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VOLUME XIX., No. 280.
DESTROYER
OF KAISER
SUNK
Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Strikes Mine in North Sea.
Crew Thought to Have Been
Rescued.
London. 2:13 p. m—A German tor
pedo boat destroyer, cruiser otf the
estuary of the Ems, in the North Sea,
has been sunk by a mine, according
to a dispatch from Amsterdam to the
Reuter Telegram Company
This news reached Amsterdam in a
dispatch from the Island of Schier
monnik, one of the Friesland Islands
in the North Sea belonging to Hol
land. This message says that at the
time of tlte disaster, 11 o’clock this
morning, the destroyer was to the
northeast of Schiermonnik, not far
from the estuary of the Ems.
Within 3 Minutes
Observers on the island heard a
sudden explosion and a huge mass of
water arose from under the bows of
the destroyer. The boat keeled over
and disappeared under the waves
within three minutes.
The periscopes of two submarines
appeared on the scene. Their nation
ality could not be ascertained but they
probably were German. A German
cruiser arrived from the Bins estuary,
the dispatch received in Amsterday
relates, in time to save the crew of
the destroyer.
AUSTRIA CLAIMS
SURPRISE GIfEN
TO RUSSIANS
German-Austro Victory is
Along the Vistula, Official
Report From Vienna--Say
Czar’s Infantry Routed.
Vienna, via. Amsterdam and London,
12:25 p. m.—The following official
statement, signed by General von Hoe
fer, deputy chief of the general staff,
was given out in this city today:
‘‘Oct. 6—The sudden advance of the
German and Austrian forces in Rus
sian Poland seems to have completely
surprised the Russians. Although they
moved strong forces from Galicia to
the north they were repulsed and driv
en back across the Vistula by the allies
while making an effort to cross the
river in the direction of Opatow.
“Our trdops captured a bridge held
by the Russians near Sandomir.
“In Galicia we'are advancing in ac
cordance with our pilans.
“In the vicinity of Tarnovezeg we
routed a division of Russian infantry.”
THOUSANDS OF
BODIES ON RIVER
Petrcgad.—The Russky Slovo pub
lishes a despatch from a correspondent
giving details of the battle on the
Nlemen River. He says the Germans
suffered enormous losses, the Russian
artillery making heavy inroads on their
ranks. Thousands of bodies of Ger
man soldiers lie on the left bank of
the river, the correspondent declares
METHODISTS RETAIN THE
TOBACCO, LIQUOR CLAUSE
Ottawa. —Just as the Methodist
Church authorities in Canada have
asked, once a year, all the young mer.
studying for the ministry if they use
tobacco, snuff or intoxocating bever
ages, so will they in the future, con
tinue to ask the question. And, as in
the past, the answer must be no. The
Methodist general conference so
voted today.
There was a recommendation by the
discipline committee that the question
be omitted.
ATLANTA RESERVE DIRECTORS.
Washington.—Class “C" directors
of the federal reserve bank at Atlanta
M. B. Welborn, Edward T. Brown
and W. H. Kettlg conferred today with
the federal reserve board over details
of organization.
2 MORE ANTWERP FORTS
FALL; GERMANS EXPECT
TO TAKE CITY IN 2 DAYS
Berlin, (By wireltee to Sayvllle, L. I.)— Despite the general expecta
tion* that a slight pause would be made In the advance of the German*
on Antwerp. It wae reported today In government quarter* that two more
fort* had fallen Into German hand*. They were Fort Ke**el and Fort
Brocchen (respectively ea*t and north of Llerre) which were no longer
able to resist the destructive power of the German *tege gun*.
The capitulation of Antwerp, according to German military authori
ties, can be only a matter of a couple of day*.
Great Live Stock Show at Georgia-Carolina Fair, Oct. 19-24
THE AUGUSTA HER AT.D
Belgian “Grand Guard” Entrenched Near Antwerp
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any daring Germans in tligir Sorties against the city.
EXPECT DESPERATE SORTIES.
Berlin, (via wireless to Sayville, L. I.) —News received here today of the situation before Antwerp sets
forth that the German big guns have been advanced to new positions for the bambardment of the inner line
of forts. The military critic of the Lokal Anzeiger expresses the opinion that a heavy bombardment will be
necessary before a breach in these closely linked fortifications can be made. He says desperate sorlties may
be expected. v.
SAYS SUCCESSFUL ON THE RIGHT WING.
Berlin, (By wireless to Sayville, L. I.) —The German general staff in its report today on the situation In
the western arena of the war says the fighting on the German right wing in France has been successful.
JAPS TAKE ISLAND,
NEW PHILIPPINES
Occupy Most Important Island of the Carolina Group**-'Part
of General Plan to Seize All German Naval Stations in
Pacific.
