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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1914)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 TO RAZE ANTWERP TO GROUND SAY GERMANS AS MALINES RETAKEN London, 4:25 a. m. —The Mail's cor respondent at Roterdam sends a tele gram from Antwerp dated Thursday night which says: "After a magnificent defense of two days by the Belgian army Malines was re-taken by the Germans. "On the first day 20,000 Germans op posed the Belgians and on the second day 40,000 flung their might against a greatly inferior force. In the end the Belgians retired on Antwerp, leav ing the enemy in possession of the town. The Germans immediately en trenched after ordering the inhabi tants to leave. Wachten and Heindo niek were destroyed by the retreating Belgians to prevent their being used as a cover by the enemy in their oper ations against Antwerp. Croquet Sets 8 Balls, ST.SO Lawn Mowers, Rubber Hose Hedge Shears BOWEN BROS. 865 Broad St BLANCHARD & CO, UNDERTAKERS & EMBALMERS 1368 Broad Street. Phone 3138. 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The German attack on Malines was furious and Inspired by a desire to end the sorties which the Belgians were making from the town against their trenches and around Brussels. “The Belgians had made successful attacks on the German lines of com munication and had seriously hamp ered their operations. This necessi tated the return of the fourth German army corps, which had already started for the south. “Sixty thousand Belgian refugees fled from the town. The Germans are furious at the Belgian operations and declare they will raze Antwerp to the ground in revenge.” FOUND GUILTY. Watertown N. Y.— Max H. Hart, Adolphe Wupperman Andrew S. Work and Frank W. Fowler were found guil ty by a jury in federal court here to day of fraudulent use of the mails in connection with the defunct Oneida Milling Company. Sentence will be pronounced Wednesday. Mothers Tell of Mother’s Friend EspeHened- Is or should be our best teacher. 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W# have a complete Hat of homes ranging from <2,000 up and we shall be glad to show them to you. PLENTY OF MONEY to loan on City Improved real estate at < per cent MERE’S A PtOG-UP — Three lots across new Medical College, 40x140 feet each. We offer for one week only these three lots for <BOO.OO. It's a fine place for boarding or apartment house. Better see us early Monday about this. Zachary, Osborne & Miller RENTING INSURANCE REAL EBTATE Phone 882. 22S Dyer nldg. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY highest a: noblest of all sacrifices, the struggle for the life of others. should have a better idea of helpful Influence than those who theorize from obser vation. ' At any rate when a prospective grand- GERMAN AMBASSADOR CONFERS WITH BRYAN, WIRELESS CENSORSHIP Count von Bernstorff Defends Action of Dropping Bombs on Antwerp—Was Fortified Place—Women and Children Not Supposed to Be There---v Listens With Great Interest to News of German Victories Washington, D. C.—Count von Bcrna* torff, the German ambassador, conferred with Secretary Bryan today on the cen sorship at German-owned wireless sta tions. Secretary Bryan said afierward that the question still was unsettled. WAR BULLETINS SUNK BY MINE London, 1:15 p. m.—Five members of the crew of a Scotch fishing craft were laiule a tlußtlnj{ miaa thirty miles off Blyth, Northumberland CONFIRM RUSS VICTORIES. London, 12:15 p, m.~The Russian embassy has received telegrams confirming the Russian occupation of Tilsit, East Prussia, 60 miles northeast of Koenigs lierg. It is added that the Russians made great captures and that the gar rison and population fled. The embassy's despatches says it was the Russian cruisers Rogatyr and Pallada, which destroyed the German cruiser Magdeburg. The commander of the Magdeburg Is said to have escaped. V NO SPIES SHOT. London.— Home Secretary McKenna stated this afternoon that no spies had been shot in England. There have been rumors that many persons in the secret employ of Germany had been executed. PRINCE LUITPOLD DEAD. Amsterdam, (via London, 3:45 p. m.)— The Telegraaf today sava Prince Luitpold, eldest son of the Crown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria, is dead of inflammation of the throat. Prince Luitpold was born in 1901.' AVIATORS KILLED. Paris.—An army lieutenant aviator and his pilot, whose names are suppressed were killed today In the fall of their machine at Juvisy. AMERICANS LEAVING. Berlin, (by way of Copenhagen and London).— Special trains carry ing Americans are leaving this city in the morning dally and arrive in Holland 12 hours later. FILLED WITH AMERICANS. Paris, 2 p. m.—A dispatch from Bercelona, Spain, says that he Span ish steamer Infanta, Isabel de Borbon sailed for New York yesterday with every available berth filled with Americans. WITH 650. Naples, (via Paris, Aug, 28, 6:05 a. m.)