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FIRST EDlTIOMesperate Fighting For Possession Of Forts--FIRST EDITION! THB OAZETTB-NBTW8 HAS THB Vff' vi "' ' B H d A I I lip Apmle fcrtteSem. WEATHEB FORECAST i UNSETTLED WEATHER. VOLUME XIX. NO. 155. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 11, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS GALLANTBELGIANS GERM A N AD VANCE LIEGE FIGHTING IS CONTINUOUS Struggle for Possession of Forts Results in Terrible Scenes of Bloodshed and of Heroism. FIERCE EFFORTS MADE TO SILENCE THE FORTS Even German Officers Suffering From Hunger Without Food for Days Says Times Dispatch. London, Aug. 11. Dispatches to the Times from The Hague and to the Telegraph from Maastricht, sent un der yesterday's date agree that the struggle for possession of the forts at Liege was going on continuously and resulting in terrible scenes of bloodshed and of heroism. At noon, the dispatches say, the Germans were making fierce efforts to silence the forts nearest the city proper and the defenders were gallantly-holding out ;-agalnst almost constant bombardment. The Paris correspondent of the Ex change Telegraph company says a dispatch from Maastricht, the Nether lands, announces that the Germans occupy Tongres, a town ten miles north of Liege. The place had been abandoned by the Belgians. German engineers are engaged in constructing a second bridge across the river. A news dispatch from Belgium says that it is officially reported there that the German loat In the recent fighting was 2,000 dead; 20,000 Injur ed and 9,700 prisoners. The Standard's military correspon dent, explaining the situation at Liege, says: "The withdrawal of the Belgian mobile defense left open the space between the forts, whereupon it be came easy for the Invaders to get into town by taking advantage of the woods and hilly ground. "It is unlikely that any great por tlon of the German army has enter ed the city. A few hundred men would be sufficient to keep the civil popula tlon under control, and It would be an act of madness for the German commander to pass his entire force into what might be a trap without exit. The forts have not molested the invaders but this may be explained In two ways, namely, that their guns cannot be trained Inwards on the town or which is more Jlkely that the Belgians are unwilling to risk the destruction of their city for the sake of driving out the enemy who are powerless to retaliate." A dispatch to the Times from Charleroi, Belgium, describes the fighting of the Germans as altogether lacking In spirit Even the officers tre suffering from hunger, according to the corrtespondent, who adds that two German officers of high rank captured on the French frontier, sain they had had nothing to eat for three days. Heavy Loser. Brussels, Aug. 11. (Via London) The Germans made a desperate at tack on fort Berang, south of Liege, Bunday night and were repulsed with heavy loss. It is estimated that 100 Germans were killed within an area of half a square mile. A bridge which the Germans were crossing, was shattered by the fort which had an exact range. The Ger manr attempted the assault - with great courage. Bom of their dead were found directly In front of the barbed wire fencing that , surrounds 1 the fort It is reported that Prince William of Lippe and his son, who were killed, were charging at the head of 100 German soldiers. Their bodies were burled near the fort Spy Had nana. On of the spies arrested by Bel liana In Ostend had In his possession plana indicating the halting points of the German army on the March to Paris. According to thes Brussels was to be reached August t and Lille, rrance, August I. Military authorities here assert that the German cavalry division Wsre told oft to make a raid on Brussels With the object, it la believed, either of levying war contribution or- to captuv the city. The Germans evl tMitly reckoned on not meeting Bel glan reslstano as evidence that the German plans to ravers BelriSr, tsr LINER KROQNLAND REACHES NEW YORK GERMANS MASSING Red Star Vessel Carrying Mostly Americans Comes Under American Flag. New Tork, Aug. 11. The Red Star liner Kroonland, flying the American flag and carrying 170 first class pas sengers from Europe, mostly Ameri cans, came into port today almost slm ultaneously with the White Star liner Cedrlc (English) from Halifax. The Kroonland was immune from capture, but the Cedrlc steamed cautiously with only running lights burning. The Cedric put Into Halifax last week, interrupting her voyage from England to New York for fear of cap ture by British war vessels. The Kroonland left Antwerp August before general hostilities were be gun. : About '140 of her passengers were booked to sail by the steamers Imperator and La Province. Upon learning that these steamers would not sail these, tourists .immediately started for Antwerp. Those who took the afternoon train from Paris suc ceeded in reaching Antwerp with their baggage, while those who took the evening train were