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ENGLAND JOINS IN WAR
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Hostilities Declared Against Germany Gigantic Conflict On
CARRANZA
DEMANDS A
SURRENDER
Mexico City.—The fatp of
the capital remained in dopht
today. The 112 general* of
the federal army, constituting
the council of war had not de
cided whether to light or
evacuate the city.
The general* were in confer
ence until a late hour last night
and will meet again late this
afternoon.
Calls Mass Meeting.
President ('nrhajijl will Ihkuo *t call
for a maati meeting of business men
t> team their feeling* regarding tim
rrstter. He will Inform them that
t’arranxa demand* thr unconditional
autre-mter of tho city and that non
compllancr with the demand will mean
that the capital will bo taken by aa
sault. #
Railway talsgraph operators report
fighting hotwotn the advance guard»
of tbs federate and ronMit utlonaltet
*•* Tsoloyucan, 20 mites north of this
city.
Sudden Suspension.
Washington.—»Ruddcn suspension of
ths p***c conference between federate
and ronstltuMonallsis at Haltillo an l
reports that Villa practically had pro
claimed hla Independence from the
f'irranxa movement threatened today
to upset (dans for the spited y settle
men! of unrest tu Mexico. They dl I
not approx# t'arranan a n fusal to a«
«ept th* terms for tlj* tianaltinn of
power In Mexico City suggested by
t'arbajnl's envoys.
Reports of Vllia'a move did not *u»
prise administration officiate but
members of the constitutionalist ageit
c\ here said they had reason to b«-
Iteva the rumors were untrue
"We knew Villa had been recruit
Ing volunteers," enWI Juan Urqtiltji,
secretary of the Junta, "hut that was
aimed simply at reorganisation of h a
force*."
ROYAL WAR
ORDER IS
ISSUED
London.— The Gosette, the official
newspaper. today publish.-* the noil
fixation of th* atat* of war existing
between Germany and England na wall
aa a royal order relating to German
merchant veseel*. The order specifies
aa absolutely contraband arma of all
kinds, clothing and harnoas of a mili
tary character and animals aultable
for tvar purpooaa Artlrlea specified
aa conditional contraband aro fnod
atuffa, fttol, barnaaa, trleoropra and
(laid glass**.
Tho Herman ambaaaador la not ex
fretod to leave Loudon before tomor
row It waa reported today a Brltlah
crulaor might he placed at hla dl»-
•o**l to Inaure hla aafe pnaango across
the channel. He vlalted VlOcount lla’-
dano at hit private residence thla
morning
BRYAN’S
TREATIES
PEACE
Bcnate Foreign Relations Com
mittee Orcdrs Favorable Re
port at Orce on Twenty o*
Them
Waahlngton Th* aenate foreign re
lallona committee today ordered fav
orably reported Becretarv Bryans 10
new peace treaties
The committee decided to act na an
lnfluanco for ponce at th'* time of
Europe* dloaanalon. Previous plan*
had been to poatpone conalderatton of
th# contention* until the next ***-
olon of congrcaa. Non* of th* treaiie*
acted on le with a participant In th#
European war
Tha committee voted to etrlk* out
a provtalcn Included In eix of the
treatiea that pending Inveatlaatlon of
dtfflcultle* contracting nation* ahould
(tot Increase their mllttarv ot natal
program# unleaa there *** danger
from, a third pen or.
PRES’T ON
SOUTH’S
I COTTON
Underwood Predicts Every
Mill in the South Will Be
Running Night and Day As
Result of War
Washington. Senators Overman
'lid Hoke Smith and Representatives
I ndoi wood, lan and earner called on
president Wilson today to dlacuss the
threatened danger to trie eotton grow-
In* out of the war In Eurape. They
said they were chiefly fearful of the
lie k of trans-Atlantic transportation
facilities. The entire South, they
told the president, had been greatly
affected hy the falling off In the price
of cotton.
The declaration outlined to the pres
Idenl plans made by a special com
mittee of Southern congressmen ’to
find out 'how much of the eotton can
he turned Into (doth ;n the United
States and how many of the mllla of
Kin ope will lie closed down Repre
sentative Underwood—-predicted Uiat
the European war would result In
everv cotton mill In the United States
running night and day to care for tko
raw cotton produced In the South
President Wlltton assured Ills callers
he wns deeply Interested In the prob
lem and would take It up with other
questions growing out of the Euro
pean situation.
Vary Satisfactory.
