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High Officials tb Make Trip Aboard Ocean Steamer. PANAMA Aug. 14. The canal was the scene of activity tonight prep ration for lta opening tomorrow. On board th steamship Anoon officers and men were busy setting everything shipshape for her start early In the morning on the first voyage of a big' ocean going steamship through the new highway.

The Ancon, 10,000 tons register, owned by the United States war department and leased to the Panama railroad for the New York to Colon trade, has not discharged her cargo, as It Is planned to have hei make the Journey fully loaded. On her trip down from New Tork she received a new ooat of "paint, and with the finishing touches given her tonight, will look as though fresh from the builders' yards. The canal regulations provide for a speed limit of fifteen knots in the wider and deeper channels of Gatun lake, but In the Culebra cut not more than six knots an hour will be allowed. Every move which the ship makes will be recorded on plotting charts in the port cap. tain's offices at either end of the water way.

The ship's location will be re ported at every turn by telegraph. In order that the Ancon's journey nrnv Kx wholly unimpeded, all other traffic on the canal will be suspended Those aboard will include Governor Goethals, the canal, builder, and num rous other high officials and Presi dent Bellsario Porraa, of the Republic of Panama, and members or his cab inet. i The Ancon has a complement of sev. eaty four officers and men and Is com. manded by Capt.

G. E. Sukeforth. CHPIS KILLED BY BOSAK'S AUTO HAMMONTOWN. N.

Aug. 14. Three year old Jennie Cammerltz was truck and almost instantly Kinec to day on the White Horse Pike, near hsr home by an automobile owned ana occupied by Michael Bosak, or Hcran ton. Pa. 'The.

little girl Is alleged to havs run directly infront of the approaching car. Bosak and his chauffeur, Frank J. Jason, surrendered to the authorities but were released after an Invest! ga. tlon of the accident Big Debt Burden For the Future It ts estimated that the war is costing Europe nearly t50.000.000 a day. That staggering sum is being added to the tremendous burden which Its people already bore.

The national debt of the nations before the war started was: Austria France 3,7,000,00 V.OIO.VUU.UVV Germany 8,706,000,000 Great Britain 3.636,000,000 Russia 4,600,000,000 10,000 tons of coal. SEVERAL SHIPS READY TO SAIL FROM ENGLAND Boats to Provide Opportunity for All Americans to Return Home. LONDON, Aug. 14. Steamers wnjehJ will sail from England for the United States within the next three weeks include the White Star liner Olympic and the Cunard steamships Saxonla, Mauertania, Lusitania and Franconlit, These ships will accommodate 13,000 passengers.

"In addition fifty smaller steamers will sail within the same per iod for ports in the United States and Canada. It is stated that the boats will provide an opportunity for all Americana now in Great Britain to return home, but Walter Hines Page, the American ambassador and Joseph F. Day, a member of the relief committee for stransV, THREE MURDERED T0GE1 PAYROLL WILLIAMSON, W. Aug. 14.

Joseph Sheler, paymaster of the Glen Alum Coal and Coke company, at Glea Alum, this Dr. W. D. Amick, company physician and D. F.

D. Johnson, company electrician, were murdered shortly after noon today, and the fayroll of 115,009 was stolen by un nown bandits who. escaped. ENTOMBED MMR FINALLY RESCUED BHAMOKIN, Aug. 14.

Leo Bulcosky, who was Imprisoned by a fall of qpal In the Cameron mine on Wednesday morning was rescued today after he had been entombed for nearly sixty hours. Liquid refreshments were passed to him through a bore hole early this morning and he was brought to the surface several hours later. Bulcosky said he had had very little rest and had spent his time praying and in calling for help. MAORETANIA SAILS FOR UNKNOWN PORT HATlFAX, N. Aug.

14. The1 CIRCULATION BOOKS, PRESS ROOM "AND MAILING DEPARTMENT WIDE OPEN TO ADVERTISERS. Generally fair Saturday and Sunday. Far FuH Weather Restart fee Pace 12 VOL. 87, NO.

40 FOURTEEN PAGES vSCRAKTOiN. PA SATURDAY, AUG UST 15, 1914 FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE ONE CENT AFTER ARTILLERY DUEL LASTING ENTIRE HI GERMANS ADVAN ciriG Infantry Moves in Direction of Tongres while Attack Is forming In Direction of Diest. BRUSSELS, Aug. 14 (Via London) Following an all night artillery duel along the entire Franco German border, the German advance lines are moving forward slowly. Their infantry is advancing in the direction of Tongres and St Trond.

