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BRITISH WIN AT SEA;
LOUVAIN IN RUINS
German Cruisers Meet Defeat Off Heli
goland-Kaiser’s Troops Burn
Belgian City
CAMPAIGN IN EAST PRUSSIA
I* Being Made by Russians —French
Cabinet Makes Stirring
Appeal .
London.—ft is announced that the
British fleet has sunk two German
cruisers and two German torpedo boat
destroyers oft Heligoland. A third Ger
man cruiser was set afire and was left
sinking.
No British ships were lost in the
battle, it was added, and the British
loss of life was not heavy.
In addition to the two torpedo boat
destroyers and three cruisers many
others of the German torpedo boat de
stroyers were damaged.
Rear Admiral Sir David Beatty com
manded the British forces and with a
strong array of torpedo boat, destroy
ers, battle cruisers and light cruisers
and submarines, atacked the Germans
in Heligoland Hight early in the morn
ing. The protected cruiser Mainz was
sent to the bottom in an engagement
with the light cruiser squadron while
the battle squadron sank another cruis
er of the Coein class. In the general
fighting two of the German destroyers
were riddled and sunk, while many
others were badly damaged.
One cruiser, battle-scarred and on
fire, drifted away in the mist and was
lost sight of.
The British cruiser squadron, accord
ing to semi-official reports of the bat
tle, although attacked by submarine
boats and inenaced by floating mines
and the guns from the German war
ships, suffered no serious losses.
The cruiser Amethyst and the torpe
do boat destroyer Laertes both were
damaged, but all the ships in the Brit
ish fleet were afloat at the end of the
engagement. The British loss of life
was not great.
In the battle cruiser squadron were
the flagship Lion, the New Zealand,
the Queen Mary and the Princess Roy
al, commanded by Read Admiral Beat
ty, while Rear Admiral Morre, Rear
Admiral Christian, Commodore Good
nough and Commodore Tyrwrltt had
charge of ether contingents.
A wireless dispatch from one of the
cruisers said she was making for port
with men wounded in the engagement.
German Ships Lured Into Fight
London— Twenty-nine killed and
thirty-eight wounded was the price in
men paid by the British for tbe na
val action against the Germans in
Heligoland Bight.
The admiralty announced the casual
ties as follows:
The light cruiser Arethusa lost Lieut.
Eric Westmacott and nine men killed;
four men seriously wounded, and Lieu
tenant Robinson and eleven men
wounded, but not seriously.
“The torpedo boat destroyer Liber
ty lost Lieutenant Commander Battel
lot and six men killed; one man who
since has died of wounds; one danger
ously wounded, five seriously wounded
and five slightly wounded.
“The destroyer Laurel suffered ten
men killed, one has since died of his
wounds; two men dangerously wound
ed, seven seriously wounded and two
slightly wounded."
The Liberty, a British destroyer, was
hit by a shell which shattered her
mast, tore away part of her bridge,
smashed , her searchlights and killed
her commander. Lieutenant Comman
der Nigel K. W. Bartellot. and William
Butcher, his signal man.
Execution Begins at Dawn
Accounts of the battle say it was
perfect in execution as well as in plan.
Led at dawn by a fearless small de
tachment, the. destroyers crept within
the German lines between Heligoland
and the German coast.
An aeroplane sighted them and gave
the news to the Germans, whose de
stroyers came out. The British de
stroyers lured the Germans to the open
sea, where other destroyers were wait
ing spread out in fau shape. A small
engagement followed and then the Ger
man cruisers came out. The British
light cruiser Arethusa. after a sighting
India Troops Reinforce British
London.—Native troops from India
are on their way to increase the Brit
ish forces in France. This was an
nounced in the 'house of lords by the
Marquis of Crewe, secretary of state
for India, and by Lord Kitchener, sec
retary of state for war.
Lord Kitchener said that in addition
to reinforcements which would be re
ceived from this country, the govern
ment had decided that the British
army in France should be increased.
The Indian troops were ehosen'to in
crease the force.
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shot, got her range splendidly and hit
the foremost gun of one of the German
cruisers, demolishing IL The Arethusa
then fired a few broadsides at the en
emy. Her aim was excellent. She
hit a German cruiser, which at once
burst into smoke and flames, but soon
afterwards a German shot did some
damage to the engine room of the
Arethusa.
British Warships Are Reinforced
The desrtoyers Liberty and Laertes
fought a grand fight. A shell brought
down the mast of the Liberty. The
Laertes was hit amidships, a hole was
shot through her funnel, her forward
guns were damaged and she received
also a shell in the dynamo room and
a phot aft which wrecked her cabin. ;
it was hot work, but at the moment
the British light cruisers and battle |
cruisers appeared. It was the moment i
for which they had been waiting. The |
first shot from one of the British bat- I
tie cruisers sank a German cruiserj
which had been battering a destroyer. :
The German fleet then turned and
fled in the direction of Cuxhaven, but ■
’ was pursued by British destroyers I
, which did terribl eexecution with their j
। four-inch guns.
