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AGAINS
AWFUL HAVOC CREATED BY
MINE AMONG THE GERMANS
Whole Battalion Killed and 1200 Wound
ed Before the Forts of Liege Des
perate Fight:Hg Going on
GERMAN CRUISERS GO OUT,
TO MEET BRITISH WAR FLEET
Russian Navy Reported to Be Bottled Up at Hclsing-
tors German Crown Prince Reported Injured
Bulgarians Are Helping Austria
Lige, Aug. 6. (via London,
Aug. 7.) The" tenth German
army corps assisted by cavalry,
attacked Liege last night. They
crossed a zone which had been
mined, and the mines being ex
. ploded by the Belgians, a Vhole
battalion of Germans were kill
ed while 1,200 wounded were
picked up.'";". :'?. :rv:
Not a single fort has fallen
into the hands of the Germans.
Several German howitzers
have been placed in position
near Herve and large German
forces are lying in wait on the
other side of the frontier.
An attack on the village of
Cornesse was repulsed by the
Belgians.
Six Germans pretending to
be English, made their way to
the governor's office this morn
ing. They were killed. .
Brussels, via London, Aug. 7,
It is reported that the attack
on the Liege forts has been
abandoned after a three day
encounter. The German dins
ion has retired to the left of the
river Meuse. '. .',
Reports from Liege late last
night were that the forces still
were holding out under a bom
bardment of heavy shells. The
Belgian fire was working hav.
oc among the Germans.
Pris, Aug. 7. Official re
ports here today say the Ger
man troops have entered the
Belgian city of Leige, but have
not been able to take the fort
Fighting of the most violent
character took place in the
street. ..
The Belgian troops have cap
tured 27 German cannons.
London, Aug. 7. Announce
ment was made today by the
admirablty that British coast
wise shipping on the east coast
. is now safe because the British
fleet has engaged the Germans
on the high sea and the Ger
man fleet U now being chased
toward the coast of Holland.
' Wshlngton, Aug. 7. Foreign
merchant ships being convert
ed for war purposes, or carry
ing foreign reservists in org
anized manner, will not be per
mitted to clear from ports of
the United States.
Vlnston Cpcnccr Churchill,
first lori l Vim Erttish adxnir-
ST1 III 1 11 U II .
been no fighting or loss other
than had been announced officially.-This
statement ensued
on reports of a naval battle be
tween British and , German
ships, but the admiralty re
fused information. If was re
garded as significant that the
fishing fleet on the east coast
of England were given permis
sion to go out to sea. Complete
silence resign as to military
movements within Germany
and France, and it is persumed
that both armies are concen
trating for 'decisive , battles.
No hint as to where they will
come into contact has yet been
learned. ' I
Leige, Belgium was again at
tacked by German troops last
night, but was still holding out
The report of a German re
verse there was denied in a dis
patch from Berlin.
The German cruisers Goeben
and Breslau, obliged, owing to
Italian neutrality, to leave San
Salvator, Sicily, have gone out
to meet the British fleet The
commanders are said, to have
handed their wills to the Ger
man consul before departure.
A London newspaper report
says the German crown prince
has been seriously injured by
an unidentified assailant
A Finnish sea captain at
Stockholm reported the Rus
sian navy bottled up at Hel
singfors and the Russian ports
of Libau and Reval burning
after an attack by German ves
sels: , . " -
Many German vessels were
brought into English ports to
day by British cruisers.,
The Holland-Lloyd steamer
Tubantia with $2,500,000 from
South America for the Deut
sche bank in London was also
brought in.
French warships also captur
ed several German merchant
ships.
altv . today declared in the
house of commons, there had
The French premier appealed
to the women of France to
gather the wine and wheat
crops.
Tokio reports the German
Squadron at Tsing-Tau, China
hemmed in by British war ves
sels. The British tank-steamer
San Vinfrcdo, is reported de
, ASHEVILLE, N. 0., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, ; AU GUSJ
ARE
T THE
stroyed by a mine off Cuz
haven, Germany, and the Brit
ish - steamer Craigf orth was
beached near Constantinople
after contact with a mine.
