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ALLIES MOVE ONLY FEELER Germans Mowed Down in Crossing River Marne-Great Battle on Ground Selected By French-Strange Swing ot Germans THE WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. VOLUME XIX, No. 252. Complete Change in Plan Of Battle German Intentions Interfered With By British Action South of Chantilly London, 2:55 a. m. —There has been a complete ch-nge in the aspect in the line of battle in France within the last 48 hours,” says the Havre correspondent of the Morning Post. “During the first half of last week the entire valley of the Seine from Paris to Havre was closely menaced by the Germans. This menace has sudenly been frustrated and the Germans seem to have disappeared from that section. Terrible Losses. “Why? I have no hesitation in as serting that this was due in large measure to the British action south of Chantilly after the battle at Compiegne, in which terrible lo es were inflicted on the Germans. The British burned the forest of Compiegne which vyas ef fw-tive in driving large forces of Ger ms. from cover. “The Germans have come to recog nize the British as a particularly hard nut to crack and this has saved the Seine for the time being. In Nut Crackers Jaws. The Germans found a better game to the east. They are sweeping around, contemptuous of Paris, to crush the eastern forces of the French as be tween the jaws of a nut cracker. These hordes count upon annihilating the French armies of the east and devouring Paris at their leisure.” Dysentery Added, Ills of Austria Washington.—The Russian embassy today issued this statement: “On September sth our troops took the strong fortifications of Mikolaev on the Dneister River. The moats of these works were covered by flanking fire, the artillery placed In steel cu polas and the whole of the works sur rounded by a triple line of wire en tanglements. We took forty guns and large st.ores of supplies an dammuni tion. Still Advancing. "In northern Galicia serious fight- Slng is going on at Rawa Russka. The first Austrian army, which has been advancing toward Lublin and Holm Is retreating before the onslaught of our troops. We are taking prisoners, guns and ammunition. “In one of the field hospitals that fell into our hands were round five hundred Austrian soldiers 111 of dys entery This illness is sweeping the ranks of the enemy. “In east Prussia only skirmishing 13 taking place.” Take 70,000 Austrian Prisoners Paris, 5:06 a. m.— ln a de patch from Petrograd a correspondent of the Havas Agency says that the Rus sians took 70,000 Austrian sprisoners and 300 cannon *of various sizes around Lemberg alone. They also captured three regimental flags, 41 cannon, two aero planes. fifteen officers and 1200 men in other engage ments in Gelicia. k THE AUGUSTA HERALD FRENCH BATTERY ABOUT TO FIRE ON THE GERMANS 1 Y>'f ' ' •’ • ' ■ ‘ t : V ■ 'V .ft/ ' j READY FOR ACTION. Reports have come from the war in Europe that the French artillery is superior to the German and that the German infantry has been unable to stand the fire. This photograph shows a French battery ready for action. Distinct Success of Allies on Left Opinion, From Meagre Official News is, Ger mans Have Suffered Greatly in Crossing the River Marne—ls Kaiser’s Forces Lose Battle Situation of Entire Armies of France Critical London, 5::12 a. m. —A Reuter despatch from Paris, says: : : “Official statements regarding the situation at the front indicate that the French have advanced about ten miles up to noon Monday. This latest news from the front has produced an excellent impression. “Unofficial news and that brought back by sol diers returning from the front is even more encour aging.. Paris has undoubtedly lost a large proportion of its population but the return of many of those who hastily departed during the last few days is confi dently expected.” Paris Optimistic. Parla, 8:40 a, m.