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REPORT OF THE BRITISH
GERMAN SEA FIGHT ON
NORTH SEA UNEODNfIEP
Great Agitation ot English Public Dispelled By
First Lord ot Admiralty—News From German
Side Meagre—Movements Kept From Publica
tion
London.—Persistent reports of an
Important encounter between the Ger
man and British fleets in the North
Sea kfept the British public in a state
of agitation throughout the forenoon.
The excitement was not allayed until
the first lord of the admiralty made
official announcement in parliament
that stories of fighting and losses oth
er than those of the British cruiser
Amphion and the German mine layer
Koenigen Luise were unfounded.
Very Meagre.
News from the German side was ex
tremely meagre owing to interruption
of direct telegraphic communication.
Denials came from Berlin by way of
other countries of the repulse of the
German forces before the Belgian city
of Liege. Belgian sources declared the
attackers had been chejked with heavy
losses.
Movements of the great aggrega
tions of troops which must by this
time have gathered at their springing
off points on the German frontiers
facing both the Russian and the
French armies are kept from public
knowledge. Military authorities here,
however, are of opinions that prepara
tions must be almost complete for a
forward move which will give some
indication of the plan of campaign.
Heavy Screen.
The French army authorities have
also raised a heavy screen Jo hide
their war moves. They seem entirely
satisfied with the manner in which
the men of the nation responded to
the call to arms and they declare every
preliminary move to have been carried
l out according to the plans drafted by
the popular commander-in-chief, Gen.
Joseph Joffre.
From the far off portions of the
world where Germany, Kngland and
France have colonies, all of which are
in a state of defense, only brief de
spatches trickle over the wires. These
indicate that small engagements have
occurred, especially in Chinese waters,
where English, French, German and
Russian vessels are stationed. The
most important news from that quay
ter is the report that the British
squadron has hemmed in the German
vessels at Tging-Tau, which is strong
ly fortified and has a numerous gar
rison of German troops
Indesirable Aliens
To Be Restrained
London.—The home secretary in
troduced a bill In the house of com
mons to restrain movements of un
desirable aliens with the object of fa
cilitating the removal of spies. The
contended that any one hoarding fold
end reading
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Ambassador Willard
Sails on Tennessee
Richmond. Va.—Col. Jos. F. Wil
lard of Richmond, ambassador to
Spain will sail aboard the Tennessee,
returning to his post at Madrid from
the bedside of his sick daughter. Mrs.
Hermit Roosevelt, in New York.
- THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
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for All
These
Craft
No Clareance from American
Ports of Converted Vessels
or Those Carrying Organized
Reservists
Washington -Foreign
merchant ships being
converted for war pur
poses or carrying for
eign reservists in or
ganized manner will
not be permitted to
clear from ports of the
United States.
Instructions Sent,
Washington.—lnstructions to aid the
customs authorities at New York in
enforcing President Wilson's neutral
ity proclamation were telegraphed to
day from the department of com
merce.
“Wire the department before issu
ing clearance papers to foreign ves
sels, unless you are satisfied after
careful Inspection that the ship has
not made any preparations while in
port tending in any way to her con
version into a vsssel of war,” the de
partment said.
Reservist a.
“If her passengers are nearly all
men and practically all of the same
nationality, clearance cannot be grant
ed. It must be unquestionable that
she has no arms or munitions of war
aboard. Have representatives of each
foreign vessel In your port certify to
this department whether she is a mer
chant vessel Intended solely for the
carriage of passengers and freight, ex
cluding munitions of war, or whether
she is a part of the armed forces or
hsr nation. This Information is for the
ptrpose of maintaining the neutrality
of the l.'nlted Htates under recent
proclamation of president. Clearance
will be refused In absence of thla cer
. llfk-ale.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 7. 1914.
Man Who Wrote English War Declaration, and British Aerial Fighter
Premier Asquith.
Premier Asquith who, as
the chief officer of the Eng
lish cabinet, wrote Eng
land’s declaration of war
against Germany, and one
of the latest of England’s
aerial fighting machines,
This picture shows the test
ing, out of a rapid fire gun
mounted on the craft.
