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TWO
FRENCH HAMMER VON MUCK'S ARMY
Wings of Both Armies
Strike Terrific Blows
Each Side, From the French Official Report,
Has Made Progress, the Germans on Allie’s
Right Perhaps the Greatest. Loll in Galicia
as Russians Prepare to Invest Przemysl.
Germans Facing Enemy in East Prussia
Awaiting Attack.
London.—9:29 P. M.— The wings of
the opposing armies in nothern
France Mill are striking hard blow* at
each other In an effort to break
through the respective ponttlonH.
I<oth aide*, according to the French
official report, leaned Into t alar, have
mndn Home proKreaa, the 'lermnn on
the allies' light pci Imps the greatest.
For Three Days.
For three days or more a violent bat
tle has been raging in tnn hills and
plains between the Rivers Oise and
Fonimo. Official accounts, both Ocr
man end French, arc silent as to now
this fl,\-ht Is going, but In the frontal
■ Hack on the Germans' strongly forti
fied and well reinforced positions
farther south, the allies have made
some slight progress. The Germans
apparently are Hittisfied to remain on
the defensive until the battle on the
flunk has been decided.
819 German Losses.
From Holssons to Khaims and
thence to Verdun there has been no
change In the situation, but In the
south of Woevre the French continue
to make progress and have defeated a
German corps with heavy losses.
On the French right the French
have taken the offensive with the re
servists and have repulsed German
forces holding the line along the fron
tier.
British Army.
Of the activities of the British army,
the war office is sparing with informa
tion. A brief paragraph recounting the
activity of the Germans all along the
line and the repulse of heavy eountor
attcaks with considerable loss to the
enemy, la the extent of the news given
out. Casualties among the oflfcers up
to a week ago are published, but thus
far those among the men in the ranks
have not been made public. With the
No Change
Is German
Report
London.—A Copenhagen dispatch to
th* Control New* aays:
“The German general staff In It* re
port on the l>*ttl* tn FYance, states
that operations on the extreme rlaht
win* have led to freeh engagement#
whlrh have not ended.
"On the center there haa been no
change.
"Fort Camp de Remains at Ht. Ml
htrl, eouth of Verdun, haa been tak“n
by the German* and the German flag
haa been hotated upon It. The Oer
man troops have paaaed the Meuae.
“There haa been no further chant*
on the western or eastern battlefields.”
DEFUNCT BANK’S
HEAD CHASED
Police Reserves Disperse Mob
After J&rmulowsky is Badly
Beaten. House Stormed By
Depositors.
New York.—Police reserve* today
dispersed eevnral hundred angry de
positors of the defunct Bank of M. and
1* Jarmulowsky, who stormed the
home of Mayor Jartnulowaky. a mem
ber of the firm and beat him badly
Ivafore he eeaaped. Mrs Jartnulowaky
also pursued hy the crowd, ant away
uninjured The Jartnulowaky bank
waa on* of sevral East Side’ Institu
tions dosed by order of the state
hanking department two months ago.
Since the demonstration last week
when many depositors gathered be
fore the apartment house where Jar
mulowaky live*, three patrolmen have
been on duly there. Today.* however,
the crowd rushed the policemen and
attempted to force the doors. The
banker fled aero** the roof* In an
other apartment house and down to
the street where a touring car await
ed him. He wa* eelaed and pummel
led, and finally .aided by the chauf
feur and two battered policemen en
tered Ih* car which dashed away.
TO ABOLISH THE “SUNSHINE
SOCIETY."
Albay, N. V.—An order permitting At
torney-General Jamea A. i arson* to be
gin an action to vacate the charter and
■omul the corporate existence of the In
ternational Sunshine Koclety was grant
ed today by Supreme Court Justice
nudtl
The action of the attorney-general
resulted from allegations by represen -
tatlvea of the alale hoerd of rliarttes
that the management of the society was
"looee and caret**#.” and that some of
Its funds had been need without au
tk'Wlty for conducting a ..capital and
sanitarium.
