Cables Between United States and Europe HARRISBURG jfjjgllll TELEGRAPH LXXXIII—No. 184 WILSON OFFERS MEDIATION TO EUROPE PRESIDENT OFFERS GOOD OFFICES TO EUROPEAN POWERS Proffer Forwarded by Secretary Bryan to the Nations In volved in War WILSON'S EFFORTS MAY FAIL Acceptance of Plan Would Not Necessarily Halt Military Operations By Associated I'ress Washington, I). C., Aug. s.—Presi dent Wilson lias offered Ills good offices to all the European powers involved in the war. The President has sent the follow ing message to Kniperor William, 11m peror Xicnolas, Emperor Francis Jo beph, President l'omeare and King Ucorge: As official head of one of the powers signatory to Tne ilague convention 1 feel it to be my privilege ana my duty under Ar ticle 111 of that convention to say to you in a spirit of most earnest friendship tnat i should welcome an opportunity to act in the inter est oi European peace, either now or any other time that might be thought more suitable, a3 an oc casion to serve you and all con cerned in a way that would afford me lasting cause for gratitude anu happiness. (Signedj WOWJHUW WILSON. The proffer of good offices was for warded by Secretary Bryan to the American embassies in the nations in vclved and tnrough them transmitted to the governments. Effect -Alay lie Lasting Xt was said at the White iiouse that no intimations had been received that such an offer would lie favorably re ceived. President Wilson took the po sition that the European war was so stupendous and that its effect on the entire world was liable to be so last ing that the ('nited States, as one of the few large neutral powers, could not »io otherwise than at least offer to be the means for bringing about peace. The proffer of good offices was not sent to the governments of Servia and Slontenegro because those countries are not parties to The Hague conven tion. A hope that the President's offer might be accepted was prevalent in official circles because it is not neces sary for any of the warring powers to change the present military status if they accept it. Article VII of The Hague convention provides: "The acceptance of mediation can not. unless there be an agreement to the contrary, have the effect of inter rupting. delaying or hindering mo bilization or other measures or prepa rations for war. "If it takes place after the com mencement of hostilities, the military operations in progress are not inter [Continucd on Pago 10] ' N Second Fly Contest of the Civic Club AUGUST 3 TO SEPTEMBER 20 for first prize; several other prises, nml 5 rrnta a pint for all file* brought In on the 2l»lh of Sep- - Going on a Vacation? Don't forget to have the Telegraph sent you while you are away. You will have plenty of tims to digost Its happenings. The cost is just the same as when you are home. Six cents a week A postal addressed to the Circula tion Department will bring you the next Issue. Late News Bulletins London, Aug. s.—Premier Asqulth to-day announced that the Brit ish government would ask for another credit of $500,000,000 to-morrow. It was ollicTally stated that Viscount Morley and John Burns had re signed from the cabinet. Washington. Aug. 5. —The armored cruiser North Carolina will ac company the Tennessee to-morrow. The North Carolina will carry ad dition gold, probably to Mediterranean ports, leaving the Tennessee free to supply reeds in the North. Washington, Aug. s.—The House promptly passed the $2,500,000 ap propriation and within a few minutes the Senate passed It nlso and It went to the White House Washington, Aug. s.—Confirmation of Paul M. Warburg, of New, York, and Frederic A. Delano, of Chicago, to complete the Federal Re serve Board, was recommended to-day by the Senate Banking Commit tee. Washington Aug. s.—The condition of Mrs. Wilson, wife of Presl dent Wilson, was said to IK- extremely grave. Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre ami Miss Margaret Wilson, two daughters who have been away from Washington, have been called to lier bedside. New York. Aug. 5—J. P. Morgan and Company are understood to have obtained from the Bank of Franco on the credit of their Parish branch. Morgan, Harjes and Company, $5,000,000 hi gold to he placed immediately at the disposal of Amerrcans abroad who laok funds on account of the war. It was said that more gold would be forthcoming in the same manner if necessary. New York. Aug. s.—The White Star line announced that the Olympic would sail on Saturday but would go to Liverpool instead or to Plymouth nnd Southampton.. The sailing or the Adriatic to-morrow has been can celled. Washington. Aug. 5. —Another neutrality proclamation including Great Britain ami Germany, not included In yesterday' pronouncement, was pre pa red for Issue to-day. London, Aug. s.—Reginald MeKennn, the home secretary, an nounced to-day that 21 spies had been arrested In the British Isles dur ing the last 21 hours, chiefly In Important naval ••enters. Washington, Aug. s.—Senator .loliu Slidrp Williams resigned as a , member or the Foreign Relations Committee because, lie declared the icommittee had hesitated to support the administration's policy as to . mediation and because or its equally "disgusting attitude" regarding the purchase of ships to carry cotton and oilier goods abroad. f ____________________________ ARMY HEADS OF FOUR POWERFUL EUROPEAN NATIONS NOW AT WAR Above (left to right), Grand Duke Nicholas Nleholaeviteh, head of the Russian army; General Helmuth von Moltke, chief of Germany's army staff. Below, Lord Kitchener, England's new War Minister, and General Jof fre. head of the French army. WAR BULLETINS London, Aug. ft.