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0 r- WaT2.v "i ;; '. Medford Mail Tribune K .I SECOND EDITION WEATHER Mmlmnm Mflf MIhImhm fi.lt 1tl. Hum. .T. ih ? .. 1 V rorty-fourlh Ysr. IJnlly Nlnlli Tsr. FRENCH INVADE ENGLISH TROOPS ARE LANDED IN FRANCE FRENCH TROOPS DEFEND LIEGE Appeal li Answered by Arrival of Cavatry-britlth Army el 20,006 Landed to AttJst AHIes-lelflans Cut Railroads Forts at Llefe Still Held Out. PAHIH, Aug. 8 (1 p. in.) It was officially iiiiiiotitirrtl thiti nftrrtiiMiii Hint 20.00II English troops already liml landed nt O-U'iitl, Calais Mini Dunkirk. Thry urn flow proceeding toward Namur, to llio went of Liege, i.ii lliulr main railroad line, to assist tin.- llelgiuns, IIHFSKKLS. Aug. 8, 15:05 p. in. ' (a Pail, i!:OI p. in.) !, Penuple mijh tlmt Prince Oniric who I re luted tit Kniprror William, mill who was In command of n (lemma env nlry regiment, U among tlin prison er captured liy llm IhdgimiM. Frttith Cavalry Arrives. IIHUHKELS, via Loudon, Ant;. 8. -A force of French cavalry arrived lo lli enl of l.lcjjc, according to an iioiiiirriiicH hero today, Tlm French troopers were said to hu advancing. PAIMS, Aug. 8. Ateohtinir to re liable Information received here, HoN cum troops hnvo rut tho railroad be I wren Arlou nml Virion, thus Mop. inng nil (Ionium trnnsiMitlutlon in the direction of Wrlon. Tim McGinns took the niilroiul uvva lioilily. I'oHm fit lit llolil Out. PAULS, Auk. H. It In officially iiuiinuuccd Hint tliu forts nt Llcgo roiitiniio holding out. Tim (leutiium who t'lili'ri'il till city evacuated l'rl ilny before the nrrivul of the ltcli:iau division, which liml come to lha re cue. The evncuullnu was without mill, tury Munlfienneo, iik the forts com. iiiuiiil llm ronton mill railroads. The withdrawal of I ho (Icrniiiii troops win, mi iiuiiii'Mioiici moral defeat. , Itlll'SSKI. via Loudon, Aug. 8. - Soldiers returning hero rcMirt Hint tlm trenches n round Liege nru lilcr nils- filUd wllh the bodies of (kr. iiiiiiii. In some plurcH Ihu bodies nra piled four nml fivo drop. Apissl for Aid Made IHtl'SHELS, tin Paris, Aug. 8. King Albert appealed to Franco for niil in repulsing thu OcnumiH, accord ing to thu Exchange, 'telegraph coin puny. The kill,' in a message to Piosldcut Pniucuro thanked him for his promptness in responding to the Hclginn nppi'nl. (Continued on pact two.) NEWS OF THE HELP BELGIANS IndicatloiiH that both Ilritish mid French troops aro hurrying to tho nsslslauoo of thu lkdi-iann uro kIvcii in French ol'ficiul dibputuhuH today. Tlm extent of tho wupiMirt is kejit bsurut, au well iih tho route taken by. tlm reiuforceiiienlH, French cavalry In mild io havo arrived at Liejie, where iniiSRe of flor innu troopg nru reported muviiijr forward to Huppoit thu htronj; iidvaneu Kiiaid which wan clmukcd by thu llelKimiw, nml, nmioriliiiK to n-porln from llelKinn Hourutis lost 'Jo.OOO men in killed, wounded und pilbouem. Thu (Icrnmn war offimi dcelareti (ho Oorninn check not a defeat, but tlm result of an hcrolu attempt of a biuall (lonniin (oruu to ndvunco iu facu of diffloiiltlori. French mid German (roups uro mild to have coum into contact iu Luxemburg, whero several (lurmuu army corm uro mipHised to luno I'oiiiiciitnititd, Niimbuiri of ClcrtnuiiH huvu bucu iuieted in KiiKluud ou Mtisplitloii of snyinif. PniliiKul ilmiided to mil iih ally to ImKlmid by llm (onus- of an old trcii ry, A Fruiicli newspaper dispatch reportw thu siukliix of thu (leiuian cruiser AiiKshurK in Hut Ihillhi sea by a llushimi toriwdo boat. A hit; Norwegian wleiiinei' felriick a luliui on llm Dutch uoast und wm hcmdinili Tnnin.Alluiillq ItueK niiinliitf from OIusumw siiMpmled iliolr kullliiK Imlny, i'iiJJIiik llio klriiudiiitf of muiiy Aini'ilcniin am) ChiiuiIIhiis, Thu Hank of Kuxlmid iciliiceil I In illcouu mtu to ( per wept, ohIhk In llm liiilwon'iiieiit hi Ihu imint'lury mIIiihIIoii, FM'IIch (ri)iirW I oils v ru I ui ml Alsunu