Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-03
CRISIS APPROACHING
ACTIVITY OF BRITISH AND FRENCH
CONTINUES UNABATED.

IDEA Prevails at Paris That Russian For
eign Minister Promised Russian sup-
port In Reopening Whole Egyptian
Question Officers Have Been Recalled.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Daily Mail
this morning publishes no news regard
ing Englands war preparations, ex-
planning that silence is due to a letter
from the war Office asking it not to pub
hsh anything which might be useful
to possible enemy"
"We intend to ascertain today" says
the Daily Mail, ''from the war Office
and the admiralty exactly what kind of
news it would be permissible to pub
lish."
The Daily Mail confirms the reports
of unexampled activity at the French
dockyards, notably at Toulon, where
the coast forts have been experimenting
with melinite shells against an old gun
boat.
The Cairo correspondent of the Daily
Mail says. an Egyptian battalion has
been dispatched to Fashoda.
Most of the papers are full of alleged
war preparations, despite the undonbted
fact that the authorities are doing their
best to discourage publication, and are
even denying statements that have al
ready appeared.
Yesterday sudden order was re-
ceived ut Dover for an experimental
mobilization of the defence. forces. All
the heights and forts were smartly oc-
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ton.
The arsenal ut Woolwich is working
until IL o'clock every night, the gov.
eminent having given large orders for
guns, searchlights and other naval
equipments.
The British channel squadron has
cast anchor off Gibraltar.
The advices from Paris in the special
dispatches this morning add little to
what was already known regarding the
situation Mt Fashoda. 1t is believed
that Captain Baratier is taking only
verbal instructions for Major Marchand.
! The idea prevails at the French CAPT
tai that Count Muravieff, the Russian
foreign minister, while there on his re-
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reopening the whole Egyptian question
and that Major Marchand will be in
structed to foil back and maintain his
occupation of all Bahr-el. Gael.
Officers and sailors have been
hurriedly recalled from leaves Of
absence, several battleships and
cruisers at Portsmouth are taking
their full crews on board and other war
like preparations are being made. A
number Of signalmen now on duty
with the British channel squadron
which arrived ut Gibraltar yesterday
morning, have been ordered home for
service, it is presumed, on board the
auxiliary cruisers, IL the latter should
be required for active service A sensa-
ton has been caused by the arrest OF a
supposed Russian spy at fort near
Harwich. The man was already under
surveillance and went TO redonbf.
where he tried to obtain some informa-
ton from sentry regarding the FORTH
cations. He was promptly arrested and
inquiries are being made regarding his
4 antecedents. 1t was also asserted that
the managing officers of the London
volunteers received orders to prepare
for immediate sailing, and iC was as
serted that the different artillery corps
have been informed as to the forts o..
the southern and eastern coasts 60
which they have been allotted
The Pail Mall Gazette says: England
has been, and even now is 80 near war
that the government has carried it,
preparations to the limit Of the prepare
tory stage. 1t has been arranged to call
out the reserves and militia and to mob
ilize the volunteers simultaneously and
to form large camps at various impor-
tant railway functions, where rolling
stock and locomotives will be concen.
trated.