The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-11
War Bulletins

Paris, Via London, August 1O.- (7:25 p. m.)-It is reported from Bel fort that because of the execution of
 French subjects by Germans, several
 prominent residents of the German
 town of Montreux- Vieux, just over the frontier, have been taken by the
 French as hostages.
 Montreal. August 10.-A cablegram
 was received todny from the Belgian minister of foreign affairs requesting the Belgian consul here to inform Canadian grain exporters that the Bel gian government will cover risks of
 war on any grain shipped to Belgian ports.
 San Diego, Cal, August 1O.-Strict se- crecy regarding the movement of Brit ish and German warships off Lower California was maintained by officers and crew of the United States steam ship Glacier, which arrived today from MazntIan. It is believed the Glacier sighted ships of both squadrons near Magdalenn Bay.
 San Francisco, August 1O.-Twenty- one vessels of the beIIigerent European nations, employing 250O men, are tied up here.
 | Boston. August lO.-The British steamer Bohemian of the Leyland line. with 20 passengers, arrived today from Liverpool. When the steamer was i'm Atlantic, the wireless gave the news of the war between Germany and England. Although 1t was reported that German warshfps off the coast. the BOhemian's course was not altered nnd no unusual precautions xr.~. kuu~
 Philadelphia, August 1O-Fhe Italian
 line steamship AcOna sailed for Naples
 via New York. Many Italian reservists
 are said to be among the 500 steerage
 passengers. Other passengers will board
 the vessel at New York.
 1 London, August 11.-f4:1O a. m. 1.-The
 Hamburg- American line steamer Cap
 Ortcgal, with $5,00O.OOO in specie aboard,
 has been captured by the British. ac-
 cording to the Daily Mail. The liner
 sailed from BuenOs Ayres July 16, for
 sou ham Iton.
 Paris, August 1o.--Go:25 D. m.)--The
 Austrian ambassador, Count Szecsen
 von Temerin. left Paris tonight London, August 10.-The London resi-
 dents committee today paid out $l0,000
 to tourists on cable orders from their home banks In needy cases hotel bills were paid until transportation could be 1 obtained. steamship ticket swindler | has appeared on the scene. One vic l tim paid $400 for counterfeit ticket l The various committees formed to
 help Americans, seeing they were being lvictimized, today established a com mon investigation headquarters to eliminate imposters
 | of been formed by Mrs Walter H. Page. Mrs David Starr Jordan and others to guard lthe interests of stranded American | school teachers.
 Glasgow. August 1o.-American and l lCanadian tourists. numbering over 1000, who are stranded here, owing to sus- 1 pension of the sailing of steamers from | Glasgow, held a meeting tonight. at 1 which John N McCunn, American con sul presided A committee was ap- pointed to register the names of the lrefugees and render them financial as sistance when needed.
 | Glasgow Augut 10.--Leading Scotch
 wooden manufacturers are of the belief that they will sustain ruinous losses as result of the war. A large part of their business has been done in l Germany. The Germans recently in d lorders and the manufacturers fear they
 will never get their pay for goods
 shipped them.
 Seattle Wash. August 1o.-The Brit
 ish steamer Protesilavs, which Wal communicated by the British govern lment to be fitted out as hospital ship was released today, the British authori' ties explaining she would not be needed at this time
 Newport, R. l.. August 10.-A possible explanation of the reports that the Gu harder Lusitania. which left New Yorl for Liverpool August 6. was pursued by foreign warships off American coas . was given by officers of the United : States destroyer Wake The Wake
 with others of the flotilla. was engaged lin maneuvers off Montauk Point, wher the Wake suddenly came close to thu lbig steamer in the dark. According t' ! members of the destroyer's crew th' big liner immediately developed won derful burst of speed and vanished. | Southampton, August 10.-Chandle | Hale, former Assistantsa Secretary O
 State at Washington. with his family
 were among the 2O6 Americans who ar
 rived here today from Havre H Amsterdam, via London, August II HI l(3:O5 a. m)-Queen Wilhelmina ha H published a proclamation calling upol H everybody to assist those in need. Sh III suggests the formation of a general be HI nevolent committee with the ministe Il of commerce as president.
 |tI Rome, August 10.-Thomas Nelsol |HPage, American ambassador has bee N authorized by the Washington govern H ment to divide proportionately amon III the American consuls in Italy the sur HI of $25,000 for the relief of strande II Americans.
 HI Attempts are being made to notif HlAmericans in Switzerland they can en II ter Italy, where conditions are nor II normal In Switzerland, it Is said, be HI sides the difficulty of Americans SC II Touring money, some hotels have begu ttlto curtail meals. Similar condition III are said to exist at French resorts. HI London, August 10.-Mrs. George La' Hl of New York. left London today by au III tomobile bound for Havre. It is her ir H teLtion to join the French Red cross
 Tokio, August 1o.-Count Okuma. pre-