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TO PEOPLE The Wmat Ad m .it ? i ? i.i Pagea axe a Dl WHO BOARD THE TIMES-DISPATCH RICHMOND, VA., WEDNESDAY>, AUGUST 12, 1914. ?TEN PAGES TO-DAT'3 WEATHER UNSETTLED CENTS r- ? " ?' ? - =3 Fighting Is General Along Frontier Between Germans and French, Prelude to What May Be One of World's Greatest Pitched Battles Admiralty Gives Warning of New and Grave Perils to Neutral Shipping. GERMANY SETS EXAMPLE Gold-Laden Cruiser Tennessee and the North Carolina Con fronting Danger. 7 WASHINGTON, August 1! ?Mining I hp North Sea a? part of the plan of Ui? European war not only may close moet of the Northern Europea'n ports to navigation. but the gold-laden cruiser Tennessee, the Tulser Nor* h Carolina and neutral passenger vos (?els bearing Americans from Europe, will he confronted with new dangers The American government was ad vised formally during the day hv the Rritlsh emliassj hero that. Inasmuch as Germany had been "scattering mines Indiscriminately," Great Britain 110 longer could refrain from planting mines near her own ports. ?Secretary Bryan said to-nich? that Americans at home must rest assumed that the puesenger line* plying be tween Northern European ports would tak?t no chances that would Imperil life. It Is believed that Americans In northern ports will remain there for the present, or make their way south ind southeast to such ports ns Mar seilles or Lisbon to obtain pas.-.tge for ? he United State*. vor i.ikkia 'i'o vKM'rnK INTO XORTII vI: \ WATEI18 An Itinerary' for the cruisers T<-n neKsee snd North Carolina, bearing mil llons in gold for the relief of Amer ican?. has never been announced. but :ib both Great Hrltaln and Germany have given warning of the dancer* in the North Sea, it is belnc taken for granted here that neither of the Amer ican warships will venium int?< those waters. After touching at Falmouth, England, the treasure. ship- probably wlll land at sortie port In France, and then bead for the Mediterranean. .? n deavoring, it is thought, to resell Amer icans in both Germany and Austria from point:! in the Adriatic. One diplomatist pointed out to-day that the ports of four neutral nptlonii, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands. as well as one of the belligerents? Belgium ? were prac tically blockaded through the |Vorn I^uoub planting of mines In the North The Hague convention which regu lates the use of contact mines, stipu late:* that the belligerents shall under take to their utmost "to render* tlies?; mines harmless within .1 limited time, and should they cease to be under ?ur velllance. to notif%- the danger zones as soon as military exigencies permit.' Naval observers here believe, how ever, that in view of the titanic sting gle. this article in the convention will he of little moment. The formal memorandum, presented hy the British charge ii .iffa ires, was delivered to the St?.te Department so that ships under neutral flags might be turned back. It said: "The Germans ;ir;- planting contact mines Indiscriminately about the North :->a. In the open sea without regard for consequences to tuorchnn'men' The waters of the North. Soa- mtiRl, there fore. he regarded as perilous ><> mer chant shipping of all nations. "In view of the methods adopted by. Germany, the British admiralty must hold themselves fully at liberty to adopt similar measures in self-defense, which must Inevitably Increase the dangers to navigation in the North Sea. But before doing so. they think it right to issue this warning In order that merchant ships under neutral flans trading with North Sea ports should turn back before entering ih" area of such exceptional danger." FEW AMERICAN" f'ITIZK.\S IX WANT In only one or two places In Europe, notably at Gonon. in Italy, and In Sweden, does the financial embarrass ment of Americans continue, accord ing to reports received to-day by Secretary Garrison. The situation has improved so much that it may i?e unnecessary to deposit any gold in Europe for the relief 'of Americans. Nearly all of the European govern ments are believed to be desirous of establishing heavy credits with Amer ica to draw upon in payment of the vast quantities of food and supplies o.