•1.00 Cartiartfi Overalls, at Martin*.
continuous fighting, the general slaff
probably has 11 otline to prepare a Hat.
Lull in Galicia.
There has been alull In the fighting
In Galicia while the Russians arc per
fecting their plan for the investing of
I’rzemyaL The Russians have taken
Rzchzow, an important railway center
lietween Tarnow and Przemysl and
have captured two fortified positions
north and south of the latter fortress.
This gives them possession to the
whole of Oallclo, with the exeepiton of
the narrow western neck at the head
of which stands Cracow.
In East Prussia.
Along ttie western frontier of Po
land, which the Germans have been
threatening for some time, they now
are reported to be fortifying them
selves. From Cracow to the extreme
north of Fast ITussia, the Russians
and German armleh apparently are
faring each other across the boundary,
each waiting for a favorable opportun
ity lo attack. The German* are satis
fied they have rhl themselves of the
Russians In Knst Prussia and are
sending a commission to that country
to reestablish the Inhabitants who fled
when tile Russian Invasion drove ev
erything before it.
Activity in Adriatic.
There are signs of activity In Ad
riatic, where the Anglo-French fleet
has been waiting In the hope that the
Austrian fleet would show Itself. This
Is a difficult sea for naval operations.
To minimize this the allies have taken
the Islands of Pelngosa and l.lssu,
splendid bases for small sraft wishing
to Intercept bigger vessels entering the
sea.
The taking of these islands also will
afford the allies better protection In
their attack against Catlarro.
Captured At
Sea While
Coaling
Two Steamers Seized By
British Warship As Supplies
Were Being Taken Off For
Cruiser Karlsruhe. German
Escapes
New York.—Sir Courtenay Bennett,
the British consul general here, an
nounced thta afternoon that the aeam
er Lorenzo, registered as a United
States merchantman, and a Norwe
gian steamer Thor hag been cuptured
by a British cruiser in the act of coal
ing a German cruiser Karlsruhe at
aea and haa been taken to St. Lucia to
await disposition by a prize court.
Germans Escape.
Sir Courtenay added that the Ger
man cruiser had escaped. The two
steamer* were captured off the West
Indies, he aaid.
The Lorenzo. a vessel of 1.842 ton*,
left New York on August 6th for
Buenos Ayres. The Thor Is a steam
er of 94S tons. She left New York on
August Ist for Newport New*
The capture, according to Informa
tion received here, was made by one
British qrulser.
■ »
With Big Supplies.
Newport News, V*. The steamer
Thor reported captured hy a British
cruiser while coaling the Uerman
cruiser Karlsruhe off the West In
dies. left this port on August 4th. after
loading a cargo of coal and an un
usually large amount of supplies.
She cleared for Trap. Bentos. Uruguay,
but It was currently reported, at tbe
time, that the extra supplies and coal
were Intended for a German cruiser
off the Atlantic coast.
To Enforce Psnaltis*.
Washington.—Officials at he Brit
ish embassy here believe that German
cruisers In West Indies waters have
been entirely dependent for some time
upon sueh coal and supplies as they
have been able to obtain from neutral
merchant steamers. British and
French cruisers have been maintain
ing a careful watch on neutral steam
ers In consequence and In addition to
the capture of the American register
steamer Lorenzo and the Norwegian
steamer Thor by the British, the Nor
wegian steamer Heine haa been seised
by the French cruiser Conde. accord
ing to embassy advices. The Hetna
was sent lo Fort D* France, Martin
ique, but taler the captain of the
Conde suggested that the British prise
court al Ht Lucia consider that case
as well as those of the Thor and I*>-
renao.
If the ships are found to have vio
lated their neutrality. It waa said at
the embassy, the penaltlee set out In
the declaration of tendon will be en
forced against them.
Pending action bv the prtse court,
state department officials would make
no coin incut on the seizure of the Lo
renao.
