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- f < orrpvmf 1 ? A SITUATION J.{ y?"?;e ? ?^-r ?.? Want A a on MAY BE FOUND THE TIMES - DISPATCH 64th TEAR SThpSTimfs' Dispatch NUMBER 19,807. RICHMOND, VA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1914. ?TEN PAGES SUNDAY WANT ????? for Sale, House* to AD COPY TO DAY THE TIMES - DISPATCH WEATHER CLOUDY PRICE. 2 CENTS ARMIES LOCK IN DEATH GRAPPLE, I BATTLING ON PLAINS OF BELGIUM GERMAN TROOPS ARE REPULSED ON FIELD OF HAELEN Fighting Most Brilliant and Stubborn War Has Yet Witnessed. CONTINUES ALL DAY AND FAR INTO NIGHT Belgians Arc Slaughtered by Hail of Bullets From Advanc ing Foe. RALLV FOLLOWS Ft K T ft K A T It?*ttiming to Buttle, They Recapture Positions and ltoui Knlw's Soldiers. I Special Cable to The Times-Dispatch 1 BRUSSELS. August 1 :i Behind an almost Impenetrable veil. a ureal bat tle Is in progress on the plains of Bel glum. All day to-day an<1 all day yesterday, the Germans and Belgians have b^en | locked In a death grapple on the field . of Ilaelen / The Germans resumed 'he offensive at r> o'clock t>iih morning Since then 1 the fighting has been continuous He vond the fact that the vanguard >>f 1. nfiO.ooo lighting men is engaged Iri a desperate prelude to an even more desperate struggle to come, the cen sors will pet mil no news to he sent out. This much it is peimlltetl to setrl Unofficially, it is stateil that the Ge> mati troops reformed after heing re pulsed last night at Ilaelen. and at '? o'clock this morning the battle renewed. Kresh Belgian troops were! at onco sent to the. front Ir, support j of tholr comrades who h.id fought , throughout yesterday. i It Is also officially announced that j the Belgian cavalry division "this morning took ui? the offensive against the Germans, who were defeated In yesterday's battle of Ilaelen. with the i object, it Is believed, of picking up the dead and wounded and'collectlng the abandoned material of war. No Get - j tnan surprise was expected, and there ate no reasons to fear an; cavalry j movements on Brussels from the south, all roads leading to the capital being I guarded b> the Belgian arni> and the civic guards." \o dicta 11.s i'i:iiMri-ri:n OK I'lKII,!???>> OK II \'lvl I.I-: No details are permitted of the prog ress. of the Sighting Brief dispatches | also tell of renewed righting in the neighborhood of l.ongres, north of l-ie,:e. where an artillei: duel was com menced this morning An otheial Belgian communicat ion >,*>>? that a German force proceeding in the direction < f Iv/.hc:'.ee, to the nort'. i.f Namui . ? as attacked and repulved tins morning by t Ii ?* Belgian troops. Th?v Germans ate ?:aid to have suffered severe casualties The Belgians also captured a nuinber of machine ?"' ^ mounted on motor ears Details of the first day's lighting a* I Fneleti yesterday show that while the battle was the most brilliant and stub bornly contested of the war so fai. it >vas hut a skirmish to the engagement which impends when the complete . armies on both sides have Ilnally ma- ; noeuvred into position Details of the losses sustained are j not at hand According to the Bel- f glan reports the Hermans were re- j pulsed aftei fierce lighting. At one I plnce, it is declared, upwards of -00 { dead Germans were counted in a space j fifty yards r.quare The engagement will be known as the battle of llneb-u It waged all day. and far into the night At o'clock in the evening shells were still falling. According tc. the Belgian leports the j maPli fighting centred around Ilaelen.; which is in the Belgian province oi tin* ; Brabant, after passing arotiud /.eel - | hem. The battle of Diest was merely ? ,. part of the several tights all a!oii" the line. ^ hen a patrol of carbine, rs first signaled the approach of the German troops at the opening of the engage ment, the Belgians manned the I trenches, and a hot tire greoted the German advances. Halting their charge, the Germans brought Into play their artillery. A slaughter of Bel gians followed. Bringing their guns to bear upon the trenches, the Her mans swept th^ni with such a deadly hall of bullets that the Belgians were driven out and forced to retire into the town of Tlaelon n / Hand-to-hand fighting ensued as the Belgians broke from cover for their retreat. The brilliant uniforms of the ? Belgians, In contrast to the dull gray suits of the Germans, made thetn splen did targets for the Germans, and they were swept down by scores in their re- , treat rjpon the city. KBRHANS nniVK.N HACK AM) lJK.KKNSKS 11IVI'A Iv K,\ Reinforcements were tpiickly brought tip, however, and the Belgians rallied, driving the Germans back and recap turing the defenses