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Fremph Troops German Territory Omaha PART ONE- THE WEATHER. Generally Fair NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TEN. VOL. XLTVXO. 15. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 1914 FIVE SECTIONS THIRTY-FOUU PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. invade Sunday Bee J GERMAN TORPEDO FLOTILLA RAIDS SHIPS INHUMBER Four British War Vessels la Water way Leading to Hull Are Re , ported Sunk. NEWS BY WAY OF NEW YORK Number of the Attacking Craft Re ported Lost During the En gagement LACKS OFFICIAL CONFTRMAlflON Report Tallies with Statemer May Be Unfavorable, y ACCEPT'. FORTUNES OF News of Sinking of Amphion Causei Little Excitement MANY GERMANS ARE ARRESTFJJ War .Office Convinced that Kalart Has Maintained Complete Sys tem af Eiplonif e ! Ei. land for Yean. NEW YORK, Au,. 8. Privat' cable advices in New York report' that a flotilla of German torpedo boats baa attacked British warshinai in the Humber, the waterway to j) Mull, on the east coast of England, sinking four of them. A number of the attacking German J torpedo boats were lost. The report K tallies with yesterday's declaration V of the British admiralty that the first news of the war might be unfavor able. The date of this engagement is not given. i Conatu Dmimi Fake Reports. I V IiflNTlOy. All. lHMlkl nnKmna. I I tlon was 'voiced In the ouse of Common. I today or us dissemination at raise mwinwr suim? mo suwi iu cum uim in TSBncernlng tfie war such aa that published i . irregard to a great naval battle orr hAr k . . - : , "It was absolutely false, said Reginald I McKenns, the home eecretary. and he expressed the hope that the house would ' Join him in the atrongeat condemnation ' of the publication of such reports. ' lie continued: " ' . . "I do. net say It was wilfully done In this case, .but It might be wilfully done In order assist the circulation of a paper. ' . 'The publication of false news Is a misdemeanor and now that a press bureau with a constant stream of reliable Information has been established, the I publlo has the right to expect that no j such news will be published except when I furnished by the press bureau." Mr. McKenna added that he was confi dent the unanimous opinion of the Houso (Continued on Page Two.) ! Czechs in Bohemian Regiments Are Shot PARIS, Aug. T.-Si p. in.) An official dispatch reoelved at the war office here taUe that the Austrian shot a number of Caeca soldier In the Bohemian regi ment before th, latter left for the scene of war. ' - Hamlin is Governor of Reserve Board WASHINGTON, Aug. l-Charles 8. Hamlin cf Boston has been selected for governor of the federal reserve board and Frederic A. Dels no of Chicago ha been elected vli governor. Austrian Troops Burn Russian Towns 8T. PETERSBURG, Aug. l-(Vla Lon don) 1:40 p. m. Austrian troop crossed the Russian frontier near the Roumanian border today and burned some villages. The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Sunday: For Omaha, Council Bluff and Vicinity Pair Sunday; somewhat cooler, itaiprntm at buti Yesterday. Hours. ueg. 6 a. m It t a. m 77 7 a. m 7S 8 a. m f" Cosaparatlvo Local Record. 1914. l1t 1913. 1911. II (het yesterday 7 1 77 u Lowest yesterday 77 6 M Mean temperature 7 hi 70 78 Preclpilatloa 00 T .&) T Temperature and urecipitation depar tures from the normal: Normal temperature 7 Kxcesa for the day It Total excess since March 1 371 Normal precipitation 12 inch Jx Hclency for the day li Inch 'I'oial rainfall s n-e March I. .IS 07 inches I efirienry since March 1 4 Is Indies lHf tem:y for cor. period, 191S. I 78 inches lJefic ency fur cor. period, ISti. 113 Inches "T" Indicates trc uf preclpttatiun. U A- WELill, lyocal Forecaster. FAME. I -rtU a. m M SfJ J ' a. m M A flTTM it m W w ' ' I p. m i 4 p. m 7 s" P. rn sJ HlH ' TSI p. n w 7 p. m k2 i : The Higher Appeal ---rCo it of fe?wf j Drawn for The Bee by Powell. REPUBLICANS IN OLD-TIME RALLY Huge Crowd Gathers at Florence to Hear Speeches and Eit Roast Beef YEISER, ALONE, TALKS HARSHLY r Jefferls, the Oslr Ireskrr Not Candidate far Office, RevleVrs R Past A.kltfiM a dad Brilliant rotate. 14 WM P" the biggest republican 136 ana 1M0 that Wma staged at Florence veetrrUaii Lf tcrnoon and evening. ' It was scheduled for S o'clock. Long before that 'J th rowd b'8an to thr ,n lh Trk Florence.