Newspaper Page Text
FOUR
Lateil! War ffews ad a ©bnae®
ENGLAND
London. —The British for*
parii office has issued the fol
lowing statement:
“Owing to the eummary re
jection by the German govern
ment of the request made by
hie Brittanie majesty’* govern
ment that the neutrality of Bel
gium should he respected, his
majesty's ambassador at Ber
lin has received his passports,
and his majesty’s government
has declared to the German
government that a stale of
war exists between Great
Britain and Germany from 11
o’clock p. m., August 4th.”
London. —A dispatch to The
Central News from Amster
dam says the Germans have
captured Viser,, Belgium, a
town with a population of 8,-
000 situated on the River
Meuse, eight miles northeast of
Liege.
London.— Vice Admiral Sir
John Jellicoe today assumed
supreme command of the Brit
ish home fleets with the acting
rank of admiral. His chief of
staff is to be Rear Admiral
Charles E. Madden.
The new naval commander
in-chief took a prominent part
in Admiral Seymour’s advance
to the assistance of the lega
tions at Pekin during the Box
er rising.
London.— An order was is
sufd yesterday evening giving
the government; control of all
the railroads in Xlreat Britain.
London.— Turkey has in
formed Great Britain that the
forces of the Ottoman empire
are being mobilized. The mobi
lization, Turkey says, is a pre
cautionary measure and Tur
key will remain absolutely neu
tral.
In some quarters, however,
it is believed this step is being
taken by Turkey in the fear
that the Russian Black Nea
fleet will attempt to force the
Bosphorus and that Russia may
even land troops on the Turk
ish shores of the Black Sea and
neize Constantinople.
London. —ln the war Great
Britain will take over all war
ships now building in England
for foreign powers, including
two Turkish dreadnoughts
•which are about compJeted.
Work is being pushed on all
British vessels in the hands of
builders and repairers.
London— The British admir
alty officially announces that
the Rovemment has taken over
the two battleships—one com
plete and the other nearly
completed—ordered in Eng
land by Turkey, and two de
ntroyers ordered by Chile. The
battleships have been named
the Erin and Agincourt.
London Thousands as
sembled last night before
Buckingham Palace until the
king and queen, the Prince of
V ales and Princess Mary ap
peared on the balcony.
The statues of military
heroes throughout the city are
being draped with flags.
London. —Servian mobiliza
tion hns been completed, ac
cording to a Nish aispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Co.
The Servian government has
prohibited the sending of press
dispatches which is taken as a
prelude to the Servian invasion
of Bosnia.
London.— 2B steamers nre
being held at Gibraltar and the
Cunard Liner lvernia, now due
there, also will be detained.
Bailing of the White Star
■teamer Oceanic from South
ampton August 12th has been
cancelled.
FRANCE
Paris.—Mrs. Myron T. Her
rick, wife of theAmericanam
bassador, desires to join the
French Red Cross and is only
waiting to determine if official
considerations would make her
offer of her services unwise.
“My wife,” said Ambassa
dor Herrick, "feels that this is
the greatest servi'ce she can do
for humanity.”
Count Du Monceau, who is
organizing the French Red
Cross, says that thousands of
French women, including al
most all the titled women of
France and many American
women are volunteering their
services.
Belfort.— A number of Ger
mans were taken prisoners yes
terday and brought into Bel
fort. A squadron of the 11th
French dragoons stationed in
Belfort rendered funeral hon
ors today at Joncherey to a
German lieutenant, the first
victim of actual conflict be
tween France and Germany.
Several hundred Alsatians,
Swiss and Italians have enlist
ed here and have demanded to
he gent to the advanced out
posts.
Paris.—A Havas dispatch
from Algiers says it is reported
that French warships have
sunk the German cruiser Pan
ther.
Paris.—A German detach
ment entered the village of
Monieville, in the department
of Meurthe Etmoselle. A Par
ish priest was killed.
Em
BEEP IN FRANCE
Premier Addresses Chamber
of Deputies---Wild Cheers
Follow Speech
Paris—Prrmlsr Vlvanl madr Trance’*
•taten en* on war In the chamber of
deputte* today Ml* remark* created
deepest enthuslam. He detailed events
of the t net fortnight, declurlna Ger
many, "Irrefutably and logically Jus
tlfted the act* of the Trench govern
ment."
