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Crisis On-24 Hours to Decide Question Gigantic Conflict
THE WEATHER
Generally fair tonight
ind Friday.
VOLUME XIX, No. 212.
COMPLICATIONS ARISE
IN WAR; JAPS MAY JOIN
In Case of General European Conflict,
Possible That Mikado May Become
Great Britain's Ally. Incessant Prepara
tions for Conflict Proceed Steadily. Ger
man War Office Issues Order For
Readiness.
England’s Fleer on War
Footing. French Public
Regards Hostilities Cer
tain. British Ministers in
Conference.
St. Petersburg. The Official
Agency here today publishes a dis
patch from Tokio, quoting a newspa
per there as expressing the view tnat
in case of a general European war the
participation of Japan as the ally of
Great Britain is possible.
Goes Steadily On.
London —Preparations for a possible
general European war went on stead
ily today in every country likely to
1 e involved. The complications of the
situation were augmented by a rumor
that Japan also might join in the con
flict.
For Call to Arms.
Following partial mobilization of
tin* Russian army, an order was is
sued by Germany today to a/1 officers
and men of her reserve forces to hold
the selves in readiness for a call to
arms. A report reaching here by way
o f Paris says the Berlin war office
already has ordered a partial mobiliza
tion in the eastern provinces.
Fleet Has Coaled.
England’s fleet has been ordered on
a war footing and the scattered ves
sels of the navy arc being brought
back to their bases. The Mediterran
ean fleet which reached Malta today,
found lighters waiting there loaded
with coal which was at once taken
- on board, the war vessels so they could
be moved to any quarter without de-
Recalled.
All members of the Metropolitan
police, which is a government force,
have been recalled from leave. The
men will be required to guard the gov
ernment dock yards and magazines
in case the regular guards should
have to join their regiments.
Such European stock markets as re
mained open showed utter stagna
t ion.
Little Known.
As to what is going on in the fight
ing zone, little is known on account
<tf the strict censorship. All kinds of
re jorts are in circulation, one of them
Fating that a battle had taken place
In Bosnia, on Austrian territory, be
tween Austrians and Servians, and
another reports the fall and burning
of the Servian capital. Still another
mils of an Austrian attack on the
;.Ii ntenegrins at Mount Lovchen over
looking Cattaro.
The British war office today de
nied the report published in the United
States that the British territorial
troops had been ordered to mobilize.
OUTLOOK IS
DARK IN
BERLIN
While Order for Mobiliza
tion Not Yet Given, Of
ficials Declare Situation
Worse. Most Pessimistic
Reports in Circulation.
Berlin. —Major General Erich
won Falkenbayn, Gorman minis
ter of war, and Lieutenant Gen
eral Count Helmuth von Moltka,
chief of the German genral staff,
had a long conference with Dr.
Von Bstftimann-Hollweg, the im
perial chancellor, Prince Henry
of Prusia, the emperor's brother
and several of the imperial min
isters this morning.
Rumors were curent afterward
that the first German army corps,
with headquarters at Koenigs
berg, had been mobilised.
Darker Today.
Berlin.—At the German foreign of
fice it waa stated today that efforts
toward the maintenance of peace still
were In progress and that Germany
had not yet ordered the mobilisation
of her forces.
Representative officials at the for
eign office, however, declared the slt
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
GRAVEST
BRITISH
VIEW
ALMOST HOPELESS
TASK OF AVERTING
CLASH OF ARMIES
OF GREAT POWERS.
PEACE OR WAR
HANGS IN BALANCE.
London—While Austrian invaders
and Servian troops were fighting, the
opening stages oT their war on Ser
vian terirtory today, European states
men and rulers were engaged in what
they regarded as the almost hopeless
task Of trying to avert a genral clash
of the armies of the great powers.
Sir Edward Grey, a central figure
owing to his efforts to pervent hos
tilities betwen the triple alliance and
the triple entente, was not able to
giv d any cheering news when he
sioke about the crisis to the members
of the House of Commons. The Brit
ish foreign secretary said:
War Has Begun.
“I regret that I cannot say the sit
uation is less grave than it was yes
terday. The outstanding facta are
much the same. Austria-Hungary has
begun war against Servia and Russia
has ordered a partial mobilization ot
'her troops. This has not hitherto led
to corresponding steps being taken by
other powers so far as our Informa
tion goes.
"We rontinue to pursue our one
great object of preserving the Euro
pean peace and for this purpose we
are keeping in close touch with the
other powers. In thus keeping in
touch we have, I am glad to say, had
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WAR
The gravity of the international
situation was recognized in all Eu
ropean capitals today.
