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TWO Lord Roberts Says Defeat Will Mean Slavery FIEMCI LIME FALLS EACH Sharp, Terrible Was Fight Off Cuxhaven Naval Engagement Lasted Eight Hours—Two Hundred Ger man Prisoners and Many Wounded Brought to Harwick. Badly Injured About the Head London, 3:23 p. m.—A prttlfth crulfl «r arrived in the* Non* today with 200 German prlHonem on board, chiefly from the German cruiser Mainz which was sunk by a British fleet In the recent naval encasement off Cux haven. The Mrokera and enalne»*rs, who oonstitule a majority of the 200 sur vivors of the Mainz, say that the British Kims shot with terrible force sr d most of the men on decks of the German vessels perished. Lasted 8 Hours. London, 6 p. m.—The naval encash ments between the British and Ger mans off Helgoland lasted about eight hours, during which the fighting wan sharp and terrible, according to » dispatch to the ICvening New a from Harwich. The correspondent Hay« this description of the fight was given by crews of the British destroyers which took part in the engagement and have arrived at Harwich. Rousing Cheers. London. 6:09 p. m.—Housing cheers w<re given for the British blue jackets when they arrved. Th*> brought ingny.German wounded. All vessels in the harbor hoisted red cross flags and took part in the transfer of the wonded to Bed Cross yachts and hospitals on shore. There were British wounded alsw, hut the Germans arid British were treated alke. The work of removing the wounded occupied the whole afternoon ns it was done with the greatest care. Many of the men were badly Injured about the head. The Evening News quotes a non commissioned officer, who was in the thick of the naval battle off Helgo land, and whose destroyer picked up many German wounded, as follows: "We came upon the German spies unawares. The action was hot and we must have done a lot of damage. Many Germans were badly wounded; twelve died on the way and were buried at sea." SIGNS OF BATTLE British cruisers and destroyers, some of them showing signs of the battle in which they were engaged off Helgoland, have arrived at Harwich, Chatham and Hherness. They had British and German wounded aboard. The Germans picked up at sen after their ships wrnt down. A num ber of men died before the warships reached port and were burled at sea: others died on the way to the hospital and their bodies were taken to the naval mortuary. Most of the wounded are suffering from head injuries caused by shell Russian Army Has Invested Koenigsberg Official Report Says Germans Are Still in Retreat. Is a For tified Seaport and Capital of the Province. Paris—The French ««r office gave out the following statement this af ternoon ; "The Russian Hrmv Ims completely invested KiaMdgalM’rg uiul occupied Allenstelu, both In Kust I’russla. The nermann continue to retreat." Koelgsberg la a etrouKly fortified ALL OF LOUVAIN WAS ONE FLAMING MASS Some Declare That German Troops Fired on One Another Before Order Came For Demolition of the City—Citizens Shot Near Statues Amsterdam (via London, 7:40 p. m.) ■—The Hmtctulaal correspondent of the Mendelsbad Interviewed a fugitive from Izmvaln who pave his experience tn that city. "Monday evening." he said, “gun firing suddenly resounded In the streets | did not Know Its meaning, but some declared the German troops bad fired upon each other. The Get - mans, however, Insisted the shots had been fired hy the inhabitants and that get oral soldlera had been killed. “The fact la that throughout Uts night heavy field guns bombarded the town, destroying many houses. We "ought rhelter In a cellar and at day - break prepaid! for flight. We hur ried to the railway station where the refugees were parted, the men being placed on one side and women ann children on the other aide of the sta tion squire Near the statue of Gen eral Van da Weyer. In front of the station we saw bodies of alx burgher* who had been shot Shot 7 Pnaata. "The town was now one flaming IttasH At last, escorted hy German aohltrrs, wo walked to Canipetin'ig fire, but others had arms and legs Shattered. White-clad bearers carried most of the wounded on stretchers to tin* hospital, but some of them were accommodated on yachts lent for Bed Groan service. No one was allowed to board the damaged vessels, but from shore It could be seen that some of them bore shell holes. Onp destroyer had no less [than fourteen mich holes plugged with cloth. British sailors, who boarded the German cruiser Maize after she was put out of action says the effect of Masts were shot turrets hat* the British gun fire was terrible, fared in. The decks were a mess of wreckage, and dead and dying sail ors were lying all over the ship. A Harwich message, heavily cen sored, describing the landing of the I wounded In the Helgoland fight says |there were plenty of eye witnesses when the first hatch w'ere landed shortly before. f> o’closk this morning. Among the dead was a lieuteuant corninender. The German wounded from the Mainz were roughly attired; none her! a full uniform. Many had Mainz's quartermaster, who is a sea genarian, was badly wounded In the body. FOUGHT FOUR. London, 8:15 p. m. -British light cruiser Fearless took a prominent part in the battle. She approached within ten miles of the German coast and drew out the German cruisers, which attempted to surround her. At one moment she was engaged single handed against four of them. One had come within 7,000 yards when she was struck and burst Into flames. SHOT AWAY. After they had found the range the German markmanshlp was good. The Fearless' wireless was shot away and she was hit nineteen times. After ward the Fearless stood by the dis abled German although herself was in great danger of being sunk. The arrival of the other British cruisers speedily decided the engage ment. The British casualties so far report ed are one killed ami twenty injured. FIRST SLEEPING CAR. Washington. 