The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 6, 1914, Page 1

JOSH wae Bs “There's a woman town who's so lazy that she lets ij the pan under th’ refrigerator run ‘ll over until th’ ducks begin comin’ In th’ house.” he Seattle Sta The Only Paper in Seattie That Dares to Print the News VOLUME 16 NO. 139. SEATTLE, WASH,, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1914. ONE CENT 23,2" NEWS 81 This is the scene that must be enacted when the | or Itish and German war fi t in the ) North Reports from j different points along the | English coast yesterday and today tell of heavy fir. ing heard at sea. It is be . lleved this is from scout td *. The exact where. of the fleets is a They cannot, however, be many miles apart. They are believed to be jockeying for posi ~ tions for the inevitable fs conflict. { + = 3 -— ° ‘ Lo hh ; ei * 3 * eooeee ; SEVEN HURT IN Great War Fleets Believed AUTO WRECK Engaged in Terrific Battle One man was fatally hurt ‘andj _B. W. Fauney, of the Arctic club,| L ONDON, Aug. 6.—The greatest naval battle of modern seven other occupants of a touring|and Mrs. Mary Armstrong, of Had-| qparfare is believed by naval experts here to be in progress today in car escaped death at 2 o'clock this|don hall, the former suffering from| fir “hh : fd Gog morning, when the machine plunged a broken arm and the latter from| the vicinity of Kiel, following reports that the British yeet of 170 ver a S0foot embankment On a|diglocated shoulder, were taken to gine 05 é 3 : curve in the roadway this side of| the Seattle General | fighting ships has surrounded the German fleet in the N Vorth Sea. 2 Duw ish le Miss Allen P . 1315 Madisor ee eee cee, UwAmlaD ay SM yhoae eye was hurt, was taken| Lf the report 1s true, the most formidable fighting ships in the world SITUATION TODAY TEN THOUSAND Germans reported killed in today’s renewel of battle with Belgians before Liege. (Kaiser's three army corps suffer reverse. FRENCH AND English reinforcements reported on the way to Belgium. TWO REGIMENTS of German cavairy driven from Belgium over Dutch frontier. GERMANY’S FORCE, which invaded France through Luxem- burg, badly disorganized by encounters with French. GIANT GERMAN dirigible exploded by Belgian shell and crew lost. NAVAL ENGAGEMENT between British and German fleets re- ported in progress in North sea. GERMAN FLEET bombarding Russian forts at entrance of Guif of Finland. RUSSIAN FLEET bottled up in Gulf of Finland by German squadron. FRENCH AND GERMAN naval engagement reported in Medi- terranean sea. C. L, Tables, Hotel Barker bus/to her home. ’ y other. FIELD MARSHAL Lord Kitchener appointed minister of war driver, and Walter Waesiet: s R. Soraetels, a ot Taco.) Gre ar raved ag ainst each P 1€) : : ise Ubttgn cantik aod’ will have, oote iaiteetion ef meversunte: oe chauffeur, coming into the city in ma and Mrs. Hattie Wisner of the . ° 9 0 ». as ly > Itish t letely mobilized. a car behind, picked up the injured; Windsor apartments were badly At the same time another German squadron is attacking the | British troope now completely Peceone gee 100K Them 10 Re GOR ty te Orr sthe aatdnent| -Aeasstans forts at Sveaborg, at the entrance of the Gulf of Finland. (= ‘ ospital. | \¢ | ce ° . * 4 George Butzer, a broker of party declare the car was going) Russia's fleet took refuge from the kaiser’s Baltic fleet in the Gulf U S Cruiser Goes U Sound Juneau, Alaska, ustained two | slowly. Sergt. Alvey reports the ae 7” ) dr a ‘ oh 4 ee s s broken ribs, a fracture of the right|car was going 25 miles an hour of Finland. The German squadron now ts seeking entrance to leg,, 1 1 injuries, paralysis of} The police are looking for A , : 4 . » eve er VIC 7 ‘ te eer tate and probable trac-|thar Carmdy, the driver, sid-to| engage the Russian ships in battle. In the event of German vic- to Protect Americans | ture of the spine. He probably |Have disappeared after the acct) roy in the gulf, Reval, Helsingfors, Kronstadt and possibly St. » * o . oy ry a y | Cloaked with absolute secrecy as to its purpose, the United States Petersburg % ould be at the me es of Germany. crulser Milwaukee left at 8 o'clock this morning for British Columbia. g. | eed ° . . Rainbow Goes to Sea | Firing. at sea és reported from many English porte. Retr Admiral Dayle wa busy until midnight with the preparations } Thus far