Funding for the digitization of this title was provided by the Knox Foundation with support from the Friends of the Augusta Library.
About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1914)
TWO BRITISH FLEET CHASING GERMANS Warships oi Kaiser Beaten Back to the Coast ot Holland General Engagement Extended For 40 Miles ot Battle Line in North Sea-Germans Thought Completely Hemmed in on the Eastern Side A despatch to tha Dally N»w« from Now Cast!® iiya a wlralaaa meMaie received at Bouth Shields re port® that tit® Ilrltlah fleet tnaagad tha fief-man blab fleet in a heavy bat tle off the South Dogger Banka After a general engMgement along a battle line extending for many mllea. the German fleet waa beaten bark and moved In tha direction of tht eoaat of Holland. It la now believed that the German fleet la completely hemmed In the eaet. tm aide of the North fiea Heavy Firing. A deapatch to the Dally New* from Wblthy, eaye a ahlp owner la reaponalble for the atatement that If* German ahlpa were gunk or captured In the batt a In the North Pea and that aeveral Ilrltlah and Krenrh veeaela were aunk. Despairhea from various porta con firm reporta that heavy firing haa been beard In the North* fiea for the paat 24 hours SYMPATHETIC MESSAGES BY THE THOUSAND AT DARKENED WHITE HOUSE Funeral Arranqements Not Yet Completed, But Burial Will Probably Be at Rome, Ga., on Monday—President Bear- Inn Up Well Under His Oriel, But Feelinq a Reaction To day-Condolences Received From Persons in Every Walk of Life Who Loved ,Mrs. Wilson Washington, D. C Messages from «v* ary part of tha Uni tad Rtatli and from abroad pour+i Into tha Whlta Houm to d*> haaring tha sympathatlc vxpraaainna of thouaabda f<»P Pr«atd«nt WMaon and Ma daughfani ott tha daath of Mra. WIN sen F'unaml arranaamanta had noi barn romplatad but It wta rartaln tha burial would ba althar at Roma, <J«., tha girl hood hams of tha Praatdent a wlfa or at Prlncftott. N. J. It wl« ragardad aa prohahla that tha funaral services wotilrt ba gtmpla. At Half Maat. Baanng up wall undar hta darp grlrf, tha Praaldant want to hla daak today to atgn A saw Important papara but rglurn ad Immadlataly to tha Whlta Houta whar# tha flag fluitarad at half maat ' fthadaa at tha window* war* drawn and tha allant pall of daath pervaded. Ontaa to tha ground* were cloaad, only tha moat praaalng bualnaaa waa trnnaaetad i\l tha agaruttva offtraa. Attaches ajid aarv anfa. all of whom Mra. Wltaon knaw taraonally. mada no effort to coneaal thalr daep grief Prooaaaion of Carrlagea. A prooaaalon of carriagea bringing carde and oallera from high offlrlala and -diplomats elrelfd around tha Whlta Houaa OfflOga. Or Aary hand throughout tha capital axprf aalona of tandereata ay nr pa th? for the rraardent wera heard Un der tha heavy at ruin of donraattr lagiaU lion, tha situation at horn* reaulttng from the ruropean erfaia tha long, hard vt«l| through tha Meilcan «rtala. ha haa worka«f‘Unraaaingly Hta knowledge fn* the laat three wreka that hla wife vm 111 to death haa added Immexauiaably to that harden and vaatarrtay afternoon at * O'clock whan tha laat faint flicker of Ufa waa aallng-ntahed thoae who kn*l* at tba badalde uw him give way to hla grief, probably for the flrat time. Cancelled Tha cabinet meeting waa cancal’ed to Attack on British Embassy in Berlin •artin. via London.— An official ae eouot of tha attack on tha British am* haaay by th# Bariin popular#, for which tha Oerman omperor already haa apolo gised to tha Jtrltiah ambassador. says: “Tha Barlln public flrat conftnod Ita damonat rat lona to the singing of pa triotic songs and tv shouting at various parsons who wera making outrageous test tires from tha windows of tha om - haaat Poms sand waa thrown on tha crowd which thara upon fora up th« Mosaic pavsmenta of tha stdawa k and bombarded tha windows. Tha podca lm madutaly cleared the at rest." How |p Cura a Sprain. A sprain ha cured in about ana- third tha tlma required bv the usual treatmant by applying Chmrrbar lain's l.lnlmen* and obaerMng the /I rerttons with each UotUa. For salt*by rdfi Dealers Being Chaeed. London. Announcement waa made to day by the admiralty that Ilrltlah coast wise ahlpplng on the neat coast la now safe bar ante the Ilrltlah fleet haa en- KAKed the German* on the high aea and tha German fleet la now being chaeed toward the eoaat of Holland. Bottled Up. London.