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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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