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THE WEATHER Rain tonight and Sat urday. VOLUME XIX, No. 317. CONVICTION GROWS GERMAN OFFENSIVE DRAWING TO CLOSE While Allies Lines Bent at Few Places in North France, Im possible That Attempt Can Be Repeated Under Same Con ditions—Thought That War on Both East and West Fronts to Enter Third Phase—Russia About to Bring All of Her Effectives to Bear Paris, 7 a. m.—The conviction is grow ing heve that the period of the German strategic offensive is drawing to a close and that the war on both the western and eastern fronts is about to enter Its third phrase. Impossible Again. The present violent effort in the Ypres. while it may have succedded in bending the Allies’ line in a few places has not yet, according to either French or Germart reports, succeeded in break ing it and it seems impossible that the attempt can be repeated under the same conditions. Even success at this point might prove merely momentarily, like et St. Mihiel on the Meuse six weeks ago. Prepared for. •"-But General Joffre, the French com mander-in-chief. is fully alive to the Importance of this position and accord ing to an officer just returned from Ypres that eventuality had been pre pared for. At Ypres and its environs, although the artillery of the Germans is formidable, that of the Allies is still more so and causes fearful carnage in the enemy’s trenches. The fighting in this region is largely an artillery duel with infantry remaining in the trenches. They can only approach the enemy by boring tunnels which are converted into trenches by piercing the roof. Overshadowed in East. However important the operations in Flanders may be, they are now over shadowed both in extent and the influ ence they have on the war as a whole by the eastern campaign. Colonel Feyler, editor of the Swiss Military Review and one of the best known military specialists, declares that Russia is now about to bring to bear all her effectives and if it is realized she Intervenes at a moment when in Flan ders German levies on the third line, young soldiers with six weeks’ training are being brought into action, the full significance of the operations on the eastern front will be recognized. Posen to Breslau. 4 "In addition there is prospect of a in the center of the 'line from Po sen to Breslau toward which the Ger man army of Silesia seems to be direct ed in retreat and at a more or less early date west Prussia will be threatened by way of Thorn. DEMOCRAT IN LEAD. 1 Milwaukee, Wis. —With the recount for United States senator still uncom pleted in sections of Wisconsin where the demand has been made, the offi cial returns show Paul O. Hunting; democrat, has a lead over Gov. F. E. McGovern, republican, of approximate ly 100 voteß. CHICAGO MAY FURNISH 40,000 PAIRS RED TROUSERS FOR FRENCH ARMY; ALSO SUPPLY OF 300,000 MARKERS Chicago.—Buyers for the French government opened negotiations here today for the puchase of forty thousand pairs of red trousers of four different shades for the army. In addition contracts are to he made for wire markers to designate the regiment and company for three hundred thousand French soldiers. Representatives of the British army also are here to purchase 600 motor trucks of from three to six t ons capacity for immediate de livery. AUGUSTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN IMPORTANT EVENTS AND WORK OF LIVE AT HOME WEEK; HEADS OF SCHOOLS HEARTILY ENDORSE MOVEMENT School Children and Pupils to Be Shown in Practical Way Importance of Patronizing Home Industry PRIZES TO BE OFFERED FOR BEST REPORTS MADE Work of Domestic Science and Manual Training Departments to Be Shown Augusta Public. School Day to Be One of Most Important Days of Live at Home Week. At a meeting held yesterday after noon. Superintendent Lawton B. Evan* and the principal* of the several school* of the Augusta public school system gave their hearty endorsement to the I.lve at Home. Buy at Home, Made at Home movement. The public school* will take a very prominent part In the IJvi at Home Week, which begins next Monday. ' The matter was discussed at length at ft* meeting of the superintendent and iVlnelpals yesterday afternoon. The (Continued on next page.) "Throw Away Your Hammer and Get a Horn” THE AUGUSTA HERALD THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. Attack on Tampico is Order of Villa Washington, D. C. —General Villa has ordered an attack on Tampico. His army is operating from the City of San Luis Potosi, which was occupied without firing a shot. Official advices receved here today say the people received Villa with an ovation. About 800 Americans are in Tampico. A number of American ships are In the harbor there and the American consul at San Luis Potosi has arrangd to notify the consul at Tampico so that Americans oan withdraw to places of safety with the advance of the Villa army. San Antonio, Texas.