— The steamer San Giorgio has sailed for New York with about 650 Americana aboard. KING CHARLES ILL. Rome, (via Paris, Aug. 28, 6:35 a. m.) — A news agency dispatch from Bucharest states that King Charles of Roumania is seriously ill. It Is rumored he will shortly abdicate. , SAYS FORTS O. K. Pa ris, 11:25 a. m.) —The Havas Agency declares today that two mo torcyclists attached to the Belgian army who arrived In Paris tills morn ing from Namur declare that the forts at Namur are still holding out and that they are not even ready to surrender. HIS BELOVED PRUSSIA. * London, 3:30 p. m. — The Romo correspondent of the Exchange Tele graph Company says: "A despatch from Berlin states that Emperor William has telegraphed his council of ministers charging the counfil with the Immediate organi zation of all possible relief for the population of his beloved province of Prussia." THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Aching on the ques fell »h ontl-German sentiment ua!<| lie ih»t ' ul. An J er J™ n People must realize su2L f v hoUg i, de aye<l an<l censored mes fro,n.Berl |n have brought the truth and that many reports tvom Lon don have been disproved Fairness, the ambassador said, he would result in ua unprejudiced view. ip. u*. Clashes. Fighting on the ItusHian border, the ambassador soid r had merely been clanh es of outposts. The country Is open and unfortified, he explained, the towns Veported captured by Russians are unde fended and unimportant points. Rus sian dispatches, the count declared, had mentioned engagements with more titan one of the Prussian army corps. In reply to the charges of the allies of violation of the rules of warfare by Ger man the ambassador said that a French aeroplane flew ovrt- neutral Belgium on the first day of the declaration of wur and before German soldiers hud crossed the border, bent on destroying the Rhino bridges; flew as far as Coblenz and drop ped several bombs into the city. From the Air. In defense of the action of the Zeppe lin airship In dropping bombs Into Ant werp, Count Von Bernstorff declared that In Germany the presence of women and children In a fortress such as the city of Antwerp was not permitted. Attack upon a fra-trese In modern warfare, he pointed out, may he carried on from the air as well as from the siege guns. When the count was shown today's news despatches from Berlin In which the various generals In command of the westward advancing German armies were named, he listened with great Interest. "This is the first time," he said, "that I have heard It stated where our generals are.” Kept Secret. The names of the commanders as well as the regiments engaged have been kept aecret even from the highest officials In the empire. The ambassador said he would not die cuss the future and did not take up the diplomatic aide of the Kuropean struggle. Before lie ghtered the diplomatic ante room he inquired of a messenger if other diplomats were present. The messenger answered that the minister Ikom Bantu Domingo was waiting. "Well, we are not at war with him," the ambassador remarked. "I can go In.” PRES’T SID ON HIS JOURNEY Trip to Cornish Filled With Recollections of Last Visit When Wife Accompanied Him B*l»wt Falla, Varment.—President Wilson, who pasHcd through hern to day on his way to his summer home at Cornish, N. H., will celebrate to night with practically hi* entire Im mediate family, the birthday of his daughter, Mri. Krancl* H, Hayre. With the pre*ldent will be Mrs. Hayre and Ml** Wilson, hi* daughter*; Mr*. Howe, hia slater, Prof. Axson, Mr*. Wilson's brother; Mr*. Cothran, hia niece, and Joaephine Cothran, a grandniece The flrealdent was depressed today because of recollections of hia last trip to Cornlah when he was accompanied by Mrs. Wilson. Hia little grandnleuo, however, helped to cheer him up. 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"The apeparance of a Zeppelin at Antwerp has caused a panic in Lon don. Grave Crisis. "Reports to Berlin from Copenhagen and Stockholm announce that there is a grave crisis In the French gov ernment. The Spanish ambassador at Vienna has called the situation in France very serious. "A meeting today of all foreign col onies in Berlin was held at which a resolution was passed thanking the German government for the kind treatment of foreigners and to express admiration for the wonderful spirit and enthusiasm shown by the German people. “Civilians of the Belgian town of Louvain made n perfidious attack on German troops while lighting. Lou vain was punished by the destruction of the city.” DECLINES APPOINTMENT fshington. —Samuel M. Foster of Wayne, Ind., has declined the nppolntmcnt us the first ambassador to Argentina. The post was declined several days ago by David It. Francis of St. ixiuis. BLOCKADE DECLARED. 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