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The French Officially Report
doned Sarrebourg Brussels Dispatch Says Liege
forts Are Stffi Intact and German Move
ment Toward Capital Checked.
ID IMPORTAN
More Than One Hundred Thousand British Soldiers Have
Landed in Belgium and France and Are Rapidly Near
ing Scene of Hostilities Desultory Firing Has
Taken Place Between Scout Cruisers of
Navies in The North Sea.
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of the vast German and allied armies opposing each other.
The French officially report that the Germans have aband
oned barrebourg. The Liege forts are said still to be intact
and a Brussels dispatch says the German movement towards
the Belgian center seems to have been checked.
'The French troops are in contact with the Germans, but
there is no important engagement to report," said an official
announcement of the French embassy at London.
A British expeditionary force numbering more than 100,
ooo has landed at French and Belgian ports and doubtless
is well on its way to form a junction with its allies.
A significant statement is issued by the British official
press bureau to the effect that desultory fighting has occurr
ed between the British patrolling squadrons and flotillas and
German reconnoitering cruisers.
"A certain liveliness is apparent in the Southern area of
the North sea," the statement adds.
There are rumors of a naval engagement about 100 miles
off Harwich in the North sea,
- In a stirring message to the troops, King George says:
"Duty is your watchword and I know your duty will be
nobly done."
An American corps has been organized in Paris and sev
eral American airators have offered the government their
aeroplanes. There is some question whether this offer will
te accepted because of possible international complications.
To set at rest reports of casualties in the British army the
official bureau declared that there have been no casualties.
A Rome dispatch gives a report from Vienna that the
Austrian cruiser Zenta has been sunk.
Count Okuma, the Japanese minister, declares it is Japan's
intention to eliminate from China the root of German in
fluence. ,
BELGIANS REPORTED TO
HAVE DYNAMITED
FORTS.
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Rotterdam (via London, 4:10
JL a at Alienist 19. It is assert
& here that the forts at Liege
JL . -cre dynamited by Belgians af
m vr they had been evacuated, the
j -inn of the Belgians being due
4 the arrival of Germany's heavy
V- '-"-".or. or batteries.
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LOXDOX LITTLE EXCITED.
0r ws That British Troops Are in
France England Determined.
-"4nn, Aug. 18. London displayed
. excitement when it became
kr- r British troops were in France.
ere no crowds around tne dui-.-ni
no rush for newspapers,
'as a stolid, repressed, earnest
n parks where recruits drill
the barracks where trained sol
"o through evolutions,
rneral routine is little disturb
r t for the unceasing movement
th streets of troops, aramuni-
:ns and hospital corps. Tailors
iU-rs are rushed with busi
r si en "Swords and bayonets
appears in the cutlers'
No women weep sis tne
"Part.
'ic at music halls and the
' 'as no diminution and many
sponfl afternoons or even
play houses.
Utiles the "Waves," the
;iiso," and the Russian Na
!tiiem are played by orches-
auriiences standing.
Highlander regiment went
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a
trf-
iie Strand, its band played
'-T'- -s Through Georgia."
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verted
' -riTais and newspaper depart-
- s ..acr the bead of "Whit Wo-j
That the Germans Have Aban
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T ENGAGEMENT HAS TAKEN Y '&
men Can Do" or some similar caption
are the busiest.
Signs are posted that Earl Kitche
ner, Secretary of War, needs 100,000
men for three years or to the close of
the war.
There has been some protest against
German and Austrian waiters at the
hotels and restaurants. One newspa
per protests against excessive forbear
ance, as instanced by a crowd at the
railway station on the departure of
the Austrian ambassador singing
"Deutschland, Deutschland Ueber Al
les." The stock exchange is closed and the
city is quiet. Clerks are carrying ri
fles and cartridges in their belts.
Large business houses announce that
places will be kept for those who en
list. The newspapers are proud of the ef
fective manner in which they kept se
cret the movement of troops of which
much has been surmised, but little
known.
The seaside faces a ruined season
and the hotels dread the return of
Americans, for they would not be able
to accommodate them. Food prices
are lower, with the exception of su
gar, which comes from ; Austria and
Germany.
The Nottingham lace factories are
at a standstill but the ship yards are
unusually busy and the development
board is spending $15,000,000 on roads
and other improvements.