* other kinds which they nn:st have dur- t ?ng the continuance of hostilities and ' for a long time afterwards. Secretary Garrison thinks, therefore, I 'hat as soon as the first panicky feel- ; lag is over and financial conditions , have been readjusted, the mere an- ' nouncernent that the United States or j an individual has deposited specie i?r ! an American bank subject to draft from European countries, will be suf- ! Anient to establish credit for Ainerl- j cans in Europe. Everywhere on the Continent the > scattered American tourists and busl- I ness people who desire to leave .ire gathering at the seaports, and ar- ! ranging for transportation homeward, i Mr. Garrison believes that, owing to ' the facilities offered h?- the regular! steamship lines, it will ho unnecessary to send more than one or'two govern- i merit vessels. Official reports to the State Depart- j meiil from Hamburg to-day cleared u;> ' the last apprehension for the safety of Americans lit the German empire ' with the exception of those special ! cases which have been taken qn |>v > Ambassador Gerard. ' j The little colony In Hamburg, ac cording to consular dispatches. Is not only in comfortable circumstances, but ' choerful, and disposed to regard the situation as free from any danger i whatever. Personal telegrams from! Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow of the ' former President, stated that she was ' safe In S-Gravohage. In Scandinavia, j (Continued on Third. I':ige7) MOONLIGHT ON CflBSAPEAKK BAY. ^ erk River T.*lnA to Baltimore. Superior ser- . vice. Invigorating salt breeze. One trip fouadCtrta>n0* ?n* ** Md ,1-60 I COMBINED ARMIES READY FOR ATTACK Allies Expccted to Assume Offen sive Against Enemy Within Few Hours. GERMANS ARE INTRENCHING One Invading Army Near Tongres and Another Moves Toward Waterloo. [Special Cable to Th? Times-Dispatch.] BRUSSELS. August 11.?A War Of fice statement issued tblH afternoon announces that the bulk of the Ger man army of Invasion Is Intrenching along the Ourthe River. from which point their advance guards ar' ven turing out. Another section of the In vaders. comprising two AJvlslons of cavali1 with supporting Infantry an<J artillery, !s operating near Tonpreo, fifteen miles to the north of I.lege. Another Invading army Is Bald to he moving toward Waterloo and Brussels*, but has failed to penetrate went of Tongres. ''lie official statement say? the fJer mans nr.- apparently reorganising In front of I/I" k". preparatory to a fresh forward movement The Pr?jich artillery Ik rapidly mov ing to front through this city. The Krench soldiers are b"lng widely acclaimed by the Belgians German reinforcements are also con-; ptantl> arriving * Prench aviators are continually fl;. Inc over ri.str|rt? where troops :<: e be I tig detrained, and are subjected to a storm of shots from the < nemy It Ik expected that the combined Prench-Kngiish-Belginii armies will assume thr- offensive against the Ger inans within twenty-four hours. ?. i:n *.i \ n it<>m n.\ hd.m |.;\ r ok kokts ntyrniKs German bombardment of the l.lt-ge foils continues. Heavy siege guns are Wing placed In position by the f.er manh, since possession of these forts is vital to the German operations in this locality. The German garrison in the city :? small, the majority of the army of the Meusc. aggr< gating 120, 000 men, still being engaged in the 'lege. Ihe wary German commander has refrained from leading his troops into the city, fearing o trap Many brilliant sorties have been made by the Kelgians from the forts, German commands operating apart from the main nripy being attacked and driven back with severe losses. Sr. vicious has the fighting been about the city that It in icportcd the Mouse Is running red with the blood of the dead and wounded. It is officially announced here that the German loss to date in the B'l islati campaign was 2,000 dead, 20.000 wounded and r?.7ft0 prison.?!Hefugeos say Hie Belgian loss is heavy, and that all the hospitals of Ghent and other mar-by cities are filled. A.* illustrating ihe bribery with which the Belgians have resisted In vasion of their territory; details were received here to-day of the defense of llerstal, a village Just outside Liege, by the women workers In the Belgian national arms factory. The men wore ?it\ay fighting ir. the army, and the women entered into a compact to de fend to the death the factory. Thev armed themselves with revolvers and '?thet weapons with which they , e pul.sed several charges of the l.'hlans. \Wien their ammtimtibn was exhausted 'he wornen barricaded themselves in the factory houses from which they pot'red boiling water on the German -obliej a. It is declared that 2,500 Ger mans ware disablcn by wounds \nd >caldr. < hildrcn and old men .shared n tin; defense of llerstal. and on Fri day ti e Belgian colors still floated from the factory building. 