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NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—Captain Hesetg, of the Uranium line steamer, Uranium, announced at the British consulate today that he had intercepted yesterday wireless messages from the steamer Lusitania, saying that two German cruisers, which had oeen pursuing the Lusitania, had been chased anft sunk by two British warships, ^jje Uranium reached port yesterday. lium line officials who saw Cap-

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SLAUGHTER OF GERMANS BY BELGIANS DESCRIBED IN REPORTS FROM FRONT

Kaiser's Forces Fall Beneath Hall Bullets With Losses Estimated at Between 4S000 and 5,000

ANNIHILATE BELGIAN LANCERS

BRUSSELS, (via London) Aug. 6, 11:10 a. m.—Stories of the great struggle between the Belgian troops and the German soldiery yesterday in the vicinity of Liege tell of terrifio slaughter among the German forces.

At about noon yesterday the German infantry attempted to carry by assault Fort Barohon, to the northeast of Liege. The attacking infantry crept up under the oover of a heavy artillery fire, but the Belgian defenders reserved their fire until the Germans had come to close quarters, when at a given signal the Belgians opened with a perfect hail of bullets from rifles and machine guns, which wreaked havoc among the Germans. The attackers soon lay in heaps of dead and wounded around the fort.

At the same time Fort Chaudfontaine, to the southeast of liege, kept up a hot fire on another body of Germans who had seized a neighboring castle. The Belgian artillery reduoed the building to a mass of smoking ruins. The Germans finally retired all along the line.

One newspaper says the German losses amounted to between 4,000 and 5,000 men, while they abandoned 17 machine guns. A squadron of Belgian lancers, according to another report, was completely wiped out after it had killed 150 German TJhlans.

A fprce of 20,000 Germans passed through Manhay, Luxemburg, on' Wednesday in the direction of Aywaille, Belgium.

^LONDON, Aug. 6.—The Morning Post proposes that England resume her rights of capturing all cargoes destined for hostile countries under whatever flag the vessel may be sailing.

LONDON, Aug. 6.—The Chronicle's correspondent at Harwich telegraphs that it is believed that an action is progressing in the North sea. A wireless message received by the British destroyer Virago orders her to prepare to receive 200 prisoners and wounded who are being brought in by a torpedo boat.

The third torpedo boat flotilla which left the harbor yesterday morning, went into action immediately, and returned last night but little damaged. The batteries of British flagship Amphio were slightly damaged.

Twenty-two German and six English wounded have been brought ashore and removed to the naval establishment at Shotly.

LONDON, Aug. 6.—The Daily Mail's correspondent at Brussels reports that a German aeroplane, flying at a height of 1,500 feet, was brought down by a shot which also wounded the pilot. A Zeppelin airship, manned by Germans, was struck by the fire from a Belgian fort and fell near Herve.

THE HAGUE, (via. London) Aug. 6.—An Official gazette today proclaims the strictest Dutch neutrality in the Anglo-German and BelgianGerman wars.

PARIS, (via. London) Aug. 6.—French torpedo craft from Bizerta today captured the German tank steamer Czar Nicholas n, with 2,000 tons of She was bound from Batoum to St. Louis du Rhone, France. Oli.

WAR IN EUROPE SUMMARIZED

Sveaborg, "Gibraltar of the Baltic," was today bombarded fey a German fleet. British destroyers have been in action in the North sea, and 22 German and British wounded sailors have reached Harwich.

Belgian reports of yesterday's battle between German and Belgian troops at Liege give the German casualties as 8,000, and those of the Belgians as relatively small.

British cruisers at Tien Tsin, China, were today ordered south. Twenty German merchant vessels have been taken by the British. A report from Paris says Germany has threatened Italy with war unless she supports the other members of the triple alliance.

Austrians renewed the bombardment on Belgrade, Servia. German ambassador left London today. Food supplies in Paris continue plentiful, with prices only slightly above normal.

Only a slight skirmish with few casualties was reported from th' Franco-German frontier until noon today.

LUSITANIA PURSUERS SUNK?

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tain Hessig after his arrival here said today that the captain had not reported intercepting such a message and that they were unable to confirm it. "It is absolutely true," said the Uranium's captain in telling of the wireless message. "I hated to tell about it before because as soon as I got in I heard of many wild reports than had been brought in by various ships."

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WAR EFFECTS ARE FELT HERE

Prices In Practically All Lines Foodstuffs Advance Owing to Uncertain Market.

BEEF AND PORK FIGURES UP 50 CENTS ON HUNDRED

Dealers, However, Say Change for Better Is Likely At Any Moment, and That Prices

May Slump.

