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d reai rmatn an ernnany ko French Capture German ers After Battle at wn n nr- Daily VOL. XLIV-NO. 41. OMAHA, WKIWKSDAY MORNINU, AUdUST . 1914 TWELVE PAUHS. C Trains and at otal Hews Standi, 5ft. single; copy two cents. 13 war 3 Crass Sea Omaha .Bee WAR NOV EXISTS BETWEEN BRITAIN A(ID THE GERMANS Renter's Telegraph Company in London Announces State of Hostilities Prevails. ENGLAND SENDS ULTIMATUM It Demands that Germany Respect Neutrality of Belgium and Asks Answer by Midnight. ORDERS THE ARMY MOBILIZED King George Reads Proclamation from Steps of Royal Exchange l Amid Great Cheering. GERMANY ANSWERS BELGIUM Second Note Says it Will Use as Much Force as Necessary to Reach French Frontier MORE TROOPS ACROSS BORDER Another German Column is Reported East of Liege. KAISER SENDS NOTE TO SWEDEN Asks It Kingdom la For or Against Vm Ministers Announce They Are Preparing; to Defend . Sweden's Neutrality. LONDQJT, Aug. 4. Great Britain lias formally declared war on Ger many. Bl'LLKTI. J LONDON, Aug. 4. Germany has declared war ;tra Great Britain, ac cording the official announce ment. '; V. ' .. " " ' ' "" ' BULLETIN. LONDON, Aug. 4. ll:2o p. m. Reuter's Telegraph company an nounces that it learns that a state Of war exisits between . Great Britain and Germany. BULLETIN. LONDON, Aug. 4. Premier As quith in the House of Commons con firmed tbe sending to Germany of a request that It should give the same assurance of the neutrality of Bel gium as France had done and that ittt reply should be sent to England before midnight. BlLLETl.V. LONDON, Aug. 4. TThe House of Commons today voted $525,000, 000 for emergency purposes and ps:-sed several bills in five minutes without a dissenting voice. BILLKTI!. LONDON, Aug. 4. -A proclama tion by King George commanding tbe mobilization of the British army was read today from tbe steps of the Royal Exchange. A huge crowd (Continued on Page Two.) The Weather Forecast till T p. m. Wednesday: For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity Partly cloudy; no Important change In temperature. Tenaoeratoro at Oaiui Yeaterdar. Hours. Temp- & a. m a. m 7 a. m 8 a. m 9 a. m 10 a. m 11 a. m 12 m 1 p. in 2 p. in 3 p. m 4 p. m 5 p. m 6 p. in T p. m S p. ni Comparative. local Record iu. lsia. m. i9ii. Highest yesterday . lxwest yesterday .. Mean temperature . Precipitation 2 so W k 70 a M SI .00 .00 1 t 70 7 T .00 depar- Temperature and precipitation turas irom tna normal: Normal temperature 7 Kxcesa for the day 6 Total excess since March 1 348 INormal precipitation .12 Inch le(iciency for the day 11 inch Total rainfall ainc March 1. .14. M inches Deficiency since March 1 M Inches lieflcleocy for cor. period. 1WS. 3. 2S inches Deficiency for oor. period. 1912. S.fcO Inches Reports f ram Stattoua at T P. M. fctatlon and mate Temp. High- Rain- of Weather. p. m. Cheyenne, clear 82 Davenport, clear Denver, clear Ja Moines, Pt. cloudy.. M T lodge City. rain. 70 J-amier, clear M North Platte, clear i Omaha, pt. cloudy 84 Pueblo, clear 78 Hatld City, clear fanta Fa, cloudy 74 Sheridan, pt. cloudy M tiioui City, pt. cloudy M Valentine, clear U t. CLOUDY est. fall M .1ft! Wi .001 so tI l Ml I 93 T 88 .00' 92 .01 I M .0 m .i! SO .00! NO .00 W .00 K ., 92 T. "T" Indicates trace of precipitation. V. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster. Bo Calm I . t. . "i I Ju,l Ms keep ''"'.'lllW'fjS -X Drawn for The Be by Powell. TREASURE SHIP . RETURNS TO U. S. Kron Prinzessin Cecilie, Carrying Eleven Million Dollars in Spe cie, Lands in Bar Harbor. DODGES FRENCH . WARSHIPS Praetleallr Alt Lights ir Covered ; and Record speed, la Made Pas- aeaaers Offer (a .Bar the. Ship. BAR HARBOR. Me., Aug. 4 The North German Lloyd steamer, Kron Prlnx3nsln Cecilie, carrying more than 110,000,000 In gold and whose whereabouts have been a mystery since it sailed from New York last Tuesday, arrived In the harbor here today. - The Cecello dropped anchor at 6 o'clock this morning after a forced run of four days, its officers fearing capture. With a cargo of 310,000,000 in gold and $1,000,000 In silver, consigned to French and English bankers, ' with an estimated value of over 35,000,00) In Itself, the Kron Prlnsessln