Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-06
RUN STARTED ON sTETTN BANKS
Return of Regiment from Maneuvers
Adds to Excitement.
FRENCH TROOPS MOVING EAST
Thirty Thousand Men Are Being Con-
centrated in Belfort Fortress.
BELGIUM is ON WAR FOOTING
Hundred and Thirty-FiVc Thousand
Men VIII he Under Arms Within
Fortnight-f&ujS"r Reviews
BiE Fleet.

BERLIN. Sept 5.-The nervousness over
the protracted Franco German negotiations
with regard to Morocco seems to have
increased with the resumption at the for
egn office yesterday of the conversations
between the French ambassador, NJ. Cam
bon, and the German foreign minister, Herr
Won Kiderlen- Wsechter.
Wild rumors are being circulated in the
German provincial towns At Stettin large
sums of money have been withdrawn from
the savings banks. The banks are enforc-
ing the rule that notice of the intention
Of depositors to withdraw funds must be
given in advance and the officials have
published communications showing the
baselessness OF the reports.
other runners circulating on the Alsatian
frontier that the German ambassador to
France, Herr Won Schoen, had been MUIR
dered in Paris and that Germany immedi-
ately would declare war, were strengthened
by the return of a dragon regiment to
Colmar, the capital of Upper Alsace. from
the scene of the army maneuvers. An out
break of dysentary among the troops, how
ever, was the reason for their return to
barracks.
There was no meeting today between M
Cambon and Herr Won Kiderlen-Waechte
but It is possible that another conference
will be held tomorrow after the German
imperial chancellor, General Won Bethe-
mann Hollweg returns to the capital from
Kiel. where he has been called for the
meeting between the German emperor and
Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand Of Austria
Hungary.
French Troops Moving to FrOntier.
PARIS Sept 5-Although Germany has
made no reply as yet to Frances proposal
in relation to the Moroccan dispute and
while none is expected by the French for
eign office for some days, many rumors,
doubtless due to uncertainty to the out
come of negotiations are current.
The LPatrisi in headlines running across
its entire front page announces a consider
able movement of French troops toward
the French frontier.
Thirty thousand troops are ney moving
toward the eastern boundary for eoncens
tration at Belfort, the almost impregnable
frontier fortress, which is the objective of
the army.
Taking cognizance of the alarming
rumors current of preparations being made
to rush the Paris garrison towards the
eastern frontier, the French ministry Of
war today announced that only some bat
going to take part in the maneuvers.
Belgium ON War Footing.
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. b,-The mill
tary precautions now being taken by the
Belgian government for the purpose OF
preserving the neutrality of this country
in the event Of war between France and
Germany continue to be the absorbing topic
Of discussion at the capital.
It probably will take another fortnight
to complete the preliminaries necessary to
mobilize the army on a war footing, when
it is calculated that Belgium will be able
to call under arms 135,O0o men, including
the reserves.
All the political parties are supporting
the government in these anticipatory meas
ures.
Kaiser Reviews Fleet.
KEEL. Germany, Sept. 6-The great Ger
man naval fleet was reviewed by Emperor
william in the harbor here today, thou
sands Of spectators being given the oppor-
tunity Of observing the progress made by
the navy and to see the German fleet as
1t could take to sea tomorrow for action,
II necessary.
The emperor was on the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern.
Emperor William after the review trans
ferred his flag TO the battleship Deutsch-
land and the fleet put to sea for maneu-
vers to which spectators are not admitted
The magnitude of Germany's naval re-
sources now assembled was strikingly
shown by the review today. There were
ninety-nine fighting ships participating. not
including the large number OF torpedo
boats. torpedo boat destroyers. mine
planters and submarlnea.