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THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Sat urday. VOLUME XIX, No. 289. GERMAN WEDGE AT VERDUN WEAKENS French Statement Declares Efforts at Envelopment De feated. Attempt to Batter Way to Paris Through Roye Defeated. Slacken Rheims Fire. London, 7:50 a. m. —The Paris corre spondent of The Times says: “The German army corps which drove the French from I-ille had lit tle effect upon the whole situation. Between the River Lys and the town of Labassee, 13 miles soutnwest of Lille, the situation remains un changed. “The Germans destroyed the town hall at Arras, a fine sixteenth century building. ilut Guns Still Active. “The enemy has abandoned the at tempt to batter a way to Paris through Roye, although guns are still active. The enemy is slackening his efforts on the heights of Brimont and south east of Rheims, where the allies have taken several formidable trenches. "The German efforts to envelop Verdun from the North and from the southeast have been defeated. The position of the German wedge pushed through from Pont-a-Mousson to St. Mihie], is becoming more and more un comfortable." MFiiIESS UP IN U HOURS Washington. D. CJ —Rear Admiral IVloore. commandant of the naval station at Honolulu, was ordered today to close the Marconi Wireless Station there within 24 hours unless the company gave p satisfactory explanation of the send ing of a wireless telegraph despatch an nouncing the arrival of the German gunboat Geief. ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN INVALIDS IN ENEMY’S COUNTRY MAY LEAVE London. —English and Russian civil ians caught in the German and Aus trian health resorts at the outbreak of the war are now allowed to return to their own countries, excepting able bodied men of military age. Few re strictions are placed on alien enemies remaining there, who are allowed to travel short distances and to remain outdoors until 9 o’clock at night, •which is the curfew hour. These are the conditions reported by a member of the American Wo man’s Relief Committee of London, who has taken over a party of Ger man girls from Plngland, returning with English girls from Germany and Austria. She also says that food seems plentiful in the places visited and life quite normal. The opera season is on in Frankfort. $2.50 CHARGE HELD REASONABLE Washington.—The interstate com merce commission held today that a charge of $2.50 a car for cleaning and disinfecting cars, imposed upon the owners of cattle, was reasonable and not discriminatory. GOMES TO DISCUSS TOE COTTON «jj SOUTH Adviser to English Chancellor of the Exchequer Arrives Upon Invitation of Secretary McAdoo—Britain Vitally Interested in Situation—Expects Liverpool Exchange to Open Up Shortly and Free Movement of Staple Soon Under Way New York. —Sir George Paish, ad viser to the chancellor of the Brltph exchequer, who arrived on the Baltic today, aald he was here at the Invi tation of the secretary of the United States treasury He was accompanied 1 v Basil B. Blackett, an official of the British treasury. Handling of Crop. "While 1 am In America," said Kir George, 'I expect to Investigate the situation here so far as the handling of the cotton crop and Its financing ts < oncerned, as well as the exchange situation. England Is vitally Interest ed In the cotton situation here. "We shall discuss the whole finan cial situation with treasury officials at Washington and New York finan ciers and clearing house officials. 1 am not aware of any plan for the es tablishment of a gold clearing house In America; in fact we have no specific plan, but we hope to arrive at some definite conclusion after our confer ences." Sir George and Mr. Blarkett sold they thought that before the British moratorium expired, on Nov. 4. some (dan might be arranged whereby the l.ondon stock exchange might be re opened. Practically Normal. "Final la! conditions In London are now practically normal.” Hir George said. ”1 consider that we are ready to weather any storm and we dr. not expect any trouble when the morato rium expiree. ’Hicre 1* much gold l«t THE AUGUSTA HERALD BETS THAT HE’LL TAKE BREAKFAST IN VERA CRUZ Mexicans Under Aguilar Be coming Threatening at Out posts---Has Four Thousand to Six Thousand Men Under Him. Vera Cruz, Mexico.—Evident prepa rations by a small detachment of men under General Aguilar for an attack last night on the American outposts around Vera Cruz, have resulted in the strengthening of the American lines. Some 200 Mexicans are in a position about half a mile from the American outposts and they have two mounted guns trained on the American soldiers. Their warlike activity is attributed in Vera Cruz to over indulgence in liquor but their boasts that they were about to inaugurate an attack that ul timately would drive the Americans out of this port are taken more or less seriously on account of the persisten cy of reports that Aguilar will not be able to restrain himself much longer and that the impatience of his men to enter Vera Cruz is rendering his con trol over them doubtful. Aguilar’s entire force is estimated at between 4.000 and 6.000 men. with several pieces of artillery. It is re ported In Vera Cruz that Aguilar has made a wager that he will take break fast in this city next Sunday. BOMBARD TSINQ-TAU FORTS. Tokio, 1:30 p. m.