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TWO 60,000 Loss of Germans in Baffle London.—A Reuter dispatch from JVtrograd gives the following official Statement: "The last of the German soldiers have evacuated Huwalkt, (a govern *nent of Russian Poland), carrying off the valuables they had taken as loot. They did not have time to force the payment of a war levy of $50,000, "It Is estimated that the Germans lost 60,000 men In the battle of Au gustowo.” French and British Win London. A serious German check Is reported this morning (Oct. 11th) at Quart recht, near Wetteren, east of Ghent, where, according to an Ostend dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company, 20,000 Germans have been repulsed by Krench and British troops. INDICfINNES FDR IH OF NELMS GIRLS San Antonio. Texas.—lndictments charging murder snd conspiracy to j murder were returned by the grand ; Jury here today against Victor E. In nes and his wife, of Eugene, Oregon, In connection with the mysterious dis appearance of Mrs. Rlnls Nelms Den nis and her sister, Miss Res trice Nelms of Atlanta, Ga. The Nelms sitters were last seen here In June, It Is charged, when they were traced to a house rented and oc cupied for the month of June by Innes and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Innes admit they oc- j cupled the houae In question but they claim they never shw the Nelms sis ters there. The accused are hi Jail Pending the outcome of habeas cor- | pus proceedings, set for hearing Oct. 5 kith. WOULD PREFER SEEIN9BRITAIN PERISH Lord High Chancellor of Eng land Declares This War Will End Spirit of Militarism London, 4: SO p. m.—"Th* terma of Peace will bp that tha dominant spirit of militarism which haa perverted ev ery talent of the Herman nation will ha crushed and broken ao that thoae who come after ua shall be free front auoh terror." Thla was the concluding remark of * apeech delivered title afternoon nt Newcastle by Vlarount Haldane, lord hlsh chancellor, at a meet in* to In fluence revruttlns. Viscount Haldane claimed that flreHt Britain waa fnthtln* because It was a sacred duty He paid a tribute to the great qualities of the Herman ration but said It had been prostituted to military usee and that tbla war was to end that apirlt of militarism He continued: "If Hermany should annex Belgium and crush France and annex Holland and check Russia, then this country would ba doomed Rather than sec that acoompltshed I would see the British perish honorably." THE IDT FLIGHT FROM ANTWERP London, 3:35 p. sir The corres pondent of the I'entral News at Ams terdam deecrtbln* the wild flight of the |ieople of Antwerp Into Holland says one of the distressing features was the large number of Insane per sona released from the asylum Many of these are now roaming the country creating fear and exciting disorders Many Hutch towns are filled with Belgian refugees Flushing. Breda Rotterdam. Rosendaal. The Hague. Amsterdam. Terneuxen, Maeslrlcht and Dordrtecht are so erowded with strangers that the streets ara almos i lippaaaatdc. "ME. MIKE WALSH IS IN AUGUSTA ON VISIT Mr. Mike Walsh, a former Augusts newspaper man and now a prortUuctit New- Yorker Is In Augusts on a visit I to relatives. In the tnetropolis Mr. Walsh baa made a splendid record He has been connected with the New Turk Herald and at one ttme he lived In Philadelphia, being connected with the North American of that city. Hl* many friends will give him a royal welcome to Augusta. Mystery Surrounds Sudden Death ot Aged Man; Found Bottle Containing What is Said To Be Muriatic Acid Died Shortly after Eight O’clock Saturday Night. Coroner’s Inquest Will Be Held Sunday Morning and Autopsy per formed---Said Before Dying That the Bottle Was Given to Him. A mystery surrounding the death of Mr. William Karris, aged 67 years, of 409 Greens alley, developed last night. Investigation by the police, the coro ner’s physician and the newspaper re porters revealed nothing definite as to the cause of death. Whether it was suicide, murder or an accident remains to he seen. An attempt to ascertain the cause of Mr. Farris’ death will he made at a coroner’s Inquest, which has been ordered held In the undertaking es tablishment of R. E. Elliott at 10 o’clock this morning. Mr. Farris died shortly after 8 o’clock last night at his residence, where he had been brought about an hour before while suffering from the effects of something that had either been given him or he had taken him self. There are no marks or scars on the body. Left Home Ye»terday. It Is understood that he made a few statements after he was brought home, out of which nothing seems to have been gotten that can show even re motely what caused Ids death. A state ment taken last night from the widow at the residence |ji to the effect that Farris left home yesterday morning with only five cents on his person; that he remarked to Mrs. Baker, a neigh bor, that he was going to town and was going to get some paint for some purpose; that he carried a bucket; that the next she knew of him was whim he was brought home shortly before he died. She says she was told that he Stepson ot the Slain Walker Greene Kills His Step-Father’s Brother John Greene, Employe of Mrs. Walker Greene, Killed By Mrs. Greene’s Son By a Former Husband---Two Tragedies