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KAISER READY TOQUITFRANCE ? THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Tues day. VOLUME XIX, No. 265. French Vlelors, Steel to Steel In Bayonet Charges Near Craonne, Germans Meet With Losses. More Activity ot Enemy Is Paris Official Report. Paris, 3:01 p. m. —The following of ficial announcement was given out In Paris today: “First, on our left wing on the right bank of the River Oise, we have ad vanced as far as the Heights of Las signy west of Noyon. To the east of the Oise and to the north of the river Aisne the Germans have given evi dence of a recrudescence of activity. Germans Repulsed. “In the region of Craonne there have been violent encounters which did not stop short of bayonet charges. The enemy has been everywhere re pulsed, with considerable losses. In the country around Rheims the enemy has not undertaken any Infantry at 15,000 ARE CAPTURED IN 3 DAYS 150 Austrian Officers Among Those Taken by the Russians. Airplanes Destroyed. Paris, 3:55 p. m.—ln a message from Petrograd, the Havas correspondent says that during the past three days the Russians in Galicia have captured 15,000 Austrians, including 150 officers. Many cannon, quick-fire guns and supplies also have been taken. Austrian aeroplanes which flew over the Russian army were destroyed, the correspondent continues. On the body of a dead aviator were found lists of the Austrian reserves, together with notes as to their positions, whicll greatly aided the Russians. DWTTIILS WILL NUMBER 5,380 4,2 7 3 American Refugees Land at N. Y. With 1,107 a More Due Later in Day. ! Come in Six Steamers. New York.—Three trans-Atlantic liners carrying 4,273 passengers arriv ed here thiß morning and three with 1,107 more were due this afternoon, making the day's total/arrivals actual and prospect 5,380 persons, the ma jority of whom are Americans. The ships docking this morning were the Nleuw Amsterdam from Rot terdam with 1,793 passengers—the C'ameronia from Glasgow with 1,826 and the St. Paul from Liverpool with 1,154. Those expected this afternoon were the Zeeland, from Liverpool— Minnewaska, from London and the J'rincipello from Rotterdam. Confident of Russians. The St. Paul brought two passen gers who were certain that Russian troops had been transported through Kngland to France. Harry Pudney, of Troy, N. Y„ one of the two pas sengers, said at the railroad station of Purley in Hurley, his brother pick ed up a Cossack's cap that had been dropped from a train. Mr. M. Dupuy, of Colombia, South America, the other passenger, said that his host In Lon don, Dr. Fredericks, had been called to attend two Russian soldiers who had received bayonet wounds In a fight on the train transporting them Kngland. BRITONS JOIN JAPS. * Peking.—Transports conveying the (British detachment which Is to take part with the Japanese in the attack of Tsing-Tau. left Tien Tsln Satur day. This detachment consists of one regiment, the South Wale* borderers. The British correspondent* have not been permitted to communicate this news for thejreaaon that It concern* the movement of fry (/pa THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES ======= THE AUGUSTA HERALD tack, confining himself to artillery fire, directed against our front, from heavy guns. In Champagne Country. “Second, on the center in the cham pagne country and on the western slopes of the Argonne river and ex ception being made of Souay, we have taken Mesnil-les Hurling and Mas signes. In the Woevre district the enemy still holds the region of Thiau court and has cannonaded Hasson chatel. “On our right wing, Lorraine and the Vosges, there Is nothing new. The Germans are fortifying themselves in the vicinity of Delmiet, to the south of Chateau Salins.” SUPPLIES TAKEN BY SERVIANS Big Lot of Stores Captured From Retiring Austrians. Montenegrins Successful. Nish, Servia, (via London, 10:10 a. m.)—An official communication says: “The enemy’s attempt to cross the Drina on the Losnitza-Ratcha line have again failed and all the Austrian attempts to cross the Save on the Mitrovitza-Shabatz front have also been unsuccessful. Nothing of im portance has been reported from tne Save-Danube front. Abandon Stores. “The enemy retiring from Vlshe grad, Bosnia, forty miles southeast of Sarajevo, abandoned all his stores. Our troops seized 20,000 kilograms, about 44,000 pounds) of flour, 30.000 tins of meat, many blankets, a field hospital with 100 wounded ana an medical stores and 40 railway wagons. Austrians Flee. "The Montenegrins, after carrying the forts of Fotcha and Gorasda, is Bosnia, captured Jabuka on Septem ber 16th, and took Rogatica on the 17th. “The morale of our troops is ex cellent but the Austrians are com pletely demoralized and are flying panic-stricken. The Montenegrin army is only fifteen kilometers (about 10 miles) from the Bosnian capital and has captured a large amount of booty.” IS MARCONI TO FIGHT FOO ITS RIGHTS Company’s President Declares U. S. Government Lacks the Power to Interfere With Its Business. New York.