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THE WEATHER Unsettled tonight and Sunday. VOLUME XIX, No. 297. MOST DESPERATE BUTTLE OF WAR RACES 01 COAST Allies Reported to Have Ad vanced Further Towards Os tend—lncessant Fighting in West Flanders With See-Saw Results INVADERS ARE HURLING THEIR FULL STRENGTH Reports Come From Captured Belgian Cities of Preparations For Departure of Troops Holding Them. \ London, 2:50 a. m.—" The Germans ja'e leaving the coast and working yround Dixmude toward Lille,” says a dispatch to the Daily Mail. / “They claim success on the River Yser. Their extreme right wing was f r «lled back Friday, leaving their posi : tion open to a flanking movement and the allies way to Ostend clear. A strong German force was seen Thurs day near the Dutch-Belgian border at Hamont, going westward.” Of Fiercest Kind. London, 10:02 a. m.—What a Ger man military expert has called a life and death struggle for Germany is still raging along the coast end of the western battle front. Every indica tion is that the invaders are hurling their full strength against the allies In a determined effort to capture Dun kirk and Calais. Strange reports come from various captured cities in Belgium of the evacaution, or the preparation for de parture of the German forces hold ing them. These movements may merely mean that every available man is being thrown forward to the Fran co-Belgian frontier and they do not necessarily forecast the abandonment of positions occupied by the Germans. On Allies’ Left. Paris reports that the violent action on the allies’ left wing continues, ijfcpecailly around Arras, Laßassee and Armentieres, where some of the most . desperate fighting of the war has t Jaken place. Here the usual see-saw (ccurs with neither army gaining any ecisive advantage. A special disaptch states that the Hies have advanced further on Os -1 tend, their lines now extending from the coast to a point between Slype and St. Pierre Oapelle. Other dis patches declare that the Germans, af ter a success on the Yser, are leaving the coast and working around by Dix mude to Lille, thereby clearing the way to Ostend. Incessant fighting prevails over the West Flanders front .from Roulers to Thourout and be tween Nieuport and Ostend. The Emden Caught? England is hoping today that the career of the famous German com merce destroyer, Emden, is ended. This hope is based on two cables from Bombay. One issued by the Bombay government declares all sea routes may be considered reasonably safe from 9 o’clock in the evening of Octo ber 21 st. The other, an unconfirmed report from Bombay to the Morning Post, dated the 22nd, says the Emden had finally been accounted for. The problem of feeding the starv ing people of Belgium is dally grow ing more acuta. The order Issued by England pre venting the importation of sugar is significant of the attitude of the gov ernment towards the movement of any .commodity that might assist its ene jknles. '4,600 RUSSIANS ARE CAPTURED So Declares Official Austrian Btatement---Also “Allowed” Enemy to Cross River San. London, 4t :25 a. m.—TTie official Austrian statement, (Iren out at noon Friday, la contained In a dispatch from Vienna by way of Amsterdam to Reuter’s Telegram Company. It says: “While yesterday, In the battle south of Prsemysl, our heavy artillery had been especially active, severe fight ing developed today on the banks of the lower Ran, where, at several points we allowed the enemy to cross the river. These Russian forces have ,t/iw been serverely attacked by our ■ joops end preaeed against the river. , tjP Zarxecxa we raptured more than a thousand Russians. "Parts of our troops suddenly ap es red before Irangorod and beat two usslan divisions. We raptured 3.400 -prisoners, one standard and 13 mi rhlne guns. "Returning from a successful action on the River Ran. our monitor, Teme*, struck a mine and sank. Thirty three men are missing, hut others were saved." —the ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES • THE AUGUSTA HERALD EXPECT EMLT VERDICT IN THE CARMAN CASE Probably Goes to Jury By Sun set--Witness Testifies He Saw Man Run Across Lawn After Shot Fired. Mineola, N. Y.—The defence of Mrs. Florence Conklin Carman, on trial charged with the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey, rested shortly before noon today. Counsel prepared to sum up and Indications were that the case would reach the Jury late this after noon. Smilingly Greets Friends. Mineola, N. Y.