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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD
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VOLUME XXX XIV
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, \ SEPTEMBER 11, 1!H4
12 J'AGKS
XUMBER 128
Fighting Breaks Out Afresh In Belgium;
_Allies Have Driven Germans Back 37 Miles
BELGIANS ASSUME
OFFENSIVE NEAR
LOUVAIN, REPORT
/Germans Reported Driven Back—Entire Country
South of Antwerp Flooded—Heavy Engage
ment Reported At Aerschot—Germans Report
ed As Evacuating Town
London, September 10.—(10:07 p. m.)— An Ostend dispatch
vto the Exchange Telegraph company says:
“According to information from a reliable source the Bel
gian army at Antwerp has assumed a triumphant offensive
movement, driving the Germans right back to the environs of
Aiuuvam.
London, September 10.—(10:17 p.
m.)—An official dispatch issued in
* Berlin and received here tonight by
the Marconi company says:
"In an engagement at Ordeghem,
on the railway between Antwerp and
Ghent, the Belgian troops withdrew.
“The country south of Antwerp has
been flooded by the Belgians to pre
y vent the Germans marching into the
town. The area covered by the flood
is 70 square miles. The water varies
in depth at different places from a
few inches to several feet.”
Heavy Engagement
Rotterdam, September 10.—A disputed
♦ to the Courant, dated Breda, Holland, re
ports that a heavy engagement took place
Wednesday at Aerschot, Belgium, nine
miles northeast of Louvain, when the Bel
gians attacked the garrison there.
As a result of the lighting the Ger
mans evacuated the town and the Bel
gians hoisted their colors and liberated 20
^ priests found in a church.
Cracow Is) Being Evacuated
London. September 10.—(3HO p. m.)
A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram
agency from Petrograd says that the
Austrians have begun evacuation of
Cracow.
Cracow has been described as the
main rallying point for the Austfitin
und German forces in Galician terri
tory. It Is the old capital of the King
dom of Poland, and is situated on a
broad plateau on tiie left bank of Vis- J
tdlu, 30 miles from tl i c frontier of
Bilesia. 11 is a city of about 100.000
population and is about 100 miles west
t>of Lemberg.
120,000 Reported Lost
.London, September 10.— (9H5 a. m.>
A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company from Rome says:
"A message from Vienna states that
it is officially admitted there that
Archduke Frederick loat 120,000 men
in the recent Galician battles, or one
'foiirtb of ills entire command.
"The Germans are marching south
toward Poland to assist the Austrians,
but before this aid can bo given they
must cross the Vistula river, where the
Russians are preparing to check them.”
Battle Around Lemberg
’ London, September 10.—(6 a. m. )
A dispatch to Reuter’s Telegram agency
from Atjenna dated Wednesday and
leaching London by way of Amster
dam, says:
"It Is officially announced In Vienna
♦ hat a new battle begun around Lem
berg today.”
Praise Burgomaster
London, September 10.—Telegraphing
from Ghent, Reuter's correspondent says:
"Shop windows hero display placards
Inscribed, 'Long Live Our Burgomaster,’
os in recognition of the burgomaster's serv
ices In saving the city from a German
attack.
"It now appears that the action of the
burgomaster in entering into negotiations
with the Germans and consenting to
grant their requisitions for stores, ut fhst
■was opposed by the military authorities,
ipnd only when the Germans were within
K few hours of the city did General Cloo
tem give orders to the Belgian troops that
the city should not be defended.
"Before leaving Ghent the Germans
took possession of all the stores that had
been requisitioned.”
Decatur, September 10.—(Special.)—In
the eastern part of the county a few
days ago Miss Comer Eaten was married
to Emory Lott. The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. Janies W. Jaggers.
The Rev. James W. Jaggers performed
the marriage ceremony years ago when
the father and grandfather of l.mory Lott
were married. It Is said that no person
in Alabama can beat this record for mar
r tying people: that there is not a man in
Alabama who has performed the marriage
ceremony for a grandfather, father and
•on.
