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At Haelen the homes of the townspeople were wrecked, Windows were broken, furniture destroyed and walls demolished. Even the churches were not respected by the artillerymen. “In one village from which they had been driven the Germans had written upon the walls of a church and upon the walls of houses: ‘It is forbidden under penalty of death to enter this village' “Before evacuating this place the Germans had burned everything in sight.” “My visit showed me that the Belgians are in absolute control for a good distance beyond Diest. Battlefield Sorrowful Sight. “The battlefield near Haelen is a sorrowful sight. Meadows of wheat and hay have been turned into cemeteries, wherein men and horses were buried side by side. Lances, helmets, rifles, saddles, bayonets, and parts of uniforms litter the field in every direction. Overhead circle the vultures that ever follow in the wake of war. “The worst sight of Bil was the ruined homestead of villagers and peasants, blackened by fire, set in the midst of desolate and devastated villages. Two Austrian Cruisers Reported Sunk by French Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. NISH, Aug. 17.—Seventy thousand Serbian and Austrian troops are engaged in a desperate battle near Losnitza. The War Office issued an official statement today claiming that the Austrians had been repulsed at Janga, but it admitted that they had salted a foothold on the Serbian side of the River Drina, near Losnitza. The Austrians have thrown a bridge across the Drina and have fortified their positions on both banks. The battle has been going on night and day for 48 hours. At night the opposing forces direct their approach, by the glare of searchlights operated from lofty towers. Part of Belgrade has been destroyed by fire set by the Austrian bombardment. Word received here today from Belgrade says... That the bombardment is incessant, and that most of the inhabitants have fled. Most of them are coming to Nish. Owing to the crowded condition of his city, the lack of food and insanitary situation here, it is feared that a outbreak of disease may follow, a number of the poor are with but shelter and food. The capital has been badly damaged by the artillery and the heavy siege guns of the Austrians. The Serbian War Office announced today that a naval battle was fought in the Adriatic Sea on Sunday by warships of Austria and France, and French Announce Both Land and Sea Victories. By C. F. Bertillon. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian, PARIS, Aug. 17.—French victories on land and sea were officially announced by the War Office today, it stated that an Austrian cruiser had been sunk by a French fleet near Antivari, Montenegro. This announcement corroborated a Russian dispatch earlier in the day that told of a naval battle in the Adriatic. Later this official statement was issued by the French War Office: “The French troops on the front continue to advance. They have mounted the frontier on a line that passes from Brechwilier to Azondan farms. In many instances, the peasants stood by, sadly contemplating the disaster which had befallen their homes. It is impossible to estimate the loss or reckon the suffering which has already been entailed.” While making the trip in my motor car, we came upon a party of Belgian soldiers who were on their way to Leadquarters at Louvain. One of them proved to be a millionaire from the United States, who owns immense orange plantations in Florida. He had left all to come to Belgium to fight the Germans. Said he: “I knew my country was in danger, so I came over to help it.” Out.” German Spy a Story. “Many German prisoners were taken into Louvain, some of whom were prisoners of war, others spies.” One German, who was arrested in the center of Louvain, excited the admiration of all beholders by his coolness. He was immediately turned over to the gendarmes to be shot. He was put into an automobile and driven to the edge of town for execution. Through the entire proceedings, the German sat with his pipe in his mouth, calmly listering to the proceedings and uttering no word. One of the guards asked him if he did not fear death. The German drew a mouthful of smoke from his pipe and shrugged his shoulders, but made no other reply. "On the battlefields, the graves of German soldiers are marked by rude cross-croses constructed of lances. The Germans are getting all the rage they possibly can from their airplanes, and every day a number of them can be seen in the sky, scouting over the cities held by the allies or reconnoitering the Belgian and French lines. During the fighting, many men hovered above the battlefields all the time." That the Austrians were defeated. The War Office official statement follows: "A naval battle between French and Austrian warships began off Budua, Austria, in the Adriatic, at 9 o'clock Sunday morning. The French squadron, coming from the southwest, attacked the Austrian warships. Two Austrian ironclads were sunk, one was set on fire, and a fourth fled toward Cattaro. The fight lasted over an hour. Budua is in Dalmatia, and is the southernmost town of the Austrian Empire." Occupy Boston Town. LONDON, Aug. 17--The Serbian Cabinet issued the following statement today: “Yesterday at 5 p. m. the Austrians resumed the bombardment of Belgrade. A number of houses were damaged. Our artillery silenced the enemy's guns. Artillery fire began today before Obrenovatz. A Servian force has occupied Sousagora, near Vishegrad, in Bosnia, and Boulogne, near Lyma, repulsing the enemy. Near Kuna (hitza, opposite Losnitza, the enemy fortified both sides of the river Drina. The Servian Legation repudiates reports of Austrian successes, and it also points out that Losnitza was unfortified. The country south of Losnitza is strongly protected, and the Servians are prepared to resist the Austrian advance determinedly. 