The evening world. Newspaper, August 6, 1914, Page 2

may ap the range with a gun especially designed for aeroplanes. the Herve plateau just a little way from the fortress. discouraged the Germans, and their aeroplanes kept above the German lines. after it had killed 150 German Uhlans. . a The Germans are attacking along the entire line of forts fronting Liege. and an enormous number of them are already in action. several Germans fired into the crowd. Four German steamers in the port were seized > to-day by the Belgian authorities. German and British Ships Clash in North Sea LONDON, Ayg. 6.—English and German cruisers have clashed in the North Sea, ‘but so far as can be learned no real fighting has taken place excepting that already re- ported in which each belligerent lost a mine-laying ship. Bi 5 German wounded are in the hospital at Harwich, having been rescued from the » water by the Amphion after the Koenigin Luise was sunk. a All coast points report firing at sea, but the experts of the Admiralty say it is un- * ‘doubtedly running fights between destroyers and scouting craft. The Amphion was hit ' byashell from the German steamer when she sunk the Luise and had her batteries My slightly damaged. The third torpedo flotilla is the only one so far known to have been ee oaignees i . British warships are confining their activities to keeping the German fleet bottled tip around Kiel. The only German vessels so far seen have been torpedo boats, destroyers and mine layers. ‘} _ .Adespatch from the Canary Islands says a British squadron has sunk one German ctuiser, the name of which is not given, and has captured another which is being con- voyed to Gibraltar. The Hull fishing fleet has made port reporting that it sighted no German warships. : Dr. Hans Plehn, London correspondent of Wolff's Telegraphic Bureau, the German semi-official news agency, was arrested here this morning. : The Daily Mail correspondent cables that the German cruiser Emden and the cruiser Askold fought off Wei Hai Wei, China, this afternoon. Both cruisers are ported by the correspondent to have been sunk. . esihe ‘Russ man merchantmen have been captured by rt authorities. The Admiralty has received a report that British destroyers torpedoed and sunk the British warship or seized by British -Italy Defies Kaiser and Remains Neutral. ROME, Aug. 6.—The Italian Foreign Office has sent a cable to the British Foreign in which Italy’s position in the present war is announced to be one of strict trality. Great Britain has been informed that her declaration of war does not alter *s resolution not to participate in the war. ; This announcement means the breaking up of the Triple Alliance. It is expected it Germany will declare war on Italy, and if this is done Italy will immediately declare on Austria and will proceed to attack with both her army and navy, as the anti- istrian feeling is growing throughout Italy. :-- The Tribuna publishes a report to-day that the German cruisers Goeben and Bres- i, which were reported to have been captured by the French, have arrived at San Sal- pre, near Messina, Sicily. One of the German officers in an interview said that while the Breslau was ling the French naval station at Bona, Algeria, sinking ships in the harbor and istroying the castle and some houses, the Goeben bombarded Philippeville, further along coast. He added that the two cruisers were subsequently pursued by a British ghting *Z g Along the French Frontier PARIS, August 6.— Fighting continues all along the Franco-German: frontier. puting parties in force are meeting everywhere. Nancy is reported filled with German es Mey Outer line of forts, although there are many in the six mile strip inside of the frontier line. ‘top speed. There were no French casualties. The Admiralty has advices that a German warship which attempted a hostile ench fleet. No details are obtainable. 3 French torpedo craft from Bizerta to-day captured the German tank steamer Czar icholai Il. with 2,000 tons of oil. hone, France. automobile. day by a French destroyer. 3 / attacking the forts at Sveaborg, at the entrance of the Gulf of Finland. tis STRONGEST R ing to pass over the fortifications on the Herve plateau, when the Belgian gunners got A shell crashed through the envelope and the gas bag exploded, the dirigible falling acrumpled mass. Her crew of twenty-six men were killed. The wreckage landed on Then an aeroplane rose from the German position and attempted a flight over the Herve fortifications. It also was wrecked by the aero gun from the Herve fort. This A squadron of Belgian lancers, according to one report, was completely wiped out Belgian positions are being shelled at long range. Krupp guns of heavy calibre are being used ANTWERP, Belgium, Aug. 6.