1 he following Sunday a pontoon bridge thrown over the Xeuse by the Germans at llerstal was destroyed by (ho Belgians, who got the correct range of it with their guns. In the face of a heavy lire the Germans get to work find reconstructed the bridge DliSI'KB VI'U ATTACK ?>\ PORT SKRAI.Mi I he tjermans made n desperate at lack on Port Sefaih\ south of Liegej on Sunday tiight. and were repulsed with heavy loss. Belgian report;?' say $00 Germans were killed within aii area of half a square niiltf. A bridge which the Germans were crossing was shattered by the lire from the fort. The Germans attempted the assault with great courage. Some of theli dead were found, directly in front of the barb wire fencing that surrounds the fort. Copies of German war plans are al leged to have been found on enptured I'll'.-in officers. it Is claimed that the army which is operating about Tongres' Is the main German invading army. They are said also to confirm the .be lief that Germany expected no oppo sition in Belgium. According to these plans which have been made public by the Belgian War Office, the Ger mans had intended to occupy Brussels on August and push right on to Lile, which they had hoped to Invest on August 5.? As further evidence of these plans to traverse Belgium quickly, it is claimed j that a German prime owning a cele brated chateau here was given ad- I vance information and six weeks ago j he dismantled his chateau, sending all' his plate, works />f art and other val uables to Germany Persistent reports say that Ihe Ger mans are lacking in spirit, and appear to he suffering from hunger. Two German oflicers of high mark, who were captured, said they had had noth ing to eat for three days it is re lated also that at the occupation of Tongres. which the Belgians evacuated, the Uhlans took $3,250 from the town treasury ^id post-office, and forth with expended S240 for food. 1 IN PORMATIO X IIUn ISA I MA K ICS ITS FIRST REPORT liONDOX, August 11.-?The new Ad miralty and War Office information! bureau, established by the British gov-! ornment, started 'work this morning, j Us ftiat announcement was as follows: j (Continued o"n Third ' Page.,) j TERMS ACCEPTED FOR DISSOLUTION New Haven System Will Be Dis membered on Plans of At torney-General. ELLIOTT MADE PRESIDENT Peaceful Settlement Will Have No Effect on Criminal Prose cution of Directors. NEW YORK. August 11.?An agree ment h ah been reached between the government and the New York, New Jlaven and. Hartford Railroad Com pany for the peaceful dissolution of the New Haven system, according to an announcement after a meeting here lata to-day of the road's directors. President Hustis resigned ns a dl rci.-.or of the New Haven, as nn Satur day he Is to become president of the Boston and Maine. Chairman Howard Klllott was elected president of the New Havon. The resignation of John 1.. Hlllard was accepted. The announcement said: meeting of the board of direc tors of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company was held this afternoon. After the me* tir.p Pres ident Hustis said that in p" su.ince of the hope expressed in his Mafement of July 21, that a way stilf might be found to accomplish the peaceful dis solution of the properties, an agree ment had been reached, which substan tially Is a renewal of the original agreement between the Attorney-Hen ? oral and the company, except as to the Boston and Maine stock, and Is in accordance v.- 1th the vote of the stock holders at New Haven. April 21, 1914, authorizing a settlement with the gov et mm fit "Preuident Hustis paid In conclusion thai this arranpement having been ac cepted by the Attorney-General, had been ratified by the board of directors :<t the meeting to-day. arid that the members of the board highly appre ciated the courtesy of the Attorney CJcrie'al ami his conferees in their en deavor to solve the problem without Inflicting unnecessary loss upon the thn reholdf i * and to effect a rehabili tation of the property In the interests of the public. "President Hustis resigned as a di rector of the New Haven as on .Sep tember 1. he becomes president of the Boston and Mair.e. Chairman Elliott thereupon war elected president of 'he New Haven. The resigantion >>( John T. Rillard was accepted." Mr It 10 Y \ OLDS IS TOI.U TERMS