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THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and Tues
day.
VOLUME XIX, No. 308.
BOTH CLAIM GAINS,
COST IS TERRIFIC
Unconfirmed Report of Sur
render of Large Body Ger
mans on Belgian Const Cut
Off by Blowing Up of Bridge.
London, 10:30 a. m.—The battles on
the sand dunes along the Belgian
ooast still are dragging on with pain
ful monotony. Advances by either
side are only for short distances and
are at fearful cost. Further east the
allies claim to have penetrated to the
north and to the east of Lille which
Is believed to have been re-occupied
by the allied troops.
Other reports claim that the allies
are advancing nearer to Ostend, but
as long as the Germans hold the river
the town does not need any consid
erable force to retain it.
Another unconfirmed special report
also states that a large German force
was cut off from the main army which
a Belgian bicycle corps blew up a
bridge and that many thousands of
the invaders surrendered.
DMirONE
HI BAKESHOPS
1,000 Tons of Foodstuffs
From American Commission
er Being Unloaded With
Feverish Haste.
Rotterdam, via. London, 2:30 a. m.—
The unloading of the steamer Coblenz,
which reached here from England Sat
urday night with 1,000 tons of food
stuffs sent by the American commis
sion for the relief of the people of
Belgium, began Immediately after her
arrival and continued through Satur
day night and Sunday at high pres
sure. The cargo was promptly trans
ferred to river and canal vessels
which last night started on their way
to Belgium.
The Brussels correspondent of the
Rotterdam Courant, writing regarding
the need of foodstuffs, says:
''Linen of people form In front of
tire bakershops before daybreak and a
large number dally are unable to ob
tain any of the hard brown bread,
which is the only kind now baked. The
flour supply is being husbanded to the
utmost in order that it may last until
the American supplies arrive. The
American consul expects these within
two or three days.”
PELT STATUE
OF CARNEGIE
London, 12:52 p. m.—A dispatch to a
news agency from Dunfermline, Scot
land, says that local sentiment against
Andrew Carnegie because of his al
leged pro-German attitude is so strong
that the statue of Mr. Carnegie, which
was erected by the citizens of his na
tive town last January, was pelted by
a crowd. Carnegie films which have
been exhibited at moving picture
houses have been withdrawn, the cor
respondent says.
crulseFgoeben
OUT OF ACTION
Petrograd, via. London, 2 p. m.—A
d'spateh from Sebastopol says that the
former German cruiser Goeben’s bom
bardment of that Black sea port was
put to an end by the Constantlnowska
wa batteries, which forced the warship
to withdraw.
The shore station subsequently in
tercepted a wireless telegraph mes
sage from the Goeben which said:
"Damaged. Will return to Constan
tinople for repairs."
GOEBEN, BRESLAU
AGAIN BOMBARD
Former German Cruisers Accompanied by Four Turkish Tor
pedo Boats Shell Shore Near Sebastapol. Russ Ambassador
Leaves Constantinople. Little American Damage at Odessa.
Washington. —No Americans
were Injured In the Turkish bom
bardment of Odessa and the dam
age to American property was In
significant. according to a report
today from the American consul
at Odessa.
At Sebastopol.
Pet ogrsa. (vis London, 1:55 a. m.)
—The newspapers report that the
cruisers Ooeben and Breslau and four
Turkish torpedo t-oats bombarded ths
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
ilk, arm
IST GO, ELSE
111 ON AGAIN
So Declares Carranza at Con
vention. His Protest How
ever, Disregarded and Guit
terres Elected Provisiional
President.
El Paso, Texas. —The conference of
revolutionary chiefs at Aguas Calien
tes has disregarded General Carranza’;:
protest and elected Eulalio Gutierres
provisional president of Mexico, ac
cording to an official report reaching
the border today.
To Insist on It.
Washington.—General Carranza will
insist on an absolute acceptance by thi
convention at Aguas Calientes of his
condition that both General Villa and
Zapata retire to private life along with
himself. Should they reject his stipu
lations civil war will result.
fighungt so
FIERCE, U.S.
CONSULS QUIT
Washington.—Ghent is isolated from
communication, according to a dis
patch received by the American gov
ernment sent by messenger to Elis.
Holland by American Consul General
Henry Albert Johnson.
The dispatch added that the Amer
ican consul general -had ordered the
consulate at Ostend closed and gone
to Ghent where he was safe but with
out communication. Officials here in
fer that the fighting was so fierce in
the coast towns that all Americans
have withdrawn to the Interior.