Lonnlnu uiiil HHtllied Hie til JK Vt AllHicS nwir Ihu H fioulliT, vcvfuleiiu kiili h yf Jv, BATTLE OF LIEGE STILL RAGES WITH FRENCH ASSISTING LONDON', Aug. 8. All eyes were tinned today fbvvurd Ilclgliim, where llio unexpected stand made liy the Belgian nnuy against u Uunnuii ml viinco guard Iium earned pntiso in nil quarters. Tho uuthorith'K line hnvc Itikcii Ihn (;rrnltHt preciiutloiiM oa pretrnt (ha trnkiiK of Information iih to mil lUry nml naval inovciiicntM, hut in ilicnlioitN wrn ttccn In Ihu commnii ilrrriui; of liircc liner nml lint htop. pne of tlm erofwIiimiKl pakHFiiccr traffic tliut a llritikh cxpeditiouury forco prohnhly would hooii ilcpnrt. The poixlliln ilcMtiuntioii of thin ex pnljtioii could not h nHccrtuiiied nml llm report from I 'arin nnnouneiut,' that the Inmlini; of JlritWh troopn liml evoked rnlliuhinnin carefully hid the placo of diHcinhnrkntinn. ' Krenrlt AIiIIiik ltelKln President Poinearo alno ne out tlm urwH In IiIh ineNMiiga to Kinj; Al hcrt of llelfc'iuin Hint Frcneli troop wcro "idicdilins their hlood with the llrlu'iatiM on llm linttlefiehl today," Tlm fiithliiii around t.iep', nl HioukIi rcKunlcd in inilltnry circles iim iniMrtant, i considered n mere ly an Aliening movement In tlm cam mlrn, tlm plan of which Iiuh hrcn kept well hidden by both Ocnnnu mid French eoniHinndern in chief. No hint liny set been dven iih to tlm ixmilioii of llm bulk- of the tweit-1 ty.four nruty corpi or of Hie twenty one Frcneli army enrp. It In known that yrvenil of (ho Oentinn corp arc near the Knssinn fnmtirr. The or. piniratiou of other iorm from the Immense body of reserve must have oeeiiried since tlm luohilixntioii. These prohnhly hae taken the places in interior foitified utic of thu sol dieru of tho nclito anny who are, it Is assumed, now prepared to innko their first dash at the enemy. Mora Vesel Cvturcl It U pohiled out by military men that any decisive offensive, ininrmcut by llm German or French urmr will involve Heveral hundred thoiiHiindrt of men on each fide whoso contact will throw into tlm shadow tho fiulit at Liege. Itcporth- from mnnj" ipiartcrrt re cord further captures of merchant vcxiicU sailing under tim Ocrtnnn flai while tlm prcHcnoo of contact mines oven in neutral waters wan bhown In today' wreck of a KorwcR. Ian steamer in (hit Zuider Zee, iu tlm Netherlands, What U hitppuuiiiK In tho African colonics of Germany, France, ltd kIuui mid (Ireat Britain, Ik not known, mi hcwH from these placrH appears to luno been Riipprcxed, probuhly owiiiir to tho occupation of thu ca bleu by Kovemment communications. H. K. Mcintosh of Salem nttcndod to business matters In this city Thurs day and Friday, WAR IN BRIEF MEDFORD, - PORTUGAL JOINS ALLIES AGIST Under Old Treaty, Portuguese larHa ment Places Herself UncwdJMM ally Uten the Side of Great irrt aln and France Warships Pre pared for. Cruise. LISIION", Portugal, via Loudon, Aup 8. -PnrliiKiilV decision to mi jHtrt (Ireat llritaiu in tho Kenernl Fiiroitrmi wur wiim nnuouiiccd today after (Jennmiy had deinnnded infor illation of'her iutciitioiiK. LONDOM Auk'. 8. A dispatch to thu KxuhmiKC Tclcpmph from Lisbon sny that at a seeinl meeliiin of par. liamcnt today tlm dcilnratiou win made that Portugal wmihl place her self unconditionally on thu sidu of I'uclaild, iiccordiiu; to the tenitrt of hrr ancient treaty. The declaration wan received with eitlhiisinslin chcer iiik' for Franco and llni'luud. Premier Mnehado, in anuouueiii thu nttitudo of (ho Kovernment, said: "Accortliiijr to our alliunce, we have dutien which we In no way fail to 'ffAliie." Portugueiiu warship huc been onlercd (o prepare for a eruiso around llm coast mid foreign ship pill;; In Portuguese ports mx, been notified Io remove iU wirclcs instal lation. It Ik reported that the war office Iiiih ordered tho mobilization of three military divisions'. TO PAHIK, Auc 8, -Tho American muhitlanco' cori's iu Paris' Iiiih taken