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TWO SPENT THE NIGHT IN FIRING IN TRENCH WAIST HIGH IN WATER Terrible Experience of Belgian Regiment Through Mistake. Only Two Hundred Out of Six Hundred Left Mowing Down By German Machine Guns on Banks of the Yser. London, 4 a. m.—The Dally News to day describe* the terrlhle experience of one Belgian regiment during the bat tle on the coast when this regiment withdrew from Antwerp, Through some error It was given two days' drill and Inspection Instead of rest and then went Into action again In the network of trenches on the banka of the Yser. The correspondent quotes one of the soldiers In this body as fol lows: "There was a farm on our right and some of our men were firing a little when the door opened and three offi cers, In Belgian uniforms, stepped out, shouting to cease firing. We sent a detachment of men to the farm and they were swept away by machine gun fire. Full of Water. “Later we entered the trenches. They were full of water and I was firing for six hours, thigh deep tn water. The German machine guns shot us out of crevices In a raised hank only a few yards across the river. The Germans then got Into our cross trenches and fired down our lines. We had to run back. I was too sleepy to run. I must have fallen asleep and then we must have been ordered to advance. 1 was too tired to gut up but some TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY From the west and from the jast German reverses are reported. Ger many acknowledgea a check In Russian Poland but concerning the great battle In Flanders she preserves her silence. The only official word re ceived by midday today was from the French, who again made Indefinite claims to further progress. Not since the struggle along the North sea began a fortnight ago has Germany made a statement upon which may be baaed judgment as to the course of events. The best information avail able Indlcatea that notwithstanding Ihelr dauntless attacks and heavy sac rifices of life, the Germans are further from the coast than when the bat tle begun. The one great factor upon which the allies build their hopes of ah eventual triumph, apparently, Is, according to their claims, beginning to tell. It Is the almost Incxhaustlhlo supply of men that may be drawn from the vast reaches of the British and Husslun empires which are re lied upon In time to crush the Germans, by overwhelming numerical su periority. In the chhl this Influence seemingly Is already being felt, and to It Is ascribed the German reverse In Russian Poland The secret of the Russian victory, writes a British correspondent at Petrograd, lies in the veatness of the Russian emperor's army, which he estimates at 8,- 000,000 men. This enables the Russians to keep an Immense reserve for every army, changing regiments frequently and never leaving the same men on the filing line long enough to become stale. Meanwhile the Rrittsh, who describe their forces now on the conti nent as merely an advance guard, are training at home an army of 1,500,- 000 men of whom 600,000 are terrPorlals Today's French statement, while again optimistic In tone, gave lit tle specific Information. On the extreme western end of the battle line where the fighting lias been fiercest, there ts nothing new. London ascribes the lull of the lust few days to the fart that the opposing armies . have been utterly exhausted by Incessant fighting by day and night, and perforce relaxed their efforts. There Is no Indication, however, that Ger- • many Intends to abandon the fight for possession of the North sea const. Unofficial reporta have It that reinforcements »ue being poured In wher ever they can be spared. In the opinion of military critics tile outcome of this battle, the se verest open fighting of tho war, may determine whether tt Is possible fir exposed columns of Infantry to stand up against modern Instruments of war such as the machine gun. To the south and east, along the battle line across France successes are reported hy the French to the south of Arras, between the Alane and the Argonne and tho forest of ApremonL None of the Gorman attacks. It Is said, had been successful. “The Dollar Mark,” With Mr. Robert Warwick, at the Grand Tomorrow Augustan* will be pleased to know duettona of William A. Brady, an 1 that Mr. Robert Warwick, who playedwhen a picture la presented