in a Few Months of Each Other---Boy Gives Himself Up to Sheriff Plunket. Last night a hoy 17 years of ago walked Into the Richmond County Jail and announced that he had killed a man and wanted to give himself up. He gave tils name as Vernon Ander son and slated that he had killed John Greene, a white man, who worked on the place of his mother, Mrs. Walker Greene, about eight miles from the city Just off the Knvannah Road. Peculiar Interest attached to the trag edy of last night because only a few months ugo young Anderson's step father, Walker Greene, was shot and killed one Saturday night near his home by Sam Rhodes, his brother-in law. Rhodes Is now In Jail, having been Indicted by the grand Jury for murder, lie will ho tried at the ap proaching session of the superior court. According to the story, which An derson told Sheriff Plunkett, he and John Greene, who had been working for his mother since the killing of his stepfather, came to the city to the circus yesterday. They returned to wards night and It seems that Mrs. Greene remarked upon the fact that the mule they had driven was wet with sweat. Thereupon John Greene got msd and cursed Mrs. Greene, and the hoy procured a plctol and ahot Merchants Say “Debt Paying Day” in Augusta Was a Fine Success Collections Were Good and Merchants Helped Matters Along By Paying Out Money That Was Paid In-- Rotary Dollars Much in Evidonce. Pay a Debt Day waa a fine success In Augusta. Merchants on Broad Street stated last night unhesitatingly that their collections Were far better than they had expected and that the day was a splendid one. both In re gard to the amount of goods sold and muuey collected. Several merchants staled that they did not think they collected any more than they ordi narily would have, hut the great ma jority said that they were delighted with "Debt Paying Day," and beltev yd that It had done a great deal of good. The Merchants stated that they had paid out the greater portion ot the money they took In because they wished to enter Into the eptrlt of the affair and were only too glad to pay their bllle about town when they themselves were being paid. The Rotary Club dollars were in evidence almost everywhere. Ther<* was hardly a merchant approached on the subject of "IVbt Paying Day" who did not say that he hnd come In con tact with one or more Riftary dollars and each said that he kept It going. One merchant stated that he had received a Rotary dollar with nine DEATH IN PATH OF TORNADO Chanuts, Kaa.—Five persons were killed and twenty Injured in a tornado mhlcli swept a path 1* miles wlda through Wilson and Neosho counties early today. Total of Six. Joplin, Ma. Naomi Dserfelt. twelve years old and her sister Esther, nine, who were Injured In a tornado which spept a farming district near here last night, died today of their Injuries, bringing the deuth roll up to six The parents and two other children of th# IVerfelt faintly were killed Instantly. Dorothy, six years old. another child, Is fatally Injured, physicians say. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. was seen ver> early Saturday after noon by a colored woman who oper ates a restaurant not far away walking by the place staggering, as If about to fall, and that he was taken into the restaurant by the woman and kept there until the early evening, when, possibly on account of his condition growing worse, he was carried to his home. It may have been, however, that his address could not he located until that time. Mrs. Farris stated that a whiskey bottle was turned over to her by the colored woman of the restaurant. The bottle was partially filled with some fluid, which Dr. Montgomery, the coro ner’s physislan, states Is In his opinion muriatic add. Mrs. Farris said she could not hear to hold the mohth of the bottle to her hose, It was so strong. Hhe turned the bottle and contents over to the coroner's physician. Mrs. Farris was asked if Mr. Far ris had ever threatened to take his own life, to which she replied that ‘‘it had been a long time ago.” She stated the only cause that could hav,; driven him to such an act Is poor health which he lias suffered for some time. The deceased Is survived by three brothers, Messrs. Belton Farris, of Florida; Howell Farris, of Virginia, arid James Farris, of Wrens, Ga., be sides his widow. The funeral will he held at 4:30 0. in. Sunday nfternoon from the resi dence. Rev. Thomas Walker officiating. The Interment will be In the Westvtew Cemetery. him twice. Evidently the hoy thought that. Greene was dead when he start ed for the Jail, but he wasn't. Dr. A. C. Wade received a hurry call from the Greeno place last night and when he arrived John Greene had been dead only a few moments. Dr. Wade said that Greene had been shot twice through the hack, one of the bullets penetrating the region of the heart. Dr. Wade said the mother of j the young Anderson staetd that the hoy and Greene had gone to the circus and had returned about night, that she remarked upon the fact that the 1 mule had been driven rapidly because H was covered with sweat, that this angered Greene, who cursed her. She says the hoy heard it and he and Greene hud some words. Anderson went to the house, so It Is alleged, procured a pistol and shot Greene twice in the back while the latter