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JAPAN AWAITING REPLY OF GERMANY
II None Forthcoming Sunday, As Thought Probable, War On.
Troops Have Already Sailed —Italians Are Getting Ready
THE WEATHER
Unsettled tonight and
Sunday; probably local
thunder showers.
VOLUME XIX, No. 235.
Jap Envoy To Quit At
4 P. M. ii No Answer
Limit oi Ultimatum to Germany Up Sunday.
Baron Chinda Asks Secretary Bryan to
Transmit Message Through U. S. Embassy at
Berlin—lnstructions in Detail Given to Ask
For Passports
Washington.—The Japanese government today in
structed its charge de-affaires in Berlin to leave
there at *4 a. m., tomorrow, Berlin time, if an ans
wer was not returned then by Germany to the Jap
anese ultimatum.
Baron Chinda asked Secretary Bryan to transmit
through the American embassy at Berlin a message
to the Japanese charge d’affaires giving him in
structions in detail as to the course he is to pursue if
no answer is returned by Germany.
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16,000 TROOPS.
{Shanghai, China. —According to information ob
/ tained today from an official but not Japanese
source, the tenth division of the Janapese army, con
sisting of 16,000 men, went on board transport at
Kokura last Friday. Furthermore a Japanese bat
tleship fleet, including the superdreadnought Kong
om has sailed to bombard Tsing-Tau, the seaport of
Kiaoehow, and cover the landing of the first Japan
esse forces of occcupation.
TO ASK FOR PASSPORTS.
Washington.—Baron Chinda said the Japanese charge d’affaires at
Berlin would wait until 4 a. m., and If no communication were received
he was then to ask for his passports, place the interests of Japan In Ger
many in the hands of the United States and leave at once.
IF ANSWER RETURNED.
Baron Chinda did not say what course the charge was to pursue if
an answer were returned and it was unsatisfactory but it was presumed
he would remain in Berlin until the answer can be communicated and
formally considered by the Japanese government.
FEW MOMENTS BEFORE.
Haniel von Haimhausen, the German charge d’affaires, a state de
partment caller just a few' minutes before Baron Chinda, arrived, said
that while he had no definite information, he w'ould not be surprised if
no answer were returned to the ultimatum, placing the burden of action
on Japan.
„ ON ALL CABLES.
San ranciaco.—Announcement was made here today that Japan has
placed a strict censorship on ail cable messages to and from the em
pire.
Names and addresses of the sender and receiver of messages must
now appear.
Code is not allowed in message s to Japan but may be used in mes
| sages sent from there.
English and French are the only foreign languages permitted for
communications.
100 Auto Machine Guns
At Entry To Brussels
Brussels, 8:15 a .m.—A local paper describing the entry of the Ger
mans into Brussels, says a feature of the maneuver was the presence
with the German forces of a hundred automobiles fitted with machine
guns.
Another story published here says two Belgian officers, manacled to
the stirrups of horsemen were oblig ed in this manner to accompany the
cortege through the city. The spectacle provoked an angry growl from
the populace who were threatened by the cavalrymen. *
On the whole, however, the people of Brussels were self-poa
sessed.
Jap Cruiser at ’Frisco
Gets Ready For Work
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1 San Francisco.—After 24 hous in dry dock where her plates were
* freed of barnacles, the Japanese cruiser Idzumo was floated out belay
and dropped anchor to await orders. It is thought probable should war
be declared betwen Germany and Japan the first duty of the Idzumo
would be to covoy the Japanese liner Shlnyo Maru out of the harbor
Monday, although more stern war duty may fall to her ahould hostile
warships be encountered outside the Golden Gate.
While in dry dock the idzumo was guarded by a cordon of sentinels
from ltr, crew and as an additional precaution twelve poUcvu.tii pie ad
ded to prevent any meddling with the caisson.
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 22, 19U.
Italy’s
Troops
Getting
Ready
Paris, 5:35 a. m.—A gen
eral mobilization in Italy
has been decided and will
be proclaimed in three or
four days, according to a
message which the Rome
correspondent of Eclair,
succeeded in smuggling
through to his paper.
The correspondent asserts
that King Victor Emman
uel until recently felt ob
liged to renounce all idea of
Italian intervention in the
conflict but was won over
by the arguments of his
ministers.
Minister of Foreign Af
fairs Antonio Di San Guil
iano alone of the cabinet
held to a contrary opinion.
No Word of
Tennessee
With Gold
London, 2:37 p. m.—The American
embassy up to half past two o’clock
this afternoon had not been advised
of the arrival at Rotterdam of the
American cruiser Tennessee with As
sistant Secrettary of War Henry 8.
Breckinridge on board.
The Tennessee is carrying financial
relief to Americans on the continent.
Rhe left Falmouth Thursday and
should have reached Rotterdam yes
terday. Mr. Breckinridge expects to
go from Rotterdam directly to The
Hague. The failure to hear from him
is arousing much apprehension here,
that the Tennessee has been deltfyed
and that she will not be able to ruzh
her relief to Americans marooned In
Germany.
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'MAGNIFICENT VICTORY '
OF GERMANS IN VOSGES
Washington.—An official German dispatch reports a "magnificent vic
tory" of tho German forces between Metz and the Vosges mountains.
No additional details are given.
The German embassy received the report from pprman officials In
New York, who would make known no details.
At the embassy it was regarded as opening a new and Important
phase as chief interest thus far had been centered on the operations In
Belgium, whereas this indicated extended German operations to the soutn
in the region along the Franco-German frontier between Metz and the
Vosges mountains, one of the notable scenes of conflict of the Franco-
Prussian war.