by Mr. the leading part In "The Man of the Brady It tnay be known that It Is ths Hour,” the "Acme" photo presentation beat. at the Grand several daya ago. will Mr. Warwick will be supported bv again be seen In pictures at the Orandthe Rants splendid company that sun tomorrow afternoon and night In 'Thgported him In "The Man of the Hour" Dollar Mark." Don’t forget that seats sre reserved Tic Dollar Mark" la one of theln advance for all Acme play* at tha moat remarkable and spectacular pro- Grand for the night performance onlr. JUDGE UNDID ENDS LONG CASE Litigation Which Occupied Three Days Brought to Close by Verdict Ordered for Plain tiff. The case of the Continental Trust Company va The Atlantic States l.ife Insurance Company was dlapoaed of by Judge Henry C. Hammond on Wed nesday afternoon by an order making out a verdict for the plaintiff. The •uit had occupied three days with the hearing of evidence and the arguing of close points of law among the at torneys. At length It beesnie clear to the court that there was not sufficient strength on the side of the defence to warrant taking up further time with the proceedings. A \erdkt was there fore signed by the Jury granting the whole amount sued for to the plain tiffs. The suit was for $9,900 plus In terest of some SBOO which has been accruing since 1811 The superior court ws* occupied on Thursday with two cases of minor Im portance, tme of which Involved slls 00 and the other $«» 00. U. S. LOSING ORDERS BY NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE WAR London,—-The failure of American Manufacturers to take advantage of the war situation has already caused them the loss of large orders The other week the war department search ed lxmdon for agents of American mills to supply a half million pairs of blankets to Lord Kitchener's new army No agents were found and the order* went to British mills, which were un able to give guarantees as to when the order would be fulfilled. Not only the British government but also the French end Russian are now calling wildly for supplies of all kinds, one kicked me and I got up as did the rnan In front of me. Ho Immedi ately was shot through the head and fell back on me, I got up again. A shell burßt near me and throe men who were running past disappeared. Very Dark. "I found myself running forward again with others with fixed bayonets on to the Germans wito were firing from our own trenches We were 2)0 left from 600. We erouehed In a big trench in muddy water. It was very dark and we heard Germans whisper ing on the river side of our bank only six feet away from us. The speako-s were 200 Germans who had stayed on our tide fearing to cross the river un der our fire. # "So we stayed all night, neither thoy nor we slept. Home of our men, who crept up the bank to look over, were shot. Some of the Germans climbed over and we fired at them as they be came visible. A few made holes through the looser earth, through which we fired on each other. Then the French got around the end nn I there was heavy firing. We heard a few of the enemy slipping down to the river edge and the splashing of water Then we serambled over the hank and won. Only a hundred of our regiment remain.” camp equipment and nivoutrementa But the Americans, by what Is con sidered here a surprising lack of en terprise, have not been on hand. It Is not a question of seeking business, but of having It thrust at them. There la likely to he a continuous demand for blankets, olive drab uni form cloth which Is now manufactured for the American army, canvass, cook ing utensils, army shoes and materials which the United States has never heretofore exported to England. General trade opportunities are also offered to America, since England, Germany and France have largely sup plied Spain and Itnly and the lesai-r countries of Europe, to sny nothing of the trade with Africa, the Orient ami Booth America. GERMAN COMPANY FED * FRENCH DETACHMENT JUST AFTER BATTLE Berlin.