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AUGUST 8. ffnir Mewi Aft n Cofesee ana F®raa ©i Luftasft Erifeftnnai BELGIUM Brussels, via London.— Le People says the bom bardment of Liege bad eaused six or seven fires in the city up to seven o’clock last evening. The heaviest firing occurred yesterday afternoon. German officers then came to the city with a white flag, demanded the surrender of the place. They received a negative reply and the bombardment was resumed at six o’clock. Martial law has been pro claimed throughout Bel gium. Brussels. Five persons dressed as preachers were arrested today at the rail road station and accused of being spies. An indignant crowd menaced them. A doctor wearing the em blem of the Red Cross, caring for the dead on the battlefield outside Liege, when threatened by Ger mans, drew his revolver and was immediately shot dead. Belgrade, Servia, via London.—The Sixth Regi ment of Austrian artillery opened fire on the Servians at noon today near Obreno vatz, on the River Save, to the west of Belgrade. The Servian guns quickly si ] need the Austrians, who Abandoned two damaged guns. Brussels. —After a Ger man aviator dropped bombs on a public square in Liege, which killed thirty, Belgain aviators gave chase which was spectacular in the ex treme. Four Belgains sur rounded the German high in the air, making circles around him, in an attempt to captpure or kill, but the German managed to regain Gorman lines. The Hague, (via London) —Henry Vandyke, United States minister to The Ne therlands, today made ar rangemeiits with The Neth erlands government for the eashington of American checks and drafts endorsed by him under the authoriza tion of the United States state department. The min ister was instructed to en dorse drafts necessary to supply the absolute necessi ties of traveling Americans. AMERICA ■ - San Francisco.—The Ger man freighter Alexandria of the Cosmos Line, with a million dollar cargo, was sighted five miles outside the heads, bound in. at 30 A. M. today. Had the Brit ish cruiser Rainbow, which passed in two hours and twenty minutes earlier, been delayed, the Alexan dria might have made a rich prize of war. Washington, D. C.—The state department has no re ports of the taking of War saw by the Germans. Of ficials attributed a rumor to that effect to an earlier dis patch which said the Rus siaa general staff had de ft cided not to defend the city. San Francisco. The British cruiser Rainbow, which put in here early to day, received permission late today from the port au thorities to take on fifty tons of coal, which is suffi cient to take her to the nearest port home. She must clear before 10 A. M. tomorrow. San Francisco. . The Swedish consulate here re ceived word today that in structions should be posted notifying all shippers that mines were being placed in Swedish territorial waters and that no vessel should risk entering a Swedish port without the services of a Swedish pilot. CANADA Ottawa.— Intimation has been given by the govern ment to German consuls in Canada that their presence in the Dominion is not de sired and that they would be expelled should they not leave at once. The order applies only to citizens of German and not to Canadians, who, in some instances, have been desig nated by Germany to act as consuls. Montreal. — Seven ocean liners are due to sail from Montreal tomorrow morn ing, having taken out clear ance papers for Saturday. Following are the vessels and the ports to which they are bound: Scandianavian, Glasgow; Canada, Liverpool; Manx man, Bristol; Monmouth, London; Tyrolia, London; Letitia. Glasgow and Alau nia, Glasgow. They will go as far as Quebec. Whether they will continue out to sea will depend upon war de velopments. Ottawa.— lt is learned that when Canada acquired from Chile the two Ameri can-built submarines now in the harbor of Victoria, the Dominion also obtained the crews. Officers and men all have taken service with Canada. The call for men to run the cruiser Niobe has shown 'that Canada and the United States are filled with naval men of the British service. The Canadian naval depart ment has been flooded with applications from men who have served in the British navy. It is announced that the 700 men wanted for the Niobe could be obtained several times over. Halifax, N. S.-Tt was an nounced late tonight that all the passengers on board the Cedric would be landed here and that the steamer would be held at this port pending instructions. Halifax The British cruiser Essex which con voyed the big lin«r Cedric into this y>ort yesterday nut to sea again todav after taking on more sailors. Invlgeratlnq to th# Pal* and Sickly Tba Old Rtandard «»n«ral atrenathen- Inr tonic. OROVITfI TASTKI.KSS chill TONTC. drive* out Malaria, «n --rlch»a tha Wood, hullda up tha ayatam A true Tonic. For adult* and chil dren. 50c. After the first roll of the war bullets how many "royal and imperial” crowned “ninepins will be left standing? That question should occupy the royal minds. ENGLAND London—A Brussels des patch to The Exchange Telegraph Company gives an unofficial report that a Bavarian corps has been de feated by the French at Marrehan, north of Luxem burg. Many prisoners are said to have been taken. London.