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THE WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Tuesday. VOLUME XIX, No. 279. REPORT GERMAN ROUT AT AUGUSTOWO BATTLE If True, Russian General Now Has Opportu nity to Resume Offensive. Discredit Report Investment of Cracow. London, 1:20 p. nr.—ln the eastern theatre of the war it is calculated there are no fewer than 4,000,000 fighting men and a repetition of the long and arduous siege battles which have been such a feature of the struggle in France seems a certainty. London, 10:10 a. m.—Russian re ports indicate the German offensive towards the Niemen River from the East Prussian frontier has ended in a German 1 rout in the battle of Au gustowo, which has been under way since September 29th. If the reports are true it means that not only has General Rennenkampff has an oppor tunity to resume the offensive but the important fortress of Ossowetz has been relieved from investment. Contradicted. An official message from the com mandant of the German fortress at RUSSIAN REPORT SAYS INVADERS BEATEN BACK Declare That Whole Line of German Retreat Into East Prussia Blocked With Bodies of Dead. .^trograd.— The following official communication was made public by the general staff last night: "According to reports from the commanders the Russian troops at the battle of Augustowo gave proof of extraordinary courage. Several reg iments fought without rest during the whole week, extricating themselves with dignity from the most difficult positions. The engagements were ex treanely obstinate in the vicinity of Suwalki. where the enemy concen trated important forces, and having fortified their position, opposed the Russians with the fiercest resist ance. Bayonet Charges. “Our troops made several bayonet charges to dislodge the enemy from his trenches. Prisoners taken say that the German losses at Suwalki were so large that out of hundreds only twenty men remained. The whole line of the German retreat is blocked with the bodies of their dead. "It is thus that the German inva sion from East Prussia into Russia failed utterly. The enemy is now definitely leaving the borders of the provinces of Suwalki and Lomza. "On the left bank of the Vistula and In Galicia, the situation remains un changed.” OPTIMISM IN BERLIN DEPORT London, 10:26 a. m.—A Reuter dis patch from Berlin via Amsterdam, glvps an official statement issued at the Herman headquarters on the even ing of October 4th. It says: "In the western theater the battle on the right wing and in the Argonne district is proceeding successfully. "The operations off Antwerp and in the eastern theater have been carried out according to plans and without fighting.” Wants Democrats To be Re-elected Washington.—President Wilson was understood today to be preparing to Issue a letter endorsing for re-election all democratic members of the house, urging the necessity of retaining the democratic majority in congress to carry out the policies of the adminis tration. STRIVING FOR MASTERY OF HIGHLANDS ON THE GERMAN RIGHT; BATTLE MASTER KEY London, 1:15 p. m.—The fact that fighting la progressing In snd around Doual. midway between A its and Valenciennes, on the railroad to Monj, is taken in London to show how surely the allies In northern France have pushed the forward movement they hope will envelope Gen eral von Kluck, commander of the German right wing, in a net of steel IS MASTER KEY. ■ft The series of highlands stretching north snd south along the allied are the piaster keys of the battle and a considerable force from over seas and elsewhere has been pushed up to secure control of them. At Bolssor.s the German trenches already have been captured but th# German* continue to fight fiercely and are still attacking at this point a# elsewhere along the entire line of battle which their latest official report asserts Is going In their favor, Just as confidently an General Joffre maintains tha contrary. THE AUGUSTA HERALD KoenigsDUrg, however, directly con tradicts the Russian report and the Berlin version of the fighting, while it does not localize it as particularly as the Russian report, maintains that the Germans along the East Prussian frontier have generally been vic torious. As was expected, subsequent re ports have discredited the rumor that the Russians were Investing Cracow, but a report that Cossacks have reached the neighborhood of Cracow is distinctly credible. MONTENEGRINS IN RETREAT SAY AUSTRIANS Vienna Publishes Report Prom Field Marshal Claiming Com plete Defeat of Enemy After Two Days Battle. London, 11:40 a. m.