MIGHT MEET
HEED, HONOLULU
Following Conference, Wireless
Exchange With U. S. Cutter.
Two Jap Cruisers Outside
Harbor.
Honolulu.—A midnight conference
was held between Collector of the Port
Franklin, Deputy Collector Sharp and
the Japanese consul here last night and
wireless messages were exchanged
with the United States revenue cut
ter Thetis, patrolling outside the har
bor.
Collector Franklin appeared perturb
ed and was uncommunicative as to the
cause for the meeting at that unusual
hour. Two large Japanese cruisers,
the Hizen and the Asama, are hovering
cutwide the harbor near where the
Thetis is on duty but whether the con
ference and the messages had to do
with them or not could not be learned
from any official source.
THEGERMANS QUIT
MARCH ON CALAIS?
Rotterdam, via. London, 2:38 a. m.—
Advices from the Belgian coast towns
state that the exchange of artillery fire
between the Germans and the war
ships has wrecked most of these towns.
We3ttnde, Westkerke and Middelkerke
are all in ruins.
There has been no resumption of the
German march on Calais and present
appearances point to an abandonment
of that movement.
shore near Sebastopol yesterday
morning, shelling the railroad and
docks The Russian shore batteries
replied. The warships dtsapeared
along the Crimean shore to the east
ward after inflicting trivial damage,
Theodosia, on the Crimean coast.
100 miles northeast of Habastopol,
also suffered a bombardment on Sat
urday when a Turkish cruiser sailed
close enough to throw thirty shells
Into the city.
News has been received at the for
eign office that, the Russian ambas
sador has left Constantinople but the
Turkish minister here has not yet re
eelved his passports or Instructions
from Constantinople.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 2, 1914.
Turkey Takes Sides With Germany Against the Allies
Above—Melimed V., Sul
tan of Turkey in an ar
mored automobile in Con
stantinople.
Below__Turkish infantry
drawn up for inspection.
RELEASE U. 5.
OIL LADEN SRIP
Steamer Platuria Proceeds to
Copenhagen. Oil Not to be
Re-Exported to Germany.
Washington.— The Standard Oil
steamer Platuria, detained at Storno
way, Scotland, by British authorities,
has been released and has proceeded
to Copenhagen. The British embassy
today notified the state department
that this had been done after the Dan
ish government had given assurances
that the steamer’s cargo of illuminat
ing oil would not he re-exported to
Germany.
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OPEN
Germans Digging New Trench
es With Feverish Activity.
Estimate 150,000 Killed or
Wounded Since Gaining
Ostend.
London, 4:50 a. m.—The correspond
ent of the Times in northern Frame,
telegraphing under, date of Sunday,
sums up the situation on the battle
front by stating that the allies are
daily creeping on toward Ostend,
which is now hardly occupied at all in
a military sense. The number of Ger
mans holding it Is negligible he
says that if the allies achieve a defi
nie victory in the fight for the river,
Ostend will fall unresistingly into
their hands.
May Now Open.
London.—The way to Bruges now la
open to the Allies, owing to their re
capture of Bothers and the Germans are
digging new trenches behind Ghent with
feverish energy. To ao this Is to an
nounce their retreat. This statement is
made In the Observer In a despatch
dated “near the Franco-Belgtan front
ier." The message continues
Annihilation.
"A German officer captured yesterday
estimates that there have been X50,0(W
Germans killed or wounded since the oc
cupation of Ostend. Whole baterles and
battalions have been annihilated. Thou
sands have been drowned aa the result
of the opening of dikes In hand-to
hand fighting the German loeaes have
far exceeded thoee of the Allies.
Within Week.
"The shattered German regiments are
being given no time to reform. They
are abandoning th e lr wounded, guns and
transports. I'nless their fieet coin*-s nut
to create a diversion, they will be driven
from the Belgian coast within a week."
HUGE GERMAN LOSSES AT
YPRES; BURY 25,000 DEAD
London, —"As showing the huge German losses in the Ypres region, it
is stated the Rritlsh soldiers have burled more than 25,000 Germans," sitys
a message to the Weekly dispatch. "There are many grest piles of (Jr.-
man dead around Dlxmude. Dlxmude Is a heap of ruins. The only Inhabi
tant remaining Is an aged peasant woman who refuses to quit her ruined
home.
BRUGES
TO ALLIES
IT AUGOSTOI
FIGHT UNDECIDED
Berlin, by wireless.—The battle in
progress between the Germans and
Russians in the .Suwalkl and August
owa regions, according to an official
announcement Issued here today, con
tinues undecided. The Austrians in an
unofficial report claim a huccohs in
the Macva Region of Northwest Servla
hounded by the Rivers Save and Drl
na.