—A unique dinner party Is reported in a soldier's letter from the front. Ala point where the German and French tinea approached to within a few hundred yards from each other, apparently to the west of Rhelms, thj fighting stopped at about nightfall, and the Germans were Just going to their warm meal at the nearby Held kitchen, when an officer was seen to mount the French Intrenchment wav ing u flag of truce. A German officer went out to meet him. The French man, who turned out to be the cap tain of a company, explained that Ids men were very hungry, having had nothing to eat for several day*, and asked whether the Germans would not give them something. How many men have you?" he was asked. “About a hundred.” was tho answer All right; call out your men.” said the German. The company thereupon laid aaide their arms and rnme over to the Germane, where th. v eat down and ate their wupper with their enemies The captain Is report ed to have said that hfs men were so famished that they would not he able to continue fighting without something to eat.” HITS MINE AND SINKS. Stockholm, (vis London, 7:45 a. m.l* —The Swedish steamer Ornen. from Portugal for Gothenburg. Hsredrn. hit a mine Monday tn the North Boa and sank off Ouxhaven Five u embers of her crew were drowned. U. S. JACKIES. NO TOM SQUAD' Paymaster of Navy Objects to Experiments in Food Being Made on Men Under His Charge. Washington.—Efforts of purchasing officers of the navy to secure only the moat wholesome food for the en listed men, are revealed In a special order which Paymaster General Sam uel McGowan lias Just Issued to (he officers and chiefs in his bureau. In It he declares that "our men are no 'poison squad' but human beings and American citizens for whom we stand lri the relation of trustee in so far as relates to the question of food.” He announces that “every effort to try on the navy any experiments or tests of any food product whatever shall b» promptly suppressed.” As the en listed men have “no choice as to what they shall eat and because adequate and satisfactory subsistence Is the very foundation not only of real effi ciency but of discipline Itself, there Is no class of purchases for the naval service” he says, “that need to be more constantly watched than pro visions.” Another order by the paymastef general advises the contract requisi tion and supply sections to “go slow on waiving competition, even In cases where It Is possible. He declares “that government 'red tape’ Is never objectionable to honest men except when It Is needlessly wound up so tight and so long that It results in obstruction.” GERMAN CRUISER SUNK IN ADRIATIC Paris, 1:31 p m.—A squadron of Brit ish torpedo boat destroyer has sunk in the Adriatic, a German sleamer which j had been converted into a cruiser, hc oefrdlng to a despatch from Tlarcelonia to the Havas News Agency. Paris.—Tho Barcelona correspondent explains that this news appears In Publlcldades, a Spanish newspaper published at Gibraltar. The British destroyers rescued 86 members of the crew of the German vessel. NEW ORLEANS SPOTS New Orleans. —Spot cotton quotations today were; Savannah 6%i; Norfolk 6%; Augusta 7; Houston Dallas titt; Bt. Louis f»%. COTTON REgToN BULLETIN For the 21 hours ending a* 8 a.m. 75t8 meridian time, Thursday, October 29th, 1914. Stations es Augusta, Ga., Distrust: Temperature, high ,md low; precipitation, Inches and Hundredths; stale of weather | Augusta, clear 68 34 .09 | Allendale, clear 60 33 .00 Athens, clear 67 29 .00 : Batesburg, clear 68 36 .00 Itlackvllle, clear 61 32 .00 Columbia, clear 68 37 .00 Greenslioro, clear 60 30 .00 Greenwood, clear 56 30 .00 •Milan. clear 63 32 .00 Warrenton, clear 59 32 .00 Washington, clear 67 36 .00 Wayneslmro, clear 52 32 .00 , •Not Included In means. Frosts. Augusta district: tCiiong. Augusta, j 34; UUckvllle. 8. 32; Warrenton, Ga., 32; Waynesboro, Ga., 32; heavy, Allen- ] dais, 8. C., 33; Washington. Ga.. 36; > Columbia, ts. C., 37. Wilmington district; Killing, Chsraw, j 8. C.; I.uberion, N. C., heavy, Newborn, | North Carolina. Charleston district: Killing, Ktngstree, 8. 