The chronicle=news., 1914-08-07

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German vessels st Sang Tau, which
is strongly fortified and has nu-
lpsrous garrison Of German troops.
! A dispatch from BrussAlS to the
Exchange Teiegrsph company today
SAYS the German traops - ATTACKING &
Liege have asked for an armistice OF
! "a hours. @
IPerststeut reports ON ~ tppoStapt
encounter between the German and
British fleets mapeuyeripK for STRAIT
egic positions in the North Sea kept
the British public In p stste sf asA-
tatiop during The fars4aon aBd ths
excitement was not all allayed' until
the first lord Of the admiralty made
the official announcement in parlia-
ment that the story of lighting and
losses other than those Of the bsit-
ish cruiser, Amphion,aId!the German
mine layers koenisia. and L.uiss wsrs
unfounded.
The chancello declared that the
banking business was normal and
that the people were paying in mon
ey quite freely IS -
The German banks in London have
been. obliSed to close until the Brit,
ish government grants their applica-
tions for licenses.
Brussels, via London, Aug. Z, p.
m.-LePuble says the bombardment
of Liege caused sjY pr seven fires in
the city up to o'clock last. epenipG.
The heaviest firing OCCURRED yester-
day afternoon. German. officers thep
came pto the city with - white flae
and demanded the surrender Of the
place. They received . pe9stise, re-
|oly and the bombardment was re.
sumed at 6 O'Clock. Martial law has
been proclaimed IN Belgium. l
London. Aug. Winston Spen.
Ger Churchill. nrst lord Of the ad
mtraltty, announced today in tn,
house. OF commons that, there .hat
been no hShtinE and no iosses. .o
any kind othsr than had airssds
been made report. He said: "A
part from the loss Of 2 small British
cruiser Amphiop and the German
mine layer Koenigtn Louise. there
had been no other Aghttng and, los.
ras far az we are able to Had ont
On Wednesday = flotilla of tor
pedo hoat destrayers was patrollins
the upper reaches Of the chsnpe
and found the Koenig Louis layinI
mines. A destroyer pursued an,
sank her. About So Of her crew
which was probably 100 or 13D lnsn
were saved by the crews OF the Dc
4 stroyers. Jsr -1. 81 a.. +" u, {
The Amphiop eoattnued to seou
with the flotilla and while on TIN
return journey was blown up BY I
mins.r ~, i9gl. - ie.
Rome. Aug. 7.-AA unconhrme'
report publtshsa by the Tribune aay'
an Austrian regiment was sDuihtlat
ed by Servians to the esst -of belsSaa'
ana that the Austrisas are IN ful
tretreat toward thu -DAnubs. es,'f r
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Toxic, Aug. 7.-The captains o.
merchant vessels belonging to Rps
sia, France and Great Britain wer'
advised today by the authorities t.
stay in japanese. p9rtA to aveid dan
ger. No confirmation has been re
sceiyed here Of the report that tn!
Russian warship AskQi and the Ger
man cruiser linden had been fight
ing in the China sea. say. .Gf y
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Brussels. Aug. e7.-Before DEPART
ing for the front King Albert ad
| dressed a proclamation to the Bel
gian army, sayinb: - -
without the least prepsratten- or
our part our neighbor, proud Of iti
forces. has torn up treaties bearing
its signature. and broken in on th'
territory of our fathaFs because y.
refused Ito forfeit our honor. T.
An attack has been made on U.
and the world marvessi at our loya
attitude. n s-Gt4. g.