The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-14
WAR BULLETINS

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A man suspected of being a Ger
man spy. caught in the act of re-
leasing carrier pigeons on a train
going from Antwerp, Belgium. was
caught by a woman, contaminated
and shot. The woman seized the al
legged spy and held him until other
passengers came to her assistance.
Leaders of Danish politics in CO.
penhagen declare that the neutrality
of Denmark must be maintained at
all costs. Otherwise the economic
distress, which is already acute,
they declare, will be accentuated.
The export of DANISH goods to Eng
land commenced last night, the gov
eminent insuring The expectations
against war RISKS.
When the japanese steamer Shi-
koku Maru failed to heed the har-
Dor regulations at Hongkons, she
was fired on by the British fort at
that place and seriously damaged.
One of the vessels crew was killed.
was assisted into port by
SO"N 4iillSlil Ntso-
John L. Ferguson. a Dartmouth
graduate, who halls from Spokane,
Washington, has been released by
the Canadian authorities at Halifax.
Nova Scotia, after being detained as
a spy for several days. II was shown
that Ferguson was employed in max
ing maps of Nova Scotia Tor the
government.
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Norris G. Co, Inc, of New Orleans,
owners of 90, 900 bushels of wheat in
the hold of the British steamer Attn
erstone, which put into Norfolk, Va,
to escape capture, have hbeled the
vessels, cargo. The vessel cleared
from New Orleans July q for Plume.
Austria The libeilants allege that
the CAPTAIN of the vessel insisted on
taking the cargo to the Austrian port
when he was told, after war was de-
clared, to take the wheat to a neu-
trail or British port.
War risks on importations and eN-
portations by sea will be covered by
The French government in order to
encourage commerce during the war.
Announcement has been made that
vessels under a French flag Will be
covered to per cent of their value,
while the total value of cargoes un-
der the flag of allies OF neutral
will be covered in consideration OF a
premium
Departure of the Austro- Hungarian
ambassador to Italy from Rome,
stated to be for reasons of health.
was really due, says a Paris dis
patch. to the impossible situation re-
sulting from his failure to obtain
Italian support for Austria and Ger
many.
Heavy cannonading has been heard
at intervals off the coast near Dover
The reports come from the north
east
Two German warships were OBJ
served today off Landsort, an IS
land in the Baltic, off the coast OF
Sweden.
The Russian fleet is still in con-
troll of the Finnish CULTS
Sokal, an important Austrian rail-
way terminus, say dlspalcnes Ironi
St Petersburg. has been captured
by the Russians, two battalions and
three cavalry regiments of Austrians
having been put TO flight.
Cologne is plunged into total dark
ness each night for fear of hostile
aviators. Other German towns are
taking the same precautions: IN
the spire OF the Cathedral of Cologne
aeroplane destroying guns have been
mounted.
DISPATCHES from Nish Servia, de-
clared that the Austrians suffered
serious defeat at the hands of the
combined Servian and Montenegro
armies at Banjaluka, Bosnia. The
Austrians are erecting Notifications
on the banks of the River Save.
The fire which yesterday de-
stroyed the Intercoloniai railway
grain elevator at St Johns, New
600. with 3JG,O bushels Of wheat
included. was started by spies. &C
cording to the city's police officials.
The Ottoman embassy at London
has denied the report that Turkey
purcha sed the German cruisers
Goeben and Breslau. The British
foreign office was notified that Tur-
key Won remain absolutely neu-
trail
English residents of Hamburg
have fitted their church up as
hospital ana turned IL over 10 the
German Red Cross. The English
banks Of Hamburg betrayed Tire eX-
pense of equippinG the hospital in
grateful recognition OF the hospital
ity always extended the English col
ony by the city OF Hamburg
The first French army officer TO be
decorated for galIantry in the war is
Second Lieut. II. ]. Bruyant, of the
Fifteenth Dragons. According to
a Paris dispatch Bruyant has re-
Ceived the cross of the Legion Of
Honor for bravery displayed when
charged by a compan" of German
Ehlans. General JOfIrc, the French
comma nder-iR-Chief. reported that
the young officer killed the officer
OF the nlans with his own hands.
while the other members Of the
troop were routed.
Every members Of the Landstrum,
or home defense force of Hol and.
mas been warned by a royal proclaim
alton TO be in readiness 10 mobilize.
Upwards of 900 Dut1h soldiers are
gathered on the frontier ready to dis
arm every foreign soldier crossing
the border.
Arrangements have been made be
tween the japanese government and
the British and Russian ambassadors
AT Tokyo TO the effect that the Jap