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GERMANS ADVANCE THROUGH BELGIUM
12 ENCIRCLING LIEGE
FORTS INTACT, SAYS THE
FRENCH LOW ENVOY
French Minister to England Tells of Military Positions in
Belgium and Alsace—lndignant Denial That French Army
Entered Germany Before Declaration of War
London,—The mltltary positions at
I.iage, Belgium. along tne Franco-
German frontier, where the opposing
outpost* are In touch ami In Alsace,
'whore severe engagements between
a French Invading torce and the Oer
man defenders recently w.-re fought,
ere thua explained In ft dispatch from
the French foreign inlnlater received
here this morning
Entirely Falaa.
"Rumors regarding the loss of the
forts of Liege by (ho Belgian troops
■re entirely falae. Only small groups
of German soldiers ente ed the town
Itself under ‘over of the darkness
All the encircling forte, twelve In
rumber, ere intact.
"Small unlioiorunt engHgerumits
frave occurred nlong the whole line
where the h ranch and German armies
are facing each other from Belfort
Today’s War in Tabloid
A Dutch despatch say* * tcvrtflc cannonade was heard thle morning from
the direction of Torigree, north of I.log, It was reported yesterday that two
divisions of Oermtii <»v«lry with artillery lisd arrived there.
ftrlslom wee today nsaln the seen > of outpost fighting between Belgians,
French and Oermass
The Uertnen commander at Liege denies the lose of ;n,of!o In his effort to
taks the forte then He save they will he token without Ihe loss of n man
aa spon es Herman heavy artillery arrives. lie nae«vta that "the Belgian force
la mtmerlcaliy superior to ours”
He Intimates that Die assaults we slopped by the emperor’s orders to
• void needless sacrifice of life.
On the subject of Liege the French foreign minister declares all the eur
roundlng rorte Intact and that only a amoll foree of Dermana entered the
town Itaelf under cover of darkness It lid been pointed out previously that
the defeet of Liege forts waa the Inability to see one fort from the next, al
though the fire of their gun* crosses,
A Brussels despatch save the hulk of the Oermun army Is leaving Liege and
advancing Inward the French frontier through the heart of Belgium.
The French foreign minister described the French position tn Alsace as
good, ae the troops occupy the crests rnd passes of the Vosges Mountains.
Military experts studying the posit loirs of the oppoelng armies may. It la
pointed out, possibly have hern confined ns ro the Herman enrtechtnenta said
to have been erected on River Alan,* which thrv concluded to he the river
of that name wail Inside the French border. There Is also a small stream
, ailed the Alsne runnlg Into the Ourthe at Bomal below Liege and this may he
the one mentioned ae it would thua form an exteslon of the defensive works
thrown up by the tlermrts after they encountered Belgian opposition at Liege.
Belgium antlclpetee an attempt by Oennnny to cross Dutch territory »»d
has requested Holland to state her Intentions regarding the resistance to ’a
breach of her neutrality.
Hveahorg. the great Russian PS'irces In Finland, .watte a bomhardmogt
or a battle as the commander Irae ordered all civilians to lesve there and alio
Helsingfors
Paris reports Montenegrin troops occupying Tsrahnach, nvre-looktng Rctitarl,
Albania, where eevere fighting between Motencgrlne and Turks occurred during
the Balkan war.
t'onplderahle prime of Finnish gold ire In he deposited In Ottawa, Canada,
to facilitate payments without running (he rlak of shipping money Herosa the
Atlantic
Belgian Women Defenders Used
Scalding Water When Am
munition Gone
Pane. Accordmlt to n special newspaper dispatch the woman
workers In tha Haitian national arms factor) at Hcrstal. Juat outside of
Liege, defended thalr village ngiiliiNt Orinnn attack. Tha men ware
awav serving In Ihe army The women according! to the corraapondenl,
armed theniaalvaa and repulaed several chargi of the Hermans and
Ithlane Whan thatr ammunition wa exhausted the women harrlcaded
theniaalvaa In Ihe houses, from which they poured boiling water on th.t
German soldiers In the streels. The correspondent says 2.000 (Jarmans
ware disabled by wounds or scalds
Children and old men shared In the defense of llerstal. and on Fri
day the Belgian colore still floated from the factory building. o '
Prominent Russians Roughly
Handled at German Resorts
•t. Petersburg, via London.—lt Is announced from government
sources that I* prominent Runetans who spent the summer at health re
aorta tn the south of Hern any Including the Counteas Vorontsow-
Pachkow wife of the viceroy of Ihe Caucasus, her two daughters, M,
Scheheko a member at the council of the empire nnd other titled per
sonages, sufferad great hardships at the hand of German officials.