; Stories of discourtesy in Ger
many to the Dowager Empress
of Russia are denied by the
German foreign office. ,,,, .
; ..Attack Described. .
' London, Aug. 7. The correspond
ent of the Daily News at Brussels
sends this dispatch, dated last nlln:
- "All the forts surrounding lilege
are Intact.
"Belgium airmen thus describe the
attack on Lieges
"After a terrible cannonade the
German Infantry approached enmasse
and reached the glacis of the forts,
where the heavy defensive guns were
unable to reach them. General Le
nian sent artillery to a point . where
the Invading Infantry could be shelled
and the Germans were swept from
their position. This occurred several
times during the day and night."
"A patrol of Uhlans performed a
remarkable exploit by riding Into the
town. liclglan officers recogbilzed
' . (Continued on page 11)
18 GERMAN IPS SUNK IS
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Dispatches Tell of Heaving Fighting and German Reverses
In North Sea Admiralty Lord Says There Has
Been Little Fighting.
London, Aug. 7. A dispatch to the
Daily News from New Castle nays a
wlrclow message was received at
South Shields reports that the Brit
ish fiot engaged the tier man high
seas fleet In a heavy battle off tlie
South IKiggrr banks.
After a general engagement along
a battle line extending for many
miles, the German fleet was beaten
back and moved In the direction of
the coast of Holland.
It Is now believed that the German
fleet la completely hemmed In the
eastern side of the North sea.
A dispatch to the Dally New from
Whitby says a ship owner Is respon
sible for the statement that nine
teen German ships were sunk or rap
tured In the battle In the- North sea
and that several British and French
vessels were sunk.
Dispatches from various porta con
firm reports that lieavy firing has
been heard In the North sea for the
past twenty-four hours.
Lowestoft, Eng., Ang. It Trawlers
returning here today report that they
had witnessed fighting In the North
sea Wednesday. A German destroyer
was fleeing from two British cruis
ers. A dense cloud of smoke from the
destroyer gave the impression tliat
she waa afire.
London, Aug. T. Except tha east
ern shore, where the German fleet Is
bottled up, all the North net Is be
lieved to be In control of British
fleets. Official ptrmisslnn consequent-
ly haa been given to fishing trawlers
to leave the Tynev llnmbrr and other
east roast fishing centers for tlie
fishing grounds. This bad been for
bidden for two oaya,
STILL
GERMAN
Washington, Aug. 7. Receipt ,
of President Wilson's offer of
good of flees has been ocknowl-
edged by some of the warring
nations in Europe but none of
the responses ' constitute any
thing. In the nature of a reply.
Officials do not know whether
it has been received in Germany. It
WAR BTJLLETmS.
St Petersburg, Aug. 7. (Via Lon
don) The Austro Hungarian ambas
sador to Russia together with 80 Ans
trians who were resident In St. Pe
tersburg,: left this morning. He Is
proceeding to Vienna by way of Swe
den and Denmark. 4 , ,
Stockholm, Aug. 7. The Dowager
Empress Maria Feodownla, has left
for Russia,' taking with her 600 refu
gees on a special train.
Cherborg, Aug. 6, (Via London,
Aug. 7;""-The- mine - layer; Pluton
captured and brought here a Gorman
merchant ship of 5,000 tons.
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' Stockholm,' Aug. 1. (Via London)
Captains of two Swedish steamers
report a Russian cruiser ashore near
Hangoe, Finland. ; ;
Constantlople, Aug. 7. (Via Lon
don) The . British steamed Craig
forth of 1,842 tons, was beached taear'
here today after striking a mine. "
Plymouth, Eng., Aug. 7. The Brit
ish light cruiser' flndictlve, today
captured the German cruiser steamer
Schlelsan of 1,320 tons, and brought
her Into this port. The SchleiBin was
on a voyage from Brisbane, Australia
to Bremen. , ,
London, Augi 7. The Holland
Lloyd steamer Fubantla, . from South
America which was brought here by
warships has $2,500,000 on . board,
part of which Is consigned to fhe
German bank of London. There arc
also several German reservists, be
sides a quantity of grain aboard the
Fubantla.
