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UNCONFIRMED REPORT BELGIANS LOSING
Rumored Art Retiring to Antwerp •* Cannonading in Brussels
THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and Wednes
day; probably local thun
der showers.
VOLUME XIX, No. 232.
SUMMARY EXECUTION
MEXICO CITY THIEVES;
MUSTER OUT TROOPS
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Decree Repudiates $60,000,000 Gold Bonds Issued By
Huerta. New Constitutionalist Cabinet Announced by
Carranza.
Mexico City. —A decree is to be is
sued tomorrow by the governor of the
federal district repudiating govern
ment notes of the issue July 25 last.
This issue was made during the re
gime of Provisional President Carbajal
on authorization of the $60,000,000 six
per cent ten year gold bonds made by
the Huerta administration. A bout
$10,000,000 of.this paper is now in cir
culation.
The repudiation is based upon the
the decree issued by Venustiano Car
ranzo on April 6, refusing to recognize
acts of Huerta.
New Cabinet Announced.
The new constitutionalist cabinet
was announced last night as follows:
Minister of foreign affairs, Ysidro
Fabela; Minister of the interior, Elisee
Arredondo; Misiter of public instruc
tion. Hr. Manuel Silvia; Minister of
Minister of war. Eduardo Hay.
Appointment of a minister of jus
tice has been deferred, awaiting re
organization of the courts.
The mußtering out of the federal
troops is preceding rapidly. Four
thousand were released today, each
Warned I! Attacked,
Hostages to be Shot
London, 9:10 a. m.— A dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Rome, dated yesterday, says that
a message from Cettinje states that
the Montenegrin army is within two
hours’ march of Ragusa, a fortified
seaport of Austria-Hungary in Dal
matia, 38 miles northeast of Cattaro.
War Bulletins
TAKE AUSTRIAN SHIP.
Havre, ((via Parle, 6:05 a. m.)—lt la announced that the Austrian steamer
Dlnorah, laden with barley and wheat, was captured off Guernsey, one of the
channel Islands, by the French despatch boat Pluton.
DIDN’T KNOW OF IT.
Oran, Algeria (via Paris, 4:10 a. m 'The Austrian steamer Emilia of 8,-
597 tons, bound for Trieste was stopp ed by a gun from 8t GVegoire and
brought In here as a prize by a tug. The captain of the Emilia was unaware
war had broken out.
GERMANS I N POLAND.
Berlin, (via Amsterdam and London, Aug. 1», 11:48 a. m.)-Hserm«n troops
today occupied the town of Mlawa, In Russian Poland close to the German
frontier on the Warsaw railroad.
AUSTRIAN S REPULSED.
London, (6:25 a. m.)—The St. Pete rsburg correspondent of the Reuter Tele
gram Company says that a Russian official communication relates a repulse of
Austrian attacks on the town of Vladimir In theg ovfTnment of Volhyrila,
with heaw Austrian casualties and a renewed German attack on Eydtkuhnen
with a division of infantry and 36 guns .
FORCED T O DISARM.
London, Aug. 19. 1:20 a. m.)—The Central News publishes a despatch from
Rome saying that the German grunboa t Vaterland has been forced to disarm at
Nanking, China.
The Vaterland Is 164 feet long.
CZAR’S BR OTHER OFF.
London (1:12 p. m.) —According to advices from Bt. Petersburg. Grand
Duke Michael Alexandrovltch, a broth er of Emperor Nicholas has gone to the
fighting line. . _____
RUSH A T BANK.
London, (1:12 p. m.)—When Bank of England today resumed discounting
bills the rush was so great that It was found necessary to suspend further
dealings until tomorrow.
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
London, 3:10 p. m.—News from the British Gold Coast of Africa
says the British forces of that colony whose capital Is Accra, have had
some brushes with the German troops In Togoland. They have taken
some German prisoners and captured two trains.
FOUR AIRM EN KILLED.
Paris, 10:25 a. m.—A German a eroplane has been destroyed In Rus
sia near Samno and four German av latlon officers have be?n killed, ac
cording to an official announcement here today. It Is thought Slants,
Finland, Is probably meant.
Arrival of Food Ships
Encourages Britain
Glasgow (via London, 2:45.) —The arrival at English port* of several
food ships this weak was the cause of considerable satisfaction to Kng-
Usiimen.
week has seen the arrival here of the liner Columbia from New
with 6,000 bushels of rye and the steamships Eetitla and Scandina
vian from Canada with large cargoes of grain. Besides these several
large ships have arrived from the Black Sea and from New Orleans with
various foods stuffs. Other ships are on the way with fruit, dairy prod
ucts. wheat and sugar which will provide for England's wants ’ for a
coneldurable time.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
enlisted man receiving $lO and his fare
home, while the officers received S2O
and their fare.
