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' — -. iIMIMI -- —* ALLIES GAINI ON THE WEST I THE WEATHER Fair tonight; Thursday increasing cloudiness, probably followed by showers and cooler. VOLUME XIX, No. 267. Decisive Phase Begins at Amiens Upon Issue of Battle Depends Continued Oc cupation ot French Soil By Invaders or Re treat to Entrenchments on the Samhre London, 8:35 a. m.—The Amiens cor respondent of The Times telegraphs that heavy fighting is in progress not many miles southeast of Amiens. “II is the beginning of a decisive phase of the battle of the Aisne,” he declares. 'Upon the issue of this fight ing depends the continued occupation of French soil by the German invaders, or of their retreat to strongly en trenched positions which have been prepared for them on the Sambre. A Week Ago. "Since the Germans evacuated Amiens a week ago the town has be come an important center for French military operations. Though the Amiens district is well served with railways, it is the highways that count now, as the railway bridges have for the most part been blown up and not yet repaired. On Thursday last French reinforcements under General d’Amade entered Amiens from the west and after a short stay resumed their march, this time proceeding along one of the eastern roads to a destina tion which can only be conjectured. Alive to Necessity. “The enemy occupied Douai yester Britain Calls For More Aggressive Sea Action Nation Not Dismayed By Sinking of the Aboukir, Hogne and Cressy By Silent Twenty Minute Attack---No Confirma tion of Destroyal of German Submarines---Description of Sinking. London, 10 a. m.—The swift and si lent destruction yesterday in the North sea of three big British cruisers which cost $12,000,000 has brought home the risks of modern naval warfare. The unseen navy crept upon the Aboukir, then the Hogue and then the Cressy and one after another the cruisers keeled over and sank. The whole af fair was over in 20 minutes. Either Three or Five. Survivors brought to Dutch and Brit ish ports declare there were three German submarines in the attacking force (some say five) and that the cruiser Cressy or the Lowestoft ac counted for two of them. The ad miralty, however, does not yet confirm the statement that any of the German craft were destroyed, and it is pos sible that none was even seen. Ex perts say a submarine might easily slip from Emden, on the upper mouth of the channel and attack any British ship It happened to meet and return home. More Aggressiveness. Neither the navy nor the nation, as their feeling is voiced in the news papers. is dismayed and the call on the admiralty is for more aggressive ac tion. The public, however, finds some \ compensation in the statement of the admiralty last night, that the com mand of the sea had resulted in main tenance of ocean traffic by 4,000 mer chantmen with the loss of only twelve by capture since the beginning of the war. The correspondent of The Daily Telegraphat Rotterdam sends this de scription of the sinking of the three cruisers as given him by Captain ' Berkhout, of the steamer Titian, who saved over a hundred of the British sailors: At 7 A. M. The fight took place about 7 o'clock this (Tuesday) morning at which time 1 saw a German submarine tearing away at great speed. "Far a*s; on the horizon I saw two cruisers, the Aboukir. Cressy and Hogue, and after awhile I noticed that one of them had gone. I did not pay particular attention at the time but when I next turned to look for them ] noticed another had disappeared. There was ome smoke and 1 heard a sllghi explosion. Pickad Up 111. "At once I dashed In their direction and pn arriving in the vicinity I low ered 'away two boats to rescue a large number of men whom I saw swimming about In the water. Altogether I pick ed up 111 men and three officers. One of the officers was Commander W. H. 'Sells of Portsmouth. His wrist watch wliad Stopped at 6 minutes past 7 and It 4.-'* ten when I picked him up. All ■'< ’exhausted. " 'While I was on my way the re maining cruiser rolled over snd sank. When I arrived I was pleased to find that two Lowestoft cutters had reach ed the spot before me and were pull ing men oat of the water. They were nearly exUt lied and almost numb THE AUGUSTA HERALD day morning and seized the railway station at Souain, on the line connect ing Douai with Valenciennes. It ap pears, therefore, that the Germans are alive to the necessity of protecting their line of communication to Mons, where I hear headquarters of the field army has been established. Thus the German line has been extended north from Cambrai, which has been occu pied in force. Great Activity. "On Saturday and Sunday there was great military activity in Amiens. The nervous tension was extraordinary In expectation of some important devel opment along the fighting line. When we awoke this morning the streets were strangely silent and empty, and very few soldiers were left in the town, the majority having hurried away to their post to the southeast. We learned that a great battle had begun in that direction and It was rumored that the German troops had advanced as far as Montdidter. Every rod out of Amiens was barred by pickets, no vehicle be ing allowed to pass without military authority. from cold. Many were clinging to wreckage, one group clustering around a floating table. Saved From All Three. "Comander Selsl told rne of the try ing experience of a brave little mid shipman who was on board the first vessel struck. As she was settling down he jumped overboard and swam clear of the tremendous vortex which the disappearance of the ship had cre ated. He was picked up by another of the cruisers but soon she also was struck by the submarine’s torpedo and in her turn began to settle down. He had again to jump into the water and cleared the downward suction. A third cruiser rescued him but he had not been long on board before she also re ceived her death wound. Again he got clear and clung to a piec of wreck age from which he was rescued.” Only 4$ Saved of Aboukir’s 843 London, 1:40 p. m.