—A message fVom the Carranza press bureau in Mexico City today said it was announced there that the Aguas Calientes convention had ordered General Villa removed from his command, but that General Gutierrez, provisional presidential choice of the convention had refused to remove Villa. 2 ACCIDENTS AT CROSSING. Atwater, Ohio. —Three men were killed and one probably fatally- Injur ed here today In two accidents at the Pennsylvania Railroad Crossing. Robert Wasslng was instantly killed when a fast train struck a wagon in which he was riding and two hours later John A. Joiner and Edward Cobh were killed and R. R. Roader was in., jured when a freight train collided with their automobile. Two other men In the automobile escaped Injury. HANCOCK COMING BACK. Washington.—With quiet in Haltien revolutionary activities, Secretary Daniels ordered the transport Han cock, with 800 United States marines, hack from Port Au Prince to Guan tanamo, Cuba. OFFICIAL BULLETINS FRENCH Parig, 2:45 p. m.—The French offi cial announcement given out In Paris this afternoon says that from the I-> a to the sea the fighting has been less violent, than on previous days. Seve ral efforts of the Germans to cross the Yser were checked. Generally speaking the French posi tions have been maintained and Ger man attacks around Ypres w.ere re pulsed. The French forces In the north are described as holding, positions close to the barbed-wire entanglements of the enemy. Slight progress on other parts of the batt/e front Is reported. HAS KARLSRUHE BEEN CORNERED ? London, 5:30 a. m.—lt Is rumored among shipping firms In I-ondon that the German cruiser Karlsruhe has been cornered. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 13, 1914. Gun crew operating one of the effective 156-Mm. guns, the pride of the French artil lery, which have been used with such terrible effect against the German lines in northern France. THE VICTORY 111 DIXMUDEIY Unless Flank Attack on British at Ypres is Successful, Way to Dunkirk Still Barred, London, 10:05 a. m. —The Gormans have crossed the Yser river, according to the admission In the latest Paris official communication, and, although the invaders occupy only a few hun dred yards on the left hank of the tubbornly contested river, the allies cannot be Indifferent to this gain and desperate efforts will be made to drive back this slight wedge. Ypres, extending like a fortress bas tion into the lines of the invaders, Is still held by the British and unless the flank attacks on this position are successful, Dlxmude is likely to prove a barren gain for the Germans, who still find the way to Dunkirk barred. For Effort at Calais. The, theory that the Germans are making an unprecedented attempt on this coast objective is confirmed by an official just returned to Holland from East Prussia, where, he claims, the severity of the German defeat Is due to the fact that so many troops have been detached for the effort against Calais. In the coast battle the latest reports indicate that the Germans, after heavy artillery fire, made massed Infantry assaults, suffering losses much heavier than the defenders. GERMAN Berlin, Nov. 13 (by wireless to Lon don, 3:11 p. m.) —German military headquarters today gave out an offi cial announcement as follows "On the branch of the Yser canal at Nteuport our marines have Inflict ed heavy losses on the enemy and we have taken 700 prisoners. During our attacks on Ypres, which have pro gressed favorably, another 1,100 pris oners have been taken. "Fierce French atacks to the east and west of Solssons have been re pulsed with heavy losses to the en emy NO INTERNAL DISCORD. Berlin, Nov. 13 (by wirslass.) —The Prussian socialist deputy, Herr Hlrsch, In an article published In the social ist monthly review, lays emphasis up on the fact that the socialists voted the Prussian war credits. This proves again, he says, that the hope of Ger many’* enemies for Internal discord has not been fulfHled. In Important national affairs, Germany Is unani mous. Herr Hlrsch declared. FRENCH ARTILLERY IN ACTION PRIDE OF THE FRENCH GUNNERS GERMAN CRUISERS ENTER VALPARAISO 5,000 PRISONERS AT TIG TAD Ceremony of Entrance of Jap Troops Takes Place Monday. Capt. Waldeck Leaves Satur day. New York. The East an<l West Ru reau made public today the following despatch from Toklo: “The formal meeting of the Command er-ln-chief of the Japanese army, Lieu tenant General Kamio. and Captain Mey fT Waldeck, former governor of Tslng- Tau occurred on November 10th, at the Moltke barracks. Captain Waldeck will go on board a transport bound for Japan o nthe 14th. The total number of prisoners taken Is 6.000. The ceremony of the entry by the Japanese troops into the city of Tslng-Tau Is expected to take place on the 16th.