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TWO
MOONLIGHT NIGHTS Hi
1« GERMAN MARCH
Many Miles Gamed in Advance on Paris Under the Harvest
Orb---Columns of Motor Vans Six Miles Long--Very Hard
on the Horses
London, 2; f j>o a. m. The correspon
dent of the Houtor Telegrin Company
Fffrtwwi, near Laris. t*ny*r
"O'.tr men, though cheer fuJ. are hi»-
uvy h t tht> caniioinid retreat. They
•ion t understand the necffwity for iL
They arc all «mazed at the unending
number* of the German m, They nay:
The* more you kill of them the more
thero are of them; but if wo erer get
them in the . pen it’* goodnight.’
."The fighting fliong the lino of the
German advance has iieen iin eiMiant
and desperate. I wold a horse the
othar day to an officer of dragoon*.
I showed Mm the only horse I had
for Bale, with the warning that the
animal was not in the beat condition.
" Hang It.' said the officer, ’lp will
last four days arid that'* about my
average wince the war began.’ lie had
already had tour home* shot under
him.
Hard on Horses.
"The war Ik very hard on the horses
and the condition of some of tin- poor
bcfiMtM which I've ween pawning south
ward toward J’aria would better not
be described. Nevertheless, the army
is still fit In every senac of the word
and its transport is Intact and fills
ih** road with a column of motor vans
nearly six miles long.
’The country through which the
armla.v have passed Ih devastated. Dy
namited bridge* and tunnels mark the
retreat of the allies and blazing vlI -
I ages mark the advance of the Ger
mans.
“The weather has been splendid.
These nights of full moon have not
been Wasted by Iho Germans, who
moved forward by night as well ns
l'j clay Many kilometres have been
IF GERMAN ACCOUNTS
0. K„ PARIS NEAT STOP
“Arrowhead*' Slowly Forcing Way Through Anglo-French
Armies—Enormous Stores of Supplies Taken By Russians
in Lemberg’s Occupation
London, 11:55 p. The "arrow
of ih*» (Jrnnun army which has
been slowly forcing He way through
i lie Anglo-french ami ice toward Faria
ha m made further prog re an. according
lo the Uciiiian official report Imued
and ha a now driven the allies
hack behind t'nnde.
I«n Fere has hc#-n captured without
rcalatance, aaya the derm an statement
and with the exception of tnuine de
leted! which la now being attacked
and Manheuge which the (•etmatia
ha\o maeked, the nut port.a fort a are
In the hands of the Invaders, Cavalry
raids, too. are being made in the di
rection of the Paris fnrtlfl cat long,
which will, if the dernmn accounts
sre correct, be the next slop of the al
lied armies
Check at Verdun.
Kariler official reports from Paris
were to the effect that the Orman*
had suffered a check near Verdun.
It now* nppesrs that in 1/orralne and
\ cages region, where the Herman
forces were weakened to strengthen
their right flank, the French are at
least holding their own if not mak
ing a nndvance.
The aHlca take some consolation
from the fact that the Russian defeat
ot the Austrians around Lemberg,
which town haa fallen Into the hands
of the Russian emperor** army with
its Immense stock of war material
Russian Espionage Service
Organization is Enormous
Lenden, *0:12 a. m.— A disptacii in
the ( enlfitl' News from Ammeidam
says lUs I the mesneges from Berlin
declare that all statements concern
ing the war eonlrthutlona demanded
by Germany from llrusaels and l.iege
ate premature as the amounts have
not as yet been definitely fixer!
It la stated that services in English
is aim permitted at ‘the British
churches is liresden but Faxon police
men who understand English are pres
ent si (bear services and no prayers
for the success of the jtrltlslt arms
afe allowed
Referring to the trcettl unfavorable
new* from ttie east Prussian frontier,
a German officer talking with a war
correspondent said:
"Now we know how the ttuastans
were ehle to escape our movements.