—A correspond ent of Reuter’s Telegram Company at Amsterdam transmits the following official report from Vienna signed by Field Marshal Potirek: "The Servian and Montenegrin forces invading East Bosnia have compelled us to detach mobile forces to this region, which is far from the arena of the principal decision. The first action started in East Bosnia already has come to a successful ter mination. Two Montenegrin brigades after two days of severe fighting, were completely defeated and repulsed. They now are in a panicky retreat across the border and they must leave behind them their transport, to gether with a considerable quantity of supplies. These forces had prev iously looted Bosnia. “In the action undertaken In the northern part of the country half a battalion of Austrian troops captured a full battalion of Servians.” THiiri is ABOUT TO GOME London, 4:43 a. m.—A Bordeaux dis patch to The Times says: "The Germans may soon have cause to regret the success of the movement which carried them to St. Mihlel and the Meuse. While their engineers are making unavailing efforts to bridge the river again, the French are work ing step by step towards their rear. "The balance of days and nights of exhaustion, in dripping trenches, of dashing bayonet charges, gallant cav alry actions and obstinate bombard ment Is about to be struck. France awaits the end of the three weeks' struggle with confidence while cast ing an eye upon Antwerp." RUSSIAN PLANS IN HUNGARY INVASION Rome, (via Peri*, 7:18 a. m.)—News from Russian headquarters says the invasion of Hungary through the Car pathians has two objects. The first is to insure the left flank of the Rus sian army operating against Przemysl and along the San River ,and, second, to open a new field of action in the vast Hungarian plains, where it can frighten the population, disturb the drilling of Hungarian reservists and recruits and cut railway communica tions, besides freely feeding an Im portant portion of the army from re sources of the country. :THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 5, 1914. Where Germans and Japs Battle STATES) V to GERMAN CONCESSION OF KIAU-CHAU. This map Indicates the location of Kiau-Chau, the German conces sion in China, with relation to the possession of other nations. All of the important ports within striking distance of Kiau-Chau are seen to he held by powers hostile to the Kaiser. The latest reports from the Orient say that the Japanese have occupied all the high ground outside Tsing- Tau (the seat of government of the German concession) forcing the Ger mans to withdraw before an overwhelming force. The Kaiser’s forcea were driven from their positions by a combined sea and land attack. Germans Claim Reduction of Three Antwerp Forts Antwerp, Belgium, (via London, 4c03 p. m.) —According to official an nouncement made here today the situation of the forUflpd poaltK around Antwerp remains today without change. Berlin (by wireless to Sayvillo.) —An official report from the German army headquarters says that In the siege of Antwerp the fortsof Llerre, Waelhem and Konlngshoyckt and the Intermediate redoubts, with 30 guns, have been taken. “Thus a breach haß been made In the outer circle of forts,” the re port adds, “rendering an attack on the Inner circle of fort* and the town Itself possible.” 2,000 RUSSIAN PRISONERS. "Near Augustowo the Third Siberian and parts of the Twenty-second Russian army corps, composing the left wing of *he Russian army, on crossing the Niemen river, were defeated after a furloua battle lasting two days. More than 2,000 unwounded Russians were made prisoners and a large quantity of guns and machine guns were captured.” WONT OPPOSE JAP ON CHINESE R’WAY Peking (delayed In transmission).