“ FIT Oe T® ENGLISH PORTS Berlin, by wireless. According to information given out to the press to 'iay in official quarters, German avia tors have flown over the English sea ports of Rheerness and Harwich. Hheerness is a fortified seaport in Kent at the mouth of the Thames It is about 40 miles from London. Har wich is In Essex and about 70 miles northeast of London. BIGPURCHASESOF CAVALRY HORSES Baker, Ore. —Under eoniract with the French government to furnish five thousand cavalry horses, a stockman of Welser, Idaho, opened headquarters here today. Under the eontnict the entire quota must he shipped by No vember 27. An average of 1)20 eacn was paid for three hundred horse* bought today. For 8,000. Butts, Mont.— Frenrh and British horse buyers are making contracts In Montana for the purchase of about 8,- 000 head of horses, it was learned to day. fine ahlpment of three thoussnd head Is to start within two weeks. BRITAIN FIGURES ON MILLION MORE London, 11:65 a. m.—A supplemen tary estimate to provide for another million men required by the British government during the year ending March Slst was introduced In the house of commons today. This brings the total army, not Including the territorial*, to 2,828.400 officers and men. The Leipzig and Dresden Steam Into Harbor—Begin at Once to Take on Supplies of Pro visions Valparaiso, Chile.—The German cniie era Leipzig and Dresden steamed Into Valparaiso harbor this morning and at once started taking on supplies of pro visions. ftlx Sighted. Lima, Peru.—The watchman on the lighthouse at Pori Corral, <’hile, reports that on Wednesday, November 11 th he saw six cruisers steaming south. His opinion whr that they wure German ships. lie could not Identify them defi nitely but believed that the Hohavnhorst, the Gnelsenau and possibly the were among therr Fort Corral 1s 475 miles south of Val paraiso. The above Information was received here today by telegraph. Jap Squadron. A later despatch from Valparaiso last night said ti was reported that a Japa nese squadron had been sighted off Cape Carranza, 260 miles south of Valparaiso. It was on Cape Carranza that a British warship was reported to have gone ashore after the naval engagement but no trace of the vessel was found. This morning the long missing German cruises Leipzig and Dresden arrived at Valparaiso. Nothing definite had been heard of these warships since Ihe action oil November 'lst. In the reports of the sea fight and subsequent developments the < miser Dresden and the German cruiser Bremen have been confused. British Warships. A cablegram from Montevideo 1 sat night m ide reference to the Japanese cruiser squadron In the Pacific reported to have been off Faster Island about 2,- 000 miles west of Chile, some ten days ago saying this squadron consisted of eight vessels. The British battleships Canopus and the cruiser Defense wn*re reported a week ago as having passed through the Htralts of Magellan hound west to Join the battle cruiser New Zea land in the Pacific. GREAT Cl® BUTTLE IS DUE London, 10:05 a. m. —From the east come reports that Petrograd is ex pecting to hear any moment that the great battle before Cracow has been started, while past Kails/, and behind a screen of Cossacks, their Infantry and artillery In forces are said to be within striking distance of the Ger man frontier. CHARMED LIFE FOR THOSE THE “WHITE GENERAL” LOOKS STRAIGHT IN FACE; DEATH IF PASSED, EYES AVERTED London, 3:42 s. m.—The Petrogfad correspondent of The Hally Mail, In announcing that Petrograd had been made a dry city for the duration of the war and that no wine, beers, or spirits will he allowed to be Sold anywhere, gives a legend permeating the Russian army of a "white gen eral” who rides through the ranks on a white horse. 'if he looks a man full In the face," the legend runs, "that man hears a charmed life Those whom he passes with eyea averted are marked for death. Hurlrig the Isst two weeks the ’white general' has not been seen In the Russian ranks The soldiers say he Is busy In the German and Austrian armies walking with hi* eyes to the ground.” For Augusta’s Live at Home, Made at Home, Trade at Home Week, November 16-21. Try it. It will pay. And remember to say when shopping in Augusta, “I SAW IT IN IHE HERALD It Means Bargain!. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.. COTTON EXCHANGES WILL OPEN MONDAY FOR FULL TRADING 3 Turkish Transport Ships Sunk London, 4:00 p. m. An official des patch from Constantinople reaching Lon don by way of Berlin, confirms indi rectly the recent Russian statement that a Russian fleet has sunk three TuVkisli transports in (he Bldrk Sea. The Constantinople report admits that there has been no news of these three ships since they left the Turkish capital a week ago. ALUESIi TO STILL HOLD YPRES POSITION Germans Hurling Their Masses Against Wedge Thrust Into Their Lines With Fury --Key to Advance on Coast. Pnrla, Nov. 13, 1 a. m.