KITCHENER ADVISES TROOPS
British Field Marshal Instructs Them
in Behavior While in Europe.
London, August 18. Field Marshal
Earl Kitchener's" solierly- homily to the
British expeditionary forces which he
distributed before the departure from
English shores with directions .that
each man keep it in his activeser
vice pay book, was as follows:
"You are ordered abroad as a soldier
of the king to help our French com
rades against the invasion of a com-
jauco
mon enemy.
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RELIEF BOARD
IS
PLANS
To Bring Home War-Marooned
Americans in Europe
TRANSPORTS MADE FIT
Offer of Liner by the German Govern
ment Has Not Yet Been Accepted.
No Answers to Suggestions
Recently Made. ,
"Washington, Aug. IS. American
diplomatic officials in Germany, Swit
zerland and Austria were instructed
tonight to begin immediate negotia
tions for the .transfer of all Americans
in those countries who need assistance
to France and England. This action
followed a long conference between
Secretary of War Garrison and Assist
ant Secretary Phillips of the State De
partment. Dispatches to the department to
night reported that all of the English
line vessels were sailing and that it
was possible to bring all Americans
desiring transportation to the United
States. From France it was announc
ed that steamship companies were re
suming operations.
Secretary Garrison said he had been
assured by officials of the Internation
al Mercantile & Marine Company that
their vessels could return 21,300 Amer
icans with first or second class accom
modations to the United States by Oc
tober 3rd. The Cunard Company, the
Secretary said, would provide similar
transportation by October 3rd for
more than 10,000 passengers.
"It is.,possible.ao5t to, bring-back all
Americans in England" and France" and
those who can get to these countries
by October 3rd," Mr. Garrison said.
"Our task now is to get transporta
tion for the refugees in other coun
tries to France and England or some
neutral port."
Relief Board Busy.
"Washington, Aug. 18. Perfection of
plans to bring war-marooned Ameri
cans out of Europe occupied the gov
ernment relief board today. Orders
for outfitting any transports for relief
voyages stand, but for the present
there will be no acceptance of Ger
many's offer of liners to be put tem
porarily under the American flag.
The State Department had received
no replies to its suggestion to nations
at war that liners chartered for refu
gees be recognized as neutral. Belief
was expressed, however, that favorable
replies soon will be forthcoming.
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin cabled
there were about 9,000 Americas there
who wanted to return home imme
diately. "With transportation condi
tions from English ports steadily im
proving, Americ?.n government officials
probably will concentrate their efforts
toward providing ships for refugees in
Germany, Switzerland, Austria and
Mediterranean ports.
The American Red Cross announced
it hoped to dispatch its relief expedi
tion to Europe within the next ten
days. A joint resolution authorizing
admittance to American registry of
foreign-built ships for use of the Red
Cross was passed by Congress today.
President Wilson today ordered con
sular officers to issue emergency pass
ports to needy Americans abroad
without fees.
SEEK WAYS AND MEAN'S.
Americans Continue to Besiege Con
sulate at Genoa Aid Received.
j Genoa, Italy, via Paris, Aug. 18.
! An increasing number of Americans
continue to besiege the Arrierican con
I sulate here, seeking information as to
ways and means of returning home.
John Edward Jones, the consul gen
eral, has been compelled to receive his
callers collectively. He takes his stand
upon a platform from which he an
nounces what arrangements have been
made and gives particulars regarding
steamers' sailings, the changing 'of
money and other matters.
Americas who, under the circum
stances, are unable to pay their bills
are helped by Mr. Jones from the small
fund placed at his disposal by a few
generous countrymen.
The consul general, expects that teh
thousand or more Americans will have
embarked here for home by the end
of August.
BRECKESfRIDGE AT FALMOUTH.
Assistant Secretary of War Thanks
Mayor for Hospitality Shown.
Falmouth, England, August 18.
Henry S. Breckenridge, American as
sistant secretary of war, was met by
the mayor of Falmouth 'on his return
here tonight from London, where' today
he was working out plans for the re
j lief of stranded Americans. Mr. Breck
j enridge thatiked the mayor or the hos
pitality Falmouth had extended Ameri-
can citizens and assured him the
j American government would repay ex
; penses that had been incurred in their
behalf.