British Reservists in
U. S. Ordered Ready
Washington^—All British army reservists in the United Htates have
been ordered to place themselves at tho orders of English consular of
ficers In their districts.
The reservists have not been ordered to Join their colors in the full
sense of the term, but they have been ordered to get In touch with Brit
ish consuls to be ready for orders. The British embassy here expects that
some of them will be assembled In Canada to be ready for transporta
tion to the British Isles, Europe, or the Far East. Others will remain
in the United Htatea in closo touc h with British consuls.
PRISONERS OF WAR.
London/— A dispatch to the Router
Telegram Company from Bruges says
eighteen German officers and 432 men.
prisoners of war, have been sent away
from the city via Dunkirk for Kng
land. Whfn they left Bruges they
were escorted by a dozen genarmes
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U. 8. ADJT. GEN’L.
Weehingten—Cul. Henry V. MnOala
of Mlmslmmlppl, wiih nominated by
Preuldent Wilson today to be adjutant
general of the army, succeeding Oeo.
Andrews, retiring on account of age.
Colonel McCain ban been adjutant
general of the Philippine department
for the paat two year*.
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
20,000 Austrian
Dead, Wounded
Ten Thousand Also in Hands ot Victors in Bat
tle Along River Drina—Forty Guns Captured
From Enemy
London, 9:35 a. ra.—According to a Central News
dispatch from Rome many Austrians were drowned
in their flight to the Drina River. The Servian artil
lery annihilated the survivors.
The correspondent, says 20,000 Austrians were
killed or wounded and 10,000 taken prisoners,
PRISONER OF GERMANS.
London, 8:15 a. m.— Official sources confirm re
ports that the Austrians lost 20,000 men in the three
days fighting on the River Drina and that Gen. Le
man, the Belgian commander of the forts at Liege, is
a prisoner of the Germans and enroute for Cologne.
General Leman was* until recently the head of the
Belgian military school and is considered an author
ity on military engineering. He is known as a de
termined and resourceful commander. He is - 62
years of age.
BRILLIANT VICTORY.
London, 8:25 a. m.—A dispatch to Reuters Tele
gram Company from St. Petersburg sent under to
day’s date says: i
“After a brilliant Servian victory at Matschwa,
the Austrians fled toward the bridges of the Drina,
pursued by the Servians who captured rich booty
and a large number of prisoners, including officers.
They took forty guns, most of them Howitzers,
horses, ammunition and field, hospital and military
kitchens which were abandoned by the Austrians.’*
Burgomaster Shot to
Death By Germans
Psriz, 10:25, a. m.—Official announcement wan made here today that
the Germane had allot to death the burgomaster and a group of the In
habitants of the Belgian town of A erachot.
The execution la declared to h ave been without provocation. The
men were all shot at once.
OFF WITH STATEROOMS
FILLED FULL OF COIL
Despite Protests of British Ambassador, Liner Sails Laden to
Limit With Fuel and Food Supplies—Wireless Notifies the
English Cruisers—lnteresting Developments Awaited
Philadelphia. Loaded to the limit with
com and foi*l supplies, the Nnfrth <ler
mun Lloyd steamship Hniridenburg Ih
at mi tiling down the Lelawnre river
bound, according to her man I feat, for
Bergen, Norway. Hit captain any* the
Journey will require about two rnontha.
Despite protests of the British ambas
sador In Washington, who declared that
the Hranderihurg la an auxiliary cruiser
of the German avy, local cuatoma nu
thorltlea gave h«v • learn nee paper*. Na
val men hellevo the venae! may proceed
alowly down the Delaware and after she
reaches the Atlantic hug the three-mile
limit until a favorable opportunity f>re
n< nta Itself for a djiah seaward. The
Hrundenhurg Ih alow and her only chance
for safety Ilea In protection by Hitman
cruisers
Appearance Changed.
When the Hrsndenburg Mailed her up
pearance was changed ao that old ma
riners failed to recognise her an the name
vessel. Her buff colored funnels had
been painted black and paint had altered
the rtpp»*avarice of her hull. In her ho d
were 5,500 tona of coal, an additional 1,-
000 In her bunkers and bet wean decka
were stored 2 3000 tona of supplies, said
to be mostly foodstuffs. Luxuriously ap
pointed staterooms were loaded to their
fullest capiudty with coal and the air of
merchantmen and passenger boat which
ahe formerly j oss* seed whs gon*.
Superseded In Command.
It Is said that prior to the departure
HOME
EDITION
of the vessel Captain flehmetz was zu
presorted In command by Capt. Oltrlch on
orrters from Herlln. Cnutaln Dietrich
Is attached to the German navy auxil
iary. He commanded a Japanese warship
during the Husso-Japanese war and took
part In the siege of Vladivostok. As soon
as the Brandenburg started down tlio
Vlver Admiral Cradoek, commanding the
British North Atlantic fleet, was notified
by wireless. The course of his flag
ship, the Berwick, whs changed from off
Nantucket and she was headed toward
Delaware Bay.
Cruisers Notified.
It is said that the British armored
cruisers Suffolk, Lancaster. Good Hope.
Alfred and Nlohe were alao notified of
the llrundenburg'a departure If, aa be
lieved In shipping circles the Brnndes
burg is »n a mission of relief for the Ger
man cruisers lA'esden Karlsruhe. Strass
burg arid Kronprlnz Wilhelm, said to be
In these walers. Interesting developments
are looked for on the New Jersey coast.
SHARP EARTH SHOCKS.
Washington.—A very sharp earth
quake disturbance about 1,200 miles
from Washington, was recorded on the
seismograph of Georgetown University
here early today. It began at 12:4t
a. m and continued twelve minutes.