Peking, 7:45 p. m.—According to a
German news agency dispatcli the
Japanese forces have occupied the Is
land of Yap, the most important is
land in the Caroline group, or new
Philippines, in the Pacific Ocean.
The Caroline Islands are east of the
Philippines. The group is a very
extended one and comprises about 680
small islands. Yap is about 1,009
miles from the Island of Mindanao,
one of the Philippine group. The
Four Austrian Torpedo Boats and Two
Destroyers Sunk Off Dalmatia Coast
By Mines Contact; Crews All Lost
Paris, 2:30 p. m.—The Messaggero publishes a dispatch from Ancona,
in Italy on the Adriatic, telegraphs the Rome correspondent of the Ha
vas Agency, which dacleres that four Austrian torpedo boats and two
Austrian torpedo boat destroyers have been lost off the coast of Dalma
tia as a result of coming in contact with mines.
The Ancona dispatch adds that a majority of the members of the
crews of these six vessels lost their lives.
HUGE GERMAN
GUNS FOR TURK
London, 4:45 a. m,—An Athens dis
patch published In the Times says:
“According to trustworthy advices
from Constantinople four huge Howit
zers of the forty-two centimetre
model have arrived from Germany
and have been sent through the Dar
danelles on German merchantmen to
gether with large quantities of am
munition aiul war material."
:THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES-THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 7,1914.
Caroline Islands were sold by Spain
to Germany in 1899.
To Seize Them All.
Washington.—At the Japanese em
bassy here today the seizure by the
Japanese Pacific squadron of the Is
land of Yap was said to he only one
development in general plan agreed
upon by the British and the Japan
ese to seize all of the German naval
stations in the Pacific. That is re
garded as necessary to terminate
activities of the German cruisers.
PIES’T PLANS
IN COTTON
RELIEF
Washington, D. C< —Tentative plan*
for the relief of the cotton situation
were discussed today at a conference
between President Wilson, member* of
the North Carolina cnngreaHlona! del
egation and officer* of the North Car
olina Farmer* Union.
It was agreed that the president
would support an effort to get action
In congress tbi* session on the ware
house bill, which the house recently
refused to consider. Representative
Pou of the rules committee, promised
to attempt to secure the adoption of a
special rule for consideration of the,
bill.
The president also consented to ap
prove the movement started In 9t.
Louis for launching a bankers poo) to
raise <160,000,000 to be loaned to cot
ton grower* on warehouse certificates
(Secretary McAdoo and the federal re
serve board have nlready Indicated !
their tentative approval of that plan. I
READY FOR
ATTACK ON
TSING-TAU
Peking, China.—The Japanese lega
tion here says siege guns are now
ready for ah attack on Tsing-Tau.
The German garrison, the legation
continues, will be summoned to sur
render and opportunity will lie given
non-combatantH to come out.
The American legation in Peking
has sent instructions to W. R. Peck,,
the American consul at Tsing-Tau, to
come out when this opportunity In
offered.
ZEPPELIN MOST
REIDT FOR AIR
RAID,BRITAIN
Working Feverishly on German
Dirigibles at Wilhelmshaven
From Which Place Expedition
is Soon to Start.
London, 3:15 p. m.—ln a dispatch
from the Hague the correspondent of
the Daily Express says German news
papers reaching there Indicate that
Count Zeppelin is flow at tWllhelms
haven, on the North Hea, with his
staff. Wilhelmshaven Is the point
from which the great air raid on the
British Isles is to start. One of these
papers publishes an Interview with
the count in which he Is quoted as
saying that he had not forgotten
England and would prove it very
soon
it Is also reported, the Express con
tinues, that Count Zeppelin was sum
moned recently by Emperor William
to Mninze. His majesty said to the
count that he relied on him for a great
work and offered to make him com
irander-ln-chlef of the German air
fleet. The count smilingly refused,
but said he would accept the title
when he returned from England
The Zeppelin staffs are working
<lny and night at Wilhelmshaven end
another station Is being established
at Emden for other types of air
ships.
GERMAN LOSBE6 TO DATE
ARE AT LEAST 300.000.
London, 7:25 a. m.— An official
list published In Berlin, say* a
Rome dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company, gives the
German losses In killed and miss
ing up to Rept. 1, as 117,000,
The authorities admit, the dis
patch adds, that the total losses
to date are at least 300,000,
Battle on the French Rivers is
Continuing With Great Violence;
Neither Side Claiming Advantage
3 GERMAN
WARSHIPS
SUNK
Tokio, 5:30 p. m.—Belief was ex
pressed at the war office today that
the German cruiser Cormoran and two
other German gunboats had been sunk
in Kiaochow Bay. The Japanese
army has occupied the Shan-Tung
Railroad us far west at CJil-Nan.
