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LIEGE ARMISTICE REFUSED
Trenches Piled With Dead*£ French Troops Coming Up
THE WEATHER
Unsettled tonight and
Sunday; probably local
thunder showers.
VOLUME XIX, No. 221.
Battle At Liege Continues
With Annihilation For the
Surprised German Cavalry
Armistice Declined by the Belgians.
French Cavalry Arrives at East ot
City. Official Statement That 125,000
German Troops in Assault.
LONDN —Latest dispatches here indicate
that the armistice of 24 hours asked by the Ger
mans has been refused by the Belgians.
A despatch to The Exchange Telegraph
Company from Brussels says a division of Ger
man Cavalry which had forded the Meuse to
north of Leige was surprised and practical
ly annihilated by Belgian cavalry and infantry
supported by a battery of light artillery. Seven
Gerhlan regiments surrendered.
FRENCH CAVALRY.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Via London—
A force of French cavalry arrived to the east of
Liege today,according to an official announce
ment here. The French troops were said to be
advancing.
BATTLE WITH FRENCH
London. —According to despatches an important
engagement between French and Germans occurred
in Belgian Luxemburg.
An official communication Issued at Paris states
that the troops in the fortress of Liege being suf
ficient for the defense of the town an active division
mobilized at Liege has joined the army in the field.
English military critics in London papers com
ment on the failure of the tactics of the German in
fantry exhibited in their frontal attacks on the
Liege forts in which they were fepulsed. It is con
tended that the Germans learned nothing from re
cent wars and still adhere to methods adopted in the
Franco-German war.
CONTINUING.
Brunei* via Pari*.—The newspapers tier* are assured from official
sources that no derision has been reached with regard to the request of
the Germans for an armistice and moreover that the battle at Liege Is
continuing.
FILLED WITH BODIES.
Brussels.-- Soldiers returning here report that the trenches around
Liege ane literally filled with the bodies of Germans In some places the
bodies are piled four and five deep.
Brussels.—The war office has iasued an official statement saying
that 12.1.000 Germans participated In the assault on the forts at Liege
tnit that they completely failed to make any impression on the fortlfica
catlona. Three army corps engaged in the attack were cut up and ren
dered useless. It is declared.
APPEAL TO FRANCE.
Brussels^—King Albert has appealed.to Fraru* for aid In repulsing
the Germans according to the Exchange Telegraph Company. The King
In a message to President Poincare thanked him for his promptness In
responding to the Belgian appeal.
President Poincare responded that the French troops were proud to
serond the brave Belgian army. He also In recognition of its gallant de
fense conferred the Cross of the Legion of Honor on the city of Liege.
GERMANS LACK ENTHUSIASM.
Brussel*.—'"For many daya, • reads the war department statement,
••our little army by tenacity and courage rendered highly valuable service
to the French army, which for some daya under forced -march has been
hurrying to our assistance and now occupies a considerable portion of
our territory.
“Hundreds of German prisoners have been captured. These are
chiefly tavalrymen The splrtt of the German soldiers lack enthusiasm. They
appear to be fighting lethargically while their officers endeavor to pass
themselves off as Frenchmen.”
CUT RAILROAD
.. Paris.—Aroordling to reliable information received
here, Belgian troops have cut the railroad between
Arlon and Virton, thus stopping all German trans
purtation in the direction of Virton. At Athus the
r Belgians look the rails awgy buddy. .
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGI A, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 8, 1914.
Belgian King Appeals To His People When Germany Declares War
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BELGIAN TROOPS.
King Albert, of Belgium, and Belgian troops stationed at the water front to
protect Belgium’s splendid harbor. /
HAMBURG
LINER
HERE
The Cincinnati With 500 Pas
sengers on Board at Cape
Cod. Lights Covered, Dodg
ed the Enemy.
Boston. —The 1 1 am bur g-
Ameritean Liner Cincinnati
arrived in American waters*
off Cape Cod at 5 A. M. to
day, according to a wireless
message from the steamer.
The Cincinnati left Ham
burg, July 29th and was due
here today. She called at
Boulogne and Southampton
and had not been heard from
since she sailed from the
latter port on July 30th.
The Cincinnati hais on hoard
500 fiassejigers, inc,hiding
Cardinal O’Connell, of Bos
ton.
Today’s message came
from John 11. Fahey of Bos
ton, president of the cham
ber of commerce of the
United States, who said:
“Shipp had lights covered
nightly and answered no
wireless calls since Sunday.
On receipt news Germany's
war declaration Captain
altered course and started
for the Azores, but changed
Monday and headed for
America. Kept off regular
lane' and avoided passing
shi}fs. None sighted since
Tuesday.’’
