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x?/ I * \ r~ YOLUEE L1I, SOCBER (>2. DEWBERRY, S. C? FRIDAY, Al'GlST 7, 1^14, TWICE A WEEK, I LSI A YEAS, , GERMANY'S ADVANCE SHARPLY CHECKED BELGIAN T HOOPS til" A KD WELL THEIK LINKS OF DEFENSE French to Assist Them?Troops Will Join in Resisting Enemy's March. The State, 6th. Germany in pushing her advance tr rough Belgium has met with strong i opposition around Liege, where Bel gian forces, acc rding to official advices reaching Brussels, have repulsed the German army of the Meuse under Gen. von Emmich. . The Germans are reported to hav? lost several thousand killed and "wounded. J* if rom the northern coast of Europe came reports that firing at sea had , been "heard. It was reported that P tiere had been a naval engagement, but the authority has sent an ultimatum to Italy. This mave is taken in some quarters to mean that the Italians will be forced out of the triple r?iiianr>p and r>nmr>elled to alisn them splves on the side oi: England. England took no definite moves, the nation beiug content to wait and "watch. Field Marshal Kitchener has been appointed secretary of state for war in the British cabinet and will have under Oris direction the military campaign against Germany. French troops have joined the Belgians in opposing progress of Germany through Belgium and it is re-nnrted that n:ssibly Great Britain jr w *r may send reinforcements. The president of the United States has offered his services as mediator to the European nation.: ?.t war. The German ambassador will leave England 'Thursday by dispatch uoat. Both at St. Petersburg and Berlin the German and Russian embassies, respectively, have been attacked by mobs.1 - - P n m "in.6 capture 01 sevci <t; vjcuuau steamers by the British is reported and the British crusier Amphion has sunk the Hamburg-American line steamer Koenigin L:uise, recently ^converted into a mine layer. Russian frontier patrols have penf etrated 10 miles into Germany. Trawlers returning from the North sea bring word that 110 hostile warships were to be seen. Meteorological Record For Jnly. Temperature?Mean. maximum, $3.3; mean minimum, 6S.3; mean, 80.8; maximum, 104; date, 26; minimum, .59, date, 31. Greatest daily range, .39. Precipitation?Total, 2.59 inches; greatest in 24 hours, .77, date, 28; number cf days with .01 or mo.-e precipitation, 10; clear, 5; part cJoudy, 23; cloudy, 3. Thunder stors. 2. 7, 15, 28. Rainfall seven months. 18.S4 inches, jraking, a shortage of a little over 9 inches for the seven months. W. G. Peterson, C. 0. BELIEF OF AMEBIC4NS THOROUGHLY PLANNED Millions in Gold Will Be Sent on a Warship for Distressed Citizens of the U. S. >ow Abroad. \ Washington, Aug. 4.?Relief for the tens of thousands of Americans in European war zones will be extended tnrough every available power. Mil lions in gold will be sent on a warship for American needs. Officials of the State, war, navy and treasury department conferred on plans to coordinate the work. For immediate relief. President Wiison asked congress to appropriate $2,500,00. This, with the $250,000 appropriated yesterday by congress, will be started across the Atlantic tomor?' row night on the armored crusier Tennessee. Bankers and export companies al3o will add $5,000,000 to $8,000,000 on Cue Tennessee. The Tennessee will carry government officials to distribute the gold at European iwns iur American uiyxuxucs-i-iu bureaus to aid stranded Americans. A canvass today or available ships revealed that with the exception of six ocean liners flying the American flag there are only 30 transports, [ j coastwise ships and other vessels of ' American register available for transporting Americans home. The latter would carrv about 7.000 passengers j so that a total of only 10.000 people J could be transported, according to estimates. Want to Return. The State department estimates that of the 100,000 or more Americans in Europe 20.000 urgently want to return. The others have money enough j to stay in Europe until a seccnd trip ' is made. Should more Americans j want to depart the only thing administration officials think can be done is to charter vessels owned bv neutral I \ countries. j Details :f the transportation prob! lem will not be worked cut for sev- , eral davs. Secretary Garrison voiced J | the view of administration officials that there was no particular reason for alarm. "T.:ere can be no peril to Ameri i cans abroad," he said, "as the first j i thought of the warring nations natur- j 1 ; ally will be to lo k out for the safely i I of 'foreigners, particularly Americans. ! I do not feel disturbed in the slight; est degree." - 1 Secretaries Bryan and McAdoo has I tened to tne capitol after the presi- ' ' dent's message requesting the $2,500,- ( j 000 for an American relief -fund had I been read in both houses. The appro- ^ j priations committee quickly deter- . | mined to recommend the prevision. ' Money Will Help. 