OUTBREAK OF
VIOLENT FORM
WORST FORM
OF CHOLERA
London, 8:35 a. m.—A disptach from
Rome to the Exchange Telegraph
Company says:
“A message from Vienna announces
tlie sudden outbreak of Asiatic chol
era in a, most violent form at Tarnow,
In Galicia. Forty cases, the message
says, were reported on Tuesday.”
Tarnow, on the Dunajec River, has
about 35,000 inhabitants. It Is 135
miles west of Lemberg and on the
line which the Russians and Austrians
are taking on their way to Cracow.
Fighting between the Austrians and
the Russians near Tarnow has been
reported several times recently.
GREATCROP
INCREASE
SHOWN
Washington.—Greater rom crop pros
psc’ta by 78,000,000 bunhH* ami
Improvement In tobacco. Increasing tne
prospect* of that crop nver the forecast
In September by 02,000,000 pound* were
feature* of the department of agricul
ture's October crop report announced
today.
An of 11,000,000 bushel* In
the potato crop, 21,000,000 bushel* In the
oat« crop, and 10,000,600 buehela In the
apple crop al*o were forecasted.
Spring wheat *howed a alight de
creaee, being 4,000,000 bushel* under the
September forecast, yet the combined
crop of winter and spring wheat make*
thla year’* harvard of that grain a Rec
ord one.
TRY TO BRING
ABOUT PEACE
London, 5:04 a. m.—The Rotterdam
correspondent of the Times sends tho
following dispatch:
"The president of the German peace
association has been at The Uaguo
lately trying to bring about a meet
ing of international pacificists who
would concentrate their efforts to
bring about peace. His attempts
bava miscarried owing to the difficul
ty of securing transportation. For
the same reaaon an attempt to con
voke the Berne Bureau has been
abandoned but steps are to be taken
to make a meeting possible as It is
evident that the plan has been re
ceived with great symptahy on nil
aides."
SPLENDID WORK
OF U.S. HOSPITAL
London, 5:10 a. m,—The Times to
day describe* the American ambu
lance established In the Pasteur Lyceo
at Neullly by a committee of Ameri-
I cans a* on* of the best equipped and
most remarkable war hospitals In
Europe.
"It* splendid work 1s not sufficient
ly known In England." says the Time*.
“It deserve* all the help that English -
i men can give and the devotion and
| kindness of the self-denying Amerl
iran cltlxen* In Paris should send a
thrill of gratitude throughout Kng-
I land."
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French War Office States Line of Conflict Extends Almost to
Belgian Frontier—Von Kluck, Reinforced, Attempting in
Turn to Outflank Allies—Counter Stroke May Be Supreme
Feature of Conflict—“ More and More Violent” is Official
Statement
London, 1:10 p. m.—The conflict along
the rivers of northern Franco, although
now in its twenty-six Wt day, shows few
er signs of a nearly end than It did two
days ago. Than General von Kluck ap
peared dangerously threatened by the
enveloping movement of the allied arm
ies. Today that resourceful commander,
having obtained from an unknown uuor
ter heavy reinforcements, apparently is
engaged in his turn in attempting to
outflank the French and lJrltlah lines.
That counter stroke is viewed h«Ta as
the supreme feature in the situation in
the western theatre of wnr.
At Center, Too.
Simultaneously with his newly launch
ed turning movement. General von
Kluck luiH been trying to cut right
through the center of the allies’ extend
ed loft nt Lasalgny. The official French
communication says the attempt was
foiled but It In not doubted the effort
will be renewed and In the went of
RUSS ADVANCE
TO JOIN THE
SERVIANS
Czar’s Troop Rapidly Progress
ing in Invasion of Hungary.
Austrian Victory Claimed
Near Huszt.
Rome, (vie London, 4:23 a. m.) —A
dispatch received here from Budapest
says Russians Invading Hungary with
tlie Intention of effecting a junction
with the Servians are advancing in
two columns. One column is making
an assault on lloHszumeso-DlhepolJe
(In northwest Hungary, 66 miles
southeast of Olmutz) and the other
is rapidly descending the valley of
the Nagyan against Huszt (province
of Marmaros, 90 miles northeast ol
Debreczen).
The Servians are also reported to
have begun a northeast advance from
Semi in.
Claim Russian Retreat.
London, 1:46 p. m«—lt is officially
announced from Huszt, Marmaros
County, Hungary, that Austrian forces
have been tg-avlly engaged with Rus
sians since Monday at a point near
Tocso, telegraphs the Amsterdam cor
respondent of Reuters Telegram Com
pany. The Russians retreated. The
battle came to an end near Kricks
fulva with complete victory for the
Austrians.