20. They are marshaled in the region of Ponon. The French have captured twelve cannons, twelve caissons, and eight mistraillenoes. The flug captured from the Twenty-second Bavarian Regiment of Infantry was mounted this afternoon on a tall pole in the courtyard of the Ministry of War. It was hurried to Paris by automobile, after having been captured in the battle at Blamont.” The War Office issued this statement in reference to the occurrences alleged to have taken place at Blameont: "The Germans pursued by our troops were brutal. Without reason or provocation, they killed three persons, one a young girl and another a man 67 years old, M. Barthelmy, former Mayor of Blameont." Another announcement issued by the War Office says: Germans Resist Furiously, "Machine guns and our cavalry have reached as far north as Latzulaut, We have occupied a town to the north of Durbeis, on the road to Schlestadt." The French War Office today announced the capture of St. Blasien, in Baden, by the French. At the same time, however, the War Office admitted that the Germans are offering furious resistance to the French advance through the pass of St. Marie Aux Mines, in the Vosges Mountains. The French forces along the western border of Upper Alsace and Lower Lorraine are stretched out in a huge enveloping movement, 90 miles long, from Rechicourt, or Rixingen, in Lorraine, south to St. Marie. In its announcement, the War Office said: "Operations of the French army are being developed all along the line from Rechicourt to St. Marie. The advance of the French troops in Schirmeck Valley has been especially rapid. One thousand prisoners were taken and the Germans abandoned a large quantity of military accouterments. At Ste. Marie, heavy artillery and several field pieces were captured from the Germans. In the Belmont district, 19 motor car transports, wagons and other effects fell into our hands. The morale of the French troops is excellent. Expect Great Engagement. A great engagement all along the lines of the two opposing armies is forecast by the War Office statement. "At the moment that the German main force comes in contact with our troops, our allies will force both Austrians and Germans to engage in an additional struggle, which, it seems likely, will be of vast proportions," says the War Office statement. "It is well known by this time that the Germans anticipated a decisive defeat of the French so that they might immediately follow up such a course with a battle against our allies. It is also well known that they counted on the slow mobilization of the Russian forces and upon the disturbances in Poland to gain time for their arms. The Czar, however, by his promise to grant autonomy to Poland, has obtained the fidelity of the Poles and Russia’s mobilization has been accomplished with remarkable rapidity. The Russian army is now moving forward for an offensive blow, the result of which will soon be felt. Already in Galicia, Russian cavalry has crossed the frontier, and Austrian cavalry and infantry have been routed, while other battalions have turned the tide. Putting Germany on Defensive. “Germany is being put upon the defensive, and it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that her position at the front is unsatisfactory.” High praise is given to the courage of the French troops on the Lorraine border and to the brilliance with which they have carried out their operations. Reinforcements are being sent to the French troops that recall. Rlamont and Cirey Aeroplanes are being carried with the advance troops and aeroplanes are being sent toward Metz and Strasbourg to make reconnaissances for the French and to destroy the Langars containing Zeppelin aircraft. The War Office has confirmed the news of the French victory at Dinant, in Belgium, this commumque being the first word as to the actual location of the French soldiers in Belgium. Bibb Folk to Plan for Moving Crops. MACON, Aug. 17.—Farmers and business men of Bibb County plan to call some time next week a mass meeting to consider plans for handling the crop situation in Bibb County in the fall. At a mass meeting in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium, the plan of seeking the consent of bankers of the city to lend money to the farmers at the rate of 5 cents per pound on one half the crop this year was discussed. LIGHTNING WRECKS PHONES, MACON, Aug. 17.—One bolt of lightning late last night caused 250 telephones in South Macon to be out of commission. The freakish bolt, which came apparently out of commission, caused the loss of several telephones in the city. A clear sky, struck an aerial cable of the telephone company, causing the trouble. ES.OOO STRE FIRE. DUREY, N., Aug. 17.—Fire originating from the frog electric wires crossing gas pipes in the Pridgen & Jones shoe store caused more than $500 damage today. Timely arrival of firemen probably saved the entire business block from destruction. ATLANTANS' FATHER DIES. BATONTON, Aug, 17. James M. Rainey, 57, of Eatonton, died here at the residence of his sister, after a long illness. He is survived by three children, Mrs. Lucille Rainey, Dickerson, Miss Hazel Rainey, and Harold Rainey, all of Atlanta. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS EAMAR FLIER BROUGHT DOWN BY RUSSIAN GUNS: PRUSSIAN TOWNS TAKEN Continued From Page 1. the artillery of both sides was constantly in action, the fight taking on the appearance of a duel of heavy guns. The French infantry forces withdrew from the town into the woods along the bank of the Meuse, about four miles from the river, leaving the fight to the cannoneers. A little later French reinforcements arrived on the scene from Houx, moving upon Dinant along the right bank of the Meuse, under cover of artillery fire. The German footsolders retired before the advance of the French reinforcements, but the artillery duel went on with the projectiles being thrown over the town. From 3 o’clock until 6 in the afternoon the high guns boomed, the French moving their batteries forward inch by inch as the Germans move. Southward through the hills south of the town. French Artillery Superior. The Germans are believed to have taken the road leading to Dinant, near Rochefort, which lies about ten miles south of Dinant. As they fell back, French chasseurs were sent against them. French artillery again proved superior to that of Germans, according to the Belgian military authorities, and it is believed that the number of dead and wounded was large. Several attempts have been made to reach Belgium, it is reported from Maestricht. The Austrians are said to have been placed under command of Count Von Buelow, commander-in-chief of the Second German Army Corps. BERNE, SWITZERLAND, Aug. 17.—Emperor William left Berlin for the front shortly after midnight, according to a dispatch received here from the German capital today. It says that the Kaiser was accompanied by the headquarters staff of his army, and that the special train on which they traveled was bound for Mainz, which is one of the most strongly fortified cities of the German Empire. PARIS, Aug. 17.—This official dispatch from Brussels was given out today: “The Germans lost 3,000 killed in the battle of Haelen and more than that number of prisoners. One battery was destroyed. The Belgians lost 160 killed and 400 wounded.” LONDON, Aug. 17.—The Roumanian Government today reiterated its country’s neutrality in a dispatch to M. Misu, the Roumanian Minister. Here. QUEBEC, Aug. 17.—The Canadian Government is about to declare a strict censorship, according to a private dispatch received here this afternoon. PARIS, Aug. 17.—Turkey has sent to France a message of regret for the treatment accorded two French ships in the Dardanelles by the cruiser Sjoben. ROME, Aug. 17.—Montenegrin troops today bombarded from Mount Lovtchen the Austrian forts at Cattaro, while their comrades continue to advance into Herzegovina, occupying numerous positions, according to advices received here. BERLIN (Via Copenhagen and London), Aug. 17.—No war correspondents will be allowed to follow the German army. Even Germans are barred from accompanying the troops. May Force German Fleet To Fight. By HERBERT TEMPLE. LONDON, Aug. 17.—The British Government was officially notified to leave Japan's ultimatum to Germany, Under instructions from Tokyo, the Japanese Minister went to the Foreign Office and presented a copy of the ultimatum to Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary. The statement of the ultimatum that Kiao-Chau would be returned to China and that the integrity of that country would not be menaced by Japan served to relieve anxiety that had been felt here for some time. The ultimatum of Japan is expected by the Germans during the last few days to destroy Namur with bombs dropped from the aeroplanes. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday German aviators hurled grenades from their machines while flying over Namur. The railway station was damaged and part of the footpath on the bridge d’Malius was torn up, but most of the bombs did little, or no damage. A number of persons have been wounded. The mitraille uses of the Belgians and French are proving very effective. Some of the lighter batteries of Belgian guns are drawn by dogs. These animals have so far shown great coolness under fire. High Official Shot as Spy. A German, believed to be an officer of high rank in the Kaiser's army, was arrested today, court-martialed and shot O'Brien. On the inside of his sleeve was found a badge bearing insignia to show that he was an officer of rank in the German army. Announcement was made here that a German sympathizer, “believed to be one of the chiefs in the German espionage system,” was arrested at his home in Avenue de l'Armesa in this city by Belgian soldiers. At the time of his arrest the German was reported to be engaged in writing a report to the German Government. Papers which were found in the German's home led to the arrest of eight persons, all accused of being spies. To hasten action by the German fleet in the North Sea. If Germany wishes to send assistance to its Asiatic fleet, the forces now supposed to be bottled up near the mouth of the Elbe will have to come out and fight. “Spartacus” at Grand, “Spartacus,” or “The Revolt of the Gladiators,” opened 8 week's engagement at the Grand Monday at prices less than half of that charged during the long runs of the picture in New York and Chicago. “Spartacus” is in eight parts, subdivided into three acts, and necessitated the enlistment of 7,500 actors. People of Japan Favor Demand on Germany Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. TOKYO, Aug. 17.