1., 32; Yemassee, 8. C. 29; Bt. Georgs. S. C., 10; Bt. Matthews, 8. C., 32. Montgomery, Ala., tyegterday), kill nlg, 35. District Averages. Number of stations In dlstilct—District average temperature; high and low Pre cipitation-Number of stations reporting 0.10 Inch or more. Average of stations reporting 0.10 inch or more: Wilmington 10 63 33 0 .00 Charleston 6 60 32 0 .DO Augusta 11 53 33 0 .06 Savannah 20 66 40 U .00 Atlanta 10 60 32 0 .00 Montgomery 10 62 34 0 .00 Mobile 13 64 32 0 .00 Memphis .. ..14 60 36 0 ,00 Vicksburg 14 64 32 0 .00 New Orleans .. .. ..16 66 34 0 .00 Little Rock .... ..17 64 34 0 .00 Houston ...60 72 02 0 .00 Okluhonia II 72 26 0 .00 Remarks. Low temperature .eevalled again last night lu ail districts, with frost and many records below freeslng. No rain fall ts reported E. D. KMIOH, Local Forecaster. A NOVEL IDEA. The girl considered him quite droll; lie asked her out to take a stroll. She said to him with puztled grin; “No doubt you mean to take a spin 7“ “No," h# replied “1 mean a walk Our parents used to stroll and talk.” “The Idea seem* quaint." qouth she. I "Perhupa some time I may agree.” Up drove a racer, long and irray. The girl jumped tn and chugged away. NEW COUNTERFEIT JlO. Washington. Discovery of a new j counterfeit $lO United States note, series of 1901. was announced today j by the secret service. The bill Is char jactertied ns a fairly deceptive coun ; terfelt bearing the number E 780440. Until I truly loved, I wag along,— Mrs. Norton HEAD AND NOSTRILS STUFFED FROM COLD Don’t stav •tufled up! Quit blowing and •until tig* X d.«f «>( **rapr , » Cold Comt v*«nT* taken every two hour* until three are taken mill etnl grippe m«*ery and break up a tree re cold either tn the bead, cbtst. body or limb*. It promptly open* clogged up noatrils and air poMugeo. atupa natty dioebargv W Seta 'uniting; relieve* tuk fceaoachr. duune*a. fevet- IgMtaa, aore throats meeting, *•’renew and rtiffneMk M l*ape** Cold Compound** 1* the ouickeot. . rare at n kttPWft and co*u vogr if cent* ■ •« <lrua ttuica. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. MARINES HE U.S. FUND IN HAITI Serious Revolutionary Out break at Port Au Prince A 3 President Zamor’s Brother Comes. Port Au Prince. Haiti.—A serious revolutionary outbreak occurred in Port Au Prince last night as a result of the landing here of Charles Zamor, a brother of the president of the re public. There was shooting in the streets of the city tiiroughout the night and the encounters continued to day. The members of the ministry have taken refuge in the foreign con sulates. The Netherlands steamer Prins Wil lem came into Port Au Prince last night at 10 o’clock. On board were Presi dent Zamor and his brother Charles. Charles came ashore and his landing was the signal for the oubreak. The government forces opposed the rebels, but were driven hack and compelled to evacuate their positions. A force of rebels under Davll mar Theodore, leader of the pres ent rebellion and the man who has been proclaimed President by the revo lutionists, has occupied Mirobalais, 30 miles northeast of Port Au Prince and now Is marching on this city. The present revolution In Haiti has been going on since the United States recognized the government set aip last winter by President Zamor. Reports from Port Au Prince under date of October 23rd set forth that the president defeated hy the rebels had withdrawn to Gonaives and gave the composition of the new government under Davllmar Theodore. The American cruiser Tacoma Is at Port Au Prince and American marines were landed In that city about a week ago to protect the American consulate, after an understanding with both of the Haitlen factions. BRYAN PUT 0. K. ON CAROTHERS Attack on U. S. Special Agent, Said Villa Partisan, Not Au thorized By Carranza. Washington.—Rafael Zubaran, con fidential agent of General Carranza here, said at the Mexican embassy to day that the statement Issued at San Antonio last night by Roberto V. Pes quelra, attacking Geo. C. Carothers, special agent of the state departmeit in Mexico, had not been authorized by General Carranza but was a per sonal expression from Mr. Pesquiera. The latter was at one time Washing ton representative of Carranza, but now holds no official position under hts government. Inquired Into It. Carranza adherents previously ex pressed Informally to the state depart ment their belief that no American con sular agents should accompany Gen eral Villa. Secretary Bryan several weeks ago Inquired into the contro versy, conferring with Carothers per sonally here. Mr. Bryan exonerated him from charges of partisanship and sent him back to Villa r territory, where he has been ever since. State department officials today had received no copy of the Pesquelra statement and Mr. Zubaran, who con ducts the business of the Carranza government here, said he had no In tention of bringing It to the attention of the Mexican government. YOUNG WATTS IS SNOT,LAURENS Laurent, S. C.