Teeso is about 20 miles southeast
of Huszt, on the railroad, and Krlcs
falva is about the same distance east
of Huszt. Marmaros County is in the
extreme east of Hungary, between
Galicia and Transylvania.
The Associated Press.
HUNGARIANS ARE
KEPT ON MOVE
London, 8:25 a. m.—Speaking of the
Russian Invasion of Hungary, a dis
patch from Rome to the Exchange
Telegraph Company says:
“According to Budapest advices the
nature of Marmaros- Hzlget, capital of
the Hungary eounty of Marmaros, has
necessitated the removal of the gov
ernment of that department to Huszt,
28 rrlles northwest of Hzlget. A second
Russian army now threatens the lat
ter city arid reinforcements are being
hurried up to check the Russian ad
vance.
Marmaros, the county In Hungary
which the Russians have invaded
through the Carpathian Passes, is In
the northeast bordering on Galicia.
Uukowlnu and Transylvania.
ROME PAPERS SEIZED.
Roms, via Paris, 3:40 a. m. Police
have sequestered several publications
containing articles against Austria
which were considered offensive to
Italy’s neutrality The authors have
been denounced to the courts.
PRZEMYSL BURNING THROUGH
RUSSIAN BOMBARDMENT
Pari*, 2:10 p. m.—A Havas Agency dispatch from Petrograd says
that a report from Lemberg. Galicia, states that Prxemsyl. the strong
fortress of the Austrians, 51 miles west of Lemberg, Is being bombarded
by Russian heavy artillery.
The damage Is considerable, houses being set on fire by bursting
shrapnel. All efforts of the Austrian field force* to assist the fort hava
been unsuccessful and their troops have retreated to Vlotstavsk.
HOME
EDITION
miecess It would compel the left win*
or the French army to retire toward
tho coast to escape the German linen
stretching out simultaneously from the
north and ea^t.
“More and More" Violent. ..
The fighting in this nieghhorhood. de
scribed in the offlcal FVencui report as
"more and more violent," must, It Is
believed, reach to Antwerp und largely
Influence the fate of that, fortress. The
surest way of raising the siege of the
temporary Belgian capital would be tho
success of tho French turning movement
on the Oise.
Nothing Decisive.
Neither the Germnn nor French com
manders have claimed any decision In
this unptvedented struggle. Indeed tho
German report, states that nothing de
cisive has resulted yet from the attacks
and counter ettacks In the district ex
tending from Lille to Roye by way of
Arms and Albert.
GERMANS HOED
CUBAN ENVOY’S
SONINJAIL
Cuban Minister to Great
Britain Sails From New York
to Relieve Plight of Young
Man—Held As Russian Agent
New York, -Reports published here
today state that General Carlos Gar
cia Voiez, Cuban minister to Great
Britain, arrived in New York last
night and will sail today on tho
stoaimer Cedric, enroute to Germany
via London and Rotterdam, with funds
for the relief of Oonzalo do Quesada,
Cuban minister to Germany, whose
son Is held In a Berlin prison under
charges of being a agent.
Jose Camplllo, an attache of the Cu
ban legation In Belln, was released
after three days In prison under a
similar charge, the report states.
Without Funds.
Nothing was known In Cuba of Min
ister Qunsnda's plight, according to
the report, until he Informed his gov
ernment about ten days ago that he
was without funds and asked per
mission to leave Germany and close
the legation. Tills request was grant
ed and the Cuban government, it is
Mild, decided to take up the case of
Minister Quesada's son and demand
Ids release and also to recall Cuban
consuls in the German empire.
Educated in Washington.
With Minister Quesada in Berlin
are Mrs. Quesada and their young
daughter, Miss Aurora Do Quesada.
Gonzales Do Quesada, Jr., is about 19
years old. He was educated In Wash
ington and had only been In Berlin a
few months when the war started.
His father has been minister to Ger
many about two years.
MANY HORSES ARE
LOST BY GERMANS
London, 10:16 a. m.—lndirect re
ports current in London declare the
Russians still are pushing the Ger
man forces hack in the direction of
East Prussia. The Germans are de
clared to he greatly handicapped In
this retiring movement because of tho
enormous number of horses which
have died In the swampy country
around Hu walk!. Much of their ar
tillery had to be abandoned.
SANK ONHITTING
THE THIRD MINE
London, 12:06 p. m.—A Reuters dis
patch from Ostend says survivors
from the sunken British steamer Ard
mount on arriving at the Belgian port
today declared their vessel was
struck by English mines. The Ard
mount, they said, did not sink until
she had struck a third mine. At the
first explosion a lifeboat took off the
erey of 35 The Ardmount. whleh
was of 2.249 tons, left Galveston on
Heptember 9th.