ARE ACCEPTED \V ASH 1 NViTON, Aueust 11.? Attor ney-General McReynolds received word to-night from New Vork that the di rectors of the New Haven Railroad have agreed to his terms for a peace ful dissolution of the system, which will put an end to the court proceed ings begun several weeks ago. Department of Justice officials, asked some time ago if there were any pos sible way to avoid fighting the suit through the courts, replied the only way was to carry out the terms nf the agreement for dissolution made months ago. Attorney-General McReynolds, however, made his demands regarding the separation of the Boston and Maine stronger than formerly. In the old agreement, the trustees were to hold the New Haven's Boston and Maine sto<k for two years and a half. L'nder the present understand ing. they will hold it for onl> one year. The Attorney-General is ex pected to see they are/ in no way in terfered with by the New Haven. They are expected to dispose of the stock in twelve months, bill failure to do so on reasonable grounds prob ably would lead to an extension of time. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion. under the present arrangement, Is to decide whether the New llaven shall retain its Interest in its so-called Sound steamship lines. The whole agreement will he em bodied in a decree, which will be ac cepted by both the government and the proper railroad officials, and submitted to the United States Court of New York for approval and record. The criminal prosecution of New Haven directors will not be affected, department officials said to-night. The Federal grand Jury in New York probably will get the cases early in September. SENATE PASSES BILL It Will Admit Foreign Ships to Amcr lenn Itcftlsfry. ? WASHINGTON, August 11.?The Sen ate to-night passed the bill to author ize the President in his discretion to admit to American registry foreign built ships less than five^vears old. The measure as it passed the House a week ago was amended, bv a vote of 26 to 25, to require American ownership of a majority of the stock of corporations seeking to registei vessels hereafter acquired. - Opponents of the amendment, which was offered by Senator Cummins, claim it will be stricken out in conference. Duvlng'ythe day various similar pro posals had been voted down, those lead - j ing the fight for the bill declaring any ship limitation under Hie President's discretion would destroy the measure's value ns an emergency step to meet, the situation created by the European war., 1 Another unsuccessful attempt was] made to defeat the Jones amendment, adopted on Saturday, authorizing the President in Siis judgment to admit fore.ipn-built ships to the trade be tween ports on the Atlantic and ports on the Pacific Coast. Senator Williams urged that tlWs was a discrimination against the Gulf Coast, and succeeded in having in serted an amendment to include Gulf and 1-akc trade In the provisions of the a ineiulnient. MOUNTAIN SPECIAL > la Cheenpeake and Ohio Railway, for White 'Sulphur a.nd Mountain Resort#, leave Richmond U:t6 A. M. Saturday, Augutt 16th. Parlor ou and diner. I Copyrtjht by Underwood "& Underwood. Emperor William of Germany, who Is in the field directing tho movement of his troops. The Emperor's upraised arm obscures the face of the aged FVancis Joseph of Austria, liis partner in the ti-lpie alliance. mm TO 1 ? 'THOMAS MMROPllcIis. WILSON suST HENRICO C001TV IMS! DIES IT 1IN NEW YORK IN HER GIRLHOOD'S HOW Appropriation of $ 100,000 Is Condi tioned on Withdrawal of Oppo sition to Annexation. ! y, EFFECTIVE ON NOVEMBER 5 Rappahannock Line Relieved of i Trnnsfer Burden ? Appropriation of $10,000 Is Made for Pedestal of | Stonewall Jackson Monument. With the undivided approval of the Finance Committee to glvo It mo mentum. the Board of Aldermen, by a unanimous vote, last night passed the ordinance appropriating SIOO.UOO for the permanent improvement of roads leadirsr from Henrico County Into the city. The appropriation is made con ditional upon the abandonment by the county of llcnrico of its fight against the annexation decree of Judge A. A Campbell. Mayor Alnslle l? authorized, undel ete ordinance, to enter lt^to a contiact with the. Hoard of Supervisors of ll?