from which they had been driven by the Cernian arlil'- j lery fire. Pursuing their advantage, the Bel- j Rlans charged the Germans and forced them hack In a series of desperate : charges toward llasselt and St. Trond. To-night's advices tell that German 1 ttoops In other parts of Belgium are understood to be gathering in. all the railroad cars they can find. A pas senger train near Waremmes was halt- ' ed to-day by a German cavalry patrol ' "I'd the passengers left In Die open J ?t-ontiniied on .Second Page.) MOON I.f G1IT O.N <11 KSAI'KAK I: BAY. "Yerk niv?r l.lne t? llHlllinere .Superior r vlc?. InvlyointhiK *yll br*f7.e. one irli* will ronvlne*. ir.i'O one way. It and Jl-W round trip. RAISING PRICES "IS UNPATRIOTIC,: EVEN DAMNABLE" Redfieid Denounces At tempts to Take Advant age of Trade Situation. WILSON PUTS FEDERAL MACHINERY IN MOTION Government Will Determine Why Cost of Living Is Being Sent Skyward. COl'NTKV TO BE DEFENDED Congress In Ready to Act to Prevent Increasing Prices on Pretext of War. WASHINGTON. August 13.- Presi dent Wilson to-day set. the machinery of the Federal government In motion to determine whether the cost of liv ing Is being increased "upon the pre text of the conditions existing In Europe.** lie called upon Attorney General McReynolds to report If crim inal prosecutions were warranted, and If any new law were necessary. The President may send a special message to Congress in the latter event "Certainly the country ou^ht to he defended." the President wrote to the Attorney-General, "If possible, against men who would take advantage of surh circumstances to increase the price of food and the difficulties of living "j Attorney-General McReynolds at oiic?- set at work the Hureau of Inves tigation of the Department /*>f Jus tice, with hundreds of agents through out the country. AgentH of the Department of Com merce also were stnrted upon the in quiry, and Secretary Redfleld con ferred with Secretary Houston, of the Department of Agriculture 'I'll It KK DICPA HTM K.N TS A It 13 IN VESTIG A TIN" G Within a few hours from the time the President acted, three of the exe cutive departments of the government were moving to learn the cause of the soaring prices of food throughout the country. Home officials, who be lieve the greater proportion of price ; increases have no connection what ever with the Kuropean war. but are the result of manipulations, attempts ;<t corners or Individual efforts of dealers, contend that the "conspiracy" section of the Sherman law covers the i situation. Attorney-General McRey- 1 nolds, however, will give an opinion on that feature to the President later. Congressmen who already have in - ! trorluced resolutions to Investigate the ris.- in prices, and others who are pre paring similar measures, viewed the action of the administration with sat isfaction. They pointed out that, while Hour particularly bus taken a ureal Jump in price, wheat exports practicell> arc paralyzed, and millions of hush>-ls are piled up in elevators or in fieisht cars strung across thr con tinent Secretary Itedfleld wrote Chairman Adamson, of the llouse Commerce Com mittee, suggesting an appropriation of >1 ",000 for his part of the investiga tion li the present temporary stoppage of trade with foreign countries is made ' I lie basis for an attempt in this conn- j tr> to put up prices artificially," ?ai<! ?lie secretary, "It is unpatriotic. I may sn\ even damnable.'! The food question was the first into which President Wilson plunged when he went back to his desk after his re turn from Rome, Cla . where he buried Mi Wilson. PIIESIDENT IS A.N VIOL S ' TO DEFEND THE PEOPI.E The President early to-day sent the follow ing letter to the Attornev-tven e ra I: "The rapid and unwarranted in crease in the prices of foodstuffs in tills country upon the pretext of the conditions existing in Europe is so seri ous and vital a matter that 1 take the liberty of calling your attention to it. "I would !><? very much obliged if von would advise me whether there is, tinder existing law, any action which the Department of Justicc could take, either by way of investigation or legal process, and what Federal legislation, if any, would in your judgment be justifiable and warrantable in the C|,._ cumstances. ? "I feel that this is a matter which ' we cannot let puss by without trying to serve the country. Certainly the country ought to be defended, if pos-i slide, against men who would take ad- j vantage of such circumstances to in- : crease the price of food and the dif ficulties of ll\ ing. j "Faithfully yours, "(Signed) WOODROW WILSON." TW ? INVESTIGATIONS STAIITED IN NEW VOUK [Special to The Times-Dispatch.] NEW YORK, August 13.?Mayor Mitchcl and District Attorney Whit man set in motion to-day two investi gation!