During hla remarks the premier
sntd
"Trance he* been unjustly pro
voked; she did not aeek the war; eha
has done ell In her power to avoid It.
Since war wan forced upon her, she
win deTend herself against Germany
end any other power who takes part
by the side of Germany In the conflict
"Against an attack which violate*
all the laws of equity and all the rights
of nattone, we have taken all neces
sary disposition*,"
The house turned toward the Rus
sian minister, M. Isswoltskr, who aat
In the diplomatic gallery and cheered
Russia,
The premier continued:
"Belslum ha* finOnoo men In srm*
prepared to defend th# neutrality and
Importance of their native land. The
English fleet la mobilized to the small
est \*s*el and and the English army
Is mobilising."
Th* deputies arose again, turned
toward where the British ambassa
dor, Sir Tranels Bertie, was sitting In
the gsllrry and cheered wildly.
Lusitania Sails
For English Port
New York,—The t'unard liner Lual-
Uanla *all»rt at 1:15 this morning for
England. Tha Lusitania carried I]
firm dare, 77 second clae*. and 75 third
class |«nim|tn It was learned that
two British cruiser* th* Essex and
th* Ijincaeter, war* off Bandy Hook.
It was assumed here ihey would escort
the Lusitania arroe* the ocean
How to Overcome Sleepless
ness
!n th* August Woman 1 * Home Com
panion Willhim j rromle writes a
mod practical and Interesting erllcie
entitled Every Girl Should Know
Row to Stand. Bleep and Walk " Fol
lowing I* hie advice as to how to
overcome slccplesnrs*:
To overcome eleepleseng** you
should perform Intense mental wo-k
during the first pert of the day; tfu.
evening* should I** devoted to a uni
form occupation In a uniform environ
ment. and >ou should he careful to
take a sufficient amount of muscular
exercise If th* lung* ar* cramped by
Improper posture they fall to get the
proper amount of oxygen and do not
throw off the wnat* and potsonou*
matlara thay should. A warm hath
will often draw th* Mood to th* »ur
f«e of th* body end thus bring about
sleep Those who persist In going
over In their mlnda the affair* of the
da' should alp a cup of *aem water
•lowly or a glass of warm milk.*
GERMANY
Berlin Dr. Von Bethman-
Hollweg, the imperial chancel
lor said:
“France was able to wait;
we were not. A French ag
gession on our flank would
have been disastrous, and we
therefore, were compelled to
overrule legitimate protests of
the Luxemburg and Belgian
governments. We shall repair
the wrong we are doing assoon
as our military aims have been
reached.”
Berlin. —Shortly after seven
o’clock yesterday afternoon
Sir William Edward Goschen,
the British ambassador, went
to the foreign office and an
nounced thßt Great Britain had
declared war with Germany.
He then demanded his past
ports.
ITALY
Horae. —Germany made
an appeal to Italy to stand
with her, according to the
Giomale d’ltalia. The news
papers says the attention of
the Italian government has
been railed to what Ger
many describes as hostile
acts on the part of France
which the German govern
ment asserts constitute a
ease coming within the
terms of the treaty of al
liance, even though on ac
count of these acts the de
claration of war came from
Germany. The Giornale
d’ltalia says it understands
the Italian government will
not change its attitude of
nuetralitv.
Tokio. The Japanese
cruiser Chivoda, at Kure,
has beemordered to proceed
hurriedly to south China
waters.
Constant inople. —The
Turkish government an
nounced tonight it would
observe neutrality in the
crisis.
Brussels.— lt is repo Ned
here that following a de
mand by the Germans for
the surrender of the city of
Liege an engagement ensu
ed in which the German-'
were repulsed.
All Germans have been
expelled from Liege and
Namur.
Algiers. —According to an
unofficial report a French
fleet has captured two Ger
man cruisers, the Goebon
and Breslau.
BESIEGE
LEGATION
OF U. S.
Copenhagen. —The Ameri
can legation here was practi
cally in a state of siege today.
Nearly 1,000 American citi
zens have reached this city
from Hamburg whence they
had intended sailing for Am
erica on the Imperator and
other liners. Most of them left
their baggage in Germany.
Some of the Americans will en
deavor to reach America by
way of England while others
will sail on the Danish liner,
United States.