—The loss of three British cruisers in the North sea yesterday,-vessels of a type not used for several years and brought out of reserve now to undertake spec ial duty, Is counted as a bagatelle by British naval men. What hurts is the Irreparable loss in officers and men. The Aboukir seemed to have been the heaviest sufferer. Apparently only 48 men were saved out of a comple ment of 843. The three cruisers carried a total of about thirty naval cadets who were drafted from the naval college when the war opened. FIRE ON THE AVENUE. Washington.—Fire which originated in a crockery store In the historic section of lower Pennsylvania avenue near the capitoi, early this afternoon threatened to wipe out an entire block of old buildings. BLEW UP TWO GERMAN TRAINB: TAPPED PHONE WIRE, AMBUSHED THEM. London. 3:08 a. m.—The Mail’s correspondent says two trains of badly needed German reinforce ments were blown up between Peronne and St. Quentin through the feat of a Frencii gunner, who tapped a telephone wire connect ing two German stations, placed guns to command the line and by a quick attack was able to am bush the trains. The correspondent also says that on Sunday the entire general staff of one German division were brought as prisoners to Amiens. ALSO REPULSE GERMAN ATTACK ON THE EAST PARIS, 3:06 p. m.—According to official announcement given out in Paris this afternoon the allies after severe fighting advanced on their western wing. They also repulsed German attacks on their eastern wing. ! :THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 23, 1914. Town of Mouland, Burned to Ground By German Invaders IT . r -u.n*r— —-mrrn.-m.r- ' H 1 * a'/ ' v *v• v". v . .■ v> V'X??. ' ?'**:*' **:<«>'• • ■■.■*’**'*» *• v AFTER GERMANS HAD LEFT This photograph was taken a few hours after the German troops had occupied the town of Mouland in Belgium. They decided to wipe the place from the face of the earth. Hut before doing so they gave notice to the inhabitants to leave and thousands of men, women and children urrledly packed their household goods in carts and went out Reeking shelter, in a few moments the town was In flames and little was left of 1L WOUNDED COMING IN REPORT NINE MILES OF DEAD IN THE TRENCHES BETWEEN 2 TOWNS London, 3:23 a. m.—The corespon dent of the Daily Mail, under date of Sunday, sends from an unnamed place a report that the German right has been turned between Peronne and Saint Quentin. He says wounded bring stories that there are nine miles of dead in the trenches between the two towns named. "Peronne was evacuated by the Ger mans four days ago,” he continues. "They occupied a strong position with hills behind and marshes in front. At All Costs. The French received orders to take the position at all costs, the reason of this order being that if the Germans were driven from here they would no enveloped by the outspreading French left wing. "At first the trenches were combed out by artillery fire, hut the Germans still held on and their guns on the heights behind were doing execution WANT BODIES HELD FOR BURIAL IN ENGLAND The Hague, via London 2:50 p.m.— Tales of the sinking of the three Brit ish cruisers in the North sea yester day, told here today by survivors, in dicate ttiat the attacking Oermr.ii craft came from the direction of the southern reaches of Doggerbunk, a sand bank occupying the centre of the sea intermediate between the shores of England and Denmark. Those saved tell of a whole flotilla of German submarines, but this is doubted by the Dutch seamen, who saw but two masts and were not sure whether or not it was the samu FRENCH OFFICIAL STATEMENT Paris, 3:07 p. m.—The following of ficial communication was given out in Paris at 8 o’clock this afternoon. "First, on our left wing, on the right bank of the river Oise, we have ad vanced In the region of Lassigny, where there have been violent en counters with the enemy. On the left hank of tho Oise and to tho north of the river Aisne the situation Is un changed. On the Center. ‘‘Second, on the center between Rhelms and the river Meuse there has been no change of importance. In the Woevre district, to the northeast of Verdun, and In the direction of FRENCH LAND GUNS FOR BOMBARDMENT Bordeaux, 1.15 p. m.