Late Reports Indicate That Liege Forts Are Stilt in Possession of Belgians
HARKISBURG llfSlili TELEGRAPH
No. 188
BIG BATTLE B
GERMANS
iuiioii pars FINAL
TRIBUTE TO "FIRST
UDr OF THE Hi"
Impressive Funeral Services For
Mrs. Wilson Were Held
This Afternoon
WILL BE BURIED TOMORROW
Body of President's Wife Will
Be Taken to Rome,
Georgia
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C.. Aug. 10. —The
nation to-day is paying its final tri
bute to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
Arrangements for the funeral serv
ices in the east room of the 'White
House at 2 o'clock this afternoon were
marked by simplicity, such as Mrs.
Wilson desired.
Only members o'f the Wilson family
and a very few intimate members of
the Cabinet and their wives, commit
tees from the Senate and House and
the employes of the Wh'ite House
asked to be present. Those invited
made a group of less than 200 persons.
The mahogany casket, covered with
gray broadcloth, was taken from the
room in which Mrs. Wilson died to
the east room and there surrounded
by a profusion of beautiful flowers
sent from all parts of the country.
With the President and his daugh
ters. Miss Margaret Wilson, • Mrs.
McAdoo and Mrs. Sayre. were Secre
tary MoAdoo, Francis B. Sayre and
Professor Stockton Axson. Mrs. Wil
son's brother, who arrived here early
to-day from Oregon.
Near the family a place had been
reserved for the members of the Cabi
net and their wives. The employes of
the White House had a special part
of the room assigned to them.
No music had been arranged for
the services and the Rev. Sylvestei
Beach, of Princeton. N. J., the Wilson
family pastor for many years, and the
Rev. J. H. Taylor, of Washington,
whose church the President has at
tended since coming to Washington,
decided on the simplest kind of serv
ices. They selected several verses from
the fifteenth chapter of First Corin
thians and the fourteenth chapter of
St. John for the scriptural reading
and short prayers and a benediction
completed the services.
"Let not your heart be troubled; ye
believe In God. believe also in me."
was the opening verse from the Scrip
tures. "In my Father's house are
many mansions if it were not so, I
would have told you. I go to prepare
a place for you. I will not leave you
comfortless; I will come to you."
Marshall Heads Committee
The members of the Senate com
mittee. headed by Vice-President Mar
shall. gathered in the marble room of
the Capitol to drive to the White Housd
together. Speaker Clark and the other
members of the House committee,
which included the senior member of
each state delegation, also met at the
Capitol to attend the funeral in a
body.
There were no honorary pallbear
ers A group of White House attend
ants who have been on duty there for
many years were honored in being
chosen to bear the casket.
Both houses of Congress were in
recess until to-morrow and orders had
been issued that all government de
partments be closed at 1 o'clock to
day and to-morrow afternoon. All
flags in the city on public buildings
and private homes and stores were at
half mast.
The trip to Rome. Ga., where Mrs.
Wilson will be buried late Tuesday
beside her mother and father in Myrtle
Cemetery, will be made on a special
train.
The South has planned to pay tri
bute to Mrs. Wison's life as the special
train passes toward Rome. In Alex
andria. Va„ and many other cities and
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Late News Bulletins
UNFILLED TONNAGE INCREASES
Vork - Auk 10.—The unfilled tonnage of the Vnited States
S"*! Corporation °" 81 I"*""'"'! 4,158,589 tons, an increase of
12.>.«32 tone ovrr ♦lime.
PREDICTS PEACEFUL TRANSFER 1
Mexico ( ity, Aug. 10.—A high official of the Mexican government
who requested not to be quoted, 'aid to-day that the trnnsfer of the
rederal power in Mexico from Provisional President Carbajal to the
constitutionalists would be made peacefully wiihin the next 60 hours. I j
Washington, Aug. 10.—president Wilson lias formallv transmitted!
to the Senate the Mcaraguan treaty to acquire perpetuul canal rights' i
end naval stations In the Ray of Fonseca for 83,000.00.
