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VOLUME XIX, No. 298.
INCH REFUSE
TRICE ASKED
JO BURY DEAD
Attention Called in Paris to Al
leged Untrue Official State
ments of German General
- Staff.
Paris, 4:10 p, m.—Semi-official com
ment on the present situation was made
this afternoon by the military authori
ties of Paris:
"It is proper again to call to the pub
lic attention that faith should not be
placed in the official bulletins of the
German general staff. A bulletin given
out by this staff alleges that our at
tacks on the heights to the south of
Thiaucourt were repulsed with very con
siderable losses to our men.
"As a matter of fact our offensive in
this direction found it impossible to
maintain itself at ail the points won in
the course of this advance movement;
nevertheless we were successful in re
taining, as a whole the major part of
the terrain which our offensive move
ment succeeded in taking.
Attack Renewed.
"This morning a German officer was
eent under a flag of truce to the com
mander of the French army operating
in this region. He requested, speaking
for the German authorities, air armistice
to bury the dead and remove the wound
ed. The French commander sent this
officer back to his lines and immediately
caused the stack on the enmey to be
renewed.”
"The advance we at once made
against the enemy made It possible for
us to secure the advantage over them
which they had been endeavoring to ob
tain over us by an armistice, and It
ehowed at the same time the absurdity
pi the successes claimed by our adver
saries for themselves."
prisonersot
RAISER, 31,000
New York. —Records of the German
war office, according to I>r. Win, A.
Spring. formerly of Boaton, on Sept.
15 showed a detailed list of 350.000
prisoners taken by the German troops
and detained In military camps. I>r.
Spring, who has been a dentist, prac
tising for 25 years In Germany and
Holland, arrived here today with his
family on the steamer Red Gross.
“The Contemptible
British Army”
t
London, 7:47 p. m —The Amsterdam
correspondent of Router’s forwards an
official telegram from Berlin denounc
ing as "entlrny fictitious" the state
ments which It asserts hare been re
peated constantly In the English press
fchat Emperor William at Alx-la-Chap
pelle on August 19t.h. issued an order
in which he characterized the British
expeditionary force as "the contempt
ible British army."
The telegram declares the emperor
has not been at Atx-la-Chsppelle since
the beginning of the war and never
Issued such an order as was reported.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
WHITE'S
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See the d'ouble page adver
tisements in this paper.
THE PRES'T ON
‘DUTY CHRISTIAN
YOUNG MEN'
In Pittsburg Address Declares:
“What You Have to Do is to
Fight, Not With Cannon, But
With Right.”
Pittsburg, Pa. —In opening his ad
dress at the Y. M. C. A, here today,
President Wilson said he felt that by
being away from Washington, congress
could “have more leisure to adjourn.”
Continuing Mr. Wilson spoke at length
on the “Duty of Christian young men.”
“Don't follow people who stand still,”
he added. “Nowadays leaders must be
aggressive.
"If you can guess beforehand who
your leaders are to be. the chances are
they will be useless. 1 believe in popu
lar government because under it we do
not know from what family or class or
occupation the leaders will come. This
is an age in which the principles of
those who uttet. public opinion rule the
world. In the end the same popular
jury will find the right.
It's Importance.
“So. is It not important that we. who
constitute a part of the Jury, shall look
at things from a correct vlewradnt and
with a Christian spirit? I hope there
will now he a great rush of Christian
spirit on the doers of evil. What you
have to do is to fight, not with cannon
but with righti
“We have Just concluded treaties of
peace with a great many nations pro
viding that we shall look for the light
for a year. My prediction is that if,
after the light has shone on a dispute
for a year it will not be necessary to do
anything, that after we know what hap
pened then we will know who was right
and who was wrong. 1 believe that
light is the greatest sanitary Influence
in the world.”
BRITiTfOPS
DN SUEZCANAE?
London, 6:55 p. m.—A Reuter’s dis
from Amsterdam says the following
message has been received at. Be,rlln
from Constantinople:
‘According to news from well-in
formed quarters the British govern
ment during the last few days has
sent numerous Canadian troops to
Egypt. Fourteen thousand men have
been stationed along the Suez Canal.
The greater part of the Indian troops
landed in Egypt a short time ago
proved unreliable and were withdrawn.
"In Turkish diplomatic circles con
tratlon of British troops In Egypt is
declared to be an Infringement of
neutrality.”
SINKER OF HAWKE
RETURNS SAFELY
Amsterdam ,via London, 5:28 p. m.—
A dispatch from Berlin says it is of
ficially announced there that the Ger
man submarine which sank the Brit
ish cruiser Hawke has returned safely
to port Th* sinking of the British
steamer Glltrs by a German submarine
ne-ir the Norwegian coast also is offi
cially confirmed.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1914.
