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.WITH THE GERMANS IN BELGIUM A photograph of a German regiment in Belgium taking a brief rest before going onto the firing line.
These men had just completed a hard march and were given a slight breathing spell before going into action.
, MOVING CAPITAL
The
English War Vessels Boarding Two
American Liners for German
and Austrian Subjects.
LANSING SAYS IT IS ALL EIGHT
..Councilor for State Department As
serts Privilege of All
Belligerents.
CAN REMOBE SUCH PASSENGERS
Craft Flying Stars and Stripes May
Be Stopped by Those of War
ring Nations.
SIXTY PERSONS TAKEN OFF
Reservists Taken from Manchuria
and China of Pacifio Mail.
ACTION IS OFF HONG KONG
Two Teatons C'lal mto Be Clttsens
of Sfvltserland Set Free, After
Steamer China. Halted by
Man o' War.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Re
moval of German and Austrian sub
jects by British warships from neu
tral vessels ound for the scene of
war is a privilege of the belligerent
powers, according to an opinion ex
pressed today by Robert Lansing,
counsellor of the State department
Vessels flying the American flag with
foreigners aboard, he said, might be
stopped and such passengers re
moved. Board V. 9. Teasel.
HONOLULU, Aug. 31. The
American liners Manchuria and
China, of the Pacific Mall Steamship
company's Oriental fleet, were halted
by BritlBh warships off Hong Kong
and forced to surrender to the British
aulhorl.UEpixty German and Aus
trian reservists ound for the Euro
pean war from the Philippines, where
they had been lying.
This was the news brought by Cap
tain Thompson and Purser Landers
of the China, which arrived here to
day, bound for San Francisco.
Told They Were Safe.
After first Inquiring of Washing
ton If they were safe In an American
registered vessel, according to offi
cers of the China, and having re
ceived assurances that they could not
be molested, the Germans and Aus
trlans took passage for San Fran
cteco, via Hong Kong, Shanghai,
Nagasaki and Honolulu. This round
about route was necessary because
they knew they could not reach home
via the SueT canal, and neither the
China nor the Manchuria were sched
uled to call at Manila on the return
trip.
On arriving at Hong Kong the ves
sels were halted by ships of the Brit
ish fleet, the passengers were sum
moned for inspection and required to
give their nationalities at the call of
the purser's roll.
Held for Deteatlon.
Those who appeared to e Germans
or Austrians and could not prove
otherwise were taken in a navy ten
der to Stone Cutters Island for de-
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The Weather
?o7&"hWn3i ZXtK'lU Vicinity
Unsettled; probably showers.
Temperatnre ai "" Yesterday.
Hour. Deg.
U 6 a. m '
J a. m 73
d U m! "3
9 a. m
10 a. m 7
11 a. m . 79
1 p. m
2 p. m 8
3 p. m 90
O P- m 92
" l.
S p. m
T p. m 70
S p. m 71
l-oanaarmtlT Loral Recvrd.
iii laia. ii2. n.
Highest yesterday 94 1U 9T 91
IOweM yesterday 72 7 g 2
Mean temperature U m 7
Precipitation Is On .23 .0(1
TcJiiperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature , 71
Kxcess for the day 12
Total excess since March 1
Normal precipitation 0 Inch
Fxcess for the day 06 inch
Total rainfall since March 1....1S 86 Inches
Deficiency sine March 1 fc.M inches
pefldency for cor. period. 1911. 23 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1913. T. 3) Inches
Meperts traas Statloas at T . M.
Station and Stats Temp. High,- Raia
of Weather. 7 p. in. t. tall.
ruvenport. rain M M T
DeS Moines, cloudy M M .91
Iodae City, clear S4 an .09
North Platte, clear SO M .aS
Omaha, ratn 70 94 .15
Rapid City, cloudy M .SO
Sheridan, rain 64 M ' .Of
Sioux City. pt. cloudy.... St 9i .00
Valentine, clear 70 71 .Q
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
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DENY CHARGES.
BY THEJSERMANS
Formal Answer to Austria Says the
Kaiser Invaded Belgium Before
it Appealed to France.
COULD NOT MEET THE REQUEST
Premier, la Speech In House of Com
mon, Condemns Pnhllcatlon of
Dispatch Heardln Alleged
Battle at Amiens.
ANTWERP, Auc 31. (Via Paris.
