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TUESDAY. AUGUST IT. 10 BELGIAN REASONS WHY FOOTS HAVE NOT MOLESTED THE INVADERS Liege Quite Useless to the Germans as Long as Forts Hold Out. Do Not Want to Destroy Fine City in Turning Out Enemy Whose Occupation Matters Little. London.—The Standard's military correspondent, explaning the aitua. tion at Liege says: **The withdrawal of the Belgian mobile defense left open all the space between the forts, whereupon It be came easy for th invaders to get into town by taking advantage of the woods and hilly ground. It Is unlike ly that any considerable portion of the German army has entered the city. A few hundred men would be sufficient to keep the civil populace under control and It would be an act of madness for the German comman der to pass his entire force into what might prove a trap without an exit. In Two Ways. "The fact that the efforts have not molested the invaders may be ex 1,170 AMERICANS AHE BACK HOME AGAIN ON 10 CHOWDEJHINERS Kroonland Flying Belgian Flag and Cedric With British, in Port. Many Passengers Left Baggage Behind. Steamed Cautiously With Only Running Lights Burning. New York-—The Red Star liner Kroonland. flying the Belgian flag, and bearing 170 first cabin passen gers, mostly Americans from Europe came into port today almost simul taneously with the White Star liner, Cedric (English), from Halifax. Both steamed cautiously with only running lights burning. The Cedric put into Halifax last week, interrupting her voyage from England to New York for fear of cap ture by German war vessels. The Kroonland left Antwerp on August 1 before general hostilities had been declared. Started for Antwerp. About 140 of her passengers Were booked to sail by the steamers Im perator and La Provence. On learning that these steamers would not jjail these tourists immediately started Tor Antwerp. Those who took the after noon rain from Paris succeeded in reaching Antwerp with their baggage while those who took the evening train were forced to leave their be longings behind. Many walked a The Y. M. C. A. Tent is One of Colonel Mallory's Hobbies at Camp Wheeler Oommander-in-Ohief of the Camp and Officer of the Regular Army Takes Great Interest in Association’s Branch for Soldiers---Visits the Tent Regularly Every Day. / The Y. M. C. A tent is one of Col. Mallory's hobbies at Camp Wheeler, where now the Second Regiment of the North Carolina National Guard is encamped for instructions, it is said. Col. Mallory is in command at the camp for the U. S. Army. The lent, of which Assistant Sec retary Spencer has charge, is located a short distance down the main road from Col. Mallory's headquarters tent and nearer the tents of the North Carolina soldiers. Since the begin ning of the North Carolina encamp ment last Tuesday, the Y. M. C. A.'s tent has been the center of attraction This u «*«>■ *». a. «f mi* preparation*. Face powdm, cream*. muf«si and other neceatery little accaaaoria *hould be of the very beat mater tab. sad made up under the direct of expert*. No woman can be beautiful with e blotched end tpeckcd complexion, yet even when the feature* ere not perfect, a *oft, clear and smooth *kio will make the fate appear beautiful. Mae. l*e befl a Firth Worm Rradicator thoroughly cieantea the pore*, and removes blackhead*, pimple* and other b!em»ha*. It make* the akin wonderfully amooth. fine and fair—keept it from beoominf too dry, at removes the extern of oil. if any—in fact clean and refrrahm the «araplexion a* dnev no other toilet preparation. 11l peeui- Mr hienehinc aod heeling dfert ■ nobceehle ts . momant it louche* the turfaee of your slun. 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Liege is quite use less to the Germans so long as the torts Hold out.’’ A dispatch to The Times from Char lerio, Belgium, describes the fighting of the Germans as altogether lacking in spirit. Even the officers are suf fering from hunger, according to the. corrospendent, who adds that two German officers of >igh rank, cap tured on the French frontier, said they had nothing to eat for three days. considerable distance to Antwerp, so great' was their anxiety to leave Uie country. Crowded Aboard. The Cedric brought nearly a thou sand Americans who crowded aboard hr*" at Liverpool on July 30th. The French steamer Patria of the Fabre Line, which arrived today from Palermo, reported that she took a southerly course and avoided all ves sels, steaming as far south as latitude 37. All lights except the running lights were