Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
WARSHIPS GUARD
U. S. SEAPORTS
6srman Loss HsaU In Engagement With
DsIgians. -GsTmaH Cruisers
Reported Sunk.
AMERICANS ARE IN DANGER
French Troops Join Belsians-censor
placed on U. S. Wireless-Eng-
lish Warships Active.

Washington protect the neu-
trality of American ports and prohibit
shipments of munitions of war, Score
tary Daniels ordered the battleshlp
Florida at Tompkinsville to watch the
port of New York. the Mayfower TO
proceed TO Hampton Roads, number
of destroyers to guard ports along the
New England coast and those at
Lewes, Del, to prevent violations oil
neutrality at Philadelphia or In that
territory. Any vessel attempting TO
sail for a belligerent port without
clearance papers will be boarded by
American officials.
The Texas and Louisiana at Vera
Cruz and the Minnesota at Tampico
have been ordered to New York and
Secretary Daniels announced that 9TH
err American vessels would be ordered
north as fast as room could be found
for them at navy yard docks.
The battleship Florida has orders
to watch the German liner Vaterland
until it is determined whether her load
of reservists violate the neutrality laws
or if there are any munitions OF war
on board.
Americans May Be in Danger.
New York City-Grave fears were
expressed here for the safety OF hun
dreds of Americans, who, it is bel1eV-
ed. were unable to leave and were
caught in the vicinity of the first bat
tie in Belgium.
Finnish City 5omparded.
London. Sveaborg, Finland, is said
to be under bombardment by German
warships. 1t is known as the "Gibral-
tar of the Baltic" The Notifications
are armed with 900 heavy cannon and
defended by garrison of about H.
600 men, and spread over chain OF
several small islands connected with
bridges. They command the entrance
to the bay of Helsingfors, from which
there is direct railroad communication
with st. Petersburg. Finland is own
ed by Russia.
Two German Cruisers. Sunk.
New York.-captain u Of the
steamer Uranium, an the
British consulate thaSsR winter
cepted wireless messagesTS4fom the
steamer Lusitania saying that two Ger
man curisers which had been pursu-
ing the Lusitania had been chased and
sunk by two British warships. The
Uranium reached port.
French Troops Join Belgians.
Brussels. French troops have enter
ed the province of Hainault, frontier
province of Belgium, and have joined
the Belgian army.
The Belgian government invited the
cooperation of the French troops, with
the Belgian army, and gave orders to
the Belgian provincial government not
to regard the movements OF the
French troops as a violation of the
frontier.
According to lie Soir, under the trea-
" between France and Belgium, King
Albert will command the Franco-Bel-
gian troops operating in Belgium.
Several Thousand Germans Killed.
Brussels, via .Paris.-Several thou
sand dead and wounded is the toll
paid by the German army of the Mouse
for it's attack on Liege. The Belglans
made a heroic defense, repulsing the
Germans after heavy and continuous
fighting.
The fortified position of Liege had
to support on the general shock OF the
German attack. The Belgian forts re-
sisted the advance fercely and did not
suffer. One Belgian squadron attack
ed and drove back six German squad
rons.
send Gold to U. S. Tourists.
Washington.-Relie measures for
the 100000 Americans in Europe were
put into practical operation. President
Wilson signed bill passed by con-
gress appropriating $2,5o0,000 for the
assistance of Americans abroad The
gold will be taken from the sub-treas-
ury in New York to the armored
cruiser Tennessee, which sails for the
principal ports of Europe to distribute
it.