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THE M!fORECAST. Fair and cooler t ir to-morrow; mo Detailed wcalh ind on page' 13. VOL. LXXXI. NO. 346. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1914. CopyHpht, 1311, by Hf Suit rrtnltttjf and Publishing Association. 'PjjCir TWO CENTS. WEA1 dHIVahiyk V-? i v m2 trJexz V V NEW HAVEN SUIT! TO BE SETTLED OUT OF COURT Uailroad Violdson All Points Laid Down by U. S. Government. BOSTON A XI) MA 1KB IS TO MK SOLD IX A IOV It I I Agreement Does Not Affect Criminal Actions Against Directors. Statement Given Out After the New Haven Meeting. A mc:..ig of the board of-dlrcctors nf tli N, York, New ll.icn nnd llartfort flillrn.nl Company w.is held till frnoon .it the .!rand t.'entral TVrtr'f'' ftrr the meeting I'r. sldcnt ittn' s i"l that an agreement had l, jm h. .1 in pursuance of the hope, rxi-r. . m his stntetnrnt of July 22 rjt j n.o might still he found to , n npl'fii th. peaceful dissolution of h pr.pprii Trm agreement Is sub in' ,il a renewal of the orlgln.il itrMii nt between tho Attorney-Hen- id lli company In all respects t-r?x ns to the Boston ami Maine f.V. 11 1 's In nccorilmiee with the o' if the stockholders at New IIjv.mi Apr! I'll, atithormng a settle writ with lh iSovrnincnt. Prunls'it Hunt la said In conclusion thnt thi arrmg mcnt, having been uc Cfptfl by the. Attorney. Omeral, had r.n rjt'fled hj the board of directors t tl" pi. t'nc nn. I tlmt the members r' th hjinl highly appreciated the nu'te of the Attorney. litneral nnd . nop. ration In their en leaver to ii'if the problem without InMlctlng un-'i-. i.ir loss upon the sbar holders an'l t.i effect a rehabilitation of the propel ty In tho interest of the public. I'r. :dcnt llustlH resinned .is a dl-rfcto- of the New H win, ns on S.itur . la hp Incomes president of th- lto .ind M.ilno. Chilrin.in Klllott was titreuHiii elected president of the New IUvn. The reiltfiiallon of John I. IIIHahI was accepted. Klntrmt tit ylvrn n-i .'de fr merlinq yesterday of the Sue Harm tirictni.i. Wanhiwtos, Aug. 11. An agree- mrnt ha? been reached between tho (Sovrrnnient and the Now Ilaveu tall road fur nn Immediate adjudication of thi auti-triitt suit ac.iliiht that big -ttm tllrd in ihc United States Dla tru t I'.iiiii at New York the last week la Jui The New llacn will uvcept &.i tlir ir.ivlhiim of tho reorganization agrrement perfected last January, the vlir rejictlon of which resulted In mc tioV(rntnent a suit. The only nnportaiit change In the Jnum agrfCtneiil eoiicerim the sale of Hie iut.iii and Maine stuck now owned j ' i w Haven. Instead of tho two t. rn ,i half allow i-d tn the original Kiet tnci.t for the sale of thin .tofk by tru-'er- the New Ilaveu Ii.im now krecl to the cutting of this period to ..r It was the provilon for l ho sale of .ii HoMon and Maife which Dually dis rupt, j "h" negotiations and brought on ,e -nit The Immediate cause, of this i.i inr.-. was the action of tho State of M,v-a. IniM'tts In Insisting that every - ar "( i he Itostou and Maine stock 6, mm be "tamped with an ngreemcut lij in purchasers to i-cll It to the Statu 0" demand. llitMmi nod Maine In n i'itr. ti.der the agrieuient announced to if l.' :.ik ot 0i lloston and Maine .s ti im in.i le within one year by the tarn" tniftus who wcro uppolnted unUr th, n.d agreement. If at tho end (if t.m priioil the triistePH have made ii" -aie the matter is to be taken be ' re i he trial court, which will order under conditions to be llxcd r Of I cjf till ! .f I K- i Htri then will face the problem ognunng or Ignoring tlio rights ut' of .t.isachusettH. In the ih.it the matter conies before It un undoubtedly will give liear- I. proKentntlvoH of the .State nnd the 1.,,-u) .'li.ini me the New Haven will have C'...nijiMty lu go l.efiire the Massachu- l.'g'.