- Kxcept the eastern shore, where the German fleet la bottled up, a'l the reet of the North Hea la believed to be In the control of the British fleet*. Of ficial prrnlsslon consequently haa been given to flabing trawlers lo leave the Tyne, Humber and other eaet const flail ing centers for the fishing ground a. This had been forbidden for two day*. The atirgeon In charge of the Booth fihlelda hospital received a wlreleaa mes sage lent night, waking what accommo dations he had for the wounded. He re plied that he could take care of 10,000 persona. day and all regular engagements for the next few days will he put off, the Presi dent seeing only officials with important hustneaa. Infinite arrangements for tha funeral will not be made until after the arrival of Prof. Rtockton Ax son, Mrs. Wilson's brother, now on hie way to Washington from Oregon. It wnn thought probable at the White House that the funeral would he Monday at Rome. Mra. Wil son's mother and father are hurled there. Tha President spent « comparatively quiet night hut according to those who in* him today be was feeling a reaction and fuller realization of his loss. Flood es Messages. Fpectal telegraph operator# were brought to the White Houee to receive the flood of messages which came from persons In every walk of life. In every slate. Most of thorn contained a refer ence to Mrs. Wilson # regard for the unfortunate Many praised the Presi dent for hla great bravery. According to preaent at ranltomenta the regular business of the government de partments will not ha Interrupted excenf at tha time of the fuenral. Bscausa of the President's desire that the pending trust legislation be hurried through con gress. the senate resumed Its regular session today. Karly Callers. Feoretarv l ane and Postmaster Oen aml Purelaon and other government of flrlala. Including Fenator Kern, the ma jority leader of the senate were among the earliest callers at tha White House today to offer their service#. Oeorge Howe, of North Paroling, g nephew of the President and Kdward T. Brown, of Atlanta, Oa., and other rela tives arrived today. Joseph R Wilson, a hmiher of the President came frvn Baltimore last night. Mrs Kdward Fl- Hott. Mrs. Wilson's only sister, cannot come to Washington at present because of tllneas Fhe la In California. President’s Wish is That Work ot Dept’s Go on As Usual Washington.—' Th* president sent di rect word to lenders of th* senate and hour* *nd hood* of th* government department* th*t It was hta wish that th* regular business continue and that the lowering of the flaga to half-maat he th* only public recognition of Mra. Wilaon’a death. He wa* dealrou* that congress continue tn aeaalon without interruption. Th* preetdent alao expressed th* di rect dealt-* that th* funeral a*rvl.-** be aa almpl* u t oaaihle. Formal announcement accordingly »a# made that the funeral services In the Whit# Houa* will be strictly prl vat* Barbecue tomorrow. Metropole Hon. Joseph S. Reynolds, Who is Making a Winning Fight for Congress. By Every Indication our Next Congressman ,/ Jz?. »3jW HON. J. S. REYNOLDS A WINNER. A Herald representative casually met Mr. J T. Hudson, the well known newspaper man of Lincoln county, and Interviewed him on the outlook of the race for congress Mr. Hudson very frankly and fully reviewed in detail the situation. “Prom its lncipleney our county hap b*cn thoroughly canvassed by threo of the candidates: Hon. Job. S. Rey nolds, Judge Vinson and Hon. Willi* Evans. All three have a following and while no undue enthusiasm has been apparent, the candidacy of each has been ho thoroughly discussed that the alignment is no longer a matter of conjecture. Without any disparage ment of the methods of any of the gentlemen, it is conceded that the campaign of Mr. Reynolds Is sp unique ns to make it remarkable "Coming Into our county as a com parative stranger, he is today one of! Ihe best known men in the race. A good mixer, he has met the boys not only on the hustings, hut at their homes and in a heart to heart, face to face manner has taken them into Result At Liege Aid To France London.