Scene of Operations on the Russian Frontier.
The Russian* under Gen. Rennenkamff. who had been driven over the East Prussia border by the Germans, are
reported to have reoocupled Soldau (1). The onward sweep of the Russian* In Galicia has caused the Germans, accord
ing to report, to draw on their forces In East Prussia to strengthen the frontier line from Thorn (2) to Kalisz (8),
covering; the road to Posen (4), Advance guards of the Russians, presumably coming from the direction of Wislok
<r>), which was seized on Wednesday, are already before Cracow (6), the capture of which would open the way for
an advance upon Breslau.
LYNCH NEGRO AT
DOGHEEEE. GA.
Mob, After All Day Search,
Gets Slayer of Farm Over
seer---Dispute Over Cotton
Picked.
Rochalte, Ga.—Nathan Brown, a
nesro, was lynched by a mob near
hero lute today. Brown early today
allot and killed Edward Rountree, an
overseer on a farm near Abbeville.
Ga. The shooting Is said to to have
been the outcome of a dlatpute over
cotton picked by Brown. The negro
was captured near Pope City after an
all day hunt in which bloodhound*
were employed Two other negroes
charged with having been Implicated
in the killing are now In Jail at Ab
beville. No further trouble ta antici
pated.
ARfIPSA
DAI IS SENT
German Reinforces the Army
Army Against Russia With
Much Rapidity
London.—“ Germany ts reinforcing her
army In Kaat Prussia at the rat* of one
army corps a day,” says a Petrograd
despntrh to Lloyd's News Agency.
•‘The** reinforcements are being curried
by leo trains on all four available rail
toads. Other troops are being hurried
from Berlin and He hneldemuhl to Bal
tic ports and thence by sea to East
Prussia.
"All thl* Is In preparation for the
great end decisive battle soon to bs
fought along the whole eastern line.
"At least JO.OOO German troops are
gathered In *u effort to balance the
Austrian failure*. The armies a ready
are In touch and the grand battle Is
hound to corns soon. The Russians
will have the advantage however, be
cause the fighting will he on ground
chosen by the Russian leaders."
Planning to
Attack Antwerp
The Hague, (vie London.)—Part of the
I force gstherlng outside Antwerp for an
; attack on the city. Is Austrian accord
! Ins to despatches received here from
; Dutch correspondents. gome of the
: siege artillery also I* Austrian Th*
, artillery men are marktn* time waiting
for the drying of the concrete fundatlone
: necessary for the heaviest artillery
whir.. Is esld te he the asm* «e that
employed at Mauheuge.
More heavy artillery has been placed
\ tn position near Grtmnerghen and Sleys
sr (nun widen places th* ti.hahltante
I hear been moved for safety
Th* Influx o» German troop* con
tinues. eighteen tmln load* of soldier#
I halng arrived Saturday. The authori
ties have discontinued Ih* Issuance of
pease* permitting the holder* to cross
th* border.
"PURE INVENTION."
Manchee *r, Mjm. It. . onstantta
Theodors l uniha, th* Auetro-Hungarian
embasandoi. announced tonight that he
had been advised officially by wireless
I that the reported capture of Sarajevo hr
ihe Servian* wag “pur* Invention."
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
7 ,000
LEFT
DEAD
German Bodies Abandoned on
Slopes Around Fort Troyon
London.—A Reuter dispatch from
Paris says:
“Wounded who have arrived at Mont
Lucon give details of the siege of Fort
Troyon, near Verdun. They say that
while tbe Germans were bombarding
the commander of the fort did not re
ply but set fire to two carloads of
straw Inside the structure. The Ger
mans, convinced that their shells had
started the fire and that they could
easily take the place, advanced In close
formation.
"The French then opened fire with
their mitrailleuses. The number of
Gorman bodies abandoned on the slopes
around Fort Troyon la estimated at
seven thousand."