Cecilie has constituted prob ably Ithe finest sea prize ever open to capture. As It crept along the Maine coast and Into the harbor under the cover of night, each deck and every port hole was blan keted with canvas, so that not a gleam of Ught betrayed Its whereabouts. Its four sticks had been tipped with black paint so that It resembled an English steam ship. Karaprs in Fob. At one time capture seemed Imminent. Captain Charles Polack reported on Hun day that he had Intercepted a wireless message from one French vessel to an other giving warning of the Cecelia's proximity, but under the protection of a fog the North German Lloyd liner es caped. The Kron Prinzessin Cecilia left New Tork early last Ttnsday morning, bound for Bremen, via Plymouth and Cherbourg. It had 300 first-class, 130 second class and 736 steerage ' passengers. About s third of the first-class are Germans, who sailed to anticipate the war crisis, whoso sudden precipitation drove them back to America. The rest were Americana. - Friday night while a" dance was In progress, one of the passengers noticed that the position of the moon had un accountably shifted to the port side of the ship. Before the significance of this was realised the captain called the men Into the smoking room. ' . "Gentlemen," he said, ''war has been declared between England, Franca, Ger many and Austria; we ar going back to America, We have enough coal for our return home and It Is my earnest hope that we shall not be Intercepted by for eign war vessels." There was nervous laughter, applause, oaths, congratulations, protests, which gave way to apprehension as the serious ness of the situation became apparent. Ship Sails la Darksni. Electric lights were turned off and the ship was covered from prow to stern in canvas. This smothered whatever beams of light escaped through clinks In the stateroom windows. According to the khlp's log. It was then 46 44 north' latitude, 30.21 west longitude. In two daya it would have docked at Plymouth. A group of financiers on board offered to buy the ship and sail it under Ameri can colore. But to all proposals the cap- (Continued on Page Three.) 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Omaha bankers do not expect the New York and Chicago banks to remain on a clearing; house basis long, as they be lieve the situation will clear up In three or four days, especially If the Vreeland Aldrlch currency law Is brought Into play. This they feel will relieve at once the situation brought about In the east by the desire to retain America's gold aupply and prevent It from flowing to Europe during the war scare. The Omaha banks do not expect to go (71 a clearing house check basis at all. They believe it ' will not be necessary here. ' One relief they uoint to Is the fuct that the Omaha banks are soon to receive 11,000,000 of money from the federal treasury for crop moving purposes. This they say, they have reason to believe they could get Immediately If they should ask. for it, but they have not asked for a rush order. They feel, too, that the general distribution of the crop moving tncney of the federal government all over the United States, will have a tendency to loosen things up and cause everything to go along nicely. In Uood Shape. The amount the federal government has agreed to loan the banks through out the country for crop moving pur poses is some $34,000,000. ; "Wo believe now that we will get along nicely without Issuing any clearing house checks," said a banker, "and we believe that when U Is all over in a few weeks, will be able to get on a hill and crow, it will be a big thing for Omaha to be able to say that we felt no financial dis turbance hero at all on account of the war flurry, when some of the eastern cities were iasuing house certificates." Bankers In Omaha generally are feel lug opttmtstlo as they say they see no reason for Issuing checks, as their cur rency supply is good, and they have reserves In Chicago and other eastern points. The rush of foreigners for the withdrawal of their deposits Is not felt in Omaha as it is In the east, where maay foreigners are preparing to return to their honuj. WOULD BAR ALIENS WHO LEAVE AMERICA TO FIGHT WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 A bill to ex elude from re-admisslon Into the I'nlled Slates all aliens who leave to engage in a furelgn war was Introduced today by Representative Harrison of Mississippi. WAR TO BE DECIDED BYBATTLES ON LAND Supreme as Are Enemies of Triple Alliance on Sea, Armies Likely to Decide. HOW NAVAL STRENGTH STANDS Germany Now in Critical Position and ttnlck Blows Mar Settle, Fats of Nartona in .., ( . Stmmile. (Copyright, 1914, Press Publishing Co.) Uy EKSKINK CHII.DKKN, One nf the foremost military experts of Europe. LONDON. Aug. 3.