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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ID
'ARRESTED, ALTHOUGH THE!
HAO AMERICAN PASPORTS
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Several Alleged U, S. Citizens As-e Among the Refugees
Already Placed in Compound By Secret Service Men. Few
Men With Passports Were Found Unable to Speak Lan
guage
London, 2:26 p, m. —Several alleged
Americans are among the refugees al
ready placed in compounds by the se
cret service men. The cases of many
others are under investigation. While
none of the arrested has been shown
so far to be a spy, many are declared
to be unquestionably alien effemies of
undesirable type. A large number
The Early Mornings
They tell the story.
Fall is coming—
Have you noticed the difference?
Somehow or other the sultriness of midsummer
has passed-
Though still warm and balmy—
The morning air holds a subtle something that
seems to warn us of the Brisk Cool days of
coming Fall. ' -
The mornings find us fresh —
Ready for the work of the day.
Our whole being feels as*if it were freshly charged
with some mysterious energy.
Fall is coming—
Swiftly!
Whenever a season changes, Augusta is ready to
supply the entire surrounding country with the
necessities and luxuries which each individual
season requires.
And it is true of this Fall as well as other seasons.
Her merchants have had buyers searching the
markets.
The Newest Styles—
The Latest Fancies
Are being shipt in and opened.
Soon—Augusta’s Shopping District will be fairly
dazzling with Fall creations.
Come view them.
You’ll be well repaid.
READ THE
FALL ANNOUNCEMENTS IN
FRIDAY S AUGUSTA HERALD
hold supposed credentials that have
been proven false.
Had U. S. Passports.
Out of 200 of the most recent appli
cants for passports at the American
embassy only 40 received them. A
number of pass ports granted by Am
erican officials on the continent have
been taken up here when it was shown
the bearers were not entitled to them.
It is supposed ,tlie papers either be
longed to others than the holders or
were granted on untrue testimony.
Several men carylng American pass
ports were found to he unable to speak
a word of English, although they tes
tified in German that they were torn
in the United States.
300 Additional Refugees.
Only 300 additional refugees arrived
at the rooms of the American relief
committee today. These were chiefly
from Germany.
A large number of Americans is re
ported stranded at Ostend. The Am
erican embassy is investigating and
may advise that the cruiser Tennessee
be sent from Havre to Ostend to bring
out refugees.
Already the committee has expende *
more than SBO,OOO of the $300,000 relief
money set aside for Americans in Eng
land. The expenditures were com
paratively small until last week when
penniless Americans began coming in
overwhelming numbers. The Amer-
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
lean money transfer commission has
Paid out about $200,000 of the $500,000
deposited at Washington for the use
of Americans in England.
The foreign office lias resumed issu
ance to German girl students of per
mits to return,homo and small num
bers are leaving daily for Germany by
way of Holland.
ON BREAD AND
WATER FOR DATS
One Thousand Seven Hundred
Americans Return Today with
Stories of Hardship. Party
Stranded in Switzerland
Boston—More than 1,700 Americans,
most of them from the European war
zone, arrived today on the Cunard
Line steamer Laconia, from Liverpool
and the Allan Liner Numidian from
Glasgow.
Bishop Thomas F. Hickey of Roch
ester, N. Y„ spiritual adviser of a
party of sixty-nine New York tourists
said that all had been stranded at Lu
cerne, when they fled from Germany
and that for several days they lived
on bread and water. Before reaching
Switzerland they went 30 hours with
out any food except a few crumbs
tossed to them by German soldiers.
Max J. Helman, of New York, who
told of being arrested as a spy at
Magdeburg. Germany, said he saw
10,000 French, Rritisli and Russians
arrested and thrown Into German
forts.
TELEGRAPHIC
CONNECTIONS
Between Bordeaux and Lon
don Being Attempted by Min -
ister of Posts and Telegraphs
Bordeaux, via London, 5:20 a. m.—
The minister of posts and telegraphs
is at tempting to organize a tele
graphic service between Bordeaux
and London.
Measures are being taken by the
government to deal with the, general
rise In food prices throughout France.
Bordeaux is becoming more and more
the center of the life of the nation.
Following the example of the Bank of
France, the Rothschilds and several
other great houses have opened tem
porary quarters here. Senators and
deputies continue to meet unofficially
daily in two theatres which are being
arranged by government architects
with a view of holding a regular ses
sion of parliament in them.
FURTHER REPORT
RUSS EANDINS
Confirmation of Statement
That Russians Have Landed
on Continent, by Way of
Arctic Ocean
New York. —Further confirmation
of reports that Russian troops, trans
ported by way of the Arctic ocean,
have landed on the continent was giv
en by passengers and crew of the Red
Star Liner Lapland, which arrived to
day from Southampton. They said
that a large force of Russians em
barked from Southamton on August
30. the day before the Lapland left and
that it was well known that the Rus
sian troops that had debarked In
Scotland had been traveling south by
rail to other channel ports In England.
