25,000 GERMANS FALL
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naval battle has taken place between the British and tier
man fleets olT the South Dogger Banks, that nineteen tier
man vessel were sunk or captured and the remainder ot j
the German fleet was driven hack to the coast ot Holland, j
This mav be onlv another phase of the false report which
was denied by Churchill, the first lord of admiralty, in the
house of commons although many people believe the story.
Further news is being eagerly awaited.
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AUSTRIA DEFIES RUSSIA
VIENNA. Aug. 7.—Breathing defiance against the J
power of Russia the Austrian empire announced to the
world today that she is with Germany to the death and
that she alone can meet the Rusian army on the bordei
For the lirst time the Austrian government made its for
mal declaration of war against Russia this morning and
the legions ot the empire are now marching in hundreds
of thousands to enter the tray.
The enormous host will probably walk through !ser\ia
on its way to the northeast frontier where the Russians
are mobilizing in tremendous torce. In that part ot Eu
rope from this lime forward may lie looked tor one ot the
bloodiest conflicts as the armies to be pitted against each
other are simply titanic and each has almost unlimited re
sources to draw from immediately behind.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 7.—The government of the
czar received the lirst formal declaration of war by Aus
tria today and the great struggle with that nation may he
now said to have commenced in earnest. The government
announced the news of the declaration as it would have
announced some minor event for the declaration has been
momentarily expected and it was know n that Austria only
delayed it either because she wanted the odium of the act
to fall on this nation or she was waiting to he prepared to
throw her army against the Russians.
VIENNA. Aug. 7.—The Austrian war otiice officially
declared today that Austria is fully prepared to protect
the Russian frontier alone and that the hands of the Ger
man army will he left free to carry on its gigantic task to
the north. This is taken to mean that Austrian troops
w ill he dispatched into Germany to reinforce the Germans
on the Polish frontier. Two million men are said to he
under arms in this nation at the present moment and the
torce is being enlarged by the calling out of the third re
serves. If necessary every man in Austria and Hungary
capable of carry ing a gun will he summoned to the colors
and as it is the resolve of the German government to do
likewise (he whole power ol' (he Teutonic race will soon be
launched in the struggle of life and death.
The martial spirit of the people continues as high as
ever and huge crowds surrounded the palace ol the aged
Francis Joseph and cheered him to the echo last night.
The emperor is now 81 years of age and was unable to
come out to greet his people hut he sent a message ol hope
and trust that heaven would look after his soldiers in the
great ordeal which they arc about to face.
REPORT GERMANS BOTTLE RUSSIANS
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 7.—It is reported here
that the German fleet has bottled the Russians in the har
bor of Helsingfors in the gulf of Finland and that they
are now in possession of the Russian coast from Libau to
Reval. This report has given rise to the belief that the
intention of Germany is to conquer a great strip of Rus
sian territory on the Baltic and hold it as a prize of war in
case of victory. The news came this afternoon that a Rus
sian cruiser has gone agroi.nd at Hango, Finland, and
that her capture by the Germans is only a matter of hours.
The course of the war is a subject which has caused some
surprise in this part of Europe and Germany seems to be
springing something new at every turn.
mil SSKLS. Aug. 7. 'I he tub' o*
battle changed last night on the fron
tier ami Belgians are force* 1 t* look ,
in the face what promises to be dis
aster. The Germans opened tierce as*
vaults on the fortitications of Liege !
yesterday afternoon ind sweeping
onward with an impetuosity which
was positively irrosistublo tm.\ .
swarmed over two ot the principal
ports and took them* at the point of
the bayonet.
A few hours before that the Bel
gian machine guns succeeded *n re* ;
puising the besiegers with great lo*s.
The German stormers were *\mvd to
fall back before a galling lir* and
they left seventeen machine gun in
the hands of the city’s defender".
After that experience the German
troops were reformed and pr »ared
I with a thoroughness that wai ••imply
! perfect. General N on Kmmich hue
self hurried from a distant put of the
! German lines and took personal
charge of the operations before the
I city. Then came the real work ol
slaughter. The German lines .moved
up steadily and as they neared the
j forts they burst into a cheer and
| charged. It would be impossible to
| describe the slaughter that followed
I Human beings were kiUtnl like verim.
l'he Belgian troops fought with d«»>
i pe rat ion and their guns poured shot
j into the advancing host to tlu- last
I moment so that hundreds of the he
1 fiegers fell in the line of the assault
but nothing could stop the onward
i press and tin* two forts fell.
