with such limitations as
to margin. Inspection and valuation ns
conservative bankers may each In
their discretion see fit to Impose.
"4 Thai the average market value
of mlddltmr cotton for the past six
years has been In excess of II cents
per pound, that the committee Is In
formed that the cost of producing cot
ton svernaes throughout the Vnlted
States cents a pound, that It Is a
rule of economy that the production
of staple commodities will decrease 1f
they continue unenlnble at less than
the cost of production plus a reason
able profit. That cotton does not de
teriorate when properly warehoused,
and Is sa good twenty years after it
Is picked as when it is first gathered;
that it can therefore be carried over
until the restoration of normal busi
ness conditions enables the world’s
consumption to absorb it. The com
mittee Is therefore of the opinion that
every effort should be made to assist
the producers to hold their cotton for
a price that will minimize their loss
as far as possible until such time as
the channels of foreign trade shall be
reopened. That loans upon cotton!
made upon a basis of 8 cents per!
pound for middling less such margin
as the lender .(shall consider necessary, !
will afford reasonable protection to
bankers and will greatly facilitate the
financing of our most important ex
port crop in the present emergency.
Suggesting 8 Cents.
"5. That in suggesting 8 cents per
pound for middling cotton as a basis
for loans, it is not the purpose of the ;
committee to convey the idea that that i
figure represents in their opinion the
intrinsic value of cotton, but that it
is sufficient in their judgment to‘meet
the requirements of the situation, and
enable the farmer to market hts cot-
Young Herald Readers
Celebrate Birthday Today
Master Sherron Gary. 119 Center St.
Miss Lillian Smith, Thomson, Ga.
Miss Bessie Bridwell, 907 Moore Ave.
Master Sheron Gary, 1682 Broad St. - l
The Herald congratulates them on their
bithday, and invites each of them to entertain five
friends at a birthday picture party at the Dreamland
Theatre. Tickets have been mailed.
Boys and girls under 16 years of age are re
quetted to send their full name, address and birthday
giving the year of birth, to “Children’s Editor,” Augusta
Herald.
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SATURADY, AUGUST 29.
ton In an orderly and deliberate mag*
ner.
"6. That in case of tobacco and na»
val stores the committee is informed
that when these commodities are prop,
erly conditioned, stored and insured,
they are practically non-perishable,- 1
and that the committee therefore rec
ommends that warehouse receipts for
tobacco and naval stores be accepted
as security for loans on a basis that
has due reference to their rparke;
value less such allowance as tha lend
ers shall consider reasonable la view
of the present suspension of tile ex
port demand.
“7. Your committee recommends
that notes having not longer than four
months to run, when secured by prop
er warehouse receipts for the aforesaid
commodities, properly insured, be ac
cepted for rediscount by the federal
reserve banks, when organized, and
that they also be approved by the na
tional currency associations as secu
rity for additional circulation to tno
national banks under the provisions of
the Aldrich-Vreeland act, as amended
by the federal reserve act.
"8. That a sub-committee be ap
pointed by you for the purpose of con
ferring with the treasury department
and the hanking interests with a view l
of carrying into effect the recom
mendations herein made.”
The report was signed by a majority
of the committee, including Royal A.
Ferris. S. T. Morgan, Lewis W. Parker,
R. G. Rhett, D. Y. Cooper, H. Walters,
Richard H. Edmonds, W. B. Thomp
son, J. O. Thompson. William Elliott,
F. H. Ewing B. L. Mallory, G. Gunby
Jordan and Theodore H. Price.
Russian Cavalry is
Overcoming Opposition
London, 1:40 a. m—“ The Russians
are advancing rapidly on Lemberg,
Austria their cavalry overcoming all
Austrian opposition,” says a dispatch
from the St. Petersburg Correspondent
of the Exchange Telegraph Company.
The message continues:
“The Russian troops are marching
on Konigsberg and already have re
pulsed the advance guard of the gar*
rlson. The Russians now occupy im
portant positions on the River Alle.
"Between the Rivers Vistula and
Dneister, the Rusians are in close
touch wiyi the Austrians, whom they
have already defeated decisively at
Teniasehoff and Monasterzyska.”
Notables Sail Today
in Filled Steamer
London, 1:35 p. m.—A steamer fill
ed with Americans sailed today from
British ports for the United S ates
Former Senator John C. Spooner
was a passenger, although he came
very near cancelling his booking on
account of the illness of his wife.
Mrs. Spooner suffered a collaps yes
terday from the hardships of her
Journey from Switzerland.
Among the other passengers were
Norman E. Mack, Oscar Straus, S. R.
Pew.
Can’t Get to Americans
Marooned in Ghent
London, 1:45 p. m.—The American,
embassy has thus far been unable to
get into communication with certain
Americans marooned in Ghent, Bel
gium, who are in need of money.
News of their plight reached London
through the state department at
Washington, which received its in
formation from the American consul
at Ghent, who succeeded in making
his way to Antwerp.
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