—During an anti-German demonstration here to-day An official statement by the Admiralty this afternoon said that seventy-five : nd French wounded and arrangements are being made to send them to hospital camps be established. The War Office claims that no hostile German force has passed the French cavalry surprised German dragoons at Noroy-le-Bourg, in the vicinity of Belfort, to-day, killing five, wounding two and capturing one. The Germans retreated at hovement against the French seacoast on the Mediterranean has been engaged by the She was on the voyage from Batoum to St. Louis du AMSTERDAM, Aug. 6.—Hundreds of German wounded are arriving at Maestricht day. Reports here from the fighting before show the German losses are extremely m heavy. Part of the wounded are being taken by the Red Cross hospital at Maestricht The big German tank steamer Czar Nicholas Il. was brought into port of Calais The German fleet which chased Russian warships into the Gulf of Finland is BRUSSELS, A 6 (Delayed) — Germany's forces suffered serious re- verses to-day In attempt to seize the Belgian railways and military roads for use in the invasion of France. The Belgian forces stood the blood test. They have crushed an entire German army corps and com- pelled it to halt to await the arrival of supporting columns, now being rushed from various points near the frontier. * Germany was surprised at the out- set. To that Belgian military leaders ascribe their wonderful victory. The Invaders did not anticipate any serious resistance. Gen. von Emmich, the Ger- man commander, realised the strength of the Belgian fortifications, but in common with his fellow German mili- tary experts he had nothing but con- tempt for the Belgians as a fighting force. And it was this feeling that con- tributed to the first defeat. GERMAN AUTOMOBILE CORPS MAKES ITS FIRET CHARGE. Crossing into Belgium at a point near Vise the Germans were attacked early Tuesday night. There was only preliminar, skirmishing until daylight. Then a German column of Uhlans, supported by an auto corps In hiv powered automobiles and others on motorcycles, charged the Bel- gians. Tho latter gave way in ac- cordance with a prearranged plan. Elated with their success the Ger- mans swept on without waiting for thelr infantry supports or for the artillery, Just In the outskirts of Vise the Belgians made their first stand, The Germans were trapped and driven back in confusion leaving several hundred dead and wounded! on the fleld, When the German reinforcements of infantry arr ed a second attack | was ordered. It was successful, as the Belgians, realizing they could not maintain thelr position, had orders! fall back toward Liege. So in-| censed . ‘.e Germans over the stubborn defense that they burned the city of \ have killed a number of non-combat. ants. An eighteen-year-old Belgian CUS? , Belgium, France and England com- » and are alleged to USSIA N Pretended to Fall Back, Then Mowed Down Germans—Fired Own Village to Check Advance—Fliers in Pistol Duel. frontier and are shooting down leserters attempting t» cross the bay Set av , a8 a result of their defeats, and fighting like mad at every step, the Germans are shooting al civilians found carrying arms, the Belgians de- clare. Citizens in many villages have been shot down in the streets. In his address to the people in formally assuming command of the army, King Albert said: “A neighbor, haughty in its strength, without the slightest Provocation has torn up the treaty bearing its signatures and has violated the territory of our fathers because we refused to for- feitour honor. It has attacked us. Seeing its independence threat- ed, thi trembled and its to the frontier, valiant soldiers in a sacred cause. I have confidence in your tena- clous courage. I greet you in the name of Belgium, a fellow citizen who is proud of you.” The anti-German feeling through- out Belgium has become intense and many German residents were arrested to-day and chargd with espionage. Every German discovered anywhere in the city is brought before the po- lice, who have considerable trouble in protecting the prisoners from attack bv the