was silting on the hack piazza. Young Anderson refused to discuss 1 the case with newspaper men last night. He and tHe slayer of his step- t father are under the same roof and each will probably fare trial at the same term of court, assuming that the grand Jury Indicts Anderson. The hoy Is a son of Mrs. Walker Greene | by a former marriage. endorsements on it and he immediate ly sent it to another merchant lu pay ment of a bill with the request that It be speeded on Its way to still an other merchant. Those having In possession the Ro tary dollars are requested to bring them to The Herald office Monday morning and the story of how fast some of thoi ' dollars really traveled on Saturday will be told In The Herald of tomorrow. The merchants were enthusiastic in the endorsement of the "Debt Paying Day” proposition. Frequent expressions like these were heard. "I think The Herald has accomplished a gerat deal with the ’Debt Paying Day’ Idea and the paper unquestionably created a sentiment for debt paying that only continued hammering through the columns of a newspaper can creat •. 1 think the Idea splendid and our collections to day were far and above those of last year for the same day. Merchants in every line were Inter viewed with Hie same result, that it debt paying day was a fine success and they are loud In their pratee of the plan. THINK SPINNERS SOON BUY MORE Now Orleans.—January sank to 7.8 S In 1 the liquidation trading In the cotton market today but *iH>ta mere unchanied at 7 1-4 for middling. Toward the ut the day eellers wanted TIP for January. The hellef seemed to he growing that 1 spinners would ImXesae their purchases, before long and that the spot market would show more strength. Thle caused a better testing among holders of long V coat reels. Exports mere not on the Urge scale of the enrlv part of the week, no for eign den mores being retorted while i ci'astmlse shipments more oub sue heirs. I ——. ißWaSWieirgiFAi.irews 'ss&savL-sJ. * Above—Man standing in hole made when bomb dropped by German aeroplane exploded. Below—A German flyer brought down by French marksmen. Paris.—Aviators Frantz and Quenault of the French aviation corps, have been given the decoration of the Legion of Honor in recognition of their recent daring service in bringing down a German aeroplane. The Ger man machine had flown over the French lines and Frantz and Quenault gave chase. Their rapid fire gun soon wrecked the German craft and the Kaiser’s aviators were killed In the fall of their machine. Men of Augusta: You all know us—know if MEN'S FALL ALCO SUITS AT $15.01) Equal those offered by most at, S2O.OO—“A Try-on is Proof.” MS CREARY’S German Aero Brought Down By French “HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES.” that we always work to win your trade on a basis of “money’s worth or money back” —but, we know, to keep your trade we must keep ahead of all in values, in service and style— So Here’s "Value Proof” Of Our Right to Your Clothes Trade We bought these Fall Men’s neces sities before the War in Europe started —at before-war prices and we sell them to you at these unbeatable prices, giving you the benefit of our “War sight.” • Our Boys’ Clothes Are made by the same high class makers as our men’s garments. The same style and quality. Prices from $5 to sls i ~n i 1,. Men’s Fall Underwear. Men’s Fall Shirts. SUNDAY, OCTOBER TT. Real Estate For Sale by G. P. Talbott On 300 block of Lincoln Street, a one-story house, con taining five rooms, bath and pantry, electric lights and gas. lot 45x83 feet. Already rented at S2O per month. With a few improvements can be rented for much more. Will pay 10 per cent dividends. Price $2,700 Double tenement, with five rooms each. Water, gas and electricity. It’s on Watkins Street, and a great big bargain. Price $2,800 One of the best homes on lower Ellis Street is In the 200 block, with modern conveni ences. The selling price is very low, as owner wants to leave town. Lot Is 45x150 feet. Price $3,000 A Bohler Avenue residence that is always rented at a good figure. It’s a corner lot and only one block from the street car line. Size of lot 100x2f/l feet. Kitchen In yard. Model conveniences. Property worth more than asked for. Price $3,830 Here Is a real “sure-nuff’ bargain. It’s a store and dwel ling combined. The two rent tor $50.00 per month, but that rental can be Increased. It is a brick building on the 600 block of Broad Street, and on the right side of Broad Street at Price $5,250 Three-story brick house on 600 block of Reynolds Street, containing 1$ rooms. House in goo<% condition, and has water and electric lights. Lot 55x180 feet. Several small houses In back yard that bring in good rent from desirable colored peo ple. It'e a splendid boarding house proposition, that can later be converted Into buelneee property. Close to railroad. Levee will not hurt It, but will enhance the property. Price $6,000 A residence on Greene Street. In one of the most desirable lo calities, with superb neighbor-, hood. Has eight rooms, with all modern conveniences and accommodations. It can be bought for a very email cash payment, and the balance to suit the purchaser. Large lot ind necessary outhousea. Price $7,500 G. P. Talbott Real Estate 511 Leonard Bldg.' Office Phone 3057. Home Phone 1191.