Peace Prize Will
Support Belgian
Refugees, Holland
The Hague, Netherlands, via Lon
don, 10:55 a. m—The Handnlshlad of
Amsterdam, has published a report
from Christiana saying that the man
agers of the Nobel Institute have de
cided to give this year's peace prize,
which amounts to about 140,000, to
the Netherlands government to be ap
plied toward the support of Belgian
refugees In Holland.
HIGH INSURANCE
ON WAR IN ITALY
London, 2:24 p. m.-A premium of
sixty guineas per cent was paid at
I.loyds today to Insure against a dec
laration of war by Italy on one of the
great powers before the end of No
vember This high rate Indicates that
the underwriters regard the risk us
fonHidr*rabl*.
TURK GUNBOATS
COMMANDED BT
GERMAN GBIEES
U. S. Consul at Odessa Cables
Circumstances of Bombard
ment. Message to American
Embassy Held Up.
Washington.— The IT. H. consul at
Odessa today cabled that the local
authorities at , Odessa claimed the
Turkish gunboats which conducted
the bombardment were under the
command of German officers.
The state department received word
from a cable company in London that
a routine message dated yesterday ad
dressed to the American embassy at
Constantinople had been held up as
there was no communication with
Turkey. Officials here directed that
It be sent via The Hague, Berlin,
Vienna, Sofia and Athens.
The last message received by the
American government from Ambassa
dor Morgen than told of t tin demand
for passports by the British, French
and Russian arnhassodrs ami the as
surance nf the Ottoman government
that it would afford them every cour
tesy in leaving the country.
INTERCEPT MESSAGE FROM KAISER
SAYING MUST TAKE YPRES BY NOV. l«t
London, 3:25 a. m.—Dispatches to The Dally Mall from various cor
respondents at different points In the field of operations In northern Franco
report the continued auccess of the allies, who have reached within four
miles of Oat end, namely, J.efflnghe. The German attack, It Is stated, Is
mainly In the direction of I .effing be and Hlype.
Three thousand Germans left Ostend for Zeehrugge Friday and the
ropofta persist that the Germans have left Ostend
It Is slated that the allies have Intercepted u message from Rmperor
William to the King of Wurlemhurg, telling him It Is absolutely Impera
tive to capture Ypreg before Nov. 1, otherwise It will be necessary for the
Germans to withdraw behind the Rhine:
The skillful German general, Von Meyer was killed nt Dlxrnude Fri
day.
10,000 GERMANS FLED WHEN BRITISH
ARMORED TRAIN POURED BROADSIDES
London, 3:59 a, m, —The correspondent of Tile Dally Mull In northern
France, telegraphing under date of Hunday, relates how a force of ten
thousand Germans was completely routed and scattered hy tin armored
train. He says:
'The Germans had almost surrounded a llrltlsh regiment which fought
on doggedly though so vastly outnumbered. Huddenly an armored train
shot lip the railway line which the Britishers were holding. Right and
left the train poured broadsides of machine gun fire, mowing down the Gel
mans at every yard until the line on eaeh side wus covered with lieups of
German dead. The rest fled precipitately and Ihe llrltlsh pursued."
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
Holy War To Be
Waged By Turk
N. H, DIRECTORS
ARE INDICTED
CRIMINALLY
Conspiracy Charged Against
Twenty One New Haven Of
ficials to Monopalize Com
merce. Many Millionaires
New York.—Criminal Indictments
were returned today by the United
States grand Jury against twenty-one
directors and former directors of the
New York, New Haven anil Hartford
Railroad Company, including Win.
Rockefeller, Theodore N. Vail. Geo. F.
Raker, William Skinner, Chas. F.
Brooker and John L. Hillard.
The Indictments charge conspiracy
In violation of the Sherman anti-trust
law to monopolize commerce. Under
section two of the law, under wldrh
they were returned, the maximum pen
ally upon conviction Is one year im
prisonment and SII,OOO fine.
Those Indicted.
The complete list of thOße indicted
is as follows:
William Rockefeller, George MacClul
looh Miller, Chas. F. Brooker, William
Skinner, D. Newton Barney, Robert W.
Taft, James H. Elton, James S. Hem
ingway, Lewis • Ciihh Lcdyard, Chas.
M. I’ratt, A. Heaton Robertson, Fred -
crick F. Brewster, Henry K. McHarg,
Edward I>. Robbins, former general
counsel of the road) Alexander Coch
rane, John 1,. Hillard, Geo. F. Baker,
Thomas Dewitt Cuyler, Theodore N.
