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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1914)
May Abandon Liege Forts to Join French in Namur Battle THE WEATHER Unsettled tonight and Tuesday, probably local thunder showers. VOLUME XIX, No. 223. Germans Cease Advance; Throw Up Defensive Works Near Liege French Troops Arrive in Time to Participate in Battle. 1,700 Germans Said Captured by Them. Thought Forts May Be Abandoned and Belgian Soldiers Join 100,000 French at Namur Where Big Battle is to be Fought. Brussels, via Paris lnformation today from the front confirmed the report that the German troops have ceased their advance by the valley of the Ourthe. They were said to have retired on the reserves and to be throw ing up defensive works. The German offen sive movement to the north of Liege is devel oping. REPORT 8,000 KILLED. London (2:10 p. m.) — A telegram from Charleroi, Belgium to The Daily Mail, de spatched on Sunday night says' a force of French troops arrived in time to participate in a fine success of Gen. Leman’s Belgian di vision over the German troops investing Liege The correspondent adds: “The French succeeded in reaching the town of Liege and working behind the Ger mans cut off their retreat. I “The Germans are said to have lost 8,000 killed and wounded while 1,700 of them were captured. I give the figures under reserve.” GOING TO NAMUR. New York —Pierre Mali, Belgian consul at New York, said this afternoon that ac cording to his advice from Belgium only two of the forts at Liege remained standing to day against the German invasion. These two he said would be abandoned and the Bel gian soldiers would retreat in good order. Thence they would proceed to Numar and join 100,000 French troops. Namur is strong ly fortified and the conusl predicted a great battle there. PLANNED TO RUSH IT. London. —The Belgian general staff declares it has received information that the Germans expect ing to take Liege in a few hours, brought with them only suficient food for a few days and little ammuni tion. The plan was to rush Liege and make it their base of operations. The same authority states that the German assertion of the capture of 4,000 Belgian prisoners is baseless and adds that not a single Bel gian soldier remains in the town as they are all quartered in the forts. MUCH WEAKENED. As far as can be learn d by the Belgian general staff some 120,000 Germans were engaged at Liege. They are said to have been so weakened as to be un able effectively to attack the forts. On the other hand it is argued that it is not possible for the forts to concentrate their fire on the town itself. The next development in the situation is expect ed to be the arrival of the Belgian main army, re ported to be advancing rapidly from Louvain in the northwest to attack the Germans occupying the town. London —The Belgian legation here de clared at 10 o’clock this morning in connec tion with the siege of Liege: “Up to the present everything is all right at Liege. The forts are still holding out.” CEASE FORWARD MOVEMENT. Brussels, via London-It is confirmed that the Germans have ceased their forward movement along the river Ourthe which joins the Meuse, and a movement north of Liege is expected. THE AUGUSTA HERALD THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 10, 1914. FOLLOWS WIFE'S I©lD>¥ FIOM WHITE HOUSE Map Showing Future Movements Planned By German Troops . gatf** -Vi*-*' ' '■ ■'*G Sfv IKY TO £WQ<Or ARKY kw *r* * ". Df of bugiak TO V-..: » i% f ! K G-• J? •. xxke- ukuss cxecxxd „ , -A.—,, *1 VS SIF-tfJfe. X X: ' ■■■■ - 'C \ nux . K'.. *• <*• colo^o. m hiilMF j/y p-ff a oMf h r . . . The rough sketch for this map was prepared by a U. S. army officer who has been all through the terri tory over whieh the Ger man, Belgian and French troops are now fighting. It shows the probable fu ture movements of the Kaiser’s forces in their planned invasion of France. Japs Are Looking To U. S. Report Circulated That Ameri can Fleet is Going to Asia. Germans Drive One Hundred Merchant Vessels to Refuge Tpkio— r l he German fleet at Tsing-Tau has already seized the Russian steamer Riazan, carrying British subjects, has driven one hundred merchantmen to the refuge of Japanese ports and has embarrassed the entire Japanese sbtfH ping in the Orient. The press gives promi nence to an alleged commu nication from America say ing the United States ‘is sending a fleet to Asia to protect its interests. The report is considered ground less but it has nevertheless reawakened interest as to America’s attitude. Forty missionaries, cbief l.v French but some of them Germans are leaving for their home countries to take their places in their armies. $3,000,000 FOR RIGHTB. Washington, D. C.—President Wil son ha. formally transmitted to ttin donate the Nicaraguan treaty to ac quire perpetual ranal right* and na val station* In the Ray of Fonseca for *3.000,000. Chairman Stone of the foreign relation* committee would not predict when it would be reported. KIDNAP 18-YEAR.OLD GFIRL. Schuyler, Neb. Mia* Louis* Mick, 1* year* old; of Schuyler, wa* taken from her bed by unknown person* at 2 o'clock till* morning and carried away In an automobile. Her mother and aunt were left hound with baling wire but freed themselves and gave ‘.he alarm »everal hours later. No :lue has been found. 'Y-^fS&SssWf -MsgsyZ *• -T, (iH*rs , / I , , .. - Jtm . . , Surpasses Imaginable in Belgium Most Improbable Inflammatory Reports Spread. Thousands of Germans Have Left Under Protection American Consul to Holland. BeUin, (via London.)— The Brussels representative of the official news agency here telegraphs from Goch that martial law was de clared in Belgium Saturday and that all Germans have been ordered to leave the country as soon as possible. The correspondent says that what happened in Bel gium during the past sev eral days surpasses the im aginable. After war was de clared mobs demolished all business places which either belonged to Germans or han dled Germans goods. Every escutcheon bearing allusion to Germany was removed and any one looking like a German was attacked in the streets or made the object of espionage. The most improbable anti-German reports were spread, the correspondent says, one of which was that German soldiers bad tried to murder Gen. Leman, the governor of Liege. Thou sands of Germans hare left Belgium since Thursday under protection of the Am erican consul for Holland. MARTIAL LAW FOR SWISS Declared Throughout Repub lic. Integrity Menaced by Both Gremans and French. Siege of Husbschers Won’t Affect Americans. Washington.