Washington.- "The Interview war
very satisfactory,*’ said Henator Hmltn
afterward. "Everything possible will
lie done here to facilitate carrying the
cotton product of the Smith to the
consuming mills and toward relieving
the situation brought on by the Euro
pean war.
Germans,
80,000, In
Parts
This Was the Number Before
War Broke Out. Several
Thousands Still Remain
Purl* It I* acvcrnl thousand*
of German* and Austrians still nr* l;i
Paris Thrrr wore mors thftn Sft.Oftft on
tha polios registers before the war broke
out.
No fewar than 4? Germans of both
sexes have been arrested ns spies oinoe
last Saturday.
Germans began to crowd today Into
the American consulate general here
w hich h»s been charged with Oernvtn
Interests Consul General Tharknra Is
sued to each a certificate of Identifi
cation which must ho presented to the
police commissary of the district in
which the person I* domiciled In e*-
change the commissary gives each Ger
man authorisation to depart by train t*»
some town In the west of France, where
he mutt remain until the war is over.
Most of the Germans are destitute AM
members of ths consular staff have pro
vided many of th*m%with money from
their wo npockete ns no public funds am
available for the purpose One wealthy
German family expelled from its Tat
may have to walk the streets until the
day appointed by the authorities for its
departure for the west of France
The French authorities have arrange 1
for departure of two trains to Boulogne
and two to 1 Dieppe for the transportation
of passengers desiring to cross the chart
m’ Arrangements have also been mud*
for connecting steamers to meet ths
train sand carry the passengers to Fo'k
atone. New Haven and ftouthampton.
\ large number of Americana have ap
plied for ticket*
PORTS CROWDED
London—The French gover nment ac
cording to Americans arriving from ths
seat of war is doing everpthlng com
patible with the necessary movement
of troops to get foreigners out of the
country.
Ths ports of the French const are
‘ rvwded with Americana who have been
motoring on Ihe cintentat continent
have a rrived at Boulogne
While they can find room for them*
sehes they cannot obtain accommodn*
lions on the steamsre for their care.
The steamers that leave France with
crowds of Americarg and Kngliah passen
gers return with an equal number of
Frenchmen and Hwiaa on the way to join
their colot s.
■IQ GERMAN tTEAMKFt.
Norfolk, Va, Th* etenmer Klrkoewald,
Fsptaln Wllllairteon from Napes, empty,
for coal, arrived here todsp and report
ed seeing off the Virginia tapes et 11
m >esterda> a l*lg German ate.-;liter
hound eouttw
GERMAN TROOPS ON THE FIRING LINE
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ATTEMPTING TO ENTER FRANCE.
Such a scene as this was witnessed Sunday when the German troops attempted to cross
the border into France and were repulsed.
RUSH IN
N. Y. TO
JOIN
Army of Twelve Thousand
Seek Transoortation to
Europe. Another Army of
Six Thousand Registered on
Consulates Books
T? rk .- — ln N ew Vork today are
12,000 able bodtod men seeking trans
portation to Europe for service in the
armies of tile warring powers. An
other army of 6,000 Ik registered on
the books of the general consulates of
the nations Involved and still other
thousands have signified by telegram
and letter their intention to volunteer
whenever called upon
Th* majority of the reservists and
volunteer# from out of town are with
out funds; they cannot return to
their homes In thla country because
other men have taken their lobs and
they cannot go to war because their
governments are unable to provide
transportation.
The Austro-Hungarian consulate
sent many men back to their homes
when it was learned that they rushed
here to enlist, leaving large families
penniless. For the majority, how
ever. no provision «o far could be
learned. lihs been made Tor lodging,
the men being expected to pay their
own expenses.
Men from every nation involved In
the great European struggle continued
to arrive dur.ug the day. Among the
reservists aiTXlous for an opportunity
to Join their old regiments are sev
eral legion of honor men. business
men from many cities who sold their
t laces to answer the call to arms and
hundreds of laborers. Women too.
of sred to return to their native conn
trie* for werv.ee ln the hospital and
Red Cross Corps
SAILING OF GOLD
WARSHIP DELAYED
(Continued from Preceding Pago.i
tng will flv the Stars and Stripes.
Sh* is to make as many trii a as pos
sible.
Among the 240 cabin passengers
snd ihe I.uOO Americans going In the
steerage on board the Philadelphia,
sailing today, are many wealthy per
sons Enormous premium* wore of
fered for tickets
Martin Vogel, United States tub*
treasurer at New York, with his
bride John A Wilson, * cousin of
the president and Wm H Porter who
is connected with J P. Morgan and
Company, were among the paasen
*era.