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ENGLAND MAY CLOSE
‘ ENTIRE NORTH SEA
Shipping of Neutral Nations Endangered By Ger
man Mines Is Government’s Contention—Action
Would Cut Off Germany’s Food Supply—Strict
Watch Will Be Kept
London, September 14b—<9 p. m.)
^ The re U general dlneusatea la Loadam
‘of tbe possibility that England may
clone the North sea, blockading It
completely. If the troahle with floating
mines continues.
The government s position is that the
■hipping of neutral nations is endangered
by German mines. England repeatedly
has stated that she will sot resort to the
use ti mines. After the mine sweepers
free the North sea of the obstructions,
however, naval strategists advise the ex
clusion of vessels which might plant more
mines. f
Such action would limit the commerce
of Holland, Denmark, Norway and Swe
den, cutting off Germany’s source of food
supply. /
The British officials say there is abund
ant evidence that mine layeun have op
erated under neutral flags, and that it Is
the intention to keep the strictest watch
over all craft In the North sea.
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All Extra-Territorial Rights
Are Officially Abrogated.
“The War Is Turkey’s
Opportunity”
W *xblngton, September 10.—Turkey
formally notified the I'nlted Staten j
and other natlwnn today that she had
nhroKfited the nerlen of convenUons,
trcHticK and prlvilegreM, originating an
early an the eleventh century, y* hereto
foreigner* in the Ottoman empire have
beea exempt from loeal jnrlMdlrtlon In
elvll and criminal ennea. Foreign nub
jeetN no longer will enjoy what la
known an extra territorial righta
through which they have been tried by
their own judgea, diplomatic represen
tative* or eon*ula.
This practice, aboHaherl b .lupnu aev
eral years ago, through new treaties,
Turkey lias removed by a stroke of the
pen. Iler purpose, it is declared, is to
assert her independence and free herself
from the domination of the great powers.
I pon the rights revoked has rested the
legat status of American missionaries in
Turkey, permitting them to maintain
churches, hospitals and schools in relig
ious freedom.
War Turkey’s Opportunity
"The removal of every kind of privi
lege enjoyed by the powers in excess
of what tlie general principles of Inter
national law- allow- is the meaning of
this step," A. Hustem Bey, Turkish am
bassador to the United States, declared
tonight. "This war is Turkey's opportun
ity-."
The ambassador did not intimate w-heth
er the action foreshadowed war against
Great Britain, without whose consent in
the past no such radical action would
have been attempted. Diplomats of the
allied powers, however, believe Turkey
is appealing to the nationalist sentiment
of her people Hiid Is ready to seize on
any difficulties that may arise with Great
Britain to declare war.
The Turkish ambassador made known
Ills government's action In a public an
nouncement after it had been communi
cated to Secretary Bryan today as a for
mal note from the Ottoman empire. The
announcement reads:
Convention Wiped Out
"A cablegram to the Turkish ambas
sador from the Ottoman minister of for
eign affairs states that by Imperial lrade
the Ottoman government has abrogated,
as from the first of October next, the
conventions known as the capitulations
restricting the sovereignty of Turkey in
her relations with eertutn powers.
"All privileges and immunities acces
sory to these conventions or issuing there
from are equally repealed. Having thus
freed itself from an intolerable obstacle to
all progress In the empire, the imperial
government had adopted as the basis of
Its relations with the other powers the
general principles of International law.”
In announcing receipt of the cablegram,
the Turkish ambassador said: "This war
is Turkey’s opportunity."
As early as 1056 the sovereigns of Con
stantinople granted charters of extra
territorial privileges, called capitulations.
The Venetians first were granted the
right of trial by judges appointed In Ven
ice and permanently residing in Constan
(Continued on Pace Eight)
The Little Fellow Gels Hurt When In Bad Company^
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GERMANS DEFEATED
BY BRITISH TROOPS
IN CENTRAL AFRICA
Force of 400 Driven Out of Nyassaland, According
to English Report—German Loss Among Rank
and File Reported Heavy—Bayonet Charges
Figure In Victory
London, September 10—(8:45 p. m.)—British troops have
met and defeated a German force of 400, which entered Nyas
saland, British Central Africa, according to an announcement
by the official press bureau, which adds:
“The Germans lost seven officers
killed and two wounded, two field and
two machine guns. The loss among
the rank and file has not been ascer
tained, but was heavy.
