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THE WEATHER , Rain and cooler to ’ night; Friday partly cloudy. VOLUME XIX, Mo. 288. GERMANS IN DESPERATE DASH TOM CHANNEL Intention Was to Reach Calais After Taking or Antwerp. Repulsed Twenty-Five Miles From Ghent—Situation on Allies Left Wing Said Growing More Satisfactory Daily London, 3:25 a. m.—Telegraphing from Calais under yesterday’s date Daily Chronicle’s correspondent, says: "The position on the allies left wing, which is now the most important sec tion of the long battle line, grows daily more satisfactory. The fight around Lille has been ex tremely satisfactory to the allies. Pushed Back. "The Germans have been pushed back as far as Courtrai (in Belgium, 26 miles southwest of Ghent) where they are entrenching. It appears that they will make stubborn endeavor to hold the line of Blankenburghe, Bru ges and Courtrai. ALLIES ARE HOLDING OWN BUT RUSSIANS.CHECKED Czar’s Troops Obliged to Sacrifice Fruits of Victory By Send ing Reinforcements to Another Part of Long Battle Line. French-English Forces Doing Well in the Furious Fighting on Belgian Border London, 10:05 a. m.—The gloom which has enveloped England since the fall of Antwerp has been some what lightened by official announce ment that the allies are more than holding their own in the furious fight ing along the Franeo-Belgian border; but this feeling of elation has been tempered by the glowing realization that the Russian invasion of Silesia, % hich was believed to be imminent, must be postponed indefinitely pend ing the outcome of the battle in Rus sian Poland. In Enemy's Steps. Russia seems to have been compelled to follow the steps of her enemy In the west and sacrifice the fruits of her Aictories by sending reinforcements to another part of the long battle front. The resumption of the Austro-Ger man offensive in Galicia was an out come of the action of Russia in send ing heavy reinforcements to the River Niemen, evidently under the impres sion that a German invasion of the Pursued By the Germans Near Ghent Berlin Official Report Says Enemy, Including Antwerp Garrison, Hastily Retreating. Four Thousand Five Hundred Were Prisoners Taken at Lille. London, 5:10 a. m.—A Reuter despatch from Antwerp gives this official com munication from German headquarters dated yesterday: "The enemy. Including part of the Antwerp garrison, is hastily retreating iVom Ghent westward to the coast pur sued by our troops. "We have occupied Lille and captured 4,500 prisoners. "From the front In France there Is nothing new. "Two heavy French batteries have been posted near the cathedral In Rheims. The French methods of war fare continue to show no regard for the protection of the cathedral. "In the eastern theatre the Russians have been repulsed near Schlrwlndt, Fast Prussia. They lost 3.000 prison ers. 30 cannon and 12 machine guns. "Lyck, Bast Prussia, again Is in our possession and Plata has been evacuated by the enemy. "Further south the Russian troops from Warsaw were defeated and 8,000 prisoners and 25 guns taken." PHILIPPINES BILL IS PASSED BY HOUSE Washington, D. C.—The Jones' Philip pine bill, which declares the purpose of the United States to recognize the In dependence of the Islands "as soon as a •jfaHe government can be established there," passed the house late Wedns day by a vot of 211 to 59. It will not be considered In the senate at this ses sion of congress Next Monday Georgia-Carolina Fair Will Open THE AUGUSTA HERALD “It was the German intention to make a dash on Calais coincidentally with the taking of Antwerp. Over Belgian Border. “The allies guns near Montcassel mowed down the oncoming Germans, who fell back leaving several hundred wounded. The allies followed up their advantage, throwing the enemy hack oveT the Belgian border. “During the fighting near St. Omer a bomb from a German aeroplane kill ed three persons and injured six oth ers. A French aeroplane pursued the German bomb thrower and killed the pilot and his companion with rilfe shots.” Suwalki district was a real menace and not merely a diverting movement. The withdrawal of Russian forces from western Galicia, however, is re garded here to be not as complet as garded here to be not as complete as Przemsyl is still invested on one side while Petrogred reports that the gar rison of this fortress has been invaded by disease and is on the point of capit ulation. Now Under Way. Other dispatches from the Russian capital refer to activity along the Vis tula river, where several attacks are said to have been repulsed and declare that the great battle probably now is under way unless the Austro-German advance has been hampered by bad weather. Some idea of the fierceness of the fighting in western France can be gained from the fact that the town of Roye, now In possession of the al lies, has been taken and retaken no less than twelve times. Goldap, East Prussia, is Evacuated London, 2:05 p. m.