The mayor told Mr. Breckenridge
that Falmouth had been put to con
siderable expense housing officers of
German mercantile ships brought to
port as prizes and suggested that Mr.
Breckenridge make representations to !
the German government for a refund
of the amount thus expended. Mr.
Breckenridge expressed the opinion
j that such a course would be outside his
I mission, but suggested that the mayor
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BUSY
WITH
MAY BE GERMAN PLAN OF INVADINQ FRANCE;
CAN IT BE CARRIED OUT AND PARIS TAKEN?
This map shows what is believed in many quarters to be the German plan of invading France. Three armies
are being hurled against the French, British and Belgian allies. One entered Belgium and encountered the
troops of the little country at Liege." The second enters through Luxemburg, according to the plan, and the third
near Espinal. The objective point is Paris. As you read the day's news from the war, follow the events here. Get
this general plan of invasion well in your mind, locating the strategic points, and then the great mass of reports
and rumors from the seat of war can be sifted much more intelligently; whether the Germans follow this plan
of campaign or nofc. j 1
IMPROVEMENT IN
M0NEYJI1UATION
Indicated by Increased Activity
in Foreign Exchange
MARKET NOT TO REOPEN
Liverpool Cotton Traders Willing; to
Shift Their Interests to December
Number of Contracts Are
Transferred.
New York, August IS. More activ
ity was noted in foreign exchange to
day than at any time since the war
began. This was accepted as evidence
of further improvement in the general
financial situation. Rates were firmer,
however, because much of the recent
accumulations had been disposed of.
Domestic monetary operations also
were more numerous, many loans be
ing placed by local banks for interior
institutions attracted by the prevailing
high rates.
Little ground for encouragement was
offered by the official weather report,
which told of increasing deterioration
to corn in States west of the Missis
sippi because of continued drought. In
fact, it is now generally recognized
that all cereals except winter wheat
have suffered severe reverses since the
official July report. This change found
reflection in a sensational advance for
September wheat in Chicago today.
The committee which has been di
recting the affairs of the Stock Ex
change during its enforced suspension
is authority for the statement that the
position of its members is inherently
sound. This has given rise to rumors
of an early reopening, all of which
prove to have no foundation in fact.
The exchange, it is declared, will not
attempt to do any business except for
cash, so long as the British morato
rium remains effective.
Shift Interest to December.
A cable received by the New York
Cotton Exchange announced that prac
tically all the members of the Liver
pool traders were willing to shift their
interests here to December and it was
reported a large number of contracts
held for both foreign and domestic ac
count had already been transferred
while a meeting has now been called of
all houses whose clients deal with
American mills presumably to discuss
further plans for the reduction of old
commitments.
Meanwhile crop reports show some
improvement, today's semi-monthly
statement by a prominent local au
thority making the condition 7S.3
against 78 per cent, two weeks ago,
while the summary of the weekly
weather report was also considered
generally favorable.
Liverpool reported a decline of 30
points in the spot quotation of 6.20d
for American middling and quoted
January-February 22 points lower at
5.90d while the market at Augusta,
was l-4c lower at 10 3-4c for old and
9 3-4c for new crop cotton and the
local spot market was nominal in the
absence of transactions. Japan was
reported a buyer in the Southwest but
domestic mills are still said to be buy
ing only in small scattering lots.
1.QER.MAH IhFAhTRY 2L. FRENCH CAVALRX)
PRESIDENT
TO AMERICAN PEOPLE
Wilson Urges Them to Remain Neutral in Thought as Well
as Action "During These Days That Are to Try Men's
Souls" Determined to Take No Part in The
German-Japanese Dispute and Resents Ef
forts Made to Embroil United States
Washington, August 18. Addressing
the American people, President Wil
son today issued , a statement in con
nection with the European war, warn
ing citizens of the United States
against "that deepest, most subtle,
most essential breach of neutrality
which may spring out of partisanship,
out of passionately taking sides."
The President pleaded that the Unit
ed States be "neutral in fact as well
as in name during these days that are
to try men's souls."
"We must be impartial in thought as
well as in action," he said, "but put a
curb upon our sentiments as well as
upon every transaction that might be
construed as a preference of one party
to the struggle before another."
