The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-10

ble Island bound from Hamburg fol Montreal when he was warned by wire less of war between England and Ger many. Later his operator picked up a code from the Essex which he judged
 was only 10 miles away.
 The steamer was immediately sent full speed ahead and for 24 hours drove through the protecting fog until she reached neutral waters.
 Ottawa. August 9.-The Canadian gov. ernment has offered the imperial au. thorities 100000 bags of flour as a sif, , for the use of the British people, it was announced today. The offer has beer accepted and the work of collecting tn, flour is now under way
 Washington, August s-Cable advice:
 to the navy department tonight an. founced that the German cruiser Kar,. sfuhe had put in at San Juan. Porte Rico with request for enough coal to
 lake her to Bremen, her nearest home port The permission was granted. Tho Karlsruhe belongs to the German South Atlantic fleet and until recently was or duty in Mexican waters.
 Amsterdam, August 10, via London been n- | iured and disarmed at Maastricht. cani. tai of the province of Limburg. Christiana, via London, August 10 l0:45 a. m)-The steamer Kristia nianf. Jord VIII sail August 12 with 1900 Amer. lcdh passengers, as also will the steame, | Haakon VII, which has been especial, chartered to go to Boston with i50 Amer. 1 lean refugees
 meeting attended by 600 Ainer1cans | loday cheered report that the Amer
 ican government had provided means fo,
 ,ahnis them home. A committee of tour
 ' .s.s gnu the American ministers are ar
 ranging details for their departure. Norfolk, August 9.-The British
 steamer Glenfinlas sailed tonipbt fo,
 raimouth, British port, loaded wifi wheat originally destined for Antwar,.
 on the vessels arrival here. her owner.
 changed her destination because of z
 report from Falmouth that there wa.
 scarcity of wheat at that port
 Ihe Glenfinlas had only her run.
 nlnS lights up when she cleared tbt Virginia capes.
 | Welland, Ontario, August Th,
 44th regiment of Niagara Falls. the 1ott
 or St. Catherines and the Ed dragoon, or hamilton. called out to guard tb,
 Weliand canal, have been ordered tf
 the Canadian mobilization camp at l oaicarler, near Quebec. The first con. .ihgent, It was reported here, will sai
 TOT Engiand or France within 10 day.
 ana VIII comprise BLOOD men, Officer,
 here say about 10000 men win assam,
 Die at Calcartier. those not sailing thi,
 month forming the nucleus of a secont
 contingent.
 Paris, August 9.-G2:30 a. m)-Sev
 efal residents of Paris have been ar.
 rested Tor posting false war dis.
 patches. In order better to police tn,
 city 1t has been divided into two see.
 eions' Ihe Judiciary and police vii | give especial attention to espionage
 The French government, hearing ina, Iomasso Tittoni, Italian ambassado, to France, was returning from a vaca. eioh Tn Norway, sent a special train te meet him at Dauppe. It was founf later that he had arrived in Boulogn. ana another special train was sent fo, him. -''
 London. August 1o.-Telegraphine rom Brussels. the correspondent of tn, Daily Telegraph says.
 The Belgians have blown up the olt dlsused fortress at Liege to preven the Germans availing themselves of 1t. use
 l Tt is reported here that many Baya | fians are deserting or refusing to ioir their colors, the idea of fighting tn, peaceable Belgians. whose Queen is ; beloved Bavarian princess being yer, unpopular with them
 New York. August 9.-Resolution, expressing sympathy with Germany ir the present war were adopted at { meeting in Celtic park today in conneo ton with the annual field day of th, First regiment of Irish volunteers. Tn, regiment carried a German flag.
 The resolutions extended "sympathy' to the German Emperor and declared the Irish people would welcome tn, landing In Ireland of German army We await an opportunity to take ; | military part in the conflict 1t wa added.
 Shanghai, August 9.--A British flee proceeding toward Tsing Tau passe, Shanghai today. Canonading was re ported by an incoming ship. It Is be lieyed German warships are bottled LII l in Tsing Tau harbor
 | British merchant steamers will re
 sume their voyages along the Chimes seaboard Tuesday. French reseryist left Hong Kong for France Saturday WAR SITUATION MAY
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