1 Wipe Out Germans
BRUSSELS. Aug. 7.—Dispatches
arriving here this morning convey the
intelligence that a Belgian force has
wiped out a force of twenty thousand
Germans who were intercepted while
they were crossing Luxemburg.
The dispatches state that a squa
dron of Belgian lancers charged the
Germans a id u'.gaged tin m baud to
hand. The long lan es of .ht horse
men gave the Belgians an advantage
and the Gormans were forced to flee
after having left hundreds dead on
the field.
The slaughter around Lt *go stdf
continues. Seldom i ns civilised war
fare been marked by such bloodshed.
The modern guns in use in both arm
ies tear jagged paths through the
ranks of besiegers and besieged alike
and men are dying by the thousands.
Burn Towns
The newspapers here accuse the
Germans of burning two towns in the
neighborhood of Liege and there i.-*
only too much reason to believe that
the stories are true although they
have not been officially confirmed. U
seems to be evident, however, that the
invaders are determined to strike ter
ror into the hearts of their enemies
| and reports are constantly coming of
| executions and destruction of proper
; ty. Many non-combatants are said to
have been executed by them in the
country around Liege. One girl of
j eighteen was executed by them with
: out mercy because she shot a German
ofticer. The cause of her shooting the
officer has not been told but it is as
I sumed that she was driven to the act
either by rage at the destruction of
ner people or by a reason more per
sonal. They shot her within a few
hours after the ollicer’s death.
Thousands of women in this city j
j are enrolling themselves in the Red
Cross corps and will proceed to ‘he
field of battle or attend the wounded
when .they are brought in. They
have entered into the work with a
spirit equal to that of the men who
are on the tiring line and all the social ;
troubles of the past are forgotten in ;
the supreme effort to repel the power- j
ful invader.
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All Germans Arrested
BRUSSELS, Aug 7.—AH the Ger
man residents of this city were placed
under arrest last night and are now in '
the military prisons to prevent them ,
from an uprising in aid of their coun- ;
trymen. The population of Belgium, 1
particularly of the i tics, is large's*
composed of Germans *i i i tha* thev
would go to 1 in* aid of tin* German
army is certain if precautions were
not taken. In the meantime Belgium
looks with longing for the time when
the British can land an army to help
it.
Belgian avia is :n gre: t numbers
arc hovering o a * the German lines
around Liege and are directing he
Belgian gunners where to direct their
shells. The directions are ?!vcn by
signals and the result has been that
the Belgian guns ha\e done frightful
execution in the ranks of the eioi y.
It must be admitted that • *'e p* o
pie see only smal' hope of ke pine out
their great lot1 unless aid .on es Iron*
outside but they are lighting to ‘he
very death and are living •;» ;o the
promise made by wing Albert that
Belgians will shed the las' dr- p of
their nlood to defend their country;
German and Russian Sunk
LONDON, Aug. 7.—The war has
now reached the orient and a lie ret*
battle has taken place in the ocean
north of China in which a German
and a Russian cruiser sank each oili
er, The (ierman cruiser, the Kmdon,
immediately after hearing of the dec
arat ion of war went after the Rus
sian cruiser Askold and opened the
attack. The two ships stood up to
each other, according to the d s
putches, and fought their heavy guns
with such terrible ellect that both
vessels were soon disabled and unable
to steam. Both refused to strike
their colors and as the cruisers went
down they continued firing to the last
Most of them are said to have been
iow ned but some escaped as the bat
io took plaee not far from the north
( lima eoast.
Lnulish .Mob Bakeries
LONDON, Aug. 7.—Lxciting scene *
.ere witnessed in tin* streets ol this
•ity last evening when crowds of wo
men mobbed the bakeries for raising
the price of bread. The effect ol 'he
increase in prices is already n aking
itself felt among the poor of this *it\
and it is feared that the continuat'on
>f the war will mean that the govern
ment will be compelled to find food
for millions of the populatk n. Oik
of the chief tasks of the government
vill, indeed, be to prevent starvation
but there is full confidence that ’he
deet will be able to keep the channel
of food supply clear at all times.
It is estimated that there are two
thousand (ierman steamers and three
thousand German sailing vessels on
the high seas at the present moment
and the warships of Great Britain are
now, no doubt, cruising all waters in
search of such rich prizes.
American Women Boycott
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—The Na
tional Housewives league has declar
ed that the women of the entire coun
try will boycott the merchants who
raise prices during the great Euro
pean war. Already there is evidence
of the attempt on the part of mer
chants in this country to take advan
tage of the war but such an attempt
may result in bad work.
