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THE WEATHER
Rain tonight ana prob
ably Wednesday.
VOLUME XIX, No. 280.
Less Force
in Antwerp
Attack
German Troops Near Lille,
Thought Withdrawals From
Besieged City to Aid Hard
Pressed Invaders Right in
France.
Bordeaux, 4 p. m.—News describes
as “most encouraging" has been re
ceived here from Antwerp. It is said
the German attacks on Antwerp seem
to be slackening somewhat in inten
sity.
German troops reported in the of
ficial announcement of this afternoon
to be near Lille, indicate in the opin
ion of French observers that Germany
has been forced to draw off forces
from Antwerp to relieve the German
right wing in France which is hard
pressed.
It has been announced here by a
credible authority that Winston Spen
cer Churchill, first lord of the British
admiralty is now at Antwerp con
sulting with the Belgian general staff.
Kim
STUFF, ENGLAND
Birmingham, England —The princi
pal item of interest in this market is
the announcement of very large orders
for manufacturers who are engaged
for the admiralty and war office.
These are for unlimited supplies of
iron fencing, barbed wire, galvanized
sheets and road axles. Other branches
are for enormous quantites of soldiers
bottles to be made from "block plates”
and many thousands of mess tins to
be produced from tin plates.
Another favorable feature is that
merchants were called upon to place
orders for the French and Russian
governments for immediate execution
which manufacturers previously had
not heard of These circumstances
pkAthe manufacturers in a cheerful
miTV as they can go on full time
through part of next quarter.
Merchants trading with the South
American markets are inquiring for
supplies for firms which hitherto fav
ored Germany.
THE ORDERS GIVEN
FORTNIGHT BEFORE
London, 4:10 a. m.—A dispatch to
the Times from Cape Town states that
an intercepted letter addressed to the
commander of the German gunboat
Kber, which got away from that place
just before the outbreak of the war,
contained instructions from Berlin,
dated June 14th, a fortnight before
the Sarajevo murders, revealing a
complete system for coaling the Ger
man navy on the outbreak of war
through secret agents in Cape Town,
New York and Chicago.
Portugal’s Action
Not Affect Spain
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Washington. —Portugal’s course in
regard to the war will in no way af
fect Spanish neutrality, according to
a statement made today at the Span
ish embassy here. A popular canvass
made throughout Spain by one of the,
leading newspapers, it was said hero,
had shown that praeically the entire
country favored neutrality.
MISSINGTfALIAN
SUBMARINE SAFE
Rome, via London, 3:36 p. m.—The
Italian built submarine which disap
peared while undergoing a trial trip in
the Gulf of Spezia arrived today at
llastla, a fortified seaport town of
Franc? in Corsica.
The submarine which had Just been
completed in a private yard near
Fpezta. for the Russian government,
was under the command of Lieut.
Angelo Bellini, retired, who was re
ported to have expressed dissatisfac
tion over Italy's neutral attitude.
BULLET HITS U. S. PRIVATE.
Nseo, Ari*—Private I,eroy Bradford
of Troop CJ.. Tenth United States Cav
airy, border patrol, was struck In the
breast today by a bullet fired from
the trenches occupied by troops of
General Hill, defending the town of
Nora. Sonora. Bradfrdo was In a
trench dug for the protection of the
American troops on the border line.
His wound was said to be serious.
CANADIAN RED CROSS.
London, 4:R7 a. m.—A Reuter dis
patch from Bordeaux states a decree
has been Issued authorizing the min
ister of war to accept *IOO,OOO offered
by the Canadian government for or
ganization and maintenance of a Red
Croas hospital.
“Low Enfe to Aosliilli! ®i A! Enireidlg DtiriiillPiiF W ®<sk
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
First Pictures of Japanese Troop Movements
IN TOKIO STREETB.
This photo is the first to be receiv
ed in this country from Japan since
the declaration of war on Germany.
It shows a troop of Japanese soldiers
marching through the streets of To
kio before embarking for Tsing-Tau.