Good order prevails everywhere but
the rigors of military government have
been in no way slackened.
Bodies Exposed.
Two thieves disguised in the uni
forms of constitutionalists were sum
marily executed today and their bodies
exposed to the view of the
curious crowds. Warning placards
were pinned on the breasts of the
dead men. Railway and telegraph
lines continue to he operated for mil
itary purposes only, although it is an
nounced that passenger traffic be
tween Mexico City and Vera Cruz will
be resumed today.
A committee of American women to
morrow will go to the headquarters of
Gen. Carranza at Atzatpolzalco to
welcome the chief of the constitution
alists on the part of the women of the
colony.
An order demanding the surrender
of arms by all the inhabitants has
been modified so as not to include for
eigners.
King Nicholas, the message adds, has
been notified by the Austrian authori
ties that if his army attacks the largo
number of prominent Servians and
Montenegrins held at Ragusa as host
ages will be shot. Among the hostages
is Count Ivo Voplovic, a brother of
King Nicholas.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 19, 1914.
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NAVAL POINTS.
The German fleet Is now In the Baltic sea. n* is the Russian. What
damage has been done to the Russian fleet is not known, for the .Russians
are no more anxious to let out news than are the German*.
But outside in the North Sea the British flee* is waiting for the
Germans. Once they look around the Danish peninsula there will he a
great battle.
However, the theory has been advanced that the Germans do not
w'ant to get outside. It is their purpose, the belief is, that they will re
main within the Baltic, demolishing the Russian fleet in order to land
troops near St. Petersburg. Thus it may become necessary for the Brit
ish to enter and that would he a very dangerous proceeding. They might
find the whole harbor mined.
200 German Vessels Have
Been Captured So Far;
Value Is $300,000 f 000
London (3:65 a. m.)—The Dally Expresß estimate* that the number of
large German vessels captured at sea by the British. French and Russian war
ships totals 200 with a tonnage of one million tons and a value of $800,000,000.
The paper Rays there are still remaining at sea about 500 German ships
liable to capture at any moment. These have a total tonange of 2,700,000 tons
and a value of 170,000,000. They in chide 155 Hamburg-American vessels, 1 L’«i
North Lloyd, 6F> Tfansa, 45 German-Austpalian, 46 Hamburg South American, 45
German Levant, 80 German American Petroleum and 35 Woermann.
Message From King Read
As British Soldiers Left
London.—A stirring message from King George was read out to each regi
ment as it left Its port of departure under sealed orders. It was as follows;
"You are leaving home to fight for the safety and honor of my empire.
“Belgium, whose country we are pledged to defend, has been attacked;
and France Is about to be invaded by the same powerful foe.
“I have Implicit confidence In you, my soldiers. Duty Is your watchword
and I know your duty will be nobly done. I shall follow your every move
ment with the deepest Interest and shall mark with eager satisfaction your
dally progress. Indeed your welfare will never he absent from my thoughts.
“I pray to God to bless and guard you and to bring you back victorious.”
HAMMOND MEN SAY HE WILL WIN;
PEEBLES ALSO SURE OF WINNING
Nothing Con be Told With Definiteness Regarding Election.
Friends of Each Candidate Claim Victory. Hardwick,
Hoke and Reynolds Believe d to be Winning Easily.
Anderson and Harris Runnin g Close.
The election In Augusta today is
proceeding quietly. Up until twelve
o'clock there had been a consid
erable vote polled but probably not
as heavy as was expected. An effort
was made by a Herald reporter who
visited every precinct In the city be
ll: 30 and 12 o'clock to get an Idea as
to how the election was going.
After questioning the managers on
each side he was compelled to con
clude that Judge Hammond would car
ry the city by 600 votes and that Mr.
Peebles would carry the city by a
similar number. The claims or some
of the managers on each side were so
at variance with each other that really
no definite idea could be obtained.
Por Instance, In the sixth ward, at
noon Judge Hammond’s friends claim
ed that he had received 213 out of a
total of 276. leaving Mr. Pebles 62.
