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THE WEATHER
Fair tonight with prob
ably frost; Thursday fair
and warmer.
VOLUME XIX, No. 301.
THE SAND DUNES AND
CANALS OF FLANDERS
VERITABLE SHAMBLES
London, 1:32 p. m,—“The bloody massacre,” as it described by those
on the spot, among the sand dunes and the canals of Flanders shows as
yet but few signs of slackening. The valor of the German attack has been
persistently countered by equal valor from the steady ranks before them.
Apparently no quarter is being asked or given in this battle on the west
ern front and the land over which it is being waged resemblest sham
bles
SEVEN TIMES.
Seven times altogether the Germans have crossed and recrossed the
Yser. Each time they succeeded in gaining the left bank they found them
selves in a death trap commanded by the guns of the defenders, immova
bly entrenched behind the railroad embankment running more or less par
allel to the Yser and completely barring their progress.
STILL ROLLING UP.
German reinforcements are still rolling up, and the efforts to break
through the line show no sign of cessation. Nor is it expected that they will
until the exhausted masses of jnen reach the limit of their endurance.
SUNK BY MINE IN ROUTE
( NORTH ATLANTIC STEAMERS
Thirty Saved, Captain and
Thirteen of Crew of City of
London, Drowned---First Ap
perance of German Mines to
East of England.
Fleetwood, England via London 4:05
a. m.—The trawler City of London ar
rived here early today with the sur
vivors ot the British steamer Man
chester Commerce, which struck a
mine Monday night off the north coast
of Ireland and sank. Captain Payne
and 13 of his crew were drowned while
thirty others were saved by the trawl
er. „
Second Officer Gee told the story of
the disaster. He said:
In Seven Minutes.
"The explosion occurred 20 miles
north of Troy Island on the Main trade
route from Manchester to Canada. The
ship began to sink at once and wa.s
beneath t,he waves seven minutes al
ter striking the mine.
The officers and crew exhibited
great coolness under the circum
stances We were able to launch only
one Hfe boat when the shop gave a
sudden lurch and went down. The cap
tain were compelled to jump into the
water and try to save themselves by
swimming to the single boat launched.
Several of them were carried down
with the ship.
Died Giving Order*.
. “The last I saw ot the captain he
•was giving orders for launching a sec
jfond boat. After I was picked up I
* took command in the solitary lifeboat
and we rescued all the survivors and
then cruised about for a long time.
When satisfied that there was no more
to be saved we hoisted an improvised
sail. We had gone forty-two miles
when we were picked up by the trawl
er."
GERMANS DEFEATED
IN BELGIAN CONGO
Pari*, 4:45 a. m.—A Havre c'lßpatch
to the Matin reports that M. Tombeut,
vice governor-general of Katanga in
the Belgian Congo, announces that
Belgian troops commanded by Resi
dent Commissioner Henry, defeated
the Germans at Kisznie. on Lake Tan
ganyika, between Belgian Congo and
East Africa.
BOMB DROPPED IN
SWISS TERRITORY
Pari*, 1:40 p. m.—A Havas news
agency dispatch .from Belfort, says
that a German aeroplane which flew
over the fortress of Belfort on Friday
and into Switzerland dropped a bomb
which fell in Swig* territory.
THERE ARE
49
Shopping Days
Before Xmas
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Read Herald ads and
rail for advertised
goods if you want the
pick of styles and
bargains.
Whin (hopping in Augu(t(
tomorrow Soy: "I Sow It In
Tha Harold." It will pay.
Try It.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
•THE PAULDING
STILL IN SAND
U. S. Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Will Probably Have to Have
Dredge Cut Channel.
Norfolk, Va—The torpedo boat de
stroyer Paulding which went aground
in Lynn Haven Inlet during a storm
early Tuesday morning, still is fast in
the sand Her crew is aboard. The
vessel and men are in no danger.
The violence of the gale carried the
Paulding over one sand bar and against
another. She now lies in about five
feet of sand. Warships are standing
by and will endeavor to float her.
It was said at the navy yard early
today that It will probably be neces
sary to dredge a channel through the
sand to get her out.
Three Other*.
Norfolk, V*. —The destroyer Fan
ning, Burrows and Jouett are at the
navy yard for repairs of slight dam
age sustained in the storm early Tues
day In Lynnhaven Roads.
HEAVY PURCHASES
OF HORSES, WAR
Washington.—Heavy purchases by
British and French agents of horses
for war use is presenting a serious
problem.to the quartermaster’s depart
ment of the United States army and
it Is feared it soon will be Impossible
to obtain enough horses for Its own
purposes during the present year. Al
ready the young horses bought for tho
remount stations cost seventeen dol
lars per head more than last year.