The eapionagr service which they
have organised Is enormous The
Russians are Informed of everything
Ihat is happening in th.« day time by
Spies who light fires that produce
»mok« of various odors as suit lheir
purpose. \t night they signal with
lights Mirrors are alo utilised for
signalling when the sun permits Once
we saw' a procession of Russians car
Places Allies Loss at 40,000
With Germans at 200,000
Lsnuen, 3:08 a, m.—The Ihilly Mail's correspondent at Gleora Erwnce
,h .*. •*•••• •* «»•«*« *nd those of the GetWns
at .MOW* He sn\a a moderate estimate of the German losses places
tnom «t jo per e*nl K
Sheer weight of numbers has pushed the Germans forward at ths
arnsslng rate of ;S miles a day. the correspondent add*. The Germans
have shown no superiority in artillery or transport Ths rapidity of their
port at ion*** d “* 1 * r *' >iy ,0 ,h,,|r of ,h * MRwwotdld for trans-
The British commissariat has perfected the following menu for eaeh
man on the firing line:
Iwlty, a pound of bread with cheese and Jam, a pound and a quarter
of tobacco"week!' 1 * na * * ,u * r,er of w,lh l *'» *"d rum. (we ounces
Rained on the road to Paris under the
harvest moon.
In Great Hurry.
"That the Germans are in a great
hurry Is evident. They advance re
gardless of risks arid Knr rlflce*. Tins
speed hi which they advance is the
cause of constant wonder to people
who know the country and the dis
tances.
"At a village which was full of
troops a few days ago no attempt was
made to halt them. The allien’ troops
fell hack and save for rearguard ac
tion* the Germans seemingly marched
liom La Fere to the lines of Paris un
opposed.
"The inarch of the German right on
Paris is notable for Its straight course
as well as Hr Cyclonic speed and force.
Leaving Lille, Arras, Amiens and
Beauvais n touched they have march
ed like an a row's flight.
Fugitive*’ Herd Lot.
"In all the towns along the road
the mobilization of the French terri
torial army is in full swing and the
trally) are packed with reservista and
recruit* going to war or with f Uffi
tiy ew fleeing fcwav from the war.
"Hunger, thirst and the suffering
from the heat are the lot of the fugi
tives in the over-filled trains from
Paris to the coast. Even the cross
channel atearners are ho packed it is
hard to fill one’s lungs with sea air.
"The war Is already giving birth to
numerous stories of unknown origin
which are spreading like folk-lore leg
ends. One of these in current fiction,
that the French armies carry so-call
ed turpln powder which is supposed
to asphyxiate Germans by companies
and oy battalions."
»nrt provision*. is appitrontly complete.
Tim possession pf JLeniherat gives the
Russians n bnxe from which they can
attack in the rear the Austrian army
which ha* been invading Russian ter
ritory. ,
For Fortnight.
In * baltle lasting alinont St fort
night the Austrians have suffered
rlhle losses, 12,000 having fallen In one
place alone, while the Russian general
claim* to have taken thousands of
prisoner* and 200 guns. The Aus
trian rctrenl, it appears from official
advices, ha* been turned Into a rout.
Belgium, which saw so many bat
tles (hiring the early stages of the
war, i* again the scene of fighting.
German advices indicate that the Ger
mans are completing a half circle
around Antwerp.
Information has reached Flngland
that seven of the German destroyers
which the l.ritisli fleet engaged off
Helgoland Bight and which escaped
In a damaged condition when thrfo
cruisers ami two destroyers were sunk
have reached Kiel. Others were so
badly’ damaged that they went down
before reaching that refuge
The speech of Premier Asquith, who
has started n campaign In which all
political leaders are taking part to
further recruiting has had «n almost
Immediate effect. Recruiting stations
are crowded.
tying s sacred picture which proved
to he painted on a mirror. The Bos
nians always escaped when we had
succeeded In getting them on danger
ous ground.
