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MAIN GERMAN ARMY READY TO MOVE Reported Entrenching on Ourthe to Battle With Allies THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Wed nesday; probably local thunder showers. VOLUME XIX, No. 224. On River Ourthe German Troops Mass For Battle Main Army of Kaiser Entrenching. Great Con flict Expected With Forces of Belgium, France and England. Incessant Bombardment ot Liege Forts. 2,000 DEAD, 20,000 WOUNDED, 9,700 PRISONERS. London —A news dispatch from Brussels says it is officially announced there that the German loss in Belgium in the recent fighting was 2,000 dead, 20,000 wounded and 9,700 prisoners. TERRIBLE SCENES. London Dispatches to The Times from the V ,gue and to The Telegraph from Maastricht, sent uLder yesterday’s date, agree that the struggle for possession of the forts at Liege was going on contin uously and resulting in terrible scenes of bloodshed and of heroism. AT NOON. * London —At noon, the dispatches say, the Ger mans were making fierce efforts to silence the forts nearest the city proper and the defenders were gal lantly holding out against almost constant bombard ment. SECOND BRIDGE. London —The Paris correspondent of the Ex change Telegraph Co., says that a dispatch from Maastricht, the Netherlands, announces that the Germans occupy Tongres, a town north of Liege. The place had been abandoned by the Belgians. German engineers are engaged in constructing a sec ond bridge across the river. WITH HEAVY LOSS. Brussels via London. —The Germane made a desperate attack on Fort Seralng, south of Liege, Sunday night and were repulsed with heavy loss. It is estimated that 800 Germans were killed within an area of half a square mile. BRIDGE SHATTERED. Brussels. —A bridge which the Germans were crossing was shat tered by the fire of the fort which had an exact range. The Germans at tempted the assault with great courage. Some of their dead were found directly in front of the barb wire fencing that surrounds the fort. It is reported that Prince William of I.lppe and his son, were killed charg ing at the head of 100 German soldiers. Their bodies were burled near the fort. HOSTAGES RELEASED. Brussels. —King Albert arrived here during the night from the gen eral headquarters of the Belgian army at Louvain to the northwest of Liege. His majestey passed several hours In conference with the Bel gian minister of war, after which a cabinet council was held. It is reported here that all the civilian hostages held by the Ger mans in the town of Liege have been released on giving their parole to remain at the disposal of the German military authorities. Enormous Number of Belgian Wounded; Factories Hospitals LONDON — John Clarkson, of Chicago, a railroad contractor, who left Antwerp Sun day and reached here by way of Ostend, says the number of the Belgian wounded is enormous. All the hospitals at Brussels, Gent and other cities, he says, are full and factories and convents are being utilized for reception of wounded. The banks at Antwerp, said Mr. Clark son, were paying only 10 per cent of the de posits and refused to honor American paper. Very few Americans . were left there. THE AUGUSTA HERALD THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 11. 1914. The Lusitania (,it Fastest in Dash Acrpss Atlantic New York—, The Cunarder Lusitania which left hero at 1 o’clock last Wed nesday morning for a dash across the Atlantic reached Basnet, approximately 400 miles from Liverpool between 8 and 10 o’clock this morning. Cunard Line officials announced that they received cable advices from Liverpool to this effect, today. The Lusitania should reach Liverpool tonight. German Warship Wreck? More Wreckage Cast Up Establishes Belief That Man of War May Have Gone Under. San Francisco A Ger man man of war with three stacks and two military masts was sighted 16 miles outside the Golden Gate at 10 a. m. today. Taken in connection with the finding of the wreckage, her pres ence was believed to be sig nificant. The description would agree with either the Leipzig or Nurnberg. Washington, D. C. According to rec ords here the only British ships in Am erican Pacific waters are the ‘small cruiser Shearwater the sloop of war Al gerine and the cruiser Rainbow. At last reports the Shearwater was on the low er California coast and the Rainbow de parted from Ran Francisco with coal for a Canadian port last Friday. The only enemy which might have been in the vicinity was the German protected cruiser Nuremberg which had been on Mexican duty at Manzanillo but on July 29th was reported in raid-Pacific near Midway Islands aparently steaming for she German China station. The Mont calm, a French cruiser, with Rear Ad miral Huget, was last reported further south in Mexican waters at Acapulco. No news received here today served to iden tify the wreckage cast up near San Francisco. More Wreckage. 