AUGUSTA-AIKEN
GETS ANDTHER
RATE HEARING
Following Dismissal of Petition
For Advance in Fare to Aiken
From Augusta, Date For
Second Hearing Set For Dec.
2nd For Railway.
Columbia, S. C,—Following the dismis
sal Thursday by the South Carolina rail
road commission of the petition of the
Augusta-Aiken Railway Company, for
authority to increase from twenty-five
cents to fifty cents the passenger fares
from Augusta to Aiken, because of in
ability of representatives of railway to
show powers of attorney, permission has
been granted for the filing of a second
petition and assurance given of a hear
ing on the merits of the ease, according
to a statement of the commission.
Geo. T. Jackson and J. P. Wood rep
resented the railway.
A similar petition for a fifteen cents
increase in fares from Charleston to the
Isle of Palms has been filed by the
Charleston Street Railway and will be
heard December 2nd.
NIP REBELLION
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Maritz, His Retreat Cut Off,
Sends Offer of Surrender if
Pardon Granted.
London, 7:05 p. m.—A Reuter despatch
from Gape Town says:
"The force led by Lieutenant Colonel
Maritz fat the hend of the rebellion In
British South Africa) Is unuerstood to
consist of about 1,000 rebels besides
seventy nr eighty German gunner* who
have a few Maxima and a couple of
field gun?. Maritz endeavored to re
tire Into Southwest Africa but found
his retreat cut off.
"It 1* understood Maritz sent an of
fer to surrender If bis followers were
granted free pardon and the Germans
allowed to return to their own terrl
tory. No notice was taken of h!»
message. It Is unofficially reported
that four rebel officers who surrendered
were cour.martlaled and sentenced to
death Tin- senteneea were referred to
Pretoria for confirmation.”
COMMITTEE!
COTTON RELIEF
Washington. A special committee
of seven member* of the house to In
vestigate conditions in the south as a
result of* the cotton crisis, was ap
pointed by Speaker Clark Just before
the house adjourned sine die today
The house passed a resolution pre
sented by Representative Bell of Oeor.
gta, authorizing the committee and
calling for a report from It on cotton
relief legislation on Dee 15 next. The
speaker appointed Representatives
Mann, Austin, Henry, Lever, Heflin,
Bell and Langley.
Map of the Eastern Theatre ot War
■SO... 1 •_ _
THE TWO GREAT ENGAGEMENTS.
Thi* map given an accurate idea of the relative location of the scenes
of the two great engagement* that are now being fought by the Ger
man*, Austrian* and Russian* In the Eastern Theater of War. In the
northern battle field at (he Nlemon River recent report* stated that a
successful advancing German body, A-B, wa* pressing back a Russian
defending body, C-D, while down south the upper Vistula, a much lar
ger Russian body, G-H, is advancing against a correspondingly larger
German force, R-F. The result of the action between E-F and G-H
would ultimately control the movements of the action A-B, C-D.
REPRESENTATIVE OF
NEBRASKA, BARTON,
ROLL-CALL RECORD
Washington, —Representative Barton
of Nebraska holds the record for at
tendance In the house so far, accord
ing to the record* of the sergeant-at
srtns. This wa* revealed by an ex
amination of the roll calls In connec
tion with the resolution which passed
the bous* 1 dock the salaries of the
representative* absent without leave
for other cause* than Illness of them
selves or members of their families.
Mr, Barton missed only one roll call.
The next best record was Represen
tative Morgan of Oklahoma, who tlel
with Representative Stone of Illinois
In being absent from two roll calls.
Representative Abercrombie of Alaba
ma was next, being absent only from
four roll calls.
There were 273 roll cells during the
session up to Thursday,
FRANCE HAS LOST
ONE OF BEST KNOWN
AMATEUR AVIATORS
Ps ris— BVance ha* lost on the battle,
field one of her best known amateur
* viators Dr. Emil Reymond, presl
dent of the National Aviation Com
pany, and a member of the French
senate. The Havas gives the follow
ing account of his death:
"There has been a violent combat In
the region of Verdun, following an at
tack by the French to rescue one of
the aviators Senator Emile Reymond
—who was wounded while reconnolter-
Ing, and fell between the line*. The
aviator finally was rescued and when
brought nack to me ambulance was
able to give a full clear report of his
observations. Afterwards he wa* dec
orated with the Insignia of the Legion
of Honor.