— Although the Chinese authorities con tinue to nope that the Japanese will permit them a measure of control over the Shan-Tung Railroad, they have in formed the Japanese that they will not oppose military occupation of the Una The Japanese are using the line in operations against the Germans. THE CZAR ARRIVES AT HEADQUARTERS Petrograd, (via London, 4:52 a. m.) —Emperor Nicholas has arrived at army headquarters at the front, ac cording to a dispatch received here. General Houkhomllnoff, minister of war, accompanied the emperor. Before his departure Emperor Nich olas signed a ukase calling out the reserves and ordering mobilization of the mounted troops in the eastern provinces and also the territorials. Richmond Reserve Bank is Ready Richmond, federal reserve bank for the fifth, or Richmond dis trict, waa organized this morning by the election of Geo. J. Heay as gov ernor. James A. Moncure was op poined secretary. The bank is now ready to open for business just as soon as instructed to do so by the federal reserve board. Temporary banking quarters have been furnished and a call will be sent at once throughout the district for reserves to be sent hero. Holland to End Contraband Trade Paris, 7:18 a. m.—The Figaro say* France ha* protested to Holland that German merchants are using their flag to carry contraband and that Hol land, after investigating, announced that the complaints were Justified. It I* believed, *ay* The Figaro, that a state of siege will be proclaimed In Rotterdam to and contraband trad*. SECOND SECTION STATION WIRE LESS CHAIN Washington, D. C.—Th* navy de partment has completed at Tlarian on the Isthmus of Panama, the second station of a chain of wireless towers, expected to maintain communication between the Arlington Station, Cen tral America, California, Hawaii, Sa moa, Guam and the Philippines. The new tower Js composed of three six hundred-foot structures forming a triangle on a 900-foot base. The other links of the chain will rapidly be completed a* the necessary forti fications can be constructed to defend them against attack. The new sta tion cost $250,000. i PORTS ARE CLOSED SUNSET, SUNRISE Venioa, (via Parts, 12:40 a. m.) Fearing an attack by English and French fleet* In the Adriatic, naval authorities at Flume have ordered ail Hungarian ports closed from an hour before sun set until an hour after sun rise. A Ruchareat dispatch announces that Rumania has prohibited the ex portation of flour, but is still permit ting grain to be exported. The Aus trian minister of commerce reports the production of coal during August dropped 30 per cent. In Germany, It la said, the coal production decreased by half. DEADLY EFFECT OF FUMES OF FRENCH SHELLS IN ENCLOSED SPACE; DEAD OFFICERS FOUND SITTING UPRIGHT London, sa. me—A Reuter’s telegram from Paris nays: "That the fume* of tho famous French three-inch shell have a most deadly effect In an enclosed space I* shown by a scene that met the eyes of the French penetrating a chateau occupied by the Germans and which they had Just bombarded. Entering the drawing room they found a com pany of Wurtemburglan* petrified In action. Home were at the windows taking aim, with their finger* still pressing the trigger, while other* were at the table* where they had been playing games with cards in their hands, while still other* had cigarette* In their lip*. An officer stool with hi* mouth open as If In the act of dictating an order and all the corpses looked absolutely lifelike,” Allies , In Violent Battle North of the Oise, Obliged to Yield; No Other Change Along Front English Aid in Antwerp Defense Effectual Co-Operation With Belgian Field Artillery. Ger man Attempt to Cross River Fails. London, 4:25 a. m*.—The Morning Post’s English correspondent In Ant werp makes the following statement: “The Belgian field artillery Is •co operating effectually with our heavy artillery. Our Infantry is entrenched on the near bank of the Nethe oppo site the main German forces. Two German attempts to cross the river have been smothered by our artillery.” This despatch is the first intima tion that English forces have gone to Antwerp and are co-operating with the Belgians in the defense of that city. INKS POSITION OF VON KLUCK IS DESPERATE Correspondent Says in Spite of Reinforcements, Outnum bered at Every Point. Army Demoralized. London, 3:33 a. m—Th* Dally Mall’s correspondents In France report fight ing in and around Doual, the Depart ment of Nord, 18 miles south of Lille and consider that ts the French have reached Doual In force that tho sit uation of General von Kluck must be desperate. ”Gen. von Kluck,” the correspond ents say, "has had all the reinforce ments which can be spared him and yet finds himself outnumbered at every point. There are many Indica tions from German prisoners, from French officers and from mem hers of the British transport service the com bined testimony of whom it is dif ficult to disbelieve that the German army Is becoming demoralized. Dirty and Hungry, “The German prisoners are dirty and hungry and suffering fran the ef fects of bad food, had atmosphere and bod sanitation. Their trenches are too deep to make the lifting out >of the dead and easy matter and in some cases no attempt has been made to remove bodies. Hanltary as well as military reasons are making the ad vance slow. "The timidity of the German out posts, who surrendered when sur prised, is strong evidence of their demoralization." French Rl’ways Are Important Factor London, 4:34 s. m.