— The Daily Mail’s Paris correspondent names three Belgian fortresses, Liege, Namur and Herve, as seeming likely to hold proud place in the history of the present war because they held back the head of the advancing Ger man hosts and gavetheFrench army time to make up for the thirty hours’ disadvantage in mobilization which they suf fered through Germany’s earlier preparations. It was never expected that Liege would offer serious re sistance, says the corespond ent, yet already it has stem med the German onset for two precious days before the first two of its ring of forts fell be fore the concentrated attack of the German army. This partial success against fortifications thirty years old was gained by the German light siege The Bel gians, falling back on Liege, still resisted stoutly. The Belgian success has mightly encouraged the French who are now more than ever certain of victory. Off To Meei Enemy Under Full Steam Mrsaina, Sicily, vi* London. The German cruisers Goeben and Breslau sailed out of San Salvatore at half past five this morning under full steam. Their decks were cleared for action in the expectation of meeting the vessels of the Brit ish fleet patrolling the straits. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. his confidence. "In the discussion Of the Issues in volved in his candidacy, he has been frank but fearless and by hi* diginified bearing has demonstrated his ability as a speaker—calmly, dispassionately, hut forcefully reviewing the questions of the hour, with which a thorough acquaintance. "In dealing with his opponents, his methods show that he is a martinet as to the ethics of the hustings and handles his opponents in a decorous, gentlemanly manner. "In its entirety, Mr. Reynolds* cam paign In furtherance of his candi dacy marks the dawn of a new errt, and tjy every token marks him as an easy winner. "I also find that the same condi tions exist lu re. Judge Vinson, one of his opponents, announced that he would invade ‘Reynolds’ stronghold.’ Indeed he gave out a lot of dates for speaking. A Lincoln admirer tells m-3 that he w.il here but found no oppo sition to Mr. Reynolds in Richmond and cancelled all his engagements.” Were Like Poultry in Crates Foreigners Taking Cure at German Watering Places Packed Like Cattle in Cow sheds London Foreigners taking the cure at Wleshaden and Ktaaingen, were glad to crowd the fourth-class cars In their desire to get away. “They were like poultry In crates,” the correspondent adds, "without food or drink and almost without air for IS hours at r Mine. During the nights when they were not in the train, they were turned into cowsheds at slaugh ter houses. Everywhere they were subjected to a continuous fire of in sults from the troops, especially the officers. Women of delicate breeding were openly threatened with violence, and all bfore the declaration of war.” The Standards Berlin correspond ent, says all persons at homo or abroad who previously had been re jected hy the army ns unfit for ser vice have now been summoned to the colors. London Financial Resumes It’s Calm London.—The financial district of London reaumed almost ita normal aapect today with re-open ng of the banka. Interest centered around the Bank of England, where a gradually extending line of people gathered, anxious to exchange .paper money Tor gold. There was no great rush. At other banka business was mod erate. Checks In most cases were paid In notes. Reports from the prov- Incet Indicate that the British pub lic is not losing -ts head aa with drawals have been small. Th# Twenty Year Teat. "Borne twenty year# ago I used Chamberlain'* Colic. Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy." write# Geo. XV Brock, published of the Enterprtae. Aberdeen. Md. "I discovered that It waa a quick and safe cure for diarrhoea. Bine# then no one can sell me anything said to he 'Just a* good * During all the** year* 1 have used It and recommended tt many times, and It haa never dis appointed anyone." For sale by all dealers Exciting Was The Passage Captain of the Mauretania on Bridge For 72 Hours With out Sleep in the Run For Halifax # " Halifax, N. 8—" It waa the moat ex citing passage of my experience,” •aid Dr. J. B. Murphy, of Chicago, retiring head of the Clinical Congress of North America, on board the Mau retania. Dr. Charles H. Mayo, of Rochester. Minn., who was elected president of the congress this year, said there tras tremendous excitement all through the voyage. The Mauretania was escorted out of Queenstown by a Rrltish cruiser and there had been nothing but rumors of impending cap ture ever since. Commissioner Lamb, head of the Salvation Army immigration service, a passenger, said that when