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IN FURIOUS ATTACKS, ALLIES HOLD GRIP
EndofJhvfulStruggle Thought Slear Hand4o=Hand
Fight Raging -jt Thousands of Dead Jidded to Both Sides
THE WEATHER
Probably rain tonight
tomorrow.
VOLUME XIX, No. 273.
Sinking of
French War
Ship Denied
Washington. —Official denial of the
sinking of a French warship by the
Austria . -forts at Cattaro was made
today by the French admiralty
through the embassy here.
‘‘The French secretary for the navy
has made known that this news is en
tirely false and that there is nothing
to justify such a report. Up to date
(September 28th) no French warship
has been touched by an Austrian pro
jectile,” said the admiralty state
ment, which attributes the report to
the Cologne Gazette.
JAPS SPEEDING
UP SOMEWHAT
Are Driving Germans Towards
in Direction of Tsing-Tau.
Take Prisoners and Machine
Guns.
Tokio.—An official announcement
today concerning events in Kia Chow
says:
“Japanese forces, during the day and
night of September 27 drove the enemy
in the direction of Tsing Tau.
“The Japanese casualties were 150.
The German losses are not known
but fifty men end four machine guns
were captured. TJis action, which was
speedier than was anticipated, has ac
celerated the general attack.
“The fleet has attacked the Utls
fort, effectively aided by the army.”
CRUISER EMDEN
SINKS 4 BRITONS
London, 4:07 p. m.—The official
news bureau announced today that
the German cruiser Emden has sunk
four British steamships and a col
lier.
The Emden has been operating in
the Gulf of Bengal. She was reported
recently at Madras, where she con
ducted a brief bombardment of that
port and later at Pondicherry.
For Exchanging
of the Prisoners
London, 2:20 p. m.—The British and
German governments have begun ex
changing lists of prisoners of war
through American Ambassador Page,
preparatory to arranging an actual
exchange.
The first lists were not extensive
but additional lists are expected. Up
to the present time these exchanges
have been arranged only for women
and children and men more than 55
years or less than 18 years old, or
physically disabled.
PAID $6,000,000
TO THE GERMANS
London, 9:50 a. m.—Burgomaster
Max. of Brussels, who was arrested
yesterday on the order of the German
military governor on the charge that
he had ordered the banks to refuse to
pany an installment of the Indemnity
which was due, has been released, ac
cording to an Ostend dispatch to the
Evrhange Telegraph Company. The
release followed the payment to the
Germans of $5,000,000.
ALLIES REPULSE ATTACKS;
' MANY GERMAN PRISONERS
Paris, 3:01 p. m.—"On our lift win* along the river Somme," the
French offldal statement issued this afternoon says, "the Germans at
tempted numerous attacks which the allies repulsed."
"We again took many prisoner* during the day of yesterday. They
belong particularly to the seventh active corps and the seventh reserve
corps of the German army and also to the 10th, 12th, 15th and 18th Oer
ntary alloy turps."
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This photograph shows the French infantry in trenches the Ger
mans dug to fight them. On the retreat across France back toward the
German border the Germans sent troops ahead to dig entrenchments for
them as they moved eastward before the attack. Many of the trenches
are being used by the charging French as they come to encounters with
the enemy on his backward march.
TERRIFIC FIGHTING ON
BATTLE’S 18TH DAY;
FRENCH LEFT HOLDS
Terrific fighting, now in its eighteenth day, in the Aisne district north
of Paris, continues today to rage but its violence is generally held to por
tend a decisive result in the near future. Furious Hand to hand conflicts
are proceeding and the losses to both the allies and German armies are
enormous. ‘
Several times the Germans hurled their masses of troops against the
French left wing but in every case they were repulsed, according to the
official statement issued by the French war department this afternoon. In
the center it is asserted a heavy cannonading is going on while between
the Argonne forest and the River Meuse the allies have made some prog
ress.
The German general staff, Berlin advices say, claims that the sit
uation on French soil has not changed and it is emphatically denied that
the battle at any point of the line is going in favor of the allies.
ZEPPELINS DROP 6 MORE
BOMBS OVER BELGIUM
London, 2:49 p. m.—A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam says
that further forays have been made by Zeppelin dirigible balloons. Four
bombs were dropped on Deynze, 9 miles southwest of Ghent and two
thrown on Thielt, 16 miles southeast of Bruges.
At Deynze the convent of St. Vincent was damaged.