— The hnttle on which probably dopendg th« fata of the German Invaaion of Itclghtni and northern Prance eontlnuon In ruga with unabated fury. Despite the mass es that are ceaselessly being hurled against (ho allies and despite the at tacks of unexampled violence, the »1 Ilea aie forced to sustain, they are said In still hold the Key position around Ypres. Will Be Impossible. The ancient city and the villages of Honneheka, Paschendaele and HoUe beke, wllhln a radius of ft miles, consti tute the dartgerous salient, or wedge, thrust Into the German line. While Ypres remains In the possession of the allies, military strategists say that the German advance toward the coßst by way of l« RRssee and Bethune will be Impossible since ihelr north flank would he threatened hy the allies. If the allies should succeed In ad VRnclng further from Ypres, accord ing to the officers, the Germans would he Compelled to abandon Lille and vir tually give up nope of reaching the coast through Artois. At Enormous Coat. Advancing from IMxmnde the Ger mans, It Is said nt an enormous cost, succeeded In crossing the Yser once more but only to be hurled back again. The Yser Is a small stream but It Is too deep to be forded and therefore passage over It must be made by pon toons, all the regular bridges having beendestroyed. The throwing across the stream of pontoon bridges In the face of firing from thousands of well posted men 1s an exceedingly costly operation; but the possession of the Yser Is considered worth It, since It facilitates the flooding of the coun try as fur as Dlxmude. Along the Beashore. The struggle Is not confined to the region of Dlxmude and Ypres. It Is again breaking out afresh along the seashore where the Germans are de clared to have been driven out of Lom baertzyde and are being slowly forced toward Ostand. The Germans are saW to attach great Importance to the pos session of I/omhMortzydo because It commands the Nleuport region and are consequently making every effort to regain It. Thus fnr their effort Is said to have been without success. Pog probably hampers noth sides since there Is no mention In any of the reports of«the fighting of the at lled warships bombarding lyombaert zyde and the Ostend road, which In dear weather are well within their range. HOME EDITION Decision Reached Today at Boards of Governors of Both the New York and New Or leans Exchanges New York.—The New York Cotton Exchange will re-open for unreetrlcted trading next Monday morning, November Iftth. The hoard of governors so voted today. After New York. New Orleans. —The New Orleans Cotton Exchange will open for un restricted trading Monday, November Iftth. This decision was reported to day by the board of directors of th 4 exchange at meeting called after it was announced the New York Ex change would open on that date. Closed on July 30th. New Orleans. The New York, New Orleans and Liverpool cotton future mutkets closed In the order named, Erlday, July 30th. The suspension was thought by many to be a matter of only a few days and the New York notice read "closed until Tuesday.” Steadily Woree The situation, however. became steadily worse an nation after nation was drawn Into the European war. Mutters were complicated by the Pell failure In New York and exporters found it Impossible to move cotton be cause of the lack of vessels and a foreign . xclmnge market. January cotton In New Orleans closed at 111.61 on July 3<)th, a net loss for the short day's trading of seveniy points, or $3.00 a bale. In the liqui dation trading following the price went down to 7 cents but recently it recovered with trading going on be tween 7.50 and 7.ftti. $25 a Bale. The local spot market was re-open ed September 23rd at 8 5-H for mid dling, compared with 13 5-16 on July Sftth, a loss of practically 5 cents a pound, or $25 a bale In the Dalla market prices workeil down to 6 cents toy middling, making a bale worth only S3O. This was the Jowest point of the downward movement. 10,049 CAPTIVE BT AUSTRIANS London, 8:40 a. m—A telegram from Vienna stales that 781 officers tnd 79,814 men are prisoner!! of war tn the Austrian concentration camps, says an Amsterdam dispatch to Reuter's Tele gram Company. "The enemy’s wounded are being treated like our own soldiers," the telegram adde, "while the officers who are prlsonera are Interned In castles and In great private house# and ths captured men in great barracks." S. 0. S.’ WITH 500 SOLDIERS ABOARD London, 12:67 p. m.—A Central News dlspa tell from Rome aays that the steamer Cilia 111 Ravona has sent out a wlre.loes "H. O. 8." call saying that she Is on fire 150 mile# off Catania She has 500 soldiers on board bound from Massowa, Africa, for Italy. Two steamers have gone to the asslstaneo of the distressed vessel. THERE ARE [3s] Shopping Days Before Xmas Read TTerald ads and call for advertised goods if you want the pick of styles and bargains. When shopping in Augusts tomorrow Ssyt “I Saw ll H Th* Herald.” It will pay. Try It.