- aimed at disclosing and hring ing to punishment the men responsible for the increasing price of foodstuffs, clothing and household necessities. There Is no longer; any belief that the European war is responsible for hiuli prices here except in the oaso of commodities which originate abroad or of which the raw product must be imported. Announcing that ihe people of tin? cily "have begun to suffer from a war without having Ihe legal right- to adopt the summary measures thai a government can enforce when in a state of w^r," Mayor Mitchcl named his commit lee which is to attempt to protect the community from famine (Continued on Second I'age.) ?~. ? Mir .Miniiiiir-ii I Ill II. I i< I ?rV<t.'i,wnTfr* iV.;-?t5^iC'X"^!tf-^i I .'Iti??' P^oto by Underwood A Underwood. A view of the ntrongly fortified city off Naimir, Belgium. ? where a mighty #ore4>:6f alMejr ta awaiting att??1c'hy*the Germans. GUM CRUISER SHOWS REELS TO BRITISH SHIP Tlie.v Kncage in I^onR-Range Duel in 1 Darkness in Waters of North Atlantic. i I N KITH KK DOKS AXV DAMAGK ! I ? I Karlsruhe Is Intercepted While Tak ing Coal from-' Kiner Kronprinz 1 Wilhelm, but llefuses to Stand Up . for Finish l-'ight. HAI.IIWX. X S.. August IS. Kor j half an hour last Thursday night. His Majesty's ship Bristol, the smallest British warship in the North Atlantic. , fought :? long -raiiKi- duel w ith the Karlsruhe, the largest an?l fastest of tli** German cruisers, which have been trviiiK to intercept British shipping on the North Atlantic. rieeing fium the British cruiser Suf folk. which (interruptfd the Karlsruhe coaling ?it s?v? from tile North Herman- | Lloyd steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm, the . German cruiser was Intercepted at night by the Bristol southwest of Ber- J inuda, and for half an hour a long range running fight took place In the j darkness. < oMirrio.vs kor acciratk ?.i wkim \ni-: i \KAioit\ni.r. Conditions for accurate gunnery were ! so unfavorable th<- vessel's broadsides! did little damage. Although the Brls-i tol's consorts were at least lOo miles astern, the Herman would not stand I and tight, according to the British par- | ticipants. drew away from the Bristol, , and after half an hour was out of range, making off south toward San Juan, where she put in for coal several days ago. ) Details of this action, the first single ship fi?ht in which a British warship has engaged in these waters in lOu years, were brought to Halifax . to-day by His Majesty's ship Suffolk, the flagship of Hear-Admiral Cradock, commanding the fourth cruiser squad ron. "We were steaming north on Thais- ; day morning last, and the crew had just been ordered t?? gemral stations, when from the foremast head came the . "bail, . tnem\ > u the port bow," said the flag captain ><( the Suffolk in an ollicfal , statement to- lay. | "The order, 'Clear ship for action' 1 was given." "Off the port bow. eleven or twelve : miles away, we could see the Karlsruhe j and the Kronprinz Wilhelm. The! Karlsruhe had her boats out coaling ' from the; North German-Uloyd ship, , and as we hurried down toward her, it : wa6 in hope she had run so short in her bunkers we could catch her. "An 30uii as the Germans sighted ur, they took to their heels. The Karls ruhe did not even stop to pick up her ' boats. Her men clambered aboard as! best tlie.v co.ild. and six* hustled to the I northward, while the Krqnprlnz Wil-j helm steered to'the cast. Nineteen thousand yards was the; closest we got to our quarry. The Bris- j tol was north of us, ami the Berwick . south. We called both by wireless, and j ordered them to aid in the chase. The j Berwick tried to cut off the Kronprinz Wilhelm, while the Bristol took a po sition to intercept the Karlsruhe. All aficrnoor. we raced after the lleeing German. By 5 o'clock her sTnoke had disappea red. "At ft olclock that night, a wireless from the Bristol said 'Hiienty in sight A fev. minutes later came the message, 'We are engaging the enemy." e had no fear of the result if the (.Continued on Second \ rage.). \ A \ \> TUCKER OUTLINES VIEWS FAVORING LOCAL OPTION Disapproves State-Wide Prohibition From Moral, Social and Political Standpoint. FOR LOCAL SKLF-GOVKRXMKXT Principles Involved, He Sa.v??, Are ' fin bedded in Virginia Institutions. . Local Option Not Invented to De termine Liquor (Question. Public men in Virginia aro ntpidly , indicating their position on the prohi- | bition question which Is to be voted on 1 .it the polls throughout the State on j September Z'J Attorney-General John. Garland Pollard has Just returned