VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS j FRIDAY. JULY 31, 1914. NUMBER 102
* CZAR MASSES FORCES FOR WAR
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London, July 31, 3 p. m.—Russia has proclaimed a general mobilization of the entire army
k* and navy. The announcement has just been received by the foreign office here. This puts
the next move strictly up to the Kaiser. ! : j
■ Declaration Of
War Today
From Germany Against Russia Expected
To Open European Conflict
Of All Nations. j
STATE OF WAR EXISTS >
Germany Has Already Placed!
.) Railroads and Telegraph Lines
Under The Army—Mobili
zation May Be Far Ad
vanced.
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United Press Dispatch.
London, July 31.—A declara
jk tion of war upon the part of
^ Germany against Russia is ex
pected today. Semi-official dis
patches stated that Germany
was officially declared “in a state !
of war” by an order which places '
railroads, telegraph lines and (
other channels of communica- j
tion under the army. It is be- j
lieved here that mobilization is
already secretly under way.
f Berlin dispatches are severely
censored and all references to
movements of troops and war
ships are eliminated
^ Military experts believe that
when the actual declaration of
war is made Germany’s mobil
, ization will have progressed so
v far as to cause consternation on j
the French and Russian fron- j
tiers- The censorship of Servia !
r and Austria is on and little de-:
tailed information is expected ;
until Berlin acts. ^
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i MOBILIZING TROOPS ON
FRENCH BORDER.
United Press Dispatch. j
* Paris, July 31.—Germany is
* mobilizing her armies on the |
French frontier, according to j
dispatches, while French mobil- j
izing orders have not been is-1
sued. The barracks, however,
are crowded with the reservists j
exnecting a call to arms. The .
war fever is raging in the;
French capital
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United Press Dispatch.
Paris, July 31.—The command
ers .of the rendesvous of the na
val reserves have ordered a stock
of commissaries in anticipation
of mobilization orders within 24
hours
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GERMANY DENIES ULTIMA
TUM. i
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, July 31.—The foreign
office today denied that any ul
timatum had been issued to Rus
sia.
REPORT NEGOTIATIONS
REOPENED.
United Press Dispatch.
London, July 31—The Reuter
lispatenes from St- Petersburg
Loday decared that negotiations
between Russia qnd Austria for
a localization of the Servian
Austrian war had been reopen
ed.
GERMANYORDERS
RESERVE NAVY
To Remain In Port Which Will >
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Keep Many American Tourists
In That Country.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, July 31.— (Passed by -
censor)—Orders for practically
all the ships of the German Re
serve Navy including all liners
capable of conversion to war
vessels directing that they re
main in port, were issued today.
Among the ships incuded in
this order are the Imperator,
Vaterland and Amerika. Many
American tourists will thus be
held in Europe.
Austria is endeavoring to form
a defensive alliance with Japan
against Russia. It is semi-of
ficially denied that an order for
further mobilization would be
issued tomorrow.
The prices of foods imported
from Russia doubled today.
A denial has been issued that
Prince Henry has been sent to
Russia to reopen negotiations
looking for peace.
Announcement.
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with a full line of woolens for
fall and winter. Orders booked
for now or future delivery.
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Exact Cause of War
Austria had demanded of Ser
via that the pan-Slavic move
ment in Bosnia be suppressed
and that immediate punishment
be meted out to those involved
in the Belgrade plot against
Archduke Franz Ferdinand as
sassinated at Sarajevo,
Servia was slow to act and
Austria delivered an ultimatum,
giving the Servian government
until 6 oclock Saturday to reply
and accept terms.
The gist of the ultimatum was
that Servia should disclaim all
responsibility for the plot ; thpt
Servia should promise to do her
best to capture and punish the
conspirators and suppress the
pan-Slavic activities of her sub
jects in Austria
Servia’s reply was unsatisfac
tory, the Austrian foreign of- .
fice announcing Servia so hedg-1
ed its acceptance as to nullify
the demand.
Following was the answer j
made by Servia, to which Aus- j
tria took excentions and heeran *
war:
“Convinced of the necessity of
maintaining such relations, the
Servian government will readily
comply with all the demands of
Austria-Hungary which will
serve to suppress all criminal
acts, manifestations and disor
ders in neighboring countries.
