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FOUR
German Effort
is Exhausting
English and French Continue Gaining is Brief
Word on Furious Battle of the Alsne—Left
Still the Storm Centre
Paris, 5:3b a. m,— Laconic state
ments of the war department give but
lHtla Idea of thr furious battle which
)■ raging In the North of France. The
left continued to be the etorm center
aa<i from there the word 1* that the
Bnprlieh and French continue to xain.
Whatever the German* week nnd
whatever are their hopea, it appears
MCMi&ry that the interminable lmttle
of the Aiane muat noon have an end,
tmyn Lieutenant-Colonel Roussel, mil
itary critic of the Petit I’ariaien, com
ment inir on the two last official com
mu nival ion*
On tha Two Wing*.
“The two armies," nays Hmiaaet,
**have fought for many day* with fury
on an enormous front but while we
have made progress daily upon two
The Allies Push
Back Germans
Brief Official Announcement, However, Indicates that Strug
gle in Northern France Far From Decided
London, 10:20 a. m. Though oil report* (term to agree that the Ger
man right ill Franc,* hoa born bent hark, the caitHoun tone of the brief
official HtatciticMi Indicates that the battle of the Aisne la far from de
'Ofed
Whether tlte allies or the Germans holil St. Mitiiet, between Ver
dun aml Tout, In atilt undisclosed by official statements from either side,
Hot* is the ait nation around the heights of Hojte, on the French left,
dearly defined.
Lest Dlffbt the official Berlin communication said that the "heights
of Hoye were taken on Kept ember 30th.” Thia waa preceded by the
French official eommunteatlon naylntt that violent fighting there hud re -
•tilted In favor or the French. The London pnpera today Inalat thnt the
cryptic wording of the German statement la tantamount to an admission
I lint itoye haa been taken by tlie allies. However, this la a matter of in
fluence only.
WILLIAMS FOUND
EUILTY, SLANDER
Young Wagoner Dentist Who
Ran Down Character of As
•istant Postmistress Will Ap
peal Case.
Aiken, 8. C.-4*frtilpiA the n»»»Kt |m
portent vumt which has coin« up <lur
of SumpNriu Wiliiums. m young ticii
tint of Wagcncr. churned with Blander
ußiiintt Alien Amm Garvin. nnatstnnt
post nuat ickx ni itit* naniu place, thi?
fir*it came of Ur kind to come up In
South Carolina under the new itituU.i
Tfcia provide#* Anyone circulating or
puiiUntiliiß faJm» Ktnteiiiciitp about an
Other which tend to Injure the Chur
itcier of another upon conviction ahull
he fined $M«© or serve a period of otto
ye. r or both In the discretion of the
court.
J'Oth the pr«#M‘cution mid defence
ho i himti' vvitneMseß and the case w%x
tabued over to the Jury late yesterday
nflttnoon A verdict of mu illy on the
POINTS OF LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THE RUSSIAN FRONTIER
\ il\ \/ w V ’’nt'RODf'K) /—'
a
All Attaint « of IK* U*rtnan* np*ratln« from Uit TtwiU to Mv«jK* arro** lh* M»m»n Rlv*r (U with lh«
if iutrn* «h* rati way Hit# from 'ar»»w throurb »ti4 Min*, to P-tro«r*<t »i*vr frunratm! no f*r
003*01 for o* * pur*- •>< tK* Auttnan* t): touch »h» Carpathian* h*vr *tirroupit*d tn*rr nrtr Dukl* i3> »<**
Tft*. B ‘!t* Sffl-iKM ,«nd w«r m»t*r.al, utrluOnf Vti military autcmodl!**. oii.vh ih« <t*f*air<J array ».»
win** to the north of the River
Somme and in the south of the River
Wo«vre, the army of the enemy is ex
hausting Itself in vain effort h to check
our advance, after having imeleaaly
tried to break through aomewhere.
By Definite Retreat.
"Thia situation. even though it can
still last Home time, must Inevitably
end by the definite retreat of our ad
versary, The besieged in any line,
the experience of butt lea trachea one.
cannot indefinitely preserve the de-
I fenaive.
The council of revision ia prepar
j ing to examine the large daaa of men
! exempt from army service and those
I heretofore physically unfit for service
| who may now be found able to Join
' the army.
wivnil charge was rendered but *en
l nice not yet passed. An appeul will
In* made.
CARDANZA SAYS
HE IS WILLING
Mexico City.—The general confer
cnco colled for by the Plan of Gauda
loupe adjourned laat night without
taking a final vote on whether the con
ference xhmild be postponed until Oct.
sth, no that all factiona could ineel it
A guns CaMentc*.
The conference meets Hgaln late to
day. when Qenerala Ohregon. Pesquei
rn and Sanchc*. to whom the queatloti
was referred, will report. It la seml
offh lull> stat«il today that a meeting
of all elemetita at Agues Callentea Is
practically aaaured.