—John W. Griggs presi dent of the Marconi Wireless Tele graph Company of America, announc ed that his company would fight In the courts the right of the government to regulate its operations. Secretary Daniel has threated to close the com pany's plant at Slaseonset, Mass., un less a prompt and satisfactory expla nation Is forthcoming ns to why the company handled what the department consider* an unneutral message from a British cruiser off the coast of New Jersey to a British admiralty agent In New York asking for supplies. Mr. Griggs declared the government lacked both the power and the right to Interfere with the company's busi ness and added: “The government threatens to bring naval regulations into play in order to effect the rloelng of our plant. Bec retary Daniels seems to be under the Impression that the United States at this time I* being governed by mili tary law. He Is sadly mistaken. Fur thermore. we have not violated the neutrality, of the United States." AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 21, 1914. German Artillery Officers Finding the Range For Their Guns. . .• ; V' A ■ , . ' vJ i dfcvtJt’b * Jp*C '•yp* :9r . ‘'i&jri.' 7 Um. ■.-ftt’-.v a ■■; -■■•■4l MARKS FOR ENEY’S SHARPSHOOTERS. The officers of the German army are the men who take the risks. They are in more danger than the privates. The officers show/i here are commanders of artillery who; are finding the Yange scientifically for their guns. They become marks for the enyiny',s Each artllle y commander makes his own observations. Covered positions are generally used when the artillery first comes into action, when "indirect laying’’ is employed, but guns are hurried up In support of infantry as the action progresses, when direct laying Is practised, although there is no tele phonic communication between the infantry and artillery units. Observa tion shields are used by battery commanders when no ladder is used. RHEIMS BOMBARDMENT CONTINUED BY GERMANS Museum, Hospitals and City Hall for Greater Part Destroyed in Addition to the Cathedral. Enemy Enraged at Resis tence of French and in Desperate Hurry to Take Town. Chalons Sur Marne, (vis Paris, 10:20 s. m.) —The Germans continued bom barding the principal buildings of Rheims yesterday and last night. In addition to the cathedral, the museum, the hospitals and the city hall were for the greater part destroyed. Sev eral inhabitants of the city were killed. In spite of the bombardment and repeated attacks the Germans have been unable to take Rheims, which they evidently desire so as to obtain command of the railways leading to Charlevllle, Verdun and Chalones. The allies even have made several impetuous counter movements in which their infantry charged with magnificent bravery regardless of the terrible storm of shrapnel. Hand to Hand. The first ranks suffered terribly but as fast as the men fell others rushed up to take thier places and when the enemy’s lines were reached there were furious hand to hand encounters in which the Germans were forced to give ground except on the heights of Brimon, which, owing to the over whelming fire of machine, guns, the Germans re-captured. At the same time the French made a fierce assault on the heights of La Pomelle, which they carried at the point of the bayonet. The struggle here was a desperate one and after the retirement of the Germans Tur cos were found dead from bayonet wounds with their hands clasped In suoh vlce-like grips around the neck* of antagonists that they literally had to be pried off. French on High Ground. Persons who have returned here from Rheims say It 1* difficult to find word* to describe these attacks and counter-attacks of Infantry and showers of shot and shell and in a deluge of rain. The German*, they declare, *eem In a desperate hurry to finish their task and are enraged at the stubborn resistance of the French. The Invaders, they say, had all ttie be*t of the position at the opening of the battle, but the situation Is now changed and the French have been able to gain position* on high ground that will enable them to fight even terms and they declare Germans will never be able to break their line* at Rheims. Reason for Desperation. Soldiers are coming back here cov ered with mud and drenched to Ihe skin by the heavy rains which con tinue to fall. The chalky clay ground north of KticUns has been to softened, LONDON, Ip. m England took renewed hope from the report that bulk of the German army had begun to retire from France, but there was no confirmation today. British official reports say the allies still are gaining ground, but slowly. PARIS, 1 p.m—The official afternoon statement says that terrific bayonet charges in the vicinity of Craonne resulted in the drawing back of the Germans with heavy losses. they say, that it will be Impossible for a retreating army to get away its artillery. To this fact they attribute the