forced to leave their belongings behind. Many walked a considerable dis tance to Antwerp, so great was their anxiety to leave the country. The Cedrlc brought nearly a thou sand Americans who crowded aboard her at Liverpool July 30. The French steamer Patrica of the Fabor line from Palermo, reported that she took a southerly course and avoided all vessels steaming, as far south as latitude thirty-seven. All lights except the running lights were extinguished. No vessels was seen. The Italian steamer America, into port today from Genoa and Palermo, was spoken by a British cruiser at 6 o'clock last evening, when 180 miles east of Sandy Hook. The identity of the cruiser was not known. The steamer brought 188 first and 367 sec ond cabin passengers and 265 in the steerage. The British cruiser Essex convoyed her Into Halifax harbor and escorted her out again when she lelt there Saturday. WAR BULLETINS. Rome, Aug. II. (Via London) There Is an unconfirmed rumor that British and French warships , have captured the German emitter Gocben. On tho other hand correspondent at Alliens, report tliat the Goeben and her slitter cruiser, the Breslau, were sighted this morning rounding Cape Matapan, the southern extremity oi the More, Greece, at full speed. St Petersburg. Aug. 11. (Via Lon don) A cablegram received here to day from Ulna says six car load of German prisoner passed through that city today on their way to tne Interior of Russia. Four wounded German orilcers were taken to the Vllna hospital. Sofia. Aug. II. (Via London) Premier lUdoalavoff announced In the aobranje that Bulgaria had deter mined to observe the strictest neu trality but must take measure to re pulse any violation of her frontier. fh Hajrue. Aug. II. The royal decree published In the Official Ga sett here today proclaimed a Mate of war In the Dutch province of IJmburg. North Brabant, Secland and some part of Gelderland, outh of the liver Waal. London. Aug. 1!. A dispatrh to ... ii,.n,iu,l from HC I'Ttersburg am!! German airship was rid- . .hnt and brought to the ground near Oserwtochow, Italian Poland, on. Friday, tut 'T' " four German officials, were killed. London, Aug. II. The correspond f ik. nail Mall at Copenhagen trteraph that the export route for provision eteamer from Denmark to England ha ben reoprswo. n tm. France. Aug. 11 Between 1,000 and ,000 American who are still waiting transportation to the V ill ted Mate were expected to ahlp on the Chicago, of the American line which wa do to sail yeatrrday but delayed for tome ream not given. London, Aug. 11. According to today's Times, England is now well on with her mob ilization and has between 500,000 and 600,000 men under arms hot counting the national reserve..'.- v.:-. V- Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 11, A state of war has been proclaimed throughout Bulgaria, in order to enable the government to guard the frontiers against violations. Paris, (via. London) Aug. 11. Belgian territory, except just around and to the south of Liege, was reported today to have been thoroughly cleared of German troop3 with the exception of some Uhlans who had lost their way. ER Dutch Minister Says Holland Will Certainly Maintain Her Neutrality. London, Oug. 11. A dispatch from Brussels to the Times says It Is rumor ed that Germany Is massing large forces on the Dutch frontier. The Dutch minister to Belgium declares that whatever happened Holland would maintain her neutrality un swervingly. The Dally Mall's correspondent from Basel, Switzerland, says that the Ger man and Swiss armies are close to the border and near each other at Basel. The Germans have built barricades across all roada leading from the fron tier. The Swiss army Is massed main ly on the French frontier, but consid erable bodies of troops have been sent to Tldno 'to guard the Italian' fror tier. - . TO RELIEVE TENSION Measures Introduced in House to Improve the Cotton Situation. Washington, Aug. 11. Throe amendments to the currency tending to relieve the tension on cotton and other staples were introduced in the house today. Under them cotton and other stap'e warehouse receipts would be recogniz ed as commercial paper upon which currency could be Issued up to 75 per cent of their value. 'The limit of cur rency to be Issued on commercial pa ter would be Increased from 30 pv cent to 55 per cent and the status of state banks would be so defined so as to give them beyond question, If they Join the reserve association, the right to participate In the emergency cur rency Issue covered by the rules. The amendments were drafted by Senator Owen of the banking committee; Sen ator Smith also Introduced a Joint res olution to authorize the secretary of the treasury to limit the issue of cur rency of banks in the cotton grow' ,g states to one half of the amount to which they are entitled under .he emergency currency act the other half to be Issued direct to holder of cotton warehouse receipts. The receipts would be prescribed b ya board con sisting of secretaries of the