the l;ner headed around in the night and start ed racing for Halifax, the vibration of the ship convinced those on board that something unusual was taking place. Nearly exhausted front three days spent continuously on duty In the engineroom, Chief Engineer‘.las. Carruthers, o the Mauretan a, de clared the Mauretania could have done several knots better than she did had there been any real urgency. Captain Charles kept constant vigil during almost the entire voyage For three days he stuck to the bridge of his vessel, getting not a wink of sleep in the seventy-two hours. Twenty-three passengers will be held in Halifax as prisoners of war. They are Germans and Austrians who could rot furnish sufficient proof of their being Americans citizens. Japan is Ready For Germans i -* Tokio.— The reserve army officers have been instructed to hold themselves in readi ness for possible mobilization. A flying squadron of seven cruisers has been organized at Yokoshuka. Prince Fushimi is in command. The battleship squadron has been increased to eight vessels and is ready for service. Ad miral Kato is in command. The fortifications at Vladivostok, Asiatic Russia and at Saigon, the French possessions in China, have been strengthen ed to meet a possible bom bardment of German warships whose whereabouts are now unknown. Legislature of Georgia Adjourns Alter Resolutions Atlanta After adopting resolutions extending to Pres ident Wilson the sympathy of Georgia in his bereavement, legislature today adjourned until Monday out of respect to the memory of Mrs. Wil son. AMERICAN SPOTS AT LIVERPOOL Liverpool. —American apot cotton business was resumed today and thero were aom* very moderate sales. Quo tations were reduced 15 points. The sales totalled 2,000 bales on the basis of UH for American middling. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Chicago, lilt.—Wheat suffered a sharp Initial sat hack today on account of * break In price# tt Liverpool. After open ing B-8 down to 1-2 up. value# receded n amuch as 1-2 to 2c under last night and then recovered nearly all of the lo#a. Continued dry weather h#d a bullish effect on corn. Opening prick*. 1-2 to 1 higher, were followed by the wiping out of all the gain and hitar by a substantial fresh advance. Oats were governed principally by corn. Fiantlneaa of offerings boosted provis ion!. Distinctively Individual * lO MrQ THE TURKISH BLEND 3 \ CIGARETTE 1 Friends tell their friends I how good they are; m •yffyu dr. H FarimtrTbupons can be exchanged for distmcnveCifls BULLETINS OF WAR Sinks the German. Undon.—The British torpedo boat destroyer Lance tigured in the first naval engagement in the present war sinking the Hamburg-American l.ne steamer Koenigin Luise, which had been fitted out as a mine-layer The Lance fired only Tour shots. The first destroyed the bridge of the steamer, a third and lourta tore away the stern and the Keonigin Luise sank in six minutes. The Lance res cued twenty-eight of the German crew. Several were wounded. Two of them each lost an arm and four others each had a leg shot away. None of the Lance’s crew was in jured. The lUienigin Luise was caught laying nflnes some sixty miles from Harwich. At Queenstown. Queenstown.—The Cunard line steamer Carmania and the British steamer Kumerio, the latter with a cargo of wheat from Galveston for Germany, arrived here today and es corted by a cruiser. Arrest German Consul. Sunderland—.The German consul here was arrested today. The charges against him were not divulged- Sailing Cancelled. London.—The Levland Line steam er Calendonian, which was to have sailed for New York Saturday, today cancelled her sailing. The American Line steamer Phil adelphia sailed from Queenstown late today for New York, No Disturbance. Harwich —With the .German ambas sador and his suite, numbering 100 persons, arrived here late today a consignment of the rifle brigade re ceived and presented arms. The ambassador in reply to the honor raised his hat. A young German in the crowd shouted: “God save. Germany!” was no disturbance. » . The Amphion Sunk. London—An admiralty veport says the British cruiser Amphoin was sunk this morning by striking a mine. Paymaster J. T,Gedge and 130 men were lost. The captain, sixteen of ficers and 135 men were saved. A previous report said the German mine-layer Koenigin Luise had prob ably placed some mines before she was sunk by the British torpedo boat Lance. Off Florida Coast. Havana.