Through the Canal.
Waahlngton.— Sucretar; Garrison
w*» scanning the Pacific coast
for *hip* to bring American refugee
out of Europe. If suitable vessel*
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA.
can be found there they will be
brought through the Panama Canal.
Inquiry also was made for available
ships on the Great Lakes.
Mr. Garrison Bald no attempt would
be madeAo start passenger vessels to
Europe until It had been determined
just what the needs of Americans
were. If neutral commercial liners
continue to run they may be em
ployed.
39 Vessels.
Washington.—Secretarv Garrison
announced after a conference with
the president that his present plan
for getting Americans out of the war
zone was to have the nations involv
ed designate a tort from which they
can be removed or get permission to
have them taken to Italy, Spain or
acme other neutral country, where
the United States could call Tor them
Mr. Garrison said he hnd no doubt
foreign governments would make
BUch agreements.
Mr. Garrison has located 39 avail
able ocean going vessels sailing under
the American flag. He is arranging
to send food to American colonies tn
the war zone.
GERMAN CABLES CUT
BY BRITISH WARSHIPS
(Continued from Preceding Page.)
and England on the north.
All submarine llnee In the Medltera
nean belong to tha Eastern Telegraph
Company a. British concern, and any
German news that did makes ite way to
southeastern Europe through Austria-
Hungary would not be transmitted over
the lines of thla company.
AT ANY MOMENT.
New* of cutting of the German lines
between Germany and England may be
expected ;»t any moment.
Already these tinea are In the hands
of British authorities where they land
on British territory.
Tho only other possible outlet, tele
graphically, for Germany la to th* east
but on thta aide ah* t» hemmed In hy
Russia, with whom she 1* at war. AH
the land lines from Germany In every
direction except to Austria-Hungary al
ready hava been severed
OF NO VALUE
All cable communication from Germa
ny to the North, to Norway and Sweden
which may atlll be In operation, te com
paratively valueteaa for the reaeon that
news an transmitted to reach the outside
world would have to be relayed to Eng
land. v
Th# laet direct Berlin message re
ceived by the Associated Press was be
tween 1! and 1 o'clock last night. It
was the official account of tha British
•mbasaador'a format announcement to
the German foreign office of the declar
ation of war . and th* ambassador's re
quest for hi* paaaport. Up to thta time
direct communication over the line that
wa# severed today had bean constant
and quick, although subject of course to
agtiaorahlp at Berlin.
The Atlantic Communication Company,
a German wireless organisation, has a
high power station at Sayvtlla l.ong
Island. N. Y Thi* station h.ia at time*
communicated successfully with Nauen,
near Berlin. Th# company announced
Sunday that It waa closed for all private
business, having been turned Over to the
German government
Heavy Firing Heard OH the U. S. Coast; 3
German, Three British, 2 French Ships Near
(Continued from preceding pagej
erg known to be in American waters
are the Berwick. Essev and l-ancae
ter. The German cruisers are tae
Dresden, Strassburg and Karlsruhe-
The French cruisers are the Conde
and Descartes. These vessels i-e.ve
been primarily concerned of late in
attempts to intercept merchant ves
sels of the enemv and several big
liners, notably the Kronprlnzessln
Cecilie, which put into Bar Harbor,
Maine, yesterday after abandoning
her trip to Europe, have had narrow
escapes.
Two Creeo In.
The White fc'tar 'Diner Olympic
managed to creep safely in to New
Harbor today as did the North Ger
man Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm 11.
All have been running with only
masthead lights burning. The Lusi
tania of the Cunard Line, a British
boat, slipped out oT the harbor after
midnight similarly darkened, hoping
to be conveyed by some of the Britis>
cruisers as far as New Foundland
and from there to be conveyed by
some other British ship until the
other side was reached.
The Brlt'ah freight steamer Eton
ian, which left New York yesterday
for Antwerp, put back today when
about 60 miles east of Sandy Hook.
She received word last night of tae
declaration of war between England
and Germany and returned to port
rather than rißk capture.
In the Darkness.
The captain reported that about
9:30 o'clock last night he sighted
what he surpoced was a war vessel.
He could not make out the vessel's
identity in the darkness. The Ham
burg American Liner President 1-in
coin from Hamburg, Boulogne and
Southampton also arrived early today.
