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ANTWERP IN TERROR BY BOMBARDMENT
THE WEATHER
Fair tonight
and Friday.
VOLUME XIX, No. 281.
Antwerp Panie As
Air Bombs Drop
Avenues Leading to Railway Station Black
With People Struggling to Escape—City Seized
With Terrible Fear-Calm Returns at Night.
Preparing For the Morrow
London, 12 p. m.— “ Antwerp was subjected to a
furious bombardment throughout last night” tele-,
graphs the correspondent of The . Star at Ghent
“Shells from the German 16-inch (42 centimetre)
guns were falling early this morning in the Place
Verte close to the cathedral.”
Antwerp, (via The Hague and Lon
don, 7:40 a. m.) —The condition of
panic among the populace was in
creased today by the appearance at
31 o’clock this morning and three this
afternoon of German aircraft which
dropped bombs, destroying seven
houses and killing a score of people.
Struggling Mass.
After the Zeppelin's successful at
tack the large avenue leading to the
railroad station quickly became black
with a struggling mass of persons
eager to escape from the city. Seized
with an unreasoning, terrible fear of
a bombardment or of a charge of Ger
man cavalry, the residents are trans
porting invalids, cripples and even the
occupants of lunatic asylums. It was
a pathetic sight to see the poor peo
ple. some carrying on their backs
their hopelessly maimed or idiotic rel
atives, crowded into railroad vans and
transported northward to remain in
some cattle shed or railroad platform
y. »n rooms can be found for them In
tPhtch institutions.
REFERENDUM VOTE
FOR S. C. PLANTING
Two Bills, One For Next Year’s Cotton Elimination and An
other to Limit Cultivation, Prepared For Submission to Leg
islature-Unfavorable Report on Borrowing $1,250,000
Colmbia, S. C.—Bills to submit to
referendum vote the elimination of
cotton planting in this state next
year, and another to limit cultivation
of cotton to four acres for each work
ing animal, were prepared by the
special committee of the South Caro
lina division of the Southern Cotton
Congress for introduction today in
the legislature. “The bill limiting
production to four acres per animal
will be passed irrespective of action
by other cotton producing states,"
said Wade Stackhouse, president of
the division.
The senate finance committee Is
ANNIHILATION FOR
WHOLE BATTALION
London, 9 a. m.—A Rome dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
states that a message from Budapest
announces the almost complete an
nihilation of an Austrian battalion of
Czechs in a fierce encounter with the
Russians during the latter’s advance
on Marmaros-Sziget. Every soldier in
the battalion was either killed or
wounded, it is said.
TERRIBLE SCENES OF DESOLATION
AND DESPAIR AS THOUSANDS OF REF
UGEES FROM ANTWERP FLOOD
SOUTH HOLLAND.
London, 9:55 a. m.—The Hague correspondent of The Express says
south Holland Is literally swamped with refuses from Antwerp and de
*cribe« Herne# of desolation and rieppair among: the thousands of Bel-
Kians on the road between Keslche n an(J Rosendaal. At the Rosendaal
station, the correspondent says, hundreds sit weeplna, having lost prac
tically everything, and many mad with grief have Increased the duties of
the authorities, who, however, nre doing everything possible to alleviate
suffering. Thousands are housed l n public buildings and barracks in sev
eral towns.
THINK PURPOSE FOR SECOND
LINE OF GERMAN DEFENSE
Antwerp, (via The Huge, 2 a. m., and London, 7:30 a. m.>—The un
expected fierceness of the Herman atack on Antwerp, which It Is report
ed Is being made by five army corps, has given rise to the opinion among
the higher military officers here that Germany Intends to establish a see
* ond line of defense running from Antwerp to Brussels, Namur and Meta,
upon which It will tie possible to retreat in case the German army has to
retire from Its position along the River Aisne In France.
Best Poultry Show in the South at the Georgia-Carolina Fair
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Fighting for Places.
The situation quickly changed again.
While at 2 o’clock even grown men
were weeping with terror and fighting
for places around the railway station,
at 6 o'clock everybody was again cer
tain that the x x x x forces would be
able to hold out against the Germans
and eevn them back across the River
Nethe while everybody was telling his
neighbor how far superior the x x x x
guns were to the German heavy artill
ery.