"Senator Raymond already had been
mentioned in the order of the day for
Intrepid exploits In the air."
Extraordinary reductions
in every department.
MONROE DOCTRINE BE
RESPECTED BY
GERMANY
Ambassador Von Bernstorff
Has Assured This to U. S.
Government, Whatever is the
Outcome of European War.
Washington. —The German ambas
sador, Count von Bernstorff, said to
day that early In the European war
he had assured the United StateH
government that whatever the out
come of the conflict, Germany would
respect the Monroe Doctrine.
Count Bernstorff said he had filed
with the state department on .Septem
ber 3rd, soon after his arrival In this
country from Berlin, a written official
statement that. Germany would not
Infringe on the Monroe Doctrine, no
matter what, the outcome of the war.
The ambassador said the statement
was made because of claims from va
rious English sources that. Germany,
If successful, would not respect the
Monroe Doctrine and would attempt
to make great colonization scheme Ir:
South America.
RUSSIA AGLflif!
OVEB VICTURY
AT WARSAW
Petrogrsd, (vis London, 3:10 p. m.)
I’etrograd is aglow over the report
ed repulse of the German* at War
saw arid In the vicinity of lvangorod
snd the retreat of the Austrians.
Russian reinforcements and ammuni
tion trains are streaming toward War
saw and lvangorod.
Dispatches from Grand Duke Nich
olas, field commander of the Russian
forces, declare the struggle south of
I'rzernysl Is of great Intensity.
MONTENEGRINS
KILE 1,000
London, 7:41 p. m. A message re
ceived In Rome from Kcutarl says ths
Montenegrins have defeated the Aus
trian attempt to turn their right along
the Drina, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch. The battle lasted
two day* and the Montenegrin* claim
• hey killed 1,000 Austrians and cap
tured one battery.
Tlie Montenegrins lost 170 killed.
THREATS OF DEATH.
New York Threats of death against
Stephen Brozovlc, editor of N*w York's
Croatian newspaper Narodnillst, for
pro-Austrian activity, were followed
today by delivery at his offlcs of nn
express package from Velva, V, D.,
containing a bomb.
Suspicious, Brozovlc turned the
package over to the bureau of com
bustibles without opening It,
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FALL OF VERDUN
NOT PROBABLE;
FIERCE FIGHT
French Won’t Allow Taking
Unless German Big Guns Get
in Range---Day of Fixed
Forts is Gone.
London, 5:20 s. m.—The Times to
day prints a lung dispatch In which
Its correspondent at Nancy, France,
gives a vivid picture of the fighting
on the right wing of the French army.
"Though the French official com
munications continually state that the
situation on the right wing Is un
changed,” he says, “they do not mean
that Ihe opposing armies ate marking
time. The Germans have made fierce
efforts to get. Verdun. These efforts
were tin fiercely repelled and the
French field army still stands between
the army of Metz and the coveted
fortresses of Tout and Verdun.
More Successful.
"In the attempt of Saint Mlhiol the
Germans were more successful. Hard
fighting will bn necessary to eject
them, but the German objective—the
Junction of the army of Met* with the
right wing of the crown prince’s army
of Argonne—has been prevented.
“The guns of Verdun have never yst
been In action and there In no pros
peril: of the fall of Verdun unless ths
French field army allows the Ger
mans to get their big guns within
range.
Uselessness of Forts.
‘‘The whole history of this war,
however, goes to prove the utter use
lessness of forts under present con
ditions. The best type of fortifica
tions seems to consist of batteries
from which the guns can easily bs
moved to a new point as soon as they
are located by the enemy. The day of
the fixed fort is gone. After ths
Germans had entrenched themselves
at St. Mlhtel their big guns mails
short work of the French forts at
Troyon and Camp Dee Romalns. The
guns of the forts had a range of only
five miles against Ihe German siegers
range of seven miles."
THE REDCRDSS
NARROW ESCAPE
American Hospital Ship Back
in New York Dodged Mines in
English Channel.
New York.—The steamer Red Cross
which sailed from New York early in
September with t 54 American nurse*
snd doctor* fra European battlefields
reached port today with four member*
til tier crew confined in the brig for
fighting on the way over. Fighting oc
curred between ihe white and negro
sailor* picked up *t short notice lit
New Vnrk
The men in ths brig were al: whit*
and war* charged with tniubordlnatton.
The particular nffen*« attributed to
them wan a fight with negroes for ths
possession of some chicken.
The Red Cross according to Admiral
Ward, had a ticklish time dodging mines
In the English Channel snd from ons
apparently had a narrow escap*.