'flhe iwon and a half million doi-j ' iars tie government will send o-erj' will be lor the' relief of Americans j who have exhausted their funds and their letters of credit,"' said Secretary i McA'ioo. "This fund will be disbursed oy the government only to Americans who are without funds or provisions to get them. At the same Lime the New York bankers will tjend to Europe $5,000,000 or $10,000,000 for the relief of Americans who still have credits." Adolph C. Miller, member oi: the 1 federal reserve board, is acive in onarge 01 tee nnanciai ena or me relief campaign. With every prospect cf its being passed by the senate tomorrow the bill amending the Panama act to provide for the admission of foreign built ships to American registry fov tiic ioreign trade was favorably reported from the interoceanic canals C-urnittee during the day by Senator O'Gorman. Fresidem. Wilson and his cabinet an.i congress today were busy witn Pians and legislative measures for the relief of Americans abroad, the continuation of trans-Atlantic shipping to move crops and the strenghtening o: ! domestic financial conditions. The president asked congress to appropriate $2,500,000 in addition to the $250,000 granted yesterday for Americans in Europe. Action will be taken by both houses tomorrow. J ine annoreu cruiser leiinessee win j j sail Thursday for various European j ! ports with this sum, as well as several j millions in g-ld from Xew York bankers, designed to give Americans immediate -funds and facilitate their departure. Official notice came from the German government that Americans wc-uld not be permitted to leave the German empire during the period of army mobilization, wnich will be continued for ten days. Conference-si were in progress throughout today at the State, treas ury, navy aim war aapat uueuw uu uctails of relief plans. A systematic search for statements to carry Americans home was begun. President Wilson signed the bill amending the Aldric'n-Vreeland law to place more than $1,000,000,000 into domestic circulation if needed to prevent financial stringency. The president issued a proclamanaiT+rilifv ol'5> rnino- TTnitPfl LiU-U. LPJL ilCUti aiiUJ J States subjects of their rig-ts and duties cn account of the existence o>f a State of war in Austria, Germany, Servia, Russia and France. T'ne American Red Cross decided to place its army of nurses, physicians, etc., at the disposal of the powers at war. The senate is expejjfre**to pass tomorrow the bill adp^ted by tne house i admitting foreign built ship to Amer j lean rc-gistry. , [ i fcNGLAND DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY DECISION FLUSHES ALL EUROPE; INTO WAR. [ierinar.'s Refusal to Respect Seutraiif) (u Belgium Causes the Declaration of War. London. Aug. 4.?Great Britain declared war in Germany tonight. The momentous decision of tne British government :or which the whole world has been waiting Cume before the expiration of the time limit set by Great Britain in her ultimatum to Germany demanding a satisfactory reply on tiie subject of Belgian neutral-! ity. Germany's reply was t ie summary rejecti 11 of the request that Belgian r- V> 111 A Ka ?> c? G r? t n rl LICU'tl am V ^llv/UXU i toi'uvtvu. The British ambassador at Berlin thereupon receved cis passports ana the Britisa government notified Germany that a state o: war existed between the two countries. The British foreign office has issuei the following statement: '"Owing Vo the summary rejection t>y the German gcvernment of the request made by his Britannic majesty's government that the -neutrality of Belgian should be respected, his majesty's ambassador at Belin has received his passoprts. and his majesty's government has declared to 'the German government that a State of war sxists between Great Britain and Ger 11 ^ ^ A i, rr,,^+ \ " i ma.u> ii'uiii a. i o uiutA p. m., .luausi -i. All Europe is in arms. On the one hand Austria-Hungary ana Germany are opp sed by Russia, France, Great Britain, Servi.a and Montenegro. Italy has declared her neutrality, but is mobilizing. Belgium, Holland and Switzerland have mobilized. The German demand that the Bel gian government should permit the free passage of German troops through Belgium (was answered by hasty preparation to resist such an advance across Belgian territory. Sweden has made no answer to inquires from Russia and Germany regarding her attitude, but is preparing to defend her neutrality. Japan is making ready to live up j *1 -- ? to iir/.