On 25th Day, Battle of the Aisne
Becomes Siege of the German
Positions to North of River Oise
The French
Perish in
Forts
Berlin, (by wireless telegraphy to
Sayville, L. I.) —An order of the day
written by Generol von Hoehen, pub
lished officially today, says that Fort
Camp Des Romains, on the River
Meuse near St. Mihiel, after a num
ber of hard fights, has been taken by
the Germans. Five French officers and
more than 500 men were made pris
oners. The remainder of the FVench
force perished in the ruins of the
casemates.
Report 3,000 Prisoners.
It is officially stated today that the
Russians were completely defeated
near Suwalki and Augustowo, on the
east Prussian frontier, October 1 and
2. The Germans made 3,000 prison
ers and captured 18 cannon and many
machine guns.
The situation, it is aunounced, is
most hopeful everywhere for the Ger
mans and Austrians.
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COTTON POOL
Washington.—Although details of
the plan launched In St. Louis yes
terday for a *150,000,000 pool to aid
the cotton producers had not reached
the treasury department today, It was
understood that It will meet the ap
proval of Secretary McAdoo and prob
ably the federal reserve hoard. Mr.
McAdoo today .received a telegram
from Festus .7 Wade, of St. Louis, an
nouncing that he would send as soon
as possible a statement setting forth
the plan in detail.
SIR EDGAR SPEYER OUT.
New York,—The banking firm of
Speyer & Company, which was origi
nally founded In Frankfort. Germany,
and still maintains German connec
tions, notified the stock exchange to
day that In view of the proclamation
of King George forbidding British
subjects to give aid to Germany, fi
nancial or otherwise, Sir Edgar
Speyer, their London partner, had
temporarily severed his connection
with the firm. Sir Rdgard Is a Brit
ish subject.
U. 8. AMBASSADOR TO LEAVE.
London, 1:06 p. m. -Geo. T. Marye,
Jr., recently appointed American am
bassador to Russia, has decided to
leave here next Saturday by way of
Flushing, thence through Germany
and then across the Baltic to Stock
holm. whence he will sail direct to
Petrograd. Special facilities have
been promised Mr. Marye’s party by
the various governments through
whose territory he will pass.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 6, 1914.
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Dearth of News Most Marked. Argued That Intermittent
Variations in Battle Line Are Inevitable and That Allies
Possess Greater Mobility Than Enemy. Confidence in
Spite of Laconic Words, “French Obliged to Yield at Cer
tain Points.”
London, 1:09 p. m.—Never since its
start has tb* ; . battle «*C the Aisne which
has now become virtually a siege of
the German positions on the Oise and
north of this river, shown such a
dearth of news as on this twenty
fifth day of the struggle.
The British Information bureau,
never very diffuse, completely closed
down on current events from the front
several days ago and it probably will
so continue until Sir John French,
commander of the British expedition
ary force, puts his army in motion
again.
Nc Inkling.
The reticence of the Paris official
communication last night was even
more marked than customary It
furnished no inkling of whet had hap
pened after the Germans "had forced
the French to yield ground at certain
points" on the all-important western
wing.
It Is argued here that these inter
mittent variations are Inevitable and
A. RUSTEM BET:
WANTS TO GO, HE
WANTS TO STAY
New York.—The whereabouts of A.
Rustem Bey. Turkish ambassador to
the United States and his plans for
returning to Europe caused consid
erable speculation today at the office
of the Turkish consul general. Rus
tem Bey came to this city last Sat
urday from Washington with the an
nounced Intention of taking a boat for
Europe, but at noon today no accom
modations were reserved for him on
any outgoing steamer.
Rustem Bey engaged passage on the
Sant ’Anna, for Naples yesterday. The
Saint ’Anna was due to sail this after
noon. l<ater In the afternoon the
Turkish ambassador returned to the
steamship offices and cancelled his
booking. Still later in the day, Rus
tem Bey re-engaged passage. This
morning he cancelled It again.