Paris. Via London,. Aug. , 7. The
minister of war announced today that
French troops have occupied Vic and
Moyenvic. small German towns In
Alsace Lorraine, Just over the border,
London, Aug. T. Winston Spencer.
Churchill, first lord of the llrltlxh ad
miralty, stated today In tlie house of
rontons that there had been no fight
Ing and no loss of any kind other
tlian tliat already ofttclally made
public
Aiart from the loss of the small
RrltlMi cruiser Ampnlon and the
German mine layer Konegin Louise
there has been no fighting and no
other 1S as far as we are aware.
"On Wednesday the flotilla of tor
petfb boat destroyers while patrolling
the upper reaches of the channel
sighted the German torpedos. They
pursued and sank one. The crew nt
120 or ISO were humanly saved by the
crews of the British destroyer. The
Amplon continued with tlie flotilla
and was on the return Journey blown
up by a mine. The Indiscriminate use
f the mines not In conformity with
the rules of war and tlie Indiscrimin
ate use of contact mines about the
seas might or course destroy not only
warships, but peaceful merchant Tea.
sels under a neutral flag and possl
bly carrying supplies to ' a neutral
country.
"This use of mines It new In war
fare and deservea the attentive con
(deration not only of those of us who
are engaged In war but of nation, of
the civilised world. The admiralty
not at all alarmed or disconcerted by
this Incident,"
The surgeon Hi charge of the Ronth
Shields hospital received a wirrlesa
mesMge hurt night aklng what ac
commodations he had for wounded.
He replied that be could take care
of 10,000
Nil
7, 1914
mM
PRESIDENT BEARING UP
BRAVELY UNDER GRIEF
IS
WILSON
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First Lady of Land Spent Her
Honeymoon In This Sec
tion of State.
LOVED LAND OF SKY
SHE OFTEN DECLARED
Probably Would Have Induced Presi
dent to Spend Vacation In
Asheville if Spared.
In the sad death yesterday after
noon In : Washington or Mrs,' yvopa-
ow Wilson, the wife of the president
of the United States, Ashevllle has
lost a warm friend. Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson, years ago, spent their honey
moon In the mountains of Western
North Carolina, having visited Ashe
vllle and other points of interest
while here. And it is more than like
ly that they would have returned
here for a stay before leaving the
White House, had Mrs.' Wilson lived.
It will be recalled by many that
when the Ashevllle delegation visited
Washington shortly after Mr. Wilson
was Inaugurated chief executive of
the nation and extended an invitation
to the Wilson family to come to the
Land of the Sky and spend their sum
mers that Mrs. Wilson and her three
daughters were especially interested.
A member of the Ashevllle delegation
which extended the invitation, this
morning recalled the fact that at the
time Mrs. Wilson spoke of the many
charms of Ashevllle and said that
personally she would like very much
to come here for her vacations. The
committee left an unique invitation.
showing scenes In and about this
city, and this was taken charge of
by Mrs. Wilson, personally.
Deep sorrow over the death of the
first lady or tne lana was expressea
on all sides this morning locally. She
being a southern woman, born In
Savannah, women of Ashevllle were
especially interested in the welfare of
Mrs. Wilson, and a number of mes
sages of sympathy over her death
were transmitted from here this
morning to Washington. Mrs. Wilson
had planned to visit the old south
before she was taken 111 and would
probably have Included Ashevllle in
her Itinerary. This trip, however, was
Indefinitely postponed when her con
dition became serious, which was In
reality some weeks ago.
There was some talk this morning
of holding a union memorial meeting
In one of the Ashevllle churches early
next week as a token of respect for
Mrs. Wilson. It Is not known for sure
whether this will be done however.