desperation with which the Ger mans are fighting. Floods caused by the continuous rains are likely to greatly impede military operations, especially In the east, where the streams already are beginning to overflow their banks. The river Saveurez is out of its banks and some habltatlQns are isolated. COURTMARTIALED, SHOT, SUICIDE Rome, 9:55 p. m., vie Paris, 2:35 a. m.) —The Glornal* d'ltallu publishes a re port from Vienna that LiSUtenant Mar shal Wodlanskl, who was of Slav origin, wns courtinavtlaled and shot for an al leged understanding with the Russians. The station master at Lemberg, »<■- cused of giving Information to the ene my. wan also shot. General Kroralch, the despatch say* who was removed from the command of a division of cavalry after It had been almost annihilated, committed suicide. NOTHING YET ON PLANS FOR PEACE Washington.—President Wilson said today he was prayerfully working for peace In Europe but Indicated that nothing of a definite or formal char acter had yet been done. He told call ers that publication of stories that he would call a world conference to dis cus* peace seriously Interfered with his work. The president declared that aa a world's crisis exists only serious reme dies should be discussed, WAS PURE ACCIDENT. Washington.—The report of the na val officers appointed by Secretary Daniels to investigate the disabling of tin- Tuckertton wireless station, which will be made tomrrow, is understood to say the burning out ofthe genera tor was purely accidental and no blame attaches to any employes at the plant. -■ 7 erriffic Pressure on von Kluck's Army By British and French Left; Backward Move of Crown Prince RUSSIANS BEGIN AT PRZEMYSL Austrian Rear Guard Driven Back and Garrison’s Artillery Fire Commences Against As saulters of Fortress. New York.—Colonel Jolewski, mili tary attache to the Russian embassy. Issued at the Russtun consulate here today this official siateinent. which ha said he had received from Petrograd: “The Austrian rear guard, which at tempted to delay our advance near Baranow and Rr.eszow, were driven back with heavy losses. Our artillery is bombarding Jaroslau. "Fighting with the garrison of Przemsyl haR begun; the artillery of the fortress has opened fire. "In passing through the woods our troops find batteries of guns abandon ed by the Austrians.” Petroleum Shells Used at Rheims? Bordeaux.—A detailed account of the bombardment of Rheims made public here relates that the cannonading of the city has lasted for a fortnight. The Germans are said to have used petroleum shells and the city was set afire In many plaees. Whole block.) of houses have been reduced to lien pH of smoking ruins. The part of the pop ulation which was nimble or unwilling to leave the city was without food for several days. The people took shelter In cellars. A certain number of them wore wounded but little or no loss of life has been reported. JAPANESE BOMBS DESTROY FORTS Paris, 3 p. m.—Telegraphing from Petrograd a correspondent of the Ha vas Agency says: A dispatch received here from Vladivotok declares that Japanese aeroplanes, throwing bombs have de stroyed two of Ihe important forts at Tsing-Tau. THE RED CROSS TO DOCK WEDNESDAY London, 1:40 p. m.—Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, U. H. N., retired, went Sunday to Falmouth to meet ttie Am erican hospital ship, the Red Cross, which sailed from New York eight days ago. Today ho advised Ambas sador Page that she was due Tuesday but that on account of delay she prob ably would not dock until Wednesday. VIRGINIA “WET” OR “DRY” TOMORROW Richmond, Va.—Virginia, after a long and hitter contest, decide* to morrow the "wet" or “dry” Issue. The anti-saloon league today officially claimed the state for state-wide pro hibition by 40,000 majority. The local self-government league also Issued >t statement claiming 20,000 majority for the present local option law. A rec ord-breaking vote is expected. “1314*1914." Bordeaux, France, 11:45 a m,—The Cat It* GlOrond. has published a des patch from Verdun setting fortli that French soldiers near thut point found a vails* belonging to a Prus sian officer containing a quantity of 111 tie Iron crosses strung on black and white ribbon* and bearing the Inscription "1914-1914." These pr*' sumnbly w«me to hove been distrib uted to German soldier* after the entry of the German troop* Into Paris. $ 56.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. London, 1 p. m. For days tho nrlllsii press have referred to “von Kluok's peril” hut ho fnr the Gorman t omm imlev has boon able to cheek vvhnl must have been terrific pressure from the British and French loft. Naturally thore has boon no Intima tion from German sources in corrobora tion of the report thnt a comparatively small part of the German army proposes to maintain merely a defensive position In France while the main body makes a stand on the frontier hut optimists among: the allied adherents believo it ex tremely Improbable that Emperor Wil liam’s troops again during the war will assume a general offensive on French territory. They contend, more over, that n retirement of Gorman sol diers from FVench soil must shortly be come inevitable, unless the offensive Is assumed. Failure of Crown Prince. British eyes see further encouragement In the backward movement of the army Equal Strength, Frontal Attacks No Change in Great Battle of the Aisne. Fear ful Privations on Both Sides in Most Trying Weather. Tension Frightful, Losses Enormous Paris, 6:50 a. m.