—A Reuter de spatch from Amsterdam says: "The evacuation of Goldap in East Prussia by the civilian population is revealed by the Cologne Gazette’s cor respondent at Rastenburg, who says that the departure was caused by mili tary reasons and precautions. The correspondent adds: “All the Russian attacks on this side have been repulsed and the Russians forced hack across the frontier. It Is estimated that from six to eight army corps are along the frontier from Schlrwlndt to a point opposite Lyck (East Prussia). 12,000 to 15,000 Was German Loss at Arras Battle Pari*, 1:02 p. m.—The newspaper France Du Nord declare* today that when the German* were defe» ed at Arra* they lo*t from 12,000 to 15,000 men who were *urround«d by the French In some mar»he*. SUNK BY BRITON London. 4:35 p. m. The admiralty announce* that the British cruiser Yar mouth has stink the German llamhurg- Arnerlcarj line steamer Markomannla In the vicinity of Human-* and has cap tured and i* taking Into harbor the Greek steamer Pont ports. Both the Markomannla and the Pont ports have been reported previously aa accompanying the German crulaer Em den. MANY BOTANIBTS MEET. Bt. Louis.—Noted botanlsta from every quarter of the globe are In St. Louis to celebrate, heglnlng today the twenty-fifth annlveraary of the Mis souri Botanical Garden a* a public In stitution The celebration la under the direction of the hoard of trustees THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 15, 1914. Present Battle Line From the North Sea to the Alps * EAUVAI f /TCRtit Fittsr* J ytKW / VILVERB C 7. < \ \ SOUA.N ■ ETAIN t7///rOC'' j C SALONS j T Landslide In Culebra Cut Stops Traffic Panama.—A serious landslide in the Culebra Cut at a late hour last night Interrupted completely ail traffic through the Panama CanaJ. Several ships in the canal have been unable to complete their passage. The reports indicate mat there were earth movements on both sides Into the channel from the slopes of Gold and Contractors Hills, which are virtually opposite each other. Colo nel Goethals and other officials are this morning making an examination of the extent of the damage. It is said traffic through the canal probably will bn Interrupted for some time. Fills the Channel. Panama.—-The west side of the ca nal was not affected. There was no slide at Contractors Hill. The trouble was on the east side, north of Gold Hill. A large mass of trap rock, mixed with loose earth, sloughed Into the channel. Col. Goethals was unable to say when the channel again would be nav igable but he hoped within a few days. The debris now virtually fills the chan nel to the west bank. Four vessels at Cristobal have been delayed awaiting the opening of a new channel. All available dredges have been put to work to clear out the wa terway. No Alarm Felt. Washington.—News of the landslide Into Culebra Cut caused no alarm at the Isthmian Canal Commission of fices. While regretting the tempo rary closure of the canal, officials said the slide would have Its com pensations from an engineering point of view because It would hasten the final subsidence of the mobile mate rial In the cut, thereby Insuring the permanence of the waterway. It was recalled that In almost every reference to the Culebra Cut opera tions, Colonel Goethals had pointed out that the earth had not reached a state of equilibrium and that probably it would be necessary to continue dredging operations there for many months. FIGHT 111 GENTEH IS DEVELOPING Bordeaux, Franca, 1:15 p. m.—A high official of the French government de clared thla mornlrn: that the latest dispatches from the front showed the military situation wan about to develop more rapidly on he canter, In the re gion of Berry-au-Bac, and on the left. In the lm Bassee, Katalres and Ball leul district. The allien continue to make profrreaa, thin official stated. Heveral hotly contented ponltfonn which had changed hands repeatedly during the paat few weeks are now held strongly by the french. The Anglo-French situation. wan moat en couraging. APPEAL TO PRES’T IN COTTON RELIEF Telegrams From Governors of Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Georgia Made Public Today-- Ask That OongreßS Take Immediate Measures in Confronting Orisis. Washington,—Details of the plan plan for aiding the cotton farmers of the south through a $150,000,000 loan fund were discussed today at a con ference between Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Festus J. Wade and Geo. W. Simmons of St. Ig)uls, two of Its active backers. Mr. Wade and Mr. Simmons came to Washington with the promise of New York bankers to raise $50,000,000 of the total and with telegrams frorw most of the southern states containing similar promises for financial partlo lpatlon. About the only question left unset tled Is the extent to which the federal reserve hoard shall enter into the operation of the syndicate. Its pro moters virtually desire that the hoard act as Its managers. There has been some objection to this proposal but Secretary McAdoo and several other board members are understood to vor it. • For Federal Aid. Washington.