The evening world. Newspaper, August 3, 1914, Page 2

Piven on the Alsace-French border, ten miles east of Belfort. rt. TheF French advance is being opposed by the German border patrols, who are slowly retiring in the face of superior force. i The French army of invasion includes nearly 75,000 men. It is accompanied by heavy artillery and a detachment of aviators have scouted over the heads of the German forces. Three German army corps have been despatched to engage the invaders. ir The French aemy is supported by several batteries of field artillery and a motors ©’ cycle detachment who crossed to the north of the main body. general battle between the invaders and the German forces sent to oppose them will be Pe begun shortly. , Russian naval port on the Baltic, is in flames to-day. The cruiser Augsberg ~~ report by wireless that she was bombarding the town. A Russian cruiser defending © Libau was engaged by the German warship. patrols encroaching on German territory were forced back into the Czar’s | territory at Eichrennied and Tiloslav by German frontier guards, according to word here. _ The Gerinans attacked the Russian detachment and there was a brief skirmish. The invasion of Russia by the German troops began to-day when the first battalion of the 155th Infantry, with a machine gun company, occupied Kalisz in Russian Poland. Only three active German army corps have been sent to Russia but they will be aug- mented by 500,000 reserves so soon as they can be transported there. All details of fight- It is believed here that a, ~eme~ avaxine woutni town ay, vever- SIBAU, RUSSIAN SEAPORT, B BOMBARDED BY GERMAN CRUISER, IS IN’ FLAMES” WHERE WAR FORCES ARE CLASHING = el) tng to date are suppressed by the war office. ST. PETERSBURG, August 3.—Russian troops have crossed into Germany at several points on the border and Cossacks have raided the German custom house. The Russians drove the Germans back from Eydtkuhnen, and a column of artillery with nfantry supports now holds that port. There has been much skirmishing but no serious clash between the forces. Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholovitch has been named as chief general commanding the army, - disposing of the report that the Czar planned assuming personal command. a ROME, Aug. 3.—Russian troops are reported to have invaded Austria and to be mov- "ing against Lemberg. The column is said to comprise the Russian army division whose ‘ headquarters were at Kiev. The Austrian frontier guard made no serious resistance. . 3 WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—The United States has agreed to take over German Em- bassies in any countries warring against the Kaiser “with the understanding that it does Ee: not prevent the rendering of similar service wherever it is asked,” Secretary of State » Bryan stated to-day. “Germany has not replied whether this is satisfactory.” ' ~oleiepe—aia French Defeat Uhlans In Petit Croix Fight PARIS, Aug. 3—French arms have scored victory in a sharp and bloody loose. The front rank of Uhlans withered, but there was no halt in the ent at Petit Crotz. A corps of Uhlans attacked the French forces vere Ue French defenders poured a heavy rifle fire into the charging engagem: men, alming at the horses, some of which fell and threw the whole column G@Ptreached just beyond the town. The defenders replicd with machine guns) 1 orusion, ‘The fire was 90 deadly that the German commander ordered | aud mowed down the advance guard of the Germans. a’retreat, but quickly reformed his force outside of cannon range and later The Ublans charged several times but were unable,to withstand the| made a second assault. Like the former, it failed, and fully one-fourth of withering fire of the defenders-and finally retired in disorder, leaving a : the attacking force was either killed, wounded or captured. Among the umber of dead on the field. prisoners are said to be a number of officers Among the wounded were several officers, The French also took a News of this, the firat victory to French arms, was circulated through- umber of prisoners. out this city. The streets were quickly filled with rejoicing men and ¥ ‘The scene of the fight is a customs poston the Lorraine frontier. The| women. Impromptu processions, with French, English and Russian colors Uhlans participating in the attack comprised’ the advance guard of the Ger-| entwined, were formed, and the crowd marched to and fro in the streets man army that was advancing from Mets, with Nancy as the objective. singing patriotic measures and afterward visited the homes of the members _ News that they were en route had been brought to the commander of the; of the Cabinet to clfeer them. German troops, mainly the regular border guards augmented by special detachments from the interior, are skirmishing near Belfort, one of the strongest of French fortresses near the border. Despatches here eay there have been several encounters between French and German patrols, Details are lacking. - Belfort in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 successfully withstood & three months’ siege by the Germans, and only surrendered when news