12:12 p. m.) The following official
statement was made public here
today:
"The Belgian government, replying
under date of August 29, to the. Aus-tro-Hungarlan
declaration of war,
and the representations made at this
same time, declares:
" 'Belgium had always maintained
friendly reJaUqna..jvith all Its neigh
bors, and had fulfilled the duty im
posed by neutrality, it it could not
accept the proposals of the Ger
mans, it Is because they bad for
their object the violation of an en
gagement which was a condition to
the creation of the kingdom. Bel
gium does not think that any people,
however weak, could mistake their
duty and sacrifice their honor by in
clining before force.' "
"After setting forth that the Bel
gian government had waited until
territory had been invaded before
colling on France and Great Britain,
the statement declares:
"Belgium dentes formally the asser
tions of Austria-Hungary."
t'aptare of Apia Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, Aug 31.-Thv British
capture of Apia In German Samoa was
announced in an official message from
London to the British embassy here to
day. In connection with the seliure of the
two Turkish warships In English ship
yards, the foreign offlre sent. the follow
ing statement to the embassy:
"In accordance with the recognized
principle of the right and supreme duty
to Insure national safety In time of war,
his majesty's government took over two
ships which were building In England for
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Propose War Tax on
Railroad, Base Ball
and Theater Tickets
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31,-Plans for a
I or 10 per cent war stamp tax on all rail
road passenger tickets, theater tickets,
base ball tickets and the like, is under
consideration by . members of the ways
and means committee.
The plan, calculated to raise annually
from 5,000,0no to sO,W,ono, originated in
administration circles. Opinion anions'
the democrats of the committee is divided.
Pome contend that a tax on beer and
Increased taxes' on domestic wines and
patent medicines with an increase 'of 1
per cent in, the income tax and a perma
nent Inheritance tax, would meet all the
exigencies caused by the Kuropean war
without being felt seriously by Individ
uals. -
No formal action has been taken.
Bernstorff Asks
of Armed British
Ship at New York
NEW YORK, Aug., Sl.-Count Von
BernatorfX, German ambassador to the
United Ktstea called attention today to
the presence In thla port of the Whits
Star liner Adriatic, which arrived from
Liverpool on Saturday with .four guna
mounted on her decks. The ambassador
wondered if the Adriatic would be com
pelled to sail within twenty-four hours
under the law which requires an armored
vessel of a belligerent nation to remain
in port not longer than that length of
time.
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Nothing but Blackened Walls and Ruined Factories
With Earth Freshly Dug Between Liege and Vise
TX3NDON. Aug. .11. A dispatch to the
Reutcr Telegraph company from Ostend
says that a small party has Jut re
turned there from a visit to Liege and
describes the dostmctlon wrought by the
wor as ai'palling.
"All along the road to Vise," said one
of the party, "there was nothing to be
seen but wal! blackened by smoke, the
remains of burned factories., mounds of
earth freshly dug the sepulchers of the
first Germans to fall.
"And then comes Vise. hWat a painful
sight for those who knew the proud city.
GERMAN FORCES
MOYINGJO SOOTH
Magazine Correspondent Tells of the
Marvels of the Solid Germa&.4
Advance Through Belgium.
AUTO TRUCKS REAL WONDERS
Says Belgian Boys aad Old Men
Fire oa Ciernaaa Troops la Drill,
aels from Balldlnaa Which
Germans Then Destroy.
LONDON. Auk. 81. (1:58 p. m.)-Arno
liosch, a magazine correspondent, who
went into Belgium some days ago, ar
rived In London today from Brussels,
which illy he left last Thursday. Ho
said today that John T. McCutcheon ot
Chicago. Irvln Cobb of New York and
Mr. Hanson of Chicago, all correspond
ents, were safe In Brussels when he left.
Referring to the military situation in
Belgium, Mr. Dosch said:
"The German auto trucks are a marvel.
Equipped with scythes, they mow right
through hedges and wire fences. If tho
roads do not suit the drivers. These
trucks are heavily armored and they are
able to resist anything except artillery
fire. ' They enable the German forces to
make forty1 miles a day. The number of
these trucks seems unlimited.
"It Is estimated that 300,000 German
troops have made tlMr way through
Brussels and that 400,000 moved south of
Brussels. The troops which paaaed
through, Brussels were later engaged with
the British forces. Only a small de
tachment of Germans was left In the
Belgian capital.