from i i tour of speechtnaking in the Interests. <>f State-wide prohibition. llarry St ! George* Tinker, former member of <.'onpress and candidate for Governor j in the Democratic primaries against j Governor William Hodges Mann, has written to Judge George I*. Christian the following statement of his views supporting local option: Judge George L. Christian. Chairman: My Dear Judge,?I am In receipt of your letter of Jul> 30 asking for my views on the pending election in the State involving the adoption or re jection by the people of the enabling act. i I had thought my views were so'well known on tins subject that I am a little surprised at your letter. When I was a candidate for governor four years ago before the people of ibis State I expressed my opinion in every speech I made throughout the State in favor of the local option principle, and as against State-wide prohibition. I came to thai view very deliberately, and have seen no reason to change it since. Indeed, tiine lias only strengthened my conclusion that it is tin* Correct and sound view, whether considered from a moral, political or social standpoint. The principle of local self-govern ment by which the government is brought close to the people and gives t?> each voter the maximum ftf power In the administration of the affairs of the government. Is one which encour- ! ages individual responsibility and en- \ larges the powers of the people. If a law is proposed to the people of Vir- ! ginia, supposing there aro 150,000! voters in the State, each man's vote ; is a unit and has power to iniluence the result as one in 1 ">0,000. If it be a matter that concerns his county as to which an election is held, and there' are. 1 ,".00 voters in the county, his j power u> iniluence the election is as, one to 1 ..">00. If the question Is one in j which a magisterial district or town Is J involved in which there aro 500 voters, the potentiality of his vote is as one to ] 500. The nearer home the (|iiesliou j comes, the greater power the voter has. Now, it must be admitted by all that j the people are most interested In those j concerns which come nearest to their | homes, and where the home is affected, the nealvir homo the question comes, ? the greater iniluence should be given to tin* individual to protect it; and as ; iliicstions of county administration . which interest only the people of one count} come nearer to the people of th.it county than those which affect all the people of the State, so the Influence I of the voter is greater In the county ! election than In the State election, and since the affairs of the neighborhood which arise in a magisterial district are still nearer to each citizen of that dis trict than even the county affairs, ho in voting upon such matters his iniluence is increased In the proportion Indicated a hove The result is mos! wise. It Is not a modern principle. It i.s nor a principle invented for the determination of the liiiuor question. It is a principle as old as tile Anglo-Saxon race from which we sprung, imbedded in its institutions as a bulwark of liberty and a defense | against tyranny. A great many people i (Continued On Si:;th Page.) 1 BELGIANS FIDE DEADLY, BUT GERMANS ADE BRAVE They Savagely Assault Barricades 1 and Bridges, Facing Death in j Storm of Bullets. SOLDI KBS FALL LIKE FLIES After Seven Hours' Desperate Fight- . ing in BntLle of Dlest, Kaiser's i Troops Fall Back Shattered, and Defeat Turns to Bout. I .Special < 'ah 1 <? to The Times-Dispatch.] LONDON', August 13.?An Exchange telegram from Brussels contains a re markably graphic description of the fighting at the battle of Diest. where j the first severe engagement between ! the troops of the Germans and the al- j lies took place. In this clash the Belgian left wing I gained a decisive advantage over tho j Germans, whose forces numbered more ; than 10,000, composed of cavalry, ar- 1 tillery and a small supporting force ! of Infantry. The Belgian forces con- | slsted of one cavalry division and a ' mixed brigade, having several rapid- | fire guns. Tlieir total fighting strength was about 7,000. The apparent aim of the Germans was to hurl themselves through the North Trond Bind at Tlrlemont, in order to turn the Bel gian army. Karly Wednesday the Germans drew i up their forces between Hasselt and | Trond, and thence proceeded In the direction of Dlest, chiefly by way of | Stevoort and llcrck Lavllle. Tho Ger- I man wings, however, came tip from j different directions. Across the front from Trond to llcrck l.avillt- their , left wing guarded the road from Trond to Tlrlemont on the one hand, and the heights of Orsma'el and Gus- i senhoven on the other hand. Their 1 right protected tho road from Hasselt to Diest. MU'T Ptl.I.T INFORMED IIV AKHOPI.AM', SrOI TS The Belgian commander, fully aware! of this movement from aeroplane ahd cavalry reconnolssances allowed the en emy to advance, while he manoeuvred the Belgian troops to the most favor-j able positions. This country is di vided Into three parts by tributaries of! the Itiver Denier, named the llcrck. Gethe and Veloge, flowing ??