Another attack is forming in the direction of Diest and Aerschot to the northeast of Brussels by several army corps. The German troops are' marching on a front stretching from St Trond to Hasselt. Their cavalry occupies a position to the right of Hasselt The bombardment of the Liege forts along the right bank of the river lias ceased. The German troops are concentrating their efforts on those to the west of the town. Siege guns are pouring a rain of shells into Forts Pontisse, Liers, Lantin, Loncin, Hollogne and Flemalle.

The attack especially severe against Pontisse. Formidable defensive works have been erected by the Belgian around Namur. AU German inhabitants of Na nur are being: disarmed to "obviate any pretext for reprisals. A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Its Brussels correspondent eays that Fort Pontisse and the neighboring forts to the west of the city of Liege are resisting extremely well the fierce German, attack. PANAMA CANAL TO BE OPENED THIS MORNING Governor Goethals and Other The Germans have been trying to rush Pontisse by main force, no longer relying upon siege artillery.

They bave been unable, however, to get beyond the glacis of the fort where they have been mowed down by the (Ire of the defenders. 1 Besiegers Carrying Mattresses. The besiegers are provided with bundles of wood and matresses with (Coattnoed Page Six.) WHERE FIRST BIG BATTLE WILL BE FOUGHT Cunard liner Mauretania which put In I administration officials' today, it be here about a week ago to. avoid cap came known that President Wilson and ture, sailed today for a destination Secretary Bryan. were opposed to me which was not announced.

I floating of any loans in the Unllea Before leaving the steamer took on States for tne oenent oi any oeiuger The paymaster and his two guards received the money from Norfolk and Western train at Glen Alum and started for the mines, three miles away, on a velocipede car, operated over a spur tracRr Posses were sent from this town and Bluefleld and bloodhounds from Mateawan have been put on the trail of the bandlta. nt powers in ju urope. Both the president and Mr. Bryan studied the situation arising out of the inquiry of J. P.

Morgan Company as to what would be the atti tude of the administration in case cor tain banking Interests which had ap nointed "them should try td float a loan for. the French government. RUSSIAN ARMY IS READY FOR BATTLE LONDON, a. m.k Aug 14 A despatch to the Central News from Rome says that according to relalble information from St. Petersburg, Russia has mobilised 2,000,000 men on the German and Austrian frontiers, half a million on the Turk lab and Rumanian frontiers, while 1,000,000 men ars held la reserve.

AAI1.ROA0 SHOWED DARING Great Amount of Suffering On Both Sides While Siege Continued, Says Eye Witness. LONDON, Aug. 14. The German army Investing Liege underestimated the fighting qualities of the Belgians and paid a terrible penalty for their daring, in the opinion of Victor H. Duras, American vice consul at Liege, as quoted by the Brussels correspondent of the Times.

The correspondent says that Mr. Druas was an eyewitness of the first two days of the siege which he describes. The Bel. gians permitted the forces of General, Von Emmieh to actually pass the forts in their march on the town, and then attacked them In the rear from the forts and on their, front with, infantry. He estimated the German casualties as from Ave to ten times as great as those of the defenders.

"Speaking as a neutral," says Mr. Du ras, according to the Times correspond ent, "it seems to be a part of the new. for nharterlna vessels to convev i. miuiarg lacucs oi me uermans 10 ngm as fugees arises. to America if the necessity Maxwell Blake, American Charge d'Aff aires at Tangier, Morocco, arrived today after motoring through the courtesy of Emperor William, from Hamburg to the Dutch frontier.

Mr. Blake said that so far as his exper ience went Americans and English it Germany were courteously treated. A German benevolent society in Hamhurg is undertaking to aid those in need, Lazard Kahn, a manufacturer of Hamilton, Ohio, arrived today from the continent. At Frankfort, he was ar rested as a spy and detained several hours until he satisfied his captors of his American, citizenship. He remained for three days at Aix La Chappelle, assisting Consul Robert J.