Many of the Germans landed after
; the battle from the British ships were j
wounded by revolver bullets. It is |
declared the revolvers were used by :
German officers to prevent their men '
surrendering to the British boats which
had put off to save their drowning op
ponents. Some of the boats lowered to
the rescue of the eGrmans, it is said,
were fired on by German cruisers.
Torch Applied to Louvain
London.—The war information bu
reau announces the following:
“The Belgian minister of foreign af
fairs reports that a German army corps
after receiving a check withdrew in
disorder to the city of Louvain. .The
Germans on guard at the entrance of
the city, mistaking the nature of this
incursion, fired upon their countrymen
whom they mistook for Belgians.
“In spite of the denials from the au
thorities the Germans, in order to cov
er their mistake, pretended that it was
the inhabitants who had fired on them,
whereas the inhabitants, including the
police, had all been disarmed more
than a week before.
“Without inquiry and without listen
ing to any protest, the German com
mander announced that the town
would be destroyed Immediately. The
inhabitants were ordered to leave their
dwellings and some were made prison
ers. The women and children were
placed on trains, the destination of
which are not known, and soldiers
with bombs set fire to all parts of the
city. The splendid Church of St.
Pierre, the university buildings, the li
brary and scientific establishments
were delivered to the flames.
“Several notable citizens were shot.
The city, which had a population of
50,000 and was the intellectual metrop
olis of the low countries, now is a
heap of ashes.”
Russians Successful in Prussia
London. —The Russian embassy here
received advices from St. Petersburg
that the Russians had occupied Allen
stein, East Prussia, 65 miles south of
Koenighberg, after repulsing the Ger
mans, who had brought up reinforce
ments.
In Galicia the advices said that the
Russian advance continued and that
an Austrian regiment had been deci
mated.
Paris—The war office issued this
announcement:
“In Galicia the Russians lire taking
a vigorous offensive. After success
ful engagements near (name of place
evidently cut out by censor) they are
marching on and are now only' twenty
miles from that town. The Germans
continue in active retreat toward Koe
nigsberg.”
Historic Castles for Hospitals
London.— Historic castles, country
mansions and luxurious yachts are be
ing turned into hospitals, convalescent
homes and Red Cross depots. The au
thorities are overwhelmed with offers
and the owners in most cases are pro
viding a full equipment for the houses
and paying for their maintenance.
The Duke of Denonshire has lent his
famous old mansion in Piccadilly for
the headquarters of the British Red
Cross society.
U. S. Officials Discuss War Tax
Washington. —War revenue legisla
, tion to add $100,000,000 to the gov
' | ernment's annual income was consid-
I ered at a conference between Secre
> )
! tary McAdoo, Democratic Leader Un
। derwood, of the house, and Chairman
( j Simmons, of the house finance com
. ■ ruittee. Mr. Underwood declined to
.I say how it was expected to raise the
i I additional income, but it is generally
. understood that the plan for a tax
■ on tobacco, beer and liquors, and pos
sibly a stamp tax, will be carried out.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA.
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the Japanese Cabinet.
OPPOSING ARMIES AT REST
GERMANS ARE RESTING FROM
CONTINUOUS AND HARO
FIGHTING
New Victories Are Being Claimed by
the Germans Over the
British
Paris. —An official communication is
sued by the war department says:
“The situation on our front from
the department of Zomme—northwest
France —to the Vosges remains the
same.
“The German forces appear to have
slackened their inarch.”
The apparent inaction of the armies i
as indicated in the official statement j
is explained by the frightful exhaus >
tion of both sides, who for days have
been fighting furiously.
The losses of both armies are appall
ing, particularly those of the Germans.
As an illustration of the casualties
among the Germans, a prisoner relates
that two German regiments, the 112th
and 132 d, lost so heavily that they
were made into one and of that only
sixty now remain.
French Army Takes the Offensive
London. —An official statement is
sued by the French embassy said:
“Our troops took up the of
fensive in the Vosges, in the region
between the Vosges mountains and
Nancy, where fighting has been going
on for a fortnight. The German losses
were considerable.
"Longwy, which was garrisoned by
only one battalion,-has surrendered af
ter holding out for twenty-four days."
Germans Claim More Victories
Berlin. —Headquarters has issued an
official report declaring that the west
ern enemy has everywhere-been defeat
ed and is in full retreat after nine
days’ fighting.
Genes. Von Buelow and Von Hausen
completely defeated the Franco-Belgian
forces, about eight corps, between the
Sambre and the Namur and the Meuse,
in several days’ battle, and are now
pursuing them to the eastward of Mau
beuge.