British warships have captured 75 German merchant- | ana he hae isaued orders imposing utmost secrecy. | s | case Vancouver is attacked by German crul Out on the high seas, somewhere} The Rainbow was reported at near Cape Flattery, the British Cape Flattery yesterd cruiser Rainbow, manned by 160) Its prese Capt. Joseph M. morning. | men and brought them to British ports as prizes of war. ‘4 My 4 , = R i id. In an engagement off Weit-Hai-Wei, an English port on the \"°*Ccineident with the Milwaukee’s move was an order issued by the location is iknown. bluejackets, is scouting for Ger-| If the German cruisers plan to wien the. bl a btw ior iiasbed yt cra vhile no definite in- harass F oh ercha arine, } ’ a © an nouctinni 37, m - ees, ent ti nite ates weather observers on oosh island to Ree ee ee ee hee ee tottain thas ait the netan | northern-Ghina coast, the German crutser Emden and the Russian pees he eae 2a Geeeay everett + been a persistent rumor that two tion of the two American-bulit sub-| wry jser Askold sunk each other, according to a cable published by | asci Satcaated a see eek made in connection with the weather re-| German cruisers are on the goast. marines by the Canadian govern ports, but owing to the declaration of neutrality by the United States, Lioyd’s agent in British Columbia ment, the British Columbia coast the London Standard), It is presumed the crews of both vessels | it may create embarrassing situations to report the passing of either| has issued a warning to British will soon be the scene of a naval t Cape Flattery, merchant vessels engagement were lost. op sce ee ipeachclih tae oiieaiereesaacil A German warship attempted a hostile movement an the | Sea Sea Trade Paralyzed French Mediterranean coast and was engaged by the French , > , | NEW YORK, A 6.—Transatlan- day with all but thetr riding lights _ fleet, at was officially announced i in Paris today __|tic liners are plying the seas todayextinguished. ‘The Ancona, the with a big risk of capture, for Ger-| Venezia and the Pannoaia all came 9 man, French and British cruisers | |1n under cover of darkness are lurking off the American coast) he British ship Etonian, bound SENG a il QoNjav Jin the North Atlant vaiting the|for Antwerp, returned today. She opportunity to pounce’ on any for-|retraced her course after learning eign craft that crosses their paths.|by wireless of the war. Denoting a keen eagerness to/ The number of vessels traveling be-| a: [participate In the world war and) tween Hurope and America is rapid |BOY SCOUTS CATCH | manifesting Japan's desire to wrest |iy decreasing because of the big| ’ from Germany territory in the Ori-| sig; Involved SPIES; THEY’RE SHOT Next time I go traveling I'm mol to tte a Junch trom ne ag Pe an ig Mada ri octet to-| “The Olympic, of the W) bite Star} BRUSSELS, Aug. 6.—Several less I lose the herve with which I hope I have steeled myse a day from Tokio by the North Amer-|iine, and the Hamburg-American| German sples were captured as the | never pay my bill in the Pullman diner without feeling rebellious. For WASHINGTON, Aug. ~— Jal? tis been in pase cone ican Times of Seattle, a Japanese} pner Pring Bitel Friedri entered| result of Belgian boy scouts’ ac- years 1 have nursed insurrecto feelings, and now 1 am ready to de-| Mrs, Woodrow Wilson, first | tion regarding the ca - Bet daly. New York harbor before dawn to-'tivity. They were ordered shot, clare war against the sky-high prices in the dining car and carry my lady of the land, wife of Presi feat a 8. > Ay! pee ; “The Japanese public acknowl} — ie he af | Dr, homas rown 0! ohns ‘OD-\ edges war as inevitable,” the dis own lunch Hop-| edg : | Now several of the poor, suffering railroads have given the jackscrew. dent Wilson, ie dying of {kins hospital, Baltimore; Dr, B. P.| patches read, “and even welcomes | another twist and added ten cents extra for a nibble of bread, ‘That's Bright's disease this afternoon, | Davis of Philadelphia and Dr. F. X. }jt Hnigland has as ced Japan to as When you buy Star war extras, you get the straw which breaks the camel's) back, so far ax I am concerned according to a bulletin issued ercum of Philadelphia, sist her in the Orient. Japan, as ‘The dollar dinner-—and who ever got off with less than a dollar meal by Dr. Grayson, the president's For the last week she has been|pritish ally, bound by AngloJap your money’s worth. This newspaper does not, on a “diner?"