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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5. german Liners at . Philadelphia Safe Philadelphia.—The North German liner Brandenburg docked here today after running for the past two days under forced drought and without lights The Prinz Oskar of the Ham burg-American line also arrived to ,' , ? oth ships were a day ahead of schedule. The Brandenburg sailed irpm Bremen on July 23rd with 380 Passengers for Philadelphia and 385 tor Galveston. The Prinz Oskar sail ed from Hamburg on July 22nd with 360 passengers. it is said by the steamship com panies that both liners would remain in this port indefinitely. There are how 23 foreign ships held up here and 30 more are due within the next six days. GET BUSY. CHILDREN. Little question for today: How many teeth has a horse?—Boston Ulobe. Little qustion for otmorrow: How wtnny teeth has a saw? WHITE'S GROCERIES “More For a Dollar Than a Dollar Will Buy Elsewhere 99 k _% pjl " - x ''l / * ( FLOUR . !1 ' ‘ @ > Golden / Harvest, 24 lbs hags 78c HHf - Rising Jersey (’renin Brand. 24 lb. bag for 75^ COLD MEATS Sliced Boiled Ham, pound 38fi Sliced Veal Loaf, pound .. , ~ 20? Sliced Bologna Sausage, pound .. 20^ Sliced imported Sau sage, pound .. .. 35^ Sliced Dried Beef, pound 40^ COFFEE Bio, pound 19^ E. C. D., pound .. Surety Brand, pound 32? "FOR ICED TEA J. B. White Special Blend has no equal. It is a 60e tea which we have priced 48c Snowdrfit Compound No. 5 55^ No. 10.. .. ....sl.lO No. 20 $2.20 Canned Vegetables Tomatoes, No. 3, six cans .. . 55? Tomatoes, No. 2, six cans .. . 45^ Lima Beans, No. 2, six cans .. . 70<> Sugar Corn, No. 2. six cans for. .. . 48^ Peas, sifted, No. 2, six cans 75^ Okra, whole, No. 3, 2 cans .. .. .. . .25? i vu -'4-; x t F. p - gracey, ) Receiver. In $2,500,000 Bill Rules Suspended Washington The house promptly passed the $2,500,- 000 appropriation and within a few minutes the senate passed it and it went to the White House. Washington.—A bill appropriating $2,500,000 for which President Wilson asked in a special message, was brought into the house for passage under suspension of rules and exclu sion of all other business. It con tained authority for use of army and navy facilities and chartering of ships. Secretaries Bryan and McAdoo told the appropriation committee it was the plan to lirst utilize neutral lines, then charter sh ps and use army and navy transports as a last resort. 111. 20cis! Picnic Shoulders, pound lbf/o^ BUTTER Surety Brand,pure and sweet, pound.. dfciL EGG-S, fresh coun-O l 7|j try, a dozen .. .. *1 ■ L RICE, fancy 10 pounds OwL POTATOES, IA. new, a peck.... * vl/ LEMONS, 4 fancy, a dozen . . BREAKFAST BACON, strip, pound « *4/ CHEESE, full cream, pound .. LIBBY’S GOODS Save the Labels Pineapple, Sliced, No. 3 23<* Com Beef Hash, 3 cans 27 ? Potted Meat, 6 cans • .. 27^ Vienna Style Sausage, 3 cans 27^ Luncheon Meat, 2 cans 27<^ Stuffed Olives, 3 bottles 27^ Last Minute Bulletins RUSSIAN BALANCES. Berlin.—An embargotoday was laid on Russian balances at the Great Banks in Germany. These funds are considered by Germany as property be longing to a hostile force. U. S. WARSHIPS. Shanghai.—The squadron of United States War ships in Chinese waters lias discontinued its cruise and now is on the way from Chi-Fu to this port. CHIEF OF STAFF ILL. L°ndon.—A despatch from Servia today an nounces that Gen. Radomir Putnik, chief of the Ser vian general staff, has fallen ill and that his son was wounded in a recent battle. LA LORRAINE SAILS. New York —The French Liner La Lorraine, bearing more than 700 French reservists, left her pier for France shortly before noon today. TUCKERTON WIRELESS. Washington —The army general staff is investigating the neutrality of the German-owned wireless stations at Tuckerton, N. J., and Sayville, L. I. London.—Detectives during a raid on houses oc cupied by Germans in London in one place discover ed a large number of bombs, and rifles. Several ar rests were made. Constantinople.—The Dardnnel'Ss and the Bosphorus were closed today in order to preserve the neutrality of Turkey. FLYING U. S. FLAG. Stockholm, Sweden.