When she discharges her passengers
and cargo, ahe will probably poln the
Mg fleet of ateamera already intern
ed here.
Nothing Heard.
Nothing has been heard of tl}j“
North German Liner Kronprinz Wil
helm since the steamer slipped out of
New York harbor Monday night. The
agents of the line eaid that so Tar as
they knew the steamer was bound for
Bremen under orders received from
Germany. The *5.000 tons of cbal
i taken along with her, which is 2.000
Tons more than the steamer usually
carries is to be used In an emergency
is was explained, as the seamer may
have to make a dash for a neutral
port.
Another steamer, the French liner
Lorraine, expect* to make a dash for
home today. She is to take 1,200 re
servists who hope to fight or France.
Lorraine Is to be converted into an
auxiliary cruiser and will Join the
French naval force* If ahe get*
through aafely.
200 Inquiries.
Portland. Main# —Thr reported fir
ing was not heard by the fife savers
at either Cape Elizabeth or Popham
Beach stations.
Lite save:# at the lattel station
were certain they would have heard
the guns if t.V v> bad been a naval
engagement off Seguin Island.
No information was available it
Bat hor Booth Bay harbor hut in this
city the reports continued to come in
from all source* that there had been
heavy Tiring. One newspaper office
received 200 Inquiries about it dur
ing the early forenoon.
Don't Believe It.
Portsmouth, N. H The heavy fir
ing off the Maine coast could not
have been caused by a seafigiit be
tween foreign warships, according to
o'iiicers at the navy yard here. They
said they were absolutely certain that
no foreign naval vessels were in the
vicinity.
REFORMATORY BOARD
HELD REGULAR MEETING
The regular monthly meeting oT the
Reformatory Board was held this
morning in the Court House and a
number of matters were considered.
The report of L. L. Winter, superin
tendent of the farm, showed that he
had tha best prospect that he has had
in years for a crop. All of his grow
ing crops are in fine condition, and
unless there is a sevore season during
the next two or three weeks ae will
Snake a fine cotton crop.
McCreary's Idea Sale
AFFORDS UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY ON
Boys’ Clothing
Mothers should profit by this sale to fit their
boys out in school clothing for fall.
All our $5.00 Suits Reduced to $3.75
$6.00 and $6.50 Suits reduced to $4.25
$7.00 and $7.50 Suits reduced to $4.75
SB.OO and $8.50 Suits reduced to ..$5.75
SIO.OO and $12.50 Suits reduced to $7.75
The Reductions on Boys 9
Pants
Were SI.OO and $1.25; sale price 85<
Were sl-50 and $1.75; sale price $1.15
MS CREARY’S
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5.
Turk Ships
Taken By
Britain
$25,000,000 to Be Paid For
Vessels Building in English
Yards
\
London.—Some of the morning pa
pers expressed irritation because of
the delay in the re-arrangement of
cabinet poets. The delay is Inter
preted as indicating a divergence of
opinion as to whether an expedition
ary force should be sent to the assist
ance of France. It is understood
Premier Asquith will relinquish the
duties of secretary of state for war,
hut it is still unknown whether Vis
count Haldane, who is assisting at the
war office or Field Marshal Lord
Kitchener will succeed him.
The British government will pay in
the neighborhood of $25,000,000 for
the two Turkish battleships being
constructed in English yards and
which it has taken over. The one,
which has been renamed Agincourt,
Is completed. The other, Osman I,
and which will be known in the Brit
ish navy as the Erin, is nearly com
pleted. They are first-class battle
ships.
PUCE EMBARGO
ON FREIGHT
Not General, However---Ship
ments Can Be Accepted on y
Domestic Bills of Lading
the Seaboard Only
New York- Eastern railroad traffic
managers in conference today decided
that notice should be sent by roads ter
minating at the Atlantic seaboard to
thair Inland connections and agents not
to issue through bills of ladings on ship
ments of freight consigned to foreign
points. No general embargo on freight
for foreign ports will be placed, hut such
shipments will be accepted on domestic
bills of lading to the seaboard only.
RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS
Columbia, S. C.— lnstructions to accept
no freight shipments for export over cer
tain steamship lines for specified desti
nations were received by railway freight
agents here today. These orders include
shipments for Hamburg over the Ham
burg-American Line, for Rotterdam and
Amsterdam over the Hoiland-American
Line, for Antwerp over the Red Star
Lined and for Glascow over the Donald
son Line.
These instructions were forwarded by
the United States Shipping Company
generally It was understood.