—The minister announced today that a French French fleet, lias landed heavy guns and a detachment of gunners at Anti varl, Montenegro. The guns will be mounted on Mount laivohen, whence they will open an energetic bombard ment on the forts and harbor of Cat taro In Dalmatia. The forts at the u.eulh oX UaUafu harbor ware da- among the French. Then it was de cided to storm the position. Just Before Dawn. ‘‘Across the marsh, In the half light hefoFe dawn, the French troops ad vanced in a number of narrow column. They suffered badly but never wav ered. The Germans waited for them in the trenches and there was a fierce, deadly struggle, breast to breast. The French had the advantage of dash and vigor and they stabbed and stabbed until their arms ached. Their losses were heavy but they gained their point and the Germans fell back to .Saint Quentin. Savage Street Fighting. “The French were reinforced and pursued the Germans hotly Into the suburbs of the town. There was sav age fighting in the streets, but yard by yard they were driven back until they received orders to abandon the town. 1 hear that they are now mak ing an effort to retake Peronne.” submurine sighted twice. It Is thought possible, however, that there rnay have been other submarines In the ac tion that did not come to surface. One survivor thought about 1,800 men had perished. Many, he said, died as help was at hand. One sail or brought with him the flag of his vessel. He says the Cressy went down In four minutes. It was the Intention to bury the dead at the Hook, but the English consul at Rotterdam expressed the wish to have the bodies held for transfer to England. Mouilly and Domplerre the enemy un dertook violent attacks which were, however, repulsed. In the southern part of the Woevre district the enemy holds a lino from Klchecourt to Helch eprey to Llronville, from which he has not Issued. On Righ Wing. "Third, on our right- wing, In Lor raine and the Vosges, the Germans have evacuated Nemeny and Ana court, arid have shown little activity In the country around Dornevre. "The capture by the Russians ol the fortress of Jaroslau, In Galicia, 1* announced.” stroyed some days ago by a bombard ment carried out under the direction of Admiral de La l’eyrere. HARDWICK SENDS HIS RESIGNATION Washington--Thomas W. Hardwick recently nominated for United Htates senator by the democrats of Georgia, announced today lie had sent his res ignation as a repreresntullve to Gov ernor button, effective November it. WOMEN WEEP AS HOSPITALS BESIEGED Seven Hundred Out of the Two Thousand in Crews of Sunken British Cruisers Probably Saved—Survivors Land at Harwick Harwich, England, via London, 3 a. m.—One hundred and ten survivors from the Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue have been landed at Harwich and Parketson, three mlleß west. Thirty are officers and the others seamen. They estimate that about 700 In all of crews approximating 2.000 men were saved when the disaster over took their ships. Crowds of townspeople silently watched the arrival of the cruiser and a flotilla of destroyers which carried the survivors and which reached the harbor at H o’clock last night. As the rescuing boats came up the sound of cheering aboard torpedo boats In the harbor was heard. Like Wildfire. / The newe of what had happened spread like wildfire although nobody had been allowed to talk directly with the survivors. In the crowd there son many tearful faces, for most of those along the pier and beach had relatives or friends aboard the sunk en cruisers. After the landing of the uninjured survivors, a little hospital boat took off the Injured. These were trans ferred at once to the Shotley Naval Hospital. With Firm steps. Many of those who escaped without Injury spent sometime struggling In the water but few showed any serious effects of their experiences. They walked through the line of question ing faces with firm steps and smil ing. as if a submarine attack was no very unusual experience The crowd of weeping women who besieged the hospitals for names of those saved were Informed as gently as possible that no Information would be given out except through the of ficial channels of the admiralty. .Sen tries guarded all entrances to the hospital and prevented anyone from reaching the survivors Blown in Two By North Sea Mine London, 1:58 p. m.—Tha Orlmaby trawler Kilmarnock waa sunk by a mlna In the North Sea yesterday. Only three members of her crow were saved. Tho trawler waa blown In two and went down Instantly. 92,000 CAPTURED AND 150,00 KILLED Berlin,( by Wereleee via Bsy ville, L. 1. It la officially stated that the Russians lost In the bat tles near Tanneriberg, 92,000 men captured and 160,000 men killed. The official report of the Ger man art commission for Belgium states that all the art works and monumental buildings In Louvain and Liege were saved. The only exception* were tho contents of the library building at Louvain. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. Losses Great; No Change on Aisne British Reported As Repelling Repeated Fierce German Attacks—Desperate Attempts By Von Kluck’s Army London, 10 a. m.