—The German ambassador to Russia with his staff arrived here yesterday from St. Petersburg on a steamer riving the American flag. They proceeded to Berlin. HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES. Brussels, via London—The Belgian minister of war in an official statement today said: ■ The Belgians are successfully combatting the German invasion The Belgian losses are trifling compared with those of the Germans." ■ OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION. Algiers, via London—Authentic confirmation of the report of the de struction of (lie German cruiser Panther and of the capture of the Ger man cruisers Goeben and Breslau reached here today. U. S. AMBASSADOR. Washington—Colville Barclay, charge d’affaires of the British embas sy. today asked that the United States take over British diplomatic in terests in Berlin. Secretary Bryan instructed Ambassador Gerard to do so. Official notice that a state of war exists between Great Britain and Germany was communicated to this government by the charge. FEW DEVELOPMENTS IN WAR OF EUROPE’S FIVE GREAT POWERS TODAY Great Britain to Send Expeditionary Force. French Mob ilization Proceeding Well. Germany Severed from Com munication by Cable Cutting. Austria and Servia Adopt Strict Censorship L°ndon—Although five of the great European powers—Austria, England, France, Germany and Russia—are at war, and millions of men on land and sea are under arms and ready to strike, developments of prime impor tance were few today. Cutting of tlie German telegraph and telephone connectoins and tlie German trans-Atlantic cable virtually severed Germany from communir.a tion with other countries. Reports from France, Belgium, Holland and Russia, however, showed that Ger many’s armies steadily were moving forward east and west and that her advance .posts were in contact with tne opposing Russian and French ar mies. Permit No News. In England preparations were rap idly completed for naval activities after tlie declaration of war last night but the authorities would not permit any leakage of news as to military or naval movements. Several German steamships in Brit ish waters, including the Belgla, with 73 German reservists and a quantity of foodstuffs on board were declared prizes of war. The Marla Leonhard! In the Thames suffered a similar Tat^. The British government today com mandered the horses belonging to ex DIABETES YIELDS IN HOSPITAL Place Good Samarltan’ii Honpital in Dawnon City, AlaHka. Patient (j. A. Hutch, a buftlnexH man of I)awHon. Progno*l»- HopelenH, not only becaim* physicians connWlered It so, but the con dition of the patient was ho extreme that death was believed to bo not far away. A friend of Hatch’s heard about his plight, told him that he hud been in the same fix and sent to California for Fui ton'H Diabetic Compound and it itad re stored him to business. He kept some on hand and would loan Hatch some till more could he had. To the surprise of Hatch's friends he began to mend and four months later he was on his way for a visit to his old home in Portland. Maine. Passing through Han Francisco, he called and gave us tills item. The ability of Fulton's Diabetlr Com pound to oppose Hepatic degeneration and reduce sugar In many cases of Dia betes In people aged fifty and upwards Js not a matter of opinion but .% I-'ACT TN PHYHICB, and we will mail formula that wl 1 show tin percentage of sugar from week to week As the sugar dis appears improvement commonly follow*, recoveries having been reported In many rases, Formula and literature mailed on request. John J. Pulton Co., Han Fran cisco. Oreen Hr Horsey Drug Co. is local agent. * m k for punphlet. