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TWO The Ninth Annual Georgia-Caroiina Fair Will iII' IHHI¥HWWi «■ I IIH iwip illlHl IM m I His R m n ) III.IMIiBI.IJMMMii Augusta, Ga., October 19th-24th 1914 THE FAIR Where you can see new things Large Agricultural and Livestock Exhibits Make your arrangements to do your shopping in Augusta, FAIR WEEK. Have you received a catalogue ? For information write: FRANK E. BEANE, Secretary. EMI CONDUCT OF THE FIRST BAVARIAN CORPS AT SAAOSDURG Losses Ran As High As Fifty Per Oent Before Victory Gain ed Over the Enemy's Cavalry- -Made Daring Invasion of French Territory Fighting Against Superior Numbers. Berlin.—A report lamied l>y the.gen- Mhl staff says tn part: "After the daring Invasion of FVenrh territory, In which the first Bavarian unity corps, unaaeilxtcd, h»<i fought its «r«y heyond the line of Hlamont-Ha- Innvlllcr, the corps hail to fall hack behind the Baar river, the lenders hav ing planning to offer here tin energetic defense against the superior Frani'h (Woes. The French advance guards followed close upon the heels of the corps, ths mass of the French army opening In their rear 11s iireat offen tlve movement Into Lorraine. On Au fust 1K the corps attain reschetl Haar hurg, where It had been detrained tea Jays earlier, and reluctantly saw Itself »hlined to atatndon this town tempo rarily, since Its position for the com ng hallle ley to the north and east of •he city. Without Cover. "On the morainic of the l#th two French cavalry divisions appeared he fore ftaarburg, movlnic out tn mass for if lIMSPI Kir T li IF you have something that is intended for your eyes only, put it in one of our Safe Deposit Boxes Fire cannot reach it—burglars cannot get it and you will have absolute privacy because all our Safe Deposit Boxes ara fitted with T ale Locks which cannot be opened unless you help. These locks have double mechanism that requires two different keys to unlock. You have one key and we hold the other—and both must ho used at ihe same time or the box cannot be opened. jj* @£naj^ CHEAP RATES ON ALL RAILROADS matloh without any cover. A few shots from our heavy artillery which landed In the midst of their ranks forced them to scatter. The French Infantry thnt afternoon and durtiiK the nlßht pushed gradually on, Haarhuric and the woods to the left ftttlnir up more and more with hostile Infantry. It later developed the entire eighth and part of the thirteenth army eorps were facing the first Bavarian corps Order General Attaok. "The orders for the first tiad beet that It was to defend decisively Its position between Hommelflngen and Hledln*. on the ntght of the l»th came the Joyfully received new order for a general attack along the whole front at 11 a. in. on the 20th. "it was plain that this attack would be difficult, for It required «u advance over open territory before the Bava rians* own positions. But the enemy was massed and in attacking distance. "Beainnlng with the flrat gray light UNION SAVINGS BANK Corner Bread and Eighth Streets Depository United States Court Northeastern Division South ern District of Georgia, The Fair where men, women and children, old friends, old comrades, old neighbors, old resi dents gather to meet in friendly intercourse. of tpe morning the artillery of both sides bombarded each other very heav ily. Complete Surprise. "The attack began with great ve hemence at the stroke of eleven with an advance of the flrat line. The neighboring corps on the left, the Ba dnrieno, Joined In. The French artil lery, which 'was stationed north of Bnarburg and In the woods west of Baaraltdorf Flnstlngen, wan complete ly surprised by the attack. The Ger man artillery, which had cleared the way for the Infantry attaok by shell ing the enemy’s positions In the woods, had had, as was learned afterward, a devastating effect on the French in fantry. ''The effect of the enemy's artillery and machine guns, however, was such that the attack Itself went hut slowly. By 5 o'clock In the afternoon Volftn gen. the forest west of Baaraltdorf, and the southern part of Saarburg had been taken and the enemy was going backward everywhere. By evening the second Infantry division, which had been Joined to the third brigade, had taken Langd-Zlttersdorf, and the sec ond division had taken the heights by ltof, Banrburg and the heights of Re benberg. With Machine Guns. “In Bnarburg Itself the Infantry bodyguard regiment was still fighting the remnants of the enemy, who wer* firing upon them from houses, towers, etc., w'lth machine guns. "It was felt at evening that the en emy had been defeated but the extent of the victory became clear the next day when one could csttniate losses of the French, the great number of cap tive* and of guns taken. St in all. Ths eighth and thirteenth French army corps had suffered heavily tn the bai tle of Sanrhurg and tn the pursuit to the Meurthe and had been badly de moralised. "The losses of the Bavarian corps