Terra ttaute and tfie United States in general is not to be exempted from suffering as a result of the terrible trouble across the Atlantic ocean and already the prices of food stuffs and meats have started to soar. Of course, the markets are very unsettled over the country and it is just as likely that bigr decreases will be noted within a few days Just as increases are being shown now. It seems that there are but few kinds of meat and staples which have not been affected. The price of pork jumped fifty cents on the hundred pounds Wednesday, while sugar took a step skyward Thursday, wire information from New York showing that an increase of of a cent a pound had Jieen noted there. "The price of pork has jumped fifty cents on the hundred pounds," said Guy G. Jackson, of the "Valentine Packing Co., Thursday, "and the prices of veal, be«C and other meats have noticed a slight increase- Thfe raise probably has been actuated by the influence of the war on the markets in this country and may go down again at any time, as the markets everywhere are very unsteady. "Provisions, cereals and In fact everything has gone up. The price of pork broke fifty cents Monday, so we are paying the same today that we were at that time. I paid $9 for hogs this morning, the same price that I paid Saturday and Monday, but yesterday they were selling at $8.50."

All Staples Move High-

"The price of beef went up fifty cents on the hundred, according to telegrams from Chicago this morning" said O. M. Cummins, of the Morris Packing house. "This is caused by the foreign effect on the markets and also because of the shortage of beef. Other meat prices have advanced also but at the same time some prices are dropping. Lard took a tumble of $1.26 Monday. It has been gradually getting this back, however, having regained 50 cents of it already."

Fred Conzelman, of the Arm of Hulman & Co., had the following to say regarding the prices of staples and groceries: "Of course, the market is highly excited and in a flurry and a great deal of the blame for the increased prices can be laid there. Sugar went up a little yesterday and beans, rice, corn, canned goods and other articles also advanced. How long the prices will stay advanced, no one can tell."

An employe of the Bement-Rea Co.

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U. S. WEATHER REPORT.

TEMPERATURE RECORD, AUGUST 6.

6 a. 72 Noon 83 9 a. 78 3 p. 89

LOCAL CONDITIONS AT 7 A. M. AUG. 6, 1914. Temperature, 72 highest temperature yesterday, 91 lowest temperature last night, 72 precipitation, 0 direction ot wind, south velocity of wind, Ave miles per hour state of weather, cloudy relative humidity, 52 per cent.

FORECAST.

TERRE HAUTE—Thunder showers this afternoon or tonight Friday fair. INDIANA—Thunder showers this afternoon and tonight Friday fair.

OTHER LOCAL REPORTS. Temperature by Buntin's thermome7 a. m., 67 2 p. m* &S.

ter: Rivor Stage—0.

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WAR FLEETS GATHER OFF AMERICAN COAST WIRELESS REPORTS NAVAL CLASH-U. S.

Foes of Germany Hope English Navy Will Strangle Kaiser Wilhelm as It Did Napoleon a Century Ago

-W UP-TOf-THE-MIBrLTE EBfGJ-ISH WARSHIP AND TORPEDO BOAT FLOTILLA.

The British navy strangled leon. France and Russia hope that even in the event that their armies should meet the worst reverses at the

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Commerce Thursday received an appeal from the Red Cross society to in a nation wide plan to raise to carry the work of the

Red Cross organization in the war In Europe. Upon request of Secretary El. EL Clifford of the Chamber of Commerce the Tribune and other newspapers of the city agreed to open their columns for subscriptions All monies will be turned over to the Chamber of Commerce to be sent to Red Cross headquarters at Washington and each subscription will be reported. Blanks will be provided at the office of the Tribune and other newspapers and acknowledgements of subscriptions will be reported eaoh day.

A copy of the Red Cross appeal received by the Chamber of Commerce is as follows:

During our war with Spain, thou nds or dollars were sent bv the Eu ropean red cross societies to the Amerl-

sands dollars were sent the Eucan red cross to aid in the care of our sick and wounded soldiers. Now in the hour of their supreme need the American red cross, both for the sake of humanity and to express our gratitude for their aid to us in the time of trouble and distress, has decided to charter a ship and send to each country involved doctors, nurses and hospital supplies.

This ship sailing under the red cross flag will be under the protection of the treaties of Geneva and The Hague and can enter any harbor for the discharge of its beneficent duty. In no other way can this trained personnel so greatly needed reach the different countries. Protection is provided also for the personnel of the red cross societies of neutral states that render aid by the

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Napo- hands of the Gorman forces, the nary of Great Britain will plunge Into the contest and strangle the kaiser by cutting off his food supplies.

WIFE Of PRESIDENT SHOWS SLIGHT HI

Physicians, However, Hold Out Little Hope of Recovery*—Executive Remains Close.

BULLETIN.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6^—-At 1 p. m. Mrs. Wilson was being sustained by oxygen and other artificial stimulants but her condition was about the same.

Dr. Grayso, said just after 2 p. that Mrs. Wilson had two sinking spells this morning, but rallied under stimulation. She was consoious.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—Mrs. Wood row Wilson, the president's wife, hovered between life and death today. A1 though physicians said she passed a fairly comfortable night and had some rest, they were no more optimistic than late yesterday, when they pronounced her condition so extremely .grave that artificial restoratives were necessary.

