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GERMANY FACES
WAR WITH JAPAN
Japanese send Ultimatum Demanding The
Withdrawal Os War Vessels
From Chinese Waters
FRENCH WIN NAVAL BATTLE
Defeat Austrian Fleet Off Coast of
Budua, Austria—German Advance
Blocked
Tokio.—Japan has sent an ultima
tum to’’Germany demanding that she
withdraw her warships and evacuate
Kiau-Chau. Unless Germany uncon
ditionally accepts by August 23, Ja
pan will take action. This is official.
Believed War Will Follow.
The general expectation here is that
the ultimatum will be followed by war.
Takaaki Kato, Japanese foreign min
ister, simultaneously with the dispatch
of the ultimatum, conferred with
George W. Guthrie, American ambas
sador, and made to him a broad state
ment calculated to assure the United
States that the American interests in
the Far East would be safeguarded
and the integrity of China upheld.
Washington,- Japan’s ultimatum to
Germany was received by American
officials as one of the gravest devel
opments in the war situation, bring
ing for the first time the great mili
tary power of the Far East into a
range of conflict heretofore confined
within Europe.
French and Austrians Clash
London.—-A dispatch to Reuter’s
Telegram company from Nish, Servia,
says: "A naval battle between Aus
trian and French warships was fought
off Budua, in the Adriatic. The
French squadron, coming from the
southwest, attacked the Austrian war
ships. Two Austrian ironclads were
sunk, one was set on fire, and a fourth
fled northward toward Cattaro. The
fight lasted over an hour.’’
Servians Again Repulse Austrians
London. —A Reuter dispatch from
High says that the Austrians tried to
pass the Save river under protection
of their artillery. The Servian artil
iery opened a well sustained fire, which
had a disastrous effect on the Aus
trians and compelled them to retire
in disorder. Many of the Austrians
who were unable to recross the river
were taken prisoners. The Servian
guns sank near Belgrade, the dispatch
states, two boatloads of Austrian sol
diers. Ail attempts of the Austrians
to disembark on the Danube in the di
rection of Tekia completely failed. The
Austrians continue the bombardment
of Belgrade nightly.
French Force Germans to Retreat
London.—The Paris Temps, accord
ing to a Reuter dispatch, thus summa
rizes the militatry situation: “The
German forces stretch from Liege to
the Muelhausen district, with marked
density north. Their front seems to
follow the course of the Orthe river,
then the frontier, which is crossed at
Ixmgwy and Circy. A large part of
this front has been brilliantly carried
by the French and the German col
umns are falling back. They left be
hind many dead and wounded in addi
tion to prisoners. In upper Vosges,
the French troops also continue to
make progress, and the Germans are
retreating.”
Marine War Insurance Bill Drafted
Washington.—lnformal conferences
regarding the proposal for government
war risks insurance for American mer
chant ships occupied conference com
mittee members who remained in
Washington after the big conference
of bankers and shipping men. A ten
tative bill was drafted putting into
technical shape the recommendations
of the conference for a government
marine insurance fund, for whr risks
only. This bill, when finally agreed
on. will be introduced in congress.
Austrians Routed by Russians
St. Petersburg, via London. —The
Austrian troops evacuated the towns
of KielCe and Cheucin, in Russian
Poland, after an attack by Russian
cavalry, which dispersed a body of 800
Czech inhabitants of Sokal, in Austri
an Galicia, who were supported by
the Tenth regiment of Austrian dra
goons.
National Flag for Iceland
Copenhagen. —A band of Icelandic
patriots have designated a national
flag with the purpose to fly. not
only over Iceland, but on all vessels
registered in that country.
Resume Grain Shipping at N. O.
New Orleans.—lndications now are
that the congestion of grain at this
port, due to the suspension of sail
ings by vessels flying the flags of na
tions involved in the European war,
will be rapidly relieved. The British
steamer Karma had cleared for Gibral
tar with 208.000 bushels of wheat and
four other British steamers are load
ing. The Belgian consul general here
has also received instructions from his
home government directing that Bel
gian bottoms Ije cleared as rapidly
as possible for Antwerp with wheat.
ADMIRAL CALLAGHAN
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Admiral Sir George Callaghan, com
mander-ln-chlef of the British home
fleets In the North sea.