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA press companies and big departm«#> stores, thus causing almost a com plete suspension of business. On North Sea. On the coast of the North .lea the British government has taken over all schools and other public buildings for conversion into hospitals, in readiness for the wounded after tho expected important naval encounter between German and British fleets. In Black Sea. As the Black Sea has been tightly closed by Turkey’s shutting the liar dandles and Bosphorus In order to maintain her neutrality, the Russian fleet there has had no difficulty in making captive many German atid Austrian vessels. Austria and Servia appear to have stopped their activities, or at least to have put a strict consorshop on the news of any Important events, as no dispatches of importance reached the British capital from those two conn tries. The French Tleet In the Medlterr*- nean has captured or destroyed three German cruisers. Two German Cruisers Sunk (Continued Trom page one). the Breslau sailed in the direc tion of Gibraltar and is sup posed to have been captured by the British fleet guarding the straits. It is reported from Calais that French torpedo boat de stroyers captured two large German sailing ships. SUNK London— A dispatch to the Chronicle from Paris says that after bombarding Bona the German cruisers Goeben, Bres lau and Panther were caught by British and French squad rons. The French warships captured the Goeben and Bres lau and sunk the Panther. Anothar aviator, Onp l,«K»Kunaux, lx ring,); He li ut a loop- 1 ho 100 er, Ko did not die in bud. Society —Mr. Thomas Barrett Ims returned from Virginia. —Miss Nina Botts, of Abbeville, S. 1., and Miss Lizzie Wesson and Misses Blanche and Sue bearl Moore, of Spartanburg. S. C„ form a con genial little house party that is being’ entertained by Mrs. W. L. Butler at, her home, 944 TVAntlgnac street. ENGAGEMENT OF MISS CONDON AND MR. PHIL D. ARMOUR 111. The New York World of yesterday carried the following interesting an nouncement: The engagement was announced yesterday of Miss Gwen dolyn B. Condon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Condon of No. 50 East Seventy-fifth street and Tuxedo l’ark, to Philip D. Armour 3d, a son of Mrs. Patrick A. Valentine of No. s East Sixty-ninth street, formerly of Chicago. Tlie wedding probably will take place in the early spring. Mr. ant] Mrs. Condon have a summer place, Algoma, In Shinnecock Hills, E. 1., but they are now at their Tuex edo home. Mr. Armour is a son of the late Philip D. Armour, Jr., of Chi cago, who riled In 1900. His widow was married to P. A. Valentino in 1902. Botli Miss Condon and Mr. Ar- Armour spent some time at Le Bon Air last winter and were very delight fully known to many Augustans. It is said that the romance which will culminate In thlH spring marriage began while they were here. —Janice is the name of the beau tiful little baby girl that arrived yes terday at tlie home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Brill. —Mr and Mrs. Edmund L. Melvin reached Denton, Md., Mr. Melvin's home today. DR. OERTEL'S WHEREABOUTS. Dr. Oertel's friends are Interested about his whereabouts. A few (lays ago tie was stil touring England tint It Is thought by hia family that be probably cut short his tour and hur ried to London in time to gel pas sage on the "Philadelphia,” which sailed at noon today from South Hampton. The boat Is a slow one. Dr. Oertel having announced his ln tentlon of making as slow a return trip as he could, so there Is a possi bility that he will not reach New York until the latter part of next week. All If he sailed, hut did he reach London in time to arrange for the sailing from South Hampton, Is what is worrying his friends. WILL MR. CHARLES SCHNEIDER BE ABLE TO LEAVE AUSTRIA? Mr. Charles Schneider ia having a strenuous time in Austria and Mrs. Schneider is having a no less sten uous one here. Mr. Schneider has been abroad all summer, went over to Vienna to see hiH aged father who passed away before he reached him. Several days, a week or more, before the war rumors were so had, Mr. Schneider wrote hrime that he was homesick and was thinking of return ing Just as soon as could got things In shape. When he got ready to come he realized tha,t w’ar wan so Imminent that he would have to have his natu ralization papers which were In Ills trunk, which by an unfortunate cir cuinstance has been left over in New York Whether or not It has been since shipped to him is not known but one thing is certain, he has never re ceived It, and now that lie wants to get bark ho finds that he has to have ills papers showing