* alliance wii.ii aiem Dinam in case of certain eventualities. Spain is reported to be preparing a proclamation o: neutrality. Austria-Hungary for the moment has retired fr m her campaign against Ser/ia for the purpose of holding back Russia and Servia has mobilized wifri the reported intention of invading Bosnia. Great Britain declared war on Germany at 7 o'clock tonight. The announcement that Germany 'had declared war on Great Britain was due tJ an error ic the admiralty's statement. Thounsands assembled tonight be fore Buckingham palace until the king and queen, the P-ince of Wales and Princess Mary appeared 011 the' balcony. The stautes of military heroes throughout the city are being draped with flags. A mob gathered outside tiie German embassy in Cuarlton house terrace tonight. The demonstrators groaned and hooted and finally stones were thrown which broke windows. The German ambassador. Prince Lichnowsky, with the members of his staff, in tba oarriprK hut auickly witn C1?0 *11 C WV-? 7 4 drew to the house. A "orce of mounted and root police reinforced the regular guard and drove off the crowd with difficulty. In tlie event of war Great Britain will take over all warships now building in England for foreign powers. Work is being pushed on all British vessels in the hands of builders and repairers. The British admiralty officially announces that the government has taken over the two battleships?one completed and the ether nearly completed?ordered in England by Turkey and two destroyers ordered by Chile. The battleships have been named the Erin and Agincou-rt Premier Asquith, in the house of commons, confirmed the sending to Germany of a request that she should orivo thp c.inio nssurance of the neu trality c\~ Belgium as France had done j AGREE ON 1 RAWER . OF THE fcUVERNEENT CAHBAJAL A N1) ( ARItANZA IOME TO SETTLEMEM. Expected That (General Amnesty Wili lie Declared and 1'eaee pact Will Follow. Mexico City, Aug. 5.?Prcvisiona President Cabajal and. Gen. Venustiano Garranza, head of the constitutionalist movement, today reached full agreement concerning the turning over of the government to th' constitutionallyts. It is expected ? general amnesty will be declare*; so n. Hostilities were suspendec today. At t.:e close of conference between President Carbajal and G?n Valasco, minister of war, today the official announcement was made tha Carransa wouKl -,rant tl.e president's request concerning guarantees anc uat *1 peace pac* probably would b-: ratified at a cabinet meeting socn. Peace Lor Mexico City, at lea*t seems a certainty. The council owar, consiting o;' 112 generals, decided tonight upon the uncnnd^'ona v.ut j: dei of 'he city to the consti *Uii? i ./.its. and that he reply should be sent tEngland before midnight. Mr. vAsquith said a telegram hac been sent early this morning to Sii Edward Goschen, British ambassadoi in Berlin, to the folio wir.g effect: Wanted Clear Statement. "The king of the Belgains has ap pealed to his Britannic majesty's gov eminent for diplomatic interventior on behalf of Belgium. The Britisl government is also informed that th( German government has delivered th< Belgian government a note proposing friendly neutrality, pending a fre< passage of German troops t^irougl Belgium and promising to maintaii the independence and integrity of th< kingdom and its possessions on th< conclusion of peace, threatening ii case of refusal to treat Belgium as ai enemy." iSir Edward Grey, t'lie British for iegn secretary, requested an answei within 12 hours. Premier Asquith then read a tele gram from tr.e German foreign min ister which the German ambassadoi in London had sent to Sir Edwart Grey today. It is as follows: "Please dispel and distrust that maj subsist on the part oi: he British government with regard to cur intention.by repeating most positively th< formal assurance that even in case o armed conflict with Belgium, Germany will under no pretensions what ever annex Belgium territory." The reading of this' telegram wai greeted with derisive laughter by th< house. T^e premier continued: "We un -1 " 1 T> ? 