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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 ! f r :T r ' If® -,- r t ' # i, Jm, * .**■• '* ■ ••• > . ■ I ,jti 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,” $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. 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