In the fifth ward Mr. Peebles’ man
agers claimed that Judge Hammond
had received only 100 votes, or a less
number probably, out of a total of 400,
while the Hammond people, although
conceding the ward to Peebles, claim
ed a great many more votes than 100.
In the fourth ward one of the Pee
bles managers announced that the
vote was four to one there snd a
Hammond man stated immediately
thereafter that he was breaking even
A total of 360 votes had been polled
then
In the third ward Judge Hammond's
friends claim at least two-thirds of
the 165 votes cast and Mr. Peebles'
friends think he is breaking even.
In the second ward a Peebles man
said the vote was about even and the
Hammond men said It was six to one
In his favor. There had been 175
votes cast.
In the first ward 262 votes had been
cast and the Hammond men claimed
he was carrying the ward three to one,
while Mr. Peebles’ friends said that
the latter had fifty majority.
Senator Hoke Smith, Congressman
Hardwick and Hon. Jo*. H. Reynolds
seem to be winning. There have been
a considerable number of Slaton and
Brown votes, however, but the city
seems safe for Smith and Hardwick
by a big majority. Mr. Reynolds is
not being seriously opposed, it Is
thought.
The race between Randolph Ander
son and Judge Harris for governor is
close.
Nothing definite has been received
from throughout the state.
Federate Leave 400
Manzanillo Deserters
On Board U. S. S. California, Mazst
lan, Ms*, (by wirslsss to Ban Diego,
Call.) The federals completed today
their evacuation of Mansanllln nnd nailed
for Kalina Crus, leaving behind 406 de
sert eVa.
The constitutionalists nnw control the
entire west coast with the exception of
Hellna Cruz Everywhere business la
reviving.
QUEEN’S BROTHER GOING.
London.—Prince Alexander of Teck,
brother of Queen Mary and the fu
ture governor general of Canada, is
going on foreign service.
Gold Ship
Doesn't
Sail
U. S. Cruiser Tennessee De
tained at Falmouth by In
ability to Get Information Re
garding Stranded Americans.
Falmouth, Ena., (via London, Aug. 19,
11:15 a. m.) -The United States cruiser
Tennessee, which should have sailed at
dawn today for the Hook of Holland to
relieve stranded Americans, did not do
part.
Henry R. Breckinridge, United States
assistant secretary of war, in explanation
of the delay, said:
“1 had expected to receive Information
from all the European governmentp
promising safe escort for my represcn
tntlves In conveying treasure to the dif
ferent capitals. I also expected more
definlto information through Ambassa
dor Walter Hines Uage from the conti
nent of Europe as to the exact number
of Americans stranded In the various
countries. As this has not arrived. 1
must, stay on until It does, so that I can
instruct my representatives exactly wuat
to do.
No Wireless.
"It is impossible to get information by
wlveless at sea. In the war urea, as we
have been asked not. to use our wireless
In the wav ares. Therefore, at see we
should he cut off from everybody with
out hating perfected our continental
plans.
“I shall remain here until 1 receive till
the information.'*
The cvulser North Carolina, which an
chored lu the channel all night left at
dawn for Cherbourg The* Tennessee
will communicate with her by cable.
American sailors here complain of the
high charges for changing their money.
They lost eighty cents on each five dol
lar piece.
Embassy Advised.
Londpn, •‘2:40 ». m..» The American
em'mtesv h> adds**: bv Henry H.
idlfr jwt ••d; U%M tivatrtj ;tto#ui
from wash Photon not to sail for the
Hook of Holland until so ovdfered.
The embassy has no knowledge of the
reasons for tnis delay. It Is supposed
negotiations regarding movements of the
Tennessee are proceeding directly be
tween Washington and the continental
governments concerned.
Admitted by B®c'y War.
Washington. Secretary Garrison
admitted today that the Tennesae was
awaiting his orders but refused to dis
cuss the matter. He said negotiations
with various countries the Tennessee
will visit were proceeding.
It was understood arrangements had
not been completed for piloting the
American ship through possible mine
fields and to insure her safe arrival
at ports of countries involved in the
war.
1,082 Glad
to be Home
Again
The Fenland Had Hard Time
in Leaving Antwerp. Stopped
By Many British Cruisers.
New York,—Home-coming Amer
icans, hoggugcless for the. most part
hut glad to be. out of Europe, lined
the rails of tho Red War liner Fin
land from Antwerp and Dover as she,
steamed Into New Yor harbkor today.
The liner brought 1,082 persons.
Sprinkled among the Americans
were a handful of Germans who were
expelled from Belgium and we:e un
able to make their way to Germany.