Officials close to the President made
it clear that he has fully determined
to take no part in the disputes be
tween Japan and Germany over the sit
uation in the Far East. While that
controversy was not specifically re
ferred to in the President's statement,
it became known that he is resentful
of efforts he believes are being made
to embroil the United States in it.
The President's statement follows:
The President's Appeal.
"My Fellow Countrymen:
"I suppose that every thoughtful man
in America has asked himself during
these last troubled weeks what influ
ence the European war may exert upon
the United States, and I take the liberty
of addressing a few words to you in
order to point out that it is entirely
within our own choice what its ef
fects upon us will be and to urge
very earnestly upon you the sort of
speech and conduct which will best
safeguard the Nation against distress
and disaster.
"The effect of the war upon the Unit
ed States will depend upon what Amer
ican citizens say and do. Every man
who really loves America will act and
speak in the true spirit of neutrality,
which is the spirit of impartiality
and fairness, and friendliness to all
concerned. The spirit of the nation
in this critical matter will be deter
mined largely by what individuals and
society and those gathered in public
meetings do and say, upon what news
papers and magazines contain, upon
what our ministers utter in their pul
pits and men proclaim as their opinions
on the streets.
"The people of the United States are
drawn from many nations and chiefly
from the nations now at war. It is
natural and inevitable that there
should be the utmost variety of sym
pathy and desire among them with
regard to the issues and circumstance
of the conflict. Some will wish one
nation, others another, to succeed in
the momentous struggle. It will be
easy to excite passion and difficult to
allay it. Those responsible for ex
citing it will assume a heavy respon
sibility, a responsibility for no less
& thing than that the people of the
United States, whose love of their
APPEALS
country and whose loyalty to its gov
ernment should unite them as Ameri
cans all, bound in honor and affection
to think first of her and her interests,
may be divided in camps of hostile
opinions, hot against each other, in
volved in the war itself in impulse
and opinion if not in action.
Fatal to Peace of Mind.
"Such diversion amongst us would
be fatal to our peace of mind, and
might seriously stand in the way of
the proper performance of our duty
as the one great nation at peace, the
one people holding itself ready to play
a part of impartial mediation and speak
the counsels of peace and accommoda
tion, not as a partisan but as a friend.
"I venture therefore, my fellow
countrymen to speak a solemn word
of warning to you against that deep
est, most subtle, most essential
breach of neutrality which may spring
out of partisanship, out of passionate
ly taking sides. The United States
must be neutral in fact as well as in
name during these days that are to
try men's souls. We must be impar
tial in thought as well as in action,
must put a curb upon our sentiments
as well as upon every transaction that
might be construed as a preference of
one party to the struggle before an
other. "My thought is of America. I am
speaking, I feel sure, the earnest wish
and purpose of every thoughtful
American that this great country of
ours, which is, of course, the first in
our thoughts, and in our hearts, should
show herself in this time of peculiar
trial a nation fit beyond others to ex
hibit the fine poise of undisturbed
judgment, the dignity of self-control,
the efficiency of dispassionate action;
a nation that neither sits in judgment
upon others, nor is disturbed in her
own counsels, and which keeps herself
'fit and free' to do what is honest and
disinterested and truly serviceable for
the peace of the world.
"Shall we not resolve to put upon
ourselves the restraint which will
bring to our people the happiness and
the great and lasting influence for
peace we covet for them?"
Is Deeply Concerned.
The President is understood to be
deeply concerned because naturalized
Americans who came from the belli
gerent nations have taken sides in pub
lic discussions of the war. On pre
vious occasions he has publicly spoken
against what he termed "hyphenated
Americans," declaring that citizens of
the United States should be Americans
only not Irish-Americans, German
Americans, or other classifications of
the sort. That feeling is understood
to have prompted his statement to
day. German Charge Comments.
Haniel von Haim Hausen, charge of
the Germany embassy here, comment
ing tonight on the President's appeal
to Americans for absolute neutrality
toward the European conflict, said:
"I suppose one of the President's
reasons was the anti-German feeling
which has been shown in some of the
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WAR WITH MEXICO
NARROWLY AVERTED
As Recently as a Fortnight Ago
Action Urged.
BUT WILSON STOOD FIRM
It Is Reported That Majority of Cabi
net' Urged Sending; of Troops to
Mexico City When Carranza
Rejected Peace.