*ith to i north. To reach Dlest, it was neces- j sary for the enemy to cross tho Getho at Hnelcn. Here the Belgians took up Iheir principal position, and erected barricades and lntrcnchments behind which artillery was stationed and the. gims pointed In the direction of the enemy's advance. Towards 11 o'clock In the morning the Germans appeared on the road from Stevoorj. to liaelcn. and tho first shots were exchanged between the advance guards of the opposing Armies. The Belgians, however, fell back and al lowed the enemy to advance slowly. Tho firing quickly became a fierce artillery duel with both sides enter-j Ing vigorously into the fray, but ^s : the battle progressed It became notice able that the German artillery did not appear In the least skilful, and, there fore, its fire had little effect. The Belgian lire, on the other hand, was deadly at a range of 2,000 metres, ami played havoc with the German cavalry, which continued its advance on Maelen. At Gortnnacken the battle became tremendously hot. and by " P. M firing I was raging furiously all along the line. The Belgian cavalry charged the 1 (.Continued on ticcond JL'ase.) SIX AMERICAN VESSELS GOING AFTER TOURISTS They Will Visit Various Ports and Brinj? Rack Nationals Strnuded in Europe. ASSEMBLE AT NEWPORT NEWS i Roats Must Re Overhauled and 1 Made Suitable for Passenger-Car- : rylng, but Delay is Not Expected to Re Great?Have 8,000 Capacity. : [Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch. 1 ; WASHINGTON. August 13.?Follow-| ing a meeting of the general relief : hoard. Secretary Garrison announced | to-day that six American ships, with i a carrying capacity of S.ftOO, will be assembled at Newport News at an early date and sent to bring back Americans In Europe. In addition, vessols will be chartered In TCurope, and another meeting of the board will be held to morrow, with a view to engaging more ships. . Five of the transports now at Oal voston will bo used as relief ships. These are the Sumner. Kllpatrlck, T>en- i ver, City , of Macon and City of Mem phis. The Cristobal, of the Pnnama ! Railway Service, will also be used. jirrii work xucESSAnv TO )(AI(K 'I'llEM SUITABLE In announcing the sending of these steamers, the War Department Issued i the following statement: To make useful these boats for this work, their present accommodations must be greatly enlarged, lighting and sanitary systems must be extended, sleeping accommodations must he in stalled and bedding and other supplies and necessities provided. "While the boats are proceeding front Galveston to Newport News, all these necessities, ns well as coal, food, etc., will be assembled there, and Just as soon as the necessary work can be done on the boats they will be dispatched. It Is hoped that It will only take a few days at Newport News to complete ! the equipment. The ports for which they will sail have not as yet been set - : tied. They will be determined by the ? conditions found to exist at the time. | "Wo have, as already announced, au- ! thorlzed our diplomatic representatives . In Europe to charter neutral ships to , bring back Americans wherever this Is i possible, and to utilize all available space on all commercial lines that aro ' still operating. "To such facilities will now ho added the accommodations furnished by the above named transports. After they have had thi>lr accommodations en larged. as above stated, those six ships will accommodate K.OOO passengers, ONI.Y SIX lalXKIlH UNDER TUB AMERICAN FX A O "It must constantly be remembered that we have n very meagre source to draw upon for passenger-carrying j ships There are only six transatlantic liners under the American flag. They are, of course, continuing their ser vice. The only other bouts Hying the American flag that aro suitable to j cross the Atlantic arc the coastwise vessels. These are constructed as freight carriers, and passenger carry ing Is a mere incident to their busi ness. Their nominal passcnger-carry- ; Ing capacity is very small, and It Is only by practically reconstructing the interior and enlarging the lighting, sanitary and other facilities thai they can be made to ser\e at all. This, of, course. grcaHy Increase? the d I faculty i (ContlnueU^on b'ccond rase ) ' j ADVANCE