were, like their victory, great. I-oesra' up to 25 per cent and even to 80 per cent were borne by the troope with out wavering. The conduct of the troops was heyond all praise.” TO RETAIN BANK CAPITAL TAX Decision Made After Long De. bate in Committee of Senate For War Revenue Bill. Washington—Democrats of the sen. ate finance committee, today, after prolonged debate decided to retain tn ttie war revenue bill the proposed tax »f 12 a thousand on bank capital and surplus The hill has passed the house. Several members of the committee, including Senators Williams. John son and Hughes southt to have the hank capital tax eliminated for a stamp tax on checks. drafts and other negotiable paper. The committee voted to retain the proposed tax on stock broker*. The proposed tax of ISO a year on pawnbroker* was rais- CHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Largest and Best Poultry Show in the South ed to SSO. An additional tax of S2O a year on commission merchants was imposed. Two classifications were added to the house provision taxing tobacco manufacturers and dealers. Manufacturers using from 200,000 to 400,000 pounds of tobacco annually would pay a tax of S4B; more than 400,000 pounds $0(1. Cigar makers manufacturing between 400,000 and 750,000 cigars a year would pay S4B; more than 750.000, $96. BY MISTAKE,"KILLS LAD GATHERING NUTS IN TREE Harrisonburg, V*.—David Reid, a Confederate veteran, hunting bear through the Allegheny Mountains, near here today, thought he had hls quarry up a tree and fired. To his horror Frice Lilly, 23. fell dead from the boughs where he hnd been gath ering chestnuts. Grief stricken. Reid attempted to kill himself but a kins man of Lilly Interfered. ARREST AMERICAN. Mexico City—Max Rlum, an American, is under arrest st Merida. Yucatan, charged with having unduly participated In Mexican politics. ~THE WEATHER Forecast. Washington, D. C. Georgia: Rvln Sun day; Monday probably fair, wanner cen tral and north portions. South Carolina: Rain Sunday: Mon day generally fair, warmer Interior. ©\uiKG-©c{&i AH BM ™ PELL COTTON FAILURE. New York. —The Federal district court today appointed Peter B. Olney referee to preside at a meeting of the creditors of 8. H. Pell & Company, the bankrupt stock and cotton brokers, to discuss the proposed plan of satis fying tlie demands of creditors, tinder which it is believed the firm will pay its obligations In full. BEARDEN'S ORCHESTRA AT THE GRAND. There has been a change in the or chestra at the Grand and for the re mainder of the season Bearden’s or chestra will be In charge of the music. Bearden’s orchestra is one of the finest in the state and is a great favorite with Augusta people, who have long ago learned (bat It handled as beauti ful music as one could wish to hear. They will be heard for the first time In their nsw place tomorrow even' MARRIAGE OF MISS LYONS AND MR. HARRY STAFFORD WEDNESDAY The marriage of Miss Margaret Pat- Strenuous Games tale the “ life” out of you- Thirst-killing Chero-Cola puts it back. Cools—Refreshes—Stimulates Energizes Body and Brain. IN ICED BOTTLES g* _ ANYWHERE jC LOOK FOR THE LABEL BOTTLED BY V CHERO-COLA BOTTLING CO. AUGUSTA, GA. Society Football, i ■ « n Horse Races, i Automobile Races. \ rtcla Lyons and Mr. Harry J. Staf ford will be an event of interest to many friends and will take place at nine o’clock Wednesday morning at Bt. Patrick’s church, a quiet event but a most interesting one. Miss Lyons will wear a brown tailored suit and a smart brown velvet hat, and will carry an armful of bride roses and trailing ferns. Miss Nelle O’Keefe will be the only attendant and will wear a blue tailored gown. Mr. M. J. Lyons will be the groom's best man. After Ahe ceremony the bridal party and a Tew close friends will be entertained at breakfast at the home of the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T. O'Keefe and later Mr. Stafford and his bride will leave for a trip to Michi gan, where they will visit relatives. On their erturn to Augusta they will make their home with the bride’s sis ter, Mrs. J. I. Maglil, on the Hill. The Greater Augusta Pharmaey , NO. 12S1 BROAD ST. Prescription Specialists. Try us and be convinced. A trial Is all we ask. No need for this PANIC about high prices in DRUGS. We SELL YOU If you come and give you the BEST at tb* lowest prloee. Yours for Greater Augusta, Greater Augusta Pharmacy No. 1281 Broad St. Augusta, Os. Ilr” jj SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4. Mrs. E. A. Ewing and sons, Errol and Fred, and little Helen Gay M-e vis iting in Conyers and Atlanta untit Mrs. Ewing can get possession of her residence on Telfair street Mrs. Ro seta Gay will be with er sister, Mrs. Almand, until Mrs. Ewing returns. Mr. and Mrs. George R. Stearncs have returned home. Miss Gladys Stringer will be with Mrs. E. A. Nixon this season. At tb* low rates charged for electricity in Augusta, no family can afford to be with out electric service.