treasury, agriculture and commerce. MARTIAL LAW MORE RIGOROUS IN PARIS Pari, Aug. 11. Martial law I be- Ing more rigorous employed In this city dally. The authorities are par ticularly anxious to prevent the es cape of Important news and frequently tap telephone wires, call on which can now be made only In French.. It wa explained that this wa necessary by the fact that suspected Germans were In the habit of telephoning In English. This Is especially Irksome to American and England. Ambassador Herrlck wa cut off today while at tempting to converse with friends. The diplomat wa more amused tflan annoyed. GERMAN FUNDS SEIZED ' AMOUNT TO $35,000,000 London, Aug. 11. A Central .News dispatch from Berlin say th funds seized In Oerman bank ar under stood to total 115,000,000, A special government commission say Germ tiiy ha sufficient food to last for ft year. Emperor William ha given 1100,010 to the German Red Croe society and a similar sum for th relief of th families of soldier killed or wounded In th fighting. DUTCH BO ft: - K BRITISH STATEMENT. H .. x:-- it London, Aug. 11. The admir t It K K K t al and war office Information i bureau this morning made its S first announcement. t About two cavalry divisions S are In the neighborhood of Ton It gres, to the north of Liege, It It It It 5 It S Three German army corps are t? still opposite Liege and other It German troops are reported to It be entrenching along tho river It Alsno. ','Tlie large German force Is It moving through the Duchy, of It Luxemburg : and Its advance It 5 It t S troops are now at the Belgian 5 frontier. , It "German cavalry patrols have It been reported near Marchlenne It and Arlon. Several individual It soldlera belonging to German pit It trols have been captured both In It It It t It France and Belgium. In all cases It they wore reported to be short It of food for both men and horses It and to have made no resistance. t It It "The British consul general at It Shanghai, china, reports that no H British vessels have been pur It sued or arrested. It "A report from The Hague, t It Holland, Indicates that the pub- t t Ho ncrvoumes -tn that oqnntrytt t has been allayed since the pub- It It lication of Great Britain's attl- It It tude respecting tho neutrality of K K the Netherlands. It "It is stated that the Germans C. lost 8,000 killed before Liege, It but tills is unconfirmed. It "A report states that the prln It 4pal Liege forts are still hold It ing out, although some of the It smaller forts have been captured It by the Germans. It "The bombardment - of the It fortifications by tho Germans is It proceeding without intermission. It On one occasion a fort apparent It ly hud been silenced, but when It German infantrymen advanced It to attack It a hail of bullet was R poured Into them so suddenly It and effectively that they retired H It with heavy loss. t t "The German attackers, who It are constantly being reinforced, It It displayed great courage, H . "It Is stated that 120,000 men K (t of tho German army aro cngag- It It ed In the attack on Liege, iicru- i It gee from that city describe the t It conditions as terrible. Many H It houses have been damaged or It burned. t "The Auslro-Hungarlan ad- It vance from Cracow, In Austrian H It Gallcia toward Kleloe In ltussian at It Polund la rcHrted to bo In pro- W It greas. At the same time the Run- t It Ulan troops are said to be ad- t t vanejng from Rovno, up the val- H It ley of tho river Styr,. towards It It Lemhurg, the Galacla capital. St "Tlie Bulgarian government l It has demanded a credit or "t t 000,000 for niouilixaiion expense i t In addition to a previous credit It of 30,OO0,000 for armaments." H lttlttttlttttttltttltltlt FRENCH RESERVISTS ALLOWED TO SAIL Montreal, Aug. 11. The erder closing the port of Montreal wa lift ed temporarily today to allow the teamshlp Boyal Edward to all with (00 French reservista aboard. The Royal Edward expect to meet French or British warship In the gulf and be convoyed acros sthe Atlantic. In England the vessel may be taken over by the British admiralty. While the port of Montreal and Quebec hav been closed a far ocean going traffic 1 concerned, this order was explained by port authori ties today as having no effect on water traffic In the liver and lake by English vessels. Brussels, Aug. 11. A secret wire lea apparatus wa discovered today concealed behind statue on the mof of a German store In this city. The antennae were shrouded with flag. A detachment of 0 Irth narae arrived here today to ftaalat In naming the wounded. Paris, Ang. 1 1. (Via Iondon Only representative of tho lYctwh preaa, who are of French nationality and not subject to military duty, and correspondent of newapa)iT pub lished In allied ronntrle wUI b al lowed to follow the operation of the Frrnrth arn according to order la- oed by the nlnlater of war today. STILh BLOCK TOWARD PARIS' AUSTRIAN REIT Italy Has Demanded Explana tion of Bombardment of Italian Concern. London, Aug. 11. According to the correspondent, at Rome of the