-l.iturc hi Its next term In i ll eck to have amended the t "f the Hoston Holding Oom- 1 wiiu It governs thn sale of the " " 'd Mulno. so ns tn remove the i.' in i hut the stud; be stumped as r il n.-nn accepting the January ' ii' the New- Hun gains two ' " s from the demands made by i veniment In the Sherman law I' will be permitted to retain N 'H and New Knghind Itail- I i 1 1 ' " I Hie liutiuiid Ital'.road, and tho I"- ' t the sal" nf its Hound l properties will ,e left to tho ' ' i 'oiimierce i 'ommlsMfin's in it.ori ,,f the I'annm.i Canal net. 1 i'i igi reiiu'iil iiioMiled lort'ic ' ' " Meii li.uitH and Miners Tr.ins ' ' 'H'l'.iin . Ihc c.iiicell.ittlnu of " "iid Mbaiiy agrccuctit Willi N' 1 ik iVnttfl. thn sale nf the " i 'I pnipeitleh nf the Ncv 1 I ''i' -ill' of Mm lihoilo M.upl '' in tri.les. each under a If HKi eiin nt tn courts mi.v mc pttlod of I he trusteeships If ie.ci.miry. This coiiccvhIou w.ih ' ! the .'.w' It.'iven illrei'liH'M iin '."iiini whu nest obtained he. I ' H'On'l -hp m for preeiitim, 'i ' " O. e mi tin silc of Hie I ' dor. (.(.,! iip,r tli.il thr (invent- nu ic in still lll.lt Ihc New Ciiiiioiirt on SeiiMh I'aoc. CRUISER FIRED TWICE IN SINKING SUBMARINE Kf eve lines Describes llratrtiptliiu of lierninti 'rnft hr tlrltlah Worship. tntrint VnhU tfupntch to Tne Stu. ICt'l.NnUIKl, Aug, 12. Tho Scotsman prints nn eyewitness' i atory of the sinking of the Gorman sub marine U-16 by n British cruiser. "I saw tho llotllla of submersible ap pioaehlng." snys he man who naw the encounter. "Only their periscopes were showing. The attitude of ttic British squadron was cool and ileccptlvo and there seems no doubt that the British utterly misled the Germans. When the nt"arcjt of "io submarines wan within the Hunger zone the cruiser Binning- tin tn . stcumlng a: full speed, fired the Mrst allot. It struck the periscope of one of the German ships, shattering- It. "The Htilini.irliie, lushing lilindly tin jler water, was In Imminent danger of destruction by the cruiser. Her con sorts realized the danger and dashed away at full speed. A 'blinded' sub ninrjne lu the circumstances In which the action whs fought was bound to come to the surface. The British cruls 1 crs did not have to wait Ion. As the dark mass of the submarine's conning I touer appeared at the surface the guns ! of the Birmingham covered It nnd a ' second shot was fire d. "There was Just time for observers to see the distinguishing number of the German ship before the shot struok , the base of the conning tower Just where j It was awash. The shot ripped the whole upper structure clean out of :lie , submailiii and she sunk instuntnne- ously." SAYS HE SAW WARSHIPS FIGHT OFF SAN SALVADOR I'nitod Fruit Cnptain Rppnrt Rritisli nnd Oprinnns in XIarht Bnttlo. Hoston, Aug. 11. When the United , fruit steamer Invcl.ind arrived here late to-day from Danes, Cuba, Cupt. Terjeton told th ship news reporters and com- pany oinelals of having witnessed a naval engagement last Thurvlay night In latl- tude 2" north and longitude 71 west, about 250 miles off -, .Evador. "We were steaming along under bright moon," said Cupt. Terjeson. "when suddenly there loomed up two warships. I Although we could not make them out we were, of the opinion that one was llrltUh and the other German. "On our first glance we saw that the one we helle.vcd.to bo the Ilrit h s dp was tiring her light broadside. Hut the other changed her course, the supposed Kngllsh