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LONDON, Aug. 17.--The Central News correspondent wires that he made a tour of the German outposts near Haelen and Diest, Belgium, on Sunday night and found that the “invaders had been partly routed in the neighborhood of Haelen and Diest.” Continuing, the telegram said: “A battle is going on in the vicinity of Haelen and Diest.” (At this point part of the message was missing, evidently having been eliminated by the censors.) “A visit to Haelen and other towns almost within a stone’s throw of the German lines shows frightful devastation. 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 rometeries, wherein men and horses were buried side by side. Lances, revolts, 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 all was the ruined homesteads 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 Janja, but it admitted that they had gained 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 artillery 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 this City, the lack of food and sanitary situation here, it is feared that on outbreak of disease may follow. Great numbers of the poor are without shelter and food. The capital has been badly damaged by the artillery and the heavy siege guns of the Austrians. The Rervian 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. BERTILLI, 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 Nish 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 pagses from Brechiwiller 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 headquarters 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 Stoic “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 listening 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 shrieked his shoulders, but made no other reply. "On the battlefields, the graves of German soldiers are marked by rude cross-examined, constructed of lances. The Germans are getting all the flags 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, airplanes 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 Cartaro. The fight lasted over an hour. Budua is in Dalmatia, and is the southernmost town of the Austrian Empire." Occupy Bosnian Town, LONDON, Aug. 17.-~The Serbian Cabinet issued the following statement today: “Yesterday at 8 p.m. the Austrians resumed the bombardment of Belgium. A number of houses were damaged. Our artillery silenced the enemy's guns, artillery fire began today before Obrenovatz. “Servian have occupied Sousagora, near Vishegrad, in Bosnia, and Boulogne, near Lyma, repulsing the enemy. Near Kuna Chitza, opposite Losnitza, the enemy fortified both sides of the river Drina. The Servians occupy a position facing Losnitza.” The Serbian 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. The Germans are marshaled in the region of Donon. The French have captured twelve cannons, twelve caissons and eight mistrailles. The flag 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 Blamont: “The Germans pursued by our troops were brutal. Without reason or provocation, they killed three persons, one young man.” In and another 2 man 87 years old, M, Barthelmy, for Mayor of Blamont.” Another announcement issued by the War Office says: "German Resist Furiously." “Machine guns and our cavalry have reached as far north as Lutzulaut. We have occupied a town to the north of Durbels, 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 Ste. 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, 950 miles long, from Rechicourt, or Rixingen, in Lorraine, south to Ste. Marie. In its announcement, the War Office said: “Operations of the French army are being developed all along the line from Rechicourt to Ste. 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.” A great engagement all along the lines of the two opposing armies is in progress. Oast by the War Office. “At the moment that the German army forces come 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 success 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 Gallicia, Russian cavalry has crossed the frontier, and Austrian cavalry and infantry have been routed, while other battalions have turned tail.” 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 or the Lorraine border and to the brilliancy with which they have carried out their operations. Reinforcements are being sent to the French troops that re-arrangements are being carried with the advance troops and aeroplanes are being sent toward Metz and Strasbourg to make resonnissances for the French and to destroy the Langars containing Zeppelin airships. The War Office has confirmed the news of the French victory at Dinant, in Belgium, this communique 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 raise 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 8 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 a clear sky, was discovered by a man who was trying to find a way to move the wires. etruck an aerial cable of the telephone company, causing the trouble. $5,000 STORE FIRE. DURISBURY, N. C. Aug. 17—Fire originating from electric wires crossing gas pipes in the Pridgen & Jones shoe store caused more than $5,000 damage today. Timely arrival of firemen probably saved the entire business block from destruction. ATLANTANS' FATHER DIES. EATONTON, 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. THY ATLANTA GEOGRAPHICAL AND NEWS In the middle are troops guarding the docks at Antwerp, and at the BEAMAN FLIERS BROUGHT DOWN BY RUSSIA'S 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 foot soldlers 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 moved southward through the hills south of the town. French Artillery Superior. The Germans are believed to have taken the road leading to Han-Sur-Lesse, near Rochefort, which lies about ten miles south of Dinant. As they fell back, French chassiers 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 150 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 Goeben. 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 today of 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 Japanese Government 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 Dismounted and part of the footpath on the bridge, the Malus was torn up, but most of the bombs did little or no damage. A number of persons have been wounded. The mitrailleuses 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 at Oirbeck. On the edge 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 Armee 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 a 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 7,000 actors. YRE T e ¢ ’ g 3 VAN 1 R N RS V. LR : e " 4 L 303, > T S S X ‘ ° Ay i&;&“‘ 4.‘ s -. 4 g. PHOTO BY TYO - TENNEMENTAL SERVICE. 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 Kiao-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 arm were summoned to the Emperor's palace. A number of transports have been ordered to be in readiness for the transportation of troops. Fleet to Intercept Germans. 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 65,600 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 the causes of all disturbances of the peace in the Far East and to safeguard the general interests as contemplated by the agreement of alliance between Japan and Great Britain. “In order to secure a firm and enduring peace in Eastern Asia, the establishment of which is the aim of the said agreement, the Imperial Japanese Government sincerely believes it to be its duty to give the advice to the Imperial German Government to carry out the following two propositions: Withdraw or Disarm, Order, “1, To withdraw immediately from Japanese and Chinese waters. “VOTE FOR SAM A. ALBERIGHT for LEGISLATURE. [ YOUR TEETH] Examined Free! GATE CITY DENTAL ROOMS 24 1-2 Whitehall St. Phone Main 1708 All Dental Work at Lowest Prices and All Work GUARANTEED Sold Crowns $ Bridge Work @ AI! $4 Plates. $5 LY DR.J.T.GAULT Specialist (for men) Established Eleven Years 32 Inman Bullding ! 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"2, 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 Answers Alex. W. Stephens' False and Slanderous Card TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA:— in answer to Alex. W. Stephens' ill-tempered and abusive card, 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 outcries, 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 ill bird that befouls 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. Pettie 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 great-nephew 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 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 H. Stephens, of Georgia. NO, he will not succeed, for “Truth is mighty and will prevail.” Respectfully, NASH R. BROYLES. The announcement 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. 