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German Fleet Said In North Sea Where British Concentrated
THE WEATHER
Unsettled tonight and
Tuesday, probably thun
der showers.
VOLUME XIX, No. 216.
100,000
TEUTONS
MASSED
This Number of Kaiser’s Sol
diers Occupy Luxemburg Ter
ritory Along the French
Frontier.
Brussels, Belgium— lt is
estimated 100,000 German
soldiers have occupied the
territory of the Duchy of
Luxemburg and are massed
along the French frontier.
French Reply.
Berlin, Aug. 3. —A semi-official com
munication published here today says:
“The Havas Agency of Paris is pub
lishing colored accounts of an inters
view between the Herman ambassador
at Paris and Rene Viviani, the French
premier. The fact is that the French
reply to the German demand was so
an biguous and evasive that any fur
ther declarations must have been
meaningless.
Before Declaration.
Another semi-official communica
tion issued today says:
“While no German soldier has yet
set foot on French soil, official reports
from the frontier state that French
troops in bodies as large as a com
pany crossed the German frontier at
Gottesthal, Netzeral, Markiroh and the
Schlucht pass before there was any
declaration of war.
“A breach of neutrality also has been
committed through the fact that
military airmen in great num
have flown over Belgian and
Dutch territory on their way to Ger
many.
COLORADO CLOUDBURST
Colorado Springs, Colo.—A cloud
burst centering 10 miles north of hero
last night caused the death of one
person and damaged property to the
extent of SIOO,OOO. Railroad traffic is
demoralized nnd the fertile truck gar
dening district south of this city is a
waste of mud and debris.
Two large viaducts here were wash
ed out. Roads are almost impassable.
WAR
German troops Invaded Russian
Poland today and occupied the town
of Kallsz.
The Gerffnan army violated the
neutrality of Belgium, of which
Great Britain is protector, German
troops occupied the Belgian town
of Arlon. •
Belgium had previously refused to
consider an ultimatum offering a
certain agreement with Germany In
case Belgium agreed to facilitate the
movements of the German army.
Italy formally proclaimed her neu
trality.
A coalition gov-mment of all par
ties probably will be formed in the
British Isles, while it was generally
expected that Field Marshal Earl
Kitchener was to be appointed min
ister of war.
Dowager Empress Mario of Rus
sia was stopped by the Germans in
Berlin, on her way to Russia, and
told to return to London or go to
Denmark.
The Russian naval port of Llbau,
on the Baltic, was bombarded by n
German cruiser, which was also en
gaged with a Russian cruiser.
The German fleet was reported
sailing into the North S<a, where
the British fleet is said to be con
centrated.
The German ambassador had not
yet left Paris today.
lighting between Russian and
German cavalry patrols on the fron
tier resulted in slight losses.
French officers are reported to
have attempted to cross the Dutch
frontier Into Germany but unsu;-
cessfully.
French airmen are said to have
made daring flights over German
te»ltory.
German cavalry is reported to
have crossed the French frontier
near Belfort and tried ‘to comman
deer horses.
Martial law wss proclaimed
throughout France, where the mobi
lization and concentration of the va
rious armies have been carried out
satisfactorily.
The German authorities accuse the
French of violating neutrality and of
crossing the frontier before the dec
laration of war.
Neutral Luxemburg is occupied by
100,000 German troops.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
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IVild Cheers In British House
GERMAN AIR FIGHTER FLYING OVER BRITISH FLEET. The above photograph taken during the recent visit
of the British fleet to German waters, shows a German army dirigible hovering over the English battleships. In
the general conflict as a result of the present Austro Servia war, balloons and all other types of flying craft will
play an important part. All the nations involved are well supplied with aerial fighters with the exception of Servia
which has only a few aerop anes.
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FRANCE IS ASSURED BY
ENGLAND OF ALL THE
‘ASSISTANCE POSSIBLE
Sir Edward Grey Tells
House of Commons what
Will Happen if Germany
Undertakes Hostile Op
erations Against Coast.