*ti rico County, providing for an adjust ment of all the point? at issue ''ounty authorities have given assurance that Henrico will immediately upon final approval of the ordinance, anar.don its attempt to secure a modification 'he ; annexation lines b>" recourse to ihc 'state Supreme Court of Anpea!s. President Peters, of the I'liinmnn {Council, served notice yesterday that he will call a special meeting of the lower branch for * o'clock next Tups da;, night to consider the question of concurring iri the county appropriation ordinance and other measures that stand in need of ratification by the Common Council It is regarded as certain that the ordinance will le con curred in. The abandonment of the contest by llcnrico County means that annexation will go into effect on No vember f>. KAPPA 1IA NNOCK mm: II KI<lkJ\ I'll OK Tit ANSI" Kits vThe Board, by a vote of I> to con | c.urred in the ordinance relieving the . rtichmond ,^nd Rappahannock River Railway Company from the obligation , of giving and honoring transfers or. | its Seven Pines line. The measure needs now only the signature of the | Mayor to become law. Alderman Nel sen asked for its rejection on the jg.ouml that It will work a hardship upon persons who will become r?si ! dents of the city when annexation becomes effective. He and Alderman Paul were the only members who voted against Its passage. The Board concurred also in the passage of these measures: Appropriating i-,000 for special vac | cination fund. : l'".\lcndlng until June. 1315. the time i limit within which the Virginia Rall | way and Power Company is to com . plcte the extension of its Broad Street ? car line to Uoscneath Koad. ; Appropriating Slfl.OOO to the Com mittee on Advertising and Enterprises to be extended by it In aiding in the entertainment of the annual convention | of the American Bankers' Association, which will be held here in October. Increasing the salary of the City Bacteriologist from $1,500 to $2,0t>0 a year, and making It a full time posi tion / ? ! Rejecting the resolution authorizing the purchase, of property on Smith's 1 Hill for the establishment of a park designed for the. exclusive use of col j ored people. ! \i:\n si or, okoivanck FOR 8TKKKT CAItS j Requiring all street cars to stop only on the near side of the street to receive and discharge passengers, ex cept at points where there are di verging lines, at which corners cai.? are required to stop on both th<- near and far sides of the street. Requiring the motorman of a car 'approaching another car at a stand still. to sound his gong and reduce his speed, and proceed at the reduced speed untl the front of his car Mia 11 have passed the rear platform of the ear standing still. Directing the City Attorney to ap pear before the Stale Corporation Com mission. and ask that It enter an order , ^Continued On* Fourth Pago.) r". Funeral Takes Place In Hollywood Chapel Thus Morning at .1 I o'Clock. HAD GALL?ANT WAR RECORD ricaded Syndicate of Richmond and Xew York Capitalists "Who Organ ized Great Southern Railway Sys tem?Once Active in Politics. THOMAS Ml'LDHUP LOGAX. Thomas Muldrup Logan, financier, organizer and former brigadlcr-gen eral of the Confederate States army, d^d yesterday morning at his apart ment, 00 Morningsidc Drive, New York City. General Logan suffered from a complication of diseases. Recently lie had a nervous breakdown, and the heat of the past few days_so aggravated Ills condition thnr his constitution gave way under the added stress. Ho was in his seventy-fifth year. The hod>. accompanied by rf nephew. T.. M. liORnn, of Englewood, X. J., was brought to Richmond last nlaht. The funeral will be held this morn ing at 11 o'clock from thp mortuary i li&|>el in Hollywood Cemetery. TOOK I'AHT IX FAMOUS l'l(;iti' AT KORT SI MTI'.R Thomas Muldrup Logan was born In Charleston, S. C., on November 3. isto, the soil of Judge George William Logan and Anna D'O.vley Glover. Ills youth was passed on his father's plan tation. He was prepared for the South Carolina College, at Columbia, where he graduated in IStjO. taking the highest honor In a large and brilliant class. Soon after leaving college, he enlisted as a private In the famous Washington Light Infantry of Charles ton, and was with that battalion dur ing the operations which culmin.-ited in the capture of Fort Slimier by the. South Carolina forces. Soon after the fall of Sumter, the young soldier as sisted In organizing the company that became Company A. of the Hampton legion, and was elected second lieu tenant of that company. The. com mand reached Manassas Just in time to participate in the great battle of July 21. IS61, which resulted In a vic tory for the Confederates and the rout of McDowell's army. For conspicu ous gallantry In this battle Lieutenant Logan was made captain. IMtOMOTKD KOIt (iAI,l,AXTRV OX FIKI.D OK IIATTIiR At the bloody bat Me of Gaines' Mill, fought in front of Richmond, July 7, I MIL', Captain Logan was wounded while performing his duty, but, al though not fully recovered, rejoined his command In time to lead his men .