£ England Prepares
/ To Enter War
< Mobilization Of Army And Navy Called
For—Premier May Ask Declaration
Of War Against Germany.
RUSSIAN-GERMAN FLEETS MEET
One Russian Battleship Has Been Driven Ashore In Encounter
With German Squadron In North Sea
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(Flash)—London, August 3.—Sir Edward Grey, minister
of foreign affairs, today announced in the House of Commons
that orders for the mobilization of the British army and navy
had been issued.
The announcement of a mobilization of all forces is taken
to mean that Prime Minister Asquith when heard tonight will
demand a declaration of war an d ask a quarter of a billion war
funds. It is declared that if Germany bombarded the French
coast, England would not be idle, for it is said that Germany was
tf willing to agree not to attack the northern French coast if
England would remain neutral. It is explained that the big ques
tion involved is the neutrality of Belgium who has appealed to
England to safeguard her integrity and has blamed Germany
t for the break- It is indicated that the cabinet is now for war.
United Press Dispatch.
London, August 3.—It is reported that the Russian and
German fleets met in the North Sea and that at least one Rus
sian war ship was driven ashore«
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United Press Dispatch.
London, August 3—The ticker service says that six Ger
man warships and two English were sunk in a battle in the
f North Sea, but the report is unconfirmed. It is reported that
Germany has seized four British steamers in the harbor of
Hamburg. If this is confirmed i t amounts to open hostilities
upon the part of Germany.
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75,(900 FRENCH
i CROSS BORDER
Into Coveted Province of Alsace
1 4 Supported by Artillery and
Detachment of Aviators
* United Press Dispatch.
l Berlin, August 3.—The war
office this evening confirmed the i
report of the French invasion of
Germany, who crossed the fron-1
tier near Altmjenstorol on the j
AJsace-French border. This ad
vance was opposed by the retir
ing German border patrols.
The invaders include seventy-1
five thousand men, heavy artil
lery and a detachment of aviat
ors.
Three German army corps |
Have been sent to engage the in
vaders. ‘j
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GERMANS CAPTURE
RUSSIAN CRUISER
And Fire Vast Stores of Grain
In Libaurusca—Germans In
vade Russia.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, August 3.—The Ger
mans have been victors in the
first naval battle of the pi'esent
war. A German cruiser, Aus
berg, dashed toward Libaurusca
and overwhelmed a Russian cru
iser and bombarded the exten
sive fortifications of the outer
harbor and fired upon the city.
The Russians lost vast stores of
grain, which will prove a serious
blow to the Czar.
RUSSIANS ALSO INVADE
GERMANY.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, August 1—German
troops are now upon Russian
soil, for the Kaiser’s artillery
today occupied Kalsiz of Russian
Poland, with no serious opposi
tion.
A strong Russian column of
infantry and artillery crossed
the German frontier at Schwid
den today and is apparently re
lying on strong support from
across the Russian lines.
Mrs. Nora Solomon.
Mrs. Nora Solomon, aged 28
years, and living on the Hinkle
farm in Oil Trough, died Satur
day afternoon from a lingering
illness with tuberculosis, and
was buried at Surrounded Hill
Sunday
Swiss Accused For First Time
Of Being Traitor.
United Press Dispatch.
I Geneva, Aug. 3.—For the first
time in history a native Swiss
has been accused of being a spy
‘in his own land on behalf of an
; other country, and it so happens
jthat the man attaining this un
enviable distinetin is a member
of the National Council.
The government has suppress
ed his name and most of the
facts in the case, for which
Swiss newspapers are loudly cla
moring. It is stated, however,
that the man, who was arrested
jin Zurich, had been suspected
for some time past, and that a
search of his house disclosed
convincing proofs of his guilt
He had been particularly active
jin getting and disposing of in
formation concerning the Swiss
defenses on the Italian frontier,
j say the authorities
MILLION MEN
TO INVADE FRANCE
Three German Armies Advance |
Upon France—Belgium
May Resist Invasion.
United Press Dispatch.
T _ t 4. o rm ... _ /-'•_
ijunuuii, o.-xmce vjci- j
man armies of a million men are ]
advancing on France, one j
through Belgium whose neutral- j
ity is violated, the second j
through Metz, and the third
: close to the Swiss border. It is
reported the Germans have tak
en Basle and seized the roadway
to the French boundary.
I
i A German squadron of two
battleships, four cruisers and an
escort of destroyers has entered
the Baltic in search of the Rus
sian fleet. It is believed this
squadron will attack the Rus
sian fleet or blockade the coast.
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BELGIUM REFUSES THE |
OFFER OF GERMANY
United Press Dispatch.
Brussels, August 3.—Belgium
has rejected the offer of Ger
many to respect their territory
if permitted to move the Ger-1
man troop trains across Belgium j
and invade France.
The Belgian troops have not
yet fired upon the invaders.
SERVIA NOW
INVADES AUSTRIA
Will Attempt To Rouse Slavs of
Bosnia Against Austria.
United Press Dispatch.
