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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1914)
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 EMUS! MMf MOMMIES TOMOIIOW | 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. . y - . •' J ■ y ' r -- # ♦ j . •• > • ' •• • * . . * * iff- * > - - . ■ ' “■ -rt mtl ylr " *■ vgftfc / ™ 'smsmmmytM ■ ...—rnmtmmmm 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 tContlnued on next page.) 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 (Continued on uext page). 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. T 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 (Continued on next page.) 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