—Declaring that the cri sis confronting the cotton Industry Is so serious that on(y federnl aid can forestall disastrous results, the govern ors of four cotton states. In telegrams made public here today, appeal to President Wilson and congress for im mediate relief measures. Governor O. B. Colquitt of Texas characterizes the outlook as one of “certain bankruptcy” and adds that the situation “Is dally growing worse/’ TAKE BRUCES; 15 MILES TO OSTEND London, 2:15 p. m.—A dispatch to The Central News from Amsterdam confirms the report that the German;, have occupied Bruges, 15 miles east of Ostend. Guess Work. London, 2:25 p. m.—The rigidness of the censorship still precluded this afternoon more than guesses an to which side scored In the fighting which followed the retirement of the Bel gians and the advance of the Hermann In the vicinity of Ghent. In the rear of that city It Is mild that tbs Germans have 100,000 men. PDOBABIYFRONI GOEBEN,BRESLAU London, 5:20 a. m.—A dispatch •> The Exchange Telegraph from Buch arest, coming by way of Rome, says: "Heavy cannonading Ims been heard the past day off Kustendje (In Rou manlft on the Black seal. It Is be lieved the former German cruisers Goeben and Broalau, which now fly the Turkish flag and which yesterday undertook to eaoort from Rullna (an arm of the lianube traversing the dis trict of flobrudja, Koumanla) several transports laden with munitions, have either attacked or been attacksd by the Russian fleet.” “Emergency currency Issued to the banks tins not relieved the cotton slates,” soys the Texas executive, "but the deposit of government funds 'n banks under the express condttlori that It be advanced upon cotton at its fair value at a low rate of Interest for one year, with the legislatures of the cot ton producing states or through an act of congress curtailing the acroagj and production for 1915, would, in my opinion, very nearly solve the situa tion ” Loans to farmers at 4 per cent on warehoused cotton are suggested by Governor Earl Brewer of MlsslsslppL "The government cannot possibly lose,” he says, "for this would be n gilt edged security.” He also urges curtailment of next year’s crop. "The cotton situation In this state grows worse day by day,” aays Lee Croce, governor of Oklahoma. "The producers of cotton are absolutely at the mercy of the spinners and specu lators. In my opinion the federal gov ernment should pass a law restricting acreage for the year 1915 and should in addition offer substantial financlsl aid In holding the surplus production, for this year by extending credit at a low rate of Interest.” Governor Blston. Governor John M. Slaton of Geor gia In his telegram says that while hIK state contemplates early steps to cope with the situation, he Is convinced that the farmers must look to oongreis for any adequate relief. PORTUGAL SOON BE READY; ARMY OE 900,000 MEN Naw York—Two expeditionary forces of Portuguese troops for one of which English transports were used, nailed from Lisbon on Hepternber 10 to re' lnforce garrisons in Portuguese pos senslons In Africa, which adjoin those of Germany. This was made known today by C. Rangel de Humpalo, Por tuguese consul general at New York, and In the first news to reach this country of any actual military prepa rations by Portugal so rthe eventual ity of that country's participation In the war. Mr, Hampalo said he had received no official confirmation of the reports that Portugal had already declared war against Germany "In conformity with Its alliance with England," but that he would not be surprised to hear It wss true at any, moment. Portugal has an army of eight corps In active service, he said, and soon would be able to put a half million men In the field. ALL MUBT WORK. Vsnios, via Paris, 1:59 a. m.- It la reported from Trieste. Austria, that all able bodied men In Austria are being compelled to assist In construct ing fortifications. Any man refusing to do this work Is arrested. The peo ple ere expressing Indignation. $6.00 PER YEAR-FIVE CENTS PER COPY. EIGHT BEGINS IN SENATE FDR CDTTDN BELIEF LAW Within Ten Miles of Warsaw But Enemy Thrown Back Thirty Miles, Say Russian Correspondent- -Says Fall of Przemysl Imminent. Garrison Has Cholera. London, 3:44 p. m.—Aj despatch from Petrograd to The Messagero of Home says that the Atistro- Oerman army yesterday was com pletely defeated In the neighbor hood of VVursaw, Russian Poland. The Austrians and Germans suf fered enormous losses. The Rus sians are slated to have taken thousands of prisoners. Thrown Back. London, 4i46 a. m.