Bojs Fire on Soldiers.
"I have no personal knowledge of the
horrible German atroclles reported from
Belgium," Mr. Dosch went on. ' and I am
Inclined to discredit most of these
stories. The Grrmans also tell many
stories of Belgian atrocities, most of
which I believe. In some cases Belgian
boys and old man undoubtedly fired on
German soldiers from Inside of buildings.
This was the case in Brussels ansd else
where and the men In the buildings from
whlrh shots were fired were In some
eases executed. 1 know of no women or
children being killed because of their
haying been found In buildings from
which shots had been fired.
"From what I Jiave heard I believe the
Germans have wedged into the allies and
that they ar not keeping a straight front
to the enemy. The line of fighting from
Nsmur south has been a zig-zag and
nothing Ilka what many strategists hsve
guessed. -
LostsIs Pltlfal Rain.
Louvaln Is a pitiful ruin. I came
through that city on my way out from
fBelglum and saw the smoking ruins.
Only the big cathedral waa visible shove
the smoke, and that may have gone later.
I waa unable to go to that section of
Louvaln where the American colleges,
maintained by American bishops, are lo
cated, but I heard that they had dis
played th American flag and had been
spared "
"I had no opportunity to learn of the
events which preoeded tha destruction
of Louvaln. The loss of this city la uni
versally mourned In Belgium."
Figures Indicate
Bumper Cotton Crop
WASHINGTON. Aug. Sl.-Tho condl
tlon of the cotton crop on August 2i was
W per rent' of a normal the Department
of Agriculture announced today.
so typical of Walloon gaiety and now
nothing but a mass of ruins, while many
of the Inhabitant lie all over the place,
their chests riddled w tibhullets.
"It was told here that the natives were
put to work building roads for the In
vaders from Vise to Alx-I.a-Cliapelle.
"On the way to Argenteau we met a
procession of able-bodies men, marching
four abreast and commanded by a nun
commissioned officer, all carrying Imple
ments for road building. These men
have to submit to severe discipline.
"Henestal, usually filled with the busy
War Summary
Terrific fighting continues on
the Austro-Rueeian frontier. Both
the combined Austrian and Ger
man forces and the Russian
armies claim an advantage.
Berlin reports the capture of
30,000 Russians.
From Austrian sources it is
stated that the Russians are being
pursued In the direction of Lub
lin, in Russian Poland. Earlier
advices from St Petersburg
stated that the Austrians were
active chiefly In the vicinity of
Lublin.
A News dispatch from ' St.
Petersburg says the Russian ad
vance In East Prussia Is proceed
ing, and repeats an earlier Rus-
tlan claim of successes in Gallcla.
Fresh forces of Germans have
appeared on the Prussian front,
according to a British official re
port. This bears out recent state
ments from Belgium ttat the Ger
mans were withdrawing troops
from their western front "to rein
force the Austro-Gcrman lines in
the east.
Up to noon today no official an
nouncement had been made in
London or Paris. News dispatches
indicate that the Germans are
pressing toward Paris and that
one army is within sixty miles of
the French capital.
Paris is preparing for a siege.
Outgoing trains are filled with
noncombatants, while troops from
the south and west are arriving
to reinforce the garrisons already
In the ring of the city's fortifica
tions. Dover reports that firing, seem
ingly from vessels along the
French roast, was heard there
this morning.
German Crown Prince,
Said to Have Taken
Refuge at the Hague
LONDON, Aug. 31. (3 p. m -A cor
respondent of the London Daily News,
who has been traveling through Dutch
Llmberg. has sent a dispatch to h's pa
per declaring the belief prevails in that
section that the family of the German
crown prince, Frederick William, has
taken refuge at The Hague. This story
haa not been reported from any other
quarter.
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The National Capital
Monday, Aagost 81, 1914.
Tha Seaate.
Met at 11 a m.
Agreed to house amendments on tha war
Agreed to limit debate on the Clayton
trust bill to flfteen-mjniito speechea after
today.
Tha Hoasa. .
Met at noon
Miscellaneous bills were considered un
der the unanimous consent rule,
i
hum of activity In factories, coal mines
and workshops, we found plunged Into
deathly silence.