THOUSANDS KILLED IN BATTLE
GERMANY LOSES BETWEEN 8,000
AND 10,000 IN BATTLE OF
MUELHAUSEN.
Battle of Haelen Fought Between the
Belgian and German Armies
Lasted 12 Hours.
change Telegraph company from Ba
sel, Switzerland, says:
"Following a terrible battle at Muel
hausen between the French and Ger
man armies, the hospital facilities
proved absolutely inadequate to care
for the almost incredible number of
wounded. Not only are all the hospi
tals filled but schools, churches and
hotels are occupied to their capacity.
Even then it has been found neces
sary to charter special trains to con
vey the wounded to Muelheim and
other nearby towns.
“The latest estimate places the Ger
man losses at from 8,000 to 10,000.”
Battle of Haelen Lasts Entire Day.
Brussels, via London.—The fighting
between the Belgian and German ar
mies in the vicinity of Diest lasted the
entire day and constituted the first
considerable battle of the war. It will
be known as the Battle of Haelen.
Shells were still falling at half after
seven in the evening on the roads
around Diest.
Tiie battle centered around Haelen
in the Belgian province of Limbourg,
extending to Diest In the north of the
province of Brabant after passing
around Zeelhem.
At seven o’clock in the evening all
the country between three towns men
tioned had been cleared of German
troops except the dead and wounded,
who were thickly strewn about the
fire zone.
Upwards of 200 dead German sol
diers were counted in a space of fifty
yards square.
A church, a brewery and some hous
es at Haelen were set afire and two
bridges over the Demer were destroy
ed by Belgian engineers.
Germany Says England Is Jealous
London. —A Marconi wireless dis
patch from official sources at Berlin
gives an interview with the German
imperial chancellor, Hr. Von Beth
mann-Holweg, who represented the
war as a life and deat hstruggle be
tween the Germans and Russians aris
ing from the assassination of Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand and his wife,
declared that England avails herself
of a long-awaited opportunity to begin
a war for the destruction of the com
mercially prosperous Germany.
People of Metz Are Expelled
London. —The Germans have expell
ed 2,000 persons from Metz and driv
en them across the French frontier,
according to an announcement made
by the official press bureau of the
British admiralty and the war depart
ment. The residents were expelled on
the ground that otherwise they would
have to be fed. French aeroplanes
have gained several succeses on the
western frontier.
Spies Accused of Big Fire.
St. John, N. B.—The police began an
investigation of the fire in the Inter
colonial railway grain elevator which
is supposed to have been started by
spies. The loss on the building and in
grain is estimated at 11.000,000.
Will Prosecute New Haven Road.
Washington.—Criminal prosecutions
under the Sherman law in the New
Haven railway case will not be delay
ed by the agreement to settle the gov
ernment’s civil suit without a pro
longed court fight. No official state
ment was made at the department of
justice, but it was made clear that the
action of the New Haven directors in
accepting terms which permit the pre
senting of an agreed decree for disso
lution of the merger to the federal
court will not stay the plans for crimi
nal proceedings as soon as possible.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE. ALAMO, GEORGIA.
COTTON OUTLOOK
IS CLEARING UP
Bill Now Before Congress Providing Fer
Government license of Cot
ton Warehouses.
INSURANCE FOR U. S. SHIPS
And Their Cargoes Is Solution Reach
ed by Representative Business
Men in Conference
Washington.—A decidedly more op
timistic feeling existed among the
members of the cotton conference who
have been holding a two days’ session
in Washington. Senator Hoke Smith
has introduced in the senate and Rep
resentative A. F. Lever in the house
a bill which has been perfected by
the officials of the department of agri
culture for the government licensing
of cotton warehouses so as to give
added value and security to ware
house receipts as security at bank.
Government Insures U. S. Ships
Washington.—Government insurance
against war risks of American regis
ter ships and their cargoes was the .
solution offered by sixty-two represen
tative business men for the stoppage
of American oversea commerce be
cause of the European war. The com
mittee began drafting a bill, to be
presented to congress immediately
and pressed for passage, with a view
to having a government insurance bu
reau in operation as soon as possible
after the pending measure modifying
restrictions on American registration
of foreign-built ships goes into effect.