excited crowds, GERMANS IN BELGIUM PUT UNDER ARREST. The patriotic enthusiasm here ts extraordinary. Nearly all the citi- zens wear badges with the colors of bined. Thousands of women of all classes have been enrolled as Red Cross nurses and are awaiting the arrival of the wounded from the battlefields around Liege. King Albert as handed over his palace to the Rod Cross Society and the Queen will act as a nurse. Many hotels also have been trans- formed into Red Cross stations and the citizens of Brussels have given up their carriages and motor cars for the transportation of the wounded. Public subscriptions for the relief of the families of those who have fallen in tho fighting have been opened. Belgian Boy Scouts while patrolling yesterday captured a German cav- alryman and arrested two German engineers believed to be sples. girl who ot at a German officer was killed by a firing squad, The German losses in the fighting In front of Vise number 3,500 In Killed and wounded and the Belgians took 300 prisoners. BELGIAN MACHINE GUNS DO DEADLY WORK. The German advance was slow. The Belgian defenders moved slowly along the railway and the military road, At a number of points in the retreat toward Liege where the firat real Belgian stand was to be made, the Belgian army halted. When the Germans gave battle the Belgians mowed great swaths in their columns with the machine guns. While this ‘was proceeding, two regiments of Germans with an armored train had been trapped by Belgians and practi- cally annihilated with mines under the culverts in the vicinity of Spa. The Belgian army gave way until Duhain, seven miles north of Liege was reached. Here a real stand was made. The Belgian field artillery and machine guns were massed and as the Germans advanced the entire front was shelled. For firet time the aeroplane became a satisfactory instrument of war. Belgian aviators, three in number, ascended and with officers in thelr machines reconnol- tred the German position, The exact location of the German columns wae signalled from the aero- planes with the result that the accu- racy of the cannon fire dazed the in- vaders. Explosive shells fell in their midat, killing and wounding hundreds, The aviators paid particular atten- tion to the German staff officers with the result that the casualties among them were very great, The Germans sent up their alr men but they were driven off by the Belgians. FLYERS IN PISTOL DUEL HIGH IN AIR, According to one report, a Belgian aeroplane attacked a German airman. They fired revolvers at each other without effect and in their attempt to get close enough eo that the pistol shota would prove effective their ma- chines collided and fell, both men be- as killed, ‘he to-night German (Wednesday) was south of Dohain with their columns extending to Francorchamps and Stavelot, twenty- five miles away, It is understood here that an additional arm: advance corps with supporting brigades of engi- neers and artillery has been rushed from Cologne and that Crown Prince Friederich Wilhelm has started from Berlin to assume command. The ac- curacy of this lutter statement can- not be vouched for. a Estimates of the total losses vary; but the dead and wounded in the German army are numbered in the thousands and the Belgians have taken many prisoners. King Albert, in referring to the Invasion, charac- terized it as @ “monstrous crime.” French. aviators have arrived in Belgium to assist the home forces, ‘The King issued a decree to-day au- thorizing French aviators to fly any- where over Belgium ana commanding that all Germans attempting ap aerial invasion be shot. along both banks of the Meuse and| LOCAL COMMITEE BEGNS TS WORK —TOADREFUGEE Relatives of Stranded Tourists Ask Help in Person and by Letter. Steps were taken this afternoon by the Citizens’ Committee, appointed by Mayor Mitchel for the relief of New York refugees stranced in Europe. The committee was formally organ- ized for effective work, an executive committee of five to handle the funds was appointed and the Chamber of Commerce was selected as a centre of activities, Mayor Mitchel impressed on the members that their chief efforts should be concentrated on providing relief for the less fortunate refugees who will pour into the city within the next two weeks. Financial aid will be offered 4a the: meantime to the families of thowe'tourists dependent upon daily employment for a live- hood. Collector Malone announced he had just