Giant Aquitania is
Badly Damaged
Liverpool.—With her how h*diy «tove
In the* emu** Liner Aquiunu hr* oft
thf* mouth of thr M<*ihv awaiting re
pair* Thr hi* whip had born com
mamini hy thr English government am)
w«* to hr used * * h transport She >v*«
pntrolltnK tiff tti* writ court of Ireluml
"’hen *hr collided head-on with thr
l.eylanri Liner GnimdUn. which wim film)
In thr government nemce. Both steam
rr* were badly *tov# up hut the Injiotle*
to thr Aquttanta were more geHou* nmt
It I* doubtful whrthrr *hr will hr a t>lr
to mkr part In thr w*r movement* for
romr month* It 1* rumored that one
of thr olhrr Cunard Liner* wll h«
withdrawn from thr pae»enger truffle*
to replace thr Aquitania *
Thr A'lUlUnta lint* txVcepttblv nnri i*
apparently wholly disable for Immediate
service.
For Assault on
French Capital
Experts Think Preparations on For Grand
Paris Attack-May Change Plans By Austrian
Disasters
London, 10:15 a. m.- -Thu Kngllab
public, hungry for n.wa of the opera
lions of th>> allied artnien In the wen
tern th-ater of the war. had to con
lent today Heels with the brief non
committal cnmtniinlcatlonfr Issued
from Paris and Bordeaux.
Military experts helleva th* Osr
mans are preparing for a grand as
sault. upon Baris. This Is because
the investment of I’aris while the
huge army of the allies is outside the
city would not appear to be a logical
part of the swift German campaign.
Not Credited.
New* of the withdrawal of German
troops toward the Prussian frontier is
hot generally credited here hpcause
with their supreme effort in the west
as a. primary object, the Germans are
hardly likely to weaken their forces.
News from northern Belgium Indi
cates that the Belgian troops are re
covering from the gruelling punish
ment Inflicted upon tjiern hy the Ger
man invaders and are shifting their
activities.
May Be Changed.
In some quarters the belief prevails
Ihnt the German plans of campaign
may he radically changed by the Aus
trian disasters hut in spite of this
most observers are of the opinion that
Taliaferro Farmers Refuse to Accept
Seven Cents For Their Cotton
In Spite of Depression in Business Because of Holding Move
ment, Crawfordville Merchants Encourage Farmers to
Hold, and Banks Arrange to Extend Time on Accounts
Maturing-- Crawfordville Needs a Bonded Warehouse
(BY WALTER E. DUNCAN.)
Staff Correspondent,
The Augusta Herald.
Crawfordville, Ga. Taliaferro county
farmer* are Nletermined upon holding
their cotton rather than throwing it on
the market and sacrificing the fruit* of
a Hi-anon’* labor. They are confident
that the pre*ent low price cannot hold;
that there will he an advance before
long and they have, without organiza
tion or concerted action but almost
every man individually reaching the
name sensible conclusion, prepared to
play a waiting game.
As one Crawfordville merchant told
me, many of the farmers of this sec
tion would sell some of their cotton if
they could get ten or twelve cents for
it. and many of them Would like to get
advances upon >*hat they have already
gotten out of the fields and glued, but,
he added, they know that in Liverpool
cotton in bringing thirteen cents, they
know that tHe world demand has not
been cut off. that American mill* must
run and that to sell at the prevailing
prices they will simply he playing into
the hand* of somebody who will prob
ably resell their cotton for twice the
figure they would have to take if they
market It now.
Consequently, the two warehouses at
Crawfordvillo are filling, and t*hrdufch
out Tallferro county bah* of cotton are
piled in the yards of the growers or
stored under sheds
Crawfordvllic is a good ration center
•nd a good business point. At this sea
son of the year, under normal conditions,
things are humming ami the town is
busy. lint for the Kurupean war hun
chods of bales would have been sold
here But as it is, seven cents offers -
and there is a good demand at this fig
ure are met with a shake of the farm
ers' heads. "If nobody wants it Worse
than that,” 1 heard one farmer say to
day, “I do. I'll keep it until somebody
has to pay more.”