extinguished. No vessel was seen. Spoken by Cruiser. Th Italian steamer America, in port today from Greece and Palermo was spoken by a British cruiser at five o'clock last evening when 180 miles east of Sandy Hook. The identity of the cruiser was not learned. The Cedric brought 196 first and 356 second cabin passengers and 265 in the steerage. The British cruiser Essex convoyed her into Halifax har bor and escorted ‘her out again when she left tnere Saturday. for the soldiers at camp from "reville" till "taps;” all during the day the men, both officers and private, con gregate about the tent to write let ters—and this is one of the first du ties of a soldier away from home, especially if he has a mother or a sweetheart. Some understanding of how the tent has served the soldiers in this respect may be gotten from the statement that over 9,000 sheets of stationery, supplied by the Young Men’s Christian Association of Au gusta, have already been used. As for the graphophone concerts— they have been popular, too. The discs have been kept revolving fur nishing music at all hours in the day and at night until bed time. Incident ally, 2,000 graphophone needles have been used and thrown away. There is no questioning the fact that the Y. M. C. A. of this city has and Is now doing a wonderful work for the soldier boys here at camp. Both General Secretary Hunter end Assistant Secretary Spencer, who was added to the local force at the time the encampment began, deserve much credit for their untiring efforts to provide every comfort and conveni ence the association could offer for the eoldler hoys in oamp. 4 New Dreadnaughfs of U. S. Are Three QuartersComplefe Washington.— Two of the navy’s four new dreadnoughts how building werq nearly three-fourths completed on August Ist, according to comnar stlva figures Issued today. The Ne vada at. the yards of the fore River Shipbuilding Company, and the Okla homa, under construction by the New York Shipbuilding Company, are most advanced with a resnectlve percent age of completion of 72.4 and 72 0. Thq total percentage of completion of the Pennsylvania, building at Newport News, is 42 ami that of the Ar rona, at the New York navy yard Is 24.4. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA Atlantic Ship Yards Can Build Big Marine Fleet Within Year Plants From Maine to Virginia Could Construct Vessels of One Million Gross Tonnage to Carry American Products, Experts Say. Washington.—John Barrett, director general of the Pnn-American Union, today directed an urgent appeal to American shipping, banking, exporting to American shipping, banking, ex porting and manufacturing interests emphasizing “the immediate necessity and advantage of giving every pos sible aid and attention to South Amer ican trade In this unprecedented cri sis.” -Mr. Barrett has been discuss ing this situation with President Wil son, Mr. Bryan, the secretary of state, and South American diplomats In his capacity as an international officer. As nearly all South American com merce is carried in German and Brit ish bottoms, Mr. Barrett says, these having been withdrawn something must be done immediately. He says urgent cable messages have been re ceived by the state department, the Pan-American Union, South American legations and banking and shipping men in New York, which confirm the wisdom of making the appeal. “Quick and comprehensive action by the commercial and financial inter ests of the United States” is urged. Shipbuilding concerns in the United States could turn out within one year from the start of the hostilities in Eu rope more than 1,000,000 gross tonnage Liege, Rich Prize For Invader, Is Guarded By Twelve Forts "Pittsburgh of Belgium,” With Big Machinery and Arms Fac tories, is Best Protected City in Country---Its Coal and Iron Mines Run Under the River Meuse The Belgian city of Liege (pro nounced Lee-ayje) where the Ger mans and Belgians are now fighting, Is an important place and would be a prize of value to any invader captur ing it. Besides being the most strongly for tified place in the pathway of the Ger mans toward France, it might be call ed the "Pittsburg of Belgium.” For miles to the southwest of the city, along the banks of the River Meuse, there are scores of blast fur naces, puddling furnaces, rolling mills and forges. It is the site of the Cock errill works, said to be the largest manufactory of machinery in the world. “The Lion,” erected as a monu ment on the field of Waterloo, sixty miles away, was made there. Liege proper, with a population