Mlnst Everywhere.
The Finland experienced great dif
ficulty In getting out of the harbor
at Antwerp. Tho channel buoys were
not lighted and mines were every
where. A Norwegian steamer accident
ally sunk by a mine, obstructed the
main channel. The Finland lightened
her ballast tanks and took a small
and less frequently used channel, fi
nally getting awuy on Aug. 8,
Flew American Flag.
At Dover, 160 passengers were em
barked, a majority of them bedrag
gled Americans who had fled the con
tinent. Passing down the English
channel the liner was repeatedly stop,
ped by British men-of-war, although
she files the American flag. After
clearing I-ands End the voyage was
without Incident until the liner was
stopped by a British cruiser off Nan
tucket light. Another cruiser met her
off Ambrose Channel lightship at the
entrance of New oYrk harbor.
2 Men, 1 Woman Spy
Shot by Germans
Louvain, Belgium, ((via Paris, 6 a. m.)
- Three spies, n Oerm.in end a Belgian,
man and woman, were tried by court
martial and shot for warning the tier
mans after tha Imttle of Meat of the
prospect which awaited them at Haelen.
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
Belgians-French
Joined, Fighting
German Advance
Fierce Battle On Along An Extended Front.
Many Refugees Arriving. Cannonading in
Brussels. No Confirmation Yet of Rumor
Retirement of Belgian Troops to Antwerp
.FIERCE BATTLE.
London, 10:20 a. m.—A dispatch to Reuter’s Tele
gram Company from Brussels sent at 7 o’clock last
night says:
“A fierce battle is in progress between the Bel
gians and Germans along an extended front. Large
numbers of refugees are arriving from Tirlemont.
BRUSSELS CANONADE.
Paris, 12:26 p. m.—A dispatch to The Paris Midi
from Brussels dated today says cannonading was
distinctly heard in Brussels at (i o’clock this morn
ing;
The correspondent adds it is understood that a
German a'my is now marching upon Brussels by way
of Huy and Jodoigne.
** '* NOT CONFIRMED.
Paris, 10:50 a. m.—An official announcement this
morning says the retirement of Belgian troops to
wards Antwerp i.s rumored but not confirmed.
ft it officially explained that even were this report
true it would be neither a grave symptom nor unex
pected. The defensive organization of Belgium as
conceived by General Brialmont and presented in
technical works provides that Antwerp he consider
ed as a last, defense. Jt lias been fortified with care
and is today a vast entrenched camp upon the flank
of the enemy.
London, 2:20 p. m.—A dispatch to The Reuter Tel
egram Company from Brussels says the German ad
vance post* covering the region between Gembloux
and Jodoigne are being gradually pushed hack be
fore the advance of Belgian and French forces.
The Belgians and French are now in close junc
tion and in contact with the advance lines of the
German army. .
Confirm 3,000 Austria
Dean, 5,000 Wounded
London, 12:20 p. m.—An official communication
received from Paris declares that confirmation is at
hand of previous reports of a Servian victory at Sha
bats over 80,000 Austrian*. Shaba ts is in Servia, 40
miles west of Belgrade.
The Austrians suffered a severe defeat with very
heavy losses in men and munitions. According to
advices from Rome, their casualit.es amounted to
3,000 men killed and 5,000 wounded.
HERMANS FIRE HET 1) C
London, 11:35 a. m.-A dispatch from Rome to
The Star says refugees from Magdeburg, Germany,
report that German soldiers fired on 3,000 Italians
confined in the barracks there, killing seven and
wounding sixteen because some of them shouted
“hurrah for Italy.”
Swiss Starvation
Unless Wheat From
U. S. Is Landed
Washington.—Swiss mill* and fac
toring urn closed, buglneng at i. stund
nt 111 and enterprises dependent on
manual labor paralysed, according to
l>r. Charles Huebsrher, charge of the
Swiss legation here. With the army
mobilised, Or. Heubscher said, crops
NOON
EDITION
are rotting In the fields for lack ol
harvest hands, and the country will
face starvation unless wheat Is re
ceived from the United States.
“Switzerland will remain absolutely
neutral." Dr. Heubscher said. "It Is
her only course for self preserva
tion.”
Virtually the whole male popula
tion will be forced to remain under
arms until the war is over, the charge
pointed out, for It Is impossible to
f< resee upon which frontier new hos
tilities may break out:
The threatened shortage of food
supplies has not begun to be felt at
yet, it was stated.