Halifax, X. S„ Aug. 10.—Two Germans were taken prisoners to
day at t uster, near here, on the charge of being spies. * 1
... , Vor . k > 10.—The captain of the Atlantic Transport Uner
Mlnnetonka. In to-day from London with 127 cabin passengers, re- i
ported that his ship had been chased by a war vessel from a point
SarnT of lightship to nearly within sight of i
«. f js e l ai J> C, I y ' £;• A " k - 10.— M. Cresse, president of the First
; National Bank of this city, president of the Plensant Mills Paper Com
pany and former State senator from Cape May county, commlttced sui
cide by shooting to-day. He was In poor health.
Kansas City, Aug. 10.—The highest price paid for hogs In the I
local market since September, 1010, was registered to-day when the 1
market jumped from 25 to 50 cents and the price was quoted at 88 75 1
for the best grades. ;
Topeka. Kan.. Aug. 10.—An advance of 20 cents a hundred in the i
price of flour was announced by the millers of Topeka to-day. A re- 1
cent advance In the price of wheat was the reason assigned. * |
London. Aug. 10.—1.20 P. M. —T. P. O.'C'onnor, the Irish National- '
Ist, to-day in the House of Commons, again opened fire on the press I
censorship established by the British government. He said thousands '
I of dollars snent by American new-|>apers had been wasted In conse- I
quence or the censorship and he suggested that trained newspaper '
men should be added to the staff of the censorship bureau
HEROIC GERMAN UHLANS ANNIHILATED AT
-
*'
Two brigades o£ the fpmaus German Uhlans, only a few of whose members escaped being cut to pieces In t heir splendid raid on the officers' quar
ters at Liege. ' ' " . ' „
Only the heroic defense of Liege by the Belgian troops, far outnumbered by the invaders. Is ,to be compar ed with the deed of almost foolhardy
heroism by two troops of German Uhlans during the attack on that city. Hiding into the face i?f certain death, these men charged down on the city
in the dead of night and made straight for the officers' quarters. They were within a short distance of their goal when discovered. The officers were
forced to flee for their lives. When attacked by a force outnumbering them almost 100 to 1 the Uhlans gave a good account of themselves. It is esti
mated. however, that only fifteen or twenty out of the two brigades escaped with their lives.
KRONPRINZ HIM
REPORTED CAPTURED
By BRITISH CRUISER
New York Hears News From Two
Different Sources and It Is
Believed to Be True
By Associated Press
Xew York, Aug. 10.—From two
sources to-day came a report to New
York that the North German Lloyd
liner Kronprinz Wllholm had been
captured by the British cruiser Essex
and taken to Bermuda as a prize. The
liner Narragansett reported having
heard a wireless message to this ef
fect, anil the manager of the Royal
Mail steamer packet, whose ships run
to Bermuda, said he had heard a simi
lar report.
The manager of the Royal Mail
steam packet said he had every reason
to believe the report was true.
The message which the Narragan
sett is said to have Intercepted read
as follows:
"Bringing the Kronprlnz Wilhelm
as a prize."
HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1914.
ETWEEN FRENCH AND
SEEMS IMMINENT IN ALSACE
WAR BULLETINS
Washington. D. C.. Aug. 10.—Ger
many by a blank refusal to carry
mails In transit to other countries, has
temporarily shut off postal facilities
to its war ally. Austria Hungary. The
Post Office Department to-day ar
ranged for despatch of all malls for
-Northern Europe except Austria by
the steamship Rotterdam from Xew
York early to-day.
New York, Aug. 10.—The Belgian
consul to-day gave out the following
cablegram received from the Belgian
minister of war at Brussels:
"Let American exporters of wheut
know that Belgian credit remains un
impaired and that England lias ad
vised that all boats with wheat come
direct to Antwerp without stop, all
payments being assured as In time of
peace.
New York, Aug. 10.—The Nor
wegian hark Villc Dc Dieppe, which
arrived to-day from Shields, reports
that she sighted on Tuesday, August
4 a war vessel with two funnels off
Nantucket.
On Friday, August 7, she signalled
a war vessel, apparently an American,
steaming east. This probably was the
cruised Tennessee, enroute to England
with gold for Americans.
New York, Aug. 10.—-Importers of
toys are hit hard by the European
war, and the present Indications are
that there will he a dearth of the
latest productions from Germany,
Austria and Russia for the coming
season.
Brussels, Aug. 10, via Ixindon, 7
a. m.— It is confirmed that tile Ger
mans ceased their forward movement
along the river Ourthe, which joins
the Meuse a mile above Liege, and
a movement north of Liege is ex
pected.