—Great liritain de clared war on Germany nt 7 o'clock last night. An announcement that Germany had declared war on Great Britain was due to an error In the Admiralty's statement. London. Aug. 5.—A dispatch from Kervia to-day announces that General Itadomir Putnik. chief of the Servian general staff, has fallen ill and that his son was wounded in a recent battle. London. Aug. 5.—A dispatch to the Chronicle from Paris says that after ! bombarding the Algerian town of i Bona, the German cruisers Goeben, Breslau and Panther were caught by British and French squardons which had been awaiting them. The French ! warships captured the Goeben and 1 Breslau and sunk the Panther. ' St. Petersburg, Aug. 5. —A German licet of 10 ships was sighted yesterday near the east coast of the Baltic Sea. between Meniol and Lilian. Russian warships in the Black Sea have eap tured many German merchantmen. Washington, D. C.. Aug. s.—Colville Barclay, charge d'affaires of (lie Brit ish Embassy, to-day asked that, the I'nlted States take over British diplo matic interests in Berlin. Secretary Bryan instructed Ambassador Gerald to do so. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1914. Brussels, Aug. s.—The government states that the German troops con tinue tlieir march to-day in the neigh borhood of Fleron, near Liege. They were out of range of the forts an«l evidently wishing to reach the French Department of Meuse by following the course of the river Meuse. Antwerp, Aug. 5. Serious antl- German rioting occurred here to-day. An angry mob sacked the German cafes and restaurants and tore the escutcheon from the door of the Ger man consulate. The police being un able to cheek the disorders, the Bel gian military governor placed the city under martial law and ordered the expulsion of all German residents. TiOndon, Aug. s.—The Germans have violated Dutch territory at Til burg. It is reported that German troops met with resistance after cross ing the river Meuse at Eysden, Bel gium. I/oiidon, Aug. ft.—A British mine laying ship has been sunk by a tier mail Meet. The British torpedo boat destroyer Patlilinder was pursued by the fleet hut escaped. Copenhagen, Ail". 5. A German torpedo boat destroyer was sunk to day near Gedser lightship off South Gedser by the explosion of one of her hollers. Thirty men were drowned. A few of the crew were saved and I taken aboard the lightship. Constantinople. Aug. s.—Tlic Dar danelles and the Bosphurs were closed to-day in order to preserve the neu trality of Turkey. [Continued on Page 10] THE WEATHER For Ilarrlshurg nn<l vicinity: Fair 'to-night; Thursday partly cloudy, probably Hhowern; not much change In temperature. For Eastern Pennsylvania : Fair to night; Thrusday partly cloudy; gentle to moderate northeast to Houtheaiit winds. Itlver The main river will fnll very slow ly to-night nnd Thursday, A stage of about 1.2 fee-t Is Indicated for llnrrlshurg Thursday morning. tieneral Conditions Showers have fallen since last re port In the South Atlantic and tiulf States, the heaviest report ed falling nlong the South Caro lina coast and In Northern Florida. Temperature; H a. m., 80. Sun: Itlses, SiOtl a. m.| sets, 7:15 p. m. Moon: Rises, 11:40 p. m. River S-lage: 1.2 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 70. Lowest temperature, til. Mean temperature, 70. 'Normal temperature, 74. MARRIAGE! LICENSES William A. Deal, city, and Ada Belle Moliler, Stcelton. William R. Seiders. Carlisle, and Emma B. Krodel, MiUdletown, , ILL DEPARTMENTS DOING GOOD WOI UH SYSTEM Important Changes and Improve ment Effected by All Five City Commissioners STILL MUCH TO BE DONE Big Public Jobs Being Rapidly Pushed Forward; to Finish Wall to Maclay Street AVlth only a few working months of 1014 remaining, it is Interesting to note just what has been done thus far by the various city department heads In solving the various problems on Harrisburg's Improvement and devel opment. program. The change of gov ernment which beeamo -effective last December meant a lot of radical changes in the city's system of op elation and in some of the depart ments rearrangement of the supervis ing systems was effected At that the City Commissioners cot right down to business and in the se\ en months that have passed since [Continued on Page 12] Kaiser Wilhelm II Is Safe; German Steamer Anchors in New York By Associated Press New York, Aug. s.—Another Ger man liner whose whereabouts lias been veiled, the Kaiser Wilhelm 11, of the i North German Lloyd line, ar rived safely in port at 4.30 this morn ing. It was learned that wireless signals were purposely omitted because of the war situation and that the steamer made her way to port as secretly as possible. The Hamburg American liner Presi dent Lincoln from Hamburg. Boulogne and Southampton, also arrived early to-day. The steamship Olympic. which reached here to-day, brought millions of dollars' worth of American securi ties from London which were dispatch ed for delivery on sales made In the days of great liquidation laat week. The value of European consignments expected on the Olympic and other steamships was estimated in conserv ative quarters at $25,000,000, al though the total sales made bv cable In the vast outpouring of stocks had been figured at $50,000,000 at least. TROOPS AND NAVAL FLEETS OF GREAT EUROPEAN POWERS ENGAGED IN MANY BATTLES Five Great Powers of Europe Prepared For Long Engagements in Various Countries; German War Vessels Captured and One Is Sunk; Government Authorities Take Possession of Schools and Churches and Transform Them Into Hospitals; Cables Between United States and Germany Are Cut by Foreign Warships; Wilson's Offer of Good Offices May Not Be Accepted by European Countries; King George Calls For Volunteers Washington, Aug. s.