-(Speclal Cablegram to the New York World and Omaha Bee.) Tonight It seems necessary to aesume that we are at war. It la too late for public argument or protests. Fate drives and drives at headlong speed. The Immediate- result of our accession to the aid of France and Russia would be vast chango of strength in the bal ance of naval strength of three powers so allied. Uofore our decision, if acces sion be decided on, the naval position will be as follows: In the Mediterranean, with Italy stand ing aside, Fiance and Russia, the foimcr with its main tleet of nine dreadnoughts, eleven other battleships arid minor vessels, and the latter with Its Black Sea fleet ready, no doubt, to ignore the treaty which confines It to that sea, wei-o overwhelmingly strong tor Austria's fleet with only two dread noughts, a relatively negligible quantity, while the German cruiser In the Mediter ranean, Is non-existent. Situation !n .North. In the North Elca, on the other hand, Germany with thirteen dreadnoughts and twelve other battleahlps was overwhelm ingly strong against the almost negligible Baltic fleet of Russia of but two dread noughts, and the minor vessels belong ing to France. This distribution of the French navy was the result of an agreement made sometime ago for the protection of the Mediterranean where we have but a small fleet, but our policy clearly had an Influence In bringing about our In tervention In the war with the object of protecting the undefended Northern French coasts. Our Intervention will change the whole naval central in this and every other quarter. Our powerful first and second fleets with the twenty dreadnoughts and tenty-two olher battleships should make commanl of the North Sea and consequently of the seas of the whole world, secure for ourselves and for our allies. How far naval forces will determine th Issue of the war la another matter. My Impression Is that Ita effect will be sec ondary. To Great Britain, dependent to the extent of two-thirds on Imported sup plies and raw material for Industry, naval security Is vital, though even the most (Continued ou Page Two) The National Capital Tuesday, Anaoat 4, 1014. The Senate. Met at 11 a. in Beuatur MfCumber Introduced a resolu tion directing President Wilson to offer the servicts of the United Btates to bring about mediation or arbitration of the (European war. The bill to remove inhibitions against foreign ships Joining American registry Was considered In committee. The anu iiflni.nt to the bank law to re move restrictions on iuuue of extra cur rency was finally passed. fkt ilonse. Met at noon. K'presentalive Harrisou Introduced a bill to bar from re-entry to I ho lulled biaies all aliens who leave for the war. Amendments to remove restrictions on the issue of currency were finally paed. AUSTRIA AND AUSTRIANS ARE GADLY DEFEATED NEAR SJEMENDRIA Ten Thousand Men, Backed by Heavy Artillery, Attack Servians Repulsed with Slaughter MORE FIGHTING ALONG SAVE Austrian Force Supported by Twenty Monitors Tries in Vain-for Six Days to Cross River. BOMBARDS FRENCH STATION German Cruiser Breslau Throws Few Shells at Bona, Algiers, and Steams Away. GERMAN AIRSHIP DROPS BOMBS Slight Damage to Property in Vicin ity of Luneville, France. RUSSIAN GUARD IS REPULSED Party Which Attacked Mernel, Bloat Northerly Seaport ot tierntany, is Hepolaed by the tiarrlson. DVLI.ICTI.N. PARIS, Aug. 4. A dispatch from Mali, Servia, to the Matin says the Austrian troops were defeated, with heavy losses, In a battle against the Servians on Sunday near Bemendrla. , The regiments of Austrian infan try, comprising nearly 10,000 men, supported by heavy artillery, ad , vanced against the Servians-. Jut