New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 2, 1914, Page 1

EXTRANEW BRITAIN HERATLD EXTRA NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1914. PRICE THREE CENTS. ESTABLISHET. 1875, German Invasion Draws France Into War Maelstrom; Gunboats In North Sea Open First Naval Battle Dirigibles, Aeroplanes and Modern Guns Figure in Opening Reports of Strife Which Will Probably Create a Period of Military Manoeuvering in Which Every Nation of the Old World Will Take Part--England Ready for Defense. French Sucessfully Hold Off Ger- man Invading Army--- Japanese Ready. £ * - “The spirit of war stalks abroad, flinging out its ten- tacles to all points of the compass. What is expected to be the greatest conflict in the history of the world has be- gun and is gathering momentum every hour. On land, on sea and in air, the crash and boom of guns is heard. Eur- ope is seething with the war flame. Hundreds of thous- ands of armed troops, fleets of warships and a horde of aeroplanes and dirigibles are engaged in battle. The en- tire continent has been given over to Mars. GERMAN TROOPS REPU\'LSED ON FRENCH SOIL. London, August 2—Germany has taken the aggres- sive on land and the soldiers of the Kaiser, twenty-thous- and strong, have invaded French territory. The entire force crossed the frontier and were given a stubborn re- ception by the French. artilery created havoc in both ranks and many were killed and wounded. Reports state that the Germans were repulsed with heavy losses. FRENCH AND GERMAN NAVAL BATTLE. London, Aug. 2.—If reports are true, the North sea is the scene of a great naval engagement between the Ger- man and French fleets. The heavy roll of big guns has been heard and it is believed that the battleships of Ger- many and France are staging the first sea engagement of the war. News has been received by wireless that the fleets are at each others’ throats and the air rocks with the shock of the broadsides. GERMANS RUSHING TO FRENCH PORT. London, Aug. 2.—A fortress at Longwy, a fortified town of France, on the Belgium frontier, is the point at which a big German force is aimed. The Germans are tr aveling on French territory. - FRENCH AVIATOR DROPS BOMBS IN BAVARIA. Berlin, Aug. 2.—It is believed that the war will be the greatest test in history of aviation.Already the French have taken to the air and and an aviator wearing the col- ors of France has been dropping bombs from his air craft in the neighborhood of Nuremburg, Bavaria according to announcement made by military authorities. They claim his act is a crime against the rights of man as there had been no declaration of war between France and Bavaria. * The bomb dropper is said to have caused much destruc- tion. Whether any lives have been lost is not stated. RUSSIAN ARTILLERY INVARES GERMANY. Berlin, Aug. 2.—Russia has not waited for Ger- many to take the initiative against it. A Russian column of soldiers with artillery crosssed the German frontier at Schwinden, southeast of Biglla. " Two squadrons of Russian €ossacks. form a flying wedge traveling in the direction of Johannesburg, East Prussia, fifteen miles from the frontier. has BRITISH STEAMER SEIZED BY GERMANS. London, Aug. 1.—Agcording to a Central News dis- FRANCE WAR - ARMY 4000.00C . T 2ccomva) S| \Z N SEA = TRIPLE FALLIANGE SR TRIPLE PENTENTE Gl symMPATHY with RUSSIA EE3 ansepaTiy werth - AlsTRIA European Nations, Their Location and War Strength. patch from Kingslynn seaport in Norfolk, England, the British steamer Saxon with a cargo of coal for Brunsput- tel, Prussia, has been seized by German battleships and is being taken to Cuxhaven. SECOND BRITISH VESSEL SEIZED. London, Aug. 2—The Central News says the Ger- mans have captured a vessel of the Wilson line, an En- glish company, in the Kiel canal. The seizing of British vessels by Germany is expected to aggravate the situation greatly as heretofore England had refrained from tak- ing any official stand on the question of war. . OVER 25,000 DIGGING TRENCHES. Arlon, Belgium, Aug. 2—According to advices ceived here 100,000 German troops are Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, concentrating on Frontier engagements in which re- crossing the’ French frontier ines near Liege. Germans are said to have suffered losses More than 25,000 men are engaged in digging trenches in front of the German and French positions. HERALD WILL GIVE WAR NEWS BY EXTRA EDITIONS New Britain Will Be Kept Posted on Events By This Paper. are reported. while it was news and the Herald proved itself to be an up-to-date es- tablishment. During the war the Herald will con- tinue to give the people the news first. The Associated Press, through which this paper receives its dis- ' patches, is the most reliable news ! agency in the country. It is also conservative and does not lean tow- | ards the sensational. Therefore its | dispatches are dependable and the, Herald and readers reap the bene- fit. The rush for the extra edition last ' evening was almost unprcedented. The papers were grabbed from the newsboys and in half an hour nearly , every one on the main streets was ' reading the pews fresh from the | cables. So great was the demand The Herald, as usual, was ahead of a1l contemporary publications last eve- ning in announcing to the people of ; greater New Britain the authentic declarations of wdr in Europe. The extra edition, which was on the streets , that it was necessary to run off two at 9 o'clock, was eagerly bought Dy extra supplies on the hig press as hundreds. The newsboys reaped a the first supply was exhausted quick- | harvest. The people got the newa.ly. l GERMANY DECLARES WAR AGAINST FRANCE Naser Isses Ordrs Caling For Hotis 1o th e London, Aug. 2.—A Central News despatch announces that Germany has declared war on France. The Ger- man ultimatum to France was to ex- pire at 6 o’clock last evening. This declaration is probably the result of that ultimatum Germany having re- ceived no answer. Paris, Aug, 2.