Stirring Appeal by New Cabinet
Paris# —The cabinet issued the fol
lowing manifesto to the country:
“Frenchmen: The new government
has just taken possession of its post
of honor and of the combat. The
country kriews it may count upon its
i energy and that it gives itself with
I all its soul to the country’s defense.
“The government knows it may count
upon the country. Its sons are shed
ding their blood for the fatherland and
liberty alongside the heroic Belgian
and English armies. They support the
most formidable storm of shot and
shell that ever lias been let loose upon
a people and everyone stands firm. To
them glory, glory to the living and
glory to the dead! Thanks to such her
oism, final victory is assured.
Indifferent Over Naval Defeat
London—A Marconi dispatch from
Berlin gives an official statement con
cerning the naval battle off Heligo
land. It says: “The naval engage
ment near Heligoland is treated by
the press as being without significance
and as an occurrence which cannot
> effect.the general situation. The fight
ing took place apparently within the
: ! range of the Heligoland forts, which.
i however, were unable to use their guns
j owing to the thick weather.
PARIS PREPARES
FOR THE GERMANS
Homes In The Suburbs Are Ordered
Burned And The Forts Cleared
For Action
BOMBS DROPPED IN PARIS
By German Airman — Little Damage
Done — Gives Warning of
Germans' Approach
Paris.—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.
It is officially announced that the
French left, composed of four army
corps, drove back on Guise the Tenth
German corps and guards. The Ger
mans suffered a considerable loss.
Further announcements made by the
war office say:
“In Lorraine our forces have advanc
ed. We occupy a line along Hertagne
and our right wing is pushing forward.
There is no news from the Meuse.
“A violent battle occurred in the re
gion of Lanncy, near Lille, Signy L’Ab
baye and Chateau Porcion, but the re
sult has not been decisive and the at
i tack will be resumed.
"Four French array corps engaged
: In a violent battle on left wing. The
। right wing of these four corps, taking
’ the offensive, drove back on Guise the
। Tenth German corps and guard, both
I suffering considerable losses.
| “Our left was less fortunate, the Ger
man forces are advancing in the direc
tion of La Fere.” (La Fere is a town
in Aiene, fourteen miles southwest
of Laon. ft is a fortress of the second
class.)
Aviator Drops Bomba In Paris
London — “A German aviator flew
over Paris and dropped five bombs,
which fell in the most popular quar
ter of the city. In one case two worn- ।
en were wounded.
“One bomb fell in front of a shop
of a baker and wine merchant at Rue
Albuy and Rue des Vinaigrters; two
on Qua! de Valmy, one of which did
not explode, while the other struck
the walls of the Night Refuge, behind
St. Martins hospital. Two others
i dropped in the Rue des Recollets and
' Rue Marcin, neither of which exploded.
I “The aviator, who signed himself
; Lieut. Von Heissen, dropped manifes
tos on which was written: ‘The Ger
man army is at? the gates of Paris;
you can do nothing but surrender.’ ”
France Calls Out More Reserves
Paris—The ministry of war an
nounces that it has been decided to
call out the class of 1914, which will
give at least 200,000 additional troops,
and also to call out the active reserve
and the eldest classes of the territorial
reserve.
English Defeated at San Quentin
Berlin, byway of Copenhagen and
London. —The correspondent at Ger
man headquarters of the Deutsches
Tages Zeitung reports the defeat of the
English at San Quentin, accompanied
by great losses. The army, utterly
defeated, he says, found its retreat
barred by masses of German cavalry.
The correspondent adds:
"The English suffered not only the
loss of their communication with the
northern French army, but also their
communication along the road to the
west and their depots, which, accotd
ing to French statements, they had
established at Maubeuge.
Correspondents describing the events
at Bouvain say a superior court-mar
tial condemned to death numerous in
dividuals who had been seized with
arms in their hands. Among these
were two clergymen who had distrib
uted ammunition among French irreg
ulars.
Lieut, Geu. Hoffgarten of the Sixti
eth German brigade reserve infantry
was slightly wounded. There were 1,-
160 casualties in his command. The
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth infan
try from Wurtemburg, suffered 335
casualties. Among these was Jacob
Wetzel of Salem, Ohio, who was slight
ly wounded. The Eighty-ninth regi
ment of Saverne had 181 casualties.
British Capture German Possession
London.—The official information bu
reau announces that Apia, a seaport
of Upola, Samoan islands, and capi
tal of the German part of the group,
surrendered to a British force from
New Zealand.
Girl Sticks to Her Post
Paris. —According to information
which has reached Paris the little vil
lage of Etain, near Longwy, France,
has been subjected to two bombard
ments by the Germans. The second
set the town on fire, and many per
sons are said to have perished in the
flames. The telephone service of Etain
was left in the bands of a young girl,
who stuck to her post while shells
' were bursting all around the telephone
office and called up Verdon every sis
-1 teen minutes to give an account of
what was going on.
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