—18 to be $1.25 physician, at 3:30 p. m. No [conscious only at ag ghana anaes “teal, AA. Aerie. ta ait) and will not, issue any “fluke” extras. There “No of in pr ar,” they y N w de it tra Is held t that she will called constantly for he spand, | neland t drive vermany from; elers sie et Ae Garam ai aire R art ed ah EE i night. The presl- Three weeks ago the patient /the far Bast. The Japanese pub-|f| will be no midnight or early morning extras un- If, instead of so much fuss, pomp and show, you could get plain dent and her daughters are at seemed to rally pe teeta be is ies to hare a sfoloe in less news develops of tremendous importance. food nea orved 4 ot e than three to five times the home cost, M Wilson's bedside. 4 nurse, was alle to wa ne he | this great big world question anc brie pani coddinnt “arh Ge enti tk earring Yt pate 5 De Cary T. Grayson, President| White House grounds. Then Presi-|to guard Japan's interests when |’ And Star extras—REMEMBER THIS—cost you Some day a railroad genius will plan to feed the day coaches in | Wilson’s physician and naval aide, }dent Wilson urged her to seek a|peace shall be restored. Prepara only one cent. Do not pay more. stead of the Pullmans, the diners will do a smashing busine then has been in almost constant attend: | voler climate, but she declined to} tions to participate in the Buro: ance. lave him, ipean war are completed in Japan,” ed the Milwaukee is to protect American interests in| Looks like rain—feels we wish it would rain, and Mr. Salisbury thinks it will rain ~ GERMAN , |ARMIES | | | | fortifications. The Germans used }burned the villages. IGHT EDITION like rain BULLETIN BRUSSELS, Aug. 6. —Two forts, outlying Liege’s main fortifica- tions were evacuated by the Belgians this after- noon as the battle with the Germans grew hot- ter. The Germans had secured the Belgian range and their fire was becoming frightfully ef- fective. BRUSSELS, Aug. 6. —The real battle of Liege started at dawn today. It still raged this afternoon. At that the advantage gained in Wednesday's — fighting. The Germans had been heav- ily reinforced. About 100,000 were pressing the attack. It was reported the Germa! crown prince was in command, with several of the highest officers” of the kaiser's genera! staff as his advisers. German Losses Terrific The German attack was directed against the entire line of the Liege © the newest type of Krupp cannon, | but the Belgian artillery was hold- |ing its own. The Teutonic losses were enor- mous. It was known positively that their casualties approscaeay 10,000, Still fighting behind strong de fenses, the Belgians were suffers ing comparatively little. * Aviators Direct Fire * Belgian aviators hovered over the German lines, signaling to Belgian artillerymen how to di their fire, with the result that near ly every shell burst just where the Kaiser's soldiers were thickest. _ eee ‘ France Saved by Stubborn Stand of Belgian Army PARIS, Aug. 6.—After the brik liant showing made by the Belgian troops in repulsing the German in- vaders on their way across Belgian | territory toward the French fron. ” tier, military authorities expressed the opinion today that France is © safe against attack from that quar ter. The Belgians, they said, would quickly be reinforced by French and English bodies. Surprises French Officers French officers said the desper- ate and effective resistance put up by the Relgians, whose army has never been considered particularly | well trained, against the crack Ger man troops, surprised them Three German army corps took part in the invasion All three were driven back with navy losses, The corps which entered by way of Eysden was sent staggering back across the Dutch frontier, Two regiments of its cavalry had ~@ actually succeeded in getting across the Meuse at Liers, but both were practically wiped out by the firing igian fort there. Gen. von Emmich had charge 6 the German invasion, Gen, Linaer of the are defense. (Germans Driven Back All Along Line By Russians ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 6.--The |German forces which invaded Rus- ~ |Sian territory directly after the ‘Kaiser's declaration of hostilities | were falling back all along the line today before a genera! Russian ad-— retreated they