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GERMAN LOSS IS 25.000 NO Ms f LIE MS OCCiIEI ¥E¥ ©M i©l¥E SEA THE WEATHER Unsettled toDlght and Saturday, probably local thunder showers. VOLUME XIX, No. 220. B©fl janai Cupte 0 © 21 fanmiii Csuonm. ¥i®fl@naft Fn|Mna| m Sftir(i®ft§ @1 L©n|@ a fanmim Crew® Prang© E©p®irft©dl ' S@n©iiflf EsagmoradL E»a®ia Mmj Sundl ft© bm H©iMMi©dl Op 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 T — 1 ' 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 l). S. Bar 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. j k\ a* W W Kt&ml L • K Jmm. Hi H&Bw -v». 7 I 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. * HOME EDITION