Washington, August IS. Just how
close the United States came to being:"
involved in a war with Mexico as re
cently as a fortnight ago was revealed
today by high officials of the adminis
tration. When General Carranza abruptly re-
jected the overtures of the peace en
voys sent by Provisional President
Carbajal and at the same time ignored
diplomatic efforts of the American gov
ernment to bring about a peaceful en
try of the Constitutionalists into Mei
ico City, drastic measures were urged
upon President Wilson.
Many members of the Cabinet, It Is
said a majority, urged sending Ameri
can troops from Vera Cruz to the Mex
ican capital to prevent anarchy then
expected to follow from the failure of
the Carbajal government and the Con
stitutionalists to reach an agreement.
President Wilson, however, firmly re
sisted all pressure, arguing that send
ing of American troops to Mexico City
probably would mean war with tha
Constitutionalists. A few days later
overtures came from the Carbajal gov
ernment to the effect that if Ameri
can troops would come to preserve
order they would be assisted. Other
promises were made the United States
was to be given a coaling station In
Magdalena Bay, the Chamizal claims
were to be adjusted and many other
things of particular interest to the
American government were to be ar
ranged. Wilson Stood Firm.
The President rejected all approaches
believing the Constitutionalists them
selves Would maintain order. He gave
his attention instead to the possible
split between Villa and Carranza and
renewed efforts to harmonize the lead
ers. To carry out this purpose the Presi
dent sent a personal friend, Paul Full
er, a New York lawyer, to see both
Villa and Carranza.
Mr. Fuller saw the President and Mr.
Bryan secretly In Washington and has
just arrived at Villa's headquarters
where he is co-operating with George
C. Carothers, American consular
agent, in urging Villa to join witlv Car
ranza in maintaining peace in Mexico.
Announcement of the fact that Mr.
Fuller had gone to see Villa was made
by Secretary Bryan today.
White House officials said Mr. Fuller
went to Mexico merely to gather in
formation for the administration. It
was reported in some quarters that Mr.
Fuller was sent to familiarize himself
with cinditions and that he eventually
might be named American ambassador
to Mexico.
PERFECT ORDER MAINTAINED.
Everything Is Quiet at Mexico City
Prepare to Receive Cnrranra.
Mexico City, August 18. Perfect or
der has been maintained in the capital
since the Constitutionalist occupation.
The authorities are overlooking no op
portunity to make peaceful ends se
cure. The call for the delivery with
in eight days of arms in the possession
of the capital's inhabitants is meeting
with general acquiescence.
It was decided today to search pas
senger and freight trains leaving the
capital to guard against the shipment
of arms to outside districts. Passenger
and freight traffic therefore, was sus
pended pending the drawing up of reg
ulations for the search. It is expected
that trains will move again tomor
row. Incoming trains were not affect
ed. General Carranza's headquarters Is
being moved to the outskirts of the
city in preparation for his triumphal
entry Thursday.
VIRGINIA-WEST VIRGINIA
CONTROVERSY REOPENED.
Hearing Being Held at Richmond Will
Last for Several Days.
Richmond, Va., August 18. Argu
ment was heard by Special Master Lit
tlefleld today in the Virginia-West
Virginia debt litigation. Counsel for
Virginia proposed that computations as
to interest should be made from June
1,1863, when West Virginia was recog
nized as a State. West Virginia claim
ed that it should be dated from Jan
uary 1, 1861, before the opening of
hostilities or1 the secession of Virginia.
West Virginia is claiming offsets of ap
proximately $.4000,000 claiming that
Virginia owned valuable railway se
curities before the war which securi
ties were retained by Virginia at the
time of separation and which later
lost their value because of war condi
tions. The argument will continue
several days.
ATTACK SECTIONS OF THE
CLAYTON AMI-TIUST RILL.
Oppose Clanse Referring; to I.nhiir and
Agricultural Organizations.
Washington, Aug. IX. An nttack by
Senators i'omerene and r?or;ih on the
sections of the Clayton anti-trust bill
exempting labor and agricultural or
ganizations from the operation of the
anti-trust laws marked consideration
of the bill today by the Senate.
The Senate agreed to the Judiciary
committee's amendment making dis
solution decrees gained by the govern
ment against a trust "prtma facie" ev
idence in subsequent suits by private
parties for damages. The House bill
made such decrees "conclusive" evl
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