-. Every car from Omaha rairieq logos jammed into the seats and cifthging to the straps. JThe crowd was treated to speaking by thie candidates: That was food for the brain. Then there , was food for the atdtnach also. For soon after daylight In the riornlng berthn the roasting of two oxen In an encmous sheet iron roaster built for the. purpose. But they were not stuck on Pttf and turned and turned over a fire to no burned to a crisp on the outside, left frare In the middle, and, then cropped Into? the ashes by accident at the finish. ontinued on Page Three.) Qal Arrangements for Funeral of Mrs. Wilson Completed : WASHINGTON. Aug. '.-Final arrange ments made today for the funeral of Mrs. Wood row Wilson, wife of the president. made It certain that the services both at ,n which the election commissioner was the White house Monday and In Rome, ! conducting his office during the rush of Qa. Tuesday, will be the simplest. Every j flnal registration for the coming primary, effort will be made to conduct the funeral The Principal complaint was that demo a U the president were a private citlxen. t "at found it easy to regltr without Secretary Tumulty said In addition to loss. of time,, but that, republicans were the comtnittee of the . senate and .house kept waiting and otherwise annoyed. A and members of the cabinet, only rela-j throng of voter besieged the few clerk tlve and a few of the closest personal l all day and until late at night, friends would attend the services. Only! Another source of woe' was' the clerk the family and a few intimate friend will ' In the election commissioner's office who, go with the body to Rome for the burial, j some "cranky" voters complained, de- Member. of the congressional commit- tees will not go to Georgia because of the president's desire that work of congress shall go on. Both senate and house, however, will adjourn from 1 p. in. to 4 p. m. Monday while the funeral services are going on. There will be no honorary pallbearers at the Whit bouse services. Attendant from the White houso will carry the body from the east room to the hearse, and then It will be taken directly to a special train. 7 The Rev. Sylvester Beach of Princeton, N. J.. the pastor of the Wilson family and Rev. J. H. Taylor of the Central Presbyterian church, -Washington, will conduct the service at th White house. The pastor of the Presbyterian church of Rome, of which Mrs. Wilson's father wa formerly In charge, will conduct the ser vices at Myrtle Hill cemetery. The funeral train will leave Washing ton at 4 p. 'in. Monday afternoon and will arrive In Rome at about 1 p. m. Tuesday . The' last service will be con ducted Immediately and soon afterwards the funersl party wilt return to Wash ington, arriving here late Wednesday af ternoon. The president appeared at the executive offices today In an all-white suit, with a band of black about one sleeve. Police men .who have been stationed at the Whit House for many year have been elected to carry the casket from the East room to the bearse. Announcement Extraordinary: The Bee has perfected exclusive arrange ments with the New York World for special war news service for the benefit of our readers this in addition to the full Associated Press reports. Steel Works Gives French Government Big Guns Batteries PARIS, Aug. 1 (:26 p. m.V-The Creu sot 5 tee! works has presented to the French government twenty-six complete batteries of 106-mllllmeter gun of a new type, which had been ordered by a foreign government Just before the war broke out The company Informed the govern ment 'that It stood ready. to pay Indemnity for the nonexecutlon of the contract. A the manipulation of the gun requires special knowledge, a number of Creusot workmen have enlisted to handle them. !'he . gift represent a aua of ,ooo,oco. ' MOORHEAD PLAYS " PARTY FAVORITES . . Makes it Hard f6r Republican Voters to Get Their Names on Regis 1 tration Books. EASY FOR THE . DEMOCRATS Democrat Are Shown Preference When They Appear at Commis sioner's Office to Register for C'omlagT Prima res. "Voting used to be an Inestimable privilege, but now It Is a privilege with Election Commissioner Moorhead decid ing whether to make It hard or easy for me," declared a sarcastic would-be voter, as he abandoned his attempt to register. "I know and other know that men who are known to be republicans tire given the worst of It, but what can we prove 7" Complaints rose to the heaven from all sides yesterday concerning the manner voted too much attention to a cigarette, while busy men were waiting for atten tion. Others complained that more facili ties for handling the crowd should have .