“The British loss among the whites
was four killed and several wounded;
loss among the rank and file not as
certained. N
“On September 8 a British force ad
vanced asainst the Germans, who, how
ever, evaded them and attacked the Brit
lsh station at Karonga (on the northwest
shore of Lake Nyassa, at the terminus of
the Stevenson road), which was defended
by one officer, 50 African rinds, the police
and eight civilians.
"After three hours' resistancecol
umn arrived from the British force and
drove the enemy off. I-ater the main
British force came up and after a day's
fighting, In which the Germans fought
with great determination and had to he
dislodged by repeated bayonet charges,
the British drove the enemy toward the
Songwe river. The British were too ex
hausted to continue the pursuit."
NO PROSPECTS OF
PEACE SOON, SAYS
PRESIDENT WILSON
England Declares Allies Are
Determined to Crush For
ever Danger of German
Militarism
Washington, September 10.—There la
no preieat prospect of peace In Eu
rope through diplomacy. President Wil
son himself today net at rest rgmorn
that peace measures were In the mak
ing by revealing that no Intlmntlou
had been conveyed to lilm officially
from any qunrter nf n readiness on the
part of the belligerents to talk peace,
i The day’s developments emphasized j
that Great Britain, France and Rus
sia were determined to make no peace
until they had decisively beaten Ger
many and Austria. Great Britain’s po
sition was explained in detail ut Lon
don by Sir Edward Grey to Ambassa
dor Page, who made a long report to
President Wilson. The British foreign
secretary declared England had not
sought war, but since It was forced
(Continued on I'age Eight)
HOW RUSSIA IS TRANSPORTING TROOPS TO AID THE ALLIES |
MAP SNOWING THE ROUTE OF THE RUSSIAN
TRANSPORTS FROM ARCHANGEL TO FRANCE.
RAILROADS ...
All Indications point to preparations by Great Britain to throw an enormous mass of Russian troops Into France nirectly across the Herman
line of connections. This new and practically unlimited supply of men is coming from Archangel and Ekaterina, on the Arctic coast of Russia,
around the north cape of Norway and thence to the Firth of Forth and Bast England porta From Leith and Hull the Russians have a clear, straight
away railway run of it to the channel, and can be landed at Ostend, Calais, Havre, Cherbourg or wherever, in fact, the immediate exigencies de
mand. For the handling of the great army which Ruaala can supply, ths practically unlimited facilities of the British transport service are
available.
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GERMANS RETREAT
37 MILES DURING
FOUR DAYS' BATTLE
Allies Have Taken Many Prisoners
and Guns, Says Official French Re
port — Bombardment of Belgrade
Renewed—Russians Report Success.
Paris, September 10.—(11:26 p. m.)—“During the four days’
battle,” says an official communication issued tonight, “the
allies have pushed back the Germans 60 kilometres (approx
imately 37 miles) and taken many prisoners and machine
guns.
London, September 10.—(8:06 p. m.^>—The bombardment of
Belgrade has been renewed with increased fury, according to a
Nish dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company. Consid
erable damage has been done.
The Servian batteries are replying to the Austrian fire.
Paris, September 10.—(11.$2 p. m.)—The following official
communication whs issued
“On the loft wing the Bri and French troops have crossed
the Marne between La Fort. " ’ous-Jouarre. ('luirly and Chateau
Thierry, pursuing the enen“f, who is in retreat. During the
course of this advahee the I ritish forces took a number of pris
oners and captured Mitrailleuses.”
t “During; the four days h'£Ue the
allied armies have in that section of
the theatre of operations gained more
than liO kilometres.
“Between Chateau Thierry and
Vitry-Le-Francois the Prussian guard
has been thrown back.”
