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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 171 Weekly, Established 1600? Daily, Jaa.lt, 1914, ANDERSON, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS $5.00 PER ANNUM NVASION OF HEAVY I Germsn and English Reported Engage FIRST BIG BATTLE OF THE WAR HOURLY EXPECTED AT LIEGE WHERE ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND SOLDIERS ARE ABOUT TO CLASH In An Attack on the German Frontier Russian Cavalry Waa Repulsed. With Heavy Losses -Reported That Russian and German Cruisers Have Sunk Each Other Out of London comes the report that the British fleet has engag ed the German fleet in battle on the high seas. j The British admiralty refuses information as to whether a naval engagement ls in progress, but British warships which put out several days ago, have been searching for the Germans in the North Sea. The British cruiser Amphion has been sunk by contact with a mine,1 with the; loss of more than one hundred men. Emperor WHiam; of Germany, in an order to the army and navy calls on all Germans capable of bearing arms, to fight for the fatherland; . In B^lgiurri^tjerr^aris 'and Belg?ajis, are. fighting around Liege ^hv?r|j^ aje- engaged. According to officia reporjts.from'Brussels, Jho;two days' fighting has cost the German?, thousands 1 o vmen. The Beligans also are believed to ' have losl heavily. A.? y?t .there have ben no reports from German sources a: to the outcome of the German attacks. Austria- Hungary has declared War on Russia, and the Russiar ambassador at Vienna has been given, his passports. (The British prime minister in the house of commons asked for ar additional appropriation of SSoo.000,000 and an army increase ol 500.000 men* Both requests were granted. At the same time, thc government declared a moratorium in London for a month with cer tain exemptions. 1 ... ? Russian cavalry endeavoring; to enter east Prussia, have beer driven back.by German frontier guards. A Tienfsln dispatch says ?ioth-the Russian cruiser Askold anc the German ?miser Emden, in an engagement off Wei-Hai-Wel have'been surt.k. London, August 7.-r(2 a. m.)-Europe awaits with tense inter cst the outcome of two battles now being waged in the struggles oit th; nations. ' If report is to be credited the British and German fleets an engaged in a combat on the high ?eas, which likely will have an im portint bearing on the conflict. - tThe German army of the Meuse, in its advance through Belgium On wednesday Brussels reports declared the Germans had been re pulsed al! ?long the line, but yesterday the attack wasi renewed wit! greater energy; and probably with considerable reinforcements t< the German side. ' It is nott? be forgotten, however, that all news and reports re specting both land and sea operations have come through. Fi . nch ant British sources^ of sources in control of or in sympathy with them GermanyH version of what has transpired has no been received, and therefore, the story has onty half been told. Under existing condition: Battle of Liege Is On; (Dy ABBOC?nt?? Prcas.) Brussels, Auff. 6 (via Paris.)-Af ter having suSToro? a serious check and heavy casu Al ties - at the hands' of the Belgians nt Ltego Wednesday, thu German troo^today.returned to the (fray with redoubled ardor and to night were pouding away at tho fort? with siege and flold guna and also rifles. '. '/?r . ' .; ; In the fighting of Wednesday tho es timates of tho casualties J! tho Ger Ssns ran asi high os 8,000 men., The vadera i also are said to have lost a large number xsf guns. . In ono attack, a German infantry division, supported ' by cavalry, had marched onto unused grounds. The Bol g I an s do toned the mines and th? entire battalion ot-Germans was kill ed. Wounded Gera AUB to the number of 1,200 were picked up on the battle field. 1 , .. It lo; ??ftmated that; In:* tho fighting 40,000 Germans ,,w/ere. faced by J&OM Belgians'. . I ^HHttj&sfr In theatt?tcF of ??%Varcho$? north east ot the city, tho ^lftt?1 ted the Germana to . draw -1 to th? walls of ^?he fortres they turned loose their gun? and th slaughter is reported to have been ap palling. j Undor tho tcrrif?lc firo here am from the other forts 'the German were forced to retire, along the lino. - A detachment of Uhlans penetrate) the city Wednesday night with the in tehtlon, it la said, of capturing higl officials. They had reached the build lng where the officials had quarter? when all were surprised and killed. Gorman sheila today breached lh walls of two of the fortresses, whicl were captured. Prom the. other forte howavor, tho Belgiens continued i pour a deadly rato of shot end shel into the advancing Germans. Despite the heroic resistance of th Belgians it was felt in Brussels (?j night that the invaders, by reason o their strength could not much longe be ' denied and that ? Ultimately the; must gain the city of Llego,(whenc they are expected to press, onward t Namur in their effort to cross Bel glum to the French frontiers. ,/At Namur, which ls trongly forll fled* it ls assorted the Germans wi) meet resistan ec as, strong aa that n j Liege. BESEIGED CITY IMPORTANT POINT Liege Is Said io Be the Pittsburg Of Belgium-Population Of 168,000 (By Associated Press.) New York, Auguet 6.