The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-07

ropean ports out of Mobile, according 10 announcement given out here today at the railroads offices. Shipping here Is already practically at q standstill except for the movement of small coa stwise vessels. The embargo con + tains a proviso stating that freight will be received if bottoms may be had. Ottawa, August e.-England tonight accepted csnadas offer to raise an Iexpeditionary force. Orders were is- sued today to commanders of militia regiments to call for volunteers. A division of 21.0oo men will be raised Every effort Is being made to pro- vide strong defenses for Sydney, Nova Scotia, tho center of great coal mines the terminus of Atlantic cables and the site of a powerful wireless station. Mobile August GA British cruiser now in gulf waters will convoy four British freighters to England some time next week. according to an an Inouncemsnt here today by s. A. Le- Blanc, steamship agent. The British stea mer Albanian of the Leyland, now lin port loaded with timber and lum- | Der, will be one, while the Antilian of | the same line, now in New Orleans will lbe another. The other vessels are load ling at Pensacola. The Albanian will sail in five days
 | Winnipeg. Man, August 6.-Roused by the parading of troops and warlike speeches of street orators. a mob. com I posed principally of young men, tonight l stoned the German and Austrian consu- 1 lates and the German club here, shatter- Ing windows and damaging interior fur l nishings. Police guards were placed about the Austrian consulate. but the 1 German consulate and German club were | closed indefinitely.
 Sunderland. August s.-9:so p. m) Henry Aron Mathes. said to be an Ameri- can artist was arrested here today on sueplcion that he was attempting to ob- tain information concerning movements
 of British troops. He was remanded for a week to enable the authorities to make inquiries concerning him.
 Mir. Mathes, according to allegations of the police. had been making sketches of docks and the drill hall where soldiers are stationed.
 Montreal, August 6-With the yellow cross of Sweden floating at her masthead. the grain tramp steamer Otta cleared from Montreal for Liverpool today, her hold filled with Canadian grain. The
 Otta is the first grain steamer to risk a transatlantic passage since war was
 declared
 Tokio August 7.-Cs:55 a. m.)-It 10 re- lported that German warships have cap
 tured vessel belonging 10 the Russian volunteer fleet. I A steamer which arrived ct Shimonosek today reports having been chased by 6
 German torpedo boat destroyer. The cap
 tain said that when he hoisted his colors
 the German war vessel disappeared.
 
 London, August s-several high officer' of the French army and navy staffs ar.
 rived in London today fer consultation
 with officers of their branches of thu service here.
 'j Banks were stocking their vaults to might with the new one pound and \
 shilling notes in anticipation of rust of withdrawalg tomorrow when they VII
 reopen after having been closed five days Seattle. Wash. August 6-The United
 States cruiser Milwaukee, which left her early today. presumably for British Go Iumbia waters, returned late today aftel having gone only a little beyond Por ITownsend. The commandant at the nay! lizard has forbidden the giving out of in Formation concerning movements of maya lvesseIs, but it is supposed the 4ilwaukee' ! Hurried cruise was merely an sfflcienc' test.
 Dublin. August e-u1 50 D. m. There was . great denomination here to , night over BHtish reGiuentu entraipin for nct1ve serv1ce. Heservieta etarfing e Rpu1Aqd wsro reported 60 tho otation 6 : 1ae11n&(tet volmteeRe.. A orco& oun4e