According to this report some of these were temporarily lmprlson
ad during their Journey to the frontier, which owing to frequent hind
rances occupied seven days It Is aserted that the aristocratic ludlvs
ware roughly handled hy police and members of the military.
Young Herald Readers
Celebrate Birthday Today
Francla Honoris Wall l&Ot IJroad Bt , born Aug. 11, 1801
Rebecca Wren. 141* Kales Bt.. born Aug, 190 b
Master Joseph Campbell, 1714 Fenwick St„ born Aug. 11. IMS.
Helen Hollte Fennell. <l4 Cilia Bt, born Aug 12, IMS.
George W. Meyera, 1242 Mauae St . born Aug. 13, 1*99.
Margaret Callahan, Ml D'Antlgna Bt born Aug 12. mot
Walter E Matthews 1447 Winter Bt Monte Suuo, torn Vug 1| 140*
Margaret Catherine Orcalish. 1(4 Reynolds (it . hug Aug. 12. 1111.
Mestrr Robin Lockett, 413 Reynolde Bt, horn Aug 12 1919
Oravton Hoyts Collins. Leesvtlle. B C» born Aug. 11. l»oo.
The Harald congratulates them on their
bithdajr, end invites each of them to entertain five
friends at a birthday picture party at the Dreamland
Theatre. Tickets have been mailed.
Boy a and girls under 16 years of age ar# re
quested to send their full name, address and birthday
fi'Tfd ,he yemT ° f b ' rth ’ *° " Chi, ‘ ,ren ’* Ed '* or .” Augusta
opposite the southermost part of Al
sace, to Ucge In Belgium, in these
encounter* the French cavalry hag al
ways malntalntd Its superiority over
t'ne Herman mounted troops while our
nrtlllery has been splendidly served
Heights of Alsace.
"Our troops nave kept the crests
and passes of the Vosges Mountains
and they dominate the heights of Al
sace
"A line between Than (22 mile*
southwest of Kclmßr, Alsace), and
Altklrch. (this flrat position occupied
by tht French army after Its invasion
of Alsace), Is held by our armies.
This line runs slightly to the rear of
Muelhauaen.
The French government Indignant
ly denies that there was any violation
ol German territory by the French
army before the declaration of war,”
English Army Chief Who Will
Be Prominent War Figure
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INSPECTOR GENERAL SIR JOHN FRENCH.
London. —The main body of the English army soon to be senl aoross
the channel to France will probably be headed by Inspector General Sir
John French, one of the best train ed soldiers In the entire English
army. It Is possible that Inspector French will assume command of
both the French and Belgian armies should the three fighting forces be
merged to meet the Germans.
FOOD PRICES COMPARED
SINCE WAR BEGAN
Chicago, Ilia.—An Imrrnse In the mar
ket fc* food auppliaa haettuae of the Eu
ropean war, together with chi'rgett that
farmer* and atock miser* are holding
hogs and rattle fr* further price, ad
vance. were listed yesterday as causes
for a considerable increase In plicae at
Which foodstuffs are being sold.
An investigation whether the prices
are justified will be begun by a Chicago
ootincll committee, wrhlch. according to
Its chairman, will meet with state of
ficials. heads of civic organisations, ex
pert economists and representatives of
wholesale and retail dealers.
“Retail prices are going up no faster
than the cost of raw material,*’ said F.
K White, a director of Armour & Co.
*'A!l classes of meat are adx'anclng. Thta
Is only natural because we are called on
to live off our own supply of cattle and
hogs and at the sttne time Europe
wants to buy from us being unable as
yet to import from South America and
Australia ’
A comparison of retail meat prices
Diplomats
of the U. S.