"At lsst'We etnered Liege. The In
habitants stood at the threDlioids of their
homes, silent and anxious, but afraid to
speuk. The streets In the middle of the
town wore a deplorable aspect. Many
houses hud been ahondnned. Their
doors and windows were shuttered and
their contents had been removed. No
body but soldiers were to be seen. The
Place de 1'Lniverolte, the Hue des Plt
leurs and the Qua! des Plchctira had been
burned.".
HONDREDS LOST
IN FIGHT AT SEA
British Claim Nearly Thousand Ger
mans Lost in Naval Battle"-""
Off Helgoland.
ENGLISH DEAD ARE NOT MANY
Twenty.Mae Killed and Thirty
Right Woanded Is Price raid
by British for Their
Trlamph,
LONDON. Au. 30. Twenty-nine killed
and thirty-eight wounded wns the pries
In men paid by the Hrltlnh for the naval
action against the Germans In Helgoland
waters Friday.
An official slstement Issued tonight
rays thst of 1.20 men, composing the
crews of the five German warships sunk
off Helgoland only 330 were saved.
The British losses are described as fol
lows. "The light cruiser Arethusa lost lieu
tenant Kric Wepl nid.scott nml nine men
Killed, four men seriously wounded, and
Lieutenant Ttoblnpnn and eleven men
wounded, but not seriously.
"The torpedo boat destroyer Liberty
lost Lleiiterant Commander Bartellot and
six men killed; one man hxs since died
from wounds? one dangerously wounded,
five serloiis!y wounded and five slightly
wounded.
"The deatroyer Laurel suffered ten men
killed, one has since died ot his wound.4,
two men dangerously woundrd, seven se
riounly wounded and two slightly
wounded."
Shell lilts Liberty.
The Nherty. one of the HrMish destroy,
era, which took part In the battle off
Helgoland, w.ia hit by a shell which shat
tered Its mast and tore away part of Its
bridge first of all and then smashed Its
searchlights and killed Its commander.
Lieutenant Commander Bartellot, and
William Butcher, Ills signal man.
"Accounts of the battle say It wss per
fect In execution as well as In plan. Led
at dawn by a fearleaa small detachment,
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Turkey May Declare
War Any Moment
Against the Allies
LONDON, Aug. 31. The Dally Tele
graph's diplomatic correspondent. In an
article printed today, says:
"Turkey may declare war at any mo
ment. It la now only a matter of a few
days possibly a few hours.
"All efforts of the powers In the triple
eutente have failed and the Inndon em
bassy admit the Hltustlon Is grave.
The military party, now dominant In
Constantinople, has reached the conclu
sion that the present Is the best tlmo to
secure the restoration f Macedonia and
the Aegean Inlands.
"German officers and men are being
poured into Constantinople to help the
Turkish army and navy. Turkey appar
ently counts on the Balkan Mates quar
reling among themselves while Turkey
fights Greece, but It sjeerns likely that
Turkey's declaration of war agalnxt
Greece will be regarded as a hostile act
by the triple entente, which will wend a
fleet to disposv of all the Turkish and
German shlr.
Y 'The British government has warned
Turkey plainly thst In stsrtlng any ram
paign at this time she signs her own death
warrant."
KAISER'S TROOPS
TAKEOFFENSIYE
Fresh Forces Make Their Appearance
Near Russian Frontier and Ger
mans Advance at Some Points.
30.000 PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
i
Cavalry follows Foaltlvrji lato
Konie of the Outlying Defenses,
bnt the fortresses Are
Holding Oat.
LONDON, Aug. 31. (12:53 p. m.)
An official telegram received in
London declares that fresh forces ot
Germans have made their appear
ance on the Prussian frontier and at
some points they are taking the of
fensive against the Russians.
Recent reports from Belgium have
told of the movement of German
troop Iraiua east, indicating that the
German general staff was withdraw
ing certain forces from their western
front to reinforce the German and
Austrian armies In East Prussia and
Galacla'. Berlin and. St. Petersburg
reports agree that there has been
terrific fighting In those districts for
several days.
BERLIN, Aug. 31. (By Wireless
to the Associated Press, Via Say
vllle, L. I.) It was officially an
nounced here today that about 30,
000 Russians had been taken prison
ers by the Germans during the fight
ing in East Prussia, particularly at
Ortelsburg. Hotenstein and Tannen
burg. They Include many officers of
high rank.