Bulletin in London
It was officially an
nounced today that the
British army would
mobilize tomorrow.
London.—Sir Edward Grey an
nounced in the house of commons to
day that a telegram from the king of
the Belgiana made a supreme appeal
to Great Britain to safeguard the in
tegrity of Belgium.
Warmly Supported.
London.—Andrew Bonar Law, lead
er of the oppostlon, warmly supported
the government and referred amid
eheera to the pledges of support re
ceived from the British dominions.
To Pr#«srvo Peace.
London,—Sir Edward, after request
ing the house of commons to deal with
the Issue without passion, added:
“When the documents are made
public it will be seen how genuinely
and whole heartedly we have made
efforts to preserve the peace."
Dailng with the question of Great
Britain's obligations, Sir Edward said:
"Up to yesterday we bad given no
promise of more than diplomatic sup
port. I was asked If we would give
armed support and I said I would
promise nothing to any foreign power
unless It received the wholehearted
support of public opinion.
“I gave no promise but I told both
the French end German ambassadors
that If war was forced on France pub
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i THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 3, 1914.
$50,000,000
Emergency
Money
20 Truck Loads Hauled to
U. S. Sub Treasury in N. Y.
Stock Exchange a Scene of
Desolation.
Washington-—All ivsteic
tion.s on flit; amount of cur
rency which may lie issued
und< r section five of the
bank law was removed to
day by the house in an
amendment parsed 231 to (>
and hurried over to the
senate.
New York. Between $40,000,000 and
$50,000,000 emergency currency arrived In
New York today from Washington end
was loaded on 20 trucks to be hauled to
the sub-treasury.
Stork exchange brokers reconcile
themselves today to the probability of a
prolonged suspension of the market of
New York. W. i*. Van Antwerp, a mem
ber of the hoard of governor*, said he
telleved It probable the exchange would
remain closed while the Kuropean war
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58 R’WYS ACCEPT
WAGE ARBITRATION
Americans
Assured
Abroad
Secretary Bryan Says All Will
be Assisted by U. S. Govern
ment to Return Home. Prob
able Emergency Appropria
tion by Congress.
Washington. Reassurances worn
given by Secretary Bryan today that
nil Americana in Europe wfho lack
means to return home would be aa
silted by the United Staten govern
ment. The secretary had been ad
vised by tankers who usually serve
the state department abroad that
hotels and steamship companies
abroad would accept checks Issued
by authority of the United Slaii-s
government through its diplomatic
representatives abroad.
(Continued on next page.)
WILD CHEERING AS IRISH
NATIONAL HER SPEAKS
London —Wild cheering from all parts of the house
of Commons fpv ted .John K. Redmond, the National
ist leader, when he assured the government that every
soldier might be withdrawn tomorrow and the coast of
Ireland would be defended ajjainst invasion by her
armed sons, the Catholics of the south and the prot
e-tants of l ister.
President Wilson’s Plea to
Avert Huge Strike Passed on
Favorably by the Managers.
Mediation by Federal Board.
Washington.—Managers of the wen
tern railway* have accepted arhllra
tion of the wage dispute with then
englnemen and firemen.
At President WllHon’s plea that a
Klrike be averted because of the sen
sitive Hit nation resulting from tne
European chain the railroad inana
g,r» visited the White House and
advised tne i resident they would ac
< ept the plan proposed by the federal
board of mediation. That already
had been punned upon favorably by
representatives of the emplo.es. It
provides that, the question of wages
be arbitrated under the Newlanua
Art. _____
Automatically
The War Started
Paris.—Tbs Invasion of French ter
rltory by German troopa Is regard. I
in official circles here ns making war
between the two countries tsart auto
matically without a formal declara
tion.
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
German Seizure
Belgian Territory
Deciding Factor
Position to be Taken by Great Britain Re
mains Yet Undefined But Gravest View By
All Classes ia England. Berlin General Staff
Trying to Explain Luxemburg Occupation.