BRITISH OFFICERS
CASUALTIES: 35
DEAD, 54 WOUNDED
London, 7:55 p. m,—A casualty list
received from the British general head
quarters In the field under date of
Sept Jlttd, gives the names of thirty
five officers killed, fifty-four other*
wounded, and thirteen missing.
The wounded officer* Include Lieu
tenant Colonel R. E. Benson of the
East Yorkshire regiment; Lieutenant
Colonel W. D. Bird of the Royal Irish
Rifles; Lieutenant Colonel A. W.
Hasted of the Duke of Edinburgh's
(Wiltshire) regiment, and Lieutenant
Colonel F. W. Towsey o fthe Prince of
Wales' Own (West Yorkshire) regi
ment.
The casualties tn officer* among th#
various regiments Include:
"The Sherwood Foresters, four offi
cers killed and seven wounded; the
Connaught Rangers, four killed; the
South I-ancashlre*. three killed and
three wounded; the West Yorkshires,
three killed, four wounded. Including
Colonel Towsey. and eight missing;
the Worcerterahlre regiment .three
killed, flv# wounded and one mining;
the Durham Light Infantry, five killed
and six wounded and the East York
shire*. five wounded. Including Colonel
Benson, and three missing."
Allied Fleets Are
Bombarding Cattaro
Roms, via. London, 4:23 p. m.—The
fieri* of Great Britain aud France are
today bombarding heavily all the for
tified Austrian positions In the vicin
ity of Cattaro, tn Dalmatia.
A wireless dispatch received front
the commandant of the French fleet
announced that the powerful Austrian
I fortr. »* of Pelages* haa been disman
| tied.
Repulses All
Along The Front
French Statement Says Ger
man Attacked All Along Line.
Paris— The following communication
was issued tonight:
“The enemy has attacked along the
entire front, but everywhere has been
repulsed.
“On our left wing we are making
progress.
“On the heights of the Meuse the
situation remains unchanged.
"In the Woevre region we continue
to gain ground."
Breckenridge to
Return at Once
Washington.— Orders for the im
mediate return of Assistant Secretary
Breckenridge of the war department,
head of the American relief expedi
tion to Europe, were issued today by
Secretary Garrison. With Mr. Breck
enridge will come all officers in his
party who have not been assigned as
special attaches at various embassies
to aid stranded Americans. They will
return by liner, as the cruisers Ten
nessee and North Carolina will be re
tained in European waters for the
present.
DAY IN CONGRESS
Washington.—
House:
Met at noon
Referred the substitute rivers and
harbors bill to a committee.
Discussed a rule to Indefinitely
postpone the radium conservation
bill
Indefinitely deferred action on the
radium conservation bill.
Debated a rule giving right of way
Immediately to the Philippine inde
pendence bill.
Adopted special rule for considera
tion of Jones Philippine bill, limiting
general debate to 1! hours, but with
no limitations on debate.
Adjourned 1:30 p. m. until noon
Monday.
Senate:
Met at 11 a. m.
Resumed consideration of the Alas
ka coal land leasing bill.
Passed substitute for Alaska coal
land leasing bill restricting leases to
American cltliens.
Adjourned at 3:30 p. m. until noon
American citizens.
Monday.
LIEUT..GOVERNOR OF ONTARIO.
Ottawa.—J. 8. Hendry, minister with
out portfolio In the Ontario provincial
gvernment, has been appointed lleu
tenant-goverma- of Ontario, lucceedlng
Sir John Olbson. whose term has ex
plred.
1$ TRAINLOADS GERMAN
WOUNDED IN 5 HOURS.
London. 9:43 p. m,—An Amster
dam dispatch to the Central News
sava that between the hours of
3:30 and 1:30 Friday, eighteen
tmlnb'ads of wounded Germans
passed through Alx-la-Chapelle
from France.