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Thousands French
Are in Alsace
London,3:so a. m.—Telegraphing
from Belfort, France, the Mail's cor
respondent says:
"The German* are trying to make
the world believe that they still hold
Alsace but as a matter of fact the
French are there in thousands and so
well established that the enemy has
not dared attack them.
"There Is nothing In front of the
French force of occupation. If they
wish, they can walk right through to
the Rhine.”
not necessarily important in such a
hard fought combat. That the Al
lies. for the moment, possess greater
mobility than do their foes, seems to
he indicated by the news that they
have been able to raid the German
lines of communication, cut a railroad
and destroy a train belonging to the
artillery of the German imperial
guard.
Enormous Loss In Horses.
This is a hint borrowed from the
Russians, whose flanking methods ap
pear to have contributed greatly to
the reported German undoing in the
eastern .war arena. As the enormous
wastage in horses , progress, it is
claimed for the Allies that their pos
sibilities for such movements will in
crease while those of their opponents
decrease. German cavalrymen on bi
cycles already are a common sight and
the Russian advance which is cutting
Germany off from the home produc
ing districts of Hungary must, If
maintained, further increase the
shortage in remounts.
JAPS DON’T WANT
MARSHALL ISLES
Washington Embassy Explains
Reason for Landing of Blue
jackets. Will be Vacated.
. - .j —
Washington.-- Japan hns no design
to violate In any sense the undertak
ing she gave at the beginning of the
war to confine her military operations
to the far east, the Japanese embassy
here announced today and the land
ing of Japanese bluejacKets on Jalult
Island, one of the Marshall group of
German F’aciflo Islands, is regarded
at the embassy here a* fully within
the scope of the pledge.
With direct advices from Toklo, the
officials are confident that the sole
purpose of the Japanese landing on
the Marshall islands was to protect
commerce, a privilege specially re
served In the Japanese undertaking.
It-is known that Jalult has been made
a base for German cruisers In the
south Pacific, which were preying on
British and Japanese rommerce.
According to the understanding in
Washington the Japanese have no
purpose or desire to retain possession
of the Marshall group, us was evi
dent by the destruction of the German
fortifications, arms and ammunition
found there. As soon as further use
of Jalult as a German base of supplies
has been rendered Impossible, it Is
expected that the Islands will he va
cated by the Japanese or allowed to
pass into British possession as was
German Samoa.
THE HISTORIC CONBTELLATION.
Washington. .Secretary Daniels to
day directed that the historic frigate
Constellation should visit Norfolk,
Annapolis, and Washington before
returning to Newport from Baltimore.
Strong German Forces Appearing
on the Allies Left; Battle Line is
Much Mo re Extended; Von Moltkes
Removal By Kaiser Unconfirmed
NO BUTTLE FOB
WEEK, HE THINKS
Washington. Brigadier General
Bliss, commanding the American
troops on the Mexican border, ex
pressed the opinion in a dispatch to
day that Governor Maytorena’s as
sault on General Benjamin Hill, the
Carranza leader in Sonora, would not
occur within a week, though Maytore
n's forces invest the oast, south and
west of Nnco.
General Bliss added that Col. Gull
foyle. the American commander oppo
site Nnco, had the situation well In
hand and that warning hail been giv
en to the Mexican factions not to en
danger American life and property by
tlieir fire.
PLANT 18,000,000 ACRES OF OATS IN SOUTH BY
DECEMBER AND COTTON WILL GO TO TEN CENTS
French Official Report:
'Advances, Withdrawals'
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Pari*, 3:04 p. m. —The following official communication was given
out in Paris this afternoon:
"On our left wing the front is extending more and more widely.
Very important masses of German cavalry have been reported in tlio en
virons of Lille, coming from forces of the enemy which are making u
movement in this region to the north of the line.