-Tho strategh Importance ot Liege is many sided Thia is the Belgian city before whlcl the German advance Is reported tc have been checked end where, accord lng to European dispatches, the flrsi great battle of thc war may be fought Principally, it is thc most strong^ fortified obstacle to the supposed plat of the Germans to cut across the low er half of. Belgium Into French terri tory, but In addition to this, the cit] is ol' itself a prize in many wayB. Lle.Te ls the Pittsburg -of Belgium For ralles' to the southwest along th? riv* Meuse there arc scores of bins furnaces,, puddling furnaces, rollin* mills and forgos. It ls the site of th? famous Cockerill works, said to be th? largest manufactory of machinery ii the-world.. Liege proper, with a population o 168,000? ll^^ti'?;junction, of. tte Meuiie and tho Ourthe In a basin mar gined by hills. All around the city is a wealth e coal and iron ore. The mines extent over under the city and river. Thesi natural riches; in connection with tte favorable situation of the city at tte junction of two navigable rivers5, hav< given rISe to tho extensive manufac ? turing, industry in the city itself, p The products are varied, but tte r principal one, that which would m ak Liege a veritable prize of war, is tha of firearms. More than 20,000 person: are employed tn' tho manufacture o guns, ranging from small arms to tiv 11 largest of 'modern weapons. There 1 a royal cannon. factory and a sinai j larra factory also In the suburb of SI 'Leonard, l'n ' wan of the last century Lieg has played. only a small part, but ta day the, city- ls well defended wltl j modern fortifications. Its strength, I is eaid, 'la far greater than ' generali: has been appreciated by strategists In 1888 the Belgium authorities decid ed to fortify adequately both Lieg and Namur, the two. important point ?on the Mouse, At each place a num ber of detacher . forts were construct ed along a pern.eter drawn a diBtanc varying from within four to six mile bf tho .city. y j At Llego twelve of these forts wer . I constructed, six on the right hank an ' six on the left bank of the river. Al of the torta have been kept fairly wei up to date. .The heavy guns in tbel A concrete casements are raised an 1 lowered automatically. The averag distance .between- them ls four milei ?but two. which;defend.the main lin of the railway from Germany, are Itt tie over a mlle apart, i lt has neenv estimated that 2G.00 men would bo necessary for an adc qua to defense of these fortifications. The railway Hiles through Liege ar tho direct routes f*rpm, Cologne t Parts and from Luxemburg to Brui sels, the possession ot either woul bo valuable prizes to the Genna army. ? PB0?D OF NATIONALITY i I Thousand? bf Americans Getting Cei s I tif (cates of ettlieisklp In Paris. . <6y Associated Press.) Paris,' August 6.-Betweon 5,000 an 6,000 Americans have obtained cert! ?cates of Americas citizenship In tb last tbrbS day?. Tho French govert meat hast granted another day for foi eigner?, to obtain cards permlttln . them to stay la Paris. 1 Tba French Lice steamer La , Si vol?, which landed passengers yet ? terday will < not return to New Yorl 1 Sbo.bao beeb taaeu. f*r military pm po?*f. The liner Chicago, it la el pectod, will sall from Havre Satur da i and the France was due. to sall tt - day," but lt ia announced no mor y French liners will sail until furthc a notice. BULLETIN Lond?u, Aagnst Cv-Tbe pe?lrs U il day visited tue landon branch of Ul t Oentsch? Bank and waot?d all th .. stfa from tte vaalts. . ON EARNES1 REPORTED ON Piloto by American Press Association. :amo Big Men of the War . Here are shownl p?rsonSl staffs, waa Tittie thong that meant a ie kaiser of. Germany an? the czar of Russin wlt> theil Miser Is on the left When. this, picture was taken lt I a a^few months''^ it.flrted tba entire world with dread. ?.. MRS. WILSON PASSES AWAY END CAME AT FIVE O'CLOCK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN WASHINGTON is' A GREAT LOSS Messages of Condolence Are Sent By. the Thousands to Bereaved President and Foit?ly1 (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. CJ-^Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife af the President of the United States, died at tho White house at 6 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Death came after a brave struggle for months against Bright's. disease with complications. . * v The President was completely un nerved by the-shock and his grief was heartrending. He bore up well un der the strain, however, ?and devoted himself to his daughters. The end came while Mrs. Wilson was unconscious. Her : Illness took - a turn for. the worse shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon,?