Thompson. From there he went by carriage to Brussels. He frequently encountered German advance guards who warned him not to cross the German lines but did not molest him. A (committee of American women residing in England has obtained the sanction of the war office to a plan for equipping a hospital and, If suf ficient money is raised, a hospital ship. An appeal for funds will be made to America.

niuvu ub iiviutiuiis 111 Liie uisu tiui Comparatively little fighting occurred at Liege during the day. ''The scheme of the Belgian defense seemed to be not to make any serious resistance to the attack until the German troops were actually near the fort Fire was opened upon them from the forts behind and from rifles and machine guns in front, so they were caught in a trap and retreat was cut off. There was nothing for them to do but to be shot down or surrender, "The amount of suffering on both sides owing to an inability to deal promptly with the wounded was very great, but es pecially to the Germans, whose casualties were from Ave to ten times as numerous as those among the Belgians. "The Germans paid a terrible penalty for the boldness of their scheme of attack, which, from a military point of view could be Justified only by a conviction on the part of the German officers that they would meet only with the feeblest resistance. The mistake they made was in underrating the fighting qualities of the peaceful Belgians." REPORT IS OPPOSED ON SHIPPING BILL WASHINGTON, Aug.

14. Serious opposition to the provision of the conference report on the emergency shipping bill which would open the coastwise itrade to foreign built ships admitted to American register was voiced in the senate today by both Democratic and Republican senators. After several hours of debate, devoted chiefly to arraignment of this proposal, the opposition senators agreed to vote Monday afternoon. Tonight it was reported that administration leaders Intended to have a conference before Monday and probably would discuss the situation with the president before tne report is put to a vote, WILSON AND BRYAN OPPOSED TO LOANS WASHINGTON. Aug.

14. Although there was no formal expression from AOAOS MAP SHOWING NAMUR AND ENVIRONS WITH LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL LINES OF DEFENSE, NINE FORTS 8UR GERMAN ATTACK ON LIEGE CITY ROUNDING THE CITY. GERMAN EMBASSY MESSAGE TELLS ABOUT VICTORIES CLEVELAND, Aug. 14. In a dispatch telegraphed In German to the Waechter Und Anceiger.

a local German daily, the German embassy at Washington today made the following statement: "The mobilization of the German army Is being pushed forward successfully; being greatly favored by the retreat of the Russian armies and the surrender of the entire Russian Poland. "After the partial surrender of Liege the German north army moved forward to Tirlemont'and. Namur. A decisive battle Is soon expected. "The fall of the forts is only a question of a short time.

"The advance guards of the other German armies have come in contact with the enemy on French soil. The fort of Longwy has fallen. "The French army of Belfort, after successfully raiding a few "German outposts in upper Alsace, was driven back over the Vosges mountains. "The Fourteenth German Army Corps suffered great losses. The aggressive movement of the left wing is successfully supported by the" Fourteenth Austrian Army Cespe.

of Tyrol." i i A ASK INSURANCE OF WAR RISKS OF U. S. SHIPS Committee Appointed to Stay in Washington and Believe Conditions Abroad. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.

Govern ment Insurance against war risks of American register ships and their car goes was the "solution offered today by sixty two representative business men of the country for the stoppage of American over seas commerce because of the European war. The proposal was made In definite form after an all day conference pre sided over by Secretary McAdoo of the treasury department, who called the meeting. Practically all of the largest banking and shipping interests in the United States, were represented. The conference appointed a commit tee of twelve, headed' by Seth Low, president of the National 1 Civic Federation, to remain in Washington and advise with the governmental departments and committees of congress during the framing of legislation bellevtd necessary to relieve conditions produced by war abroad. The committee tonight began draft ing a bill' to be presented to congress Immediately and pressed for passage, with a view to having a government Insurance bureau In operation as soon as possible after the pending meal (Continued oa Page Six.) SEVEN SHIPS SUNK! CAPTAIN REPORTS LONDON, Aug 14.

A despatch to the Chronicle from Westhartlepool says that the captain of the Dutoh steamer Huldamaersk deolares that he passed seven sunken German steamers Afteen miles off Spurnhead, at the Northeast entrance oi ine nummr. Only the masts of the vessels were were visible above the water, but the captain believes they were German men of war. i I GERM A IT CONSUL TO PROTEST NBW TORK Aug. 14. It was understood tonight that the German consul ate here would complain to Washington tomorrow that the Wilson liner Frenesico, which arrived in port as a fr ighter Thursday with two guns mounted on her after deck, thereby was violating the neutrality laws, as outlined by President Wilson.