—News Of the ultimatum sent by Japan to Germany demanding the withdrawal or disarming of all German ships in Chinese and Japanese waters and the surrender of Klao-chau was favorably received in principally all circles today. The only opposition voiced by the press appears in unimportant newspapers. The leading papers declare that the Government has acted wisely in seizing the present opportunity to assert Japan's supremacy in the Far East and to move for the elimination of "interests opposed to the welfare and prosperity of Nippon." Japan expects war. No one believes that Germany will yield without a struggle, and it is believed the Government will declare war on Germany at noon on August 23, the date set for the exporation of the ultimatum. Foreign Minister Kato was in conference with Emperor Yoshihito for an hour today, and later the head of the navy and army were summoned to the French's palace. A number of transports have been ordered to be in readiness for the transportation of troops. The Japanese fleet, which recently sailed from Yokohama, is reported to be lying off Tsingtao to prevent any German warships from joining the squadron now there. It is said that the plans of the general staff of the Japanese army call for sending 50,000 men in the first expedition against Kiaochau, which is one of the strongest fortresses in the Far East. The ultimatum, which was transmitted by half a dozen channels to insure its delivery, was accompanied by assurances to the United States that American interests in the Orient would be fully safeguarded by Japan. The ultimatum follows: "We consider it highly important and necessary in the present situation to take measures to remove these causes of all disturbances of the peace." 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To deliver on a date not later than September 15 to the imperial Japanese authorities, without condition or compensation, the entire leased territory of Kiao-chau with a view to the eventual restoration of the same to China." “The Imperial Japanese Government Judge Nash R. Broyles lex. W. Stephens” Answers Alex. W. Stephens TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA:— In answer to Alex. W. Stephens’ ill-tempered and abusive card, I have this reply to make: I would not have mentioned his name had he not, by himself and his paid agents, slandered me all over Georgia. I stood this until “forbearance ceased to be a virtue.” I have thrown no “mud” in my campaign— I have simply told the plain, unvarnished TRUTH about Alex W.'s record as a lawyer, and from his loud outrles, it would seem in his case that “the truth hurts.” Every statement in the circular, that he denounces as a lie, is TRUE, and he and every other lawyer in Atlanta knows it. Mr. Stephens charges that the names of two dead men are forged to this circular. He refers to Hon. J. D. Kilpatrick and Governor J. M. Terrell. It is true that these two distinguished Georgians are now dead—but two years ago they were alive, and they both signed the article, a copy of which Mr. Stephens now says is a lie! This is a sample of Mr. Stephens’ fair (?) campaign methods! Mr. Stephens, after begging in vain for the support of his home lawyers and home people, now turns on them a stream of abuse and vilification and denounces them, for campaign purposes, before the people of Georgia. “It's an bird that beholds its own nest!” The people of Georgia will not be deceived by such political methods—they know that the best judges of a man's character and abilities are his home people, his neighbors and daily associates. The people of Georgia realize that the trouble with Mr. Stephens is a bad case of “sour grapes,” and a sad case of demagogy! They will not put a lawyer on the Court of Appeals who has been defeated in his own county for Justice of the Peace, for the Legislature, and for every other office to which he has aspired. While Mr. Stephens denounces this circular as a lie, he does not deny that a few years ago he did endorse a Negro politician for admission to the Atlanta Bar. He would deny this if he could, but his endorsement is of record, and he dare not do so. On December 2, 1904, he endorsed the application of a Negro named Foster B. Pettit and recommended that he be admitted to practice law in the Courts of Georgia. Mr. Stephens can not escape the consequences of this endorsement, namely: that this Negro as a lawyer would have the right to sit with white lawyers in the Court House and to cross-question white witnesses, perhaps white women! What a spectacle for the people of Georgia. The old Alexander Hamilton Stephens would never have endorsed a Negro's application to become a lawyer. By the way, Mr. Alex. W. Stephens claims to be the nephew of the great Stephens. I am reliably informed that he is one-half of a greatnephew only—about as close kin as a third or fourth cousin. This circular that Mr. Stephens is now denouncing as a lie is simply a copy of that part of the article referring to his record as a lawyer prepared by Hon. J. D. Kilpatrick, Hon. Charles T. Hopkins and hundreds of other prominent lawyers and citizens of Atlanta, two years ago, when Mr. Stephens was running against Judge Pendleton, and published in all of the Atlanta papers. Why didn't Mr. Stephens denounce it as a lie then? He dared not—because he knew that the people of Atlanta knew it was true! Now he is deliberately attempting to deceive the people of Georgia by baldly and unblushingly denying the truth! He is trying to ride into office on his name alone, and because he is fortunate enough to be distantly related to a great Georgian long since departed from this life. He is frantically trying to divert attention from his record as a lawyer as a chronic and unsuccessful office-seeker, and as a NEGRO indorser. But he will not succeed! The candidate now before the people is the living Alex. W. Stephens, of Atlanta, and not the great and dead Alexander M. Stephens, of Georgia. NO, he will not succeed, for “Truth is mighty and will prevail,” Respectfully, NASH R. BROYLES. NASH R. BROYLES announces at the same time that in the event of it not receiving by noon on August 23, 1914, an answer from the Imperial German Government signifying its unconditional acceptance of the above advice offered by the Imperial Japanese Government, Japan will be compelled to take such action as she may deem necessary to meet the situation. 