Liners Dodging Cruisers
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—The Ger
man liner Brandenburg arrived in Hiis
harbor last evening after having elud
ed several cruisers on her way from
Philadelphia. Her success in making
the trip without being sighted by the
hostile vessels watching for her is re
garded as a proof that with the speed
of the vessels of the present day much
difficulty will be experienced by war
ships in coining up with an intended
prey or with the enemy.
The English liners Mauretania and
Odric have speeded into Halifax in
stead of coming to New York as they
received word that German cruisers
are watching for them on the regular
transatlantic course. The big ships
may stay in Canadian waters as a
voyage to New York at present would
be fraught with much danger.
SEATTLE, Aug. 7.—No effect has
yet been felt on the Pacific coast from
the great war. Prices remain about
normal and financial conditions have
undergone no apparent alteration al
though the people fear that the con
tinuation of the war cannot but he ac
companied by certain results all over
the world.
Too Late for Peace
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—“It is too
late for peace now. It is too late to
offer mediation. The great war must
go on to the hitter end”.
These words sum up the statements
made by the diplomats of the various
powers at Washington when they
were interviewed yesterday by \\ i!
liam Jennings Bryan, secretary of
state. The offer of mediation made '
by President Wilson was made in ac
cordance with the stipulation of the
Hague treaty and could not be con
sidered as in any way ’nterference.
Mr. Bryan followed up the offer of
the president by conferring with the
representatives of the warring pow
ers yesterday hut one and all told him
that while their countries thanked
him for his offer that offer has come
j too late and nothing is left for the
! arbitrament of the sword.
All vessels leaving the United
States have been ordered searched for
contraband of war and large numbers
! of officials have been ao;:oiided to aid
j the regular ones. The searching is
j now proceeding in every harbor.
Prices Strengthen
CHICAGO, Aug. 7.—Prices have
1 strengthened here despite the nows
that England will not safeguard cat
goes. Grain prices are also strong
and at present do not seem to be
threatened with a change. Five mil
lion pounds of meat have been order
ed from this city by England and
many more great orders are expected
to follow quickly.
SEATTLE, Aug. 7.—The cruiser
1 Milwaukee left Hremcrton last c\en
I ing on a secret mission and the
! Uremerton newspaper correspondents
! have* J>cen forbidden to send stories
about it. Not much attention would
be paid to the matter in ordinary
| times but it is now believed that the
j secrecy of the sailing points to some
j purpose connected with the war.
From F. S. to War
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—Forty ihou
I sat d citizens of foreign countries are
now stranded in this city after hav
I ing come from dilferent parts of the
| United States with the intention to
ross the Atlantic and light for their
j countries. Among them are nineteen
i thousand Austrians who came in an
j .aver to the summons issued by their
j country. Their government are una
- -
hie to supply thorn with transporta
tion and as many thousands more are
supposed to be on the way here for
the purpose also of going home to
fight the conditions may become ser
ious.
Italy (.ives Excuse
HOME, Aug. 7.—The German diplo
mats express surnrise that Germany
is regarded as tin* aggressor in the
present war. They state that this
charge was made by Italy so that she
would have some excuse for not com
ing to the side of In i’ allies in the con
flict. One and all of them declare
i hat Itussiu and I ranee forced her
hand and that she was compelled to
light in self defense. They tall
Italy’s refusal to light a breach of tin
treaty.
HKKL1N, Aug. 7. The emperor
has renewed the order of the I coo
Gross width will lx* conferred for dis
tinguished services on the field of
battle. Since the last great war the
order lias been overlooked.
itiiima -EIGHT LEon.i;
KILLED IN MiSSOI HI
Motor Speeder Hits Arkansas Pas
senger Train and Tank
Explodes
JOPLIN, Mo., Aug. 7.—ThirW peo
ple were killed when a motor speeder
ran into a Missouri-Arkansas passen
ger tram yesterday near this place.
'I lie collision caused the tank of tin
! motor to explode and to this explosion
is due the deatli of most of the vic
tims. Some of the people in the mo
tor were burned to death having been
unable to got out when tin* accident
04 currcd.
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WILL SOON REPOR'I
WASHINGTON. Aug. f>.- The rep
| rcsentatives of the western railroads
i agre e to report on their disc ussions of
i tin* questions which have recently
caused so much trouble between tln*m
and their employee's. 'I he report \ ill
! be made as soon as possible
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