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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,
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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
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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'
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rrtns over Frenrii territory. Tin aviator lu tils monoplane went clear llirouch (lie envelope of the atrw'ito. which liu
medMtely colln"cl anil her ttvcuty-flve occupants were dashed to death. The utoiiopliino was also wrecked and the
aviator killed.
ITALY FIRM IN
TO FIGHT
ItOMK, Aug. 8. A statement at
tributcd to King ietor Kmmanuel iu
reply to tlm in-ostcuco of tlm repre
sentatives of Oennauv and Au-tria-Ilungury,
who continually augmented
their ofiern iu order to obtain thu
active, co-operation of Italy in the
polities of Ihu two Teutouio empires,
has aroused much discussion iu pol
ideal circles here. 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
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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,
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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.
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