—The capture of German merchant craft con tinues at a rate that leads' Englishmen to predict the war will speedily result in driving German commerce off the sea. L°ndon. Ambassador Walter Hines Page today expressed to King George President Wilson’s appre ciation of the message of condolence sent by the King in connection with the death of Mrs. Wilson. London—Although it was opened only this morning, $1,125,000 already had been subscribed last night to the Prince of Wales fund for the relief of the poor during the war. Provincial cities still are to be heard from. One of the first subscrip tions was $90,000 from the Prince’s regiment, the First Life Guards. Among others who contributed were Geor ge Coates, the manufactur er, $250,000; Lord Aishton, $75,000; the Rothschilds, $50,000 and dozens of other persons $5,000, including Alfred Gwinne Vanderbilt. London—A Rrussds des patch to The Exchange Telegraph Company says the militia of the garrison at Liege, who re-treated Tliurs dav so that the men could got sleep, took the offensive THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. HOW MANY WILL BE LEFT? Friday by a tinning move ment in Belgian Luxem burg, where they routed a German cavalry division. Dubliji—Premier Asquith has sent a message to the Earl of Aberdeen, lord lieu tenant of Ireland, express ing the government’s deep gratitiide at “the loyal help Ireland has offered in this grave hour.” The question of giving Nationalist and Ulster vol unteers a military status is being considered. London.—Kail von Law verv, an American who ar rived in London today from Germany, said he saw a Frenchman taken from a train under the suspicion that lie was a spy and shot on the station platform at Essen in the presence of all the passengers. Vancouver, B. C.—lnfor mation was received Here today to the effect that, a Dominion order in council has just been passed closing all German consulates in Canada and giving the (hu man consular officers 48 hours in which to leave the country. C HTN A Peking.—China has in structed her ministers at Washington and Tokio to request the United States and .Japan to join with China in an effort to pre vent hostilities in Chinese waters and territories be cause of the far-reaching dangers conected with them The German authorities at Tsing-Tau have received re ports that liritish warships have gone to Vladivostok to escort a Russian troop ship to Kiao-Chau for the invest ment of Tsing-Tau. Peking. The German cruiser Emden, reported sunk yesterday, is said to have returned to Tsing-Tau today with one of the big vessels of the Russian vol unteer fleet sailing between Nagasaki and Vladivostok. The latter ship carried nearly 1,000 passengers and crew. Yokohama.—The Canad ian Pacific line steamer Em press of Japan, under chart er to the British govern ment, sailed from Yokoha ma today for Hong Kong (convoyed by a Japanese warship. Tokio, Japan—The eap tains of merchant vessels belonging to Russia, France and Great Britain were ad vised today by the authori ties to stav in Japanese ports in order to avoid dan ger. No confirmation has been received here of the report that the Russian warship Askold and the Ge.man cruiser Emden, had been fighting in the China Sea. FRANCE Paris, via London. The minister of war announced today that French troops have occupied Vic and Mo yenvic, sninll G -nnan tuwns in Alsace-Lorraine, just over the border. Madrid M ore American tourists arriv d here today and it is thought probable the French trans-Atlantic line will send q special steamer to a Spanish port for those wishing to return to the United States. Tells Why Colton Planters in South Unneces sarily Alarmed Over Prospective Reductions New York.—According to telegram* re ceived By New York hank* and hanke a today, cotton planter* in the Booth are milch alarmed over the foreign nituation in Ita relation to their Interent*. Home of the telegram* stated in Huhnlance that a continuance of the war would reduce the demand for cotton hy fully 3fi p*v cent. In response to one of the*e communi cation*, A. Barton Hepburn, chin man of the Chase National Bank, sent the following telegram to (*ongre««man Un derwood at Washington: “Tlie Booth I* urinece*Mari]y alarmed over tiie pro*pee.tive reduction In the de mand for and price of cotton In view of the general Kuropeun war. Kuropcan manufacturer* may not require the iihup! amount of cotton hut American manufac turer* will require It all. “It I* Inevitable that all over-*ea trade of Germany will he at the mercy of ary nation which flr*t week* It, and can b* *' serve the former patron* of Germany. Of all nation* the United State* I* in the l»e*t position to take and hold the trade. Merchant*, manufacturer*, hanker* and HtatcHuien should work together for that purpose. McCreary's Idea Sale AFFORDS UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY ON Boys’ Clothing Mothers should profit by this sale to fit their hoys out in school clothing for fall. All our $5.00 Suits Reduced to $3.75 SO.OO and $6.50 Suits reduced to $4.25 $7.00 and $7.50 Suits reduced to $4.75 SB.OO and $8.50 Suits reduced to $5.75 SIO.OO and $12.50 Suits reduced to $7.75 The Reductions on Boys 9 Pants Were SI.OO and $1.25; sale price 85^ Were $1.50 and $1.75; sale price .. .... . $1.15 M£ CREARYS THREE “First liberalize our whipping laws. Germany supplied to coarse and cheaper cotton trade of Mexico and Central and Houth America, Africa, Asia and the Orient generally. “There will he no embargo on tho commerce of the Pacific. (Mir cotton should go abroad not hh raw material hut uh a finished product and when the. was of Europe Ih over we should hold largely the trade that now Ih waiting to fall Into our hand*." ENGLAND WILL CONVOY WHEAT FROM MONTREAL. Great Grain Fleet Due to Sail on Friday. Chicago Prices Jump. Chicago-—A rondeau buying force, wfilch at times today made the when* market Jump like a cork In water, waa la a measure explained thla morning. The reason was Bald to be a 'apart that. England would convoy a great gratn fleet from Montreal a limit August /th. WANTED: COLORED ROTS TO CAB ry papers In Colored Territory. Apply Rub Station No. 1. 1037 Kollook 8L tl