Merchants Not Grumbling.
While on account of the drop in the
price of cotton due to the war and the
refusal of the farmers to convert tHftr
cotton Into money at seven or eight
cents business has been crippled, the
Crawfordvtlle merchants are encourag
ing the farmers to hold, preaching to
them the gospel of holding and are not
grumbling because of the tardiness of
f;»ll hunt ness to open tip.
Mr. J. W. Parks, one of the leading
merchants of CrawfordviUe. expressed
the hope that every one who can pos
sibly do so will refuse to accept les*
than the worth of their cotton.
“Of course a few bales arc being sold
to pay for the pinking, ginning and the
bagging and tires of the rest of the
crop," said MV Parks. Seven bales were
sold today, out since the opening of the
cotton season not more than tqrwnty-fiv*
bales have been marketed at Frawfoid
Vllle. “1 want to see them all hold for
Upwards of twelve cents, and 1 believe
that a general holding movement will
soon force the price tip to that.” said
Mr. I ce <3tmti, another live merchant of
(YnwfbrcL tile
Not Pushing the Farmer*.
The t Yaw ford vllle merchants are not
pushing the farmers, and they tell me
that they do not Intend ty push them,
nor do they Intend to out them off. hut
wt'l help them help themselves, realis
ing that the one is dependent upon the
other.
An Optimistic Banker.
The two hank* In t'rawfi»rUviUe—the
Rank of lY iu tordvllie and the Rank of
Tahafeiro are making arrangement a to
carries the farmers’ paper. Mr, John
llolden. who is among the leading
business men of Taliaferro county am!
one of the most progressive dtisens of
t'rawf.e-dville. is prestuent of both hanks.
Mr Holden has just returned from At*
hints, where he went « few days ago to
make arrangement with the larger banks
so that through Ids hank* help mav be
extended to the farmers. lie has been
successful in securing extensions, and
can. therefore, extend time on accounts
of cotton growers, which Is absolutely
necessary to their holding Kick thell
cotton.
Activities Not topped.
While the cotton situation has crip
pled business Just at the Lime whan it
was expected to open up with a rush
business in Frawford\*ilie is not dead,
wad there are no panicky conditions To
' the contrary there ts here an optimistic
and a hopeful atmosphere And ex ery
body is pursuing the seen tenor of his
ea>
Mr Clem U Moon, editor and publish
er of the Advocate amt Democrat, is
erecting on the principal street of the
town a handsome new residence.* It is
not a building that was begun before the
war hogan and which must l«e com
pleted. hut sound has just been broken
Farmers throughout thla section ere
in fairl> good cMuvnetances. Hesblee
a good cotton crop they hare raised a
fairly good late corn crop, and there are
few who have not given tome attention
to their meat sutply, though the farm
ers tealtxe that the> have delayed t«»o
long In taking advantage of their oppor-
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
Germany must continue her remorse
less advance In the west without con
sidering the misfortunes of her ally.
The Petrograd war office now esti
mates that the Russian victories in
Galicia and the Servian victory at
Jadar have so crippled the forces of
the dual monarchy that only ten Rus
sian army corps are needed to keep
Austria in check. This releases twen
ty corps for the Invasion of Germany.
To Prolong War.
If I’arls falls the effect will have
been more or less discontinued In
London as the war office has manag
ed to convey the impression that the
capture of the french capital means
only the prolongation of the W'ar.
This phase of the situation brought
home to the British public has un
questionably stimulated recruiting.
In the West.
There Is no indication that the allies
In the west intend to assume the ag
gressive. On the other hand the in
dications are that of the Germans
capture Paris every effort will be
made to render it a barren triumph
hy leading the Germans from position
to position In a series of rear guard
actions until the invaders are ex
hausted.
funlty to raise live stock, poultry, and
to build up their lands with nut crops
while at the same time stocking their
Tarns’ with feed stuffs of the finest.