, The German attack at these three
points was across swamps and lakes.
I.nns; Line of flattie.
BERLIN, Aug. L'S. (via Cnvenhagen
and Lnndnn. Aug. 31, 3 38 p. m.) The fol
lowing account of Austrian operations
has been obtained In Berlin from an offi
cial Austrian source: .
"In the Auntro Kusslan theater of war
decisive battles have been In imgress
for several days. Our forces, which were
victorious near Krasnik. pursued the Rus
sian in the direction of Lubln. The Aus
trians advanced also Into the enemy's
territory between the rivers Bug and
Wirprs nnd we have taken positions In
front of SCsmoao.
"Other contingents of the Austrian
army hold their positions northeast and
southwent of ICinbcrg. After Tosslng
the Dniester they encountered great
forcea of the enemy.
"Emphasis Is placed on the word 'de
cisive' In thla official report.
"The AuHlro.Ttui.sian battle front
stretches for a distance of 700 kilometres
it: miles.)"
K correspondent of the Berlin Tsgeblatt
at the Austrian headquarters, telegraph
ing under date of August i regarding the
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Senate May Publish
War Explanations
WASHINGTON, Aug. Sl.-Puhlicatlon
aa a senate document of the BrlUph
"white paper" and the German corro
siKiudence relative to the declaration of
war on Russia was propoaed today by-
Senator Oliver, who haa returned from
the zone of the European conflict, hen
ator Oliver declared that thee documents
furnlHhed "the best available explanation
of the Kuropean war." His request wqj
referred to the foreign relations com
mittee. CAPE COLONY OFFICIAL
ARRESTED AT NUREMBURG
LONDON. Aug. 31. tl2:5 p. m.) Sir
James Plvewrlght, who has been promi
nent In the administration of the Cape
I olonv. haa been arretted by the (ier
hiana at Nuremberg, where he was takng
the cure, and ia now held a prisoner of
wsr. The high commissioner of the
I'nlon of South Africa In Ixindon hss ap
pealed to the American ambassador In
Berlin to obtain, tit James' release.
A WAY FROM PARIS
Advisability of Transferrin; Seat of
Government to Bordeaux it
Considered.
LAST WAR GIVES A PRECEDENT
Most of Diplomatic Missions Will
Go Along, Though Herrick
Probably Will Remain.
TROOPS ARE RUSHED TO PARIS
Citizens Hastening from the Capital
as Fast as Trains May Accom
modate Them.
GERMANS NOT TOO CONFIDENT
Feel that They Are Fighting Against
Too Heavy Oddi.
MANY GERMANS VOLUNTEERING
More Than Si.OOO.OOO Present Them
selves for Service Twelfth List
ot lirrman C'aaaaltlea Had
Public la Berlla.
BILLET I.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Franc
Is considering the advisability of
moving the seat of its government
from Paris to Bordeaux as a precau
tionary measure, according to offi
cial advices received here today
While Krench embassy officials
declined to discuss the poselble
movement of seat of government
from Paris, they pointed out that a
precedent for the same situation oc
curred during the Franco-Prussian
war of 1870, when the capital was
established at Bordeaux. Most of the
diplomatic missions, It Is understood,
would accompany the government It
it left Paris.
The French foreign' office has dis
cussed the Idea of moving the capital
with foreign diplomats, so that they
could make proper arrangements. It
Is considered probable that Ambassa
dor Herrick will remain In Paris in
order to better care for Americans
should Paris be Invested by the Ger
man army.
General Essagenest Is On.
PARIS, Aug. 31. (5 p. m.) An
official statement Issued thts evening
summarizes the situation to date as
follows:
"On our right, after partial checks,
we have taken the offensive and. the
enemy Is retiring before us.
"In the center we have had alter
native checks and successes, but a
general action is now being fought.
"On our left, by a series of cir
cumstances which turned In favor of
the Germans and despite lucky coun
ter attacks, the Anglo-French forces
were obliged to give way. Our
armies, notwithstanding a few Incon
testable checks, remain intact.'
"The morale of our troops Is ex
cellent In spite of considerable losses,
which also are being rapidly filled
from regimental depots."
Foroe-d to Retire.
LONDON, Aug. 31. (3 p. m.) .
The Post today editorially calls at
tention to a statement issued by the
French embassy ss indicating, that
the allied forces have again been
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