’’ln the vicinity of Arras and on the right hunk of the River Hom
me the situation shows little change. Between the Somme and the Oise
there have been alternate advances and withdrawals. Near Lasslgny the
enemy undertook an Important attack which however failed.
“On the right bank of the Alsne, north of Bolssons, wo have with
the co-operation of the British army, made a slight advance. We have
also made some progress in the vicinity of Berry - A u-Mac.
"There Is nothing to report from the rest of the front."
HUMAN LABOR IS
NOT COMMODITY
Clayton Anti-Trust Bill to be
Voted on by House Before
Tomorrow Night.
Washington, D. C.—The conference
report on the f'layton anti-trust hill,
agreed to by the senate late yesterday,
will he considered In the house to
morrow and voted upon before night.
That understanding was reached in
the house today.
Adoption of the conference report
l»y the house would complete the ad
ministration’s anti-trust program for
this session.
As laid before the house, the hill
forbids price discriminations, limits
Interlocking directorates and prohibits
holding companies where the effect Is
to "destroy or substantially lessen
competition." It. also declares that
“the labor of a human being is not
a commodity or article of commerce;
exempts labor and farmers unions
from the operation of the Sherman
law and revises the law regulating
contempt of court and the use of In
junctions in labor disputes, reforms
long sought by organized labor.
URGING RELIEF
COTTON GROWERS
Washington, D. C.—Southern con
gressmen appeared before the senate
banking committee today In support
of Senator Hheppard’s bill for the re
lief of cotton growers.
The measure would authorize the
deposit of $500,000,000 of a special Is
sue of currency in hanks of the four
teen cotton states. Banks would he
required to take over cotton from
growers at ten cents a pound, and
hold it until the price reached 12
cents, the hanks to he paid storage
charges and interest thereon when the
cotton Is sold.
Senator Hheppard urged Immediate
action on the Dill, and Representatives
Henry, of Texas, Howard, of Georgia,
Murray, of Oklahoma, arid other
southern representatives supported it.
The committee agreed to lake up the
plan with Secretary McAdoo to de
termine whether it would he feasible.
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
Official silence maintained for the past 12 hours over the Allies’
operations in northeastern Franco was broken today by the offioial state
ment from Paris. That set forth that tho left wing of the Allied army
was extending more and more widely; that strong fnrees of German cav
altry had appeared in the vicinity of Lille, in tho Department ot Nard;
that between the Somme and the Oise ther had been alternate advances
and withdrawals and that a German attack near Laasigny had failed. North
of Soiesons the Allies have advanced. The remainder of the front showe
no change.
The disclosure that the operations on the western end of the great
battle line have reached the vicinity of Lille, plaoes the Germans in
strength at a point easily within ten miles of the Belgian frontier. Tak
ing Lassigny as tho elbow of the French battle line, it now extends
roughly for eighty miles due north and for considerably over 100 miles
from Lassigny to the eastward.
In spite of the fact that the French yesterday were compelled td
yield ground before German attacks on their left wing, oonfidenoe in the
ultimate success of this flanking movement in fa'mr of the Allies Is de
scribed in a Paris despatch as undiminished. French military critics
refuse to attach any importance to tho setback announced in Paris yes
terday. Great Britain also is described as optimistic concerning the na
ture of the revelations when the curtain of secrecy is drawn aside.
No confirmation has come from any German source of the reported
removal by Emperor William of Field Marshal von Moltke from the post
of chief of the German general staff and the succession by Major Gen
eral von Volghte-Rhetz. This story was received in London last night
from Amsterdam. General von V oights-Rhetz, according to an offioial
announcement from Berlin laet Saturday, was r cently appointed quar
termaster general of the German army in place of General von Stein, who
had been given command of an armiy corps.
FIGHTING IN THE
VOSGES FOR 37.
DATS, NIGHTS
Strain on Germans Described
As Almost Unendurable. Liv
ing in Water-Filled Trenches.
Conditions Desperate.
London. 8:40 a. m.—The News cor
respondent at Copenhagen telegraphs
the following:
"Vivid accounts of the fighting ap
pear in the German newspapers and
the writers admit the situation Is des
perate.