of 171,000, lies at the junction of the Meuse and Ourthe, in a basin margin ed by hills. All around the city is a wealth of coal and iron ore. The mines run even under the city and river. These natural riches, in connection with the favorable situa tion of the city at the junction of two navigable risers, have given rise to the extensive manufacturing industry in the city itself. Its Gun Manufactories. The products are varied, but the principal one, and that which would make Liege a valuable prize of war, is that of firearms. More than 20,000 persons in the city are employed in the manufacture of guns, ranging from small arms to the largest of modern weapons. There is a royal cannon factory and a small arm fac tory also In the suburb of St. Leonard. In the wars of the last century Liege played only a small part, but with the prospect of the present siege today the city finds Itßelf well de fended with modern fortifications. Its strength, it is said, is far greater than has generally been appreciated by mil itary strategists. In 1888 the Belgian authoritea decided adequately to for tify both Liege and Namur, the two Important points on the river Meuse. At each place a number of detached forts were constructed. At Liege there are twelve forts, six on the right hank and six on the left side of the river. All the forts have been kept up to date. The heavy guns, In their con crete casements, are raised and lower ed automatical. The names of the forts on the right bank of the river are Barchon, Evegenee, Fleron, Chaud fontalne, Krnbourg and Boncelles. The average distance between them is four miles. Those on the left bank, ITCHING PIMPLES ON CHILD’S FACE Also Limbs, Clothing Irritated the Trouble. Cuticura Soap and Oint ment Healed In Three Weeks. ■■ 12ft A flam* Bt.. Men*, Ark.—"My lit Me Bflrl one and a half years old had a tiny pimple rome on the side of her fare, also on one of her limbs. Tbs pimples began email and red. They Itched and of course she scratched them, pus formed and they spread from tiny plro i pies to sores as large as a quart er of a dollar It would form a soft •rah with pu* under during the day and at nlffht «he would scratch It oft. Her clothing Irritated the trouble. "I used several different kind* of oint ment* which did no good. Then I tried Cuticura ftoep and Ointment. I bathed the effected parte well with the floap and then applied the Ointment. After three month** standing she was healed In three weeks." (ftlgncd; Mrs. A. E. Kelly, Jan. 2, 1914 Samples Free by Mail Retain your good looks, keep your skin dear, scalp clean and free from dandruff, and hair live and glossy Cuticura ftoap. with an occasional use of Cuticura Oint ment. will promote and maintain these coveted conditions In most cases when all else falls. Besides. In purity, delicate medi cation. convenience and economy, they meet with the approval of the most discriminat ing. Although Cuticura Soap (2 ftc.) and Cuticura Ointment (ftOc.) are told by drug gists every where, a sample of each with »2-p. Rkln Rook will be sent free upon request. Address. “Cuticura, Dept. T, Boston.'' in vessels that could ho used in trnns- Atlantic service, according to a state ment friven out yesterday at the of fices of the American Bureau of Ship ping. Tills would be approximately one-half of the total tonnage in which financial interests in this country bold stock in foreign countries. Reports received from all the ship constructing plants on the Atlantic seaboard Khow that nearly one hun dred average sized ocean going steam, ships could be built in the yards stretching from Maine to Virginia. They could be completed within twelve months from the time of making con tract and would give such an impe tus to American shipping as never lias been known. Many concerns on the Atlantic eea board have a capacity for ships of 21,- 000 gross tonnage, irrespective of the work on the immense war vessels in the different yards, A great network of shipbuilding concerns lies from New England to the Virginia shores, and some of them have produced tho largest commercial steamships that have been constructed in tilts coun try, notably tlie Dakota nnd tile Min nesota, each of 20,718 gross tons, which were designed for the Great Northern Steamship Company, owned by JUmes J. Hill. commencing at the north, are Pon tisse, Biers, Lantin, Loncin, Hollogne and Flemale. It has ben estimated by military authorities that 25,000 men would he necessary for an adequate defense of these fortifications today. Mounted in