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
CANADA
Quebec—The announcement
that England and Germany
were at war was received with
the greatest enthusiasm in this
I city, where English, French
and Irish paraded together.
Montreal—The steamer Vic
torian, of the Allen Line,sailed
from here today for England,
with numbers of British and
French army and navy reser
vists.
Toronto —Orders were re
ceived from Ottawa last night
to detail sufficient troops to
guard the Welland Canal and
locks.
Montreal—News of the
declaration of war was re
ceived by Montreal citizens
much as they might have heard
the result of an election. They
were practically unanimous in
accepting 1 it as inevitable.
Toronto. —The official an
nouncement of the war decla
ration came with a shock. Im
mense crowds surrounded the
newspapers offices and the
streets resounded with cheers
for the empire.
Never since the memorable
Pretoria night has this city wit
nessed such a spontaneous out
burst of patriotism.
Ottawa, Ont.— As Canada's
revenue has been falling and
as borrowing in English is im
possible, it is expected the gov
ernment will impose special
war taxes.
The news that a state of war
■existed between England and
Germany was received at the
capital without popular excite
ment.
Ottawa. —The date for the
meeting of parliament is Tues
day, August 18th.
The government ' decided
that the representatives of the
people should be assembled to
express the representative
voice of the country on meas
ures for offence and defence,
i The summons to the sena
tors and representatives was
'sent out by telegraph imme
diately after a cabinet council
tonight.
Ottawa— The Canadian gov
ernment has decided to sum
mon parliament to deal with
the war situation. The date
will be proclaimed today.
WM. HI TABLOID
London—Great Britain declared war on Germany
last night.
The momentous decision of the British government,
for which the whole world had been waiting, came be
fore the expiration of the time limit set by Great Britain
in her ultimatum to Germany demanding a satisfactory re
ply on the subject of Belgian neutrality.
Germany’s reply was the summary rejection of the re
quest that Belgian neutrality should be respected.
The British ambassador at Berlin thereupon received
his passports and the British government notified Germa
ny that a state of war existed between the two countries.
All Europe is in arms.
On the one hand Austria-Hungary and Germany
are opposed by Russia, France and Great Britain, Servia
and Montenegro.
Italy has declared her neutrality, but is mobilizing.
Belgium, Holland and Switzerland have mobilized.
The German demand that the Belgian government
should permit the free passage of German troops through
Belgium was answered by hasty preparations to resist
such an advance across Belgian territory.
Sweden has made no answer to inquiries from Russia
and German regarding her attitude, but is preparing to
defend her neutrality.
Japan is making ready to live up to her alliance with
Great Britain in case of certain eventualities.
Spain is reported to be preparing a proclamation of
neutrality.
Austria-Hungary for the moment has retired from her
campaign against Servia for the purpose of holding back
Russia and Servia has mobilized with the reported inten
tion of invading Bosnia.
ILL IMIS USE
SEINE MINED
London.—•Arriving’ today on what
probably will be the last boat for
Horn® time from the Hook of Holland,
W. T. Metzrath of New Brunswick, N T .
J., reported that the harbor at the
Hook was Leins' mined and that count
less Americans were stranded in the
Netherlands. He said:
"At Hanover, Prussia, I saw a wo
man and her two children with $2,500
In checks but without any cash. The
American consul was unable to aid
her.
‘'Americans, however, are showing \
■plendfd spirit and are dividing their
last crust. W® traveled for 24 hours
j without food, locked in the cars all
i night in cramped positions.”
Weilegly Harrngton of Albany, N.
V., on leaving Berlin, wag on the train
for 30 hours without food. All gta-
I Hops a rng the line had been taken
|in charge by the government. He had
hard work proving his citizenship.
One American, he said, was arrested
because he had a kodak and he was
detained while the films were devel
oped to show if he was a spy.
All the touriats say the enthusiasm
for war in Germany is past belief.
PROCLAMATION
WIDE NT HR
Tokio.—A proclamation Issued Tues
day l>y the government hopes for the
speedy restoration of peace. It points
out Japan's desire to remain neutral
but says that should England partici
pate In the hostilities and the pur
poses of the Anglo-Japanesc alliance
be threatened, Japan may be compelled
to take measures for the fulfillment
of ita obligations.
