The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-08-13
THE Big EUROPEAN
WAR GROWS BIGGER.
Austria and Great Britain
Now at Odds

Now at Odds
Belgians Win First Battle in
the Open and Still Holds
Forts at Liege-Heavy Fir
ing Heard Off Coast of New
Hampshire Refugees Arrive.
The big war in which over half
the worlds land area and over half
OF Its people are involved directly
or indirectly continues without any
great or decisive battle having been
fought on land or sea. The general
belief is that the opposing countries
are assembling their armies and ma
vies for something big and within a
short time news will be received
that will startle the world and be
means eventually of changing the
map of Europe. Germany's idea
was to make dash across Belgian
territory at Leige and enter France
before that country had time to mo-
bolize its army. but tine plucky Bel
gians heroicially held them in check
and gave it's allies time to get their
plans together to crush the forces
of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
In possession of Liege the Germans
could have had easy going to anv
other advantage and this is why the
opposing forces have fought so stub
bornly. The emperor of Germany
has decided to dead his soldiers to
inspire greater patriotism.
Austria and Great Britain are a.
bout to declare war; the passport IS
of the Austrian Ambassador will
probably be given him to-day.
Belgium in official report claims
first victory in the open. Germany
is entrenching and their movements
forshadow an attempt to force their
way to the south into France.
A regiment of German dragons
was almosr annihAated in the fight
Yesterday neaILieGe, being taken by
surprise.
Heavy firing was heard yesterday
off the New Hampshire coast and it
is believed came from warrlng yes
sells.
The people of the United States
are warned no. to get excited but
look at the situation from business
I,s'andpoint and many possible
effectrs,' will be ma> e in po 'slble.
The United States is in fine shape
and the several Inconvenience re-
sulting from the war will soon adjust
themselves.
1t is true that the cotton and TO-
bacco crop will feel the effects OF
war but just so soon as England
wins a decisive naval battle as she
surely will do then our cotton, wheat
tobacco will sailing to fo e:sn ports
! The best plan is to hold cotton and
tobbaco as long as possible or until
one sees practical solution of the
matter
Meat and sugar has taken tre-
mendous jump already. the former
a Is per cent. raise and the latter
about an equal amount. There is
really no necessity forsit just now
only for the interests to get richie
and the government is inquiring into
the matter to see why this raise.
The first load of American refu
gees landed in New York Yesterday
They were overtaken on the higf
seas by French ship o'war an(
subjected to a close inspection, be
fore resumiDg its journey. TheAmer
leans cheered the Frenchmen ant
vice-Versa.
By our next issue there will in al
probability be something of great in
tere;t in war news.
Over one half of the world in are
and population are involved in tn
big war now in progress.
America has shown, the right gri
and will manufacture its own dy
since the war has made it impossi
BILE to get the dye product fron
Germany.
It's funny that the war has cause
sugar, and meat to soar so high al
| at once, another good argument VIII
American sugar beet industry shoul
be encouraged, Notwithstanding tn
! hot air" of the stand pat republl
| cans
/ After all this is a great country G
ours. we are in big measure inde
pendent and can live if needs bt
without the foreign countries, q
least for long time. No othe
: country is so situated They ar