Prince of Wales Is Real Soldier LONDON, Aug. 14. Aj a plain sub lieutenant the Prince, of Wales Is doing duty as a soldier in the barracks at Warly. If his regiment Is sent to the front, he will go In this lowly capacity. The prince Is nineteen years old and at present is being drilled and marched several hours a day with ordinary youths.

No special privileges or diet is given the heir to the throne In war times. CARRANZA NOW PRESIDENT OF MEXICAN NATION Named to Head Government in Peace Agreement Signed By Two Tactions. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Venus tlano Carranza named the pro.

visional president of Mexico In the agrement signed outsldeof the City of Mexloo yesterday by General Obre gon and representatives of Federal Governor Iturbide. aooordlng to an announcement tonight by the Const! tntlonalist agenoy here. Dispatches to Rafael Zubaran Cap many, head of the agency, said the agreement provided that Carranza should fill the offices necessary to con duet the government until a general election can be held. The Federal garrison evacuating Mexico City, it was said, will form In groups of not over 6,000 along the rail road to be disbanded, and disarmed by Constitutionalist commissioners, while the Federal garrisons In certain towns near Mexico City and fronting the troops of Zapata remain at their posts until relieved by Constitutionalist forces. Garrisons In the southern states are to lay down their arms, and the Federal navy is to be turned ever to the provisional president.

Notloe of Carranza's entry into the capital had not reached the agency to night. MEXICAN CAPITAL AWAITING ARMY MBXICO CITY, Aug. 14. The capital today paesed an expectant but abso lutely quiet day swatting the incoming Constitutionalist army. The plan for the dissolution of the Federal army calls for the delivery of all arms and munitions to tthe Constitutionalists, which seemingly indicates that if It te complied with there wUl be no fear of a counter revolution on the part of the federal army.

Orders closing all Catholic churches were Issued today by the archbishop, who will not permit them to reopen until the new regime is established. Many clergymen are leaving; for Spain. OARRA1TZA REPORTED ENTERING CAPITAL LAREDO. Texas, Aug. 14.

Nuevo La redo, the Mexican city opposite hers, today received an official telegram that General Carranza enterea Mexico OKy at noon today. MORGAN MAY NOT NEGOTIATE LOAN NEW YORK, Aug. 14. P. Morgan Co.

announced this afternoon that they had not been requested by the French government to negotiate a loan here, but had been approached on the subject by prtvate interests, and that they would' not care to entertain the matter, should there be the slightest doubt on the part of the state department as7 to the propriety of negotiating such a pan. GERMANS MI THEIR flal till ULLU1UJ Clash boon In Big Battle With Enemy. LONDON. Aiur. 11 II GERMANS SEIZE WIRELESS PLANT PARIS, Aug.

14. Adv4oes received here say the German cruisers Goebon and Brealau are stlU anchored In the Dardanelles. The Turks are said to be supplying them with coaK and Turkish torpedo boats to be scouting and reporting the results of their movements to the German command ar A dtopateh receives here tonight. aid that the Germans had removed forcibly the wireless plant from the steamer Sagh alien of the Messagerles Marl times, a Frenoh steamship llnev at Nadoro, a little island off the coast of Anatolia. RUSSIA ISSUES" IMPERIAL UKASE Aug.

15. a. A iReuter Telegram company despatch from 1st Petersburg gives an Imperial ukase which has Just been Issued and whclh orders the following: "First The anspenslon of aU rights and privileges which subjects of hostile states now enjoy oy vartne oi pasi treaties. Second The arrest as prisoners of war of aU subjects of boatfie states who are In the active military services or In the reserve. Third The granting to the authorities of the thrift to xepal such aliens of to transport them to other parts of Russia.