GUARDS ALL ALONE LINE ARE IN CONIACTi Many Bloody Engagement^ Serve as Prelude to Mighty Encounter to Come. ALLIED FORCES CLAIM THEY ARE VICTORIOUS Meanwhile, Berlin Is Silent, and German Version of Progress Is Unknown. TRADE ROUTJD8 ARB CLEARED BritiBh Navy Has Ocean Lanes Open For Bailing of Merchant 8hips. That & great battle Is Impending b?? twMn the German* and the British, French and Belgian allies Is the news that oomee out of London. For days these opposing nations have been bringing up their forces, which now stretch in two long lines In Northern Belgium and along the French fron tier. That the Frenoh advance guards are In contact 1b evidenced by the reports of serious engagements at various points, perhaps the most Important at Haelen. _ . Earl Kitchener, British Secretary of State for War. has warned the Brit ish press against the publication ot news, other than official, relating to naval and military movements. In fringement of the order will mean sus pension. Italy Is reported to have mobilized about 250,000 troops on the Swiss and Austrian frontiers, as a precautionary measure. All parses over the Alps are strongly hold., At the same time, the Italian Foreign Offloe had summoned home for a conference on the_war sit uation lts ambassadors at Paris, St. Petersburg, London and Berlin. The government of Holland has of ficially given the French government renewed assurances of neutrality and Its Intention to make this neutrality respected. Sixty thousand Dutch troops are on the line of the frontier, and large areas of land have been flooded. A number of wounded soldiers havs arrived at Southampton from Belgium, and, although their nationality has not been made known, It Is supposed they are British. The Austrian troopB have entered Russian Poland, where German troops also havo been engaged, and Russian forces have captured tho Austrian town of Sokal. in tialtcla, by assault. The American ambassador will take over the Austrian embassy In London, the Austrian ambassador having de parted. HOUR OF GREAT BATTLB IS APPRECIABLY VGARDR LONDON*. August 18.?The hour of the great battle, which will have much 1 to do with nettling the future of Eu rope. is appreciably nearer. Reports of engagements. which, when the main armies meet, will b* oonsldered Insignificant. have been coming in all day, showing that ths cavalry- screens, sometimes acoom ! panted by Infantry, whose duty It is to I find out what Is going on behind, hava j come into contact In Northern Belgium ' near Haelen and on the French frontier near Othaln. I The meetings of these reconnoitring; ! parties in force l.ave resulted In soma j rather severe fighting. In which, ao ! cording to the French and Belgian of ficial accounts, tho allies scored suc cesses. The other side of the story Is still to be told, for Berlin remains silent. In fact, the German War Oftlce has haa little to say since It reported the cap ture of the city of Liege. The position around that fortress Is veiled In some thing of mystery. The Oermans have resumed their attacks on the forts, but how they are progressing has not been communicated to the outside world. , Brussels had a report to-night that the forts haa succeeded In silencing all the big German guns, but this Is given little credence. It may be that, for the moment, the Invaders have stopped their onslaught, either to rest or adopt some new means of gaining their ob. Jects. ^ Lorraine, for the present, seems to havo been left out of the fighting, while Alsace, like Western France, la the scono of engagements between the advance guards of the main German and French armies. The Austrian armr has begun t<* move on Russian Poland. No news has come from the Russo-German frontier, but much the same is going on there as In the other theatres of war. The German and Russian cavalry are busy trying to discover what tho main armies are doing Tho British navy now virtually haa eleared thn trade routes of German and Austrian ships, or has. at least, got thom so closely watched that the admiralty advises shipowners to send out their vessels as usual. Ships from all parts of tho world arrived at Eng lish ports to-day, and, what Is more Important, steamers with provisions are coming from Scandinavian ports. IIKI<<<IANS WIN IMPORTANT I ICTOIIV NORTH OK NA.MITO l'AKIS, August 13.?Lc Temps an nounces an important Belgian victory at Kgozce, north of Namur. The Ger mans sustained great losses. MtTII.l.KitY nr.STIIOYKD iii Kims ok nrci.yiANM LONDON", August 13.? -All the ncavy German artillery has been destroyed, by the extraordinary accurate hrc front i the Liege fort.\ which still are intact, according to a dispatch received to? J