—The captain of the Ger man steamer Bavaria, which arrived here today reports meeting on Tues day night off the Florida coast the French warships Conde and Descar tes, and the transport Garonne, winch recently left Havana for Toulon. When the Bavaria sighted the French boats the captain of the steamer or dered all lights extinguished *o avoid capture. 50 Taken. Madrid. —According to official ad vices more than fifty German steam ers already have been captured by the British squadrons Towed Into Cherbourg. Parie.—A French mine shin today captured and towed into Cherbourg a 5,000-ton German steamer. Foundered Alter Striking Mine London. —The admiralty today Is sued the folowing: “In the course of reconnoitering after the German mine laver Koenigan Dulse was sunk, the cruiser Amphlon struck a mine and foundered. The forepart of the British ship was shat tered by the explosion and practically all of the loss to the crew ensued from this cause. All not killed by the ex plosion were taken off by ihe boat* of the destroyers before the Amphlon "Twenty German prisoners of war who were Confined In the forepart of the ahlp were killed The line of mines was probably laid by the Koenlgen Luts# before she was sunk. They ex tend from • Aldeburg Ride to latitude $2.10 north; longitude 2.25 east." lmTe'stock market Chicago, Ills.—Hogs; Receipts 5,500; strong: bulk 555*595; light 550*980; mix ed 110*920: heavy 500*905; rough 900a -130; pigs 725*290. Cattle: Receipts 1,000; strong; beeves 71a0995: steer* 140*875; Stockers gud feeder* 560a:9». cow* and heifers 350a -010; ealves SOOall.U. Sheep: Receipts *.000; sleadv; sheep 53'a110; yearling* 6SSaS9«; Luuba £Boa sso. FRIDAY. AUGUST 7. 'im 2ol»ns*N Use Of Mines On Seas Scored Churchill Announces to of Commons No Losses So Far Other Than Those Of ficially Made Public London.— Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord of the British admiralty, announced today in the house of commons that there had been no fight ing and no losses of any kind other than has already been officially made public. Indiscr minate Laying. London.—“ Apart from the loss of the small Britisn cruiser Amphion and the German minelayer Kienlgin Luise, there has been no further fighting and no other loss as far as we are aware," Mr. Churchill declar ed. “On Wednesday a flotilla of tor pedo boat destroyers w'hile patroll ng tb 0 utper reaches of the channel found the Koenigin Luise laying mines. The destroyer pursued her and sank her About 50 of her crew, which probably numbered 120 or 130 men, were humanely saved by the crews of the British destroyer. The Amphion continued to scout wfth the flotilla and while on the return jour ney was blown up by a mine. C vilized Nations. “The indiscriminate use of mines not in connection with military har bors or strategic positions and the nate scattering of contact mines about the seas might of course destroy not only warships but peace ful merchant vessels under a neutral flag and possibly carrying supplies to a neutral country. “This use of mines is new in war-i fare and deserves the attentive con-f sideration not only of those of us who are engaged ,'n war but of na tions of the civilized world. “The admiralty is not at all alarm ed or disconcerted by this Incident.’’ WANTED: COLORED BOYS TO CAR rv papers in Colored Terri I ory Apply Sub Station No 1. 1037 Kollrck St. t» DOCTOR ORDERS RESINOL FOR BAD RINGWORM New York. March 9, 1914: "A rash formed on my forehead and commenced spreading. It wa* a ringworm. Th* Itching and burning which 1 endured for four month* before I commenced us'ng Reslnol Boap and Reslnol Olnlment wer# terrible. All my caseamte* sept away from me in fear that thay would eaten it. 1 used every home remedy I could think of, but with no aucceas. My family doctor advised me to uae Reslnol Soap and Reslnol ointment. The moment I ap plied them I felt a cooling sensation which was lasting—the relief wa# quick. I used two Jar* of Reslnol Ointment, unq'X Realnol Boap, and was finally rid it the peat. Today there isn't a single mark to ehow where 1 bad the disease. ' (digued) M U Rosa. 273 Church Bt. Restnol Ointment and Reslnol Boap sro also *reed!ly effective for eczema, pim ple* blackhead*, dandruff, sores sol many forms of piles. Bold by all drug gists. For trial free, writ* to Dtpt. 27-R, Reslnol. Baltimore. Md.