Cupolas. The guns of tho forts nre rapld-ftre weapons, mounted singly and in pairs, within armored cupolas—something on the order of battleship turrets—which were built at the local works. These cupolas are said to he impervious to modern guns, of (ho sort that could any fire except that of the largest not be hauled to a field of battle by an army on the march. And the cupolas are visible only three or four feet above the earth. The city first appears in history In the sixth century, at which time a town grew up around the original chapel founded there by St. Monulph, Bishop of Tongres It was taken by Marlborough In 1700, mid the fortress wns garrisoned by the Dutch until 1718. The French revolutionary armies overran the principality In 1782, and from 1704 to the fall of Napoleon it was annexed to France and was known as the Department of tlio Ourthe. The Congress of Vienna In 1815 de creed that I.tcge should form part of the new kingdom of tho Netherlands under the rule of William I. of tho House of Orange. The city took an active part in the Relglan revolt of 1830. and since that date the ancient principality has been Incorporated In the kingdom of Belgium. Tlie principal point, of Interest to the tourists tn Liege has been tho great cathedral, or Church of St. Paul, founded in the tenth century and re built in the thirteenth century. The university, founded in 1817, Is one of the largest in the country and enjoys a high reputation for education in the art of mining nnd manlfaoturing. The railway linen through Elege sre the direct routes frnpi Cologne to Paris and the line from Luxemburg to Brus sels, ths possession of either of which would be valuable prizes to the Ger man army. HOW CONGRESSIONAL RACE LOOKS IN SUR ROUNDING TERRITORY Expressions From Visitors of Other Sections. Recognizing the public interest in the Congressional race in the 10th district, a Herald reporter picked up the following from a number of prom inent gentlemen from various sections and counties In the District, who are visitors In the city. Lincoln Llno-up. Five citizens from different sec tions of that county when asked about th« triangular fight between Messrs. Reynolds, Vinson and Evans, without exception the concensus of opinion fa vored Mr. Reynolds as a winner, not withstanding only three out of ths five professed to be supporters of Mr. Reynolds. Warren County Warming Up. A prominent official, whose narno we withhold by request, stated the Congressional "Mix-up" In Warren county was rapidly deflecting from Messrs Vinson and Kvens to Mr. Reynolds. "Free Btste” of Columbia. ft Is my candid opinion that Mr. Reynolds will lie there with the goods on the 19th. lie not only merits suc cess but he Is succeeding. The ju.lgo shlp race Is red-hot In our section.” Thus spoke a prominent citizen of Grovetown. Looks Good In Jofferaon for Reynolds. A well-snown gentleman of Bartow, On., said, "Interest In the eongresslon al race Is taking on life, in Jefferson county. I think the county has been thoroughly canvassed and It’s all over save the shouting. It Is generally conceded the race is close with the odds In favor of Mr. Reynolds." BE WISE AND SEE WISE, IT PAYS Trading Continues Brisk Wizard’s Famous Bargains Attracts The Attention Ot The Entire Community The Wizard mobilizing every Dollar’s worth of Sum mer Goods and sending them to the Front to be Slaught ered Upon the Block of Little Prices. Ladies’ $1.25 Ging’ham house Dresses, at 75c Still the Odds and Ends Pile Up and As Fast as the “Wizard” Sells One Lot Others Pop Up and Out They Go Every Day Something Wonderful Happens .SIO,OO Ladies’ and Misses White and Colored Crepe Dresses, at $3.93 $15.00 36x72 inch Crex Rugs, at $7.50 $5.00 36x72 inch Axmin ster Rugs, at $2.50 9x12 SIO.OO Crex Rugs, all reduced to $6.95 We certainly appreciate the Good Business During the Early Morning Hours, and People who Come out early are going to be the Lucky Ones, especially in the “Wizard’s" Daily Odd and Ends sales. Be sure always read our ads-lt pays. THE WISE DRY GOODS CO. “THE SHOP OF QUALITY” SSB BROADWAY AUGUSTA, GA. If You Charge It--It Must Bo at Regular Prico, Don’t Forget Bxlo $8.50 Crex Rugs, all all reduced to $4.95 6x9 $5.00 Crex Rugs, all re duced to $2.49 50c Shadow Lace Floun cings, this sale at 25c All 50c 72 inch China Silks at 33c 7 Ladies' $15.00 Linen Dresses $5.00 69c 24 inch Silk Poplins, all at 39c Entire stock of 25c and 35c Colored Crepes at 15C Ladies’ 50c Silk Boot Hose, at 39c 45 inch White Mulls, worth 50c per yard, at 29c