-and.'from then on Bhe gradually grew weaker. Kneeling at the bedside at the end, were the President and their three daughters, pr. Cary f.-'Gayaon, U. S. N., and a nu'/o were in the room, and just outside were Secretary McAdoo and .Francis B. Sayre,- Mr. Wilson's sons-in-law, and Slr. Tumulty, his secretary. Both houses of congress adjourned when Bars. Wilson's death was ah nouned. and for a brief - time tho wheels, of the government virtually stopped. All-Hope Abandoned. The beginning of the. end. came at ID o'clock this morning when Dr. E. P. Davis, of Philadelphia, had been called, uv for consultation, realizing the time foroopo had passed. He took the. president into tho red room and there lu a broken voice told him tho truth. Mr. Wilson's face blanched, but he bore the shock well. He was informed the end w?a a question of hours. Mr. Wilson then took; his daughters, MVS. MCAdoo, Mrs.. Sayre abd Miss Margaret Wilson aside, and told them. Until then they had thought that there was a chance for ber recovery. From this tinta on the president and his daughters. remained con stantly at her bedside^ ' The Presi dent held hut wife's hand, . and the three daughters were grouped nearby. Until she became nneobsei?ns, Mrs. WilBon' frequently 'nodded' to- one or the other; and smiled "cheer f ni I y. During tho day Mrs. Wilson spoke* to Dr. Grayson about the President or .whoso health she' thought more than of her own. Her Ruling Passion. . . "Promise me," she'faintly whisper ed, faintly, "that if I go, you will,take care ot. my husband * * * " It was the same touch of devotion which she so many times repeated-her constant anxiety having boen that the President might not worry about her or be dis turbed in official tasks. The President returned to tho Sick room from tho' lust conference, with the doctor, his three daughters lean ing on his arm. Francis B. Sayre and Secretary McAdoo, and Secretary Tu multy stayed outside the door. Mrs. Wilson lapsed Into uncosciousnesa, but rallied. By 1 o'clock she began ".'to sink rapidly. She could recognise those about her and looked cheerful towards them and smiled. At 2 o'clock Mrs. Wilson was: yet conscious, but her strength had al mo Rt departed and a few minutes la ter she sank Into the sleep of un consciousness from which she never awoke. For three hours thePf-osi dcui and his daughter* gased longing ly Into her eyes in the hope that she might again speak but she could1 not The sun was casting its long . shad ows from the Potomac to the south' grounds, coloring th? fountains,. gar dens and elms. When Beath Came. There was a hushed stillness in the ? upper apar tm .its. All eyes .were turned toward ' the southwest corner of the house.. Just at the hour.of S death cam?. The President abd his daughters were in tears. - Secretary Tumulty j walked slowly to the executive office, hts bead bowed. Quietly U? announ ced to the correspondents that the end had como. A pall of gloom settled over the executive mansion and the offices. Presently Dr.- Grayson, his face hag' j gard and worn from a day and night vigil, came to the offices. There-was an impressive silence everywhere. Secretaries, attaches, clerx* and servants seemed overcome. vice-President ' Marsball and the members of the cabinet and the lead ers in" congress were notified. Both hom><w promptly adjourned. The. flag of titis White 'house dropped., 1 gates w?re closed and the allende: of death spread over, the White House for the first time since 1892, when' Mrs. Benjamin Harrison Passed Away. - . At the Fanera!, Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. The place of burial will either be Rome, Ga., where Mr?. Wil son lived for years, or Princeton, v.N. J., where tee family lived for . 26 years. Dr. Sylvoster W. Beach, of. the First Presbyterian church where the family has attended 'for years,, .han (Continued on Page Sev*jn) i-,' :< LAND AND SEA LATEST HAPPENINGS OF WAR; T BULLETINS G0VERIN6 ALL IMPORTANT DETAILS EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE BULLETINS MINUTELY DESCRIBING ALL MILITARY MOVEMENTS AND BATTLES TOLD IN FEW WORDS Go Down Together. London, August 6.