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TWELVE ; ORMIDABLE IS OPPOSITION IT ANTWERP ieforc Germans Can Press Home Attack, Must Cross the Scheldt River. Repulsed at Every Attempt. ( London, 2:16 a. m.—A Dally Teln huph corroKponderit In ItelKium under •ate of Wednesday, wired: 1 “Before the Germans can press Oiue attacks against Antwerp they •itM- a formidable obstacle to over p>mr—they must cross the Scheldt liver Aaulti anil attain they have fade the attempt but every effort has rtn repulsed. Three tin es they tried j cross the river at Termonde but ach time a I tail of itelttlan lead from ltltraldeuse and rifle aent them stag erlntt hack from tlielr pontoons. Hurl Projeetilss. "Tlie German aleKe trims have thun ereil incesaanl Iv Willi n-plvlntt thun iers font tlie oiitlylnK forts of Ant rerp. Sepaaied by. a league of long t retches of woodland and pasture h< giant combatants Invisible to each ] ither, ha\* hurled tlielr projectiles l hrn'urh spat e. I ".Mahnos, unhappy City, was agnln Jlielhsl sod a black cloud of smoke plowed that acverul of Us remaining oilhUmtM had. been set on fire. 1 “In another section of the, battle for month was t lac cetper Of action. On Church Tower. ’ Here the ilermuns n.ounted a mlt ■ailleiise ill the tower of the only e i ainlm; t hurch. compelllvnf the itei |ian gamuts to turn tlielr artllley tualnsl the sot lorn house of worship, (he Belgians second round hit tiie neeplc squarely. The building burst Into flu mm and the mltralleuse was Mlelloed. 1 "The German field force which or (■upied Termonde when the Belgians (•vacuut cd It two days ago was com josetl of I.andsttirm troops and ma 4'lnes with hatteles anti quick flrers.” GREAT DAMAGE, SUBMARINE MINE Buried Explosives Are Going to Play a Great Part in the I War-- A Mighty Destroyer. The submarine mine I* going to plav a great part In the present Kurupcnn ronillct. Probably It will cause more lavoc than In the Japaneae-RuasUn war. -Already one British ship, the Am jphiun. has been destroyed by a North pea mine laid by the Germans, with the lutot of 120 men. It might be poetic Justice that the ship which placed the mine, the Koenlgen Lulac, Was caught red-huhded by a flotilla of jltrltish destroyers and sent Jo the bot tom. However, the kaiser's mlne-lay ler already had sown the seed of dls jaster and the North sea may see is many shfpH hit below ttu- water lino land sent .to l»avy Jones locker as were punk by ailnes In the Yellow sea In (the Japnnt'He-Russian struggle. [ Great Hrttuln has now determined [to plant similar mines In all off-shore navigably waters stnl It Is creditably reported that Austria-Hungary, France and Russia have done likewise. ' Peace Lovsr. To the peace lover this menace to shipping Is woefully’ shocking and yet tt ts snbstanl ially In keeping with the International agreement entered Into st the Hague after the conflict In the Far Kaat. This country can not mince matters; the I'nlted States was s party to that understanding This may seem extremely barbarous for there was a day when the sub marine mine was abhorred, ns Robert Fulton found out early In the nine teenth century when he sought to In terest the Kritish admiralty In this manner of annihilating the most form tdable of fleets. Hlnce then the sus ceptibilities of civilised nations have undergone a change and the submarine mine Is now an accepted and accept able engine of destruction. Knglnml alone U said to have 20.