6a n Francisco. —More wreckage from a British vessel, which today is estab lished to have been a man-of-war, was cast up by the early flood tide In the neighborhood of the South Shore Life Saving station. Two white wooden cabin doors were found bearing on bright brass plates the legend "Navigating officer," and the other *'gunn*r." Not the Rainbow. Ottawa. — The wreckage cast up by the tide at San Francisco is not part of the Rainbow; of that we are cer tain," declared the naval office to* day • It was thought the wreckage might be from the Shearwater or the Alge rian, small, British gunboats a« there is considerable wood In both. Americans Are Waiting to Sail. Havre, France -Between 2,000 and 3,000 Americans were still waiting here to day for the sailing of the French trails - Atlantic Liners, France and Chicago, which had been expietod to depart yesterday. BODY OF MRS. WILSON REACHES MIA SOIL At Gainesville, the Birthplace of Miss Margaret, People Sor row Stricken. President Touched by Feeling Shown. Bells Toll. Gainesville, Ga. —Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the president, of the United States, today had her final home coming to Georgia, her birth place. ihe scene of her later court ship and marriage. Horrowfully, with bared heads and tear-stained faces, the people of her native state paid silent tribute to the woman they knew and loved. Ar soon as the special train bear ing her body crossed the Georgia, line, the sad homecoming atmosphere crept into the hearts of the president and his family. In Georgia, the attitude of the people clustered at every ham let, village and town was different, in other states the crowds were si lent and respectful, but in Georgia they looked grlefstricken. At Gainesville, Ga., the birthplace BRITISH CRUISER OFF N.Y. Description Fits the Essex. Sighted Off Sandy Hook Highlands. Changes Course. New York A British cruiser, believed to he the Essex suddenly appeared at the entrance of New York harbor this morning. Khe was sighted off the High lands of Kandy Hook at about 10:30 o’clock appar ently bound in hut when within a mile and a half of the bar she abruptly changed her course and steamed eastward. Observers at Kandy Hook were unable to discern her name but said the war ships description fitted the h«s sex. The Essex has been frequently reported by in coming steamships in close proximity to the Atlantic coast. She last report ed as having left H/fiifax as convoy to the White Star Liner Cedric, which arrived here early today. The Ced ric did not report that the Es'.ex had protected her. of Miss Margaret Wilson, were gath ered people who knew the family In days gone by. A, delegation met Mia train and silently offered a beautiful wreath of flowers. Tears trickled down the faces of more than one on looker. Took Turns. The president glanced out from time to time but wan hidden from view. He seemed touched by the feeling shown by the people. He and Ills daughters took turns watching beside the casket and it was difficult to get him away to eat and sleep. The progress of the train was made known by the constant ringing of the en glne hell. Church bells, some hear and some distant, tolled and In all oi the towns business was suspended as the special went through. LEFT IN HANDS U. S . Austrian Ambassador in Paris Conducted to Special Train and Leaves. America to Look After Interests. Paris--The United States will look after the inter ests of French in Austria- Hungary and of Austrians and Hungarians in France during the interruption of relations between the two countries. Count Nicholas Kczeesen de Temerin, Aus tro-Hungarian embassador to France, was conducted to the railroad station by Richard William Martin, a high official connected with the French foreign office. A special train had been provided for the ambassa dor and he departed from the Italian frontier. Clear Belgium Except at Liege Paris, (vis Lon<fOn.)-~n*lgHn territory, just hround to tht Mfiiitn of !<l*k§ wrji reportsd today to b*ivi» hssn tins oiitflily e'e-nred of G*rmnn troops with tin* exception of soots Uhlans who tiuU lost thslr way. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. FOR RELIEF OF THE TENSION IN COTTON Amendments to Currency Bill Introduced in Senate by Hoke Smith, Joint Resolution Also For Direct Issue ot Funds to Holders oi Warehouse Receipts. Washington.