P©lfi©M, JOHNS Wifi ENGLAND
AOMNST HU ©EIMMS. BMTHSI
SOLMEES LAMB ON FUENCH SOIL
Daniels
Censors
Wireless
U. S. Naval Officers Also Think
German Cruisers Off Ameri
can Coast Will Soon Need
Coal
Washington—Naval officers are ex
pecting news of the capture by Oer
man cruisers, understood to be lying
off the North Atlantic coast, of a
number of British, French and Bel
gian merchant ships. Unless that Is
done they don’t know how the Ger
man cruisers can maintain their sta.
tion mnch longer lor lack of fuel.
The only recourse for coal would
be a shore iport. The German cruisers
make take coal only at an American
port within three months, and a suf
ficient, amount to convey them to the
nearest home port That would en
able each vessel to take on about two
weeks’ coal supply, and if It were
carefully used while the ships were
lying 'gitli banked fires off shorn they
milght maintain their positions for
perhaps a month and then they would
find themselves with empty bunkers
and unable to reach a home port
Secretary Daniels today Instructed
navy yard commandants to detail of
ficers to wireless stations In their
vicinity as censors. All messages of
a neutral character will be transflt
ted but no code ineseagU will be re
ceived.
ASK ITALY TO JOIN
AGAINST COMMON
ENEMY OF EUROPE
London.— I Thu standard,
]>aily Mail and other papers
today appealed to Italy to
abandon her neutrality and
cotne to the assistance of
England and France against
the common enemy of Eu
rope.
Americans
Tranquil
inParis
But Ambassador Herrick Re
ports a Panicky Feeling
Among Those in Sea Coast
Resorts.
Paris.—United States Ambassador
Herrick has telegraphed American
consular officers in France asking
how many Americans In theld dis
tricts desire to return Immediately to
tho United States.
The war office today Informed Mr
llerrlck that a safe iport would lie in
dlcated lor American transports, but
that Its situation will not he an
nounced Wiw. The ambassador says
ell Americans will be properly cared
for.
Americans In Carls are tranquil,
but Mr. Herrick Is receiving panicky
messages from Americans In the
smaller seaport resorts anil other
places who cannot obtain regular
news of evenly except every kind of
alarming rumor afloat.
Few newspapers are being publish
ed In the towns of France outside of
Carla and people In these towns have
no means of obtaining news except
from posters with summaries of
events, telegraphed from Carls to
local officials, Germans here are
really regarded as .prisoner* by the
French authorities.
Germans Used the
Belgian Flag to
Deceive Detenders
Brussels, Belgium, via. London,—
President Poincare, In Informing King
Albert, of the decoration of the “vali
ant city of Lleg**" with the Cross of
the Legion of Honor today, said.
“The government of the French re
public wishes to honor the courageous
•defenders of Liege and the whole He I
glan army with which since this
morning the French army Ih shedding
Its blood on the battlefield."
According to report* receiver! her*
from Liege, several (lerman regiment:*
marched Into battle under the Hlgian
flag and wore Belgian cockades In or
der to dcooive th* defenders.
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
ENGLISH TROOPS DISEMBARK.
PARIS—It is officially announced to
day that English troops under the direc
tion of French officers are disembarking
on French soil. The point of disembark
ation is not revealed.
The disembarkation was made under
the direction of French officers who
spoke English fluently and was witnessed
by a crowd that cheered the Englishmen.
PORTUGAL
JOINS IN
WAR
Enthusiastic Cheering at An
nouncement That Government
Will Aid England and France.
Lisbon, Portugal via
London Portugal’s
decision to support
Great Britain in the
general European war
was announced today
after Germany had de
manded information of
her intentions.
GREAT CHEERING
London. — A despatch to
Thu Exchange; Telegraph
from Lisbon says that at a
special meeting of parlia
ment today the declaration
was made that Portugal
would place herself uncon
ditionally on the side of
England, according to the
terms of her ancient treaty.
The declaration was re
ceived with enthusiastic
cheering for France and
England.
Premier Machadc, in an
nouncing the attitude of the
government, said:
“According to our alli
ance we have duties which
we in no way fail to real
ize.’’
Portuguese war-hips have
been ordered to prepare for
a cruise around the coast
and foreign shipping in
NOON
EDITION
Portuguese ports has been
notified to remove their
wireless installation.
It is reported the war of
fice has ordered the mobili
ation of three military di
visions.
Italians
Seize
Them
. London—A dispatch
from Milan to The
Chronicle says that the
Italian authorities at
Genoa have seized two
German trans-Atlantic
vessels, the Moltke and
the Koenig Albert. It
is explained that the ac
tion was taken when
the captains demanded
a supply of coal, though
they already had coal
aboard.
The Koengi Albert
belongs to the North
German Lloyd Line
and sailed from New
York July 4, and arriv
ed at Genoa on July
17. The Moltke is a
Hamburg - American
Liner. She left New
Yoik on July 15, arriv
ing in Genoa on the
28th.