At the meeting laat night General
Currunaa reviewed hlx acta aa supremo
chtef of the constitutional tats and re
iterated his willingness to abide by
the derlxlou of the general conference
regarding the provisional prealdency.
th calling of general elections and the
scope of the reform laws.
CONDITION OF
COTTON GIN
IT 73.5 PI
Report Giv«tl As of September
25th, Comprres Vith 78 Per
Cent on August 25th anri
68.5 For Ten Ysars Average.
Georgia, 81; Sou,a Carolina,
72.
Washington.—The condition of the
cotton crop of the United States on
September 25 whh 711.6 per cent of a
normal, compared with 78.0 per cent
on August 25; €4.1 per cent Inal year;
69.6 in 1911, and 68.5 per cent, the ave
rage of the oast ten years on Sep
tember 25. This announcement was'
made at noon today by the crop re
porting board, Bureau of Statistics,
United States Department of Agricul
ture, in it a final condition report of
the Heaaon, the condition being esti
mated from reports of its correspon
dent a and agents throughout the cot
ton belt.
Comparisons of conditions by atates
follow;
Sep Aug Sep Sep 10 vr
25 25 25 25 Av
1914 1914 19M 1912
Virginia 80 86 75 70 76
X. f ar 79 82 70 70 72
S. Car 72 77 71 6k 72
Georgia 81 81 72 65 72
Florida 81 93 78 65 71
Alabama 78 77 67 68 69
Mississippi ....68 75 63 63 66
Louisiana 67 66 60 69 62
Texas 70 79 63 75 67
Arkansas 69 75 63 68 68
Tennessee 70 76 6K 68 74
Missouri 72 72 64 72 75
Oklahoma *0 80 42 69 66
California 96 98 100 90 *94
United states .. 78.0 64.1 69.6 6X!5
4-year average.
The crop reporting board’s final es
timate of the size of this year’s crop
will be announced Thursday, Dec. l'i
at 2 p. m.
SPECIAL MEET
AIKEN. COTTON
re
sonator Williams Called Farm
ers and Business Men To
gether to Get Views on Leg
islation Desired in Cotton
Problem.
Aiken. S. C.—A meeting of the Aiken
county farmers and business men whs
held yesterday In the Tltanlan hall,
called by Senator John F. Williams
to ascertain what legislation the far
niera desired enacted at the special
session of general assembly, which
meets October Oth There werr two
questions, namely: Slate bonded ware
house and reduction of cotton acrc
»Re.
A long dlsmsslon took place and
O. 1.. Toole offered a resolution that
the body was opposed to passing a
bonded warehouse bill. This was
unanimously adopted. A resolution
was offered by Converse H. Woolsey,
ihat Aiken county's delegation be In
structed to work for the passage of n
law reducing the cotton acreage. No
action was taken as to how much tills
acreage should he, but suggestions
were made that it be eight acres to
the plow.
TV S Henderson sjaike at length on
both questions hut said that whatever
action was taken due consideration
must he then to tt because of the
unconatltutionality of such laws. He
7HE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
THEATRE OF OPERATIONS IN THE GREAT WESTERN CONFLICT
Showing the Five Lines ol Communication Which the German Armies Are Fighting to Keep Unbroher
I y j __y, i j/f] t c
s ’ \ r*. -w/,, t \^*
Following are the principal railway routes by which the German invaders counted upon insuring their sup
plies of men, munitions and food, and their line of withdrawal in rase of defeat in France and Belgium.
1. From Peronne, through Cambral, Valenciennes, Mons, Brussels and LlAge to Aix-la-Chapelle.
2. From St. Quentin, via Maubeuge, Namur, and Liege to Aix-la-Chapelle.
3. From Laon. via Vervins, Givet, Namur, &c.
4. From Khaims, via Rethel, MeziAres, Givet, Dlnant, Namur, Ac.
5. From Verdun by three railway lines—(Ai Via Stenaye. Sedan, Mezieres, Ac.; (B) via Montmedv, Arlon and
Luxemburg to the German frontier ; (C) via Etaln and Briey to Metz.
New points of Interest on the map are Junlville, the main base of supplies of the Germans, a few miles to the
south of Rethel, which is said to he threatened by the Allies’ operations, and Tracy-le-Mont, near CompiAgne, where
a fierce German attack has been repulsed, according to French advices, with heavy losses on the part of the assailants.
endorsed co-operation among the far
mers as the most logical way for re
lieving the situation.
In conjunction with this meeting was
that of the Aiken county division of
the Southern Cotton Congress, headed
by Horace M. Cassels of Kllenton.