—There still la little change In the situation In the great battle of the Aisne, according to latest official announcement here, and the best opinion inclines to the belief that the Bronlal attacks of forci-s, both apparently of equal strength, will con tinue for some time yet without re sult unless something unforeseen imp pens. Bitter Comment. Tile havoc wrought in the famous cathedral of Rheims by the German guns, as told In official and other dis patches from the front, is the subject of bitter comment. It Is stated that the French government will lodge a protest with all the powers. More letters said to have been found Report Repulse French Offensive Berlin Statement of Battle in German Vosges. Necessity Compelled Rheims Bombardment. Peace Not Even Considered. Berlin, via. London, 9:30 a. m.—Com menting on a report that Count von Bernstorff, German ambassador to the United Status, laid said ills nation was looking for peace upon condition that the utility of German territory would be preserved, the North German Ga zette, the official organ, declared in Its Issue of September 20 that the govern ment has not even considered the mut ter. No Paaca. “The asesrtions are Intended,” the paper says, “to foster the Impression that we have tired of the war. In spite of our victories In the east and west. Peace overtures may not be looked for until the war, forced ruthlessly on our people, Is brought to an honorable con clusion.” Forced to Bombard, The official statement given out las: PROTEST TO NEUTRALS ON CATHEDRAL’S DESTRUCTION Bordeaux, 10:15 a. m.—The French foreign office has forwarded to neutral governments this protest against the German bombardment of the Cathedral of Rheims: “Without being able to Invoke even the uppeiirnrice'of military neces sity and for the mere pleasure of destruction, German troups have sub jected the Cathedral of Uheima to a systematic and furious bombardment. At this hour the famous basilica is hut a heap of ruins. “It Is the duty of the government of the republic to denounce to uni versal indignation this revolting act of vandalism whh h, In giving over Ut the flnmes this sanctuary of history, deprives immunity of an incomparable portion of its historic patrimony." HOME EDITION up Crown Prince Frederick William, which, it is aVgued, means the failure to caiablis.il for the Invaders new and short) r communications by way of Met* and tile Rhine. Throughout the British Isles enlist ment continues umihited and n note worthy feature is tne high standard of tho recruits. Htudents and young pro fessional men are conspicuous In every squad seen upon the Ijondon streets. “Long Way to Tipperary." “It's a long way to Tipperary" ha* become a fixed classic In this war much In the same manner ns "there’ll bo a. hot time In the old town tonight." swept through the American .army In Cuba during the • punish-American war. liven the German prisoners interning England have caught the fevtV and many of them are singing It as well ns they can. It was announced here today that T>a vld Lloyd-George, the chancellor of the exchequer, Is heading a movement to raise a complete Welsh army corps. on German prisoners are being made public here. One credited to a Bruns wick non-commissioned officer reads: Not Officer Left. “Our life Is not a gay one. For nine days we have camped in water and we are living on beets and sugar. Bread is a luxury. The tension U frightful and our losses are enormous. There Is not n single officer left In my c mpany, which has been reduced from 25u to 60 men." On Raw Vegetable., Other letters of a similar tenor are given and wonder Is expressed at how men living on raw vegetables have the courage to fight with such desperation, especially under the most trying weather conditions. night made mention of the bombard ment of Hlielms. It stfld Rheims wii In the battle lines of the French and tuat the Germans were obliged to bom bard K. The necessity for this action was regretted but the Mre of the French, It was staled, came from that direction. Orders to save the cathed ral had been given. The statement also made this refer ence to the progress on other points of the line: Attacks Progressing. “The attacks on the French are pro gressing at several points In the cen tral Vosges. At Donon, near Sonones 25 mdes southeast of l.unevllle and near Ha ales, In the German Vosges, their offensive ha* been repulsed. "There Is no news from the eastern (Hussion front) camp.”