—Paris Is optimistic this mornlg. Even the surprise at finding that the Germans have been able to traverse nearly the entire Cham plgny country does not shake confidence In the outcome of the great battle which, after all the maneuvers. Is being fought on ground selected by Gen Jos eph Joffree, the French commandec-ln ehlef. Right in Jaopsrdy. The turning movement of the Germans has finally resulted In a battle forma tion that pute their own right In Jeop ardy, as yesterday's advance of the al lies left proved. As far as may be Inferred from the meagre offlcla. newa the army now call ed the army of Parle must be acting as an Independent force, holding the convex aide of a curved battle line and free to menace the communications of the enemy. Success on Left. Bits of news coming in from the wounded show that the allies gained a distinct success on the left, the enemy suffering greatly while trying to cross the River Marne As fast as pontoons were finished the French throe-inch guns demolished them before they could be usee]. Wounded are teeing brought In by tramway. Among thoe« arriving yester day were two Irish troopers, who, sepa rated from their regiment during the fight at Compclgne could give nu other THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 8, 1914. account of their wanderings than that the laat they knew "they were fighting at Copenhagen.” Will Be Critical. The general opinion of ihe morning press Is that the allies may lose the bat tle and still make the Hlege of Paris dif ficult for the enemy, while If the Ger mans lose the situation of their entire army In France will he critical. Controversy Between Kaiser and His Two Ministers Reported Rome, (via London, 8:10 a. m.) — According to a dispatch from Berlin to the Messagnro, a serious contro versy has arisen between the German emperor and Chancellor von Beth mann-Holweg and Minister of Foreign Affairs von Jagow, the two mlnlstars being regarded as responsible for the lardlness of German diplomacy which led to the coalition against Germany. It Is reported, according to the dis patch, that their resignations have I been tendered. . _ GERMANS NOW HAVE ALLIES VETERANS FRONTING THEM Official Statement Indicates Forward Move Only Feeler to As certain Germans Strange Eastward Swing. Awaiting Breathlessly For News of Results London, 9:40 a. m.—Tho public la waiting .breathlesn with the hope that the allies havd finally taken tbe of fensive but the eautlouß tone of the official communications issued from trance Indicate that the forward movement of the allies is only a feeler to ascertain the reason for the strange eastward swing of the German right. No matter, however, what the for ward movement may mean, a de cisive battle cannot he long post poned. Cleared of Enemy. Meantime the western valley of the Seine recently overrun by Germans, has been cleared of the. enemy and has been given a breathing spell. The unexpected swing of tho Germans has caused a re-adjustment of the lines of the allies. The movement of the Germans was discovered so promptly by the aeroplanes of the allies that abundant time was given for the shift. It Is evident that the Germans now have before the front of their wodge- Itke advance the veterans of the al lies’ left wing, which underwent a terrible battering along the Franco- I.elglan border. The ranks of these Kranco-Britlsh forces have been re inforced and the losses have been re placed. 2,600 Trains Carried 2,000,000 German Troops Over Rhine Bridges First 19 Days London, 2:60 p. m.—A dlsptach to the Evening Star from Rotterdam snys that during the first nineteen days of the war more than 2,600 trains bearing 2,000,000 troops for the wes tern theater of war parted over the five bridges over the Rhine at Co logne. Notwithstanding this enormous army reinforcements are still being hurried to the front not only to take the place of the huge number killed and wounded hut In order to carry out the eminently German plan that so far as possible fresh troops he hurled at men who already have borne the bur den of the day. Tremendous Stage Guns. Jrt addition to the tremendous siege guns of the German ordinary field pieces have been hurried forward. An American who has Just arrived from Colcfrh says the Star’s corre Another advantage enjoyed by the allies Is the fact that their flanks are protected by the great fortresses of i’arls and Verdun while In the Ger man rear Muuheuge Is still held by the French despite the fall of three of Its fortresses. In the eastern war theater General Ruhsky’s Stonewall Jackson tactics hove been checked by the strong for tress of I'rzemHyl, but this delay will not prevent the general forward movement of the Russian forces along the border from Tilsit to Lemberg. Tho Russians consider It necessary to have captured JTzemsyl ho that the Austrians may not have a single stronghold left In Galicia. Remarkable Account. Remarkable reports continue to come In regarding the speed of Gen eral Ruzsky’s campaign. The soldiers slept on an average of three hours nightly and made 35 mile marches dally. It Is evident from reports re ceived In I’ntrograd that the Aus trians expected to make a long re sistance at Lemberg, having accumu lated stores sufficient to last a year. All these stores have fallen Into the hands of the Russians, enabling them to quicken their campaign without waiting for their own transport trains. spondent, stales that ho met a wound ed German officer who told him that the success of the Germans was duo entirely to the fact that the troops al ways had a rest after an engagement. The army corps were being used In shifts to keep thorn fresh. GERMAN NAVAL EXPANSION. London, 3:40 a. m.