Premier Asquith and Sir Edward
Grey called on all parties in the
British Isles to join in efforts to
avert the immeasurable calamity ot
an extension of the Austrlan-Ser
vian hostilities to other countries.
The German emperor conferred at
length with the Imperial chancellor
and the ministers of war and ma
rine and later reserve officers re
ceived orders to mobilize
Russia proceeded with her mobili
zation of a large number of troops.
President Poincare and the French
cabinet decided to meet daily. The
French defensive forces took exten
sive precautionary measures.
Austrian invaders and Servian
troops came into contact on Ser
vian territory and hundreds of cas
ualties were said to have resulted.
The wherabouts of the main Brit
ish fleet is unknown since its de
parture yesterday from Portland un
der sealed orders.
The German battle squadrons are
concentrated at Kiel and Wllhclms
hafen.
The French fleet has taken steps
to prepare for eventualities
Japan is said to have declared Its
readiness to Join its ally, Great
Britain.
In outlying British colonies the
troops have been prepared for In
stant service.
A German gunboat hurriedly quit
Capetown today and went to sea.
The German and British fleets in
the Far East have been concentrated
at their chief stations.
All foreign students have been or
dered to leave German schools.
Stock markets everywhere In Eu
rope have virtually ceased opera
tions and the leading banking lnst.-
tuttons have taken measures to pre
serve their stocks of gold.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 30, 1914.
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SHOWING WAR STRENGTH OF ARMIES'
GIVEN 24 HOURS.
Berlin.— A note despatched by the German gov
ernment to St. Petersburg this morning gives Russia
24 hours to explain her intentions with regard to
mobilization.
Be r lin.—The reserve officers of the Guards
Army Corps, whose headquarters are in Berlin, to
day received orders to mobilize.
In the meantime all preparatory orders for a
mobilization of the German .army were issued. All
the officers wt re recalled and no leave is to be
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WILD ENTHUSIASM.
Isehl, Austria—Emperor Francis
Joseph left here today amid scenes
of wildest enthusiasm for Vienna
A great crowd gathered at the
stat'en and cheered the aged
monarch again and again. Arch
duke Charles, the heir to the
throne, accompanied his majes
ty.
2,000 Acres Bunred.
Missoula, Mont, July 30.—Two thou
sand acres of valuable timber has
ben destroyed by the forest fire whltfn
has raged In the Flathead National
Forest since lass Sunday. Other fires
1 n western Montana all are under
control.
IST SERB DEFEAT
WITH LOSS OF 800
Raise Greek Flag
At Vessel’s Yardarm
Newport Newt. — Minister Bchlle
mann and attaches of the Greek lega
tion at Washington were here today
for final ceremonies marking the
transfer of the former American bat
tleship Mississippi to the Hellenic
government. The feature of the pro
gram of dedication was the raising of
the Greek flag to the yard arm of the
vessel, which has been renamed the
Kllkls, from the first naval battle in
the recent war between Turkey and
the Balkan States.
Commander Boulgaria, of the Greek
navy soon will take the Kilkls to the
Mediterranean.
MANEUVERS CANCELLED.
Capetown, Union of Bouth Africa.—
The maneuvers of the British imperial
troops In South Africa were cancelled
today and the soldiers ordered to re
turn to their posts. Hpecial precau
tions have been taken for protection
of the ports and the naval station at
Hlmonetown.
The Nelma Girl*.
Manchester, Tenn., July 30.—Hherl'f
Wyllemsn of Coffee county, today Is
at Shady Grove, Tenn., to Investigate
reporta that two women who resemble
I holographs of Mrs Elols Nelms Den
nis and her sister. Miss Beatrice
Nelms, mlsfng from Atlanta, da , bad
been located near Shady Gorve.
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Austrian Casualties Said
to be 200 in Initial Battle
In Bosnia. Invaders Ad
vance 20 Miles Beyond
Belgrade. Receiving Sharp
Resistance.
London. ITnronflrrnfd report* re
< <dvetl hi*re today *ay the B«rvia|i*
have boon defeated by th»* Auntrians
at Fotcha, tn Roinla, lotting *OO man.
while the Austrian camialtteH num
bered 200. Fotcha In far within the
boundaries of Honnia and thun on
AuHtrbin territory.
Another timonfirrTed report *ay*
the Au*trian troop* attfuktd the
Montenegrin* on Mount f/ovchen.
Artillery Duel.