The Gazette states that a secret Ger
man arms depot plentifully supplied,
has been discovered In Brussels.
New Y'ork, Aug. 10. —News was re
ceived here to-day that Sir Thomas
Llpton's racing yacht Shamrock IV,
convoyed by the steam yacht Erin,
arrived In the harbor of St. Georges,
Bermuda, Sunday. The Shamrock ar
rived In good shape.
Amsterdam. Aug. 10. via London,
12.25 p. m.—A group of fifty-nine tier
man soldiers from Mecklenburg who
were detained after taking refuge on
Dutch territory arrived here 10-day.
They are to be interned at Alkniaar
till the end of the war.
Paris, Aug. 10.—According to ad
vices received here, the Servian ad
vance posts have arrived before Vlse
grad, Bosnia, to which place the Aus
trian troops fell hack when they re
tired from the Servian frontier after
lofinp two officers and twenty men
killed.
London, AUK. 10, 12.15 p. m.—A
dispatch from Rome to the Dally
Chronicle says the Austrian steame
r Bayem, laden with dynamite and
live projectiles, is reported to be try
ing to penetrate the Adriatic sea. It is
suspected that her mission is to re
plenish the munitions of the German
cruisers Goeben and Breslau.
Washington, Aug. 10. Secretary-
Bryan announced to-day that ' p had
received . acknowledgement of Presi
dent Wilson's tender of good offices
front Austria-Hunary, France, Great
Britain and Russia.
Paris, Aug. 10, 1,47 p. in.—Detach
ments of the famous Turcos. or native
troops front the French colony of Al
geria, penetrated upper Alsace to
day.
Washington, Aug. 10. The State
Department Is continuing Its efforts
for the release of Mr. and Mrs. Archer
M. Huntington, of New York, under
arrest in Nuremburg.
Paris, Aug. 10. 3.35 p. m—The Aus
trian ambassador is awaiting the re
sponse of his government to the com
plaint made by France that Austrian
troops were being sent to the French
frontier.
London, Aug. 10, 10.15 a. m. —The
Prince of Wales left Buckingham Pal
ace at 0 o'clock this morning to Join
the battalion of the Grenadier Guards
to which he has lieen assigned. He Is
to be stationed at the Warley bar
racks, Brentwood.
London. Aug. 10.—Ex-Empress Eu
genie of France to-day sent to Queen
Mother Alexandria a suhscrlptlcn of
SI,OOO for Red Cross work.
Brussels, Aug. 10, 6.15 a. m., via
London. 11.20 a. m.—Reports reach
ed here to-day from many directions
of the German cavalry before large
French forces which are said already
to have cleared considerable territory.
The locality of the fighting is not re
vealed by the military authorities.
Tokio, Aug. 10, 9.50 a. m. The
German fleet at Tsfng Tail has already
seized the Russian steamer Riazan,
carrying British subjects, has driven
one hundred merchantmen to the ref
uge of Japanese ports and has embar
rassed the entire Japanese shipping in
I the Orient.
Shanghai. Aug. 9.—A British fleet
proceeding towards Tsing Tan passed
Shanghai to-day. Cannonading was
reported by an Incoming ship. It is
believed that German warships are
bottled up In Tslng Tau harbor.
Rome, Aug. 10, via Paris, 5.30 a. m.
—Eight Austrian regiments are re
ported to have crossed I.ake Con
stance. enroute for Alsace.
Paris, Aug. 10.—It Is officially an
nounced that the French losses In the
fighting at Altklrcli do not exceed 100
killed and wounded.
Paris, Aug. 10, 5.50 n. m.—ln the
capture of Muelhausen the Franch
seized a great aeroplane factory op
crated by a noted German manufac
ture.
It Is announced that the list of Ger
man suicides In France ha.* been In
creased by the death of several wo
men who became despondent because
they were under the necessity of leav
ing the country.
London, Aug. 10. 1.10 a. m.—The
Brussels correspondent of the Dally
Mail says that he has confirmed the
report of French success at Barbe
hau ID Belgian Luxemburg on the rail
way line l»etween Ostend and Basel.
He says It is reported that the French
are pursuing the Germans who are re
tiring.