Belgians Tired Out.
The people remaining in the city are
taking to the cellars prepared to hear
the first German shell in the morning.
The Belgian ministers are trying to
reach Ostend through Flanders and via
Holland. The Belgian army is march
ing into the city, tired out, leaving the
guarding of the forts for the night to
fresh x x x x troops.
The asterisks are given to denote
words eliminated by the censor. Evi
dently they related to forces and guns
brought to Antwerp by the British.
preparing to report unfavorably on
bills authorizing the state to borrow
$1,250,000 to liquidate obligations and
to extend time for payment of 1914
state taxes to December 31, 1915, it
was announced.
$25,090,000 Loan.
..Columbia, S. C.—A resolution memo
rializing congress to authorize the
United Staes Treasury to lend the state
of South Carolina $25,000,000 under cor
tain restrictions, was Introduced today
in the extraordinary session of the gen
eral assembly. Action was deferred until
Friday.
SAY ATTACKS ON
TSING TAU FAILED
Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, L. I.
—German newspapers today publish
articles declaring they are satisfied
British and Japanese attacks upon
Thing-Tau have been repulsed.
THE $150,000,000 COTTON LOAN.
Washington, D.C.—The proposed y . 00.-
000 cotton loan fund will be discussed
here Friday by a committee of the
federal reserve board wltn Festus J.
Wade of St. Louis and other hankers
who are promoting the plan.
:THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 8, 1914.
Archbishop's Palace Demolished When Rheims Cathedral Was Bombarded
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VIEW TAKEN FROM CATHEDRAL’S ROOF.
This photograph, among the first to be received of the effectß of the bombardment of the Cathedral at U helms by the Germans three weeks
ago, shows the view of the gutted palace of the archbishop from the roof of the cathedrul.
In Fiercest of Fighting So Far,
New German Forces Are Being
Hurled Against Allies Lines
GERMAN AIR
BOMBS HU
PARIS
Paris, 12:55 p. m.—A German aero
plane flying over Paris and the sub
urbs of Aubervilliers and Sain Dents
at 9 o’clock this morning dropped two
bombs, one of which wounded three
persons. The other did no harm.
Hostile aircraft have usually avoided
Paris and vicinity early in the day
because of dangerous atmospheric cur
rents. French troops stationed in the
city and suburbs have been command
ed not to fire upon the aeroplanes be
cause of the danger from falling bul
lets.
iNTlipi
EITHER SIDE;
TROOPS Sim
Washington.—Steps are to be tak
en in aiding the Mexican factions to
restore harmony and set up a new
provisional government were outlined
by President Wilson today to Consul
Silliman, who leaves tonight for Mex
ico City. The consul, who has been
acting as the president’s personal
representative, was told again that
the United States has no intention of
championing the cause of either Car
ranza or Villa and will use Its In
fluence only toward bringing about
peace.
Meantime the question of formally
recognizing any government in Mexi
co will not be considered and the
withdrawal of the American garrison
at Vera Cruz will t<« further post
poned.
Poincare Returns
From the Front
Paris.—President Poincare, accom
panied by Premier Vivlani and Min
ister of War Mlllerand, returned to
Paris last night after his trip from
Bordeaux to the battle line. They
spent several hour* with General Jof
fre, commander-ln-chlef of the French
forces, and then proceeded to the Brit
ish headquarters. On Tuesday they
went out among the forces in the
field.
Wednesday the party visited the
Paris fortifications
Battle in Northern France Becomes Contest Centering in
Powers of Endurance—Kaiser’ Cavalry Breaks Through at
One Point—Never in History Have So Many Men Come To
gether in Such Close Grips of Steel—lnvaders Number
Nearly Two Million Men (Losses Deducted) in Official
Report Today.
On the Battle Front, via Paris, 12:11
a. m.—The fiercest fighting which has
marked the conflict in the French the
atre of war has proceeded since Mon
day on the western wing of the allied
armiefs. New forces of German caval
ry and Infantry which have appeared
In front of the allies have used every
resource and every effort to attain
success. They have thrown them
selves again and again at the French
and British who have brought equally
strong bodies of troops forward to op
pose them. The battle Is no longer
one of machlne-llke strategy of two
armies but a contest centering in the
powers of endurance of two bodies of
human beings.