—Throe nmetuimen ts to the currency net calculated to relieve tcim.on on cotton ond othe i staple crops during the European war were Introduced In the senate today. Under them cotton ami other staple warehouse receipts could be issued up to 75 per cent of their value; the limit of currency to be Issued on commercial paper would he Increased from 3d per cent to 56 per cent and the stntus of state hanks wbuld be so defined ns to gl > e them beyond question. If they join the reserve taaoc'.atlon, the right to participate In t'he emergency issue covered by the act. ON CROP WELFARE. Tile amendments were drafted bv Senator Owen, chairman of the banking committee; Senator Hoke smith, chairman of the special volun teer eongresslonal committee on cotton crop welfare and Senator Rans deli, of lxmlslanu Senator Smith algo Introduced t> joint resolution to authorize the secretary of the treasury to limit the issue of currency of banks In the cotton growing states to one-half of the amount to which they are enti tled under tile emergency currency ad, the other half to he Issued di rect to holders of cotton wnrehous ,» receipts. The receipts would be prescribed by a board consisting of the secretaries of the treasury, agri culture and commerce. FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT BY BRITISH WAR OFFICE IS, GERMANS ADVANCING Report Cavalry Divisions to North of Liege. \ Other Troops Entrenching on River Aisno. Captured Germans All Re ported Shortage of Food for Men and Horses. * AUSTRIANS KILL,WOUND 400 Six Car Loads of German Prisoners on Way to Interior of Russia. Bt. Petersburg (via London) —A tel egram received here today from Vll na, aaye six carloada of German pris oners passed through that city this morning on the way to the Interior of Russia. Four wounded German o'fl cera were taken to the Vllna hos pital The Austrian troops who previous ly had occupied Kadzlvlloff hastily evacuated utter the Russian success on Austrian territory No other serious engagements have been reported from the Austro-Rtis slan frontier. Losses Are 400. London A Central news dispatch from Vienna by way of Amsterdam says the Austrian troops have occu pied Mtechow In Russian Poland, ten miles within the border, after defeat ing a body of Cossacks whose losses are given aa 400 killed and wounded, while those of the Austrians are said to be 140 wounded. ALL MONTREAL SAILINGS ARE CANCELLED Montreal. The llrttlsh admiralty has cancelled all trans-Atlantic sail ings of the Allan Line steamers Al satlon, Victorian ami Corsican and. ami will use the vessels to transport supplies anil troops, presumably from Canada to Kurope, according to an nouncement made the line today. HOME EDITION London. The new admiralty and war office Information bureau this morning made Its first anouncement as follows: "Two cavalry divisions are In the neighborhood of Tongres to the north of Liege and other German troops are reported to he entrenching along the line of the River Alsno. "The large German force la moving through the Duchy of Luxemburg and Its advance troops are now at the Bel gian frontier. Short of Food. “German cavalry patrols have been reported near Marchlenne and Arlon. .Several Individual soldiers belonging to German patrols have been captured both In France and Belgium. In all cast's they were reported to be short of food for both men and horses and to have made no resistance. "The British consul general at HliHiigal, China, reports that no Brit ish vessels have hen pursued or mo lested "A report from The Hague, Holland. states Gist public nervousness In that country has been allayed since the publication of great Britain's attitude respecting the neutrality of the Neth erlands. "It Is stated that the Germans tost 8,000 killed tiefore Liege but this is unconfirmed. Without Intermission. ‘A report states that the principal Liege forts are still holding out. al though some of the smaller forts have been captured by the Germane. The bombardment of the fortifications by Hie Germans Is proceeding without In termission. On one occasion a fort apparently had been silenced but when German Infantrymen advanced to attack It a hall of bullets waa pour ed Into them so suddenly and effec- Ively that they retired with heavy loss. "The Gerrran atteckers who are constantly being reinforced, displayed great courage. Terrible Conditions > "It Is stated that 120,000 men of ths German army are engaged in the at tack on Liege. Refugees from that city describe the conditions as terrible. Many houses have been damaged or burned. "The Austro-Hungarian advance from Cracow in Austrian Galicia to ward KieP-e In Russian Poland Is re ported to he In progress. At the same time the Russian troops are said to he advancing from Rnvno up the vaj ley of the River Htyr toward Lemberg, the Galhlaif capital. "The Bulgarian government has de manded a credit of $10,000,000 for mob ilization expenses In addition to s previous credit of $80,000,000 tot armaments." MW BALES SOLD. Liverpool. Five hundred bales ot American spot cotton were sold hert today on the basis of #SO shillings foi middling Receipts were 10,000 bales including 0000 American.