—"l hear that the enemy approached to within ten miles of Warsaw hut were thrown hack to a distance of thirty miles, ’’ says the Times’ I’etrograd correspondent. "The fall of Przemysl Is imminent. The garrison there is being decimated by cholera. Private advices say the main forts already have been taken by the Russians “There Is no change In the situa tion In East Prussia. Ground pre vails for the belief that In the for ward movement of the Austro-German forces, which commenced September 27th, General von Hlndenburg com mands the center, King Ludwig of llavarta the Cienstochowa army and the Austrian General Dankl, the Aus tro-German constituting the cover for the right slang of the center, while the supreme command of all the Aus tro-German troops Is In the hands of the German general staff.” Arsenal at Trieste is Destroyed London, 3:30 p. m. —Fire In the gov ernment arsenal at Trieste, the princi pal seaport of Austria Hungary on the Adriatic sea, has virtually destroyed an Austrian dreadnought under con struction there, according to a Central News despatch from Rome. Hix torpedo boat destroyers also were damaged by the fire, which quickly enveloped the workshop. It is alleged that a quantity of woodwork In the arsenal was soaked w4th petroL A number of workmen have been ar rested The arsennl Ih said to have been greatly damaged. Does This News Apply To Your Business ? a Early in the past summer the Pratt A Whitney Co., Hartford, Conn., was so dull that In one period of ten days not an order of any description was received. Today these great works have upon their books orders of so great a total that If tui other business was received for a year the plant would be working full time. This new condition may be attributed directly to the war.—lron Age. The news above might just as well be printed sooner or later about your plant, Mr. American Manufacturer, if you had been, are or will be equipped to handle foreign trade. READ THE LAST SENTENCE IN THE ABOVE NEWS ITEM AGAIN. What Does It Mean to You? The opportunity to expand your business, for speeding up your operations, for helping to place this great nation in the forefront of commerce and prosperity, is yours.- It is now knocking at your door. HOME EDITION Southern Members Vigorously Press Amendment to War Revenue Bill For $250,000,- 000 Bond Issue NEW PLAN FOR GOVT LOAN OF $65,000,000 IN COTTON TAXES OF THE CIVIL WAR $500,000,000 Appropriation For Protection of Cereal Farmers Also Proposed. Hoke Smith Tells Senate South’s Business Situation Will. Affect Whole Country. Washington.—ln his appeal Vo the Northern Senators, Senator Smith inferred to the ch-ii war. In wide!) the South w>u sawed to the Union, and declared: “If we were worth so much to Ihe Union to nmka It desirous to save us then- -and l cun glad that we did stay- -then It ought to be worth something tutaava-thc ASouth today.” For Relief Legislation. Waahlngton, D. C-—-The fight for cot ton relief legislation In the pending war revenue bill woe begun In the senate to day. Southern senators vigorously presseg the amendment authorizing a s26o,iXio - OWi bond Issue <or purchase of 6,000,000 bales of Colton at ten cent* a pound. Senator Overman also proposed a new amendment to authorize the secretary of the treasury to loan to the Houth the amounts collected by the government under the cotton tax Imposed during and after the civil war. Overman Amendment. The total loan under the Overman amendment would be $66.94:1,699.31. It would he h»-M by thp states for five years, subject to the disposition of con gress. "When loaned to producers of cotton’’ the rate of Interest would not exceed three per cent. ' A $600,*00.000 appropriation to protect cereal farmers along Uie lines of the cotton amendment was proposed by Henator McGuinhnr. The Whole Coentry. Henator Hoke Smith, supporting the bonding amendment, reviewed the situa tion In the South and declared the business fabric of the entire section de pended on the marketing of ootton. He wild busloMNH throughout the entire country would be affected adversely un- Ifs something was done to atu the ootton farmer*. . "Buy-s-Bate" Movement. Washington-—Henator Sheppard of Texas, also urged adoption of the cot ton bond amendment and explained the "btiy-a-bole-of-cotton” clause. Several republican senator* announced their ilester to Join the "tniy-Ocbale" club and asked for particulars. Sena tor Jones, republican, of Washington, declared he would vote fw the amend ment If convinced that conditions war ranted the federal relief, "even If It does violate some of our fundamental principles of government/' Senator MoCumber, advocating MS amendment on behalf of cereals, sold that In tills awe people ooukl no mass live on their own raw cereal# than they could on row cotton, SIGNS CLAYTON BILL ' f Washington, D. C.—Thwakient tßßson today signed the Clayton antMnrt MB, completing the admin Ist nation’* trust program. Theta was no ceremony ooSfc nacted with the signing.