Howevm, with at least some foodstuffs
Hhd feedstuffs on hand. they have
something to hack up their determina
tion t 6 fight it out while holding their
cotton for better' and more reasonable
pricey. The need of a bonded ware
house is no more apparent anywhere
than at Crawfordville and I found a
strong sentiment In favor of action along
this line.
■ GERMAN
TROOPS FOR
THE EAST
Being Sent to Check Russian
Advance—Railways Closed to
Civil Traffic
London, 8:28 a. m.—A despatch to the
Dally New* from Copenhagen dated Fri
day says:
"Berlin despatches Indicate that the
Germans are throwing troops hack east
ward to meet Russia's advance.
"The president of the German mili
tary staff, controlling the railways
states that the principal lines will close
for the present. All the rolling stock,
It is believed, is now wanted for mov
ing a large number of troops to the esat-
Ward.
"Further indications are that the
points the troops are being withdrawn
from are Alsace and Lorraine.
*'All thr German rairloads are now
closed to civil traffic and land commu
nication from Berlin and Copenhagen is
stopped."
Typhoid In Berlin;
Wounded at Vienna
London, 8:15 a. m.—A Copenhagen
dispatch to the .Mail dated Friday,
Kays:
"Private letters show that owing lo
the fact that many German doctors
lire at the front, Berlin is finding it
difficult to cope with another out
break of typhoid and cholera there.
“Enormous numbers of wounded arc
arriving at Vienna where owing to the
meat famine the people have been
compelled to become vegetarians."
Mad Belgian Prisoner
Killed By Comrades
Amsterdam (vis. London, 3 p. m.)—
The Niro we Rotterdamsche Conrant
Inis been advised from the HoJlatid-
Gcrman frontier Ihat while a body of
I, Belgian civil prisoners were be
ing transported to German one of them
yyent mad and attacked a soldier who
was guarding them. This soldier’s
comrades killed the madmnnbsith thel
bayonets and in the excitement others
of the prisoners were wounded. The
incident led to a strengthening of the
guard.
The Belgian prisoners were so-called
"franc tireurs" from layuvain. who had
been accused of firing on German sol
diers.
JUDGE LETCHER DEAD.
Lsxington. V*.—Fannie! Houston
J. etcher, for IR years Judge of the
eighteenth Judicial circuit of Virginia,
Is dead at his home here from Bright's
Disease. He waa the son of John
I.etcher, war governor of Virginia,
was a lieutenant in the Confederate
army and had been for several yearn
president of the board of visitors of
Virginia Military Academy. He was
*7 years old.
ASK DAY OF PRAYER.
Washington.—Many requests have
been received at the White House that
President Wilson designate a day of
praver for peace in Europe. i»o
action has been taken.
JAP DIET
TOLD OF
WAR
Events Leading Up to Hostili
ties With Germany Described
Today—Tribute to United
States /
Toklo.—Baron Kato, minister of for
eign affairs, reviewed at length at the
opening of the diet today the events
leading up to the war w ith Get many.
He said that early in August England
asked Japan’s assistance and that Ja
pan necessarily compiled. After a full 1
and frank exchange of views Japan ad- |
vised the Germans of the Japanese j
"ultimatum which was unaswered and
war was declared."
Baron Kato closed his speech with a
tribute to the United States government.
To United States Government.
"To the . .erican government for the
courtesy which it lias been good enough
to extend to Japan in connection with
the present trouble." he said, "and for
the protection of Japan's subjects and
interests in Germany and Austria, I de
sire to express the sincere appreciation
of the imperial government."