CLOUDBURST HALTS
FLORIDA TRAFFIC
OVER SOUTHERN
Wsycross, Ga.—Traffic Into Florida
over tlie Southern Railway and the
Atlantic Coast Lino has been halted
to a large extent by a cloud bur»t
which occurred near Folkston today.
Pidgen creek trestle, leading into Flor
ida, Is washed away. The Dixie Flyer,
the Seminole Limited, and a Southern
Railway train ortbbound are tied up
at F’olkston, unable to move either
way
The rainfall about F'olkstnn for the
past few hours Is unofficially report
ed as ten Inches.
;||jL 946 Broad St. Telephone 1666 (Hughes Hal Shop Stand)
k phased to announce the opening Saturday morning of the most com
plete line of confectionery in the South. Everything New, Fresh, Whole
some and Deliciously pure.
JfpM Be Sure To Visit Us
f ft And see our bewildering and tempting array of goodies for the kid
's/!:■ i i I dies, grow ns ups and all, at tbe attractive prices of from 15£ to SI.OO per
yj&l 1 1 . p««“ d -
J I J J It is our aim to jrivp you values along new and original lines and we
fli f if especially invite you to see our assortments of Chocolates, Bonbons and va
| | - rieci fancies at
jjj 2oc*
Pound Pound Pound Pound
More than Five Hundred kinds to please even- palate and purse.
“OUR CANDY SHOP”
MINE YOURS OURS -
TELEPHONE No. 1666. 946 BROAD STREET
•*. S.— Incidentally we ate going to give away a bale of cotton to keep the movement along. Ask us
about it.
IMHO FIVE
HUNDRED fOUNO
BALES COTTON
Forecasted For 1914 Crop,
Made By Department of Agri
culture. Second in Size Ever
Grown in United States.
Washington, D. C. —A forecast of 15,-
300,000 five hundred pound tales of cot
ton as tlie 1914 crop was made today
by the department of agriculture’s crop
reporting hoard In the season’s final re
porting which showed r condition on
September 25th of 73.5 per cent, of nor
mal. That quantity of cotton makes
this year’s crop second in point of size
grown in the United States. Tlie rec
ord is 15,693,000 bales grown in 1911.
Last year 14,156,000 bales were grown
and in 1912 there were 13,703.00 obales.
Tlie September 25th condition indi
cates a yield of about 200 pounds of lint
per acre, which .applied to the estimated
a*rea planted, 36,960,000 acres, would pro
duce 15,463.000 bales. An average of
one per cent, of the acreage is aban
doned each year. Allowing for that the
condition of the cron indicates a total
production of 15,300.00 bales.
SAY 2,OOO~CZAR r S
OFFICERS CAPTIVE
Berlin, (By wireless to Sayville. L.
I.) —A statement given out in Berlin
says there about 2,000 Russian
officers, including 20 generals at the
present bßing held as prisoners of
war In the various detention camps in
Germany.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2.
OVER 21 ill
BALES CONSUMED
By the World in 1914. These
Cotton Figures Given Out By
Census Bureau Today.
Washington. D. C.—The world’s con
sumption of cotton was 21,223,000 bales
during the year which ended August 31,
the f’ensus Bureau announced today.
Production of commercial cotton, ex
clusive of lintevs. grown in 1913. as
compiled from public reports, documents
and correspondence, was approximately
22,255,000 bales of 500 pounds net.
Except for the United States, cotton
included in consumption figures refers
almost exclusively to that used in spin
ning and does not include large quanti
ties used in the manufacture of felts,
hats and other articles.
The numbev of consuming cotton spin
dles active' during the year was 143,-
397,000. Approximately 30.300.000 were
operated in the United States.
YOUR SICK CHILD
IS CONSTIPATED!
LOOK AT TONGUE
If cross, feverish or bilious
give “California Syrup
of Figs.”
No matter what ails your child, a
gentle thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one Is out of sorts,
half-sick, isn’t resting, eating and
acting naturally—look. Mother! see if
tongue is coated. This is a sure sign
that it’s little stomach, liver and bow
els are clogged with waste. When
cross, irritable, feverish. stomach
sour, breath bad or has stomagji
ache, diahrrhoea, sore throat, full of
cold, give a teaspoonfu! of ‘‘California
Syrup of figs,” and in a few hours all
the constipated poison, undigested
food and sour bile gdhtly moves out
of its little bowels without griping,
and you have a well, playful child
again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless ‘‘fruit laxative.” because
it never fails to cleanse the little
one’s liver and bowels and sweeten
the stomach and they dearly love its
pleasant taste. Full directions for
babies, children of all ages and for
grown-ups printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a 50-eent bottle
of ‘‘California Syrup of Figs;” then
see that it is made by the ‘‘California
Fig Syrup Company.”
Just turn a switch or press
a button and flood the room
with light—if you live in an
electric home. It’s very dif
ferent if you do not.