The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-03

ordered yextinguished and light ships
have been brought back Into port.
Mouths of every German river arc
mined and pilot. are on the job to
bring In German shipping.
Controls All Wireless.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The British ad-
today assumed control Of the
of all vessels In British wat
ers.
Coming Sea Battle.
LONDON, Aug. "a German squad
ron is reported to have entered the
Baltic In search Of the Russian fleet.
1t u believed It has been dispatched
to the relief of the cruiser Augsburg,
previously reported In action of
Libau. A general blockade of all Rus
sian territory along the Baltic is
planned.
Bombardine tho City.
BERLIN, Aug. 3.-Libau, naval port
on the Baltic, Is In flames today. The
cruiser Aussberg reported by wireless
she was bombarding the town. The
Russian cruiser defending LIbau was
engaged by the German warship.
Take Finnish Steamer.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 3.-The Fin
nish steamer Prlmula has been captur-
cd by German cruisers.
Take German Steamer.
TOXIC, Aug. 3.-A German steamer
lying In the roadsted at Vladivostok
was today seized by the Russian port
authorities. All German shipping In
lar eastern waters has been warned
10 make for Chinese or Philippine
ports as II is believed by. Germany
that Japan will side with England.
The German Fleet.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 3.-confirma-
tIon of the report that German fleet
is steaming through the Baltic, head
ed for Russian waters reached here
today. Merchant vessels reaching here
today report having seen a German
squadron steaming eastward. Esti-
mates of the number of war ships
varied but it was agreed that there
were two battIeships, four or five
cruisers and an escort Of destroyers-
It is known that the Russian fleet has
been in the neighborhood of the Gulf
of Finland. It is believed here that
the Germans plan Is to destroy it and
then establish a close blockade Of the
entire Russian coast.
Rumors Of Battle.
BERLIN, Aug. 3.-Rumors are circu-
lated here that German destroyers
have been engaged in the North sea.
The rumors say they were attacked
by British craft and "gave good ac-
count of themselves"
There is no officia; confirmation.
Looking for Fleet
LONDON, Aug. 3.-NavaI officials
admit that the British destroyers have
been scouting in the North sea and
located the German fleet Sunday
night. All information regarding the
where's eabouts of the fleets is refused.
Two German Cruisers.
SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, Aug. g.
Two cruisers flying the German flag
are reported to have been sighted off
St. Pierre, Island of Martinique, ac-
cording to reports received at the
cable station here. One Of them Is be-
Iieved to be the Dresden.
Eight Ships Sunk. -
LONDON, Aug. "a news ticker
service says that In naval battle be-
tween the German and British squad
rons In the North sea, six German
warships were sunk and Great Britain
lost two, The admiralty has no con-
firmation of such report
Meeting Of the Fleets.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-Dispatches from
Stockholm declare Russian and Ger
man fleets have met and that at least
one Of the Russian warships described
as a large vessel. has been driven
ashore.
The battle Is said to have taken
Mace in the Baltic. According to the
reports so far received, the German
SQUADRON surprised the Russians un-
der cover of darkness. The Russians
are said to have fled toward the Gulf
of Einland, but one of the vessels was
cut eli and driven ashore on the
Elane. Island at the head Of the Gulf
of Bothnia, 100 miles northeast Of
Stockholm
The Aland Islands which are part