heard from the War Department that the Government is now charter- ing ships abroad to bring back Amer- ican tourists, Mr. Malone announced that all red tape will be dispensed with so that members of the committee can get ready access to the piers and board the crowded ships on their arrival. On @ resolution offered by Arch- ibald R, Watson, it was decided to notify the Secretary of War, the Sec- retary of the Treasury and the Sec- retary of State of the work to be carried on by the Committee after plans are perfected by the Executive Committee, The following were named to act on this committee: Seth Low, Chairman; Archibald R. Watson, Frank A. Vanderlip, Odgen L. Mills and Irving T. Bush. E, C, Porter was appointed necretary to the Committee of the whole, On the desk of Chairman Low were piled hundreds of letters from rela- tives of stranded tourists. In the lobby outside of President Mc- Aneny’s office where the meeting was held were a score of persons who applied directly for aasistance as soon a8 the meeting was adjourned, —— CARPET FACTORY GOES ON HALF TIME, DUE TO SCARCITY OF WOOLLENS, ‘The carpet factory of Alexander Smith & Sons, Yonkers, gave notice to-day that, beginning with next week, the ‘The Belgian officers declare upon learning they were In Belglum many of the Germans deserted, The Ger- juan consmianders have posted detach- works would be clo: days of each week. largest of its for the first three ‘hi tory is the States. T ON : FST VICTORY OF BELGIANS |BRITISH KING EATS SIMPLEST WAS WON AGANST BE OODS' FOOD AS LESSON TO PEOPLE BALT. Home Office Will Prevent Retailers From Rais- Correa Ns Mate Word (Brecial Cable Despatch to The Hrening World.) LONDON, Aug. @—London is In- tensely elated over the first day's war net from land and sea. stubborn fight being put up by Bel- glum arouses great enthusiasm and, {f possible, quickened the demand that a British expeditionary force shall be sent without delay to their assistance. The feeling here is growing much since Chancellor Lloyd- Teassuring statement on England's financial position made in the House of Commons yesterday. By Friday the money crisis will be over with the lowering of the bank rate and the issue of pound and ten | 5; shilling notes, while postal orders can also be used as currency and the) mint 1s coining more silver, of which it has a great store. The Govern- ment also is taking measures to pre- vent a rise in the prices of the neces- sarles of life and the big purveyors of food and provisions have had a consultation with the Home Secre- tary. Retailers had already begun to inflate prices, creating a panic in| many districts among small house- holders who exhausted their resources | laying In a stock of eatables. King George and Queen Mary have set an example of frugality to their subjects by ordering that nothing! but the simplest fare shall be sup- | plied to their table while the war} lasts. At the House of Commons, | the members only take shilling din-| ners, while r majority of motor car| owners are laying up their cars so as not uselessly to consume petrol. The Government {s requisitioning mo- tors, a large number already having been taken. The motorbuses are still running, but in decreased numbers, many being used for moving men and military stores in connection with the mobolization which is working out with perfect smoothness. More than thirty alleged German spies have been ‘Arrested in the past twelve hours In various parts of the country and tn one case two were suspected of planning to blow up the important line of railroad between London and the Chatham dockyard. Anti-Ger- man feeling is running high and Germans are rarely seen in public. Prince Lichnowsky, the German Ambassador, left to-day vith the es- cort of a British cruiser from Har- wich to the Hook of Holland. He looks an utterly broken man. He came here with the sincere intention of improving Anglo-German relations, but bis good will was defeated by the policy of the war lord. He and tho Princesa were very popular in so- clety and were intimate with tho As. quith household. After Prince Lich- nowsky has returned to the German Embassy yesterday with the passport given bim by Secretary Grey, Mrs. Asquith and Miss Elizabeth Asquith called at the German Embassy. The Prince had a long conversation with Mrs, Asquith in her motor. A large crowd silently watched the scene, and at the same time a weeping janitor was taking down the brass plute and