When Mrs. Harrison, wife of Presi
dent Benjamin Harrison died at the
White House years ago, memorial
services were held In many churches
throughout the land. Whether Wilson
memorial services are held In Asne
vllle or not, it is quite likely that
mention will be made of the recent
sad death and prayers offered for the
president of the United States and
his daughters In the time of their af
fliction, by local ministers of the gos
pel at the services Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were married
In June 24. 1885 and shortly after
ward came to Ashevllle for a trip.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF
ATTACK ON EMBASSY
Berlin, via London, Aug. 7. An of
nclal account of the attack on the
ttritlsh embassy by the Berlin popu
lace for which the German emperor
has already apologised to the British
ambassador, says:
'The Berlin publlo first confined
Us demonstrations to the singing of
patriotic songs and to shouting at va
rious persons were making outrageo
rlous persons who were making out
rageous gestures from the windows of
the embassy. Pome sand was thrown
upon the crowd which thereupon tore
up the mosaic pavements of the
sidewalk and bombarded the win
dows. The police Immediately cleared
th street.
Antwerp, Via London, Aug. 7.-H
It reported that the tank steamer fisn
Wllfredonf 20 ton', whhh arrived
at Hamburg from New Orleans, July
tt and waa on ber eturn vnyaa had
been destroyed b n(l -"ui-
tiavoa.
ASHFUILL
T e ,.
INVADERS
Thousands of Messages From All
the World Bear Sympathy on
Mrs. Wilson's Death
FUNERAL SERVICES
WILL BE SIMPLE
Burial Certain to Be at Rome, Ga.t
Girlhood Home of Mrs Wilson,
or at Princetoon
Washington, Aug 7. Messages
from every part of the United States
amd from abroad poured Into the
White House today bearing the sym
pathetic expressions of thousands
for President Wilson and his daugh
ters on tlie death of Mrs. Wilson.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed, but It was certain the
burial would be either at Rome, Ga..
the girlhood home of Mrs. Wilson or
at Princeton, N. J. The funeral ser
vices, will ba slnule. v .
.. Bearing up well under Ins deep
grief, the president went to his desk
today to sign a few Important papers
but returned immediately to roe
White House where the flag hung at
half mast.
, Shades at the windows were drawn
and the silent pall of death.
At the executive offices little bus
iness was transacted. Attachees and
servants, all of whom Mrs. Wilson
knew personally, made no effort to
hide their deep grief. A procession
of carriages bringing callers from
high oftlcial and diplomatic circles
passed through the White Rouse
grounds. Expressions of tenderest
svmnathv for the president were
heard. Under the heavy strain of do.
mestlo legislation, the situation at
home resulting from tlie European
-iia Th Ion, hard vlirll through
tno Mexlcan crisis, he has worked un
ceasingly. HLs knowledge for the last
three weeks that his wife was ill to
death has added Immeasureably to
that burden and yesterday afternoon
at 5 o'clock when the last faint flick
er of lire was extinguished, those who
knelt at the bedside saw him. give
wav to his grief, probably for the
first time.
The cabinet-meeting was cancelled
today and all regular engagements
for the next few days will be put off.
tho president seeing only officials with
Important business.
Definite funeral arrangements win
not be made until after the arrival of
Prof. Stockton Axson, Mrs. Wilson's
brother, now on his way to Washing
ton from Oregon. It was thought
probable at the White House that the
funeral would lie Monday at Rome.
Mrs. Wilson's father and mother are
burled there.
The president spent a comparative
ly qnlct night bn according to those
who saw him today ho was feeling a
reaction and a fuller realization of his
loss.
Special telegraph operators were
detailed to the White House to re
ceive tho flood of messages which
came from persons In every walk of
life In every state.
Most of them contained a reference
of Mrs. Wilson's regard for the un
fnrtuntae. Many praised the president
for his great bravery,
According to present arrangements
tlie regular business of the govern,
ment department will not be Inter
rupted except during the funeral. It
Is the president's desire that the pcnd
Ing trust legislation be hurried
through congress and the senate re
sumed work today. Secretary Lane.
Postmaster (iencral Burleson and
other government officials Including
Senator Kern, majority leader of the
senate, were among tlie first callers
at the White House today to offer
their sympathy. Cieorge Howe of
North Carolina, a cousin of the presl
dent, Edwin T. Brown of Atlanta,
and other relatives arrived today.