that lie is a natu ralized American citizen else he can’t get a passport. Mr. Schneider Is an Austrian and came to the “stales when he was so young that he had never served tiis term In the Austrian army. Without his papers he will find It hard to prove this and will probably be conscripted. Mrs. Schneider has cab led him, but heard nothing. She has secured a copy of Ills papers hut is greatly apprehensive as to how they can be sent to him. Our New Packages AxjkjtMP (53ft (All-Tin —Air-Tight) Silver Label 70c. Ib. Orange Label 60c. lb. Buff Label 50c. lb. " Y° ur Gri>cer has them / <»■») Tea Young Herald Readers Celebrate Birthday Today Master Lawrence McMillan, No. 2 Washington Rd,„ born Auk. f>, 1907. Master Clement Ross Wood, Clark’s Hill, 8. C., horn Aiik. 5. 1900. Mlsa Hollis Allen Reynolds. 262 Telfair HI., born Auk 6, 1901. Walter K. Lynch, Jr., 1451 Broad St., horn Auk 6, 1904. Henry RoKers, 225 Walker Ht„ born Auk. 5. 1905. Cenovleve Rogers, 236 Walker Bt., born Aug. 5, 1907. Mamie Lenora Meredith, 1270 Broad Ht., born Aug 6, 1913. The Herald congratulates them on their bithday, and invites each of them to entertain five friends at a birthday picture party at the Dreamland Theatre. Tickets have been mailed. Boys and girls under 16 years of age are re quested to send their full name, address and birthday giving the year of birth, to “Children’s Editor,’’ Augusta Herald. Pf% THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. 90 mm A successful remedy for Rheumatism, Blood Poison ana F F all Blood Diseases. At all Prussia fLOO. ■ ■ *• V. LtPPMAN CO.. Savannah. Oa. Distinctively Individual *s&atima| THE TURKISH BLEND B _ CI GARETTE I ] have an individuality t possessed by no other, j f J Ririma Cbt/pons can be exchanged for distinctiveCiffc CROSSING FRONTIER FRANCE War Office at Paris Isslies Communication Telling of War’s Progress Pa ria, via London. The French ministry of war today tailed a com munication stating that German cav nlry and infantry were crossing the French frontier everywhere in re connoitering parties. He adds: "A squadron of German dragoons bore down on Villiers-la-Montagna in the 'Department of Meurthe-et-Mo selle, but was repulsed by French riflemen. ' “A regiment of German cavalry advanced ns far ns Morfontaine De partment but fell hack before a body of French infantry, “Tlie French mobilization Is pro ceeding with Ihe greatest order Most of the reservists already have joined. “An excellent spirit prevails in Al sace.” Santos Dumont, the aviator, offer ed his sendees today to the French government. The one-armed French general, Paul Pau, who fought in the war of 1870. has been placed in comand of one of the French armies. 1,000 GO ON LAST LINER TO FRANCE (Continued from page one.) Anna, which sailed last Saturday, re turned to New York by wireless or dors, and will sail again next Satur day. Several vessels reached New York from European ports today, among them being the President Lln coln from Hamburg and tlie Kaiser Wilhelm II from Bremen. Their pas sengers told stirring tales of the fears of rnerchantshlps at sea. In Faoe of Danger. Da Lorraine and the Lusitania sailed !n the face of danger of capture by hostile war craft, German cruisers having been reported off the American coast, but with their officers appa rent!# confident that English and French war vessels could and would keep open a trans-Atlantic lane for their merchant ships. Reports were that the Lusitania was to be convoy ed by a British cruiser. French line officials said La Lorraine would have no convoy. Nevertheless La Lorraine delayed her Hailing two hours so that her cap tain might hold a last-minute confer ence with the captain of the Olympic, which reached New York last night. It was reported the Olympic came into the harbor under the guns of British cruiser Essex, and that the Essex would await the Lusitania off Sandy THREE im 2CHorls* T Hook. The White Star Line announced that the Olympic wr uld sail Saturday but would go to Liverpool Instead of to Plymouth and Southampton. The sailing of the Adriatic tomorrow has been cancelled. 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