craft poured volley after volley from her heavy bow guns Into the other craft, which raced off in an cut by north direction, replying with her ..tern guns. r"'1 " "ey piuuKiieu , tnrougn tne sea. "Never In my long experience aboard ship have I witnessed so appalling a spectacle. The great, ships with every Inch of steam crowded on were tearing along firing at one another. So fast did they go that It was Impossible for us to determine Just how much damage one d'd to the other. We were within sight of i the two for more than an hour, despite tin;, fact that we were doing all In our power to make a uulek getaway " SPY CATCHING NEW GAME. Tlinusniids Arrested liy WnrrliiK Nn ilmiK and .tinny Are Shot, .(iccirtf fatlt Hnpntch to Tnr Sis. l.ovnoN, Aug. 11. All the belligerent nations are busily ei. gaged In spy catch ing Thcro are evidently a great many spies In every country and extremo vigi lance Is employed. The npics are getting short shrift In Germany. Hussla, France mill Austria, while In Ilelglum hundreds of Herman spies hnve been shot. In (Jermany there are 2,000 men awaiting trlnl by court-martial on n charge of eplonage. There hae been many mysterious at tacks on neiitibs In Kuglnnd and all sen tries at railroad bridges and crossings have been ordered to lire on all peisons not teplylng to the challenge. A motor lsi.u with a single occupant was seen pas'lng up the Clyde near se eral warships the nthfr evening. As the man In the boat did not reply to a chal lenge from one of the ships the guns of the warship riddled the bora and sank her. NEW BOOTS HURT GERMANS. Tlmt nnd I.hcU of Kooil Cntiseil ltnny Desertions, prrii' cablr Hi -(r.'i to Tsi Si tlr.i'ssill.s, Aug U One of the renjons the fiernvins did not capture, I.leg,. right away was that the shoes provided for the soldiers were brand new and lamed many nf them. All thn prisoners who arrived hern limpid and complained of their footgear. This and the scarcity of provlilons, evi dencing the unpreparcdness of the Her man coiunilsiary are responsible for nu merous desertions GERMANS USE FOE AS MASK. I'tner Vniilomls or llelnlnns on HrhlKe to I'riMcot Wind.. feniil fnhle (lupateh lo Tim Si i l.iKiit:, Aug II The Hermans liavs pltu-ed furniture vain lllled lth Ilelglans on the font Neuf. oer the Meum here lo ir vent guns n bmnbaidinen' by the ii"igi.in SUTHERLAND DUCHESS A NURSE. Nolilcnoiiinii lines In Belgium In lleil 'rnsn krri lee, Ipfiil fnhlr lifinitrfi tn Tnr Sun, Paris, Aug II -Tlie rninhess of .Suth erland Is among those who have sons lo Dehrlum ao Bed ,Crosa nurses. BATTLES ON LAND AND SEA BELIEVED IMMINENT; GERMANS SEIZE RAILROAD 30 MILES FROM BRUSSELS; FRENCH WIN A SKIRMISH ON LUXEMBURG FRONTIER GERMANS NOW NEAR BRUSSELS; EXPECT. BATTLE 0.000 of Kaisers Army Seize Land en. on Railroad Line to Capital. TKX MILES FROM THK M A IX HKLG1A.V AKM 120,000 Germans Still He-i siere Liee Forts 700 Germnn liOss. rtcwl rnblr PrpaKh tn Tnr. Si ItiifHsr.ts, Aug. 1). The (lonunn forces lire now within thirty nilk- of Ilrusvls nnd only ton inllct from I.mnalii, wheri tho main Itclglmi nnny i siatlone.1. A battle Is ulinoft certain li) mi'w tn-ilny, ' I 'dangers arriving hero to-ulcht on the railroad w lilch Is tin- liiiiln lino from I.logo to tin capital told of the nearness of tho Invnilers. Wlion their train reached the Junction town of l.niiden they found the rnllroml station in ("fM's.-lon of n I In inn n force estl niateil at nboiit i!.