The evening world. Newspaper, August 15, 1914, Page 1

Coordoge, 1914 1914, by FIRST BIG BATTLE OF WAR IS ON; ~ STARTS WITH ARTILLERY DUE! “$70,000,000 CASH OFFERED | FOR 15 BIG GERMAN LINERS TED UP IN ANERIGN PORTS ‘BROOKES LEADS | WILLIAMS IN FIGHT / FOR DAVIS CUP Promoters Plan to Use Them on Atlantic Under the Ameri- can Flag. Hamburg-American Officiais Admit They Are Consid- ering Sale of Ships. VATERLAND INCLUDED Australian Outplays American in First Two Sets of | Final Match. Fifteen steamships of the Ham- furg-American line, now in American waters, may be sold within a few days| for $20,000,000 in cash to a company which will-transfer them to American them in the South American American fi Williams won Hist third set, 10to8, FOREST HILLS, L. 1, Aug. 15- The third and final day's play for the Davis cup between Australia and tho ~| United States brought out the great- ck ATH ¢ _Sbe_ [Circulation Booke Open to All.” | Books Open to All.” I “Circulation Books Books Open to a WEATHER—Fair to-night and Sunday. NIGHT Nee tou Wete NEW YORK, SATURDAY, avGUsT 15, “1914. ‘10 PAGES PRICE ONE onnT. —— BELGIAN TROOPS IN TRENCHES IN THE WHEATFIELDS I WLSON FORMALLY OPPOSES LOAN T0 GERMAN INFANTRY PUSHES FORWARD 10. QUTFLANK BELGIANS Brussels Reports Great Artillery Duel and a Clash Between Cavalry Forces— Kaiser’s Army Believed. to Be Trying to Drive the Left Wing of the Belgian Forces Bech; on Antwerp. ; “ON TO.BRUSSELS Now, i THE ORDER FROM BERLIN |Belgian Line Extends Fr From Diest to _ FENAL | ] eluded in the list is the Vat 54,282 tons, the largest steamship in the world. Officials of the Hamburg-American jine issued a statement this afternoon 4 admitting that an offer of $20,000,000 for the ships in American waters had een received and was under coraid- eration. Thirteen of the vessels are Wed up at the docks at Hoboken and the other two are in Boston, Julius P. Meyer, Secretary of the Hamburg-gmerican line, is now in Washington in consultation with Gov- ernment officials and prominent American bankers and business men over the matter of an American m est crowd here this afternoon that ever witnessed a tennis mateh in this or any other country. Before Norman Brookes and R. Norris Williams started their mate more than 13,000 were shoe-horned in the towering stands while hundreds, after offering fabulous prices for tickets, fought to get by the en- trances, Several adventurous young- sters, unable to get the coveted tick- ets, climbed to the top of high trees behind the east stands. The deciding matches were singles between Will- lams and Brookes and McLougilin and Wilding WARRING NATIONS President Announces Stand in Answer to Inquiry of J. P. Morgan & Co, WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—President Wilson to-day formally disapproved of the plans of American bankers nate Alsace. ANS HIODEN IN WHEAT FIELDS OUNeinvses: NEGRO CONFESSES ATTACK | Near Namur, While the British and French Armies Centre. at | Gembloux—British War Office Reports That the French Domi- BRUSSELS, Aug. Aug. 15.—[United Press]—Almost continuous. cane nonading from the direction of the front indicated to-day that ‘the - i m™ nearly 200,000 tons. PS Ami Tho aristocratic Long Island sum- chant marine, Mr. aeyer, toge mer colony argued in the gsilery ben mem seid : ey ee ; | fore the play commenced, with jus . Sickel, President, and ' , . mere tennis fans whether Williams Emil Lederer, a director, hold a power ae ia and McLoughlin would succeed ‘n of attorney from the parent company preventing the Davis cup going authorizing them to dispose . the | abroad this year. : ships of op dine os Ane part ot shane Australia, with a lead of two (die eats Meaty Habe Hs on matches to one, needed only one more verse danger of cap- and. mateh to win the internati ND Becitan ov French, warships sens ee and the historic trophy and overy- one from the miilionaire enthusiasts down to the boys hoped against hope that Williams would catch up with the Hamburg-American line is in a bad way. The loss attending the idleness of a ship like the Vaterland alone ts enormous, And while the ships are! nis best game and polish off the tied up they are