—An official an nouncement says Japanese and British warships bombarded litis and Huirhuan forts at Tsing-Tau October 14 and that an aeroplane destroyed part of the bat teries of tlie forts. One British seaman was killed and two seamen Injured. British Cruiser Hawke Sunk by Torpedo of German Submarine AMERICAN GUILTY OF WIFE MURDER London, 1:50 p. m. —Charles Henry Weston, formerly of Salem, Mass., to day was found guilty of the murder of his wife and at the same time de clared insane and committed to an asylum. Weston was a prey to the hallucina tion that the Germans were about to overrun England. Mrs. Weston was found, September 22nd, in their home at Richmond, a suburb of London, with her throat cut. The Westons were popular in the American colony of London. London at the present time and the government will protect those who are unable to pay their debts which are due on Nov. 4." Sir George estimated that America still owed England approximately *40,- 000,000 to *50.000,000 In gold. When asked If England would insist upon gold payments he said: Cotton Situation. "My reply Is that as a great and wealthy nation you are Just as anxious to pay your debts as we are to have you pay them. Your cotton export at this season would normally pay the large balance against you. This is ore of the reasons why I want to take up the cotton situation while here. Un der ordinary condjtlons the cotton sit uation would quickly straighten itself. The opening of the Liverpool cotton exchange will depend upon the opening of the New York and New Orleans cotton exchanges. Froo Movement Soon. We expect your markets to be soon under way and the free movement of cotton will of course facilitate the payment of American balances abroa’. "There has been no discrimination In the London discount market In re gard to AmerlAn acceptances or bills or notes except 4n the case of banking house* with German affiliations” George H. Roberts, director of the mint, and Theodore H, Brice, a promi nent cotton broker, met Kir George and Mr. Blackett at the pier. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 16, 1914. Belgian Strategists Fail to Check Germans rz a • *•'•**— s*• gn <*»«■* ' '* s ' jnsElJHBE*' * - * * SB i—: I—: ' GEN’L WONTERS AND STAFF. Here is General Wonters (at left) with his staff on the field. Gen eral Wonters dictated all the strategy used to halt the Germans on their advance on Antwerp and is now In active charge of this important de partment of the Belgian army. His moves, though well arranged, ac cording to military experts, failed to check the Kaiser's forces because of the overwhelming numbers of the invaders. Only 50 Saved From Warcraft’s Crew of 400. Fourth Vessel of English Navy Within a Month Now at Bottom of North Sea-News Officially Confirmed London, 12:03 p. m—The British cruiser Hawke has been torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. Out of a crew of 400 men fifty were saved. The news has been officially confirmed. Admiralty’s Statement. London,l2:2o p. m.—-The admiralty gave out this announcement: "His Majesty’s ship, Theseus, Cap tain Hugh Edwards, was attacked by a submarine In the Northern waters of the North Hea yesterday afternoon but was missed. His Majesty’s ship Hawke, Captain H. P. E. T. Williams, was attacked about the same time and was sunk. The ' following officers, with forty-nine of the crew, have been landed at Aberdeen from a traw ler: Boatswain Bydney Austin, Gun ner .lames Dennis and Acting Gunner Harry Evitt. The remaiing officers and men are missing. “Further particulars will be publish ed as soon as available. EXPULSION ORDER FOR THE ITALIANS Rome, 6:30 a. m—A measure report ed to have been adopted by Brlnce Hohenlohe, the governor of Trieste, ordering the expulsion of all Italian subjects working In the Austrian dock yards «s a consequence of the fire at the Monfalcone Yard is caus ing great ferment here. The Messa gero protests against It as an act of hostility to Italians who, It saya, are thus considered responsible for the fire which greatly damaged a num ber of Austrian warships. • TWENTY EIGHT TRAINS OF REINFORCEMENTS London, 12:28 p. m, -"lmportant Ger man reinforcements especially artillery, have been sent to the wes! fronf."’ ca bles the Copenhagen correspondent of Reuter's "My Informant, who lies Just returned here, met »t Brendenburg -4 trains of reinforcements In one hour, all (lacked with men and horses He esti mates the number of troops to be be tween 800,000 and 400,000.' CHANCELLOR AT BRUSSELS. Berlin, (by wireless to Seyvllle, L. I.) lir Von llethmann-llollweg the Im perial chancellor, accompanied by his suite, arrived In Brussels ai noon of Wednesday, October 14th. "The Hawke was a cruiser built In 1889." The Ilawke Is the British cruiser which collided with the White Star Line steamer Olympic, September 20, 1911, near Osborne Bay, on the north side of the Isle of Wight. She re ceived serious damage. The Hawke, was of 7,350 tons dis placement, 300 feet long, and 60 feet beam and drew 23 feet of water. She was a sister ship of the Edgar, Endy mlon, Grafton, Theseus and Gibraltar. Her armament consisted of two 9.2- lnch guns, ten 6-inch guns, twelve 6-pounders, five 3-pounders, two ma chine guns and two torpedo tubes. Her regular complcpment Is 644 men. The Hawke 1s the fourth British cruiser to he torpedoed and sunk In the North Sea within a month. The Aboukir, Hogue and Oressy, which succumbed to the attack of a German submarine some three weeks ago, carrying 60 officers and 1,400 men to their death. Other* Lost. Other British warships lost since the outbreak of hostilities afe the cruiser Amphion, sunk In the North Sea by a mine, August 6th, and the cruiser Path finder, torpedoed In the North Sea Sep tember 10th. The, loss of the Hawke makes a total of six British cruisers de stroyed by Germany In the North Hea since the beginning of the wav. NO INTERFERENCE BY ENGLAND, JAPAN Peking.—Replying to the Chinese pro test concerning the occupation by the Japanese of the railroad In Khan-Tun* Province which had been made uae of In connection with the campaign agalnat Klao-Chow, Great Britain has declared, that she Is unable to Interfere with her ally. Japan had no alternative the British answer says, owing to the fact that the railroad Is German owned and that the Germans were using It for military rsirposes. BIG WAR CONTRACTS. Chicago— Contracts for the pur chase of three hundred heavy motor trucks for army service were reported to have been made here today by representatives of the French and English govern ments. The Russian government Is sending agents here, It was learned, to negotiate for 500 one ton truck* J,arge quantities of drugs, surgical Instruments and machines and millions of pounds of corned beef have been bought here within the last week for the Russian, English and French gov ernment*. Occupation of Ostend, Opposite River Thames’ Mouth, By German Army is Momentarily Expected THE OFFICIAL HEPORTS ARE CONFLICTING After Announcement of Allies Capture of Hannescampe, Statement on East Prussia Exactly Different. Washington. Capture of Ilnnnen cmnps, SouthwoNt of Arras, by the al lies. and an advance b\ the Germans from Audenarde to Courtrai were an nounced In an official despatch made public here today by the French em bassy. Says Germans Repulsed. Paris, 2:40 p. ?n. —The French war of fice made Ibis official announcement this afternoon: “The progress indicated yesterday afternoon has been confirmed. “On our left wing the field of action of the allied forces extends at. the pres ent time from the region of Ypres to the sea. “In Russia on the left bank of the Vistula River, the Russian troops dur ing the dnv of October 13th repulsed the German attacks on Warsaw and Ivan gorod. Declares Russians Beaten. Washington, D. C. —The German em bassy today received the following of •ficlai report from Rffrlln: “Official headquarters reports that near Antwerp between 1.000 and 6,000 prisoners were taken, that among the war booty are 60f> cannon, 4.000 tons of grain and plenty of wool, metal and cattle. The harbor works ore un rnadaged. “The Russian advance in Fast Prus sia has failed. The Russian attack with eight army corps from Warsaw and Ivanforod have been repulsed.” im cm on 10 STEAMERS New York.— Sir George Palsh, ad viser to the British chancellor of the exchequer, reached New York today aboard the steamer Baltic to confer with Treasury officials at Washington and bankers and financiers in this city on establishing a basis of ex ohane between this country and Eng land. The Baltic brought in 1,615 passen gers. The Mauretania also arrived to day with 990 passengers. It was said this probably would be lier last trip to New York for some time as she will he laid up at Liverpool for repairs up her return there. DEISMS ON CATHEDRAL Washington,—The following state ment was Issued by the French em bassy today: . “An offirlal telegram rerelved this morning at the French embassy states that there Is no truth In the report from German sources that close to Rheims Cathedral two French heavy batteries have been located and light signals from one tower of the cathe dral have been observed. "It. seems from the spreading of this report that It has come to the knowl edge of the Germans that the destruc tion of the cathedral has been less thorough than they contemplated and that they mean to perfect their work, placing, bh usual, the'blame on the sufferers." BRITISH OFFICERS CASUALTIES, 1,203 London. —An officer's csstuslty list which embraces the losses from Septem ber 29th to October sth shows ft total In killed, wounded and missing of I IS. The record show* that alnce the begin ning of the wat Breat Britain's casual ties In officers amounts to 1,203 men, of whom 2*o were killed. 