(Continued On Fourth Pag&X Tenderly, Body of President's Wife | Is [.aid in Grave Beside Those ' f Father and Mother. THOUSANDS PAY HER HONOR They Stand in Torrential Rain While Simple Services in Cemetery Are Held?President's Grief Is Uncon trolled as Me Says Last Farewell. ROME, OA., August 11.- '.Mrs. Wood i row Wilson, wife of the nation's Pres [ idont, was burled nt Myrtle Hill Cem-j | etory here to-day. Her grave ts be- ! side those of her father and mother, | almost within flight of the house tn i which she lived ns a girl. To-night. 1 the President was speeding eastward ! I on his rpturn to Washington. Although thousands of visitors came! to Home to-day to do honor to the : memory of Mrs. Wilson, a Sabbath liko quiet prevailed. The special force of police, augmented by members of the Georgia National Guard, found Ut ile to'do beyond warning tr:iltlr from the streets through which the proces sion passed. It was exactly 2:30 p. M. when the j President's special arrived, and a few minutes later the casket, covered with gray broadcloth and surmounted b >' a single wreath of flowers, was 1 i ft oil from the funeral car by eisht of .Mrs. Wilson's cousins and borne to the hearse. A? the train steamed into tho station, church bells throughout the city were tolled A wide space had been cleared about the station, and the thousands of people assembled there stood back respectfully. Those : who hure tho casket were: lOdward T. Brown, Atlanta: Robert M. Hoyt, Wade C. Hoyt and Nathan Hoyt, Rome; B. I*. Axson. Savannah: Randolph Axson. Kri ward T. Brown, Jr., and Frank C. J Gehreath. Atlanta. ? coniKtii;' hiivks through III.ACK-DltAPKD STREETS | The President, followed by Secre- ' tary and Mrs. McAdoo, Mr. and Mrs. ' Sa> re. Miss Wilson, Professor Axson i and other near relatives and members ' of the party, quickly left the train and entered their carriages. The proces- j slon'then moved through black-draped j ; streets to the First Presbyterian j Church. More than S0O relatives and friends of the Wilson and Axson famlles were I already nathered In the quaint little! | church, which Mrs. Wilson used to at j tend when her father, P.cv. Kdward S 1 \xson. was pastor there. The church was draped in black, with Intertwined i wreaths of white flowers. On one wall j was a white marble tablet to the mom , ory of Mrs. Wilsons' father. Ranks of | ory of Mrs. Wilson's father. Banks of (catafalque upon which the casket was j placed. j As the President entered, following ] the casket, Chopin's funeral march was i j played softly upon tho organ. A sim ple, short service was conducted by : j Rev. G. G. Sydnor, the local pastor. The j ? President, his daughters. Secretary j ( McAdoo and Mr. Sayre occupied the ' ; front pews In the centre, and back ' I of them were other members of the family. Or. Grayson and Secretary To | utility. Two old-fashioned hymns, girl : hood favorites of Mrs. Wilson, were j sung by the church tliolr. !>r. Syd i nor then rend briefly from the Scrlp j tures and spoke, of the beauty nnil : charity of Mrs. Wilson's life. As soon as the church service was ended, the casket was carried to the I waiting hearse, and the short Journey i to Myrtle Hill Cemetery was begun, j .Schoolgirls, dressed in white anil hold '? tng aloft laurel branches, stood in line , along either side of the streets through j which the procession passed. Behind them were thousands of people, with bared heads bowod, silent anil sorrow ful The entire city was draped in funeral black. THOUSANDS AT CKMKTKRV ARE DRENCHED l?Y RAl.V The cortege uaH close to the ceme tery when rain began to fall The storm rapidly grew worse, the down pour soon becoming torrential. A tent ' erected over the tsiave gave partial j shelter to the little family group, >?ut t {Continued on Fourth Paso.) GREAT ARMIES MANOEUVRING FOR POSITION At Any Hour Now May Come Order for Advance to Decisive Conflict. GERMANS ARE DEFEATED IN MINOR ENGAGEMENTS Unsuccessful in Attempt to Drive French From Position Out side Muelhausen.' JAPANESE READY FOR WAR Embarked on Transports at Shanghai