Nieh, Bervie The invading A uatrl&n
troop* advanced today Home 20 rnllen
to the Houthward of ami an
artillery duel was In progre** thl*
morning near Klcxnlcy and Hwrnen
dria.
Sharp Resistance.
London. A newspaper dispatch
from Home nay* khani re*l*tance Is
being offered to the Auntrian advance
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$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
GOV. SLATON WILL
COME FRIDA Y A. M.
FRANCE IS
SURE WAR
COMING
Wild Rumors in Paris. De
nial of Order to Call Out
800,000 Army Reserves.
All Military Preparations
Made Short of Mobilization
Paris, July 30.—President Poin
care presided over a meeting of
the French cabinet this morning
at which tiie European war situ
ation exclusively was considered.
The cabinet is to hold dally
councils while the internatVmal
crisis lasts
Thlnk it Certain.
Paris.—K, **ry military preparation
short of mobilization ha* now been
made by France. Principal railroad
stations and all signal boxen and
switches today are guarded by troops.
Humor* of the wildest nature were
io circulation- One was that Presl
dent'Poincare, fitter »'n all-night coun
cil of war, decided to call out s#o,ooo
army reserves. A strongly worded of
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RIVER 18 PUBLIC HIGHWAY.
Washington. I folding that a navi
gable river Is a public highway the
Inter-state commerce commission to
day sustained the contention of the
Deatur Navigation Companies that
railroads should lie required to Join
with it In establishing through routes
nnd Joint rates between landings on
the Tennessee river and points on the
railroad lines.
WANTS IT “GAILLARD CUT."
Washington. Representative Finley
of South Carolina, today attain re
quested President Wilson to name
Culehra Cut, In tlie Panama Canal,
Bail lard Cut, in honor of tlu» late Col.
Oaillard, who .lost his life from over
work at the ranal zone The president
said he would take the matter up in
the near future. He expects to grant
the request.
CAN'T BE STOPPED
L°ndon.—An Exehflnge Telegraph Company’s dis
patch from St. Petersburg says that Sergius Sazo
noff, Russian foreign minister, replied to the German
note stating that the mobilization of the Russian ar
my was only partial and could not he stopped.
MANNING ENGLAND’S
COAST DEFENSE
London.—Several sections of the British special
defense force were called to duty today on the east
and south coasts to relieve the regulars in guarding
bridges and railroad sidings and manning the coast
defenses.
Ordered Abandoned.
Hankow, China.—The British gunboats Snipe,
Woodcock and Kinsha, of the British-!'hina -squad
ron, were deserted bv order of the admiralty today.
The crews removed the breach blocks from the
guns, took away all the arms and ammunition possi
ble and threw the remainder into the Yangtze Kiang.
The crews go to Hongkong and Wei-Hai-Wei in
order to defend those important possessions against
a possible German attack.
Called to Colors.
London.—The Special iinnv reservists called to
the colors todav comprise electricians, military en
gineers and mine layers.
The British admiralty also rennested flic big
Welsh coal owners to retain their stocks of fuel.
HOME
EDITION
Information Was Received
Last Night That the Gov
ernor Would Make Trip
to Camp Wheeler.
REDS WIN IN BATTLE
WITH BLUES ON
YESTERDAY
Today is Pay Day and
$25,000 is Being Paid to
the Officers and Men. To
Break Camp Friday A. M.
Information reached Augusta last
night that Governor John M. Slaton
will visit Carup Wheeler Friday. Gov
ernor Slaton lias anticipated, for quite
a time, “looking in” upon the National
Guardsmen, but official duties have
kept him at hts desk up to this time.
The governor will arrive in Augusta
on the early morning train from At
llantti, spend the morning at the camp,
and return to the rapltu.l on the noon
train.
There will be no military display
during the visit, the governor having
expressly requested that his visit be
considered unofficial.
The Reds Win.
"The *T>attle“ between the Reds and
the Blues, which was in progress at
the time of going to press yesterday,
was brought to an end in the early af
ternoon, the Reds being adjudged vic
tors on points They ha«i advanced
wtJiln 200 yards of the station of the
Blues and were preparing for a rush
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Sec’y Bryan Urging
For An Immediate
Truce on Carranza
Washington. Efforts war* mad*
loriay by (he United Htatea to Influence
Gen. Carranza to bring about an Im
mediate armistice In Mexlno, This
action followed an appeal from Pro
visional President Carbajala to the
effect that further fighting not only
was "unnecessary but Inhumane In
view of the certain success of the peso
negotiations."
Secretary Hryan telegraphed John
R, Hllllmnn. personal representative
of President Wilson with Carranza
urging a suspension of hostilities.