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BELGIANS DEFEAT GERMANS
Three-Fifths Kaiser’s Troops Killed or Wounded at Haelen
THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and Fri
day.
VOLUME XIX, No. 226.
Germans Thrown
Back at Haelen
Fierce Fighting For Entire Day in Belgian
Province o! Limborg—Casualties As Yet lln
known—Siege ot Liege Forts is Re-commenced
Brussels, ( via London).—An official communique
issued today confirms yesterday’s success of the Bel
gian troops over the Germans at Haelen. It says
the German casualties were heavy, three-fifths of
their troops engaged in the encounter being killed
or wounded, while the Belgian casualties are report
ed as relatively small.
BATTLE OF HAELEN
Brussels, via London.---11:45 A. M—The fighting
yesterday between the Belgian and German armies in the
vicinity of Diest lasted the entire day and constituted the
first considerable battle of war. It will be known as the
Battle of Haelen. Shells were still falling at half-past
seven in the evening on the roads around Diest.
IN FIRE ZONE
Brussels.—The battle centered around Haelen in
the Belgian province of Limburg, extending to Diest
in the north of the province of Brabant after passing
around Zeelhem.
At seven o’clock last evening all the country be
tween the three towns mentioned had been cleared
of German troops except the dead and wounded,
who were thickly strewn about the fire zone.
Upwards of 200 dead German soldiers were
counted in a space of fifty yards square. A church, a
brewery and some houses in Haelen were set afire
and two bridgs over the Demer were destroyed by
Belgian engineers.
Great quantities of booty were collected on the bat
tlefield and this has been stacked in front of the
town hall of Diest. Many horses also were captured
EFFECT JUNCTION
Brussels, via Paris.—Belgian and French troops
have effected a junction south of Brussels. The Ger
man advance in the Belgian provinces of Limburg
and Brabant has been checked. The Germans are
bringing up heavy artillery against Liege.
GERMANS THROWN BACK
Paris.—An official communication published here
today says:
“A division of Belgian cavalry supported by a
brigade of infantry and by artillery engaged and
defeated near the fortress of Diest, 18 miles north
east of Louvain, a division of German cavalry, also
supported by infantry and by artillery.
“The fighting was extremely fierce and resulted
in the Germans being thrown back toward llasselt
and St. Trond.’’
BELGIANS ON OFFENSIVE
Paris.—An official communication says the forts
at Liege still are holding out and that the Belgian
troops to the west of the city resumed the offensive
and after a sharp struggle drove the Germans back
and recaptured ground that had been lost.
The Belgians have blown up a number of bridges
on the railway lines in the German near in the Lan
den district, thus cutting them off from their base of
suppiiee. #
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 13, 1914.
Expected Battle at Strassburg Will Settle Control of Alsace
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The beautiful German city of Strasiburg, a French Infantry charge (upper right hand corner) and German mounted artltllery In action.
With the German troops eoncentrsiting at Struesbuvg and the French, encouraged by their many victories In lower Alsace moving toward the city In
forced marches, the green fields that surround the beautiful Gentian city threaten to be, turned into a bloody battle field. Tide battle when fought will settle
thq control of Alsace.
TO CHARTER 6 VESSELS
IMMEDIATELY TO BRING
BACK WO AMERICANS
Washington.—lmmediate charter of
eix vessels to go to Kurope for the
Americans was h Breed upon today by
Secretaries McAdoo, Oarrlson and
Daniels and Assistant Secretary Phil
lips of the state department. They
will carry 8,000 passengers at t« rea
sonable rates of passage as possible.
Secretary McAdoo made this state
ment:
"It was determined by the relief
committee to charter six vessels and
put them in condition as quickly as
possible and to send them to Europe
to transport American citizens to this
country. It was estimated that it
would take but three weeks to pro
vision and otherwise equip the ships
for this service and to get them to
First Direct Wireless
From Germany Tells of
2,230 French Prisoners
Berlin (by direct wireless from Nauen, Germany,
to the Goldschmidt Wireless Campany’s station at
Tuckerton, N. J.)—The German troops took 120
French officers and 1,110 French soldiers prisoners
in the fighting at Muelhausen, Alsace.
Another 1,000 French officers and men were taken
prisoners by the Germans in the fight near Longwy,
on the Lorraine border.
German soil is now entirely cleared of the French
troops.
Europe. They will take care of about
8,000 personn.
The secretary of war will take
charge of all arrangements in con
nection with outfitting and forward
ing of these ships and of getting them
back to America All are American
ships. It has not been determlntd
what points these vessels will touch
in Europe. They will go to those
places where it may be later deemed
the greatest relief possible may lie
afforded to Americans.
“Under the terms of the appropria
tion for this purpose the government
is to be reimbursed, that is so far as
the passengers may he able. The
rates of passage will be made as rea
sonable as possible."
Three-Quarters of
Crop Can Be Used
Southern Cotton Congress Addressed by Hoke Smith and
Lever—so Vessels Soon Ready to Transport Cotton.