of the capitulation of Paris was received, A decree proclaiming martial law throughout France and Algeria was issued by President Poincare to-day after a meeting of the Cabinet. The President also summoned Parliament to meet to-morrow. ~ Brench Customs guard by an aviator who reconnoltred from the outposts tate yesterday. The French plan of action was carefully outlined. Rein- fefcemdnts, armed with machine guns, were sent to @ point several miles > imaide of the frontier boundary. The Customs guard remained at its post - with orders to act on the defensive and =e in the presence of superior tere. . he Uhians engaged the frontier guard, which, after an exchange of ghots, fell back on the main column entrenched along the road in V-shape ‘The Uhians, confident because of the trifling resistance encoun- eharged at top speed. The French fire was withheld until the Ger- ‘mites were well within range. and then the/murderous machine guns cut about twenty men, while the Germans have not lost any killed, although several have been slightly wounded. Kaiser’s Invading Army A strong Russian column of infantry and artillery crossed the German frontier at Schwidden early to-day. The commander threw out skirmish. ers, established outposts and was apparently relying on strong support from across the Russlan line. Germans made their first capture of war prisoners near Hohen- zala. Fifty Cossacks were surprised and overwhelmed by a detachment of German frontier guards, The force of which they were the outposts was driven back near Allenstein, a town of East Prussia, situated on the River Alle. All German ports are mined. The coast defense warships are at their posts. All navigation lights have been ordered extinguished, and the light- ships have been brought back into port. The mouths of every German river are mined, and military pilots are on the job to bring into Pert Ger- man shipping. The German infantry, who had made a rapid advance from Ostrowo in Russian Poland, were accompanied by the First Regiment of German Uhlans, known as the Emperor Alexander III. of Russla’s Uhlans, It is estimated 100,000 German soldiers have occupled the territory of the Duchy of Luxemburg and are massed along the French frontier. Germany is pushing the advance of her Cologne army along the line of the railway through Belgium. The advance Is reported here to have reached a point on the Meuse River ten miles northeast of Liege. Up to the present the Belgium troops have refrained from firing on the invadors, + A French saloonkeeeper and his son at Kochem, a Prussian town, were the first victims of the Kaiser's “state of war” order, The two attempted to dynamite the railroad tunnel at that place, were discovered before they had fixed the fuse and promptly shot down by the German patrol, It is charged that a French doctor with two assistants tried to poison the. wells near Metz with cholera microbes, The doctor was tried by |i Court-martial and then shot. Another French party, according to the same source of information, endeavored to blow up a strategic tunnel near Cochem, on the Moselle. All were shot, In accordance with the Imperial Constitution, the Kings of Bavaria, Saxony and Wuertemberg have placed their armies under the command of Emperor William, The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the Duke of Bruns- are to take the field. Is in Czar’s Territory SERUN, ‘Aug. 3.—The invasion of Russia by the German troops Megan to-day when the first battalion of the 155th Infantry, with a ma- gun compayy, occupied Kalisz in Russian Poland. I (An attack was then made by the Russian Invaders on Johannisburg, ‘which Is occupied by a squadron of the Eleventh Pomeranian Dragoons. __. Whe railroad’ from Johannisburg to Lyok on the Russian frontier “pan been cut and also the light railroad running to Diottowen. ‘ ee renee Hee, Hine Sed ee: getitored J il Ay i Cuba's “little sister.” A | vice WILHELM i] ick Italy Prepiies for Strife; Believes War Is Inevitabl OF CAPTURE SAILS TO HELP GERMANY Heavily Laden with Coal, She Will Go Out To-Morrow to Join Kaiser’s Fleet. The Kronpring Wilhelm of the North German Lloyd, which was tied up at Hoboken an her arrival here last week, presumably to remain un- til the seas were altogether safe for German vessels, is to sail early to- morrow morning for Bremen. Sh¢ has been requisi{ioned for auxilinry cruiser service by the German Gov- ernment and the company is to take any and all risk to get her into Ger- man waters. In the bunkers and in the forward | hole of the ship are 6,000 tons of soal, Her ordinary load of coal for the transatlantic voyagé is 8,000 tons. | Except for a quantity of medical | stores and hospital supplies, she har no other cargo. She will carry no passengers. At the’ North German Lloyd offices it was asserted that Capt. Wilhelm}, had been instructed to follow the) same course as that over which the! Kronpringessin Cecilie with her gold and silver treasure, salled. The line believes that there will be time for) her to reach Bremen bewr there ar ships of th enemy at liberty to take her asa prize. Capt. Wilhelmi went to the custom house late a erent