suffering deterioration. | warty Brookes There are many American stock-| Refore the opening match there holders in the Hamburg-American| were brilliant scenex in the hand- Line. It is possible that th with) some club house where society folk other American financiers, may form] gaye numerous luncheons y to take over the German Toward game time a lively breeze rican register. However, ernment would scrutinize the tion very carefully and would inelst that the transfer be bona fide and that there be a guarantee that the vessels involved would never be tured over again to Germany's mer- cbast marine. By the acquisition of the Hamburg- "American ships now in New York nd Boston the American merchant arine would enjoy an increase of Some of the ves- developed taking the sting out of the blazing sun much to the relief of the sun-baked gallery, At 2.15, Brookes wearing his fav- orite grey cap, followed by Williams, strolled out from the club house and lost little time getting down to prac- tlee. BROOKES'S, SERVICE FOOLED MERICAN, Brookes began serving and fooled Williams twice. He kept on and made it a love game from the American, William, putting great power in his server, lost the first point, but made eit 15 all when; Brookes netted a re- gels are already equipped for gervice and could be put into can trade without delay. are the steamships of Hamburg-American line now rican waters: (Continued on Sporting Page.) ee {THE WORLD'S GUIDE TO MAROONED AMERICANS The New York World's list of 20,000 Americans held up in Lon- don owing to the Edrogsan war has been prepared in convenient form for those who may be inter- ested. It will be sent by mail upon receipt of two cente to cover post age, or may be had at any of The World's branch offices. SETI De, wleshe’ floating loans in the United States for the benefit of ‘elligerent countries of Europe, but expressed no objections to loans made to neutral countries. A formal statement to this effect was prepared for issue through the State Department later to-day. The mention of neutral countryles in the expression from the American Gov- ernment was made because {t is un- derstood Switzerland is endeavoring to float a big loan in the United sacrifice 100,000 men a ON GIRL IN SCHOOL HOUSE Confirms sais SU oe Hina Detail of Story Told by Little Catherine Larkin, Whom He Thought Dead Until He Got in Court. States. The Swiss Charge d'Affatres had a conference with Secretary Bryan to-day but declined to discuss George Webb, the West Indian ms henge iB Pubeence: ‘ his visit. negro who enticed thirteen-year-old| )2Ursday night L was drinking in a The rejection of the proponal that|Catherine Larkin into the public school | ehusl at Rite wietock ie the eaten ene noitring toward the former city. American bankers be permitted to} at Two Hundred and Thirty-second | The float a loan for belligerent countries} street and Kingsbridge avenue on ri » Mock resulted from an inquiry made by J.| the morning of Aug. 7, assaulted her Ln ereee P, Morgan & Co, in which they stat-| and kept her hidden in a pipe vault| it was about. o'clock nL went jed that certain private interests had|in the cellar until the afternoon of} down in the yard with @ pail for some water. “I saw this girl passing on the| ther side of the street, I knew she was a pupil in the school, but I did not. know her name. I was drunk and reckless and called her over, There was no one in sight, “1 told her I had a trick canary | bird in @ room in the schoolhouse, and asked her if she wanted to seo it. She said she did. She went with me without any hesitation. I showed her | my canary bird, which T had in a approached them concerning @ poss!