—The French govern- ment has issued an order for the gen- eral mobilization of the army to take effect at once. A Joint proclamagion was issued bearing the signatures of President Poincare and the ministry regarding the mobilization, in which they cau- tioned the people of France that “mo- bilization is not war.” The order calls out every class of reserves since 1887, including prac- tically every man under 50 years of age, Persons to whom the Frenchman still remains a gesticulating figure, { more fitted for comic opera than real life, would have learned how far they are mistaken had they been in Paris. The French capital is calm and self- possessed. Crowds gather around the cafes, bands are playing in the streets and hats are lifted as the strains of the ‘“Marseillaise” are heard, accompanied by shouts of “Vive la France!” and “Vive I'Ar- mee!” Women seen in the streets have the swollen eyves of those who have shed tears, but nowhere does one see a loss of self-control or a boastful spirit, or fear of the outcome. The French People Resigned. “If it had to come, let it come and have done with it is the expres- sion which most nearly describes the feeling of the people of France. Baron von Schoen, the German Bavarian Town Attacked by Avia tor With Bombs in Defiance of Rights of Man. ieflmiitis New York, Aug. 2.—Instructions have been received from the British foreign office to the consulate here ordering all British army and naval reservists in America to go back to England. Many reservists will sail from thiis city on the Lusitania on Tues" day, accommodations having been made a soon as th; summons came. NAVAL MOBILIZATIONS IN FAR EAST. Tokio, Aug. 2.—The Far East has felt the war spirit. The British fleet in Asiatic waters is rushing to Hong Kong where it forced The warships of Japan are stripping for the will mobilize. - draft to Tsing Tau. German war vessels are hastening under fray and are prepared for any eventualities, ready to sail to amy point at a moment’s notice. READY TO DEFEND GIBRALTAR. London, Aug. 2.—England is taking extreme the sea at Portsmouth and Gibraltar, All steamship communicas tion through Portsmouth harbor has been forbidden. At Gibnh:; preliminary precautions for the defense of the bay are included in precautions on a proclamation issued to shipping. German ships in the vicinity of Gibraltar are proceeding to Spanish ports. The reported invasion of Luxumburg by the Germans in disregard of neutrality regula- tions was the first information - to disillusion those who still hoped | something might develop to avert a general catastrophe. ambassador to France, has asked Myron T. Herrick, the American am- bassador, to take over the German embassy and act on behalf of Ger- many in case of hostilities. Mr. Herrick forward the request to Wash- ington and asked for instructions. It is expected here that President Wil- son will give the necessary permis- sion, Arrangements were made when the German ultimatum to the czar ex- pired, for the immediate transfer of the German embassy at St. Peters- burg and the Russian embassy at Berlin to neutral powers, according to an official news agency despatch received here from Berlin by way of London, The French people are in a state of calm resolution, not wanting war but accepting its prospect with the feeling that it is necessary to nation- al existence. - The churches are filled with women praying, and many wed- dings are being performed before the bridegrooms leave to join the colors. Crowds Sing on Streets. Wild enthusiasm prevailed on the boulevards after the order for mobi- lization became known. Crowds fell into military formation and marched through the streets, waving the flag of the republic and singing the “Mar- seillaise.” There was continuous cheering and throwing of hats into the air. Women and children gath- ered on the sidewalks weeping. Stores and cafes were deserted with the first news of the mobilization, The majority of the attaches of the German and Austrian embassies al- ready have left to join their regi- ments, Bombarding Belgrade, Athens, Aug. 2.—Advices received here from Nish, the temporary Ser- vian capital, say that Austrian gun- boats and monitors on the Danube re- newed the bombardment of Belgrade. The Servian outposts are falling back to the main lines of the Servisn army, according to these advices. In the Servian view the ovjective of the Austrians is Novibazar "here is a report in Nish that Austria will s to occupy the sanjak until she extorted a large indemnity from £ via; $2,000,000 is the amount men- ! Triple tioned in this connection by the Nish. reports. Italy Has 500,000 Men Ready to Jump Into Fray Rome, Aug. 2.—Approxi 500,000 men are under arms in I | including those that can be drawn from Tripoli. One hundred thousand reservists had been oslied to the colors just before Austria’s ste tack upon Servia. The Italian fleet is assembled &t various stations and the fortifieations along the east coast have been put readiness for action. b London, Aug. 2.—S8ince the European situation reached the ical stage the question has n ly. arisen, as it has always arisen in eri| ical time, “What will Italy do as member of the Triple Alliance.” To begin with, Italy has a army in Tripoli, which is exposed the risk of being cut off if Italy fiy on behalf of the Triple Alliance, more serious than all is the int nal situation in Italy. The recent radlroad strike was more revelut ary than industrial and many ] on the Buropean labor situation 4 that for the Itallan government to} enter into another war would mean the beginning of a rev against the monarchy. The Spectator has suggested Italy should not only refuse to for the Triple Alliance, but pass to the other side and join France, England and Russia. Italy’s hatred of Austria is too known to be insisted upon at this thm An ltalian diplomatist, passing through London two days ago said: = “One of the chief services of the | Alliance toward Ew 4 { peace has been in preventing X and Austria from going to war.” W It is obvious to any one studies the map of rope that thers is good reason for Italy, when it} [ g over | comes to a test, to refuse to fight for the aggrandizement of Austrifis | Hungary in the Balkan peninsulés