(.Hi men, with a heavy Miptxirt of artillery. The tier- ,lln" wn "'",lf- tho telegraph line , ' oNT.itinc siguali were dotroyed nthl tile track was torn up n consider- able distance ill either direction, ,11 the nas-enzers were iniide nrK. 11(.Ps f,. ,,,., ,10 ,lm, woro ,hpn ' . . . in , . ... reloi sl nnd nllow.,1 to walk up the rirlwnont. Hvo miles nearer Hr'isscls, where they got another train, I.ninlou Is nlxuit thirty-five miles; directly north nt Xiiuiur, whom tho ' French, Helginn and Kngllsh armies lure concentrating Tl,,r) , rt f mnnv cn , . , . , , . ., ' -mrmlshoH. most of the engngement.s t,,Ullut l,"(V !,,'"-' " ,1,ll froIn Tlrlp' t numt to St. Troiid. tiorthenst of I.amlen. Fugitives from I-lliilon and the (lis. trlct, onie ten miles square, marked (tf ,y lmleu, Tlrleinnnt and St. 'pp,in( ooiiiinii -luce their nrrlvitl nt llrusM'ls tlie stories told liy the pas sengers on a train which was stopped nt I.nnden, and aild that the liemians are raiding the whole district. 'ITiey hne liuriieil seeral villages, tlie fugi tives say. after giving tlie residents only half an hour's time to leave. An olilclal statement Ii.ih Jut been lliiinhsl out tlmt the Ilelglniis tune re (N'ctn'led I.mulen and the tleniinns hne withdrawn from points csvupitsl Mon ilny and Tuesday. Indicating it peuernl let leal. Germnn Mrshlp hoc llnnn. The guns in the forts at Nnmur, it is reported June lirotiglit to eartli a Herman aeroplane which was reenn untiring oer the forts. Tlie two ofllcers in the machine were Injured and were taken prisoner. It Is reported Unit the Uonnnns have brought down an anuorplnteil Itelglau iierophine near Thorn. The pilot of the machine was wounded ami was sent to Itlieydt, a prisoner. It was olllclally announced at mid night that the situation In ilelglum is unchanged. Word conic h from Tlrle inoiu thai theic are t.000 CJirmans near that city. A Herman monoplane niacin frequent (lights over l.ouvaln, rinisels and Ant werp to-day. Machine guns wcro used ngalnst It, but the lire was ineffectual us thn air craft was mo high up. It Is believed that "the height was too great to permit the aviator to make, useful observations. forts Still Mn ml. In nn nfllclnl statement Issued at 11:30 o'clock this morning 'the Uelgian War Utlloe announced that Hoinnn foice.s have been despatched toward the west from the mouth of the Moselle. It says these detuchnients did not ap pear to bo of great strength nnd it was expected that they would be driven back by the armies of the allies, Tho forts of Liege are still holding out, although the entire Herman army of the Mouse, of 120,1)00 men. Is still engaged In the siege. The Herman garrl-on within tho city of Liege Is small. Sorties from tho forts are mado occa sionally with loss to scattered parties of the enemy. The Itelglnn War Ofllep In an olilclal statement this afternoon says that the Herman army Is Intrenching iilonj the Ourthe. Members of the Belgian army staff take this to moan thnt the Her mans In Helgluni hnvn given up tho ad vance through that country and will remain as they are nt present on tho 1 ,,.f0,Hve, tho Herman Heneral Stuff i Hpcklng somo other routo by which lo make the chief Invasion of Franco. Iteport tic nil nn Losses ns .'II, TOO. The Hermans have completed the restoration of a pontoon bridge over tho Metise at Herstnl, which wan de stroyed by the Belgians on Sundny. The Germans at opco began tho work Continued on Stcond rngn. t I . , J m, l- i.u-ul i BRUSSELS""""" L"VA,N yTlt-W I or I -K'' ' NrrTN- i imrRiiRfTj 1 Tlie (termnns are advancint; into France through the fJrnnii Duchy of Luxemliuru. Their movement is fan shaped, with a swing; townrrl the westward. They encountered French nt Lonwy, Lonnuyon, Montmcdy and Mnr - vilje, towns in France nenr the border. The German ndvanco