MAY NOT PERMIT CRACK
LINER MAKE N. Y,
The Olympic Belongs to Britis h Naval Reserve. Strict Orders
on Neutrality Issued by United States Government. Other
Ships May Not be Given C learence Papers
. .New York.—The Olympic,
crack ship of the White Star
fleet, may not be permitted to
sail tomorrow for Southamp
ton inasmuch as she belongs to
the British naval reserve. Af
ter receiving the department
of commerce’s instructions
concerning enforcement of
neutrality, customs officials
declined to say whether they
would give her clearance.
Tha Vaderland, Too.
New York—The Red Htar lined Va
derland. booking only male passen
gers for Belgium and with her entire
steerage accommodations, two thou
sand pemions, placed at the call of
the Belgium consul here for reserv
Ists, may alio b<> held according to
the customs officials.
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Whether the Faber lined Saint
‘Anna, reported to have all accom
modations engaged for French reser
vists will be permitted to clear was
undertermlned, too. The Saint 'An
na's sailing for Marseilles Is set for
tomorrow.
The White Star Line said the
ObTOPtc would sail. “Practically all
our ships belong to the naval re
serve,” said a representative of the
line "If the ban Is placed on naval
reserve ships, very few ships will sail
hereafter ”
The Instructions.
Collector Malone Interprets In
structions from Washington as giv
ing him authority to clear ships with
reservists aboard where the reserv
ists sail as individuals and riot hs an
organisation This, it was Intimated
might cover the case of the fled Htar
steamer Vaderland. Nearly 1,000
Belgian reservists, It was expected,
would lie placed In the Vaderlano's
steerage by the Belgian consul. Many
of these come irum distant points.
No other passengers than Belgians
will he permitted to take passage on
the Vadeffmid.
Frenchmen
Treated
Badly
Paris, (via London.) —An official state
ment Issued by the minister of war at
midnight navi quiet reigns along along
almost the whole frontier. Mobiliza
tion and concentration of the French
force* are proceeding satisfactorily.
The Belgian* have captured 20 gun*
from the German*, according to dispatch
ea here.
Five hundred persona arrested during
disturbances of the poat few day* wl I
he tried by courtmartlal. The authori
se* are taking elaborate precaution* to
deal with any further dlNordar*.
According to a semi-official commu
nication, French diplomatic representa
tive* In Germany are being badly treat
ed throughout that country while French
and Husslan subjects returning to their
own countries are Instilled and molested
by crowd* and authorise* n* well.
The French ambassador to Berlin
Jules r’nmbon la believe dto be still at
Mecklenburg.
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
LOSS OF 25,000
LONDON —An exchange Telegraph
Company’s despatch from Brussels says
the German troops at Liege acknowledged
the loss of 25,000 men. The agency says
this statement is official.
I NFULL RETREAT.
ROME, VIA LONDON—An unconfirm
ed despatch published by the Tribune
says an Austrian regiment was annihilat
ed by Servians to the east of Belgrade and
that the Austrians are in full retreat to
ward the Danube.
VIOLENT FIGHTING.
Paris —Official reports received here say
the German troops have entered the Belgian
city of Liege but have not been able to take the
forts.
Fighting of the most violent character took
place in the street.
The Belgian troops have captured 27 Ger
man cannon.
TOWNS BURNING.
Stockholm, VIA LONDON —A Finnish sea
captain who has arrived here reports that the
Russian navy is bottled up at H e 1 s i n g fers
while Reval and Libau have been taken by the
Germans after a furious battle and are burn
ing. The report i snot credited by the best
informed here.
CROWN PRINCE INJURED.
London —The Standard says it has heard
from a reliable source that the German
crown prince has been seriously injured by
an unidentified assailant who after inflicting
grave wounds escaped.
The German authorities in their efforts to
trace the assassin inflicted great indignities
upon several Englishmen.
Armistice Asked ?
Washington, Paris and London send uncon
firmed despatches concerning the fighting at
Liege, Belgium. The French telegram states
that fierce fighting continues in the streets,
while the London message reports the German
attackers asking for armistice of 24 hours.
Receipt of President’s Offer of Good
Offices Acknowledged By Some
Washington —Receipt of President Wilson’s offer of
good offices has been acknowledged by some of the warring
nations in Europe, but none of the responses constitute any
thing in the nature of a reply. Officials do not know
whether it has been received in Germany.
The response from the Russian foreign office said the
proposal had not been brought to the attention pf Emperor
Nicholas because he was moving about the country directing
preparations. What others had acknowledged the Ameri
can offer was not disclosed. *
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