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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 . » 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 r . ........ .... 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. 1190,01,10 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. ■' ..fib 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. % 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' % 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.” • 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*.