noon to get his clearance Th Kronpring Wilhelm is ot 1 14,908 tons burden, has 35,000 horse power and can make 22 knots an hour under forced draught. ENGLAND WILL HEL FRANCE IN FG AGANST GERMANY (Continued from First Page.) French coast we cannot stand aside and wateb it. “We have been given to understand that Germany is willing to agree that her fleet will not attack the northern coast of France, provided we will re- main neutral. “The King of Belgium has tele- graphed a supreme appeal to England to safeguard his country’s integrity. The big question for England now, the question that overshadows all else, is the question of Belgium, her neutrality, and the respecting of ber integrity.” Sir Edward Grey explained that the final word for peace or war must} come from Parliament. Up to the present, be explained, England's Promises to her allies of France and Russia have been of diplomatic sup- port. The Foreign Minister then an- nounced that in accordance with tho precautionary measures the Cabinet has ordered the mobilization of the army immediately, This step natur- ally followed the calling for the naval) reserves and the mobilization of the | navy. ROME, Aug. 3.—The head of the I with the leading Generals and Admirals of the Italian army and’ fleet as] tne procession moved to’ City Hall, to the Italian plan of campaign in case Italy should be drawn into the| marching in the military “goose step” European war. talian General Staff conferred today It tras pointed out in authoritative circles here that Italy's sttnation would be a most critical one if the were brought face to face with thos bined Anglo-French fleet it was argued, would then have at its meroy the| fice and tried to obtain a permit to coasts of the Mediterranean and Jonian Seas, and {t was, thought that Bng-| make patriotic addresses at the Frank- while France might setze Sardinia wy’ she threatened to do in 1882, when Italy remonstrated at the French invasion land would occupy Sicily, of Tunis. matter that restricts England at this moment.” Dealing with the question of Great Britain’s obligations, Sir Edward sald: “I was asked at the time of the Algeciras crisis if we would give armed support. and I said I could promise nothing to any foreign power unless it received the wholehearted support of public opinion. “L gave no promise, but I told both the French and German Ambassa- | dors that if war was forced on France, public opinion tn the British Isles would rally to *rance.” | This part of the speech was Te- | celved with loud cheering. | “If the independence of Belgium | should be destroyed, the independence of Holland also would be gone,” said Sir Edward. He asked the House to consider what British Interests were) at stake, “if in a crisis like this we! were to run away.” This was greeted with loud cheers and Sir Edward continued: “Do not imagine that if a great power stands aside in a war like/ this it Is going to be in a position to! exert Its influence at the end. I am not quite sure whether the facts re- garting Belgium are as they reached this Government, but there is an ob- ligation on this country to do its) utmost to prevent the consequence to which those facts would lead if they | 54! were not opposed, “It was said we might stand aside and husband our resources in order to intervene 1 nthe end and put things right. If in a crisis of this kind we ran away from our obligations of honor and interest with regard to the Belgian treaty, I doubt whether whatever ma- terial force we might possess at the end would be of much value in face of the respect we should have lost.” Hero again Sir Edward was tnter- rupted by loud cheering. He continued: “If we engaged in war we shold suf- fer but lttle more than if we stood aside, We are going to suffer terribly | in this war whether this country {s at peace or war, for foreign trade is going ; to stop.” “We have as yet made no engage- | ment for sending an expeditionary force out of this country, but we have tion of our army is taking place, “We must be prepared and we are prepared to face the consequences of j using all our strength at any mo- ment—we know not how soon—to defend ourselves. | The Foreign Secretary read a let- ter he wrote to the French Govern- ment on Dec. 2 1912, to the effect that If elther Government had grave reason to expect an unprovoked at- cuss whether both Governments gression, Ho continued: “That ia our starting point and Sir Edward placed the responsibility for the break on Germany. He de- clared: “England has tried consistently to secure peace. It was not possible, however, because of the briefness uf time and the disposition in some quarters\to force matters rapidly to, The families of all soldiers of the reserve summoned to the colors are “a be a igri, by the state, v, the Ruselan Ambassador, was handed his passports an fesue. Up to yesterday England had given no promise to any country of anything more than diplomatic apport. te, im our eviews * tale that statement clears the ground as | to the settlement of our obligations. |'The present crisis has not originated in @ matter which principally con- cerns France. No Government and no