—The battle of the entrenched armies In France is prog ressing with great losses hut appar ently without any declslvo stroke by either side. The question military men here are discussing today Is whether the Ger mans have definitely assumed the de fensive on their west or whether the German general staff regards retire ment from Paris as a temporary re verse to be followed by an atempt at retrieving the lost ground between* Peronne and Ht. Quentin. Forces un der General von Kluck, commander of the German right, evacuated Pe ronno Friday, since when desperate fighting lias taken place for the pos session of the town. At Great Cost to Both. The Hrltish are reported as repell ing repeated German attacks with great cost to both sides. There has been no change In the past two or three days in the battle lines along tho main front. Slow But Methodical Allies Gains Reported Both Sides in Battle of the Aisne Becoming More Active As Reinforcements Arrive—Germans Strive For Enemy’s Center London, 8:26 a. m—" The battle from the Aisne to the Woevre progresses slowly but methodically In favor of the allies,” says the Bordeaux corre spondent of the Times. "Both sides have been engaged the last few days In lending reinforcements and assem bling new forces on the firing line. As the reinforcements reached the front the activity of both armies In the Woevre district, on the right of tell allies position, Increases. All Important. "The prediction of the staff on both sides for derisive action on the allies’ left must not divert attention from the allies’ right, which in the present battle, constitutes an all Important bulwark. The operations in Woevre have been more or less at a stand still for some days, us the guns were stick fast In the clay and innumerable rivulets overflowed and made large tracts of the country Impassable for the movement of large bodies of troops. Now the armies h(4 again moving and the Germans are desper ately trying to break the strong nat ural defenses of the Meuse Heights In BERLIN SAYS SUBMARINE U-9 SANK THE 3 BRITISH CRUISERS SINGLE HANDED Berlin by wireless to B*yville, L. I.— Reports received by the German ad mirallty show that. t!(e destructlotj yesterday of three British cruisers In the North sea was accomplished by the German submarine IJ-9 single handed, The sinking of the three cruisers Is the IHg news feature In this morn trig’s Berlin newspapers, but details of the battle are not yet available. With Pleasure. The news was received with particu lar pleasure hs It served to reconcile the German sailors with the policy Imposed upon them of higher strategy, under which the officers and men of the fleet are chuflng despite all ad $400,000 Brought By the Scorpion Constantinople, (via London, 12:47 a. m.) —The United Htutes dispatch boat Hcorpton returned here this •morning from Tenedos, near the en trance to the Dardanelles, bringing Captain Williams of the American army with $400,000 advanced by the American government to American educational and benevolent Institu tions In Turkey. Tills money was sent forwurd by tig- American cruiser North Carolina which made the trans fer at Tenedos. The North Carolina .hs How uu Lw wav to Julio. HOME EDITION On the allies’ right between the Ar gonne and Metz the Germane have delivered an attack over eloping ground in on attempt to crush ths fort of Troyan, south of Verdun, and thus break tho chain of forts between Verdun and Toul. Thousands of Wounded. Only meagre reports have been *•- colved here of the Itussn-Austrian campaign In Galicia. Jaroainu, Hixty miles west of Lemberg, has fallen ln t > the Russians' hands, according to dispatches from I'etrograd. with little fighting, and the roads leading to I’rzemysl are controlled by the Rus sians. Many thousand Austrian wounded are being brought Into Vien na nad according to dlspatohea from Rome an epidemic of typhoid and other diseases incidental to war con ditions Is feared in Austria. The Helgluns made another sortie from Antwerp yesterday in pursuance of their policy of harrassing the Ger man Invaders. order to paralyze the allies' plans In tho center. Made For It. "The plains of Woevre, the scene of the present effort, were made for a battle —and the Meuse Heights, wttii their steep escarpment and strength ened by forts from a barrier of prod igious strength The Northern Woe vre lakes are dotted among the green forests and a range of step hills, crowned with forests, rises amidst this country. Natural Fortresa. “The enemy is making desperate ef forts to dislodge the French forces from this natural fortress, which com mands an Immense sweep of country. In the distance are the heights of Font-A-Moussoln and Metz and the old battlefields of Gravelotte and »L r'rivas. The enemy attacked, with out success, the right along the Meuse on the heights from Tresanyux Hericourt. "Time fights on the utde of the al lies, whose forces are growing dally from the ends of the earth." monitions of patience from the n*wi papers and public opinion. A hostile aeroplane dropped tw® bombs near tha Dusselford airship hall yesterday. The explosion of the mis siles caused no damage. Used Shrapnel. No news concerning the fighting In France whs given out today except the statement issued by the German heart quarters staff which said that the Cathedral of Rhetms was respected until the French established an ob xet vation on the spire to direct the French artillery fire. Tbs Germans used shrapnel Instead of shells to drive the observers from the spire and the fire was stopped lm. mediately after this was accomplish ed. GERMAN INVADERS ARE REINFORCED London, 3:07 p. m.—a dispatch to the Kxchance Telegraph Company from Petrograd says that German columns which In considerable strength, crossed the Russian frontier at Mlawa on September 20 have re treated northwards. It is reported, says the correspond ent, that the German troops in the fortified positions on the left hank of the Vistula, on the frontier lietweeg Thorn and Kallsh. have received large reinforcement*. The valley of th* river Han eontalns Immense quanti ties of valuable booty taken by the • T‘ifl ’ '*‘*ll TYfl