“Because the Servian govern
ment considers it is thereby ful
filling the obvious duty of a civ
ilized state the government will
in all sincerity do everything
possible to prove its intense de
sire for friendly relations with i
the dual monarchy.”
CZAR ORDERS
PORT COMMANDERS
To Seize All Coal, Fuel, Oil And
Supplies Available for
War.
London, July 31.—The foreign
office admitted this evening that
the Czar had ordered a general
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European Russia.
The commanders of all Rus
sian ports on the Black and Bal
tic seas have been ordered to
seize all the coal, fuel, oil and
supplies available and to furnish
no foreign merchantmen with
more than enough fuel to reach
the nearest foreign port.
RUSSIAN FLEET SPEEDING
TOWARD BOSPHORUS
United Press Dispatch.
Rome, Italy, Juy 31.—Three
Russian cruisers and two de
stroyers are reported speeding
toward the Bosphorus with the
intention of seizing any German
or Austrian vessels as soon as
war is declared.
Even Militants Are Patriotic.
United Press Dispatch
London, July 31.—Orders to
suspend militancy during the
war crisis were issued from suf
frage headquarters today.
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SERVIANS REPULSE
AUSTRIAN ATTACK
In The Pass Commanding An
Approach to the Moravian
Valley.
United Press Dispatch.
Nish, Servia, July 31.—The
war office in a statement today
stated that the Austrians had
failed to force the pass com
manding the approach to Mora
vi valley. Desperate fighting
was reported with heavy casu
alties, two Austrian divisions
having failed to force the Kov
atsch defile.
■ IBRIDC.F
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On Vienna—Warsaw Railroad
Near Austrian Frontier Ac
cording to Censored Report
From Berlin.
ujttitea rress uispatcn
Berlin, Germany, Juy 31. —
(Passed by Censor)—A series
of explosions was heard upon
'he Russian side of the Austrian
frontier at Myslowitz today and
the Russians are reported to
have dynamited the bridge of
the Vienna and Warsaw railroad
The Deutsche Tageszeuting
declares that diplomatic rela
tions with Russia have been se
vered.
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negro who shot Harry James
and Quincy Webster in the pool
hall of the latter Saturday night,1
surrendered to Officers Payne1
and Wood Thursday night and |
was locked in the county jail.
Both James and Webster are
recovering from their wounds.
Nothing has been heard of Ed
Jones, wrho is thought to have
murdered Ophelia Mays, since
about 7 o’clock the morning of
the tragedy, having been seen
by some carpenters at that time
He is also reported to have j
been seen armed with a Win-1
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morning on the Rock Island j
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WAR CLOSES |
NEW YORK EXCHANGE
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I Tnlno rl in nr nf ri t iac ^
at Depressed Prices Might
Cause Panic.
United Press Dispatch.
New York, July 31—The
Stock Exchange closed today,
because it was feared there
would be an unloading of securi
ties that might depress prices to
panic figures. Also Consolidat
ed Exchanges of Chicago, Phila
delphia, Boston and Pittsburg.
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ENGLISH EXCHANGES
CLOSE
United Press Dispatch.
London, July 31. —The Loft
don Stock Exchange closed to
day ; also those at Liverpool, Ed
inburg and Manchester.
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and all kinds of fishing tackle.
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SEVERAL FAILURES
FROM DECLINES
In Stocks And Cotton As Re
sult of Sensational War News
of Day.
United Press Dispatch.
New York, July 31.—All the
important stock exchanges in
the world are closed as a result
of the war news.
Following the lead of New
York and London, the cotton ex
change closed after an hour and
a half- Several failures of
stock, cotton and brokerage
houses have been announced.
Secretary McAdoo conferred
with President Wilson and an
nounced that the government
was holding a half billion dol
lars ready to back the bankers
of the country.
Morgan also in a statement
declared that the United States
was financially sound and will
not be affected by the European
nriflis.
Despite the sensational war
news, wheat dropped in Chicago
today.
ALMOST RUN ON BANK OF
ENGLAND.
London, July 31.—Note hold
ers made such demands upon the
Bank of England today that the
result approached a near-run.
General Strike August 7.
United Press Dispatch.
Chicago, III, July 31.— A
strike of the engineers and fire
men of all Western roads ha3
been called for August 7th, un
less President Wilson induces
the railroads tomorrow to ac
cept arbitration as suggested by
the Federal Board of Mediation.
This was the gist of the ultim
atum issued by the unions to
day.
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