nlso spread to Arlon and Vitron in Belgium. Tho allied nrmies are occupyinp; central Helftium, their line extendini; from Brussels throuRh Natnur and across the Mouse. The Germans are reported to he intrenching themselves along the River Ourthe, with two large cavalry divisions at Tongres to the north of Liege. The city of Liege remains in possession of the Gormnns, but the forts surrounding the town are still stubbornly defended by the Belgians. Latest despatches say the Gcrmnns have seized Lnudcu, a station on tho direct line from Liege to Brussels, about twenty-eight miles from the Belgian capital, nnd only nbout ten miles from SAY EMPEROR IS IN BERLIN. Iteiiorts Declare He Told I', s. Ani IniBsniliir I, oaves Hint- Keen Mlnhl. Sptrlttl Calilt rittpatch to The Sis. London Aug. 11. A report from fin Un sjjs that Umperor William (reported to have been at Alx-la-Clmpelle) told James W. Herard, th American Ambassa dor, lu a prlwite interview to-night, that tho loti-es of the Herman troops .it Liege were but slight. It Is s.ild that the Inter view- Insted for some time and that dip lomatic matters were discussed. Tho Emperor, accoidlng lo the des patch, was in a serious mood, hut eon lldent. lie said that his troops lu Ilel glum did not outuumb'r the defenders, who were behind fortifications, Hermins, ho said, showed great courage In their charges nnd carried everything before them when they met the Ilelglans on csiu.il terms In bayonet chargos. Newspapers lu llerlln publishing Hie lint of tho ile.ul in the lighting aiouud Llego siy that only slvty-fniir Herman soldiers w.re killed. Berlin was In a Joyous mood when re ports which were nothing more than minors were circulated thut Namur. In Belgium, and Itelfort. lu France, bad been captured. Thcve rumors wet" taken to be true bv the populace. A wireless message wus picked up last night that the Kaiser had been shot lu tho right thigh at Alx-la-Chapelle. The message said that tho wound was not serious, but would reriulre tho lim- pcror to rumaiu In bed for a week or ten day. It gave no further details. SWITZERLAND A NURSES' CAMP. Nation OrTers Mil IT NeiitrnlllJ I shii red, lttaal Cablr Dtiintck to Tnr Six MlUN, Aug 11 -N'ewsp.tpers hi'le f.ij 'that Switzerland olleied, if IH'I' neutrality was guaranteed, to convert the whole republic Into a lied Cuss camp to recele and care for nil wounded soldiers. AMBASSADOR AIDS BULL PUP. Ilerrlel. Sends Tourist tlir llrni She I, eft Behind Her. Siitnnt I'ahlr Drtrotcli tn Tnr St v Paiiis. Aug. 11.--An American woman fleeing from I'nrls to London was in such a hnriy that she fnrgot her bull pup. Khe , telenriiiihed to Ambassador Ilerrlek from , 1 London nnd the American envoy sent n embassy olilclal to the hotel where the pup was left and sent the animal across the Channel Chst. E. Jlnttbevri, th' Hesli Man, now II E, :ttb St. Complt Offlc Outtltttr. Adv. FRENCH tmrA r a. y fiarv mjo VERDUN P---e--i C Louvain, tho Belgi an headquarters. WAR NEWS FUANCK. -The French nnny and the Herman nrmy'of the Moselle are far ing each other along n line extending from Stenny, Marvllle anil Montniedy, on the west, to a point well east of Longwy, In the gap In the French line of fortifications north of Verdun. The two armies are in contact along j almost the eutlredlne and skirmishes I are reported from -everai points, the French, niviirdlug to the reports, more than holding their own In these preliminary encounters. A great battle Is expected. ItFI.flM'.M. A parly of l thou-1 sand Hermans wilJ: artillery and I machine lmiiis sided the rnlluiiv I station nt Laiulen, n point on the Urus-oN-Llege