'Hie first sleeping car that has reached Monterey from the United States for more than a >car arrived there yesterday accord ing to a consular report today. The Pullman trains will penetrate Into Mexico as far as San lads Potost, It is expected soon that through trains will be running from Run Antonio. Texas to Mexico Ulty. neiiport ntni capital of the province of Kant Prussia, It iimslstH of three parts, the Alatadt, the Knelphof ton an Island) and Loebenlcht. The In dustrial eHlabllahments Include loco motive words, Iron foundries and flour mills. The population Is about 200,- 000. The distance from Koonlgsbcrg to Merlin Is 3SX miles. where we witnessed the shooting of erven priests In s group. "Our party of seventy-three men. handcuffed like criminals, was lock ed In a church Additional prisoners arrived at Intervals. Outside the la nientations of women and children arose. Within the church an impris oned prieal gave absolution. "When we left the building Campe bout ws* burning fiercely. We were told we would lie freed, but mual re turn to Louvain Returning to that city I was once more taken prtaoner and driven In front of German sol* dlers across the country without reet or food and usd with other prisoners as a coyer for the troopa. All Taken. •“When we arrived within a short 'distance of the Relglan outposts I received permission to go my own way. 1 arrlvd at Mallnes proceed ing on a military train to Antwerp. 1 am unaware of what has become of my and children. All my valu ables were tnken from me 1 was tola that the hurgomaater and a number of prominent men of Gnu vatu were shot The rlty has been cut off from communication with Uie outsider" Guns With Which Germans Stormed Liege and Its Forts 10:. vft -MX-' V m * wlw A ■mk k Hk v Women Blacklist 9 U. S. Senators, 9 Congressmen Statement Issued By National American Woman Suffrage As sociation-Appeal Made to All Organizations to Defeat Men Named For Re-election Chicago.—Nine United States sena tors and nine congressmen “whose op position to woman suffrage Is so pow erful as to constitute the greatest ob stacle to federal legislation that the women have to face” are named In a statement Issued here today by the National Woman Suffrage Associa tion. . The statement Is termed a “black list" by Its author. It was written cy I)r. Anna Shaw, president of.the as sociation, and Mrs. Medill McCormack, chairman of the congressional com mittee. and appeals to all suffrage 01 - ganlzations to concentrate their in fluence for re-election the men named. Nine Senator*. The nine senators whose defeat the women urge are: Krandegee, of Connecticut: Clarke, of Arkansas; Hoot, of New York; Shively, of Indiana: Smith, of Mary land, and Hodge of Massachusetts. The members of the house of rep resentatives named are: I'nderwood of Aalaba; Mann of Il linois: Fitzgerald of New York: Page of North Carolina; Calloway of Texas; darner of Texas; Garrett of Tennesse; Hay of Virginia, an* Sea son of Mississippi. First Time in History. “This is believed to be the first time in the history of the woman suf frage movement Hint women have re sorted to a blacklist of those opposed to Ihom," reads the announcement. “Tlie congressional legislation which would bring woman suffrage through out the United States. We have poll ed both houses of congress repeatedly English Nurses Entraining For Front and Duchess Who Leads Them s l—.—LjaaKSbAZgr:.::1 —.—LjaaKSbAZgr:.:: , , , ~, ,»... „ >,,, „ _ ; ,a w #. AjpfKr r IP# 4 ■'" “' --. .... X »-' ! tfSFWtfV?- >'<■& *\ft-»|y / ’■ff^'’^WK»2?.' : X• ,Jv\ X^Ti *# «V\ Wf ’*" ■ k -h'..-C RED CROSS. Tios photograph w.is taken st Waterloo station. London, when a special train tarrying hospita nurses to seaport towns to emtiark for the Continent, was shout to depart. The Insert picture Is the Ouches* ufttutherland who heads the English Red Ooss organisation. She Is at present In Brussels preparing to tocelve the wounded men who will be brought Into th* tlelgluu capital wh *u Ua (<dU;iug grow* less desperate THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA and we know how every member •stands. We have gone further than that in the lower house, where It was possible to obtain actual records of •members upon humanitarian meas ures in which women of the country are interested. In Various States. "All of this data will be placed at the disposal of women In the various states who are at liberty to use it as they see fit. The women of every congressional district will be supplte,. with the tecord of how their congress man voted on the question of an open cause, upon the various bills estab lishing and strengthening the chil dren's bureau and upon the bill to wipe out 'phossy Jaw’ from the manu facture of matches. "In the meantime we feel it