—Diplomatic dispatches indicate Sweden will joi n Great Britain, France and Russia if she finds herself unable to remain neutral. The German cable was cut to-day between Europe and the Azores. Preparations of the British navy were completed to-day and it was announced the government would acquire foreign warships under construction in Great Britain. King George called for volunteers for the army. The British public showed some anxiety about food supplies, which brought reas suring statements from the government. A scheme of control is to be introduced to regulate prices. The German ambassador had not yet left London to-day. German troops are reported to have entered Dutch and Swiss territory. Russian warships have captured a number of German merchant vessels in the Black Sea, which is now isolated owing to the closing of the Dardanelles and Bosphorus by Turkey. Russian troops were to-day in contact with the German army along the whole Russo- German border, while French and Germans touched on the French frontier. London detectives arrested a number of Germans who are alleged to have been in possession of rifles and bombs. Authentic confirmation of the report of the destruction of the German cruiser Panther and of the capture of the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau reached London to-day. The French authorities announced that 17 Alsatians desirous of reaching France from Germany were shot by Germans. The Belgian government announces the advance through Belgium of the Seventh and Tenth German army corps. The German fleet in the Far East is said to have sailed from Tsing-Tau. An embargo was placed by Germany on Russian funds in German banks. The Japanese premier declared that no Japanese fleet or army would be sent to Eu rope, but great activity i nthe Japanese navy was noticed after the declaration of war between Germany and England. Reports of a naval engagement off the Scottish coast were declared untrue by the British government. President Wilson offered the warring powers his good offices as a peacemaker. GERMANY CUTS C ISOLATED FROM London, Aug. s.—Although five of the great European powers—Austria, England, France, Germany and Russia—are at war and millions of men on land and sea are under arms and ready to strike, developments of prime importance were few to-day. The cutting of the German Telegraph and telephone connections, and the severance of the German trans-Atlantic cable, virtually cut Germany off from communcation with other countries. Reports from France, Belgium, Holland and Russia, however, showed that Germany's armies were steadily moving forward east and west and that her advanced posts were in contact with the opposing Russian and French armies. In England preparations were rapidly completed for naval activities after the declar ation of war last night, but the authorities would not permit any leakage of news as to military or naval movements. Several German steamships in British waters including the Belgia with 73 German reservists and a quantity of food stuffs on board, were declared prizes of war. The Maria Leonhardt, in the Thames, suffered a similarfate. The British government to-day commandeered the horses belonging to express companies and big department stores, thus causing almost a suspension of business. On the coast of the North Sea where it had been erroneously reported that a naval battle was in progress last night, the British government has taken over all schools and other public buildings for conversion into hospitals in readiness to receive the wound ed men after the expected important naval encounter between the German and British fleets . Volunteers were requested for the British army and this was taken as an indication that an expeditionary force was to be sent out but no authentic information on this point was obtainable. I In France the minister of war declared the mobilization to have proceeded satisfac torily and everything to be in readiness with General Joffre, commander-in-chief, at the frontier. As the Black Sea has been tightly closed by Turkey shutting the Dardanelles and Bosphorus in order to maintain her neutrality, the Russian fleet there has had no diffi culty in making captive many German and Austrian vessels. Austria and Servia appear to have stopped their activities, or at least to have put a strict censorship on the news of any Important events, as no dispatches of importance reached the British capital from those countries. The French fleet in the Mediterranean is reported to have captured or destroyed three German cruisers. (Other War News Pages 3, 4, 5. 7, 10 » 11 aud 12) 12 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT.
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