(Continued on Page Three.) Servian Army Has Invaded Austria (Copyright, 1914, Press Publlrhlnb Co.) LONDON. Aug. a (Special Cablegram to the New York World and The Omaha Bee.) The Times today ha the follow ing from Niah: The Servian army has Invaded Austria at Uvats, which ha been abandoned ' by the enemy after setting fire to the barracks. The place la In flames. Ooutpost skirmishing is th only fighting going on. Nephew of Kaiser Reported Captured (Copyright by th Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. I (Special Cablegram to The Be and th New Tork World.) The French force have effected a Junc tion with th Belgian and It Is reported that a nephew of the kaiser was In com mand of th German forces which were reported captured. RIVAL AEROPLANES PATROLFROHTIER French Airman Fired on by German Soldiers, Rises Beyond Range of Ballets. MILITARY FLIERS . TELL ' STORY Onter Fort of Liege Tarn Gnas on Friendly . Aviators, . Already ' - Mad Targets r th Germans. I (Copyright, 1914, Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug.- a-8pnl CaMegraau to' New York World and Omaha IJee.) The : Chmnldla has a dispatch rom Edgal- Rowan, Its Amsterdam ' corre spondent, which sava: -"Th whole Franco-German frontier I belnT patrolled by rival aeroplanes, which are flying parallel and within easy sight of each other. ; "Soldiers 'and anti-aeroplane . artillery are posted on both side of the border line lo destroy hostile airmen. "Passenger on the last . train from Tierlln to Amsterdam saw a thrilling in cident. An airman, believed to be French, crossed the line and was fired updn by German riflemen. Rises Beyond' Ransre. "He seemed to see the aim being taken at him and rose higher and higher In (Continued on Page Two.) Greedy Rich Britons Try to Corner Food Supply in London LONDON. Aug. S. (3:18 p. m )-Walter Runclman, secretary of agriculture. In troduced a bill into the House of Com mons today giving the British govern ment power to seise all the food stuffs. The bill paased through' all It stages. , Mr. Runclman said his reason for In troducing the bill wa what he termed th "greed of wealthy people, who with a long line of automobile had disgraced themrelve by cornering the large stocks of provisions and causing great suffering among the poorer classes." He said he believed the panic was now over, but the government . wished to be prepared In case of necessity. Germans Accused of : Shooting Children PARIS. Aug. S. (1:52 p. m.)--Count Albert De Mun, of th conservative lead er In the Chamber of Deputies, writes over his signature to a newspaper here today: "It was related to me by a friend that twelve Danish ch'ldren who were on a German train going to the frontier car ried away by the Imprudence of their youth and the ferver of their young hearts, shouted: 'Vive la France.' They were Immediately dragged out of the train and four of them were picked out aad shot." GRAIN EXCHANGE WILL CLOSE ATN00N MONDAY Th Omaha Grain exchange will close at noon Monday out of sympathy of It member for President Wilson In hi bereavement. ENOUGH GERMANS TO FORM REGIMEN TARE ARRESTED LONDON, Aug. I. Enough German reservist to form a large regiment were taken In custody today by the police In provincial towns of the British Isle. GERUS FORCED TO TAKE DEFENSIV FRENCH TROOPS ARE HELPING IN LIEGEDEFENSE British Army Said to Have Landed in France on Its' Way to Battlefield. THREE CORPS CUT TO PIECES Continuous Assaults of Germans Fail ; to Make Any Impression on Fortifications. LOSS OF LIFE IS ENORMOUS All Men in One Division Which Suc ceeded in Crossing- River Are Killed or Captured. ANOTHER FIGHT IN LUXEMBURG Armistice is Refused Because of the Fighting Eliewhsre. GERMANS FIGHT LISTLESSLY Soldier Seem to Lock Knthaslasm Cantnred Office Try lo Pas Themselves Off aa Frenchmen. Bl'LLRTIN. LONDON. Aug. 8. (5 a. m.) A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company trom Brussels says that a division or German cavalry which htvd succeeded In fording the Meuse to the nortn of Liege was surprised and practically annihilated by Bel gian cavalry nd inisutry. supported by a battery ot light artillery. To German rout was complete. Seven German regiment surrendered. , . Bt'Lt.lSTi.'C LONDON, Aug. 8. ( Jh, m.) accordlng