Morn ing Post, the relations between Italy and Australia are becoming more strained. Italy has demanded an ex planation of the bombardment of the establishment of the Puglia company at Antlvari, Montenegro, over whih the Italian flag floats and in which there were Italians. The economic effects of the war al ready are severely felt in Italy. Trvin service has been reduced, to save coal, of necessity. ' There is a scarcity of the smaller denominations of money everywhere. The mayor of Rome has Issued a list of maximum prices which may be charged for food. NORTH CAROLINA GETS him ww ny Total of $2,000,000 to Be Dis tributed for Purchase of Military Supplies. Washington, Aug. 11. Announce ment was made by the war depart ment today that out of the total of 12,000,000 annually appropriated by congress for apportionment among the streets for the purchase of sup plies and ammunition under the mili tia law, $1,599,362 has been set aside by the secretary of war for that pur chase during the fiscal year 1915. The remainder amounting to 1400,637, has been reserved for special allotment from time to time at the discretion of the secretary. The amounts allotted for the South Atlantic states for the fiscal year 1113 are as follows: Georgia, $35,517.69; North Carolina. $30,344.94: South Carolina, $20,922.:4: Virginia, $37,004.81. HAD NOT SIGHTED SINGLE BATTLESHIP Stockholm, Aug. 11. (Via Lon don) As Swedish steamers Just ar- rived from Raumo, France, reports that she has not seen a single war ship off tho Alland archlpellago or anywhere else. Her captain wa told that the Russian fleet was lurking In the Inner part of the Gulf of Fin land, A pier a half mile In length In the harbor of Hango was blown up by mistake. It I said. The commander who had been ordered to prepare for the possible destruction of the pier, hanged himself upon discovering that he had acted prematurely. The veascl had no new from the Baltic FOREIGN WAR VESSEL NEARING N. 7. HARBOR New Tork, Aug. 11. A foreign war vessel believed to be English was reported at 10:10 a. m., off th At lantic highlands, steaming Into New York harbor. Obervr at Bandy Hook wer on ftbl to discover her name but said the description of th Easel fitted her. Th Essex had frequently re ported through Incoming steamships and wa In cine proximity to the At lantlo coast. She wa last reported a having left Halifax a convoy to th Whit Star- liner Cedrlo which ar rived here today. The Cedrlo did not report that th Eex had protected her. BODY TAKEN TO GIRLHOOD HOME FRENCH INFANTRY REPULSESGERMANS German Cavalry Forced to Re treat Although Support ed by Artillery. Paris, Aug. 11. (Via London) It is officially reported that the French troops around Spincourt in the de partment of the Meuse forced the German cavalry to retreat although the latter were supported by artil lery. Unloading of troops from trains continues- in the region of Gerolstein, but the principal landings occurred earlier in the region of Metz and Theionvllle. The French aviators are constantly flying over the zones where the German troops are dispos ed without paying the slightest atten tion to the bursting shells of the enemy. The ofllcial communication concludes with the statement that the work of fortifying Luxemburg and south Metz has been completed by the Germans. A large force of Germans on Sun day night .attacked the French ad vance guard which had pushed for ward on Cernay and Meulhausen. Be fore this attack the commander of the French troops had quit Meulhau sen and assembled his troops In the rear of the town. He quickly placed his forces In a fighting line and stop ped the advance of the Germans, who according to French reports, were superior in number. The action of the French is declar ed to have been brilliant, and it is declared they remain masters of northern Alsace. There have been nu merous movements of German troops toward Morhange, twenty miles south east of Metz and in the region of Bramont, in Meurthe-Et-X7'selle. An attack on Roue rvillers and Hablln- vllie, was attempted by the Ger mans, but failed because the French were supported Dy cannon from Manonvlllera W A It IU LLETINS. New York, Aug. II. A British cruiser, believed to ho the Essex sud denly apcarcd at the entrant to the tort of New York this morning. She was Higlited from the liighlunds off Sandy Hook at 10:30 o'clock, appar ently bound In, but when within a mile and a half of the bar. she sud denly changed her course and steam ed southeast. fjomlon. Aug. 11. A dispatch from IIhImhi publllii'tl In the Times rays the llnnihurg-Anicrlcan liner tap Ortegul, reiMtrU-d captured by a British war ship, was taken off )mrti. INirtutral Sunday nlghu The liner carried ."). ((00,000 In mxvlc nnd nulled from Hue mm Aires to I.lvcrMol July 20. Montreal, Aug. 11. A dlspntili from Qucliec says: "The authorities at Ottawa lust nlnlit notified all cap tain of steamers In the St. taw-rence of Hie prcwcncc of a strange vessel In the Gidf of Si. tawrence, whose pur ls we an yet have not lxvn