—Charge Huebscherher of the Swiss legntlon today notified the state department that imiritleil law hail been declared in Hwltserland. The charge Is busily moving his nationals In this country automatically recalled for defense by the declaration of tne state Of »t«ge. Both French and German troops are menacing the Integrity of Hwltserland with their operations In the vicinity of Basle, Which lies close to Muelhausen re ported raptured by the French. Tfje occupation of Muelhausen would not he of great Importance In the campaign In general the charge stated, as It is mere ly a garrison town and not a fortress but the activities so near the Swiss bor der have made It necessary to prepare to resist Invasion. It Is Impossible for the Swiss reeer ves to reach their country except by wav of Marseilles and thence through France to the frontier. Declaration of the state of elege In Mr. Huehaoher’s opinion would not affect the safety or comfort of Americans In Switzerland. German Cruiser Takes on Coal at San Juan New York. A dispatch from Han Juan, Porto Rico, lanl, night said the Gorman cruiser Karlsruhe had arrived there Sunday morning, took on enough coal to permit her steaming to Hamburg and "would leave this morning The Karlsruhe is believed to be one of the German cruisers which have been harming French and Mrltlah vessel* leaving New York for Kuro pean ports If she was short of coal and did not get further supplies from Kron Prim Wilhelm she would he forced Into some neutral .port for cost. Tills may account lor her pres ence In Han Juan. Hhe will Re per milled to remain no longer than 24 hour* ~ne expects to encounter French or Kngltsh cruisers off Porto Rico when she leaves Bau Juan. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. Inquiries By Britain and France to Austria London—The Auatro-llungar.an am Imsgador still was In London today anti the British government seems disposed to leave the Initiative to Austrla-Gungary in the question sb to whether war Is o he declared be tween the two countries. Tho delay of the French govern ment In unking Austria Hungary to declare her Intentions Is understood in London to have been duo to the fact, that tho French fleet In the Mod Iterranean was engaged In convey lug Algerian troop* to I'Ynnce. France therefore was not ready to come with "the situation In case the reply of Austria-Hungary i| roved tin satisfactory but u|Kiii completion of the transportation of French troops yesterday Ihe note of Inquiry was addressed to Hie Austro-Hungarian ambassador In Purl*. MAINE HELD AT GIBRALTAR Washington.—The battleship Maine, carrying midshipmen. Is being hchl at Gibraltar for possible rescue worn among Americans In Kurope. Tho armored cruiser Tennessee with Its cargo of gold I* due In northern Ku ropean waters hy next Saturday and the cruiser North Karolina probably will arrive about the same time The Maine may he used In distributing the gold to the refugee*. THE TENNEBBEE BIGHTED. Naw York . —Thu Norwegian hark | Vlllc dc Dieppe which arrived today from Shields, report a that shu sighted on Tuesday, August 4th, a war vessel, with two funnels off Nantucket. Mur Identity could not bu mad* out. On Friday. August 7th she signalled a war vessel, apparently nn Ameri can, utearning cant. This probably wrh the cruiser Tennessee on route to Kngland with gold for Americans. ANOTHER MILLION. LONDON-A dispatch to The Daily Telegraph from Brussels says Germany is mobilizing another million of men, who in clude those of the Lanstrum, for the in vasion of France. 4 HOME EDITION WIRELESS EMBARGO BY U. S. Customs Ispectors Seal Appar atus on All Ships in N. Y. Harbors Flying Flags of War ring Nations. New York United States customs officer went out in the revenue cutter Calumet today and sealed up the wireless apparatus of all vessels in the harbor flying the flags of the war ring Europeans powers. This action follows the cen sorship placed upon wire less stations along the coast to enforce the neutrality nf the United States. This new wireless embar go applies to such ships as the German liner Vater laml, whieh is at her pier. Customs authorities said that while no specific orders had been given physically to prevent foreign ships from using their apparatus the inspectors had been given great freedom in en forcing neutrality rcgula- , (ions. It was reporteed yes terday that the big Vater- Innd was working her wire less. CONCENTRATING GERMANS ON RUSS BORDER St. Petersburg, (vie London.) —The ri Kulur iroopN of the German army who hitherto had been acattered In Hinnll rlntaehmeni* along the frontier urn now (•onrentratlng near the Rua (dan border in brigaded compound of Iwo or three regimenth each, all In readlneaH to take the field. | The position* In the border village* have been occupied by units of cavalry and lnfanlry or the German army re nerve. No Merlons encounters have occurred yet on the frontier but frequent skirm ishes between outposts are reported while German military aeroplanes fly dully In the direction of Kovno. capi tal of the Russian province of the same name, which has an outlet on the Baltic. U. S. EMBASSADORS AIDING HUNTINGTON’S Washington—Th* state department Ih continuing its effort* to *ecuro the release of Mr. and Mrs. Archer M. Huntington of New York, under arrest In Nu rein berg, Bavaria. Immediately upon n»c**lpt of of their distress, AinbHHKador Herrick at Pari*, commu nicated with Ambassador Oorard in Berlin to use his good offices in their Im-Im If The Btnte department also commu nicated directly to Ambassador Ger ard and Ambassador Herrick sent a second message to Berlin through tho American embassy at Rome. Officials have not yet been advised of the out come of the representations. The stato department has been In formd that Hwedens attitude would be neutral.