—A dispatch to The Express from Amsterdam says: “According to a Berlin message statements made hy members of the relchstag on the subject of naval ex pansion point to the building of 12 torpedo boat divisions, six airship di visions, a number of mine layers and other craft. The rapid construction of three large warships and two small er crulse/s Is also advocated.” $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. Buy-a-Bale Campaign is to Be Inaugurated in Edgefield, Where Business People and Farmers Are Co-operating to Improve Conditions ~ Movement Endorsed By Bankers and Merchants and News* paper Men to Start the Ball Rolling---The Situation Dis» cussed By Former Governor of South Carolina, Who Sees No Cause For Alarm and Finds Encouragement in Im provement of Business Conditions-- Not More Than a Dozen Bales Have Been Sold in Edgefield, and Farmers Are Determined to Hold IN BATTLE OF CREIL, GERMAN DESPERATION Was Intended to Break Through French Lines at Rheims—Wheeled Suddenly Against a Fresh Enemy London, 4:36 a. m, —A dispatch to The Dally Mall from Mnntes, says: "The battle of Croll, fought on Wed nesday and ensuing days, was Intend ed to mask the new German movement to broak through the line of French forces ranged northeasterly through Rheims. ‘I was a witness of tho continual pouring eastward and northward of reinforcements to strengthen the ram parts of the allies that was to check the German torrent. It became clear, 1 suppose, to the German general stuff that Just when they were within reach of their objective, I’arls, the strength opposed to. theirs was more than their fatigued and shaken men oould penetrate within any period that would suit the solving. In addition, of the Russian problem. They there fore wheeled suddenly, us though In desperation, In an effort to destroy at first that part of the French strength.” TURK SITUATION IS IMPROVING Total Number of German Of ficers Estimated at Six Hun dred-- Reservists Want Only Defensive War London, 6 a. m.—A dispatch to the Times from Gonstantlnople says: “Although there Is a large section of Influential Turks clamoring for In tervention in the war. tho situation seems to be Improving, owing to tho precarious ooonomte situation and the unwillingness of tho reservists to take part in any except a defensive war “The total number of German of ficers now In Turkey now estimated at 600. All British merchantmen In the Black Hea have been ordered home.” Ambassador Sharp is To Hold Credentials Paris.—Wllllsm Graves Hliarp. new American ambassador to France, Is busy liouse-hunttng and becoming famil iar with ths diplomatic situation. lie has no Intention of submitting tils cre dentials for several weeks, nor, Indeed, until. In agreement with Ambassadizr Myron T. Herrick, he asks for Instruc tions from Washington. The French preaa appears to regard the representation of Ihe United Htntes In France as In toe hands of Mr HtW rlck, Mr Hhurp, and former Ambassador Robert Bacon, which board the news papers regard ns agreeable to France, Tide stand Is taken regardless of the fact that Mr. Hharp has disclaimed hav ing eny connection with the American embassy ns yet; the Insistence of Mr. Bacon that he Is here on private busl and the assertion by Mr. Herrick of the strict neutrality of the United Htatee. GERMAN AUTHORS' PACT. Copenhagen, vie London, 7:50 a, m.