Delayed
New Appointees Find Difficulty
in Reaching Their Posts.
Herrick to Aid Sharp at Paris
Washington*—Newly appointed Am
| erlcan diplomat* are experiencing con
| »ldermble difficulty In reaching their
j pc*i« on account of the European war.
William (1. Sharp, tha new ambn*-
|*ador to ranoa, Is still In, Washing
ton awaiting an opportunity to get to
| Part* Pending his arrival, Ambasea-
I dor Herrick will continue In charge
I and It Is intimated that because of
hl» dose personal acquaintance with
the French officials he will ha re
quested to remain tn Paris In the set -
THE AUGUSTA HEHALC. AUGUSTA. GA.
show's an Increase since last week as
follows:
Tuesday. Saturday.
Round stenk 2S-l3c 22c.
Sirloin steak 2* 26.
Rib roasts 28 26.
Poterhouse .... 35 30-82.
Pork shop* ..39 22-24.
lamb shops 30 26.
Leg of Inrnb 24 22.
Veal steak 35 30-32.
Veal chops 28 25.
Similar advances hav. been made In
the prices of other foodstuffs within ten
days as follows:
Now. August Ist.
Flour, barrel .BS.OO-17.00 86 50-35.75
Flour, 24H-ll>. sack .86 76
Sugar, |b 8-7 cents 6>4 cents.
Beans, lb 7-8 cents 5 cents.
Eggs, dosen 30 cent* 3* cents.
I.emons. doisn 36-40 , 25 rents.
Retail meat dealers blame the whole
salers and a meeting of the United Mas
ter Butchers’ Association ha* been call
ed for Thursday.
vice of the etate department even af
ter the arrival there of Mr. Sharp,
while the latter familiarises himself
with the heavy demands of the post
at this critical time.
George T. Marye. newly appointed
American ambassador to Russia, Is
also marooned In hts own country. He
and Mrs. Marys had planned to go
bv way of the Pacific ocean and the
Sitrrlan railroad. According to news
r,p«rt». however, the trans-Siberian
route has been closed.
Ira Nelson Morris, tha new Amer
ican minister to Sweden, wae to sail
from New York today for Stockholm
on a Norwegian steamer.
NEW CENSUS OF PANAMA
CANAL ZONE COMPLETED
Panama.—A new census of tha Ca
nal Zone has Juat been completed by
the canal police. Tha total popula
tion was found to be 37.9*1. composed
of 10.709 Americana and 27,881 alien*.
A comparison with tha figures of the
census of February 1814 shows that
during the Interval 7,386 persons have
departed from the Canal Zone. The
previous census showed a total pop
ulation of 46.28* of whom 8.885’ wer-
Americans and 36,401 were aliens. */"
German
Side of
Liege
Siege
Official Statement of General
Von Stein Denies Loss of
Twenty Thousand—Says En
gagement to Mask Move
ments of Main Army
London. —The correspondent of the
Exchange Telegraph Company at
Rome, says that a dispatch from Ber
lin gives an official statement by
General Von Stein regarding the
siege of Leige. The German com
mander denies the loss of 20,000 men,
hut does not give figures of his
losses. Ha says only a small num
ber of Germans were engaged in or
der to mask the movements of the
bulk of the army. The enemy’s ad
vance attacking forces, he says, was
completely annihilated, and while ad
mitting that the forts remain intact,
explains this by saying:
“The emperor did not wish to sac
rifice life unnecessarily but so soon
as the heavy artillery arrives the
forts will be taken without the loss
of a man.”
General Von Stein admits that the
capture of the forts is a difficult
problem because of the unfavorable
ground about them and further be
cause the population of the town. In
cluding the women, shot at the Ger
man troops from behind, firing in
discriminately, hitting the surgeons
and wounded. The German comman
der concludes wit# the remark that
"It must not be forgotten that the
Belgian force is numerically superior
to ours.”
U. S. Envoy
Sees the
Kaiser
Emperor William and Ambas
sador Gerard Converse at
Length in Palace Garden at
Berlin
Berlin, (via Copenhagen.) —Emperor
William Yesterday received James W.