May Appoint Lord Kitchener Minister of War
LONDON—The Evening Standard says there is every
probability of a formation of a coalition government in the
British Isles to tide over the present crisis. Andrew Bonar
l.aw, the Marquis of Lonsdowne and Arthur J. Balfour, three
opposition leaders, were in consultation with cabinet minis
ters today.
RETURN CANCELLED
London—A strong belief was prevalent here today that
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener is about to be appointed Brit
ish minister of war. His return to his post in Egypt was
cancelled today.
ITALY NEUTRAL.
Rome—ltaly today formally proclaimed her neutrality
in the European conflict.
RUSSIANS LOSE.
Stockholm, Sweden—A battle was fought yesterday be
tween the German and Russian fleets off the Aland Islands
nnd resulted in the Russians being driven back. The Russian
war vessels took refuge in the Gulf of Finland, where they
still remained today.
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GERMANS NEAR LIEGE.
Brussels—According to the newspaper Eterle Beige,
German troops have reached Vise, on the River Meuse, only
12 miles northeast of Liege, Belgium.
CAVALRY RAID
frontier near the fortress of Belfort and attempted to com
mandeer horses, according to despatches from Paris. Ger
man patrols also twice attacked Joncherey near Belfort.
TAKE BELGIUM TOWN
London—A despatch to The Daily Telegraph from Paris
today says German troops have taken possession of the Bel
gian town of Arlon.
MARTIAL LAW.
p al -ig A decree proclaiming martial law throughout
France and Algeria was issued by President Poinacare today
after a meeting of the cabinet. The president also sum
moned parliament to meet tomorrow.
BELGIUM REFUSES.
London—A Brussels dispatch to the Exchange Tele
graph says that the Belgian cabinet’s response to the German
note offering an entente if Belgium would facilitate the
movement of German troops has been given and is in the
nature of a formal refusal.
London.—Violation of neutral ter
rltory by Germany, during frontlet |
raids by German, Russian and Flench
Tried to Poison
German Wells;
All Shot
London,—Telegrams from the chief
of the German gam*, hi muff received
at th# Herman MU ha pH y here hMaori
that ii French doctor with two HMHl.it
iiiiih tried to poison the well* near
Mdz with cholera microbes. The doc
tor waa tried by courtmartlal and then
shot.
Another French party, according to
the same sourer of Information, en
deavored to blow up a strategic tun
nel near Coch* m on the Moselle. All
were shot.
Business Paralyzed;
Argentine Capital
Washington—fharge d’Affaire* Lor y
rilord, at Bueno* Ayres, /ejWrtad Jt<i
the state department today th orvAt<
count of the European busi
ness was paralyzed In the
capital Imt that there Is iw panic , i
From the legal foil** at j
Peru, word wim fer*»lvcd tjvuf exchange!
and batik* were not ns yet. riff feted.
TO* Peruvian cabinet has resigned I
but'the* craignatlons were declined.
HOME
EDITION
I troops, dashes between outposts, the
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70,000 Advance
On Mexico City
Saltillo, Mexico (via Laredo, Texas,
Aug. 3). —An advance on Mexico City
of over seventy thousand well armed
and equipped const Itutolnallst soldiers
was begun today on order* from Gen.
< 'arranza.
Party, 50 Americans
Marooned in Paris
Washington, D. C.—Senator Duncan TT
Fletcher of Florida, with about fifty
other Americana representing the Houth*
«rn < Virn nerclal Congress are marooned
■it tin- Amerlcsn embassy In Purls. Word
of their plight reached Senator Kletclv
it'm frlendM Here today.
The delegation had Intended to remal
In fckirof.f thirty days longer, but oa
celled their pin dm arid are endeavoring
K at pusaage for the United ststtst
'Guard Extended Arour
Giant Ocean U
New York. -The guard *1
I Hamburg-American Lin* pla*
the giant Vaterland when It *
I not to risk another trip across
; whs extended today to the »
of the line In Hoboken t
I guard day and night