SILL MALES
THROUGH NIGHT
London, 3:42 p. m. —ln a dispatch
from Antwerp the Evening News cor
respondent says the shelling of Ma-
Unes, Belgium, by the Germans con
tinued throughout last night. Most
of the streets are encumbered with
the wreckage of burned buildings.
Cardinal Mercier left Malines at half
past 6 yesterday evening. The few re
maining inhabitants also left the city
yesterday.
SEPTEMBER COLD
WEATHER RECORDS
Washington. —Cold weather records
for September were broken In a num
ber of localities last night and this
morning. Frost was reported from the
middle Atlantic and New England
states and the upper Ohio valley. Low
est temperatures for September were
recorded at Richmond, Va., where it
was 34 degrees; Hartford, Conn., .12
degrees, and Northflelds, Vt., 20 de
grees. Predictions for rising temper
ature tonight and Wednesday aro
made for those districts.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 29, 1914.
French Infantry in Trenches Abandoned By Germans on Their Retreat
AUSTRIAN UNITS
DISORGANIZED
Being Pursued by Russians.
Many Prisoners and Guns in
Large Numbers Captured.
Washington. Colonel Golejewskl,
military attache of the Russian embas
sy here, today issued the following
statement:
“In the woods near Argustov our
trops are successfully advancing
keeping up a running fight with the
enemy.
"Near Ossowjetz on September 27
the fire of the enemy’s big calibre
guns reached considerable intensity.
The attempt of the German Infantry
to get close to the fortress was check
ed.
“In Hllesia the enemy has been con
siderably strengthened and Is mani
festing great activity.
"The Austrian sorties from Przo
mysl remain unsuccessful.
"In the retreating Austrian army
considerable disorganisation is notice
able, units being broken and mixed up.
We continue taking prisoners in large
numbers as well as capturing guns
and war material of every descrip
tion."
"BUY-A BALE” MOVEMENT.
Cincinnati, Os— The "Buy-a-bale-of
cotton” movement was given Impetus
at today’s convention of the American
Association of Commercial Executives
and the Central Association of Com
mercial Secretaries. Delegates to
both conventions are prominent fac
tors in the movement.
CABINET TAEKS
CARRANZA, VILLA
Washington.—Developments in the
Mexican situation today awuited the
outcome of the conference between
Carranza and Villa leaders, a feeling
of optimism prevailed In administra
tion circles where officials hoped the
elimination of both Carranza and villa
as presidential candidates would as
sure peace.
At the cabinet meeting the situation
was discussed and Secretary Bryan
brought late dispatches from the con
sular agents in Mexico. The adminis
tration's attitude was still described
us one of watchful waiting.
GENERAL VON KLUCK, IN
COMMAND OF THE GERMAN
RIGHT WING IN FRANCE
GEN. ALEXANDER VON KLUCK.
General von Kluek, commander of
the German right wing In France,
whl< h undertook the "turning move
ment" to surround the left wing of
the allies, with the result that he was
dangerously near capture, Is one of the
brilliant German generals. To him
more than to any one else Is due the
credit for forcing the British and
French south toward Paris. His army
reached nearer the French capital than
any other. When he was met by a
fresh army, the army of Paris, which
had been held In readiness for the al
taek. hi was compelled to full hack
quickly, and he began the retreat if
the Germans which soon became gen
eral
All Indications Point
To Approaching End
Losses Colossal on Both Sides in Furious Hand
to-Hand Conflict Between Germans and Allies.
Thousands of Corpses Added to Ghastly Piles
After Each Fresh Assault.
London, 1:25 p. m.—The eighteenth day of the
battle of the Aisne thus far has brought no decisive
result but all indications continue to point to an ap
proaching end of the homerie struggle. Hand to hand
fighting now raging with such fury is bound, it Is
generally held, to decide the issue.
Allies Hold Grip.
London, 1:30 p. m.—Meanwhile the
fog, which Iho French official report
yesterday announced had prevented
operations in tho Woevre district,
covers metaphorically the remainder
of the long battle line.
All that the public In permitted to
know from the allies' Hide In that no
far in that the British and French ar
rrden have held their grip on their pn
nltlonn and have conslntently thrown
back the masses of Germans who have
been bravely arid incensantly hurled
on them In an effort to break through
the human harrier.
REPORT THIRD
SON OT KAISER
DEAD; BRUSSELS
London, 3:30 a, m. —The Ghent cor
respondent of the Dally News sends
with reserve the report that a Bel
gian doctor from Brussels says that
Prince Adalbert, the German empe
ror's third son, has died in a hospital
In Brussels.