Th* proclamation was issued after
an extraordinary session of the cabinet
and was gent rally Interpreted as pre
paring the people for the action of the
Japanese navy as soon as Great Brlt
in's decision has been announced.
The German fleet i s very active
around Kiao-Chao and has alraady
captured a Russian cattle steamer.
It Is pointed out that Kiao-Chao
may possibly he occupied by the Jan
anose inth e event of a defeat of the
German squadron in the far east, thus
closing the Pacific ocean for the war
vessels of Russia, France and Great
Britain and permitting them to pro
ceed to Europe undisturbed it they de
sire to do so.
Extraordinary excitement prevail* In
Tokio.
Anti-German Riot
Antwerp; Expelled
ATTACK CONSULATE.
Antwerp— Serious anti-Ger
man rioting occurred here to
day. An angry mob sacked the
German cases and restaurants
and tore the escutcheon from
the door of the German consu
late. The police being unable
to check the disorders, the Bel
gian military government
placed the city under martial
law and ordered the expulsion
ofall German residents.
DUTCH TERRITORY.
London —The Germans have
invaded Dutch territory at Til
burg.
It is reported the German
troops met with resistance aft
er crossing the River Meuse at
Eysden, Belgium.
LONDON CROWDS GATHER
AND CHEER THE WAR
ANNOUNCEMENT
London.—Excited and clamoroua
youths marching through ihut area
of London which corresponds with
the Broadway district of New York
may cause American visitors to car
ry home reports that England is em
barking on war with a light heart,
but ihosa who know this country real
ize the op posite is the truth.
Young men have been parading
through the streets, .carrying the
union Jack and tricolors, with voci
ferous cheering but the busiest sac
tion of the metropolis has not been
as crowded or as noisy as on minor
occasions of popular excitement.
Crowds gathered about the govern
ment offices today and cheered the
ministers whenever they appeared;
the railway stations were filled with
army reserves and territorials in
khaki, but the great mass ot the peo
ple went about their ordinary oceu
pations with serious faces.
Opposition to the war has been al
most dissipated by the events of the
past twenty-four hours except from
sections of organized labor.
Two i.iberal papers, The Chronicle
snd The Dally News, have come Into
line and are supporting the govern
ment.
David Lloyd-George, chancellor oT
the exchequer, announced in the
house of commons nis scheme for in
suring shipping against war risks.
IN SELF-DEFENSE, SAYS
KAISER, SWORD GRASPED
Berlin,—Emperor William opened the
imperial parliament in person. He de
livered an important speech from the
thione, which was partly as follow*;
•'The present situation arose not from
ttmpoiary conflicts of interest or-dlplo
.r.atic combinations, but is the r»suit of
ib-will existing for years again the
rtiength and prosperity of the German
tn«pire.
“We are not pushed on by the desire
of conquest. We are moved by the un
bending desire to secure for ourselves
and those coming after us the place on
tvs-eh God bus put us
'My governmen: a d, above ill, *ny
chancel.or tricl iVY 1 the last nnmuit to
prevent the worst happening.
“We Grasp the Sword.”
“In enforced self-defense, with clear
conscience and clean hands, we grasp the
8 word.
“To the peoples and ra?es of the Ger
man empire my appeal goes for*h to
stand together fraternally with our al
Scareity ol Provisions Increases the
Seriousness in Paris
Paris. —The scarcity of provisions in
Paris and the withholding of money by
the French banks today increased the
seriousness of the situation insofar as it
affected Americans.
Henry W. Piederich, the American
consul general sent a cablegram to
Washington asking for a relief ship.
Elbert H. Gary and H. H. Harjes,
chairman and secretary, respectively of
the committee formed to aid Americans
in Paris, have issued a circular which
reads In part as follows:
“The secertary has received the names
of many hundreds of Americans who
are here and he is learning their par
ticular circumstances and desires con
cerning transportation and so forth. The
committee is obtaining the facts relating
to their financial condition and the
means of departure from France.”
German Advance Through Belgium
Was “Going Around The End”.
London The vital importance of
Belgium in a war between France
and Germany lies In the fact that un
lesa Germany moves across Belgium
territory, neutralized by treaty, an In
vasion of France would have to he
through the heavily fortified French
frontier proper.
The entire northeastern frontier of
France is, roughly, 440 miles In length.