—John 'Watts, son of Associate Justice Watts of she South Carolina tupVsms court, was shot about t o’clock this morning by E. 11. Wilkes, n prominent local nttomey. Mr. Wilkes says he heard some one prowling about In his hack yard and opened the window and fired. A prominent Columbia surgeon was Immediately summoned. The serious ness of Mr. Watts' wound has not been determined. ‘BOOSTING’ FUND RETIRED PASTORS Washingtn,—Plana for holding a "boosting" convention In Chicago early in 1915 were made today at the concluding meeting »of the conference here inaugurating the campaign to raise $5.000.f00 during 1915 for the support of retired ministers of the Methodist F.plscopal church. Repre sentatives from other denominations addressed the conference In explana tion of similar movements in their churches. 8,000 MEMBERS ADDED TO 7TH DAY ADVENTISTS Washington.— More than 8,000 new members were added to the Seventh Day Adventist church this year ac cording to a report presented at to day's session of the general confer ence of that denomination. It also showed that the Seventh Day Adven tist new penetrates 86 countries. Contributions for evangelistic work totalled $2.8*8.7JT an Increase of $184.- 628 over 1918 <'f this amount ISB was raised In North America. HOURLY TEMPERATURES Degree* * A. M 36 7 A. M 34 8 A. M 37 » A M, 47 10 A. M 39 11 A M. 93 .11 noon (4 $, 1' M, «i * D * For Myself and “Three years ago I was in a wretched condition with backache, bearing down pains, and at times was so sore and lame that I could not move about. I had inflammation and irritation, and although I used differ ent remedies they did me no good. “A neighbor who had been using Peruna advised me to try It, and X am glad that I did.” STEEL MAGNATES IN CONVENTION Leading Concerns of Country Represented at Birmingham Meet. To Inspect Plants. Birmingham, Ala.—About 300 repre sentatives of virtually all the leading iron and steel concerns of the country attended the opening session here to day of the seventh general meeting of th American Iron and Steel Institute. Today’s session was featured by an address by Judge Elbert H. Gary, of the United States Steel Corporation, and president of the institute. The program for today called for pa pers and addresses, chiefly of a tech nical nature, dealing with various problems and interests of the indus try. The annual dinner will be held tonight. Friday and Saturday will be devoted to inspection trips through the various mines and Iron and Bteel plants In the Birmingham district. Today’s French Olficial Report Paris, 2:50 p. m. —The French official announcement given out in Paris this afternoon says that yesterday the French troops made progress at sev eral points on the line but particularly around Y’yres and to the south of Ar ras. The text of the communication fol lows: "There is nothing new on the front between Nieuport and Dixenude. "Between the Aisne and the Argonne we took possession of some trenches occupied by the enemy, and not one of the partial attacks undertaken by the Germans resulted successfully. LIVERPOOTACTS, COTTON HEDGES I Liverpool.—ln view of the reduced i prices of cotton the directors of the cotton exchange here have decided they no longer consider it necessary that 1 holders of unhedged spot cotton should be required to buy futures against their sales. In case of consignments partly txedged this privilege shall not com mence until nil outstanding hedges have been taken In. Five Points Down. Liverpool.—The divecotrs of the cotton exchange today reduced the price of January-February delivery five points to 4. 60d, the change to take effect at the opening tomorrow. THEPAULDING IS DEEPER IN SAND Norfolk, V*,—The destroyed Paulding, nground at Lynnhaven Inlet, has set tled deeper in ti.e sand. The crew still Is aboard, hut a part will soon be trans ferred to the naval station here. It Is thought a private wrecking company will soon be employed to float the Paulding, ORAL ARGUMENT IN ADVANCE RATE CASE I Washington," D. C.—Oral arguments for and agilnst the application of enst i ern railroads for a general advance tn I freight rates began today before the Interstate commerce commission. Th* ar guments may tie concluded today or to morrow and the commission la expected \ »o take up the cose at the November conference for an early decision. 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