825 w **« wounded and 29* are missing A total of 82 organisation* Is mention ed In this latest list The royal field artillery and thirty officers killed and five wounded. RUSSIA GES AID DIGGING TRENCHES London, 2:55 p. m.—A dispatch to Reuters from I’etrogrnd says: "To Hie local peasantry, among them many girls, Is attributed 1n part the failure of Hie German attempts tu cross the Vistula during the recent fighting. The girls aided the Russiar. soldiers by digging trenches. "On the Initiative of a new Eng lish club here, a movement I* on foot to raise a detachment of recruits for the British army. Many of the Lanca shire men employed In cotton mills hate volunteered The force will be known aa the 'l’als Detachment.’” i $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. Foregone Conclusion Unless Already Effected and News Sup pressed—Arrival of Invaders at Belgian Coast Makes Their Line Connect With Forces in France—Fiercest of Fighting Expected Now By Allies in Effort to Break Through. Thousands of Refugees Reach British Isles Folkestone, (via London, 4 p. m.) —The Kenilworth, one of the last four steam ships to lnnve Ostend, arrived today with 2,000 refugees. Among them were some Belgian soldiers, and as they were hot wounded the Inference was tluit the Height ns considered the taking of Ostend Inevitable and caused the. removal of every one who otherwise might be taken prisoner. London, 10:30 a. m. The Copenhagen correspondent of the Central News de clares it is believed in Berlin that Os tend will not be taken without exceed ingly heavy fighting and that the British evidently Intend to bring some of their dreadnoughts Into the action. The Ger mans assume that the outcome of such action will be a disappointment to Kng land. Momentarily Expected. London, 10:30 a. m. -The occupation of Ostend by a (Jbrmun army Is momen tarily expected. Being directly across the channel from England almost oppo site the mouth of the Thames. Britons toke a peculiar interest In the opera tions around the famous seaside resort aside from the question of whether or not tlie taking of the city would mean much from a military standpoint. By Bteam Tramways. The latest news available In London says the Germans w«Te within ten miles of the city, having occupied Blanken berghe. a small town on the Belgian const about ten miles northeast of Os tend find connected therewith by steam tramways. Thus it seems the taking of Ostend is b foregone conclusion within 24 hours If it is not already effected and Report Strongly Favors Anglo-French Forces CANADIANS ARE POURING IN DIP Salisbury, England, (via London, 2:46 p. m.) —Beginning; l #*fore dawn today, from HtatlonH within a rndlun of ten inJl<*K Canadian troop* have bean pour ing Into camp** prepared for I Item on the tolling tinllnhury plulriH near here. FOR COTTON SOLUTION. Fort Worth, Texas. Zeferlno l>omln gin-z, educator and pence champion In Mexico, loldreHHed tho Farmera National CotiKrcHH her© toduy on agriculture In that country. The committee on resolutions has de layed Its report to give th? public an opiHirtunlty to present wtiggeHtlonn for it solution of tii« cotton situation. The convention Is expected to complete lta buslriesH Saturday. OPERA SINGER KILLED. Boston.— ’From a nource believed to t»c* authoritative word was received today that Vann! Marcoux, a member of the Bouton Opera Copripany, had been «hot and killed while fighting ih the French army. COTTON AND THE WAR REVENUE BILL Take 22 Germans In London House Built Concrete London, 4:52 p. me—The police have found at Wlllewlen, a suburb to the northwest of London, a building oc cupied by Germans with foundations ami roof of heavy concrete. They arrealed 22 Germans on the premises. THE OREGON GETTING READY. Beattle, Wash The famous old bat tleship Oregon which will lead the naval parade through the Panama (‘anal next spring, went Into dry dock at the Puget Hound Navy Yard today for final repairs before going Into commission December Ist. THE MOHONK CONFERENCE. Mohonk Lake, N. V. The Lake Mo honk conference this morning listened to addresses by Indians and veteran missionaries of every denomination. The principal speakers were the Hev, Thomas I. 1 IdgKs for