"The Nbrddoutsche Allgemeinn Zel
tung, describing the frontier fighting
In the Vosges region, says:
"The officer* and men have been
fighting day and night for thirty
seven days and the Germans are flut
ing a difficult strategic situation In
tlie mountiiin district where they are
rendering superhuman services, chiefly
In water filled trenches and under ln
descrlbuble conditions.
"The strain Is said to he almost un
endurable. The French are fortified
In excellent positions on the Vosges,
and It Is Impossible to see their guns.
No German troops have been able to
retire from the fighting line for rest.
"The army chaplains accompany the
troops right to the front and are
holding religious services and preach
ing sermons In the trenches.
“Bad weather Is causing much sick
ness.”
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SWISS SUPPRESS PAPER.
London. 3:10 a. m—Tito Morning
Rost's Berne correspondent says:
“The IS wish government lias sup
pressed the pro-German dally news
paper, the Geneva Depoche Hulsse, the
propaganda, of which was regarded by
many citizens ns a violation of Swiss
neutrality.”
INVESTIGATE MINE EXPLOSION.
Birmingham, Ala. Official Investi
gation of gas explosion ill Mulga
Mines Monday morning will be open
ed Wednesday by Chief Mine Inspec
tor Nesbitt. Fifteen men were killed
and sixteen hurt. All but one of the
injured will recover.
HOME
EDITION
Mr. Weems A. Smith Points
Out the Advantages the South
Has as Oat Raising Section
Over Other Sections of the
Country.
SOUTH SHOULD RAISE CROP
OF 450,000,000 BUSHELS
Can be Marketed Early Next
Summer. The Demand for
Them Will be Good. South
Is Adapted to Raising Oats.
Mr. Weems A. Smith, of Bmlth Bros,
wholesale groceTs of Augusta, has
written the Herald a most interesting
letter on the auhjeot of oat planting hi
tlie south. Mr. Smith nays that IR,-
000,000 acres, or one half of the acre
age planted In cotton this year, should
he planted In oats by December first
next and that If thia la dons and the
fact becomes generally known tha
price of cotton will be boosted to ten
or twelve cents per pound.
Mr. Hmith points out that tha south
has two distinct advantages over tha
west and north In oat raising. Th»
first Is that the south Is nearer the
seaboard and the oats have higher
relative value on the farm, and the
second is that they mature earlier than
the western oats and can bo marketed
much earlier. He says 450,0t>0,000
bushels of oats should he raised 1n
the south next year and they will be
Sold at good prices.
Hern Is Ills letter:
Augusta, Ga., Cot. 8, lttt.
To the Herald:
A great deal has been said recently
about advancing the price of oottxi
Continued on Page Seven
IS U. S. NAVY TO '
USE DIRIGIBLES?
Washington.—lnquiries are being
sent out by the navy department to
builders of airships as to their pre
paredness to construct dirigible bal
loons If the navy should decide to
adopt that kind of air craft. No bids
have been asked for os It has not yet
been decided that the navy, which up
to the present has confined Rs aerial
work to aeroplanes, is ready to turn
to dirigibles. Officials desire to as
certain, however, what may be ax*
peeted of American airship builders.
INSTRUCTIONS MODIFIED.
Washington. -State Democratic of
ficials have decided to take no chances
on losing any of their agents by per
mitting them to remain within tha
danger zone of European battlefields,
instructions Issued at the beginning
of the w.ir left the question of per
sonal safety to the discretion of tha
diplomatic agent*. These, however,
have now been modified and wherever
there is a possibility of danger the of
ficers have been requested temporar
ily to change their posts.
BLAINE TO MAKE RACE.
Milwaukee, Wis. —John J. Blaine,
former state senator, will run as an
independent candidate for governor at
the November election, according to
aiinouncsment today. Blaine's can
didacy was endorsed by a conference
of Progressive*.