Tremendous is
French Pressure
Efforts Made to Outflank Gen. Von Kluck’s Reinforced
Army—Some Gain for French in Woevre Region
The territory between the Rivers Somme and
Oise is the scene of the fiercest battle along the great
front in northern* France, where the Germans and al
lies have been striving for two weeks to force each
other back. This ground includes the French left
wing, which has throw tremendous forces aganst the
German General Von Kluck’s reinforced army in an
endeavor to outflank him.
The French official report describes this struggle
as a violent one and announces that the allied troops
have made a slight advance.
In the Woevre region the French also report some
gain, but deseribe the situation on the heights of the
Meuse as unchanged. Prior to this, however, the Ger
mans had crossed the River Meuse near St. Mihiel in
the Woevre district and to some extent, although the
French have undertaken a vigorous offensive move
ment, they have been able to hold some of the terri
tory they won, doubtless at great loss of life on both
sides.
The British official reports are exceedingly
meagre in keeping with the determination of the
British authorities to ens orce a more rigid censorship.
The official press bureau merely announces much ac
tivity on the part of the Germans all along the lino
and the repulse of heavy counter attacks “with a con
siderable loss inflicted on the enemy.”
The Russian general staff reports between the
Russians and Germans in the region of Druskenhiki,
in the government of Suwalki, Russian Poland, bor
dering on Prussia, but gives no details. The general
staff also reports the retirement of the Austrian army
westward on Cracow.
The Netherlands government has declared maytial
law in the eastern provinces, according to an Amster
dam dispatch, to prevent the exportation of contra
band or war to Germany and at the*same time Great
Britain takes a clear position in the matter of the
contraband, making it compulsory nor neutral coun
tries importing foodstuffs to give assurances that the
food is not intended for German consumption.
Prince Oscar, the German emperor’s fifth son, ac
cording to the announcement from Berlin, has been
obliged to withdraw from his regiment because of an
affection of the heart, brought on by overexertion. He
is at Metz under the care of physicians.
Latest reports indicate that the Austrian seaport
of Cattaro, in Delmatia, is being bombarded hv Brit
ish and French warships and that the Austrian fort
of Pelagosa has been dismantled and seized.
Allies Met the Enemy
in Equal Numbers
On the Battle Front, via Paris.—All efforts of the
opposing armies were concentrated on the western
and eastern wings today.
The allies had foreseen such a move on the part of
the Germans towards the west, however and although
strong forces of the invaders have been throwing oik
the Somme river they found themselves opposed in J
equal numbers. /
The infantry played an important part all aloag
the line and pushed back the Germans for a consid
erable distance.
All mention of the places of action or comment
upon the troop movements is forbidden under the
severest penalties.
A son of Paul Doumer, former speaker of the
chamber of deputies, was killed in action near Nancy
RUMANIAN ARMY
TO AUSTRAN FRONT?
Petroprad.—A Bucharest ddspateh to
the Novoe Vremy-i says It Is rumored
that the first Roumanian army corps
has been ordered to the Austrian
frontier.
inspecTßPoF
NEW BRITISH ARMY
Andeeshot. England, via London,
6:40 p, m,—King George, accompan
ied by Queen Mary and their daugh
ter, Princess Mary, inspected today a
huge section of Earl Kitchener’s ar
my. Altogether 1&0.000 men pass
ed before their majesties. Many of
them wore ribbons and medals of oth
er campaign*
The king and queen will devote Sun
day to visiting the wounded.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.
U. S. Envoy Visits
German Prisoners
Washington.—The British embassy
Saturday received the following mes
sage from Bordeaux:
'The United States ambassador at
Paris and the minister plenipotentiary
to Bordeaux have visited the camps
of Flers, in thedepartment of the Arne,
and Balayed, department of Gironde,
■where the German prisoners iA‘i
wounded are gathered. Both repre
sentatives of the United State* JW
clare the organization In thXamp A
perfect and that the prisoners we we"
satisfied with the treatment and car j
given them."
The message probably refers to Am
b.issador Herrick and John W. Gar.
rett. former United States minister tu
. r vL n, i na ’ who ls actl “S as secretary
at Bordeaux,