1 ? V%A rtAt A rrnni AO 1 11 uersia.ua uai Deigium taicsvi i^cm. leiused to assent to a flagrant viola tion of the law of nations. "His majesty's government wa: bound to protest against tiiis violatioi of a treaty to which Germany was < party in common with England an< must request as assurance that th< demand made upon Belgium by Ger many be not proceeded with and tha Belgium's neutrality be respected b; Germany and we have asked for a; immdHifltf* rAnlv "We received this morning fron cur minister in Brusseis the follow ing telegram: "The German ministe has this morning addressed xa notto the Belgian minister of foreigi affairs stating that as the Belgiai government has declined a well-in tentioned proposal submitted to it b: the imperial German government, thi latter deeply, to its regret, will b< compelled to carry out, if necessary by force of arms, the measures con sidered indispensable in view of th< French menace." Book Out# o Know. Iliustrirte Zeitung. "Do you know, my dear," asked thi young hussband, "there's something wrong with the cake. It doesn't task right'.' "That is all your imagination," an swered the bride, triumphantly, il rays in the cook book that it is de licious." ? DECLARES NEU TRALITY OF THE UMTED STATES I Wilson Issues Proclamation Holding Ameritii Aloof From Con tliet. Washington, Aug. .>euiram\ ui I the .United States in the great European war was formally proclimed today by President IVVilson. Reciting the fact that ,:a State of war unhap1 pily exists between Austria-Hungary - and Servia and between Germany and - V. ssia and between Germany and 1 France." the president warned all - American citizens arc! foreigners resi dent in the United States against vio lating the neutrality laws. 1 ICitizens of the United States abroad * were given notice that any misconduct 011 their part "would be at t'iieir own nerii. I * It has beena forgone conclusion ' that the United States would be neu' tral and in this connection virtually 5 tne only problem that has presented ? itself to the Washington government - has been furnished. bv the activities \ i of diplomatic and consular agents of , | the contending powers in rounding up .r their reservists in America. Large bodies of men have oeen L gathered by German, iFrench, Ser' vian, Russian and British representatives and preprations are being - made to transport them abroad. In ' some quarters it is contended this is a vi lation of the neutrality laws. Of* ficials here, however, hold that such A- *?J TT?i f ^ r-? f nA \r?_ acuVines UO IlUt tuuic niiuiu mc m hibited setting on foot of a "military expedition." Xot an Expedition. In construing the law the supreme " court has held that it does not prc1 hibitv the "transportation (from this 1 country in the same shape of few .or 2 many men whose known intention be2 fore leaving our shores is to engage in ? hostilities against the forces of a for3 eign power, provided that such men 1 do not constitute a military expedi- | 1 tion or military enterprise." | 5 President Wilson's proclamation of \ a " neutrality, after setting forth that "a 1 state of war unhappily exists between 1 Austria-Hungary and Servia and bei tween Germanv and Russia and be-1 ' , ! " tween Germany and France," and Uat r "the Tnited States is on terms o*.' friendship and amity with the con tending powers, and with the persons - | inliabiiing their several " domains,'' ; r - forbids, under severe penalties, the I vvit'hin ! l j penormance ui utritcnn avio . ^u , "the territory and jurisdiction of the j r United States. i I 3 WORK TO SAVE COTTON > f Southern Representatives and Senatoru are Busy?To Secure Action. i Washington, Aug. 4.?Measures to a | relieve the cotton industry of the L'nited States from depression threatened by the European war were plan. j ned today by a specially appointed committee ci btUin&rD , representatives in congress. The com- j , mittee mapped out an exhaustive in- ! 1 vestigation of conditions affecting the | j marketing ana consumption of cotj ton with a view to securing legislative 3 f and administrative action as may be necessary to safeguard American int terests. ,, At a meeting presided ever by Sen| | nator Hoke Smith, chairman of the j committee, three subcommittees were 1! appointed to look into various phases _ j of the subject. Senators Smith, r j Overman and Bryan and Rrepresentaa | tives Underwood aua Lee were named -j to confer with President Wil^cn witii ^ reference to foreign relations general_ ly in so far as they may affect the f cotton industry in this country. 