is In cumbent on us to name the nine mem bers of the senate and the nine mem bers of the lower house whose oppo sition to woman suffrage is so power ful, persistent and adroit as to con stitute the greatest obstacle to fed eral legislation women have to face. Buwark of Opposition. "We regard the nine senators' names as the bulwark of the opposi tion. All of them retire in 1915 ex cept whose term expires n. 1917. The latter is so determined In Ills opposition that we commend his wise to the women of Massachusetts who have two years jn which to or ganise against him. “In the lower house we have had to contend not only with the powerful resistance of Representative Under wood and his lieutenant. Fitzgerald, of M . £ NEWEST KRUPP PRODUCT This strange looking and formidable weapon belongs to the German army. These guns were trained on Liege and its forts. They are the newest prod uet of the Krupp factory. Pointing almost straight in the air they throw a shell which will far! within fortifi cations of the enemy add create havoc. ANOTHER AMENDMENT. Washington—Chairman Owen of the senate banking committee, said today another amendment to the hank law was being prepared to modify conditions under which banks joining the federal reserve may pay in their capital stock. Other recent ly proposed amendments will not be considered until the latest one is ready. New York, but we have had to con tend with the adroit opposition of the Minority Leader James R. Mann, of Illinois. “White Slave Act.” The latter has made it plain he in tends to capitalize his reputation as author of the “white slave act.” We believe the women will be much more interested in a bulletin we shall issue soon dealing candidly with Mr. Mann’s rocord on this and other special legis lation.” Resides the signatures of Dr. Shaw and Mrs. McCormack the statement is signed by Mrs. Antonette Funk and Mrs. Sherman M. Booth, Chicago, Mrs. Helen Gardener, Washington; Mrs. Mary C. Bradford, Denver; Mrs. Desha Breckinridge, Lexington, Ky.; Mrs. John Tucker of San Francisco, and Mrs. Edward Drier, Brooklyn. Claims Austrians Arc Victorious Manchester, Mass.— Dr. Konstantin Theodor Dumba, the Austrian ambas sador, tonight gave out the follow ing cable message from the foreign secretary of his home government: "The Austrian emperor continues to enjoy excellent haelth. “A decisive battle Is being fought fn the Russian theater of war, having been In progress for several days with the armies spread over about 400 kil ometers from the Vistula to the Pnei ster. On the left wing the Austrians have pursued the Russians in the di rection of Lublin afetr a victorious battle near Kraenik. The battle front was between the River Bug and Wle penz. - “The Austrians are advancing suc cessfully into Russian territory in the eastern section, northeast and south r.west of Limberg until they are now beyond the Oiliest or. "The Austrian forces are mailing a firm stand against strong hostile forces Invading eastern Qalaeia.” All Residences, - in Firing Zone to Be Destroyed Military Governor of Paris So Orders. Evidently Preparing For Siege—French Claim Victories on the Border PARIS, (12:35 a. m.—lt is officially announced that the military governor has ordered all residents of the zone within action of the city’s defending forts to evacuate and destroy their houses within four days from today, August 30th. PARIS, (12:59 a. m.—lt is officially announced that the French left, composed of four army corps, drove \ back on Guise the Tenth GGerman Corps and guards, ' The Germans suffered a considerable loss. Further announcements made by the war office say: “In Lorraine our forces have ad vanced. We occupy a line along Montagne, and our right wing is pushing forward. There is no news from Meuse. “A violent battle occurred yester day (Saturday) in the region of La moy, near Lille, Signy L’Abbaye and Chateau Porcien, but the result has not been decisive and the attack will be resumed tomorrow. “Four French Army corps engaged In a violent battle on the left wing. The right wing of these four corps, taking the offensive, drove back on Guise the Tenth German Corps and the guard, both suffering consider able losses. “Our left was less fortunate, the German forces are advancing in the direction of La Fere," (La Fere is a town in Aisne, fourteen miels south west of Laon. It Is a fortress of the ■second class.) Paris, 7:55 p. m.—Among the pris oners who have just died in a hospit al at Troyes, department of Aube, says The Petit Tries, was a lieuten ant of the 135th German Infantry, whose company had sustained severe losses at the hands of French troops and had been ordered to surrender. When the French soldiers approach ed to disarm the Germans the attelr separated to let through their ranks machine guns which had been behind and which poured a murderous fire into the ranks of the advancing Frenchmen. “Kxasperated by this treachery, says the paper, the French troops charged furiously with fixed bayonets and exterminated the German soldiers with the exception of this lieutenant, who surviced for a few days with his jaws fractured and his tongue off. Expecting Siege. Washington, D. C.