BVjurth The confiscation of vessels belonging to hostile nations which might serve for military purposes." 7tV IM) MEET ALLIED MES Kaiser's Forces Are Expected tc aavance across Belgium is alow! cvuuls wn must come in aontact with allied armies, which, according to an official comunicationW 0 vMs n.i ovine point unnamed. The Belgians in the outpost skirmishing are said to hav auvi.ou severe cncics on ine Lrerman iorr: ,4.1 jll German wing has kept on ats way andl reached a line torn not of Namur to Haeieti, which suggests that the rst battle fought somewhere between Louvaine and Di probably will try, to Mode the roads to Brussels and Antwerp anl wciuiaii stiicnrpt rciraer norWl He tr mntmU 1 iiufjio cii i usse.nas railern. twm t. tered Belgium through Charlerol, going to ine rwier or tneir neighbors and to aid In any attack directed toward Namur, While in the east French are reported to have secured possession of the ridges In the Vosges mountains and to hold the passes of Le Bonhomme and Sainte Marle au Mtnes, through which important roads pass and which. It Is declared, gives them great strategic advantage.

Gexsaaaa Hammer Forts. The Germans again are hammering! away at the Liege forts and, according to their accounts, one of the forts, Pon "ejlans. wh tall of anetttl Bw. Ul "10 mvaaers. who, they 1 rusa me.

fortress. taL3 arts foe mm me uermans are! meeting with deal which they did not count unon. every day the Belgiajns keep them flghl imiubv increase: 01 Kueaukn fo on the eastern frontier. Thuv nn belief that unless Germanr soon Assocl avignna ana jn ance she will have cnoose Between withdrawing a great 1 01 ner army rrom the west at le (Ceatlnaed ea Page ta JAP NAVY HAS PUT TO SEA TO CO OPERATE WITH BRITISH LONDON, Aug. 15 (1:50 a.

in.) The Daily Tekeraoh lear from a diplomatic correspondent that the Japanese government ir tends to carry out to the lull its Migations under the Angio Japaf ese treaty. The correspondent says that the Japanese navy has put to se and will co operate with the British fleet in taking effective ajttiol against the enemy a ships xhe acnic. CAPITAL AND LABO: GETTING TOGETU SEATTLE, Aug. 14. Ootil that all differences between canltal labor can be settled amicably was it dared today by Frank P.

Walsh, ehi man of the federal industrial relate commission, in an Informal addreaa fore the Seattle Coaunerctal club. "After eight months' lnvestiaatl during which time I have heard moi than 400 witnesses, ant convinc he said, 'that capital and labor can on a common ground for the settlemei oi' their 'disputes. We are hopeful our Inquiry will he productive of a of fair treatment for all which make the enactment of laws unm sary." Labor Is not receiving Justice at hands of the Washington workmen Wallace testified today. He is a hou ing engineer who served: for three as member of the compensation and recently was removed by or Lister, for failure too work la mony with other commissioners HOLD UP REP0R1 Walking along through the darkness Pine street between Capousjs av Wyoming avenue, this morning ac'l) o'clock, Louis Kullrofski, of Old was held iup and robbed of 10 or men, who Jumped upon bint from shadow of a house. snhofekl tetd Sergeant G.

W. Jonea porlce headquarters, that be was en way home, wtien set upon by Hm i. He oould give no description of vwo men. AUSTRIAN STEAMER BLOWN UP BY MINE; PASSENGERS DROWi TiwnM. Asa 1.

About ISO of the Lnsste, en the DelmjCUan coast, ai nassengers and crew of the Austrian Fcordmg to a Renter dispatch .1 w.mi Guitach were Trieste. a a tki was She carried about 100 passengers ad blown up today by a 'Mine off file leland orew of whom about 150 were rescued! GERL1AN VARSIUFS VICTOR IN BATTLE IN FAR Ml SHANGHAI. Aug. 14 Two warships, each, having four funnels, badly damaged and carrying many wounded, entered tha harbor at Hong Kong yesterday. Their identity hss mnot been learned hers, but the vessels are behoved te be sMher thg Fire Island Wednesday.

The Ontario British armored cruisers Minotaur ad Hampshire or the Frenfth armored cmli Duplets and Moatcaha. They are reported to nave had an eta tagement with the German ernlsenjd ice same sype, bciwiowh pin uneu U. S. STEAMER NORFOLK, Aug. 14, The Merchant and Miners steamer Ontario, Captain Bond, reported today she had heen fired on by a foreign cruiser off stiOMed and wtien the crasser, dtor i srd her nationality ssgmah? wereerrJ for her to proceed.

Later the. cruiser ran. us) anoC I signal wtshfror the Ontario a "lister. I voyage..