At an Acute Angle.
At one point the German cavalry
succeeded In breaking through the al
lied lines at a place which must re
main undisclosed, but not In sufficient
strength to make their feat of appre
ciable importance. The retirement of
the allies was, however, fully In ac
cordance with the plans of the general
FRONT ATTACKS AWAITING
RESULTS OF FLANK MOVE
Berlin, (via London, 6:30 a. m.) —According to the latest despatch
reaching here from (name deleted by censor tint probably some
place In France), frontal attacks have proved so costly to both sides that
they have been deferred. The antagonists are awaiting the results of
flanking movements which promise greater effect with fewer casualties
The German soldiers on the center of the line tin France) live In their
trenches. The only warm meal they get Is served In the night. It Is
Impossible to kindle a fire In the day time as the smoke would divulge
their position. Otherwise the men live on cold victuals, fruits and beets
OFFICIAL BULLETINS
FRENCH
Paris, 3:15 p. m.—The following of
ficial announcement was made In Paris
thl safternoon,
"First—On our left wing the enemy
has made progress at no point. At
certain points he has moved back, par
ticularly to the north of Arras.
"In the vicinity of Roye the enemy
Is still In force but we have retaken
the major part of the positions we
were obliged to give up.
"To the north of Aisne, the numeri
cal strength of the German troops
seems to have diminished.
"Second —On the hefghts of the
Meuse between Verdun and Ht. Mlhlel
the enemy has drawn back. He atlll
holds Ht. Mlhlel,
"In the Woevre district the enemy's
violent attacks have failed.
staff. The breach In the line was at
an acute angle and the Germans were
placed In a very precarious position
from which they were ousted with
great loss later In the day. All through
last night and today the fight pro
ceeded, continuing until this evening
When a period of calm set in.
Never perhaps In military annuls
have so many men come to close grips
with steel and kept up the struggle
sq long.
Nearly 2,000,000
An official announcement made
known today for the first time the
vast numbers of German forces fight
ing in Belgium and France. They are
composed of no fewer than 23 army
corps of the active German army, 18
army corps of reserves, several divis
ions of the landwehr and large de
tachments of the landstrum. Under
normal condition this number of units
make a grand total of nearly two mil
lion men. From this total, however,
losses must be deducted. The num
ber of allies facing the Germans has
not been made public.
GERMAN
London, 9:25 a. m.—A Berlin dis
patch to the Reuter Telegraph Com
pany contains an official statement
given out at general headquarters In
Berlin on the evening of Oct. 7. It
follows:
"The engagements on the right wing
In France have not led to any decis
ion, The attacks of the French In
the Argonnes and from the northeast
front of Verdun have been repulsed,
"The attacks of the Russians on the
government of Huwalkl have been re
pulsed, the Russians losing 2.700 pris
oners and nine machine guns.
“In Poland, In minor successful en
gagements west of Ivnngorod, we cap
tured 4,k00 prisoners,”
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2 WAYS IF
ANTWERP
FALLS
Alternatives, Barring Surrend
er of Belgian Army, Are to
Try to Join Allies or Retreat
Into Holland.
London, 10:15 a. m. If Antwerp
fulls the Belgian army will have the
alternative, barring surrender, of at
tempting to fight Its way through a
German Infested country to effect a
Juncture with the allies; or of re
treating Into Holland, there to be in
terned.
For days Antwerp has been hold
ing out In the hope that the left
wing of the allies would swing around
In time to save the city.
Iteeent reports from the battle line
have made It plain that succor from
tills source was extremely doubful.
it Is believed that the bombardment
of Antwerp began today after sur
render of the city had been refused.
HAS BULGARIA
ENTERED IB?
London, 3 a. m.—-The On t nil New*
<|uoteM the Vienna Relrhapowl an Minf
in* that furloiJH flffhtiriK lihh taken
place between Bulgarian* and .Servian*
and that the Bulgarian* have besiege I
Jut Ip, Servia.
If thl* despatch I* true It would in
dicate Bulgaria ha* entered the war
on the aide of Germany and Atmtiia
There t* no official notice, however,
that Much action ha« been taken and
It may he that Bulgarian Irregulars
have attacked the Servian* on their
own account.