— German authors have formed a na tional association to prevent literary work from hostile countries being translated Into German. The authors of plays belonging to hostile countries are not to be mentioned In the German pres* . MAIL EDITION (BY WALTER E. DUNCAN.) \ Staff Correspondent, The Augusts Herald. Edgefield, S. C. Mr. John Fltzmaurlce. one of the lending retail merchants of Columbia, came to Edgefield this morn ing spreading the gospel of the "Buy-a- Bale” movement. That was not Mr. Flt7.maurlce's object In coming to Edge field -he came on personal business— hut when he told Incidentally of the manner in which the ’’Buy-a-Bale'' movement has seised upon the people of tho capital city and of Its spread throughout tho state, those with whom he talked soon caught the contagion of his optimism and hla cheerfulness. Mr. Fltzmaurlce told of the an nouncement made hy the National lamn and Exchange Bank of Colum bia that every one of the 27 em ployes of that bank, even Including Hit office boy, would yesterday morning between 10 and 11 o’clock buy one bale of cotton from farmers wln> found It absolutely necessary to sell. . feel more encouraged over the sit uation since talking with MV. Fltz maurlce,’ an Edgeflled business man said to me. ‘‘When 1 hear a man who haa as much money Invested as he has. say that he Is not oonoerned over the ultimate outcome, I take heart. Mr. Fltzmaurlce told me that he expects Ihe situation to clear up before the first of the year, whether the European war 1s at an end hy that time or not.” The “Uuya-Bale” movement has not gotten a start In Edgefield yet, due, per haps, to the fact that the majority of the business and professional men of the city arc either operating farms or have farming Interests, hut even at that, the government will soon get a foothold here. To Organize Buy-a-Bale Club. Mr. Wtgfall Cheatuin. editor and pub* Usher of the Edgefield Chronicle, who Is thoroughly r.llve to the eltnatlon. stated to me tliat he Intends beginning u "Huy-a-Bale” campaign. "I shall not only preach It. but 1 will buy my bale and practice what I preach," he said. Thinks Well of Plan. Hon. John C. .Sheppard, former gover nor of South Carolina, himself a farmer and president of the Bank of Edgefield. Is decidedly of the opinion that a wlde apread “Buy-a-Bale” movement, hacked hy the farmers who can do so holding their cotton while that Is bought up for Individuals Is held off the murket, will he productive of very beneficial results and will help bring relief to the cotton farmer upon whom the South depends. The ”Huy-a-Bale“ movement Is like* wise endorsed by Mr. A. E. Padgett, president of the Farmers’ Bank, who also has large farming Interests. "Like all farmers and I farm on a small scale,” said Dr. i mm, ons of the lead ing druggists of Edgefield. “I think mighty well of the movement and 1 am glad to see It spreading throughout tho country. More Interesting Than War Newa "It Is far more Interesting than war news, this plan which I see by the papers tbe people of the South have adopted to buy up the cotton that otherwise would necessarily be thrum upon the market and sacri ficed at. the present price, or for anything the farmer who Is compell ed to sell can get for It,” continued Dr. Penn. “I do not believe that the man who takes a bale off the mar ket at 10 cents a pound and stores it away, at home or somewhere else, while the farmers are, holding, will lose anything hy so doing. There are many people, here and else where, who can afford to help In that I Way. and It will prove a big help.” I’reeent Indications are that It will not be but a few days before In Edgefield there will be a well organized move ment to "Buy-a-Bale,” though It la, of course, an Individual proposition. Any other way, It would be speculation, and though the man or woman who buys one or two bales to keep It off the mar ket while their neighbors are doing the same thing and people all over the Kouth are co-operating with the farmer In a patriotic effort to raise the price of cotton, stand* to win—sharing the profit their buying a hale help* to create hy Increasing demand and price— It Is riot speculation, but protection, conservation, good huslnsss—and so It la regarded here. Everybody Holding. There I* one thing rerteln. Edgefield farmer* are not going to sell their cot ton nt present price*. Hardly a dozen bales have been sacrificed here. There hue Icon ns u matter of fact, very lit tle brought to town and molt of that has been stored In the two warehouses or hauled back to the farm. And though many of them are do ing so, not aU are selling their cot tonseed. although the market price her* Is 2t cents—three cents above the price secured In Georgia. Those who are sacrificing their seed at that price are doing *o In order to »e --cute the necessary money with which to harvest the remainder of their crops. "My cottonseed are worth more to me a* fertilizer than Continued on Page Seven yy