Baron Kato's statement to the diet
follows in part:
‘ Early in August the British govern
ment asked the imperial government for I
assistance under the terms of the Anglo-
Japanese alliance. German men of war
and other armed vessels were prowling !
the seas of eastern Asia, menacing our j
commerce and that of our ally w'hile i
Kiaochow was being made ready ap- |
parently for the purpose of constituting ,
a base of war-like operations in east- |
em Asia. Grave anxiety was thus felt
as to the maintenace of peace in the
Far East. a
The Alliance.
"As all are aware of this agreement,
the alliance between Japan and Great
Britain has for its object the mainten
ance of general peace in eastern Asia,
insuring the independence and integrity
of China as well as the irinciple of equal
opportunities for commerce and Industry
of all nations Jn that country and for
the maintenance and defense respective
ly of the territorial rights and special
interests of the contracting parties.
"Therefore, inasmuch as she was ask
ed by her ally for assistance at a time
when the commerce of eastern Asia
which Japan and Great Britain regard
ed alike when one of their special in
terests was subjected to constant men
ace, Japan which regards that alliance
as the guiding principle of her foreign
policy, could not but comply with the
request to do herpart.
Final Agreement.
"After Imperial sanction had been ob
tained a resolution was communicated to
the British government and a full and
frank exchange of views between the
two governments followed. It was fi
nally agreed between them to take such j
action as was necessary to protect their ;
general interests as contemplated by the !
agreement of their alliance. Japan had
no desire ctr inclination to become in
! volved in the political conflict, only be
lieving that she ow*ed to herrfelf to be
faithful to her alliance and strengthen |
its foundation by insuring permanent j
peace in the east and protecting the
special Interests of the two allied pow
ers."
To Austria.
Baron Kato referred briefly to Aus
rria-Hungary which had. he said, only
very limited interests in the Far East
and with which Japan desired to main
tain peaceful relations as long as possi
ble. At the same time it appeared as
If Austria-Hungary' also desired to avoid
complication*. It was h fact, he said,
that*as soon as Japan and Germany en- ■
tered into a state of war the Austro- ;
Hungarian government asked fov con- j
sent of the good offices of the imperial j
government permitting the Kaiserin
Elizabeth, her only man of war In the j
Far East likely to force a state of war, j
to go to Shanghai and there disarm.
Continuing, Baron Kato said:
Broken Off.
"I was about to communicate to the
Austrian ambassador the fact that Great
Britain and Japan entertained no ob
jection to the disarming of the Kaiserin
when suddenly on August 27th the am
bassador Informed me that in cor* aider a - ,
tion of Japan’s action against Germany
his government had instructed him to
leave Ids post and break off diplomatic
relations."
SECRET MEET
TO FURTHER
GERMAN TRADE
British Foreign Office Makes
Public Plans Formed in De
spatch From Former British
Ambassador at Berlin
London.—The foreign office has
made public a dispatch dated at Ber
lin, Feb. 27th last, from Sir Edward
Goschen, formerly British ambassa
dor at Berlin, to Fir Edward Grey,
foreign secretary, telling of a secret
meeting in Berlin a short time prev
iously to discuss plans for the im
provement of German trade abroad.
Fir Edward Goschen says:
Was Well Kept.
"A short time ago a meeting of
which the secret was well kept was
convened at the ministry of foreign
affairs. The foreign secretary him
self was present and the meeting at
tended by members of the leading in
dustrial concerns of this country.
"This meeting formed a private
company for the purpose of furnishing
German industrial prestige abroad,
which is a conveniently vague pur
pose. The company will be financed
by private subscriptions. The gov
ernment will first grant i/um which
was suggested as the ne<Xssary rev
enue.
The Agreement.
"The company has entered into an
agreement with the Agency Havas
by which the latter wlil In the future
only publish news concerning Ger
many if it is supplied through Wolffs
Telegraphic Bureau. The later will
receive its German news exclusively
from the new company.’'
The dispatch further stated that the
concern represented at the Berlin
meeting agree-1 to pay into a pool
amounts equal te- those they had
been accustomed to spend abroad for
advertising.
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