—The Times' corresponden’ at Bordeaux, comment ing on the battle in northern France, says: “The time has not yet come to re veal the composition of the allies’ left which is now striking up toward tho Belgian frontier but when the veil hiding the movement, in the neighbor hood of Amiens is drawn away It will be seen what a potent factor the French railway service has been In the battles of northern France." SAYS PRZEMYSL HEIGHTS TAKEN London, 8:46 s. m,—A Central News dispatch from Petrograd states that a member of the Buaslan duma who has Just returned from Galicia, do dares the Ruseians captured tho heights four and five miles from Przemysl and that th* Austrlana hove several time* vainly attempted to retake them. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. Paris, 3:02 p. m.—The following of ficial communication wus given out in Parts this afternoon. “On our left wing to the north of the Oise the battle continues with great violence. The result remains In decisive. We have been obliged, at certain points, to yield ground. “Along the remainder of the front there has been no change.” ITALIANS CHEER AT BIS WORDS Enthusiasm at Suggestion to Aid Brothers in Austria By Taking Northern Territory. Milan, (via Paria, 3:40 a. m.) — Kpenklng before a great crowd here tonight, Signor Battistl, a Socialist deputy from Trent, Austria, said as a son of Trent that It was awaiting lib eration by Its Italian brothers. "The liberation of Trent and Trieste,” he said, “means the accom pllshment of a duty ns a heritage by the great makers of the fatherland.” The enthusiastic crowd paraded the streets and attempts of the police to restrain the people were In vain. .TO POSH WAR REVENUE BIEL Washington.—Caucus action to ex pedite paHsnge of the war revenue bill through the senate was practically agreed upon today by Majority Lead - ers after democrats of the finance committee had completed their revis ion of the measure aa It passed the house. The committee has determined to eliminate the proposed tax on cas ualty inmirfmce, life insurance taxes having been stricken from the hill. As completed the measure provides for a tax of $1.50 a barrel on beer, 20 cents a gallon on sweet wines, 8 cents on dry wines, 1 cent a gallon on gas oline, 50 cents a horsepower on auto mobile sales, $2 a thousand on bank capital and surplus, the special tux on brokers, tobacco manufacturers and dealers and the old Spanish War stamp taxes. FOR ENFORCING LESS ACREAGE Llttl* Rock, Aek. -Gov. Geo. W. Hays today communleated with gov ernors of the cotton growing states requesting them to set a date to meet with him In Memphis for the pur pose of discussing a hill enforcing re duced cotton acreage. In 1916 and to fix a date for special sessions of the several legislatures to act upon the bill. The action of the governors accords with resolutions adopted at a recent state cotton conference and the plan advocated by United States Henator James I\ Clarke. AUSTRIANS ATTACK THEIR OWN TROOPS Paris, 2:37 p. no.— A Havas Agency dispatch from Nish brings the follow ing official statement from the Ser vian war office: "Servian troops In Bosnia have ap proached the fortifications protect ing Sarajevo (the capital). The Aus trians who occupy the heights on the right bank of the Drlna are suffer ing a lack of provisions. “On October 2nd near Klenak on the Have the Austrlana attacked their own troops." DEFENDS CLAYTON BILL IN SENATE Washington, D. C —The Clayton anti-trust hill snd the administration anti-trust program were defended In the senate today by Senator Walsh, of Montana, who replied to Senator Reed’s criticisms of the Clayton Mil conference report. Henator Walsh said that the Clayton hill as framed by the conferee* was In accordance with the democratic platform pledges and followed the