—A circle of county 34 miles around will be swept of build Warring Nations Can Cal) Over 1,000,000 Men to Arms From These United States 1,500,000 Unnaturalized Male Foreignrs in United States Over 21 Years of Age. Washington. —Approximately 1,500,- 000 unnaturalized made foreigners more than 21 years of age, natives of warring nations, are in the United States, according to latest census bu reau reports. Most of those undoubtedly are liable to military duty and many have gone forward to join the armies. Includ ing women and children, there were IN SOMBRE FASHION 21,000 WOMEN * MARCH IN PROTEST AGAINST WAR New York.—Woman made her protest against the wear in Europe by marching through fashionable Fifth avenue today to the beat of muffled drums. The women clad themselves in black or wore mourning bands on their sleeves. Si lently they trod through this canyon of hotel, club, residence and office struc ture while thousands of persons stood as quietly on the sidewalks viewing the slowly moving procession as they might look upon a paseing funeral cortege. Oc casionally sunlight streamed from over cast skies and touched on clusters of yellow flowers some of the marchers cArri oil. Near y :,500 women took part in tills unique demonstration, which had the Dismantled Austrian Cruiser Too Quickly Washington.—Official advices to day established the fact that the Austrian cruiser, Kaiserln Elizabeth, had been dismantled last Monday, In accordance with an agreement reach ed between Austria and Japan. Coun termanding orders from the emperor of Austria reached the officers of the ship too late. The presence of the cruiser in Far Eastern waters at first was regarded as the only possible cause of friction between Japan and Austria, hut Aus tria's later action, it is understood was taken merely in sympathy with her ally. Germany. SUNDAY, AUGUST 30. ings it the order of the military gover nor of Paris that residences of “the zone of action of the French capital's defending forts burn their homes in an ticipation of a siege is correctly inter preted here. It is supposed the order refers to the suburban territory just be yond the city's second line of' defenses, composed of seveteen connecting forts These are located in a wide circle about two miles outside of the inner wall which surrounds Paris. They lie for the most part among famous subur ban towns such as Neuilly, Versailles, Vincennes and sweep every approach to nor s order is intended to clear the way in lront of these defenses that no pro tection will be afforded an advancing enemy. The order probably applies also to the outer circle of the city's triple line of defense. These are the most modern of the forts. They are built of steel and masonry and known to be equippd with the heaviest guns of the famous French artillery although details as to their armament have been closely guarded. They are located among the hills. No Wholesale Destruction. While it may be necessary to destroy numerous buildings in order to open the country to the fire from the guns, it is thought the destruction will not be of such wholesale proportions as in the case ’ r t‘ le , second line forts whtcli are em bedded among costly dwellings and thriving towns. Something of the magnitude of the de fenses of Paris is shown by estimates that only an army of half a million men could hope to invest them and cfct them off from the outside world. Some of the forts still bear the names under which they Resisted the German assaults in, IS7U, but they have been reraoddedeit and newly equipped many times, as the science of gunnery progressed. Today they are considered by military export's among the strongest defense works in the world. The two outer lines are so placed that each for has cross-fire over the terri tory directly swept by the adjoining forts. The result is to make attackers face fire Worn both flanks as well as the front in advancing on any position. 9.865,470 foreign-born in the United States who came from nations at war. That is about one-tenth of the en tire population of the United States. The nations of the triple entente and Belgium could call of 792,068 of their countrymen in the United States foi miTßary duty, while. Germany ana Austria-Hungary could call 650,962. These unnaturalized foreigners were divided. approval of President Wilson. Boy scouts with drums, led each division. A lone banner fluttered In the breeze—the wor d ensign of liberty and peace which floated at the foremast of the govern ment steamship Ancon when it passed through the Panama Canal a fortnight ago. Behind this flag walked women who ‘.have become known In religion, liter ture, the woman suffrage movement, so ciety and many professions; a few who were refugees abroad when the conflict began; and many more, Socialists, so cial workers, delegates from women* organizations and others. They rep resented many cities. In a division of automobiles rode mothers with their babies. Entire German Fleet in Tsing Tau Harbor —■ "> Peking—The Chinest' government it is understood, will dltline Japans offer to suppress and disorders that may occur in China during the Euro pean conflict. The government, It is said, believes itself capable of putti-w down and purely internal uprising \ The cable between Shanyh&l ut.4\ Tsingtau has been cut. It Is staled ' the entire German Far Eastern fleet Is inside the harbor at Tsingtau anti that the Germans are placing floating mines outside the harbor entrance. Palm Beach. Crash. Mohair and Linen Suits, 1-J off. F. G. Mertins.