- ble loan to Eyance. The Morgan firm stated that no re- quest had come from jthe French Government and that the inquiry was made early to learn the attitude of the State Deparment in case euch action might follow, Secretary Bryan announced that he might make public a statement re- | specting the recent inquiry by JI. P. Morgan & Company of this Govern- Aug. 10, made a complete confession to District-Attorney Frank Martin of Bronx County this afternoon. The) confession bears out every detall of | the atory told by the little girl to her Parents and the poll The victim of the ult fm still confined to her home, at No, 5751 Broadway, but she is recovering from her injuries and the shock of her ex- | Antwerp. progress, the officials | Antwerp. h cage in my room, and when she was ment’s attitude toward a French loan. | perience. Webb knew that she was) ie ee et ain a indecent — -- to appear in Morrisania Police Court suggestion to her, “She slapped my face and started to run. I grabbed her arms, but she was very strong and I had to choke) her. She fought with all her might | and I had to choke her harder and GERMANS SEIZE FACTORY OWNED BY AMERICANS; USE IT AS A HOSITAL on Monday to identify him. He had supposed she was dead until he was arraigned in court two days ago and heard Capt. Wines of the Bronx De- tive and the Germans, Belgian and French aviators familiar with every general German assault on the Belgian line began at daybreak, , Captured German officers admit that the General Staff is willing to’ to carry the Belgian positions and to take he early fighting was reported as in the nature of a long -. artillery duel under cover of which the German infantry was being slowly moved forwgrd, entrenching as it came. This ‘early action was supplemented by the Belgian cavalry, ‘which assumed the offensive in the region between Tirlemont and au ot} Hasselt, attacking a German cavalry column which was recons In the fighting that followed the ne ara“ ne tala after xetime Germans were driven back with loss. \ so ay The German infantry is moving forward in an effort to envelop the extreme left wing of the allied army to the south by east of It is admitted that a general attack in force may already be in believing that the German objective is to penetraté the line of the allies and to drive the left wihg back on Belgians Report German ‘Losses The artillery fire of the allied army is said to have proved effece in attempts to carry the outposts at the point lof the bayonet, have been driven back in disorder, leaving me inch of the (Continued on Second Page.) + SRS tective Bureau say she was alive. herser., oy hep ahe ow mp I . dragged her downstairs and threw MEADVILLE, Pa., Aug.15.—The main| Webb's nerve broke down at 10/ herinto the pipe vault. 1 was afrail| dead behind. plant of the Spirella Corset Company, an| o'clock to-day and he notified Sheriff! she was dead. American concern, at Duesseldorf, Ger-| O'Brien that he wanted to see the| "I listened for heart beats and | many, has been setzed by the German| Diatrict-Attorney. ‘The Sheriff hur-| couldn't feel any. Then T bit her arm | | according to privie wavices reveiven ia: | fied him to Mr. Martin's office, where! to. Bhe was too Weak to resint mo | day by President W. W. Kincaid. Webb dictated a long and circum-| then. | ee stantial statement of his crime. say-| “I Aldn't snow what to do with her ooking Sor hee | ‘ : I left her there that day and night | 1 er | WINNERS AT SARATOGA. ing that his conscience troubled him] jaf tne ment diy was always somebody around) never got a 1 was drinking all, there and he wanted to relieve his mind so he could sleep, "8, haven't hold of me and began to pump me. week,” he sald, “Just when I was getting ready to' “That was my finish, I thought she “Whiskey caused all this trouble,” cook some food for her they came was dead when they found her. I am the time and was dazed. Finally Ij the schoolhouse, 1 FIRST RACE—Armament, 10 to 1, 4 to 1 and 2 to 1, firet; Mary W ren, 5 to 2 and 6, second; Arm third, Time, 1:28 1-6, i to eat, 1 was getting ready to leave| and on Monday five houra all | slept They asked me if I! glad she Is alive, and | am very sorry From that time on] for what 1 did." decided @would give her something | chance to Ko where #he was hidden,| had wronged any other childre the detectives got| said he enticed a little Mr. Martin asked him if, while’ he was connected with the school, room about three months ago, but tors of public schools be she got frightened and ran away, civil erriee lists and The crime bas aroused the people amined as to ‘ police pre n for their part irl into his! the city and also that asa’ scant \i