country had less desire to be in- volved in the Austro-Servian dispute than France. France was involved because of its obligations of honor, "We have.» long-sianding friend: ship with, ¥rence, Sat" see, | from the British dominion: tack by a third power it should dis. should act together to prevent ag- | three powers of the Triple AlMiarice e of the Triple Entente. The ‘com- extent of our obligations.” “So far as the forces of the Crown are concerned, the Premier and the First Lord of Admiralty have no doubt whatever of their readiness and thelr efficiency, They never were at a higher mark of readiness. There never was a time when confidence was more justified in their ability to pro- tegg our shorea and our.commerce. believe when the country realizes what is at stake it will support the Government With determination,” The Foreign Minister announced that a united Ireland presented one bright spot in the present crisis, He stated that both the Orangemen and the Nationalists buried their differences and nding solidly behind the Gover nt. John Redmond, the Irish leader, electrified the House of Commons when, in an impassioned address, hi declared that the Government withdraw every soldier from Irel “Ireland will be defended by her own sons,” he shouted. “The Prot- estants of the north and the Catholics jof the south will stand soulder to shoulder in this great national crisis.” Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the Opposition, warmly ‘supported the Government and referred amid cheers | to the pledges of support received Pos James Ramsay Macdonald, Social- ist and Labor Member, declared he was not persuaded that Great Britain | was in danger or her honor involved. He was convinced she should remain nentral Sir Edward Grey, in a second state. ment in the House of Commons after the conference of Ministers in regard to the German Ultimatum to Belgium, a “The British Government ts taking into grave consideration the informa- tlon reecived, and I will make no fur- ther comment.” HEADLESS BODY OF WOMAN IN NIAGARA Corpse With That of a Man Found in the River—Cannot Be Identified. NIAGARA FALLS, N, Y., Aug. 3— ‘The headless body of a woman and the body of a man were found float~ ing in the Niagara River to-day a short distance below the Canadian Cataract. The bodies had evidently And if any token were neéded’ ry laim the sturdy “patiiotism of | with clerks and stenographers and the: [GERMANS PARADE? DOWN BROADWAY, CALLING FOR WAR | Go to. City Hall, y Hal Accomp by Band, Singing Songs of the Fatherland. | —— | AUSTRIANS JOIN a All Promise to Go Back Fight as Soon as Possible. q City’ Hall plasa echoed thin abter- goon with the strains of the “Die Wacht am Rhein" and “Gott Erhalte, Gott Beschuetze Unsere Kalser, Uh- sern Land”—the Austrian national anthem—when ‘a band: of. putrid German-Ameri¢ans gathered in fi of the building, ‘The band, ‘headed “by \stan bearers, carrying large German ant American flags, lashed to the seme pofe, gathéred .at fourteenth ‘and ‘Broadway: They marched e " do ices of He fect the German Consul; in Broadway to the ling Green Building. After offer.” ar their services to the Fatherland, 4 formation of the German army. Despite the fact that the paraders were unable to obtal. a permit they were not disturbed by the police. Two of the leaders visited the Mayor's of+ lin statue, On the refusal of the Mayor to grant the permit, the crowd contented itself with @ patriotic 6em- onstration in front of the City Hall steps. From the City Hall the paraders went to the German Herold office, in South William street, and thénge through Chambers street to Bread+ way. these.Germans it was to be feynd in the man who led the patade, | He waa a blond, curly ‘hatred ‘taht, with aft enthusiastic German drt hts ‘shoulders: ‘The young giant looked as {fhe coulf’ h partied a field plécd with’ the same ease. Just back of the igiag walked ancther German with thé! United States colors and the German, colors. At Brogfway they swung south, the giant striding along as if he hadsnoth, ing on his shoulders but his coat, Te man “riding” him had a small Aus trian flag and a newspaper. He waved one and beat time with tha other, while the line sang patriotic songs, As the line moved south on Broad- 4 way all the office windows were filled’ Germans cheered all of them, At.t omces of the North German Lloyd, Steainship Company at Bowlin Green|! the parade paused a mom and then took up the m tery Park. There the band fleed as a platform for one 8; who was roundly © aera nt to cheep h in again and started up Broudway., got as far as the restaurant | basement of, the Bowllng-Green bullding, Thete the colors ware aude denly dipped and the leaders of th fie trampled down. tho. stairs, OF the two hundred in line It was evi.’ dent that only a fow were “invited.” The others stood about the doorstep a moment and then trailed off up the, street. ‘ ——_——. 10,000 Ri Go to Dublin, DUBLIN, Aug. 3.—Ten thousand rifles for the Ulster Nationalist Volunteers were landed last night at Ballyshannon; County Donegal, and are being brought to Dubin. 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