to late dispatches . this morning quite an Important engage nient between. French and Germans occurred In Belgian Luxenburg. The Etoile Beige of Brussels learns from an official source that no decision has been reached on the question of an armistice at Liege, an engagement having begun elsewhere. BL'LLKTIN. BRUSSELS, Aug. 8. (Vka Lon don Aug. 6.) The War office has issued an official statement saying, that 126,000 Germans participated in the assault on the forts at Liege, but that - they completely 1 failed to make any impression on the fortifica tions. Three army corps engaged in the attack were cut up and ren dered useless, It is declared. LONDON, Aug. 8. All eyes were turned today toward Belgium, where the unexpected stand made by the Belgian army agalpst a German ad vance guard has earned prtalse in all quarters. The authorities here have taken the greatest precautions to prevent the leakage of information as to mil itary and naval movements, but in dications were seen in the com- (Continued on Pge Two.) United States Tries to Avert Further Clash in Mexico WASHINGTON. Aug. .-The United States made further effort today to avert the clash of constitutionalists and the Carbajal government at Mexico City. Telegrams to American Consul Blillmsn urged him to persuade Carransa to enter Into direct communication with Carbajal. Jose Castellot, personal representative of Carbajal, conferred with Secretary Bryan and then telegraphed Carbajal, urging him to offer to surrender the gov ernment If amnesty and guarantees were given. Should the latter condition rot be accepted by Carransa, Mr. Castellot sain armed resistance was inevitable. Carransa' reply to the urgent request of the State department that he confer with the representatives of President Car bajal respecting the terms of the occu- patlon of the city of Mexico wa embodied on the right bank of the Meuse river. In In the following statement transmitted ' the center of the circle of twelve forts, today through Consul SUllman at Saltllto: j which comprise the fortifications ot the "Excess will not be permitted and the ; district of l.iege. conduct of the new government will be It la flatter than New York and its determined by what it deems for the best ' approaches Inside tha forts aie un interest of all those concerned and tht- ( guarded. There are 171,000 peop? In the conduct will be In strict harmony with ; city proper and In the poorer quarters the the lews of wsr and the usages of civil- congestion Is a serious mutter. It a fire ised nations unaer similar circumstances." Lever starts there the city is doomed." Summary of War Situation Indications that both Brltlxh and French troops are hurrying to the assistance of the Belgians are given in French official dis patches. The extent of the sup port Is kept secret, as well as the route taken by thjs reinforcements French mvalry Is said to have arrived at Liege, where masses of (ternisn troops are reported moving forward to support the strong advance guard which was checked by the Belgians, and. ac cording to reports from Belgian sources, lost 25,000 men In killed, wounded and prisoners. The German war office declares the German check not a defeat, but the result of an heroic attempt of small German force to advance in fare of difficulties. French and German troops are said to have come into contact in Luxemburg, where several Ger man army corps are supposed to have concentrated. Number of Germans have been arrested in England on suspicion of spying. Portugal decided to act as ally to Great Britain under the terms of sn old treaty by which It must supply 10,000 men. A French newspaper dispatch reports the sinking of the German cruiser Augsburg in the Baltic sea by a Russian torpedo boat. A big Norweglwn Bteamer struck a mine on the Dutch coast and was beached. Transatlantic lines running from Glasgow suspended their sailings, causing the stranding of many Americans and Canadians. The Bank of England reduced its disqount to 5 per cent owing to the improvement in the monetary situation. :' : GERMAN HOST TO ( : AID HALTING ARMY Crown Prince Said to Be at Jlead of Reinforcing Army of Eight Hundred Thousand. MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE MEUSE Cross Hirer Under Fire of Belgian bans nnd Reach the Left Bank Great Streaming Mas , of llnmnnlty. (Copyriht, Wl. Pres Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 8 (Special Ca blegram to New Tork World and Omaha Bee.) Hugh Martin, the Daily News correspondent, wired from Rotterdam Thursday night: "Speaking to Dutch across the fron tier at Eyesn this afternoon, the Germans declared that the crown prince with 800,000 men is at Ver vlers. Six pontoon bridges were thrown across the Meuse south of Vis yesterday and by 6 o'clock this morning a large force -' had- crossed to the left batik under the fire of the Belgian guns. The army then be gan to move south on both sides of the river blowing up a number of (Continued on Page Two.) Shelling of Historic Buildings in Liege Causes Indignation NEW YORK. Aug. R.