The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-16
LATEST WAR
BULLETINS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Washington, Aug. t5.-The Uni
ted States government has mott
fled the European powers it will
regard as neutral "ships chartered
for the sole purpose of repatriat
ing American citizens stranded in
Europe" and has asked the beili
eerents for a declaration on the
subject.
New: Y ort, Aug. 15.-Austria has
suspended all teIesraphic rela-
tions with France, the French COL
onies, Servia and Montenegro for
both terminal and transit traffic.
This announcement was made to-
day by the Commercial Gable Co.
Vancouver, 3. c., Aug. 15.-Ths
British sioop of war AIserine,
caIifernis coast dodsins the Ger
man cruiser Leipzig is now safe in
Esquimalt harbor.
Paris, Aug. 15.-An official an
nouncement today says the Bel
gian major in command OF the
forts surrounding Liese contra
surrendered. The battle is declared
TO be still going on.
Brussels, via Paris, Aug. 15.-
All the newspapers print in large
type on their front pages warn
ing to civilians" enjoinins them
to keep their doors and windows
closed and in the event that a
hamlet is occupied by German
troops to evacuate it in order to
give the Germans no opportunity
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firing upon them.
Copenhagen, via London, Aug.
f5.-Russian refugees from Ger
many deny a report that Germany
is imprsoning Russians because
of a threat alleged to have been
made by the Emperor of Russia to
send all Germans in Russia to ST.
IBERIA.
Paris, Aug. 15.-The Brussels
correspondent of the News agency
telegraphs that a company of Bel
gian infantry anbushed two com
panies of German cyclists at Yes
senach, northwest of Cumtich at
1890 o'clock Friday morning. Ac-
cording to this dispatch the Ger
mans broke and fled leaving fifty
dead. The BeIgians suffered no
casualties.
Train service has been suspend
ed between Tiriemont and Lam
den as German forces are reported
to be in that region.
Washington, Aug. 15.-On in
structions from Brussels the Bel
gian legation has notified it's con-
sular agents throughout the Uni
ted States that no more reservists
onI<u
until further notice.
San Sebastian. Spain. via Lon
don, Aug. 15.-Some significance
is attached to a prolonged confer
ence today between the British
ambassador and the Spanish pre-
n1er who came here especially to
see him.
Brussels, via London, Aug. 15.-
The Belgian ministry of war today
officially denied the rumor that
the Germans had occupied the for
titled town of Diest, to the north
east of Louvain.
Washington, Aug. 15.-Secretary
Houston today requested publica-
ton of an announcement that the
department of agriculture had sent
no comm u nj cation or advice what
ever to farmers throughout the
country counselline them to hold
their crops.
Washington, Aug. 15.-Action on
the bill to extend American regis
try to foreign ships was sidetrack-
ed i'm the senate today by other
business, but will be resumed on
Monday. Senators opposed to the
opening Of coastwise shippinu to
foreign craft had informal confer
ences and planned their final fight
against that provision.
Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 49,
Twelve hundred miners at Bloom
err, the Paint Creek district. struck
today because one of their num-
Der had been discharged.
Brussels, Aug. 15.-via London
It was officially announced this
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