double-headed German Eagle froin the Embassy door. It is now re- placed by a notice that German In- terests are in the hands of the Uni- ted States Embassy. The streets to- oy are packed with people who dulged in patriotic demonstracions rt every opportunity. Many vehicles carry combined British, French and Belgian colors, the Frenchmen wear- ing the union jacket buttons together with the tricolor, while Englishmen are returning the compliment. ‘There is a queer and touching mix- ture of enthusiasm and pathos in the scenes at the departing Continental trains taking French and Belgian reservists. The termini are packed with cheering crowds, while wives and daughters of the men leaving break down utterly and have to be led away by their friends. Every- where men in khaki are to be aun 0 The | is OOD Straight Talk: ‘k, never talk le the big virtue of LOFT ‘Special for Thureday gra eed Fam ing of 5 + ae ee LOC Let Us tempt You With These seeking to mislead ing Prices—German Prince, Who Worked Hard to Avert War, Leaves London. of London, where all big matches are layed, has been appropriated by the ‘ar Office for military » purposes, Though the direct stress of war is not yet felt in London every preparation being made to meet it when it comes. caneatiipaenas ALL FOREIGN CONSULS PLEDGE THEIR SUPPORT TO U. S. NEUTRALITY. Dudley Field Malone, Collector of the Port, thia afternoon had all the Consuls of foreign Governments In New York be- fore him in the Custom House and asked them, upon their honor, to co-operate with him in having the neutrality of the United States observed. Ali promised. He asked that th ylolation of the neutrality of the United tates, of which they might have knowl+ edge, and co-operate with the Goverm- ment in tracing any contrabrand of war that might be shipped from this port to the ports of any of the European nations at war, ——— AMERICANS IN PARIS OFFER TOENLIST FOR . WAR IN FRENCH ARMY PARIS, Aug. 6—One hundred Amert- cans offered thelr services to the French War Ofice to-day. A company has been formed and the Amerteans have asked permission to assume @ uml- form Identical with that worn by the men of Lafayette’s army America in the Revolutionary war. Gen. Victor Michel, Military Governor of Paris, has #aid that while appreciat- ing the good will of such foreigners in France ax are offering their services the French army and wish to organ @ special corps, he does not believe thal the army can ‘at present utilize volun- teer troops because the General Sta! occupied with the genoral mobili ——— ENGLISH PREMIER ASKS FOR 500,000 MORE TROOPS FOR WAR ON CONTINENT, LONDON, Aug. 6.—The House of Commons was this afternoon asked by Premier Asquith to authorise the re- crutting of 500,000 additional soldiers, It @ considered certain that the asked. for authority be srani the immediate age, at “nn ener Sency Dil, The House of Commons was war craay this afternoon and the “§ bers frantically cheared_ every, member who defen 's action in°accepting the German challenge, ALSATIAN’S BLOW FATAL TO PRUSSIAN WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Aug, ¢— tn @ quarrel following an argument as to German success in the war Gebhardt Precht, a Prussian, was knocked down by Louis Hellwig, an Alsatian, on Main street to-day, Precht'’s skull was fractured and he died at noon in the White Pisins Hospital. Hellwig was arreated, Precht was a painter, thirty-five years old, who lived with his wite and three children at Silver Lake Park Hellwig, about thirty years old, is a driver for the Standard Oil Company and his home is in Fischer avenue, The two men were ceie- brating last night when the argu- pope ae. and, neve told Police ptain Harmon, Precht repeatedly struck him. Finally he was foi to strike back and a blow in the Pg sent Precht to the sidewalk. No formal charges has been made against Heliwig, but he is held by order of Coroner Dunn. ig TANK SHIP ESCAPES BRITISH, Arrives in Key West After a Rum From Patrol Bouts, KEY WEST, Fia,, Aug. 6.—The Stand- ard Oil steamer Sioux, flying the German fag, which left Tampico July 90 with a cargo of oll for European ports, arrived here to-day, Her captain ald he had made a forced run of several hours te escape-a British warship pat Gulf of Mexico. > parole ie Everybody respects the man woman whose tongue is not twlated and goes straight to the it CANDY advertiting, and we xa ve 4 always at home to deliver the goods to back up ‘the talk. bial Me