London, Aug. 10, 0.15 a. m.—The
Rome correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph Company says that accord
ing to dlsnatchcs from Vienna, the
Montenegrins yesterday bombarded
the Austrian fortifications of San Te
odo and Cattaro without, however, in
flicting serious damage.
Brussels, Aug. 10, via London, 6.10
a. m. —Patriotic enthusiasm <■ run
ning high. The minister of war an
nounces that 40,000 volunteers have
presented themselves for service with
the colors.
BOTH SIDES LOSE
HEAVILY MY
FRONTIER BATTLES
French Take Mountain Passes After
Serious Fighting; Airships
Engaged
By Associated Press
Paris, Aug. 10.—1.05 A. M.—A
statement issued by the War Depart
ment at a late hour last night says
that numerous skirmishes are taking
place along the entire front of the
French army. One. clash with the
Germans was violent and the losses
on both sides were serious.
The official . communication adds
that the German troops are deceiving
reinforcements and that the French
also are being strengthened.
A battle began on Saturday evening
on the ridges of the Vosgeg moun
tains. Aeroplanes took part. The
French troops after a desperate en
counter obtained possession of the
mountain passes of Bonhomme and
Sante Marie. Then on Sunday morn
ing when the fighting was resumed
the ytook a position dominating Sante
Marie-Aux Mines.
The French losses In the taking of
Sante Marie are not specially given
in the official report which confines
Itself to declaring that they were
serious.
The wounded French and German
soldiers were taken to the French
fortress of Epinal for treatment.
A French aeroplane which ascended
during the engagement was repeatedly
fired at, the officer who was acting as
observer of the Germans' movements
receiving a bullet in the hip. The
pilot of the machine, however, brought
him safely to the ground and he was
able to return to Belfort whither the
aeroplane also was sent for repairs.
The Gerrrtan troops inundated the
valley of the Seille, hoping by this
means to stop the advance of the
French, but the quantity of water was
not sufficient and the French troops
were able to continue their march.
The French to-day were In face of
the outskirts of the forest of Hardt In
front of Neu Brelsach, which appears
to be occupied in force.
Cries of "Down With the
Emperor" Said to Have
Been Heard in Berlin
Paris, Aug. 10.—6.50 A. M.—A spe
cial to the Figaro from Brussels says
that two strangers who arrived from
Berlin, which city they had left with
aome difficulty, declared that they had
witnessed an agitation against the em
peror in the German capital. They
said that In the Avenue of Tilleuls
they heard cries of "Down with the
Emperor!" and "Down with the Crown
Prince!"
The Belgium government has print
ed and distributed among Its soldiers
descriptions of the designs of all uni
forms worn by French and English
troops.
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GERMANS OCCUPYING
LIEGE BUT BELGIANS
STILL HOLD FORTS
Small Detachments of Germans Pass Between
Big Guns Outside of Liege and Finally
Succeed in Capturing City; Kaisers Forces
Are Badly in Need of Supplies and are
Reported to Be Unable to Get Them;
Fights Along Frontier Cause Heavy Losses
on Both French and German Sides;
Austrian Troops Moving in Big Numbers
to Reinforce Germans
London, Aug. 10. 3.45 p. m. The North Sea, where a
big naval battle has been expected for several days, was again
closed to the fishing fleets to-day. The harbor master at Scar
borough received a message from the Admiralty instructing him
to tell the masters of fishing vessels not to go out until further
notice. '
New York, Aug. 10.—Pierre J£ali, Belgian consul at New
York, said this afternoon according to his advices from Belgium
only two of the forts at Liege remained standing to-day against
the German invasion. These two, he said, would be abandoned and
the Belgian soldiers would retreat in good order. Thence they
would proceed to Namur and join 100,000 French troops. Namur
is strongly fortified and the consul predicted a great battle there.'
Official reports from France give no definite details of the stength
of the French turning movement in Alsace near the Swiss frontier where
General JofTre Is believed to lie In command. Austrian troops have been hur
ried there to the aid of the Germans and an Important battle is believed
to be Imminent.
Indications are that another forward movement of the main French
force is In preparation near Met/., as official reports from Paris say the
German troops have Inundated the Sellle Valley between Metz and Nancy
to hinder the French advance but the quantity of water Is understood to
be insufficient to prevent the French forward movement.
Aside from the flanking movement through Belgium by which the
French assume the German army was trying to get to the rear of the great
French fortresses on the frontier, indications were to-day that a strong
German advance is to be made on France by way of Luxemburg.