Gerard, the American ambassador. in
the palace grarden and conversed with
him at length. The emperor appeared
to be in a serious mood, but confident.
He spoke of the capture of L#iege, where
he said the German and Belgian troops
were about equal numerically. The Bel
gians, he added, were behind fortifica
tions but the Germans charged with
bayonets and destroyed everything. The
Belgians were put to flight, abandoning
arms in great numbers, he declared.
The German and British governments
have requested the American embassy
to Intervene with the purpose of fixing
a time for merchantment of the two
countries to quit the ports hostile
countries.
Warships of
Germany Off
’Frisco
Both the Leipzig and Nurnberg
Cruising in Vicinity of the
Farallone Isiands. Latter Sup
posed to be in Far East
Aan Fcaoolse. —Captain* of several vee
sels making port last night asserted pos
itively today they had seen both the
German cruleere Lelpiig and Nuvnberg
cruising within a radius of 30 miles of
the Farallone Islands yesterday. The
Nurnberg was supposed to be In the Far
West
At 2:80 p. m. yesterday the British
bark Colony spoke to the Nurnberg 25
miles south of the Favallonee. her cap
tain aaid. The captain of tha ftahlng
tug Henrietta also reported sighting the
Nurnberg at the same time and place.
Captain R E. Carey of the fishing tug
Pedro Costs, said he had seen the
Suvnberg and the Leipzig at 5 p m.. and
was sufficiently near the Nurnberg to
read her name on the stern w: this
time the Nurnerg end Lelpiig were
about 36 miles apart, the Nurnberg be
ing within five mllee of the Farallnnes
which are thtrty-twn miles due west of
San FYanctsco harbor.
Captain Anstruther Mann of the Brit-
Ish hark Colony, which arrived todav In
ballast from Crus Grands, Chile, repost*
ed that he pasaad close to Ihe Nurnberg'
about 25 mile* south of the Farat one
Islands yesterday. Captain Mann said
he was In communication with Captain !
Bchoenhrt-g of the hostile warship j
through a megaphone end that when the !
German learned (he sailing vessel was
without cargo he was given permission !
to proceed to San Francisco.
Three British warships, the Canadian
cruiser Rainbow and the sloops Shear
water and Algerine are suposed to be In
*iksee waters.
Distinctively Individual
IBKtimal
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and so is die ability to blend. Pi
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Raima Gxtpanseanbeoxkarfgedior discinexiigJjHb
Germany’s
Wireless
Protest
Charge d’Affaires of Kaiser’s
Embassy Calls on Secretary
Bryan in Regard to Censor
ship by United States
Washington, Aug. 12. —Haniel von
Helmhauser, charge of the German
embassy, conferred with Secretary
Bryan today on wireless and cable
communication between America and
Europe. The charge had previously
requested that the state department
permit code messages to be exchanged
directly between the United States
and Germany which now are barred
by the military censors in England,
through which country all cable mes
sages must pass to reach Germany.
The charge was also desirous that the
German-owned wireless stations at
Sayville. 1.. 1., and Tuckerton, N. J„
he permitted to work with Germany
free from censorship, thereby placing
Germany on an equality with England
and France, which are using their ca
bles without restrictions for trans-
Atlantic correspondence.
Say Discrimination.
A disposition was shown at the
state department to justify the ap
parent discrimination against the
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wireless by an article in the Hague
convention which provides that euch
methods of communication may be
barred where the stations were erect
ed for purely military purposes on
neutral territory and transact no com
mercial "business.
German Contention.
The German contention is that the
prohibition does not apply for the rea
son that the stations in questions hav#
been doing commercial business.
Secretary Bryan promised Charge
Helmhauser that he would take the
subject up with President Wilson as
soon as possible and the charge re
turned to the summer embassy at
Newport to await his answer.
OVER 7,500,000 PERSONS
CLIMBED ALPS BY R’WAY
GenSva—More than 7,600,000 ravens
climbed, the Alps by
ways last year, according to statis
tics just published. There are now
46 of these mountain railways and
the authorities have before them de
mands for seven more. If this con
tinues every Alp will have ita funifu
iar in the future.