policy to which con gress committee,! itself when It pass ed the administration trade commis sion hill. TAKES PEACE TREATIES COPIES. Washington. —After a eslt upon Sec retary Bryan to,lay Count von Bern storff, the German ambassador, took away copies of the new peace treaties between the United States and Great Britain, France, Russia and nearly a score of other eouutrles. Such a treaty was proposed to Germany sometime ago. HOME EDITION Germans Driven Back. "In Russia, after a battle which lasted ten days the German army, which was operating between the east ern Prussian frontier and the Niemrn river, has been driven bnck along the entire line and made Ha retreat, aban doning a considerable quantity of war material. This army has evacuated completely the territory of the Rus sian provinces of Suwalki and I.onja.” FOR NO EXTRA SESSION IN NOV. President Outlines Program for Balance of Work in Congress. Cotton Relief Measure. Washington.—Outlining the leglslt live program for the remainder of tills seaasion of congress, President Wilson told callers today that no ex tra session in November waa contem plated. The president said the war tax hill, the Clayton anti-trust hill and the Alaska coal leasing bill would com plete the important work for the pres ent session and that when the bills were disposed of he saw no reason why an adjournment should not he (uken. October 15 Is the date tenta tively agreed upon. Asked about threats by Represen tative Henry of Texas to fight against an adjournment until cotton relief measures were passed, the president said that the membership of the house rat tier than Mr. Henry would decide when to adjourn. Next Session. For the next session, the program as outlined by the president will In clude the Alexander ship purchase Mil, the I'hlilpplne bill, the general leasing bill, the general land bill and the gene ral dam bill. Regurdlng the presidential primary bill, which he favors, the president said he h:iß had several conferences on the subject and had found there would be great complexity Is framing details In order not to conflict with state election laws. He declared it would be difficult to complete the leg islation this congress but that he was still at work on It. The president said he did not think it necessary to act on the safety at sea convention at this session. 8 DEAD, 12 HURT MINE EXPLOSION Birmingham, Ala.—Eight men are known to be dead and twelve injured ns a result of sn explosion today at the Mulga Mines of the Woodward lion Company, 18 miles northwest of Birmingham. i i "■ , Hard to Persuade Americans to Go London, 2:57 p. Lay, Am erican consul general at Berlin, has ad vised the United States embassy here that he finds difficulty in per suading Americans that It Is advisable to leave Germany, as they prefer to remain. About ten Americans arrange dally now through the American relief com mittee to leave Berlin. The I,ondm committee has each day only about twenty applleants for assistance, most of which are from Germany. AUSTRIAN PROVINCES. Rome, (vis Paris, 11:44 a. m.)— Italians from Trent, In Austria, who reside In Italy have petitioned the Italian parliament to complete the work of freeing Italy begun by King Victor Emmanuel and Garibaldi. They request that Italy unite to the King dom the Austrian provinces Inhabited by Italians. The petitioners are headed by Hlg nor Battistl, a Socialist deputy from Trent. THE CRACOW BATTLE. London, 4:24 a. m.—A I’etrograd dispatch to the Telegraph dated Sat urday night, says nothing Is ascer tainable there of the reported battle at Cracow. New* ha* been received at Petro grad, says the dispatch, that Arch duke Frederick has been replaced aa commander-ln-chlef of the Auatrlan army by the hear presumptive to the Austrian throne, Prince Charles Krancla. “EDDIE” IS REWARDED, Washington—President Wilson today rewarded the services of Edward A. Savoy, negro messenger of many sec retaries of state, by Issuing an order permitting his promotion to a clerk ship without reference to the civil service. Savoy, known to all officials as “Eddie,” entered the department under Heeretary Fish. TO RELIEVE U. 9. EMBASSY. Paris, 6 a. m.—Sir Henry T.oe, the commercial attache of the British em bassy In Paris and several othr • members of th* embassy staff, have returned from Bordeaux and will re lieve the American embassy of tha obligation of looking after British affairs.