3 Representative Lever, chairman o- j 5 the house agricultural committee, will i 'head a commjrtee which will consult . with Secretary McAdoo with a view 3 to extension of government aid to farmers who may find it necessary to store their crops in case there is no foreign market. Another subcommittee will ask 3 Secretary Redfield for information as > to transportation iacmues auu so. g his advice relative to the effect the European conflagration may have on - cotton mills abroad. r The proiblem oi:' having transporta tion for the 1914 crap, now that transAtlantic commerce has been interrupt-, \ I NAVAL BATTLE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND GERMAN? IS REPORTED TO HAVE COMMENCED IN NORTH SEA. Hig Buttle is Reported to be in Progress?Germany Has Sent Ultimatum to Germany. special to rne tieraia ana rsews. Columbia, S. C.? 1:10 P. M.?Re' ported expected battle in the North Sea between Germany and England has begun. Germany sent ultimatum to Italy. Columbia Record. WIFE OF PRESIDENT AT POINT OF DEATH Mrs. Wood row Wilson, 111 for Months . V Now Almost in Extremis. Washington, Aug. 5.?Mrs. Woodr^AV Wilson, wife of tie president of tile united states, tonignt lies at me point of death. Four montns ol almost unbroken illness a complication of nervous ailments and Bright's disease, have sapped the vitality of the first lady of the land. The end is regarded as a~ matter of days, perhaps hours. Her husband and three daughters are at her bedside and relatives have been summoned. Physicians have 'been in consultation for days ,but it was admitted at the White House tonighc that hope ior her recovery had almost vanished. Late tonight Mrs. Wilson was resting easily, but it was sometimes necessary to restort to oxygen and other stimulants. Conscious only at intervals, Mrs. Wilson has been cheerful and called constantly for her hnsfrandfy. Every spare moment that could be "spared from urgent official duties has been. ! devoted by the president to his wife. ] At the side of his constant helpmate ! and adviser he wrote the tender of ! good offices appealing to the Euroj pean monarchs to stay their conflict. From the sick room he has given directions to tiie various 'department heads f-r the relief of thousands olf Americans stranded abroad. The press of domestic legislation, the European war and Mexican situation and the furry cvar financial conditions tiirni-alioiit tho rrmntrv have Wft. ,i, n^tvily cn the president, as he has maintained his day and night vigil. Hope All But Vanished. For several days it has been known to those in closest touch at the 'White House that hc-De for Mrs. Wilson's recovery was slight. The president has clung desperately to the hope that sho migut survive the crisis, but her frail constitution, drained by mon\hs of never-ending illness, has been unable to withstand the battle. Last March Mrs. Wilson slipped on a rug at the White House, injuring her ! spine. An operation was necessary. j After weeks of convalescene she final! ly arose from her bed, but tiie burden j of a winter's activity at the White I House, together with charity, brought on nervous prostration. She was well enough to attend tae wedding or her second daughter, now LVlrs. William G-. McAdoo, but her recuperative powers were not lasting. Stomach trouble added to her nervo-vs ailment and Sright's disease developed. Notice. All parties interested in King's Creek graveyard please meet there at 8:30 a.,m. August 11 for the purpose o: working off the graveyard. W. C. Brown. A praiseworthy effort? is "being made by individual South Carolinians to do what the State legislature failed to do, that is to have South Carolina represented at the Panama exposition. If we ape to have .a exhibit which will do us credit, help must come from every county in the State.?^Lancaster News. ed, was conceded by those who participated in today's conference to be a serious one. "The main tiling to look after first," said Senator Smith, "is the transportation unH nnnsumtytion of the cotton. We want to get this coton consumed so as not to have a surplus to gut the market. If we can facilitate consumption danger will be alleviated/'