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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,