Its. Le Page, King Albert’s physi
cian. according to this report, was or
dered to hold an autopsy In the pres
ence of two German doctors and It
was found that the prince had been
killed by a German bullet. In other
autopsies on German officers It was
found they also hud died from a sim
ilar cause.
On Keptember 13th an Ostend dis
patch by way of London reported the
death In a hospital at Brussels of
Grown Prince Frederick William,
Prince Adalbert of Prussia, and Prince
Garl of Wuerftemberg.
BRITISH CRUISERS ARRIVE
Punta Arenas, Chile.— The British
cruisers Good Hope, Monmouth and
Glasgow, under the command of Rear
Admiral Hlr Christopher Cradock, ar
r. vtd hero today. !
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
No Change, Says Berlin.
In Berlin it !h asserted there has
been no change in the situation and
the claim of the allies that tho scales
have turned slightly in their favor Is
stoutly denied.
The losses of the opposing armies
In the last few days of the flrce com
bat have been colossal. Even the of
ficial reports contain a gruesome pic
ture of thousands of dead and wound
ed lying in the fire swept zone be
tween the two armies and every fresh
ussault Is aiding to the grastly litter.
Chinese Troops
Blow Ip Bridge
Wei Heien, Shnn-Tung, China ,6:20
p. m.—Chinese troops today blew op
and destroyed the railroad bridge at
I Tuyu-Ho, six miles west of here.
Tlio sound of the explosion could
■ be hoard In this city «
Tlio above dispatch Is tho flrnt Indi
cation that Uhlnose troops have taken
any active part In opposing the mill -
tary Oporat >ns of the Japanese In
1 Shan Tung province, In the latter's
.campaign against the Germans In the
i bused territory of Klao-t'how.
SUFFERINGS OF GERMAN
TROOPS IN THE TRENCHES
ON AISNE RIVER , GREAT
London, 4:25 s. m.—A picture of the suffering of the German troops,
ernmped in miles of underground trenches and galleries along the Alsne
Itlyer Is given by the Malt's Purls correspondent. If the men step from
their tranches to the level ground they do so at thn risk of their lives.
At night the chances of an expected attack from the allies’ Infantry aro
so great that every German snhller must be at his post In the narrow
ditch.
The nerves of the sentries are sorely tried. They mistake the most
Innocent sounds for Freneh Infantry creeping up. When a sentry, tricked
by Ills nerves, fires his rifle lie brings the whole advanced post up at
double quick and they find that there bus been a false alarm.
The trench system Is most elaborate, It constitutes a whole subter
ranean .town will: main thoroughfares, side streets and telephone wires
running all along.
HOME
EDITION
BELGIANS
BOMBARD
IN REPLY
Serious Losses Inflicted on
Germans in Attack on Forts
Ten Miles From Antwerp.
London, 5:52 a. m —An official com
munication given out by the Rclglan
government is contained in a Reuter
dispatch from Antwerp. It snys:
"After bombarding MalineH, 14 miles
southeast of Antwerp, the Germans
under cover of night re-entered the
unoccupied town but have now re
sumed l heir march therefrom.
"Germans have directed the fire of
their heavy artillery on the forts of
Wavre, St Catherine and Waelhem.
about 10 miles from Antwerp, but with
a result not Justifying their great ex
penditure of ammunition. Our forts
replied and the bombardment ceased.
"Between the Dendre and the Wille
broeek canal, west of Waelhem, the
offensive movement of the enemy was
promptly checked. The forts Inflicted
serious losses on the enemy and com
pelled his retreat.”
japs occupy
ALL TSINC TAU
Pekin, China. -The Oermana in Klaa
Chow have evacuated the Waldersce
line of defense before an overwhelm
ing force of tlie enemy. Tsing Tau 1s
now completely invested. German loss
es were small.
RUSSIANS CROSS
INTO HUNGARY
London, 11:35 s. m.-An official
communication Issued at Budapest,
according to a Rome dispatch to the
Exchange Telegpraph Company ad
mit!) that the Kdsstans have succeed
ed In crossing the Hungarian fron
tier at several points In the ITng dis
trict, despite tho fact that reinforce
ments have been sent against them.
ITng Is a county In the northeastern
part of Hungary.
NO SPECIFIC PLAN
AT COTTON MEET
Washington—The confer
ence of Southern governors
and Congressmen called t<*
consider the predicament of
ctitton planters through the
closing of European mark
ets by war, ended its labors
today without having deter
mined upon any specifio
[dan of action.
Resolutions wero adopt
ed, however, [dodging the
State executive and Con
gressmen to work for cur
tailment of the 1915 acreage
through either State or Fed
eral agencies.