Members of the family were constantly at her bedside. The president, who has been with her every moment he was not absolutely demanded elsewhere by ther European crisis, and the resulting situation in the United States, cancelled all engagements today and remained within call of the sick room.

Months of constant illness, which began with a nervous breakdown, aggravated by a fall In the white house with an injury to her spine, and then Brlght's disease, have so weakened the

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NAVAL BATTLE IN NORTH SEA

LONDON, Aug. 6.—England waited today with anxiety for reports! of the movements of the British fleet, of which virtually nothing had been heard since its departure some days ago under sealed orders. All eyes were turned toward the North sea, whither it was generally assumed the war vessels had gone to encounter the German battleship squadrons.

Reports of firing and the arrival of a number of wounded German and British bluejackets at Harwich, on the east coast, kept excitement at its highest point, as this was evidence that at least there had been contaot between vessels of the opposing navies.

The morning passed off, however, without any more definite signs of an important clash between the powerful squadrons.

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2 SPIES ORDERED SHOT

U. S. NEUTRALITY ORDERS VIOLATED BY GERMAN AT LONG ISLAND TOWER

Code Messages Despatched to Warships Off American Coast—U.S. Battleship Florida Watching the Vaterland

JAPANESE PREPARING TO STRIKE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—The battleship Florida has ostium to watoh the German liner Vaterland until it is determined whether hear load of reservists or munitions of war, if any are aboard, violates the neutrality laws. ..

These two cruisers, in one report which came to the British oonsulate here from the captain of an incoming liner, were sunk by British Warships while pursuing the Lusitania yesterday, but the report could not be oonfirmed.

In New York harbor lies the Hamburg-American liner Vaterland, apparently provisioned for service, but today the United States battleship Florida took position in the lower harbor, and neither the Vaterland nor any other ship of a belligerent nation can pass her guns until the United States authorities have satisfied themselves that their departure will not violate the neutrality laws., ir'

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—Naval officers were ordered to leave here today for SayviUe, L. I., to supervise the sending of wireless messages at the station there pursuant to President Wilson's older prohibiting radio stations within the jurisdiction of the United States from receiving transmitting messages of an "unneutral nature" from any of the warrinj European nations. Enforcement of the order had been delegated to Secretary Daniels of the navy department, who decided to place naval officers at all radio stations to act as censors.

The order was issued as a precautionary measure to ilisure enforcement of the president's proclamation of neutrality in the European situation ot the United States, with respect to the use of wireless communication. The order also prohibits the various radio stations from "in any way rendering to any one of the belligerents any unneutral service during the continuance of the hostilities."

It applies to all stations, foreign and American, within the jurisdiction of the United States.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 6.—An official at the Japanese consulate said today that upon receipt of the first offioial news of the beginning of the clash of arms between England and Germany, Japan would send a fleet with 10,000 men to attack Tsing Tau, and 10,000 more to relieve the British garrisons at Tien-Tsin and Peking. Preparations for such action were under way now, he said.

PARIS, Aug. 6.—A slight skirmish oocurred between German and French troops today at Norroy-le-Seo in Meurthe et Moselle. The Germans suffered a few casualties, but there was no loss on the French side. -q

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 6.—Two disguised German officers arrested today at Ostend had in their possession extensive military notes and plans of great value. They are to be shot.

KITCHENER WtAR MINISTER.

LONDON, Aug. 6.—Field Marshal Karl Kitchener has been appointed secretary of state for war. & vv

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prohibiting wireless stations in fhe United States from transmitting messages of an unneutral nature, the Atlantic Communication Ga'i powerful tower at SayviUe, L. I., today sent several messages in eode to German warships lying off the coast. These messages, acoording to a German employe of the company, were reoeived from the cable afflpes of the Postal Telegraph Co. and fhe Western Union Telegraph company in this city. Others were received by a person in New York, it was said.

Some of the messages were received at the SayviUe station yeeterday afternoon and some during the early evening. During the night and ^lymorniiig they were transmitted.^

The manager of the oompany, a member of the naval reserve of Germany, said he had read in the newspapers^fhat President Wilson had issued an order in regard to the transmission and receiving of messages, btit that ho had no official notification of any kind. rr j'1 x-. j'

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—The presence olose to the American coast of warships of the warring European nations prepared to descend upon and capture the merchant vessels of their opposing belligerents was evidenced today by news of great Atlantic liners a«***ing at Halifax, Nova Scotia and by reports by wireless of the warships' activities."

The Ounard liner Maitretania, with 1,500 passengers from Liverpool, and the White Star liner Cedrio from dueenstown, today raced into the Canadian port presumably to escape pursuit by two German cruisers.

PEAR CHINESE REVOLT!

TOKIO, Aug. 6.—Reports that revolutionaries in China are showing signs of activity focus attention here. It is feared that the European war will inspire an outbreak in China. .w ..

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