The Lapland brought back 650 Ameri
cans.
GERMANS CLOSED
111 Oil GORDONS
KILLING THEN
How General Gordon Was
Killed After Being Surprised
Told by Private who Survived
Battle
London, 3:49 a. m.— A dispatch tj
The Daily Mall from Boulogne nar
rates, on tho authority of Private Black
of the Gordon Highlanders, how tho
Gordons wore surprised and their colo
nel, W. E. Gordan, killed.
Black Hays that after the battle of
Mono, In which the Gordons suffered
severely, they were, at 11 o'clock Hat
urday night, ordered to retire and pre
pare for a long march. They slipped
quietly out of the trenches and movxu
along the road. At about 2 o’clock In
the morning they were fired on from
a field. The word w*x passed that
It was a French picket and they sup
posed they were retiring on the French
line.
Surrounded Them,
"The colonel called a halt and went
Into the field," Private Jllack contin
ued, "and called out trying to make
them understand we were English.
While we were thus waiting tho tier
mans Rot all around us.
"The colonel came hark and stood
In front of us. We were quite help
less, asking each other what was going
to happen. Presently they Iregan to
shoot. 1 dropped down to shelter and
a comrade fell upon me, shot des !.
Home tried to move off but that was
Itnposlshle as the Germans were wlth'o
three yards of us and shot every man
who rose. I stayed lying there till
light dawned before I dr red to crawl
out. Then I saw the colonel lying dead
apart from others and bodies lying all
around.
25 Years Experience
IN SEEDS
Our Grains Fulghura
Oats, Appiers, “100 Bus.”
etc., are machined cleaned
(no weeds or runty or
light seed). Worth double
Tanners’ oats.
Keystone Pea Harvester
Does work of 20 men.
Get fall catalogue. Get
Weekly Bulletin.
N. L. Willet Seed Co.
AUGUSTA.
NOTICE
We wish to notify all of our customers that intend mov
ing on October Ist, to kindly place their order in advance of
that date or as early as possible, for changing meters and
necessary Gas connections at their new locations.
If this is done it will greatly assist us in our efforts to give
you prompt service, and avoid annoyance and delay.
All orders will be executed in their respective order
taken.
Do not delay until the last minute in placing your order.
Respectfully,
THE GAS LIGHT COMPANY OF AUGUSTA
Big Drop in
Pianos and
Player Prices
Now is your time to buy a Piano. You have been waiting and looking for
bargains, and this is your opportunity.
High grade new and uaed Pianos 1-3 to 1-2 off.
We have more pianos and Players in store than we need, and more on the
way, and have received instructions from the various manufacturers we repre
sent to cut prices and reduce stock.
World’s Choice Pianos For Little Money
$350 Reliable Bradley, dark mahogany, new $l2B
$375 Prescott, figured, mahogany, new $l4B
S3OO Mason, carved mahogany, new $123
S3OO Conservatory, mahogany, used S9B
$375 Harvard, carved mahogany, used $195
$350 Bradley & Co., dark mahogany $l4B
$350 Bradley & Co., dark mahogany, carved - .. . .$155
$450 Beautiful Bailey, Clr. Walnut, new $245
SBSO Klectric Piano, Oak Mission, used $385
SBOO Electric Piano, dark oak, used $250
SSOO Gordon & Son, Cir. Walnut $285
$450 Gordon & Son, Figured Mahogany $270
$560 Kranich & Bach, Figured Mahogany . $325
$350 Stodard, Figured Mahogany, used $155
$350 Kingsbury, oak case, used $95
S4OO Kingsbury, Mahogany, used $l5B
$450 Haddorff, Mahogany .$325
S6OO Newton Player, mahogany $295
Do not handicap your home and children by denying them a Piano; give
them an equal chance in life with your neighbors. Secure one of these great
bargains and have music and happiness In your home circle. You can make a
first payment of as much as you wish and arrange terms for balance. Play
while you pay.
We have many other good bargains in fine Pianos and Players of leading
makes. Our liberal guarantee goes with each sale, also the Manufacturers'
warranty.
Store open evenings during this sale. All Pianos and Players marked in
plain figures.
Organs, sl6, $25, S4O, SSO.
A. A. Thomas Piano Co.
No. 639 BROAD STREET.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Formerly of Thomaa & Barton Co.
SCHOOL
"nmtrawmr i- - vtym i
W w. J. BIGNON C
055.00 per cord. Best grades
$2.50 per y 2 cord. Red Ash, Jelico,
OOak and Pine Coal at $5.50 per a
sawed any length. ton.
f\ Quality, Quantity and Service. V
Phone 245
TRUNKS
We Make a Specialty of
TRUNKS, BAGS AND SUIT
CASES.
For Young Ladies and Gents,
Girls and Boys who are going off
to College.
CUT PRICEB.
Augusta Trunk
Factory
1 35 Broad—Opposite Monunfient,
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