Those animals are too young to be
used at once and their sales do not
reflect the real increase of price for
cavalry horses which already stand
S2O a head over last year's rates.
THE MORATORIUM
FRANCE, MODIFIED
Bordeaux. —President Poincare has
signed a decree modifying the mora
torium proclaimed on Aug. 31 and pro
viding for a gradual return to normal
financial conditions.
KILLS HIS 3 CHILDREN.
Galesburg, Ills.—W. W. Stromberg,
a confectioner, today shot and killed
his three children and wounded him
self and his wife. Mrs. Stromberg's
hanld was shot off. Stromberg will
die.
HITS NORTH SEA
MINE; ALL LOST
London., 3:15 a. m.—A Dutch traw
ler reports that the lugger Vlaardln
gen struck a mine 40 miles north of
Ymulden, a seaport of Holland, ac
cording to an Amsterdam dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company. The crew
and ship were lost.
GERMAN LOSS ALONG THE
YSER, 16,000 DEAD AND
30,000 IN WOUNDED
London, 7:86 a. m. —A dlsgatch to the Dally Moll from Flushing, Hol
land, aaya:
“Several mines have heen washed aohore along the roast below Os
tend. All were In excellent working order for they exploded promptly,
but doing no aerlouo damage.
"The German loaoea at the Nleu port - Itlxmude line are estimated at
16.000 killed and 80,000 wounded During Sunday 400 vehicles loaded
with wounded aoldlero paoaed through Oatend.
"The tiermana have commandered a large quantity of lumber at
Bruges for uae In building a giant alrehip abed at Oeldonck. Artillery la
being placed In the dunea between Huyat and bulnberg Five tralnloada
of artillery have been taken to Zoobrugge."
iTHE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 28, 1914.
BELGIAN SOLDIERS INTERNED IN HOLLAND
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First photograph of the Belgian soldiers who fled to Holland upon the German occupation of Antwerp.
Several thousand of King Albert's warriors sought refuge from the advancing Germans by crossing the Dutch
frontier, where they were disarmed by the Dutch soldiers and interned. The picture shows some of the Bel
gians on the Ykadi quay at Antwerp, awaiting transportation to the interned camp.
Gern&nJ&ush to French Coast
Still Being Held in Check By
Allies; World Watching Battle
The great battle for possession of the strip of
coast running along the North Sea from Ostend 1 4
Calais is said by the French to he swinging slowly in
favor of the allied forces. The assaults of counties:!
German troops which apparently attained the height
of human effort were matched with equal courage
and ferocity, and today the offensive efforts of th<>
Germans were said to be relaxing.
London, 5:35 a. m— An
Amsterdam dispatch to The
Reuter Telegram Company
says:
“The Handelsblad learns
from Sluis, Netherlands,
that there is no change on
the battle front between
Nieuport and Dixmude.
Heavy fighting continues.”
HOLLAND AND
FOOD CARGOES
Copenhagen (via London, 5:15 a. m.)
—The question of British warships
seizing steamers on the way from
America to Denmark was raised In
parliament Tuesday when a member
asked whether the government could
guarantee that corn and foodstuffs
Imported from America would not be
re-exported to Germany.
The premier replied that the gov
ernment was ready to guarantee to
the British government that no illegal
exports from Denmark shall occur and
he promised to Introduce a bill In a
few days providing penal clauses
against Incorrect statements of the
destination "f cargoes.
frenchWes
40,000 IN
Berlin, (By wireless to Ssyville.)
Swiss newspapers report that since
the capture by the Germans of Camp
J)es Romalns, the French losses in the
battle line between Tool and Verdun
have been more than 40,000 men The
French officers, according to state
ments In these newspapers complain
of the inferior quality of the new
French troops.
CROSSED DUTCH FRONTIER.
The German RusJa.
London, 10:15 a. m.—The battle
which all the world is watching still
sways hack and forth in the little dis
trict west of Flanders where the al
lied forces are struggling to check the
German advance to Calais, but ripples
of war news are noted In widely sepa
rated points.
Fiercest of Fighting.
Of the battle of the Yser, London
has heard little news this morning.