CIIAUPS
HAVE ARRIVED
London, 8:48 a. m. The Canadian
troopa, It la announced, arrived In
home water* today.
AERIAL DUEL WITNESSED BY THOUS
ANDS IN BOTH FRENCH AND GERMAN
ARMIES; BULLET HITS GASOLINE
Bordeaux, 3:40 p. m.—Oflclal despatches received hy the French wxr
.department today give a graphic account of an aerial duel seen by thous
'nnds of French and German soldiers, Oct, 5, at Jonehery, near Jthelms.
A German aeroplane of the aviatlc type ascended with two men and
after circling over the French positions was returning to Its own lines
when Hergesnt Frants, one of the most expert of French aviators, accom
panied hy his mechanic, Qulnault. sprang to * machine and gave chase.
By a skillful maneuver the French aeroplane took the German on the flank
and wounded the pilot and put a bullet through the gasoline tank.
A sheet of flame enveloped the aviatlc and the machine dropped rnpld
ly. landing close to the French lines. In the descent the unwounded man
continued to fire his pistol until prevented by the flames. Sergeant Frants
came to earth In a series of mngn'Mcent spirals. Both Germans were found
burned to death In the embers of their machine. Frantz was decorated
with the l.eglon of Honor and Qulnault was swarded the military medal.
HOME
EDITION
Reinforce
Right Wing
ofGermans
London, 10:15 a. m. The Hermans
have again displayed their resource
fulness by simultaneously bringing up
strong reinforcements to the assist
ance of their much harried right wing
in northern France and by pushing
their at tuck on Antwerp.
Reinforcements which were sent to
the assistance of General von Kluck
made a dramatic appearance in the
vicinity of Lille, preceded by a large
force of cavalry.
Extends Battle Line.
This has the tendency to extend the
battle line still further northward
toward the Belgian frontier. The op
posing forces are extending into the
regions of Lens and Lobasse and are
prolonged by masses of cavalry which
are in action lip into the Armentieres
district, right on the Belgian fron
tier.
To Strengthen Attack.
London, 4:08 a. m. The Mail’s Os
tend correspondent telegraphs that ori
Tuesday German troops were being
transferred through Belgium to
strengthen the attack on the allies' left.
The tide of battle, says the corre
spondent, rages fiercely In Arras to
Lens and beyond. Douarl, which was
attacked by Germans fifteen days ago,
was captured on Thursday last. AH
small villages in the vicinity were ut
terly destroyed.
SOLID MASSES
GERMANS DEAD
AT PONTOON
Dreadful Scene As Enemy
Tries to Cross River Nethe at
Antwerp---Blown Away By
Belgian Guns.
London, 4:50 a. m.—Telegraphing
from Antwerp under date of Sunday,
The Times correspondent describes
some of the
thb German attempts to cross tha
Hiver Nethe.
“They bail by all accounts,” he anya,
“u dreadful experience last night whteh
was described to me there today by
officers who were eye witnesses.
The Germans succeeded In getting a
pontoon completed and they caine
down to the river hank In solid mass
es to cross It. As they came every
Belgian gun that could be turned on
the spot was concentrated on them
and they were blown away, blocks if
them at a lime, and still the masses
came on.
“The Belgian officers spoke with
enthusiasm of the uteadlncss and gal
lantry with which, as each company
was swept away, another pushed Into
Its place
“At last the bridge went, shattered
and blown to lilts. The Belgian guns
continued for a while to search the
opposite river bank but the Germans
fell back and no more masses of men
came down to where the pontoon had
been. Allowing for all exaggerations
there can be no doubt that the German
loss must have been heavy."
SAYS RUSSIANS
NOT DRIVEN OUT
Rom*, via. London, 1:30 p. m.—ln re
plying to the statement from Vienna
that the Russians have been complete
ly driven out of Hungary the Russian
ambassador to Italy declares today
that Russian forces now occupy tha
►ntlre province of Bukowtna, seven
eighths of Galicia and one-fifth of
Hungary, all the passes In the Carpa
thian mountains and the Hungarian
towns of Ungear, Munkuos and Hiitget,
In the eaatern part of Hungary be
tween 30 anil 40 miles from the Gali
cian border