thirty yeaVs a missionary among the Mloux. who declared the Am erican people have never yet learned to treat the Indian us a fe'low human be irig, ft iff I Henry Hoe t'loud, a Wlniitblito Indian and a Vale graduate, who mads n plea (• r Institutions of higher learn ing where exceptions) Indians lolghi be fitted for sympathetic leadership of their fellow Indians. WIED WITH GERMAN ARMY. Rsrit, 3:80 a m- A despatch from Rome says Prince William of Wled former voter of Albania, has Joined (he German army and Is on his way to tile French frontier. HOME EDITION the news delayed as It was when the forts at AntweVp fell before the terrible fire of the German siege guns. Last of Refugees. The last of the refugees have come from Ostend and steamer service be tween that city and England lias been suspended until further notice* Thou t-nmis already have reached the British Islps, adding to the multitude of unwill ing expatriated Belgians which the Ger jman Invasions of theft* country has created. The British press today is Inclined to class the taking of Ostend with that of Antwerp. They concede it would bp a moral and spectacular victory for the Germans hut of no great strategic sig nificance. Whether tills be so future events only can show hut the British contention Is that with the sea. binding the German right, it loses a weapon heretofore effectively used. Envelopment Tactics. It is pointed out that the cldef suc cesses of the Germans in the past have been derived from the tactics of enve lopment. The channel barrier now pre vents this and a decisive blow from the Germans It is argued, can be delivered only after the allies front has been pen etiuted. The arrival of the invaders near Os tend. however, straightens out their line In Belgium so that It now runs almost due south, connecting with their forces In France. Being Jam up to the coast at the north leaves the Germans with out a flunk anywhere. With no flank to turn it will be necessary to the Ju lies to break the line somewhere and the fiercest fighting to effect this Is likely to continue along the Belgian frontier. Severe Fighting Around Albert and Arras Results Well For Anglo-French Forces, is Paris Report. Battle Undecided Be tween Roye and Lassigny. London, 7:30 a. m.—“ The severs righting of the past few days has been nminly In the northwest of France,” suvs the Paris correspondent of The Express "and lias resulted strongly In favor of tlu allies. Unless the Ger mans bring heavy reinforcements there Is 11 le danger of their reaching a channel port. "Albert and Arras are In the hands of the French but are still being bom barded. One French army corps has captured thirty-six field guns. Both Strengthening. "The Germans are continually re ceiving reinforcements of guns and men hut Ihe allies ore also strengthen ing their lines. "Between Roye and I .assigns' the battle Is allll undecided. Many of the towns have been reduced to ruins and none of the civil population remain., "The splendid service on the French railways has been a heavy asset for the allies, enabling them to move troops rapidly and smoothly." Other Items Disposed of, the Senate Takes Up Considera tion of Relief Measures. President Told of Necessity of Action at Once. Washington, D. C.—Oenera.l debate on the cotton amendment was opened by/ He iui tor West es Georgia, who an* r»ouri< <d lie would oppose It. He de clared the Houtliorri stiite governments should themselves finance Velief meas ures. and predicted that any plan to curtail future cotton crops would falL Action Necessary Now. Washing on. D. C. With practically all other disputed points In the war revenue bill disposed of, the Senate to day again look up consideration of the amendment proposing relief to cotton growers .by a government bond issue. Sou them senators, uHdng the poposal for passage, presented many petitions asking iluit some means be ifrovided immediately to relieve the threatening situation iri the cotton states. A tele gram from Hir Charles Me cars, an Kng lish cotton manufacturer. suggesting t but the I’nited States and Great Brl talri co-operate to maintain cotton prices, also wis read Into the record. At Whits House Senator Overman called at the Whltf House and In a conference with Preeff dent Wilson emphasised the determina tion of Houthem senators to secure some »el*ef legislation at tills session. While the President approves the cotton pool plan Inaugurated hy Festus J. Wade, of St. Ixjuls, lie bus-not f.tvcved any of the various legislative proposals. He is anxious for congress to adjourn imme diately and will seek to prevent it being kept in session by amendments to the war tax bill Before discussion of the cotton amend* ment was taken up today the taxes on tobacco, wine, telephone and telegraph messages, as framed h> the senile fi nance committee were adopted.