(W 1 t>f these mines ready for service Rut in military Ingle, there Is a rational excuse for the sowing of contact mines in the open sea. According to the old .Roman law, territorial rights In adja cent waters extended up to the middle 'lines, Just as two neighboring states upon a river have thilr boundaries tit ilhe center of the stream. DEGREASE IN MEAT PRICES Washington. The level of price* paid l«* producer* for meat animal* Grand Today AFTERNOON—NIGHT The Paramount Play “The Man on the Box” WITH MAX FIGMAN ANO LOLITA ROBERTSON. Box-Office Open All Day Res ervation of Seate (Night Per formance Only). No Advance in Prices. PRICES! Afternoon —10c and 20c. Night—loc, 20c and 26c. Children, Any Performance, Any Seat 100. decreased 0.7 per cent from August 15 to September 16, the department of agriculture annonunced today. Aa prices in the preceding month ad vanced more than usual, the decline is regarded as a reaction from the THE NAME BLUE VALLEY DENOTES QUALITY No matter whether it be Butter, Eggs or Cheese, if you know its BLUE VALLEY You are guaranteed the best the market affords. For sale by all purveyors of pure foods. BLUE VALLEY BUTTER CO. Augusta Phone 177 EASY WEEKLY PAYMENTS Low Prices gg gg —No “war” prices here. Not a price on any garment in this store has been advanced a penny. We offer you the season’s latest styles at the most favorable prices, and we’ll gladly arrange the terms of payment to suit YOU. —Come in and see the new styles in women’s and misses’ tailored suits. Also the smart separate coats in the new semi-fitted models, basque dresses in silk and wool fabrics, and trimmed millinery in the popular vel vet shapes. □□ □ 'I ■ j Balmacaan coats for men. . Fall suits in the new Tartan plaids. No Charge For Alterations Terms To Suit The Pay-Days 1 1 gE jmm tip I w ASKIN & MARINE All ' W Wm T. B. PASSMORE. Mgr. 1008 BROAD STREET high level of Auguat 16. On September 16 the average price of meat anlmls—hogs, cattle, sheep and chickens—was *7.68 per 100 pounds, which compares with *7.15 a year ago 7HE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Money Spent at This Store Will Buy Merchandise Enough to Push the Price of Cotton to 12c to 15c Wise Economy Talk No. 2 Saturday Will Be a Big Day Special Bargains Set Aside For This One Day to Advertise the Great PROFIT SHARING SALE People still talking about the opening on Thursday. The good news is fast spreading to every corner of the community and it is our inten tion to try and pack this store tomorrow. Lookers Will Be Welcome We will be pleased to see everyone here. We don’t care whether you buy or not-that makes no difference—WE WANT YOU HERE TO GET YOUR EYES FULL OF SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE YOU “SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE.” End of the Season Prices Bight Now STOP AND THINK WHAT THIS MEANS. You pay right now for merchandise what you would expect to pay after the season is over and you select from brand new goods and the best that our money could buy. These Prices for Saturday Should Bring You “A Running” STORE OPEN UNTIL 10 P.’ M. LOOK FOR SPECIAL BARGAINS NOT ADVERTISED. A PLAIN PRICE ON EVERYTHING. DON’T FORGET. One table of mill ends of all Wool Serges, in skirt, shirt waist and dress lengths, all marked in plain figures at a great saving. 72 inch $1.25 all linen Table Damask, at 98c 72 inch SI.OO all linen Table Damask, at 85c 70 inch heavy fine Satin Damask, worth 85c, at . .59c 12Ac all linen Crash Toweling, at 10c 15c all linen Crash Toweling, at 12£c All linen Huck Towels, worth 25c, at 19c Ready hemmed Napkins, at, each 5c Every article in the house is very much under priced for this sale. Your savings will be great. 36 inch Silk Poplins, worth SI.OO to $1.25 per yard, in all the very latest shades, reduced to 89c Ladies’all linen Handkerchiefs, worth 15c, at . . . ,9c Entire stock of New Coat Suits, Dresses and Coats very much reduced for this sale. All marked in plain figures showing the reductions. Entire stock of fine Hosiery, in all the weights and styles, has been specially reduced for this sale. Good 36 inch Bleaching at 6|c 7 Ac yard wide Sea Island, at 5c Children’s 75c School Sweaters, at 50c 8c Solid Chambrays, at 5c All Suit Cases, Hand Bags and Trunks very much reduced for this sale. The Wise Dry Goods Co. “The Shop of Quality” Don’t Forget—Try “WISE” First-It Pays 858 Broadway Augusta, Ga. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2. Every Price in this St ore is Based on the Present Low Price of Cotton Today