Joseph R, Wilson, brother of the
president, came from Baltimore last
nlxht. Mrs. Edward Elliott, Mrs Wil
son's only sister, cannot come to
Washington at present becanse of 111
item. She Is In California,
Tlie president sent direct word to
leaders of tlie senate and house and
heads of government department
that It waa his wish Ihst bnslness
continue and that the lowering of
flsg to the half mast be the only
public recognition of Mrs. Wilson's
death. He wa desirous that ranger?
continue In snti without lnterruv
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tion. The president also expressed the
direct desire that funeral services be ,
as simple as possible. Formal , an
nouncement accordingly was made
that the funeral services In the White
House will be strictly private. ' ' .
Mra Wilson's body was kept today .
In the room where she died,' in the
southwestern corner of the White
House of the second floor, overlook-
ing the Potomac. .
The President went Into the room .
at midnight last night and several
times today, and sat alone, . ,Ht.M .
undisturbed. Other members of the
family went in from time to time,
but even intimate friends of the fam
ily were kept out. Efforts were made
by his friends to divert the Presi
dent's mind. - -
Flowers began to arrive at the ,
White House early, and continued
throughout the day. They were sent
by people from all walks of life
Among 'messages of sympathy were
those of Cardinal Gibbons and O'Con. .
nell and many other of the clergy
and business world.
As the last hour drew . near, the
President sat on the bedside, clasp
ing Mrs., Wilson's hand while Mrs..
McAdoo, Mrs. Sayre and Miss Wil
son knelt on the floor, their eyes up
on their mothe's face. Dr. Grayson
and a nurse came and went silently
and the President looked beseeching
ly to the doctor for a sign of encour
agement. No words were spoken, .
Although Mra Wilson was uncon
scious, she smiled. Her breathing
grew fainter and fainter and Dr.
Grayson reallbed that the end waa
only a matter of minutes. Hist
thoughts semed to be communcated
to the family and they moved nearer.
At five o'clock, exactly the the t"ft
chimes of a clock could be heard
from the executive offices. As Dr.
Grayson leaned over his patient, he
realized that the end had come and .
murmured a word t the President.
Mr. Wilson's head fell forward In
silent grief, while the daughters sob
bed.
The Rev. Sylvester Beach, of Prln- :
ceton, N. J., an old friend of the Wll- ;
son family who performed the mar
riages of Mrs. McAdoo and Mrs.
Sayre, probably will officiate at the
funeral.
Brave Struggle
Mrs. Woodrowt Wilson, wife of the
president of the United States, died
at the White House at S o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Death came after
a brave struggle of months against
Bright'! disease with complications.
Hie president was completely un
nerved by the shock and his grief
was heartrenderlng He bore up well
under the strain, however, and devot
ed himself to his daughters.
- The end came while Mrs. Wilson,
waa unconscious. Her illness took a
turn for the worse shortly before 1
o'clock In the afternoon, and front
then on she gradually grew weaker.
Kneeling at the bedside at the end
were the president and their three
daughters. Dr. Cary T. Grayson, U. 8.
N and a nurse were In the room, and
just outside a door were Secretary
McAdoo, and Francis B. Sayre, Mr.
Wilson's son-in-law, and Mr. Tumulty,
his secretary.
Both houses of congress adjourned
when Mra Wilson's deatit waa an
nounced and for a brief time the
wheels of th government virtually
wer stopped.
The beginning of the end came at
10 o'clock yesterday morning, whsn
Dr. K. P. Davis of Philadelphia, who
had been railed In for consultation,
realised the time for home hA
passed. II took th; president Into
the bedroom, and there In a broken
voice told him th truth. Mr. Wilson'
far blanched, hut h bore the shofk:
well. He wss Informed the end u
a question of hour.
Mr, Wilson then took his doh,
ViT, Mrs. McAdoo, Mrs, Bay,
and Mis Margaret Wilson 1A p i,
(Continued on pag lrrsn).
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