riillrond nnd about thirty miles from Brussels. I.aii den Is only about ten miles from Louvain, Hie headquarters of the Itelglnn army. The Hermans are Intrenching Ihelr position along the Ourthe Hiver MUillieasI of Licgn, the forts of which still stand. The French and Kngllsh armies are supposed to he at Natnur nnd a battiii between the allies and the Hermans Is Im minent. GKIt.MA.NV. - The Herman troops linv Ing their bases at .Strasshurg and Neil Ilrelsach have checked the French Invasion of Alsace and tho French have evacuated tlie uiifortl tled town of .Muelliiiuseii and have fallen buck to their line of defence lo the south of the town. fiUFAT BltlTAl.V, The British ex peilltlonary forco Is roporleil to be Intrenching Itself at Naniiir, In Bel glum, lu readiness to Join the llel gluns ami French In holding hack tlie Herman army of Invasion should FOOD RIOTS IN GERMANY. Spreinl rablr Drtpnlrti tn Tin- .St v coi'KNiunn.s. Auk 11 Ttavelleis in- riving from Berlin dd to-day that there are snrlous riots In Hermany nn icount or me ciiiniiiuun incre.isr in me cost or food Mam hnnl.riei hnve he,,, r. ftstcd and their stores closed Papr money Ir refused almost svery-whsre. IN BRIEF It pass Liege on Its way to Ilrussels ami France by the Meu.-e valley. No Information Is obtainable from the British Admiralty regarding the movements of the British . licet In the North Sea. The fact that the North Sea Is rinsed to British fish ing and nmrchant vessels Is taken to Indicate thnt a naval encounter between the British and Herman lleets is Imminent. Ureal Britain now has between fiOO.oiHi and timi, 000 men under arms outside of the national reserve. IlL'SSIA. Bnsslnn troops are reported to hnvo occupied tlio town of ahsizeias un expeditionary forco to the aid of In Uallrla, and It Is reported that j "ie French and Belgians convntinl r the Itusslnii Invasion of Austria ls nt N'umur Some reiiorts mala t'n now liegim. I n,lml'cr 22,000, but confirmation of f , " . , , estimate is lacking. Fr.igmcntan re- Al SI IMA. -Austrian troops are re-, )0rtH frnm nn,8fi,.R which the . r jiortcd to have is-cupinl .Mleehow In has made almost uninteiligibl, ni . ,t Ittisslan l'oland after defeallng a eon- nppevir that the HnglWli have Jo. mi sldentble body of Co-Micks. 'Belgians and a p i-t of the IT, h ., ', . ,. . forces nt Namur, while French nr SLUMA.-Servlnn reports s:.y that ,Pr. Is mni , lh0, ,J( v not an Austrian soldier remains on . or Brussels:. The nialti bodv of t n Servian soil. The combined Servian Belgian aimy, n is said, Is court i and Montenegrin attack on Bosnia t rated in Louvain, a fiw miliv c. ,t of continues. The Servian itrmv Is re- Bi usm Is, while Hie advance V m"d s ponisl to ha,e reached Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, where the Archduke llInns ttl0 Olirtho mver outi, f l.if. e. Feriliunnd was a.SMissliialisl. The allied armies, despatcln fr in ITALY. Italy Is reported to have de- Brussels Niy. ale preparing to make .1 mnndecl an explanation from Alls- , Bu"r.l advance and it ;s tl.ougln bit . . , . , . that an Important engngemect w 11 trla of the iKunbardmont by Aus- 8hop. (nk,t ;,. ,01lthwt of Ufp, trlnn ships of a large Italian manti-i Mranwhlle another division ,.r the n faetliring plnttt at Antlvnrl over i ninn army, known tin the' Army of ti n which the Italian ling was tljing. I Moselle. Is pushing souihwnnl through RUMANIA.- fiernian hounvK hear I;"burg. ";' " iri"rt.-.l. . 's . ' . , , , , . i,. ,. ' already crossed the frot t ', r '"lu I'l "it a that Binnanla has joined with .rr-int polnt noar , fl,rtm..t, , ,l4 ,t many and Austria ami will war on hnnovy I'rench report s.i tb Hi -Sei'vln, j man ndvanco guard has been repMi"eit, .lAl'AN.