a largo building in Keuilly, which in to ho transformed into a hospital to accommodate tho wounded. Twelve dootorw, inoludini; Dr. Joseph A. Hlakc of Now York und tweuly-four nurseH hnvu volunteered for service, and $0000 Iiiih been subscribed. Tho womenV auxiliary of tho American amhulauOo corpi w mpidly (;rowiii; in numbers. Nearly $1000 Iiiih (teen subscribed to it. Thu oruunitcru of tho French lied Cruss huvo received offerd uf liuudivdH of private houses to ho used an hospitals, mid tho com. uiitteo of tho Comcdio Fraucaisu ban uppllcd to tho minister of public in struction (or purmissjon, to use the theater iih a hospital as in 1H70. A movement wan started today to ask Hid Palis city council to cIiiiukc tho iitimu of ono of tho boulevards to lloulevnrd den Helves, iu honor of tho dofeilucrrt of Liege. JOHN BULL TO SEIZE FOOD STUFFS H LONDON, Aug. 8.-Wltr Itimui. iiuiii, Houretary of iigiiuulturc, iutro iluecd u bill in thu house of commoini today, giving Ihu Ilritish government power to buir.it all foodstuffs. Thu hill passed through all lis stages, Mr, liiuicimau said his reasons for Introducing Ihu bill was what hi1 lerincd thu "giced of wealthy people who, with a long liuu of automobiles, had disgraced themselves by coiner lug Ihn largo slocks of provisions and canning great liaiiUlilp miiuiig llio pooier iilnsbi's," Jlv said hu belle vinl (he pun In was How over, hut Ilia gowrtiliivul vvl.li. wl o hu (ireimivd in cw f nm-'w' MAN KAISER PARIS PREPARES D WOUNDED OUICOON, ATtTK!MY, ALSACE AND LORRAINE HOW FRENCH Ml ATDB "DESTHOYEB" GEBMAM DIBI6IBLE l "CFBBnnnvfi OkJ,villBf -' tTwWr .BDBBU BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBnnnnBH TwHnBK? i' 3s" '" 'is&vF ' JHbBLLbbbLBIIIGbbbbbbbbbbbH &lBm8$ ' $fflw&iKtr ' 'jbUrbbbbbH 371THl -,ltAj& -sSiHBBBBBBBBkaitSBLf, 'UbLBbT flH i'lMBfl-,' " ' K&KKKtiL'i sbV.bbbbbBbBIH " UTVP' VJ 'BBBBBBBBftrBBBBBBBBBHBfesasCiBBBV BBBBBBBBBBBbBBBBBL3sT SM&i-yfjp -,, ' -: y-tBMBwHW 1 v . 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Tho king of Italy is said to havo hurst out with tho exchimntien: "Neither fiieml-hipfor my nljien nor offers made bv them, no matter how advantagcou, would persuade mo to', sell my honor mid (hut uf my country." Queen Helena, with her children, returned to the ipiifiunl today, iih her majesty desired to ho near tho king during the picscnt grnvo ittiu tlon. She said: ''My place iu ciimi of danger is he feido my liiibhiiud,"' Tho iiiccu was acconrjmulfd by her sisler-in-law, l'riucess Naliilio of Mouteni'gio, and her three clul dun, ERMAN RESERVISTS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY LONDON', Aug h-.-IIuniigh Oct man M'tenjftls In foiiu H laigc cgi mh weit) lukeii in mikMy lody b (hi' IwlifW (u IMOklMclM UM4S uf Ihu HillWi Wv., REFUSAL RMANY'SBATTLE MWBT 8 1M TO AVERT i MEXICAN CLASH WASHINGTON, Aug. S. Tho Unit cd States made further efforts today to avert tho clash of tho constitutor allsts and tho Carbnjal government at Moxlco City. Telegrams to American Consul Sllllman urged him to per 8uado Carranta to enter Into direct communlrntlon with Carbajal. Joso Custellot. pergonal represen. tatlvo o( Carbajal, conferred with Secretary llo'iin and then telographcd Carbajal urging hlinto offer to sur render tho govornmont It amnesty and guarantees woro given. Should tho latter condition not bo accepted by On rrnn in. Mr. Oastellot said, nrmod realslauco was Inevitable. . Carrmuu'ti reply (o the mgenl ic ipiest of tho statu department that he confer with the ropiesciitutive of Picsideut rarbajal icspectiug the teruiH of tho occupation of tlllv oily of Moii:o was embodied in tho following slalcniciit (ruusmilled today through Consul Killimau nt Sultillo; "Kxeesefl will not hu permitted and (hu conduct of the now' govern ment will ho determined by what it eousideih for (ho best iulcicMs of all concerned, mid this conduct will he iu strict haiinoii) with thu laws, of war and thu usages of oivilixod iia- lious under normal eimimstuuees, ' i AUSTRIAN STEAMER CAPTURED IV RUSSIANS in sim as mi hT. iWI.IIHIIUIUi Aug. 8 (m ludou). 