Nish. Servia. August 3. —
IServia has assumed the aggres
sive against Austria and is to
:day preparing with Montenegri
ans to invade Bosnia in an at
j tempt to provoke a revolution of
the Bosnians against Austria,
now resisting invasion.
PRUSSIANS MOVE AGAINST
LEMBORG.
United Press Dispatch.
Italy, August 3.—The Russians
are reported to be invading Aus
tria, moving against Lemborg.
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ASSASSINATION UNCON
FIRMED.
United Press Dispatch.
London, August 3.—The re
ported assassination of Eperor
Joseph of Austria is not confirm
ed and is not credited.
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Miss Sophia Pape of Van Bu
>*en is the guest of Misses Leah
and Ellen Jones
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'FRENCH WIN
FIRST BLOOD
Mow Down Advancing Line* Of
Germans With Machine Guns ,
Who Retire In Disorder.
United Press Dispatch.
Paris, August 3.—The French
have won a bloody engagement
at Petit Croix on the German
frontier when a corps of the'
German army attacked the
French entrenched beyond the
tovra. The defenders mowed
down the German advance
guard with machine guns. The
enemy charged several times, j
but was unable to withstand the
withering fire and retired in
great disorder, leaving many
dead upon the field. The French
also took a number of prisoners.
French infantry and artillery
are being rushed to the aid of
Longwy Garrison for France in
tends to assume the initiative
here and drive back the invad
ers by sheer force
A French aviator crossed the
German lines and dropped 1
bombs into their camp, demol- 1
ishing an engine and armored j
train and killing several.
FRANCE IN STATE OF SIEGE ■
United Press Dispatch.
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today declared in a state of1
siege and martial law prevails. !
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To Submit Plans For Warships.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., Aug 3-— !
This week, according to infor-1
mation today at the Navy De
partment, Secretary Daniels
hopes to be able to submit plans
and to seek bids for the con
struction of the three dread
naughts authorized by congress,
including the one to be built
with funds secured by the re
cent sale of the old battleships,
Idaho and Mississippi to Greece.
One of the new vessels will be
built at the New York navy
yard
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President Asks Appropriation
To Aid Americans
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D C., August 3.
—President Wilson in a mes
sage to congress today asked j
for an appropriation of a quar
ter of a million dollars to aid
Americans abroad. He also ap
pealed to the American press to
refrain from adding to the tense
ness of the European situation
with sensational and distorted
or unverified statements.
U. S- to Represent Germany.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C-, August 3.
The United States has agreed
to take over the German embas
sies in any country warring with
the Kaiser, but “with the under
standing that this shall not pre
vent similar services for other
countriees wherever asked.”
Dowager Empress Held.
United Press Dispatch.
London, August 3—The Em-1
press of Russia en route to St,.
Petersburg from a visit here
was detained by the Kaiser’s or
ders with the alternative of re
turning here or proceeding to
Copenhagen
Davenport Home Burned. j
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Davenport, who live in
the Holden Addition in East
Newport, burned to the ground
Sunday morning at 1 o’clock
Mr. Davenport had gone out
home from town about 10
o’clock and was awakened only
as the roof was falling in on
him. Mrs- Davenport is in Ken
tucky on a visit and there had
been no fire in the house for
more than a week, which makes
the origin of the fire a mystery
The house and contents are a
total loss, with $1000 insurance
on the house.
Died Of Typhoid Fever.
Rudy Birden, a young man 20
years old, died on a houseboat on
the river here Saturday night
with typhoid fever, from which
he had been very ill for four
weeks. He was buried at Rob
inson graveyard, near Jackson
port. Sunday afternoon.
STRUCK LOG
BREAKING NECK
Negro Loses Life In Newport
Lake By Diving From
Bridge.
Jesse Shaver, a young negro
who had been swimming in New
port Lake and was diving from
the bridge into the water be
neath, struck a log and broke
his neck in one of these plunges
about 1:30 o’clock Sunday after
noon.
The body lodged under a log
and never came to the surface.
The other negroes in swimming
soon recovered his body and it
was at once discovered that he
had broken his neck in diving.
Cop Given $200 Purse For Slap
ping Legislator.
United Press Dispatch. i'
Rome, Aug. 3.—Policeman
Guglielmo Caracciolo is today
$200 richer for having slapped
the face of Deputy Dugoni, a so
cialist member of parliament.
Caracciolo also will receive a
medal-as soon as it can be suit
ably designed and coined.
During the recent socialist
strike m Italy, ueputy uugoni
found himself at the head of a
body of demonstrators. In ev
ery conflict with the police or
military Dugoni managed to es
cape physical mussing up, as
serting his immunity as a mem
ber of parliament, and defying ^
anyone to touch him
Dugoni’s bluff remained effec
tive until he met Policeman Car
acciolo. The latter decided that
while the deputy’s body might
be inviolable, he would take a
chance that his face wasn’t, and
slapped it twice, inviting the fu
rious deputy later to take said
face back to parliament and
show it to his colleagues.
Deputy Altobelli, a fellow so
cialist member of parliament,
but belonging to a faction op
posed to the strike, took up a
subscription of one-franc contri^
butions. He found 1,500 people
glad to contribute towards the
purse and the medal.
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