French Victory in Alsace
Loudon. —The official press bureau
of the war office and admiralty has
given this account of a French suc
cess in the Vosges mountains, Alsace:
“After a successful resistance lasting
five days at the passes of Sainte Ma
rie-Aux - Mine ■ Le - Bonhomme, the
French troops have occupied the re
gion of the SaaTe pass, which com
mands the valley of the Bruche, an
affluent of the Rhine. At Saale Nux
desertions of German troops are no
ticed. The French have taken many
prisoners and captured some machine
guns.”
Guns of Fort Mow Soldiers Down
London.—A dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph company from its
Brussels correspondent says Fort Pon
tisse and neighboring forts of the city
of Liege are resisting well the fierce
attack of the Germans. The Germans
have been trying to rush Pontisse by
main force, no longer relying on siege
artillery. They have been unable,
however, to get beyond the glacis of
the fort, where they have been mow
ed down by the fire of the defenders.
Turkey Called Upon to Explain
London. —Great Britain. France and
Russia have sent a sharp demand to
Turkey for the immediate repatriation
of the officers and crews of the Ger
man cruisers Goeben and Breslau. It
is reported that the two cruisers were
met by Turkish vessels outside and
escorted Into the Dardanelles. There
is no official- confirmation of the ac
tual purchase of the cruisers by Tur
key, but the report to that effect is
generally credited.
Battered Warships at Hong Kong
London. —Evidences of a sharp sea
fight in Chinese waters were brought
to Hong Kong, when two battered
warships, either French or British, ar
rived there with many wounded. The
telegraph, apparently censored, did
not Identify the warships, but said
they were reported to have been in
action with the German cruisers Gnei
senau and Scharnhorst.
Ship Blown Up—lso Killed
London.—About 150 of the passen
gers and crew of the Austrian Lloyd
steamer Baron Gautsch were killed or
drowned when the vessel was blown
up by a mine off the Island of Lus
sin, on the Dalmatian coast, accord
ing to a Reuter dispatch from Trieste.
Prince of Wales' Relief Fund
London. —The Prince of Wales’ re
lief fund for the distressed families of
British soldiers and sailors attained a
total of over five million dollars.
War News Suppressed in Berlin
New York.—All Bertin newspapers
have been suppressed and war news
is unobtainable in the German capi
tal, according to information that
came by wireless from Berlin through
the powerful station at Tuckerton,
N. J.
Highwaymen Get $15,000
Roanoke, Va. —Two guards bearing
fifteen thousand dollars to pay miners
at Glen Alum. West Va„ were shot
to death and robbed near there by a
baud of highwaymen.
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FRENCH AND GERMANS CLASH
ALSACE LORRAINE IS THE SCENE
OF A MOST BITTER
STRUGGLE.
Bodies of German Soldiers Killed at
Liege Are Cremated by Their
Comrades.
Paris —The French troops along the
entire front are in contact with the
Germans. At Mangiennes and north
east of Verdun, the Germans attacked
the French. The French, reinforced
by reserves, then took the offensive
and repulsed the Germans with con
siderable losses. A German battery
was destroyed by the French artillery
fire, and another was captured, with
three gatling guns and ammunition.
A regiment of German cavalry suf
fered seriously. Near Moncel, a Ger
man battalion, with artillery, was re
pulsed. The German losses are said
to have been heavy.
Reported German Officer Killed Self
London.—The Brussels correspond
ent of the Star says a Belgian officer
who escaped from Liege brought de
tails of the death of Gen. Von Emmich.
The officer declared Von Emmich
committed suicide. The correspond
ent says it is stated that Gen. Von
Emmich's unlimited confidence in the
German army and its style of fighting
was shattered by the events around
Liege. He is to be succeeded by Gen.
Von Der Marwlta.
Tolstoi's Widow Attends Wounded
London. —German wounded are be
ginning to arrive at Moscow, says a
Reuter dispatch from St. Petersburg,
and they are being well cared for.
Several members of the Tolstoi fam
ily, including Tolstoi's widow, have of
fered their services to the government
j for Red Cross or other work. The
I Austrian and German consuls have
i l?ft Riga.
—
Dutch Soldiers Want to Fight
Paris<—An official communication
I says the Dutch troops in the prov
§ inces of North Brabant and Limburg
are manifesting discontent against the
Germans whom they accuse of being
responsible for the actual situation.
Montenegrin Coast Blockaded.
Vienna, via London. —An effective
I blockade of the Montenegrin coast has
■ been established by the Austro-Hunga
i rian fleet, according to an official an
nouncement here.