were repulsed, leaving many of their number dead and wounded on the field. A large force of Austrian troops, aided by a flotilla of twenty monitors, has been trying for the last six days to cross the River Save Into Servian territory, but has not succeeded in landing. HI LI.UTItt. BRUSSELS, Aug, 4. A special train carrying all tbe securities ot the National Dank of Belgium . left here for Antwerp during the night. Bt LI.UTI.X. I.ONDON, Aug. 4. The German cruiser Breslau bombarded tbe French naval station of Bona, Al geria, at 4 o'clock this morning, af terward steaming off at full speed in a westerly direction, according to a dispatch received at the French embassy here. BULLETIN. PARIS, Aug. 4. A German aero plane last evening dropped three bombs on the fortified town of Luneville, to the southeast of Nancy. Some property damage was caused, but there were no fatalities. Dl l. I.K.TIN. BERLIN. Aug. 4. A body of Russian frontier guards from Krot tlngen was driven back yesterday by a part of the garrison of the Ger man seaport of Memel, the most northerly town in German territory. Bl I.I.HTI.N. BRUSSELS. Belgium, Aug. 4. Rumors were in circulation today that Germany had actually declared war on Belgium. German troops crossed the frontier at Gemuienleh, near the Junction of the Dutch, Bel- l glan and Uerrman frontiers. BII.I.KTIN. LONDON, Aug. 4 A second ultimatum, sent by Germany to Belgium, declared that Germany was prepared to carry through by force of arms If necessary any measures It cnnsldms essential. Germany's second ultimatum was deliv ered by the German minister. in Brussels lata last night as the reply of Germany to the refusal of lielgium to accede to Germany's first ultimatum. BULLETIN. STOCKHOLM. Aug. 4 It was stated today that both Germany and RuulU mads Inquiries on Sunday as to whether (Sweden would remain neutral. Germany's note was brief, merely de manding to know whether Sweden was "fur or asalnst us?" The ministers declined to say what reply was given, but they are preparing to de fend the nation's neutrality. The German ultimatum to Belgium created a deep Impression here, and It is believed that If a similar ultimatum were addressed to faiwedrn. It would follow the Baltflan example In refusing to aid Germany. BERMAHY MEET DEFEAT: Crisis in Europe is More Acute Great Britain sent a virtual ul timatum to Germany demanding a reply by midnight last night on the subject of Belgian neutrality. Congo. Germans Invaded Belgian the mobilisation of the British army and the reading of the proclamation was cheered by huge crowds In London. Germany is reported to have declared war on Belgium and threatened to annex the Belgian Congo. Germans today invaded Belgian territory. A Russian warship went aground on the Aland Islands after a naval battle between Rus sian and German fleets. Viscount Morley Is understood to have resigned from the British cabinet. The German "White Book" throws responsibility for war on Russia and France. German troops have penetrated French territory near Mars-La-Tour, scene of a blood;- battle in 1870. General Joffre, French commander-in-chief, at once left for the front. The United States embassy in Paris Is to look after German in terests In France and after French interests in Austria. Austrian troops are reported to have been defeated with heavy loss by the Serbs. German army aviators dropped bombs last night on the French fortress of Luneville, causing lit tle damage and no losa of lite. r Japan officially declare It may Join the war It England be In volved in the tar east. ' The North German-Lloyd llnar Kron Prlnsessln Cecilie returned to American waters it' Bar liar bor, Maine, allaying anxiety al to the fate of the large amount of gold on board. A German cruiser bombarded a French naval station In Algeria and then retired. . ITALY IN A FERMENT OF HATE OF AUSTRIA Yonng Garibaldi Issues Proclama tion Calling for Revolution Rather Than Become Ally. LIBYAN TRAGEDY IS RECALLED Socialists of Sontb, l' alike Those of Germany and naasla, Are Celllas on People to nememher Dis tress Following: that War. (Copyright, 1914, Press Publlshtnii Co.) noMK, July 20. (Uv Courier to the roomier snJ Ppociai I'ableKram to New York World e.r.l Omaha Ue.)