SERIOUS FIGHTING
NOW IN PROGRESS
Wash! ugt on, September 10,-—The
Russian embassy tonight issued the
following statement: “The success
.
gained by our troop* over the Austro
German army at Krasnik, September
S». is developing: on the front from To
mazow and Rawa Russku to the River
Dneister. Serious fighting i.s in pro
gress.
“German troops, transported from the
western front, have been concentrated
in Blast Prussia on the River Alio. On
September !) they begun to advance in
considerable column* through the
Mazur lake regions. Our advance
i Continued on I'nito ■'light)
CRUCIAL BATTLE
NOT YET REACHED
DECISIVE STAGE
—
French Reports Germans
Have Been Driven Back
All Along the Line.
3,000,000 Engaged
London, September 10.—<11 p. in.)
The crucial battle of the war In France
baa not reached nay decisive result.
Field Marahal Sir John French, com
mander of Ihe HrHIsh force*, reported '
today .that the German* had been
driven hack all iiIoiir the line: that <
the British had crossed the Hlvcr i
Marne; that the Germans hail suffered i
severely, and that tlielr men were sup
posed to he In nn extremely exhausted
condition.
Notwithstanding this report, military ex
perts do not rush to sweeping conclusions.
Military writers in the London papers
repeat that from the conservative terms
of the French official statement yester
day It 1b too early to anticipate the re
sult of the battle extending over a front
(Continued ou Page Eight) •
PARLIAMENT VOTES
TO INCREASE ARMY
—__
Asquith’s Request to Swell
Army to Unprecedented
Proportions Promptly
Acted Upon
Loudon, September 10.— I'lirllnnieiit
odny voted to luereaMe the* rogtilar
irmy to the unprecedented strength «f
,100,000 men. Thlw folloued the re
inewt miule by Premier \ m«| ai 11 Ii In n
vlilte pnper. nnkinu Ihnl TWHLOOO nn*n
nil rnnkM be ndded to the regular
irmy ni'd thnt l*iirlliiment slum no nlg
lordly Mplrlf touflrd the men plio were
•iiohlng to .loin Kiiglmtd'ii Inr flung but
te line.
The first half million men were voted
August •». Mole than IW.OOO men, exclu
sive of territorials, have answered to thta
•all. These with 400,(XX) regulars and first
•cserves that composed the army before
the first call and the 600,000 that England
ixpects will enlist In response to the
second call, will make the army stronger
numerically than at any time in Eng
land's history.
Tribute to War Office
The premier, In his communication, paid
n tribute to the war office organization,
md dealt also with the various difficul
ties connected with the rush of recruits.
Measures had been taken, he said, to
meet the congestion. These included an
allowance of 75 cents a day to those for
whom no accommodation could ho found
n the barracks. If the grant wen passed
ie was sure the response would be no
ess keen and ample than was that to
he first levy. He shoud be in a fiosltion
:o put something like 1,400,000 men in the
leld. That was the provision of the
nother country herself exclusive of terri
orUiis, the nutlonal reserve and the mag
lificent contributions promised^ from Ln
lia and the dominions. It was an effort
worthy of a great sacrifice.
As to the expense involved the premier
was sure that the House of Commons
would be ready to grant money us oc
casion arose, but be wanted It made
:leur that those showing a patriotic de
lire to help the country In the. present
•i'ImIm were not going to be treated in a
iiggardly or unaccommodating spirit.
"On .the contrary," said Mr. Asquith,
'they will be welcome to every possible
►rovlslon which will be made for their
omfort and well-being so that they can
akc their place and play their part under
he best possible conditions In that mag
ilficent army which, as every one knows
(Continued on Paige Eight)
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rODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1 -Kush fighting III Belgium.,
Hermans continues to retln
Fighting in Afrleu.
No present peace prospects.
2— Medical college of university need,
hospital.
3— Bunks help people to practice economy.
4— Editorial comment.
6— Defends fraternities In speech.
Kastern financiers buy cotton.
To protest against Increased coal rate. ,
Picture of Uernuin cupital during war.
•-Society.
7— Sports.
8— Architects from Chicago lure.
»—Lovelady asked to name good roudb
delegate*.
1— Markets. ».
2— Wall street lends willing ear to peace
rumors.