'Jim AiiIiuhi Hiiii'lmiil slMHifr HMIh Iihm been i'Uiiid by HlWrisg whiH' NG INDIGNITY SHOWN FRENCH DIPLOMAT PAltIS, Aug. 8. - Experiences of Jules Cmulion, French ambassador, ou hi- trip from the (ieniian capital, aro related in detail iu a report to tho minister of foreign uffairs. It appears that he was Mibjeeted to nu merous inconveniences mid even to ill-treatment when passing tho canal at Kiel. Soldiers there invaded the train ou thu pretetiso of ineeting baggage, nil ho i)ixl other travelers were obliged to remain iu their compart ment'', the windows of which were closed mid the curtains drawn. He lore each door a soldier stood with a revolver in hand. This detention lasted moro than an hour. Tho Russian charge d'affaires und women pud chihlieu, it is stated, had to submit to tho same treatment. LANDED IN FRANCE I'AIIIK. Am:. 8. II 14 ofiieialh miiiuuiuvd oda that Lngluli troops ... I . .!. ,.. ..... II I .! . miner inn miic'iuui hi rreui'H unit' ei ate dini'iuhiuklui on Fieinih suit. Tim point of iluviubMriulioii U nut Ji'veiileil, 'I He illeiiibiiil.ulloii whs w)liifi'd by m eiovwl IM elH'fd Ihu ),'iiglikji.'M, LEAVING BERLIN NO. 1J9 ALSACIAN CITY BY German Farces Retreat, PnrMM4 liy French Traeps in Direction of tfco Great Forest of MueHiaseft Al satian Natives DeNtMed at Arrival of French Troops. PARIS, Aug. 8. French troops to day Invaded Alsace-Lorraine. Tho official report of the French Invasion today says the French troops crossed Into Alsace and delivered a fierce attack on the German forces at Altklrch. Tho French troops took tho city, a place ot nearly 40,000 Inhabitants. The German forces retreated, pur sued by the French troops In the direction of tho great forest of Jtuel liauscn. The Alsatian nattvec were so de lighted at the arrival ot French sold iers that they tore up the frontier posts. ANTWF.HP, Helgium, Aug 8 (vi London, 2:15 p. in.) Tho Ilelgmu government seized today thirty-four German steamers and two nailing shijis in jwrt here. -LONDON, Attf;. 8. A newspaper dixpatch from Kom'c Rays the Duke of Avernn, Italian ambassador nt Vi enna', who catiio to Rome to confer with the king, has been instructed to inform tho Austrian rmeror Hint It aly's attitude of neutrality Is un changed. I'S TRIP AGAIN POSTPONED NEW! YOHIC, Aug. 8. Tho Vader laud's sailing was called off by or ders from tho admiralty. No other explanation was given. Notwith standing her German name, the Vnd erland is u Ilritish boat. The order to hold (he Oljmpio was received after he hud been given clearance pners by thu customs of ficials, mid all preparations had been made for hailing. Approximately 500 jornns laid engaged passago upon tier. Tho Vaderlaud lias a steerage ca pacity of more than 2000, about half of which was occupied by Uelgiau je servists. Neither of the vessels was detain ed by customs officials, and tho postponement of their sailings was due, it was said, solely to ehtingu iu plans by tho ltnli-h government. Customs officials announced today that no attempt would be mudo to detain vessels carrying reservists, Iu addition to the Olympic mid Vaderlnnd live other trmis-Atlautiu liners announced sailings for today, WIRELESS TALKS 10 NBW YOIUC, Aug. 8 Theodora Lempku, manager of (ho wireless rtatlon at Tuckorton, N, X, announced today that tho station had establish ed dlroct communication with thu wireless station at Hanover, Germany, Mr. Luuiiko said hu had telegraphed Secretary llryuu to this effect and had offered to pluce tho Tueksrlon plant at tho stuto depsrtwism's w vice. Cable eomuiUHlatioa with riri many hss Imwh wtvsrsd syrl Uy. RRITISH FORCE SflZEJ I CRkUN TIMUINI ,0KiK)K, Ar, . A Hritidi tmm m U (U44 :Mtftf HW AMm. Mum j'mm bmi CAPTURED SHARP ATTACK By FRENCHMEN VA AN .f rfjc