-Thcre Is m salnaaylPK the fact tliHt the situation In Ilaly Is desperate. Despite optimism nnd a determination by those In authority that peace shall prevail In this country, there is no doubt that within a few weeks Italy may face another foreign or civil war. The censorship la being enforce J sli Icily and the people ueneratly know little of the preparations that are bfintf made U-i' defense and protection of the country. Public sentiment la almost unanimously opposed to Italy supporting Austria In the military venture. Should the government f''l called upon to let the country be drawn Into the con flict as an ally of Austria, there vould be Immediate and possibly open opposi tion on the part of the people, for Austria has haidly fifty defenders In the whole kingdom. The sympathies of the Italians are all for the Herbs, and the proclamation of young Garibaldi to the youth ot Italy has met with almost universal commendation. The proclamation, though atopped by the telegraph censor ot the government, Is nevertheless published In several of the morning papers today and very generally read. Pointing to the probahle effects of the war to Hily and In the Balkans, Garibaldi said In purt: "Thus does tragedy start Italy in the race. Should Austria win and take from Montenegro, for example, the mountains that command the Adriatic, then Italy's days as an Independent on the Adriatic sis numbered. "bhouM. Italy try to mobilize and maks war, either with or against Austriaand the terms of Ita treaty would allow of a call to arms If Austria be beaten then the working men and women of Italy will spread the revolution through the country rather than let their aons, their saving and thalr homes be sacrificed to an ally they detest." These striking statements relate to the situation as It exists today, nnd thua the strict .censorship and the government's reserve Is accounted for. The average Italian hates an Austrian (Continued on Page Three.) FRENCH WARSHIPS TAKE TWO GERMAN GRUISERSSINKOUE Battlers of Republio Off Algeria Be ported to Have Sent Panther to Bottom.' r G0BEN AND BRESLAU SEIZID News Reaches Brussels that Kaiser's Forces Are Shelling ' Liege and Namuf. BRITAIN ADDS TO ITS NAVY Takes Over Battleships, One Com pleted and Other Nearly So, Ordered by Turkey CHILE DESTROYERS ALSO PRIZES Bill Providing Billion and Quarter for War Offered at Berlin. SWEDEN PROPOSES MORATORIUM Austrian Wowaa Accosesl of Helna Spy la Serrlee of Rasala is Arrested In North Sweden. r A 1118, Auk. 4. A Havas dispatch form 'Algiers says it is re-tHirtexl that French warships have sunk the Ger man cruiser Panther. lULLETlX. ALGIERS, Aug. 4. According to an , tuiofficial report JkJench tflct has raptured two Uerman cruisers, the Goben and the llr-twlau. ( iUUNNKI.S, Au. 4. News has reached here that the Germans are shelling Liege and Namur. BlLLHflJV. LONDON, Aug. 4.The British admiralty officially announces that the government has taken over the two battleships one completed and the other nearly completed ordered In England by Turkey, and two des troyers ordered by Chile. Te battle ships have been renamed the Erin and Agtncourt. BULLETIN. BERLIN, Aug, 4. A bill was In troduced Into tbe German Imperial Parliament today providing for tbe aproprlation of $1,250,000,000 to meet the expenses of the war. State of Slesie Deelnred. UIU'HHKLS, Aug. 4.-A state of siege was declared today st the fortified po sitions of Liege. Namur and Antwerp. The activities or the Belgian army de note the state of war which Is expected to open in the Invaded province of Liege. BULLETIN. ' PARIS, Aug. 4. -The governor "of Al geria, In a telegram received by the French government, says that the Ger man cruiser Breslau fired eight broadsides-some sixty shells Into the French fortified town of Bona this morning. (Continued on Pag Two.) A Master Key to Opportunity Jt unlocks the door to all manner of positions, in vestments, homes, lost articles, real estate and bargains every day: Bee Want Ads There's scarcely a need in ttie home or office that arises from day to day but that can be filled quickly and satisfactor ily by Bee Want Ads. Liko old wine, lie Want Ads improve with uge, so Use 7 time Bee want ads to multiply results, A