--I.'.IHKI ,lapanee troops are Detachments, evidently the 'nimii'i on transports awn.l.ng ...lers ,, is w' " exisvle.1 lliitl I hey will be used lu an ,,, rU.m nf tho nrm ,,, , nttark on the Herman Chinese sirt 1 stretch west to Mmiivedv. The nie -of Tslllgdlio, lion of the Invader would .eei-,i bo to break through the cap in the Free h - "' r" i fortlllcatlons north of Verdun one C 'GERMAN ARTISTS "HANG" CZAR.i'lte strongest foiniied towns on no ensfern fiontier of I ranee ipmnl f nblr hftvntrh to Tnr S- Paris, Aug II Falsi n'W of tin .,,.,, i, ..,. 1 , . ,-..,.,,-. . , , , , , Went I'olncare and tin r .1 1 1 llllllKtd are posted In nin towns. Fslse stoih are be ig prcid thtniigh Sweden nnd Denmark also, GERMAN ATTACK AT MANGIENNES ISREPULSED li0tirinr French Forces Take Offensive When Reserves Arrive. XOIiTIl SKA CLOSED F01 ALL SHIPPING London Helieves Serious Kn Lnigemeni Is Xow He-inj- Fonffhl. Sr'r'nl r,,bte )c.p.irr to Tnr. St-v London, Aug II The almost entire lack of news from th) theatres of war indicate that prepa rations are going on for the big battle, which cannot be much longer delayed Nothing Is known of the exact po t'ons of the armies, hut It Is 'nkrn for granted that they ore facing each other oil along the Hclgo-Herman nnd Kr,tn n- f Herman frontiers from Holland lo s zeriaiul. a distance nf uboiit two hundred miles. It Is believed that thete Is an enor mous Kreucli fone In Uelgiiuii Tlir (i r miins apparently hold Tongrcs, whenco I thej have thrown nut strong ditwh ' nients nf cavalry and artillery, some nf which have penetrated n.s far wst n.s I !,aiidcn on tin l.lcge-Ilrusels railway Various reports have come to Lon don from teacoast towns uloug the northern part of the Kngllsh Channel that tiring has been heard distinctly. .Some nf these reports are classed ns pure Hotlon. yet the sllenco maintained ! at the olllccs of the Hrltisli Admiralty , Is taken by the public to mean that i something Is happening between tho Scottish coast and the North Sen en trance of the Kiel Canal. Whether It Is of nny significance or not, a de-patch from ltotterdam to-day says tlmt tho Holland-Americit Steam ship Line lias placed its prcm,se.s on the Hook of Holttind at the disposal of the Dutch Hod Cross society, with a ' special view to the hospital needs in 1 nf a n,,Vnl eiufngetnent in tho I N-(.ti. ,41 ' ' ' ... u-mp ' MU A''hAU Al'u ""-XK Tim naval expert of Hie 7ini. .-s- it , is. very possible that there wni br Mr . ir.g events in the Mediterranean ' The problem Is whether lo trj to dr stroy the Austrian lice or bottle U -ip In the Adriatic, o thnt It cannot be a menace lo trade. If tho fonner p.an Is decided upon a Frettoli tlcct, i-Hs me naval export, should bo able lo carry It out even without Kngland's help. "This," he continues, "must not bo taken as implying contempt tor to Austrian Meet, its courage or tncr,y. It Is merely a question of the rc ativ proportions of the French and Austrian fleets In the number of thlps ind gnu " The writer advises I'rauci tc t:.rea ' the Austrian coast, s-ning th., v. i i 1 deinorallze part of the Aiutnan army and probably force tho uny to ftghi llnullli Join Belnliin. ii is not i.uovtn nrre now m.i v troops the Ilrltlsh Government has sent V?' flnrmum nrinl nf tlm Mriiion fntrntt, nl Mtni'i' I'luhl I uliiiporttint, 1 Mllltarv I'Miert.s here eo I'tlle ign i. i th 'I I'llS 'canee In tlr. nnorlnl sell i- i wh i'rench army hni n eived In Alsacis. ThC' principal ctgnirenients if tha r.ext few daye, it la anfucu will tal'.a