The German rush to reach the French
coasi would appear for the time be
ing held In check, but the fiercest
fighting continues with the Germans
delivering harder blows on the line
RUSSIANS OUTNUMBER THE
GERMANS ON THE VISTULA
Berlin (By Wireles* to
Austro-German official reports from
the eastern theater of the war Indi
cate that severe battles are raging
along the Vistula and Han Rivers. The
Germans apparently are engaging nu
merically superior Russian forces and
Was Candidate to Succeed Von Moltke As
Chief of German General Staff
Tjr—-
GEN. VON HILDENBERC.
One of the candidate* for the poaitlon of chief of staff of the Ger
maii army alnce the resignation of von Moltke on account of 111 health, la
(len. von IllnUenherg, who won signal aucceaaea In Kaat Pruaala at the
Oiltact of the war. <lcn von Itlndenherg war rained to Ihe rank of a prince
by the kalaer and wan the popular hero of Germany. lluttona with hi* pho
tograph on them were worn by ail lojal Germane
between Dixmude and Ypser, follow
ing thlr failure to make progress be
tween Dixmude and the coast.
Naval Bombardment.
British naval guns It is said have
resumed their bombardment along the
coast and colossal German losses are
reported. The Belgians, London news
papers admit, have suffered terribly
but of the losses of the French and
the English no mention is made.
Press Advantage.
While the Germans ale making
their supreme effort In Flanders the
ulllcH have been quick to press the
advantages offered at other points In
the line by the removal of German
troops to the German right wing.
This probably accounts for the prog
ress claimed by the allies near Sols
sons, at Berry-Au-Bras, In the center
and to the east of Nancy where tho
Germans, according to the French of
ficial announcement, have been driven
across the frontier.
Bavarian Crown Prince.
From all these points It is under
stood the Germans took men and
flung them into Belgium.
The crown prince of Bavaria Is said
now to be in command of the German
forces on the Ypser and It is report
ed that he has been wounded,
rhe battle is attracting equal atten
tion with the struggle In France and
Belgium. The bulletin Issued last
night by the Austrian war department
states that the Austrians southwest
of Ivangorod are combatting numer
ically superior forces of Russians.
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
CHARGE IN CLARE
OF OIL SOARED
RUSHES FLAME
No Plea For Mercy Shown in
German Retreat at Ypres.
Bayonet and Bullet Did the
Work.
London, 3:56 a. m.—The correspon
dent of The Times in northern France
sends the following regarding the
fighting in Belgium under Tuesdays
date:
"The British fire at Ypres, after a
glorious stand for five days against
great odds, drove the enemy back 15
miles. The German forces were com
manded by the Bavarian crown prince
who, it is reported, has boon wounded.
“The British forces captured Iginge
marck, five miles northeast us Ypres,
on Friday, after inflicting enormous
losses on the enemy and on cstah
lishod entrenched positions beyond the
village.
Boaked in Petroleum.
“At night, after (lie roar of the
cannon had ceased, there was sud
denly a shrill whistle and bushes soak
ed In petroleum broke into flumes,
throwing a glare over the scene. Men
sprang up from the beet crops within
a few hundred yards of our trendies
and with bugle sound, yell and song
they came dashing forward to our po
sition.
“Though tgken oy surprise, our men
were not unprepared. They took tliei:
places in tlietrenclies and held them,
pouring a terrific fire Into the ad
vancing hosts.
"Answering with rifle and machine
gun the enemy advanced, still with
the bugle playing and amid shouts of
"hoch; hoch!" They were in dense
niaSHes and they fell by the hundreds.
They got within 80 yards of the
trenches when they recoiled.
Retreat Bound»d.
“Then came three blasts of a whis
tle, sounding the retreat. Our men
sprnng out of the trenches and went
In among them with the bayonet. Thu
slaughter was terrible and there werj
many hand-to-hand encounters.
"In the dim glare of the burning
bushes some of the enemy threw down
their arms and pleaded for mercy. No
quarter, however, was given on elthof
side. The work was too desperacs
for that. Bayonet and bullet did their
work and the enemy was driven back
on Roulers.
“A battery and several machine guns
were captured and thousands of pris
oners were taken, Including a genera,
and several other officers.
BECOMES
A GERMAN
MASSACRE
Swiss Report Declares Long
Trains Bring Thousands of
Wounded to Cologne, Dussel
dorf and Coblenz From In
vaders Right Flank.
Geneva, (via Pari*, 12:35 a. m.)—
Telegrams received in Basel, Hwltzer
lund, Tuesday night from Cologne and
Coblenz declare tho war on the Ger
man right flunk from Lille to the
North Heu has become a massacre.
During the last six days It Is declar
ed many thousands of Germans have
been killed or wounded.