For a distance of about 250 miles this
frontier line separate* France from
Belgium and Luxemburg. Tha re
mainder. about 190 miles, separates
France from German territory.
With the neutrality of Belgium ob
served the scene of action would be re
duced to the eplendidly fortified
France-German frontier proper. This
line of defense runs. broadly
speaking, from Verndun to Nancy, to
Epltnal, to Belfort and to Besancon.
Each one of these villages Is the can
ter of a group of fortifications extend
King George’s Manifesto.
London.—-The prolamatlon which boar* the signature of King George
•ays:
•'Where**, the present state of public affair* in Europe is such as
to constitute an Imminent nations! danger, we strictly command and en
join our subject* to obey nnd conform to ail Instructions and regula
tions which m»v be Issued by us or by our admiralty snd army coun
cil. or hv any officer of our navy and army, or by any other person act
ing In our behalf for securing .he object* aloresa d; and not to hinder
or obstruct but to afford all th* assistance in their power to any perse
acting In acco.tlsnce with such Instruction* In Ui« execution
measure* taken for securing those object*"
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST %
"Because this scheme is promul
gated in the midst of an emergency."
said the chancellor, "it is not in any
sense a panic scheme prepared in an
emergency.”
The committee of imperial defense
hag labored on the plan for more tljan
a year he asld. Its aim was that iu
case of war British commerce sboul4
not be interrupted by inability to se
cure war risks and to insure that in
surance rates should not go so high
as to cause any considerable rise in
prices.
“We are perfectly convinced," he
continued, "that with the protection
o. the British navy we can make cer
tain of that vital condition ’ 1
The chancellor expressed the hope
that the time for putting the scheme
into operation had not arrived but it
it had the plan would relieve the anx
iety of shipping Interests.
The government today took control
of railroads.
Th* complete preparations ot tile
government to place all the machin
ery of the country on a war footing
came as a revelation to the people,
who have grumbled over the govern-1
ment'g supposed backwardness in
military organization.
Fitld Marshall Earl Kitchener un
doubtedly will take charge of the
army.
lies In defense of that which we iiav*
created in peaceful work.
"Following the example of our fore
fathere, firrn and faithful, earnest, and
chivalrous, humble before our Gi.l anl
ready to fight when in face of tha
enemy, let us confide oursdves to the
everlasting Almighty, who will strongm
en our defense and conduct it to a good
ind."
Directly Addressed.
At the conclusion of his speech ftom
the throne the emperor addresser tha
deputies directly, saying:
“Gentleman: You have read what I
said to my people the other day from
the balcony of my castle. I rsptat now
that I no longer know any parties. J
know only Germans and in order to tea
tify that you are firmly resolved witnov.t
distinction of party to stand by »«- sbiw
through danger and death I rail upon the
leaders of the different par’ies In this
house to come forward and lay their
hands in mine as a pledge."
The committee asks that the Ameri
cans be ‘‘patient and calm.”
“We believe there is no cause for
alarm,” says the circular.
The United States embassy yesterday
issued about 1,000 certificates of Am
erican nationality an dthe consulate
general handed out as many more. All
day at the embassy the crowd never
numbered less than 1.300.
All the men employed in the
sador's house have t now gone or :*re go
ing to join the colors. The embassy ’s
so short of cash, owing to the reques*#
of American citizens that there was rot
erough money to pay off the servants in
full.
The military' administration has taken
over all stocks of arms in the retail
shops as a precaution against rowlU*. It
also has requisitioned and paid for many
thousands of bicycles.
ing northwest and southeast and all
facing th* German border. Each haa
its outposts and Its flanking protec
tion and the line Is said to be virtual
ly continuous for the greater part of
the entire distance between Luxem
berg and the Swiss border.
Behind thle line of fortification*
France has a second line of defense,
broadly speaking, running parallel
Rheims to Chalons and to Verdun and
from ''halor.e to Langree, to Dijon and
and to Besancon. This second line of
line of pprotection i» from SO to 120
miles from I’aris and the first fron
tier line of fortifications, Is roughly
speaking, from 140 to 220 miles from
the French capital. The French fron
tier from the Straits of Dover to Ger
man territory, the line which sepa
rates France from Belgium and Lux
emburg. also Is well protected.
Thus a German advance through
Belgium Is. in effset, "going around
the end."