—Rudolph Loewe. th* first witness today in the trial of Mrs. Florence Conklin Carman, who Is charged with the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey, testified that he was within fifteen feet of Dr. Carman’s office when the shot was fired which killed Mrs. Bailey. Loewe looked up when he heard the report and, accord ing to his testimony saw a man run across the Carman lawn and leap over the fence. Indications were the case would go to the jury by sunset. This was the aim of the court and counsel at the opening of court today and to this end the examination of the few remaining witnesses was to be speeded. Brief Charge Expected. It was expected that Justice Kelby’s charge would be brief. The general impression was that the jury would reach an early decision. Mrs. Carman's face was wreathed In smiles when she entered the court room. She bowed to several friends, kissed her daughter Elizabeth, greeted her husband with a nod and a smile, an,’, taking a seat at the counsel tsble, chatted till the proceedings began. Very Deaf. Mr. Loewe very deaf. Loewe said after he had heard the shot and had seen the man jump over the fe,nce, he looked into Dr. Carman’s office and saw the doctor with a woman in his arms. There were two women in front of the house, the witness added. He also saw a man he did not know, standing in the vestibule of the doctor's office. Justice Kelby asked him how long he had looked into the doctor’s office. About thirty seconds, he replied. Then he left, but before doing so he saw a door open and a woman in white en ter the office. The woman who had been shot was lying on the floor. Bloodhounds Brought. John J. Dunbar, a Freeport police man .testified that after the murder he brought bloodhounds to the Car man house. The dogs were allowed to smell the window sill. They growled, ran all the way round the house, came up to a place in the fence where a picket was broken, left the premises and went west as far as Lynn brook, throe miles away, where they lost the trail. On cross examination Dunbar said he had taken the screen off the win dow the night of the murder, propping it up with a piece of new shingle which he found near a small outhouse being built in the rear of the Carman residence. The dogs after smelling the window sill went to this house, he said. The district Rttomey sought to show that the animals followed Dun bar’s back trail. LIFE AND DEATH COMBAT 13 WAR'S RIGGEST BATTLE Psrel, 4:52 a. m.—The correspondent In Rellegard, France, of the Echo De Paris, has sent the following dispatch to his paper: "Major Morath in an article In the Berlin Tageblatt asserts that the largest battle the war Is being fought between Lille and Dunkirk. He says It Is a combat of life and death and that dn Its Issue depends the fate of the operations In Franca On the contrary, General Blum*, writ ing for the Berlin Lokal Anxelger, says he does not expect a rapid so lution, believing that the battle In France will finish only when the forces of one side or the other are exhausted." SON BORN, queen VICTORIA OF SPAIN Madrid, fvls Paris, 11:40 a. m.)—A son was Uorn this morning to Queen Victo ria of Spain. The queen of Spain Is i granddeugh ter of the late Queen Victoria, of Eng land. The son bom today la her sixth child, ths others being three sons and two daughters AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 24, 1914. Loyal Belgian Women Cheer Their Brave Soldiers FILIBUSTER IN Am OF COTTON FAILS Washington, D. C. The cotton filibuster which has been holding congress in ses sion collapsed today and leaders of both sides agreed to adjourn at four o’clock this afternoon. Hoke Bmith Agree*. Washington. At the conference which agreed on the adjournment, southern members righting for legisla tion to relieve cotton growers, pledged themselves not to block the adjourn ment plan with points of no Quorum or other technicalities. The plan was accepted by Senate leaders where the filibuster also had collapsed and ad journment again seemed assured. Sen ator Hoke Smith of Georgia, who has been the leader of the filibuster In the senate, said he would not block the adjournment If the majority of the southern senators were in favor of abandoning the filibuster. That at titude appeared to prevail. BRITISH WARSHIP WATER TREND Washington.—There will he no fur ther Interference by British cruisers with American commerce at the gate way to New York. At the beginning of the European war several British cruisers appear ed off Randy Hook. While there were no selsures In the Immediate neigh borhood some neutral ships were stop ped by the British cruisers to estab lish their Identity, their destination and the nature of the cargo. The attention of the British gov ernment was called to this practice at the suggestion of the navy depart ment and Orders have been given for Its prompt discontinuance. FOR TEMPERANCE KITCHENER ASKS London, 2:15 p. m.—-Lord Kitchener, secretary for war today issued an ap peal to the public In which he em phasized the lmp4hh«ice of keeping the army now In training In good condition. He urres the public, both men and women, to refrain from treat ing soldiers and by appointing com mittees In neighborhoods where sol dlers are stationed to Impress them with the neisd of temperance and as sist them In avoiding temptation. Lord Kitchener today was unani mously elected lord rector of Edin burgh University. Friendly housewives feeding Belgian soldiers in the trenches near Alost. Invaders Stay in France Now Wavers in Balance; Agree That Greatest Struggle of All is On 5,000 AUSTRIAN PRISONERS IN II DAYS’ BUTTLE Bitter Oombat With Many En gaged Raging Along River San to Przemysl-.-Taroslau Said Recaptured By Russians London, 4:50 a. m.