Emergency Currency For Crop’s Remainder—Warehouse
Certificates Available Up to One Hundred and Fifty Mil
lion Dollars
Washington.-Heveral hundred Ite
rates re present Inr cotton Interest a
o fthe Houth mat here today In the
Southern Cotton Congress and with
Southern senators and representa
tives considered measures of relief
from embarr&Mrn «nt t., the trade
threatened by the closing of Euro
pean markets by war. The con«ress
immediately took up the plan worked
out by Southern congressional dele
gations for the stabilizing of the crop
and making it security for the issue
of emergency currency.
Plans Outlined.
Details of the plans were outlined
by E. J. Watson, president of the con
gress, Henator Hoke Smith and Rep
resentative Lever of Houth Carolina.
Henator Hmith said a thorough inves
tigation had developed that about
three-fourths of the usual cotton crop
would be used In English mills and
In the United Ht&tes and Canada if
transportation could bo secured for It.
He said the government was making
every effort to provide ships, and
prpodicted that within thirty flays
after passage of the pending shipping
law amendment, fifty vessels would
be ready for expoprt commerce, under
imtrlcu register
At Least Throe-Fourths.
“There will be a demand for at least
three fourths of the cotton crop,” he
said, “and w»* iri now taking stepH
which will Insure the lssuan * of
emergency currency In sufficient
amount, to cars for the remainder of
the crop."
Henator Hrnlth said In case it was
found that under the emergency cur
rency law cotton warehouse receipts
could not be used as security for cur
rency Issues, the Knnsdell amendment
would be pressed, to specifically per
mit the use of sm h certificates.
$150,000,000.
Representative Lever explained fea
tures of the proposed legislation to
provide for goevrnrrent grading sod
Inspection by licensed government
graders. He said bills would be In
troduced In both houses today pro
viding for the establishment of a gov
ernment licensed warehouse system,
under bond. Certificates of cotton in
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
such warehouses, he said, would he a
solid basis for credit. Henator Smith
said $160,000,000 of emergency cur
rency would be made avails hie for
carrying the cotton surplus.
Moth Senator Hrnlth and Mr. Lever
agreed that the valorization by the
federal government, would he impos
sible.
Congress unanimously adopted a
resolution of sympathy for President
Wilson In his grief over the death of
Mrs. Wilson, presented by Bright
Williamson, of Houth Carolina.
1,400 BALES.
Liverpool.—Kuorteen hundred hales
of American spot cotton were sold
here today on the basis of ft.KOd for
middling. Receipts, 6,000 bales, ail
American.
FOUR CANADIAN REGIMENTS
Winnipeg, Man. Four infantry reg
iments of Winnipeg, 2,000 strong, were
called to mobilize at Quebec by an or
der received from Ottaway today. They
leave Monday night. The local bat
tery will accompany the regiments.
TO SHOOT EVERY TENTH
PERBON.
St. Petersburg, (via London) —Ac
cording to a semi-official dispatch*
the German troops before Kallsz, Rus
slan Poland, have Issued a proclama
tion stating that every tenth I,(habi
tant of Kallsz will be shot in tthe
event of further resistance.
500 Americans in Berlin Told Germans
Ready to Take Them in Homes
Berlin (via Copenhagen and London). A meeting of 600 Americans
in the German capital whs Informed lust evening that many German
families were ready to take stranded Americans Into their houses without
cost. The first on the list of those willing to do so was Adolp Wer
muth, the lord mayor, who declared he would take three Americans.
The hanks here also are ready to grant Importsnt credits to Ameri
cans. The president of the German Hank declared that he would grant
$1,260,000 against adequate security.
HOME
EDITION
DAY IN
WAR
Same Censorship.
Washington—lt has been
decided to impose the same
censorship on French and
English cables as is now
imposed upon German
owned wireless stations at
Sayville, L. 1., and Tucker
ton, N, J.
Washington—J. P. Mor
gan and Company have in
quired of the state depart
ment what the United
States government’s atti
tude would be toward a
French war loan of several
hundred millions to be
floated in this country.
Heavy Cannonading.
Dover, (via London).—
Heavy cannonading was
hoard early this morning,
the reports coming from the
northeast. Tho firing last
ed one hour.
Semi-Crisis
Carranza,
Villa
Dormant Phase of Mexican
Question Brought to Front by
“First Chief’s Order.
Washington,—Reports of Increasing
friction between Carranza and Villa
that reached a semi-climax when the
"first ciiler 1 directed that ammuni
tion consigned to Villa be hald up at
Tampico, brought a long dormant
phase of the Mexican situation to the
front today.
While Carranza's action- was not
explained in official advices, persona
here who have been in touch with
Villa eald he wants Carransa to re
tire an “first chief.” He tnalate that
a civil Instead of a military govern
ment l>c e*tabllehed to conduct •lec
tions throughout the southern repub
lic; that land reforms be executed In
conformation with the Mexican oon
stltutlon; that the federal army be
dissolved hut that deserving officers
and men be admitted to the new army
find that amnesty he given to all po
litical offenders except those involved
In the antl-Madero plot. Villa also
objects to military chiefs bolding of
fice as provisional governors and con
tends a military chief should not be
provisional president.
SHOT THE MAYOR.
London. A telegram from Parle to
the Central News says the German
troops today shot the mayor of Ig
ney, a village between l.unevllle and
Arrlcourt on the Franco-German
frontier.