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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ID 'ARRESTED, ALTHOUGH THE! HAO AMERICAN PASPORTS r 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, NINE