Are 45,000 Soldiers Await ing Orders. French and Gorman troop3 are fac ing each other to the north of Verdun. Thai1# have been numerous clashes of ^ a minor nature, probably prellmlnaiy to an extensive engagement In the near future. The respective positions of the Ger mans and Belgians before Lleee ap parently are unchanged. German forces aro making ?careful reconnaissances in the district of lles bave. which ts believed to mean that. Germany will take the offensive north of Liege. According to French reports. the German k have been unsuccessful in N their attempt to drive the French from their position outside Muelhausen. The British War Ofllce's Information bureau says there Is reason to believe the German cruisers, Goeben and Bres htu, for which British and French war ships were waiting, have taken refuge In the Dardanelles. Clashes between Austrlans and Rus sians so far have been of minor Im portance. A Shanghai dispatch says 45,000 Jap anese soldiers have embarked on transports, and are awaiting orders. , A ^Copenhagen dispatch announces that Russian mobilization will bo com plete August 21. Several Australian warships have joined the British squadron in Asiatic waters. Recruiting goes "on in London for overseas service. The Cunard liner Lusltanta, in her dash across the Atlantic, has" reached the Mersey in safety. TWO SALIENT POINTS IX \EAVS OF1 GREAT WAR LONDON". Augst 11.?Two salient points emerge from the latest news of the groat war. The first and most striking is what is described here as "The Silent Vic tory." This applies to the fact that the North Sea. over which almost ab solute silence has brooded so long. Is now open to shipping without serious danger. Steamship servlco from Don mark to Loudon and from Newcastle to Norway is being resumed, while steamship service between the Hook of Holland and Harwich has sufferod no interruption. TheBe facts. In the opinion of au thorities here, imply that the German licet lor tho time being Is held safely in check The second point is that the French have been obliged to evacuate Muelhausen ami occupy new positions outside the town. According to German reports, this was the tlrst Important battle of tho campaign and the French who had .'i5, 000 men suffered a serious check. Ir. Belgium, tho position shows lit tle change. A great battle Is ex pected somewhere on tha llne between Thlonvllle and I.lege between the Ger mans. the French and Belgians. It Is thought probably it will occur within a few days. The Germans have occupied Tongres, and are reported to have captured a railway station twenty-four miles . from Liege. Outpost affairs of no great Importance are reported at nu merous frontier points of the many nations engaged In the war. but, ex cept In Belgium, no great battle is lllsely for some time to come, as the respective armies are still engaged be hind the covering actions In tho work of concentration on the frontiers. In Iho naval sphere there is no news, except a report that tho elusive Ger man orulsers, Goeben and l^eslau, have reached the Dardanelles, where, in accordance with International law, they will be dismantled and Interned tintII tho war Is ended. Should this news be confirmed, It will be a great step toward tho safety of British and French shipping In the Mediterranean. In the political sphero are two In teresting Items. According to the Cologne Gazette, Rouinanla has joined tlio triple alliance, and will invade Servia. It Is reported from Cottlnjo that the Servian and Montenegrin arms have affected a Junction at Pie vl jo (Tashllja), 157 miles from Novipazar. vvhore they are awalvlng the result of the revolution campaigns In Bosnia, which they hopo will facili tate their occupation of that country. RIG IIATTLE FORKS It.4 DO WISO IIV MINOR SKIRMISHES BRUSSELS, August 11 fvia Lon don).?Hostilities began Monday be tween German cavalry ami Belgian cavalry outposts In the Hesbaye dis trict This district is west of Liege and north of tho Mouse, and forms parts of the Provinces of Liege, Lim burg and Namur. Tho Germans have begun a syste matic reconnoitring of llesbaye to discover tho positions of Belgian field, army. Their cavalry patrols are. fol lowed by Infantry detachments. German cavalry passed tho out skirts of Lixhe on Sunday, following a route, to tho south of the Province of. Limhurg to Tongres and St. Trond, anil evidently proceeding toward Hesbaye. Two hundred German cavalry with. qulcH-tlrera already have reached