-Repons that Llege, the greatent commercial city In Belgium, wa In flames In places aa the result of shell fire created dlstusy and rage among the hundreds of Belgian vol unteer who have flocked here from all part ot th country on their way to Europe. The Palais d'Justlc and HU Paul's cathedral reported damaged by shells, are among the oldest building In Europe. Speaking of the reported destruction, Pierre Mall, the Belgian consul-general, said today: "It Is monstrous and inhumarv the fight being made In th city of L.lege. It lie FRENCH TROOPS HAVE ENTERED MUELHAIiSEH Invade German Territory of Alsace and Engage in Fierce Fight at Altkirch. MARCH AGAINST FORTRESS Officials Report that They Hava Entered the Town of the Great Fortress. GERMAN FORCES IN RETREAT Natives Are Delighted at the En trance of the French Troops Into Country. BRITISH TROOPS IN FRANCE Twenty Thousand Land at Three Impontant Places. GO TO ASSIST BELGIANS Phoceed nt Once In the Direction of iaik, to the West of Leegr, en Their Way lo Meet iirrnaa Forces. BILLKTIN. . ' PARIS, Aug. 8. (8:05 p. m.) It Is officially reported that French troops have entered Muelbausen. PARIS, Aug. 8. (3:45 p. m.) French troops today entered Alsace and captured the village of Altkirch rear the Swiss frontier, seventeen miles west ot Basel. The official report of the FrencbJ Invasion of Alsace today says the' French troops" crossed Into Alsace and delivered a fljrce attack on the German forces at Altkirch. The French troops took the village, a place of nearly 4,000 inhabitants. The German . forces retreated, pur sued by the French troops la the direction of the great fortress of Muelhaussen. . The Alsatla natives were so de lighted at the at rival of the French soldiers thst they tors up the fron tier post. British Land In'fraaee. PARI 8, Aug., a (t p. ni.) It wa of ficially announced thla afternoon that f.'.oro English troop already had been landed at Ostend, Calais and Dunkirk. Tney are now proceeding toward Namur to the west of Liege on their main rail road line to aaalst the Belgians. Great Britain and Germany will Try to Exchange Citizens: LONDON, Aug. t-Franclg Dyke Ac- lund, foreign under secretary on behalf of , the Biltlsh government today gave ex pression to British appreciation ot the diplomatic assistance rendered by the . United Btatee. Speaking in th House ot Commons, he suld the various American embassies had been most kind and cour teous In all matters connected with tho position of British subjects abroad. Ha hoped that before very long It would bo possible through the United States to arrange for the exchange of British sub jects In Qermany for German subject In Great Britain. Wilson's Mediation Order is Producing an Excellent Effect ROME, Via Part. Aug. 1 (8:10 p. m. The offer of mediation by President Wil son has produced an excellent effect. Italy, while admitting the great obstacle lo it succets will warmly support the American proposition. Regret Is expressed at the absence of the Anierkan ambassador. Thomas Nel son Page, at such a critical time, hut Secretary Jay, who enjoys th fullest (onftdence of those In official circle, la lolng hi utmost to promote the scntm lie had several conversation regarding It with the foreign minister. GERMAN CRUISERS ARE MAKING FOR ADRIATIC LONDON. Aug. S 1:1S p. m A tele gram from Rome to the Central News saj semaphore on th outh coast ot Italy report the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau making for the Adriatic A request to the Austrian fleet for aid wa) refused on the ground that there had been no declaration of war between Aus, trla-Hungary and Great Britain. BRITISH FORCE SEIZES PORT LOME. AFRICA LONDON. Aug. . it SO p. m ) A Brit Ish force on the gold coast of West Africa, ha seised Port Lome, Grmai Togoland.