explained. Special preparations havo been made at the Citadel here. WRECKAGE PJ San Francisco, Cel.. Aug. 11. More wreckage from a British vessel, which today Is established to have been a mun of war, was cast up by the early flood title In the neighborhood of i0 South Shore life saving station. Two white wooden cabin doors were found bearing on bright bras plate the le gend "Navigation Office" and "Oun ner." New York. Ang. II. The Cnnarder Ln-rilanla, which left here at 1 o'clock last Wciloiintlny morning, for a dnali arrows the Atlantic, reached Kant net I proximately goo miles from Iondon at i o'clock this morning. Montreal, Aug. 11. The British ad miralty ha cancelled all trans-Atlantic sailing of the Aallan line steamer. Alsatian, Victoria and Calsan and will uae them to carry supplies and troop, presumably from Canada to Kurope, according to announcement madd by line today. Iondon, Aug. - II. The eantiim of Togoland, the German pnaaeaain. In West Africa, placed In the hand f the French on of the moat powerful wlreles stations In the world, ha t tug a rang of 1,000 mile. In Sombre Attire Rome, Ga Gives Day to Quiet Homage to the Remains of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. SIX FIRST COUSINS ARE CHOSEN FALL BEARERS Groups of Bareheaded People Along Route From Wash ington Pay ribute on , , Last Journey. Rome, Ga., Aug. 11. Simplicity will mark the funeral of Mrs. Wood row Wilson here today. In deference to the wishes of the president the ex ercises will be brief. There will be a forty-five minute service at the First Presbyterian church, where Mrs. Wll- Bon's father, Rev. Dr. Edward S. Axson, was pastor for seventeen year and an even shorter ceremony at Myrtle Hill cemetery. Rome, the girlhood home of Mrs. Wilson, today waited 'in sonbre at tire the arrival .of the funeral train from Washington. Buildings - in . tho.; business district and many residence' sections were draped in black. Traf fic was closed early through the streets by which the procession would pass to the church and to the ceme tery from the railway station. Special policemen and national guardsmen patrolled the quiet streets, Beause of the limited capacity of the church only members of tho fam ily and close friends have been in-' vited. . Upon the arrival of the funeral train at 2:30 p. m., the casket will be placed In a waiting hearse, and the funeral party will go at once to the church. There a simple service will be held. Two of the old hymns which, were Mrs. Wilson's favorites as a girl, will be sung. Rev. Sylvester Beach, of Princeton, N. J., assisted by the local pastor, Rev. Dr. G. G. Snydor, will conduct the ceremonies. From the church the funeral pro cession will go direct to Myrtle Hill cemetery. At either side of the street through which the cortege will pass, school girls will stand, holding lau rel branches. As at the church, the funeral services at the grave will be conducted in the strictest privacy. Mrs. Wilson will be burled beside her father and mother. Six first-cousin of Mrs. Wilson have been appointed as pall bearers. They are Edward T. I Brown, Atlanta; Robert Hoyt, Wad lloyt, and Nathan Hoyt, Rome, Ga; 1!. Palmer Axson, Savannah, Ga., and Randolph Axson, Atlanta, Ga. immediately after the service at the grave, the presidential party will ictui ii iu uit'ir iiuifi tuiu will re turn to Washington at 8 p. m. Nothing has been overlooked her that would tend to insure the privacy and quiet with which the president has requested. Special guards will be on duly at the railway station, th church and the cemetery. Crowds Pay Homage. Greenville, 8. C, Aug. 11. The special train bearing the body of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, the president, and and other relatives sped toward Rome, Ga., past group after group of bareheaded people who stood be side the railroad tracks to pay hom age to the last Journey of the "first lady of the land." People along the route remained up through the night to watch the funeral train pass, silent crowds of men, women and children gased sor rowfully at th car where President Wilson kept vigil beside hi dead. At Culpepper, W. Va., a folded confederate flag with a note of sym pathy from the Culpepper division of the Daughters of the American. Con federacy wa placed aboard th train. At many other places flower were presented by little children. James Woodrow, cousin of the president, boarded th "train at Spar tanburg, 8. C, where an' unusually large crowd wa at the station. Th president was deeply touched by the respectful silence of the. people who met th train all along th line. ' Ior Charlotte. vnariona, n. aub;. ii, 'ins run-) eral train bearing th body of Mr. Woodrow Wilson and th party of President Wilson from Washington, to Rome, Ga passed this city at 4 o'clock. On account of th early hour, only ft smalt number of cltlsens wwr at th station. Th train remained lit th yards only long enough for the erew to get order. (Continued on peg
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