—'Telegraphing from Vladimir, in the Russia ngovernrnent of Volhynia, unriw date of Wodnaaday, the correspondent of The Times nays: “A battle, which for numbers en gaged and the bitterness of the fighting, probably is one of the greatest of the present war, Is raging on the line from Bambor, along the River Han to Przo mysl and Jaroslau and then to the southward. I travelled over a distance of about 65 miles, In the rear of and parallel to the Russian position on which at all points, cannonading was terrific and uninterrupted, the battle having lasted eight days. Thrown Back. "It is difficult to get details, but It apfggfs the Austrians started the at tack nt Hambor, hut were thrown back by vigorous Russian counter attack*. Then a concentration of the Austrian rrtr ps attempted an advance against Lemberg with the object <*f bisecting the Russian line. This attack was defeated with heavy Austrian losses and the cap ture of 5,000 Austrian prisoners. "Towards Jaroslau the Germans are co-operating with the Austrians, who took Jaroslau earlier In the fighting but the Russians are now said to have re captured the town.” BOMBARDING OF RHEIMS STIEE ON Refugees Yet Pouring Out of ' Oity---Marne Canal's Waters Diverted, Germans Drowned. London, 2:50 a. m.~ The correspond ent of in* I tally Tergraph who left the front n*Hr nhelrn* shout a week ego, says the bombardment of Rhelms was still in progress on Prld*o, Octobsr 14th. II« continues: *■ ' "To say that RhsW* is extenstvsly damaged Is putting It mildly. For a considerable period access to the city been absolutely Impossible. Refugees wever, still sre pouring out. The au thorities are doing their utmost to clear the city of all the civil population, but this la difficult In a city of more than 120-2# persons. '*TH* Hermans hold some for-* around Rhelrus and their ritii command large MB ■ of the town, hut the bombard iner t is apaau.odlr They appear to have only two of their 1/lggesi siege gun* still at ftlMrtms "The Hermans are allowed no rest as th# pressure of the Al l** Ig* constsri'. On th# 17th the French engineers dl vsa-ted th* waters of the Marne Canal Into * section of the Herman trenches, drowning a considerable number of th* enemy In th* sodden flood." London, 2:15 P. M. —*As if by mutual agreement both German and British newspapers today char acterize the conflict along the front from Lille, in France, to the Belgian seaboard as the greatest strug gle of all. 800,000 MORE GERMANS. London, 2:20 p. m,—London newspapers were quick to seize the mjg gestlon of a German military expert, cabled here from Berlin, that this Is the critical conflict of the whole campaign. Whether this he so or not. It Is contended that the outcome Is likely to decide the future of German operations In France. Reinforcements of fiOO.tIOO men are said to hav* been rushed to the* German right * |„g aM( | r would seem that these oper atlons are the supreme effort of ti e invaders to break through the allied line. WILL NOT BE KNOWN. This, In brief, Is a broad view of the situation in France and Bel gium, from the English standpoint. Which side had the advantage when dawn broke or which will have it tonight will not he known except to the general staffs of the opposing armies. All the public will know, barring something unforeseen in the nature of a catastrophe to one army or the other, will he that the terrific artillery duel near the Belgian coasrt has continued and that one side was pushed back here only to advance there. COTTON LOAN PLAN IS BEFORE RESERVE BOARD Conference on to Meet the Situation in South-.-Thought That Cotton Exchanges in New York, New Orleans and Liver pool Will Resume---Importance of Finding Market’s Bot tom, Then British Manufacturers to Buy. Washington.—Thn federal reservo board hna before It today the cotton loan fund plan, designed to meet the situation In the Mouth caused by the European war. and government of ficials were of the opinion It would he approved. It was pointed out that upon the adoption of the plan largely depended the success of conference btween board members, Hlr George l’alsh and Basil B. Blackett, repre senting the British treasury and N<w York bankers, looking to the adjust ment of conditions In the foreign ex change market due to the war. Tho conference* were continued today. Without Much Difficulty. The belief was expressed today that as a result of the conferences, the va rious problems Involved would be set tled without much difficulty, ft was believed that as another result of the conference the stock exchanges In New York and London would not be opened before the beginning of next year, but that the cotton exchanges In New York, New Orleans and Liver pool would resume operations as soon as possible. It was made plain that cotton must play a leading psrt In tho discussions and for this reason the Importance of finding a bottom for the market which the eotton loan fund plan has been designed In part, to pro vide and the question of re-openlng cotton exchanges, wero dwelt upon at length. Will Then Purehsse. Rlr George and Mr Blackett, It Is said, are confident British manufac turers will be willing to purchase cot ton when convinced bottom la reached and that competitors cannot underbuy them. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. It was believed the matter of short term paper to tide over the period until tho American debt, to Kngland can he reduced by American comrnod- Itlea would he taken up at today's conference. This may he the basis of an arrangement, hy which the actual transfer of even part of the $100,000,- 000 gold pool, formed In New fork, may he delayed several months. DIDN’T HIT MINE; WAS TOPEDOED Tokio, 4:15 p. nr It Is officially an noli need thai the navy department bin levs* the Japanese cruiser Takach- Iho. whh-li ua* sunk In Klao-Chow harbor on Oct, 17 was torpedoed by the German torpedo boat destroyer 8 HO. Previous official announcements had ft that the cruiser had been sunk by a mine, but Herman and Chinese reports credited the R 90 with the sea t. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Paris, 3:53 a. m*- The Echo De Paris reports that General von Fries#, the commander of the twenty fifth brigade of Herman artillery, who was captured by Moroccans during the fighting somatime ago has arrived at Marseilles with other German pris oners. When brought to Paris, General von Fries# attempted to commit sui cide. HOME EDITION WAVES WASH GERMAN DEAD ON BEACH Battle of Extraordinary Violence Among Sand Dunes of Channel Ooast---Allies Ad vance Further on Ostend. London, 10 a. m.—A private Ber lin despatch, according to the cor respondent of the Central News at Copenhagen, states that the battle raging between Nieuport and Dix mude Is the most violent and the most Important engagement of the entire war. He adds that Zeppe lins are said to have given the Germans considerable support. Among the Sand Dunes. London, 2:51 a. m.—The Daily MalTs Flushing correspondent sends the fol lowing under date of Friday evening: "As the result of severe fighting among ths aaiul dunes, the allies have advanced further upon Ostend. Last night the enemy was stlli occupying Thlelt. Ghent and Bruges are qulat. Hugging the Saa Shore. London, 11:48 a. nrw—A Daily Midi correspondent, telegraphing Thursday from "In the north of France,” sears: "The battle fought near Nieuport Thursday was of extraordinary vio lence. The Belgian troops, assisted by British warships, literally massacred thn Germans, who attempted to push out a column toward Dunkirk, hug ging the seashore under the cover of the undulating sand dunes. "The Belgian wounded report that at high tide the waves were washing plies of German dead up on the beach. ■‘According bo thoroughly trustwor thy Information, the Germans have bronght up strong reinforcements front their center and the Rhelms region to reinforce their right, wing. 3 FRENCH BOMBS KIEL 38. INJURE 11 OF ENEMY, In Opposing Air Attacks, Ger mans Use Special Vertical Fire Guns on Autos---Eyes of Paris on Terrific Flanders Battle. Parle, 6:55 a. m. —Attention remain ed fixed today on the terrtfln struggle on the plain* of Flanders. and all oth er polntn of the lons battle Une In France received secondary const dera tion. Frenchmen apparently are as confident a* ever. Independent of the contest tn the north, actions In other sections serve to strengthen the positions of the op posing sides Home of these, while ap pearing to separate, are In mnlliT combined, such as that between the frontier of the east and that of the Antonnee. Odds to Allies Strength. This has for Its purpose the oorrbrol of the vicinity of Verdun and the for mation there of a base for an offen sive movement. The arrival of a French force at Brahant-ftar-ldtuaa. near Gonaavoye, at the heights of Mont. Fan con, where the crown prlnoe Is entrenched, Is s, new element added to the chain of the allies strength la this district. PTench aviators continue to give proof of courage. at the same time ad din* considerably to the list of Ger man dead 30 Dsad Cavalrymen. One bomb thrown during the as sembly of cavalry killed 30 of the enemy. In another case two bombs caused eight deaths and Injured 22 other persons. Himllar Incidents ar* almost a dally occurrence and In on# Instance the staff of a German divis ion was so annoyed by aerial flights of the enemy that It was compelled to chanK» Its headquarters. In opposing these attacks the Ger mans have Installed on auto miles a special cannon from which they ftre vertically at aeroplanes In each lo cality which the Germans occupy a regular aquae! watches the horizon. AI the appearance of the French ma chines, special bells see sounded which signal tho people to get to their houses so as to give the locality an uninhab ited aj ’jenranqe. DENOUNCES TREACHERY 0P MARITZ IN SOUTH AFR/CA Lor Jon. 3:37 a. m.—The Pretoria Transvaal correspondent of the Ren te: s Telegram Company, aenda tha i.clPAvlug dispatch: "fieueml Hchalk-Burger, who waa acting president of the Transvaal during President Paul Kruger's visit to Europe, sends an open letter to tha' newspapere denouncing treachery of Lleut-Col Marita I'Marlts Is head of the rebellion In British South Af rica:, and atromrVv Insisting on. the , necessity of loyalty to the Imperial government.” LOAD HORSES AND MULES. New Orleans*—trading of tha Brit, lsh steamer Angln-Roltvtan with 100 horses and mules began today. Tho vessel Is expected to clear for Bor deaux, France, where, It Is said, the animals will be landed for use In tho allies’ armies.