A German reconnoltcrlng patrol penetrated forty-six miles into French
territory.
The Daily Telegraph's Brussels correspondent says that Ger
many is mobilizing 1.000,000 of theLandsturm or final reserve.
Numerous skirmishes are recorded along the Fronco-German front,
none, however, very serious.
The French troops are reported in Paris to have seized a German aero
plane factory at Muelhausen.
German troops occupy the town of Liege, but not of the surrounding
forts, which were still holding out to-day, according to Belgium reports.
A more or less lull in '.he fighting WLS rnnounced from Brussels, which
city expects that the next clash will occur when the allied forces have com
pleted plans to take the offensive against the German troops.
Brussels reports the German cavalry retiring before the French ad
. vance.
The German cruisers Goeben and Breslau have evaded their British
and French pursuers and arrived In the Adriatic. Ail Austrian fleet was
reported proceeding from Pola to suocor them.
Paris reports the Austrian troops to have fallen back before the Ser«
vians 011 the Bosnian frontier.
Montenegrin artillery bombarded the Austrian fortifications at the Port
of Cattaro to-day.
Austrian cruiser bombarded Antlvcrl. Montenegro.
A small group of German soldiers who sought refuge on Dutch terri
tory are to be detained at Alkmaar, Holland, till the end of the war.
Ships reaching New York to-day report hearing wireless messages
that the North German t/loyd steamer Kronprlnz Wllhelm had been captur
ed by the British cruiser Kssex in the North Atlantic.
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 10. lp. m.—Messages received here to-day in
official quarters from the Belgian general staff assert that the oc
cupation of the town of Liege by the German troops has nQt had
the slightest influence on the strategic situation. It is declared
that so long as the ring of forts around Liege remains intact, as it
still is, the guns command three of the principal roads by which
the German army can advance. This, it is pointed out, makes it
impossible for the Germans under present circumstances to receive 1
supplies or ammunition.
Every line of railroad between Liege and the German frontier
is alleged to have been destroyed and the Belgian troops are said
to have blown up every bridge, culvert and tunnel. The -Belgian
general staff declares it has received information that the Germans,
expecting to take Liege in a few hours, brought with them only
sufficient food for a few days and little ammunition, their plan
being to rush Liege and make it their base of operations.
The same authority states that the German assertion of the
capture of 4,000 Belgian prisoners is baseless and adds that not a
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Japan Is Preparing to
Take Active Part in War
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 10—4.10 a. m.—A de
spatch to the Daily Mall from Tokio
says.
"An all night cabinet conference
and activity In the Navy Department
has strengthened the popular belief
that Japan Is about to take an active
part In the war. A pronouncement
by the government Is hourly ex
pected."
Emperor Reported to
Have Joined His Army
Londotf, Aug, 10.—A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from
Rome says that Emperor William ha.s
arrived at Alx I.a Cnapelle to Join Ills
army.
1
sox FOR PRINCESS
London, Aug. 10.—A son was born
to-day to Princess Arthur of Con
naught who was formerly Duchess of
, Fife.
* POSTSCRIPT.
THE WEATHER
Hnrrlnhurg and vicinity! Inacttlcd
ntatkrr, probably thundcrahorr
<T» < bin afternoon, or to-night
find Turulay. Slightly cooler to
night, cooler Tueaday.
Eaatern Pennaylvanln i l/naettled
tonight and Tueaday, probably
local thunderahoYvera. Cooler
to-night In north portion, cooler
Tueaday. Moderate aouth and
aouthweat nlniln.
Rlve»
The main river — -aii remain nearly
atatlonary to-night and probably
Tufaday. A atiige of about 1.0
foot la Indicated for Harrlaburg
Tueaday morulnK.
A Keneral fall of 2 to 24 decrees
liaa occurred In the temperature
weat of the Mlaalaalppl, due to
the high preaaure area from the
far northneat.
Temperatures 8 a. in., Tfl.
Sum Rlaea, S.IH a. m.j aeta, 7,10
p. m.
Mooni Rlaea, o.oft p. m.
River atagei 1.2 feet ibOT« low
water mark.
Yeaterday'a Weather
Hlgheat temperature, 03.
Lowtrt temperature, 60,
Mean temperature. 81.