- (3.37 p. in.)--A despatch to the London Daily Mai] from Tien Tsin says that the Russian cruiser Askold and Hie German cruiser, Emden, both have been sunk after an engagement off Weihaiwai. China. The Emden was a protected cruiser of 3,592 tons. She car ried teri 4-inch guns and was fitted with two torpedo tubes. The displacement of the Askold was 5,905 torts. Her armament consisted of twelve 6-inch guns, twelve 3-incli'guns and eight 3 pounders. After the hattie of $eYell?w.Sea, m thc Russo-Japanese war, she was interned at Shanghai. . \ ' \ Cruiser Sunk By ?Mine. ' ' . London, August 6.-(10.50 p. m.)-An admlratfy'report says the British cruiser'Amphion was sunk this morning by striking a mine. Paymaster jj. T; Gedge arid 13? men were lost. The captain, sixteen ^officers and 135 men were,saved. - >* > \ i?ad probably pieced some mines before shei "was $urik; by^ tn?^B^lSh .torpedo boat Lance. * Off To the Front. .;,.'$*,. tf$ ) y Dublin, August 6.-(11.50 p. m.^-There -VAS a gr??t densc'r* stratton here tonight over British regiments entraining for ?etlye ser vice. Reservists, starling for Englad were escorted ,-to tne st?tion by Nationalist volunteers. A great number of Unionists* protestants atc joining the Nationalist volunteers for the defense of the, country. To Care For Wounded. Hull, England, August 6.-(6.45 p. m.)--The hospital authori ties here today received orders to prepare to receive 2So men wound ed in the North Sea engagement. Shipping firms haVe been informed that the east coast is clear from Hull to London. Coastwise services have been resumed and fishing vessels are free to proceed to Ice land. Russians Repulsed on Frontier. Berlin, Via Amsterdam and London, August 6.--( 5.25.p. m.) The force o' Russian cavalry which tried to break through (he Ger man frontier guard was repulsed today near Solda'u in East Prussia. Another Russian cavalry division also suffered losses and is retiring in the vicinity of NP? denburg. ' Germany Loses Another Boat. . London, August 6.- (4.20 p. m.)-A German trawler was captured by a British warship near the Orkney Islands tb the North of Scotland today. She is believed to have been engaged iii spying as carrier pigeons were found on board. Strict Neutrality Observed. Berlin, Via Amsterdam and London, August 6.- (5.20 p. m.?*- : There is no truth in the reported violation of the neutrality of Switzer land. lt has not occurred nor is ii contemplated. The Swiss govern (Contlnued on Pago Soven.) _ Germans Advance; Belgians. Contending (By Associated Press.) Paris, Aug. 6.-(4:86 p. ru.)-Of ficial announcement la made that tho battle continues to rage around Liege, Belgium.' The German shell fire lt QR reduced two of the Liege forts, but the Belgians continue to resist with unttrlog energy. The Germans Wero unable to use their light $eige gobs against the forts of Liege, which are thirty years old. Two of them ware silenced and tho German columns.broke through. Tho other iori 8 are holding out. The Bel gians are making do term in ed resis tance before tho city. The situation at Liege, according to (the latest dispatches was as follows: "It seemed certain that the forti fications could not stop the Gorman army and the only question was as to whether ita'advance could' be de layed. The fortifications already had held for 86 hours and the fierce strug gle the Germans have made and would still have to -make, lt was believed would compel them to pause. "If th? German army succeeds Ju carrying Liege, It will dud Itself con fronted by ah entrenched camp at Nar mur, at which theV Belgians aro pre paring to make a 'stand aa fierce aa , that at Liege. The Belgian army was brilliantly fulfilling its task or delaying the Ger man advances and It appeared certain the German pim Of campaign tn Bel gium would be hindered by tho ob stinate stead of tho Belgians." 11 ill Tl ?J il V E SSK L SAILS ~\ Non Uk, Va., A jgust 6.-Facing possible capture Iv, Gorman warships, the Brltisu -r?=i:?ary Strombos passed out to sea at lu:30 o'clock tonight. A* Hoy glimmer on her forward most was the only light visible on tho ship. The Strombos. commanded; by Capt. Alllsnon. arrived at thia pori yester day from Port- Arthur bound to Kill ingholme, England, with 8,000 tons of petroleum for the British navy. Today her master waa informed by the Unit ed SUtea anthohlUes that, he would have to take his vessel to sea or keep her at thia port until peace was de clared between tho warring countries of Europe.. He put to ?jon.