North Sea Heavily Mined.
Washington.—Mining the Nortii sea
as part of the plan of the European
war not only may close most of the
northern European ports to navigation,
but the gold-laden cruiser Tennessee,
the cruiser North Carolina and neutral
passenger vessels bearing Americans
from Europe will be confronted with
new dangers.
War on Montenegro.
Washington.—Official notice of Aus
tria's declaration of war on Montenegro
was received by the state department.
DAY IS SAVED BY
“MARSELLAISF
Though Badly Beaten The French Troops
Rally When The Beloved
Song Is Heard
MOVES CAPITAL TO ANTWERP
Upon the Approach of the Germans the
Belgian Officials Desert Brussels
for Antwerp
London. —A Brussels dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company says the
French casualties in the fighting be
tween Namur and Dinant were heavy,
as the Geimans were strongly en
trenched and their artillery at the out-,
set played great havoc with the
French. The French wing at Dinant
had been badly cut up and nearly
routed when suddenly the strains of
I the Marsellaise resounded in the
French lines and the men rallied and
reformed. With splendid gallantry
they charged, hurjing themselves on
the German troops, breaking through
their Unes and putting them to flight,
French Holding Their Own in Alsace
Paris—An official statement issued
says: “The situation continues good.
We are making methodical progress in
upper Alsace. The German forces are
retiring in great disorder, some to
wards the north, others toward the
east. This is proved by the enormous
amount of shells, wagons and provis
ions abandoned. The Germans also lost
more heavily in this region than we
at first thought. This Is proved by the
number of bodies found. We are mak
ing the same progress in the valleys
of Sainte Marie and Ville. Our troops,
strongly based on the Danon position,
are marching down the valley of
Bruche towards Strassburg. Every
thing goes to show that the Germans
In this region are disorganized. Our
troops are gaining ground along the
line of Lorquin, Adondange and Mar
cel. We have gained ground varying
from ten to twenty kilometers (6 to
12 miles) all along the frontier from
Belfort to Chambrey and have estab
lished ourselves solidly both in Alsace
and Lorraine.”
Brazil Now Wants Explanation
Rio Janeiro.—The Brazilian foreign
minister, Dr. Lauro Muller, has in
structed the Brazilian minister at Ber
lin to demand from the German gov
ernment explanations and the punish
ment of those responsible for the at
tack by German soldiers on Bernardi
no Campos, ex-president of the state
of Saopaulo. According to reports re
ceived here Senor Campos was assault
ed and robbed while en route across
the Swiss frontier.
American Cowboys Will Fight
London —A dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph from Paris says: " The re
cruiting of a corps of rough riders is
proceeding rapidly. Several American
cowboys and former American cav
alrymen are among its members. Three
wealthy Americans have promised to
furnish the best mounts money can
buy for the entire body. The troops
will be self-supporting and is expected
to start for the front in ten days.”
Reported Great Battle Raging
London—The Daily Express says:
“There is little doubt but that a great
battle is now occurring in Belgium
between the Germans and the Bel
gian and French allies. Our corre
spondent, in a cryptic dispatch from
Ghent, indicates that the Germans are
advancing on the historic battle
ground of Waterloo and that events
of the greatest importance are in prog
ress.”
Cable Lines Are Congested
New York.—lnquiry at the offices
here of tiie three great trans-Atlantic
cable companies developed that on all
fifteen submarine lines between North
America and Europe traffic still was
badly congested, due, it was said, to
the requirements and restrictions of
the censors at the European terminals.
Victory for French at Schirmeck
London—A dispatch from Paris to
the Havas agency says French troops
have occupied the town of Schirmeck,
12 kilometers (7 1-2 miles) beyond
Saales, in Alsace. They took twelve
field guns, twelve caissons and eight
rapid-fire guns.
Montenegrin Troops Enter Bosnia
London.—A dispatch from Paris to
the Exchange Telegraph company says
the Montenegrin troops have crossed
the Bosnian frontier and occupied the
town of Tchainitza after a fierce bat
tle. The Rome dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph company adds that
the Montenegrins have captured eight
Austrian block houses in Herzegovina,
between Bilek and Trebinje. They have
also occupied seven villages near Tre
binje, and have taker, twelve Austrian
prisoners.