Long trains containing wounded con
tinue to pour Into Cologne, Duesnel
dorf and Coblenz, It Is stated.
In reply to reported attacks in the
American press because Switzerland
has not officially protested against
the violation of Belgian territory, the
Hwiss papers make answer that Amer
ica should lead the way. Switzerland
they declare Is In unxlous and In a
critical position.
THE CONQUEROR OF
ANTWERP SUICIDES
London.—A dleputch to The Evening
Newa from Kotterdam aaya that Gene
ral von Healer, the conqueror of Ant
werp, la dead. It ta said, the news
paper add*, that he shot hlrnaelf
Thursday while In hla room at Bruges.
TO MAKE A DETOUR
IS GERMAN EFFORT
London, 4:22 a. m.- The Dally Mall's
correspondent In Northern France,
under Tuesday's date, aaya:
"The Germans, despairing of cross
ing the lire from Nleuport to Dix
rnude are trying to make a detour to
croas the line from Dlxmude to Vpser.
Military opinion la that this line will
offer Ihe German* no better scope
than that along the Yser Canal, rather
worse In fact.”
75,000 BALES A MONTH IS
WHAT AMBASSADOR CABLES
Washington.—Ambassador Gerard cabled today that Germany would
need at least fifty thousand and Austria 85,000 hules of coton a month.
He had been advised of assurances given by Great Britain that cargoes
of cotton would not be molested when destined to belligerent countries In
neutral bottoms and Is endeavoring to obtain detail* of .he demand for
cotton In Germany.
HOME
EDITION
FOR FINANCING
THESRRPEUS
COTTON CROP
Reserve Board Officers Await
ing Approval of Clearing
House Associations For the
$135,000,000 Loan.
Washington.—Federal reserve board
officers today awaited approval from
clearing house associations of the plan
for a $136,000,000 loan fund to finance
the surplus cotton crop. Details had
been completed and board officials
hoped it would find enough bunking
support to insure its adoption.
The plan contemplated administra
tion of tlie fund under the direction of
a committee consisting of Individual
members of the board but the actual
administration would be under a "cot
ton loan committee" of which W. P.
G. Harding, a board member would be
chairman.
It Is planned to raise $100,000,000 of
the fund in non-cotton growing states
and the remainder In cotton territory'.
The loan rate would be six per cent,
with warehouse receipts as collateral
on the basis of six cents a pound for
middling cotton
BRITAIN HOLDS
AMERICAN SKIP,
COPPER CARGO
The Kroonland Detained at
Gibraltar. Copper Listed As
Conditional Contraband.
Washington.—The American ship
Kroonland from New York, hound for
Naples and Greece with a cargo of
copper has been detained at Gibraltar
by the British authorities, according
to a report to the state department
from American Consul Hprague.
A*k for Particular*.
Washington.—Consul Hprague did
not report the reason for the deten
tion of the Kroonland but as copper
Is listed by the British foreign office
as conditional contraband It Is as
sumed the British government’* atti
tude will be similar to that in the case
of another American ship which car
ried copper to Holland. In that case
when the Dutch government gave as
surances that copper cargoes would
not be re-shlpped from Holland th*
British government withdrew Its ob
jection.
The state department has asked Mr.
Hprague for a fuller report on the cir
cumstances attending the detention of
the Kroonland.
SNOW BETWEEN
WARSAW,MOSCOW
The Weather Will Now Play Ad
Important Part in War’*
Eastern Arena.
London, 10:15 *. m. —The weather
promises soon to play an important
part In the campaign In the eastern
arena of the war. The rigorous Rus
sian winter Is said already to hav*
set In between Moscow and Warsaw
and snow covers the ground near
Minsk. The Russians aver they are
following up relentlessly and success
fully the repulse of the Germans from
Warsaw. Their cavalry Is pushing
rapidly westward from Lodz which
has been occupied by them and thret
enlng the German lines of communi
cation. The Germans It Is further
contended are having difficulty In
maintaining their prepared defensive
lines around Radorn to the south of
Warsaw.
NOT ONE WALL IN
VILLAGES STANDS
London, 4:50 a. m.—The Times’ cor
respondent In Belgium wires the fol
lowing:
"Observation from a captive British
balloon has revealed how effective has
been the fire of the British warships
on Oatend. Mlddelkerkn and Lom
bsertzyd* and other coast villages
Not a wall Is standing In the villages
of Westkerke, Hlypo and Novle, Bev
eral other villages also are In ruins.
All this damage was caused by the ar
tillery of British ships."