Vail, Edward Milligan and Francis T.
Maxwell.
Bench Warrants.
Bench warrants were Issued for the
tyventy-one wen named In the indict
ments upon request of the district
attorney. Several, it was understood,
were to he brought into court to ans
wer the indictments this afternoon.
To Test Its Value.
Washington.—in obtaining the New
Haven indictments officials of the de
partment of Justice feel they have the
best opportunity since the Sherman
law was enacted to lest its Value as a
criminal statute. There have been
other indictments under the law hut
in no previous cases have so many
prominent men been brought Into (lun
ger of trial and Imprisonment,
Vail Surprised.
Norfolk, Va.—Theodore N. Vail, pres
ident of the American Telephone anl
Telegraph Company, who Is here re
covering from slight injuries received
in a full at Cape Henry .Saturday, to
day declined to discuss the announce
ment that lie had been indicted in con
nection with the New Haven Railroad
case. He seemed surprised when In
formed of It.
NO DETAILS OF
TIG TAB FIGHT
Peking^-A wireless .dispatch receiv
ed here from Tslng-Tau, Ihr. fortified
position in the German territory of
Kiao Chow, says the general attack
by the Japanese continues. No de
tails as to how tlie fighting progresses
are transmitted.
LILLE EVACUATED
BY THE GERMANS
London, 5:15 a. m.—Th« rorroHporifl«nt
of The Timph in northern France tH«*
KntphH that the AIHom have j/« , rif*tn»tHfl
to tho north and «*OHt of Lilia which
ho HayH “fortairily ha* boon pv;i«’«iHtod
by thf OarmariM and thuro 1m Kood rea-
Mon to h#*lb*vf that It tin* been occupied
by tha Allia*."
HOME
EDITION
No Formal Declaration Yet,
But Withdrawal of Ambassa
dors of Triple Entente From
Constantinople Equivalent to
Signal for Beginning of
Hostilities.
ARE NOT MUCH CONCERNED
OVER WHICH OF NATIONS
FIRED THE OPENING GUN
Usual Charges and Denials
Made on Responsibility. In
evitability of Conflict Recog
nized. First Trouble Ex
pected in Egypt.
London, 12:24 p. m.—
The Turkish ambassador
to Great Britain, Tewfik
Paelia was handed Tiis
passports today.
Four Days Pass.
London, 1:38 p. m. —Although four
days have passed since Turkish war
ships began activities in the Black
Ren, neither Russia nor Great Britain
hod, up to noon today, so far as was
known In London, opened the offen
sive or even fbrmally declared war
against Turkey. The British press us
a wlmle treats the situation as having
reached a stage permitting no about
face by the government of the sultan.
All reports seem to agree that the
tide of battle in the North France and
Belgium Is flowing against the Ger
mans.
The week 1r likely to seo the crys
tallization of the sentiment In Italy
and the Balkan States In one way or
another, as regards Turkey's entrance
into the conflict.
Nothing Official Yet.
London, 10:25 a. m.—War has not
yet been formally declared on Turkey
hut the withdrawal front Constanti
nople of the ambassadors of the Triple
Entente powers Is regarded In London
as being equivalent to a signal for
hostilities which Turkey has antici
pated by a naval mid In the Black
ISea. It Is also reported that Tur
key has sent out a land expedition
which penetrated into Egypt and the
evidence accumulates that Turkey in
tends to proclaim a holy war.
In Egypt.
Ample measures, however. It Is as
serted have been taken by Great
Britain and Russia ugalnst this prob
ability and It Is evident that the first
trouble Is expected to arise In Egypt,
where, It Is said, the khedlve intends
to ask Great Britain for an explana
tion of her attitude towards Turkey.
Germain Claim*.
Berlin claims that Turke.y was foro
ed to throw In her lot with Germany
because the ports recognized that an
entente victory would mean the dis
ruption of the Turkish empire with
Constantinople, Armenia and Turkee
tiui going to Russia; Arabia to Eng
land and tjyrla to France. On the
ether hand, iii the event of defeat of
the triple entente nations Turkey was
to he guaranteed territorially to be
given aid In re-conquering the Cau
casus and Egypt and be given, per
haps, something more.
Recognized By Both.
The usual charges and denials are
being made as to the responsibility
for the first attack In the Black Hea,
but these are Issued chiefly for con
sumption by the neutral countries,
since the Inevitability of the conflict
was recognized by both sides. The
principal actors are not greatly con
cerned over which nation fired the
opening shot.
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