The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-08-06
WAR DECLARED
BY GERMANY ON RUSSIA AND
FRANCE
FOUR BIG NATIONS
GRIPPED IN WAR AS RUSSIANS
INVADE GERMANY AND
KAISER MOVES ON
FRANCE.
LUXEMBOURG CAPTURED
TAKEN BY EMPEROR. AND AD-
VANCE GUARD HURRIED
ON TO PARIS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Sundays War News in Brief.


Sundays War News in Brief.
While the eyes of the world were
turned on Berlin and Paris Sunday. ex-
pecting a declaration of war on France
by the Kaiser. Russia unexpectedly
accompanied by artillery. into German
one OF the detachments crossed the
frontier at Schwinden. near Bialla, and
the other entered Germany at Eden
reid. near Posen.
steamer at Vladtvostok.
In spite of the fact that formal
Germany rushed Its forces against
France and is now reported to be as
espa at TS. 70 hTe%
four great powers Into actual war
fare ,,.u. c. ,uv.v,o, =, France
took place shortly after midnight, at
Cirey. near StrassburE. and the other
burg. seized that grand duchy which is
neutral territory. and continued on Its
way to Paris
attempted to cross into France near
Grey later are reported to have been
repulsed by the PoincArs soldiers with
heavy loss of life.
The North German Lloyd steamship.
Mronprinasssin Gss,lsa ha ,rn ri1h Nav Yert
patches to have been seized. reported
ing the British Isles. 1t Is believed
the Cecile will enter at some German
port other than Bremen.
Austria is believed to have aban-
doned its aggressive campaign against
servia in order to prepare for an sx-
Socialists and other labor parties in
Italy Joined In an urgent appeal TO the
in rS Tie e GurSpean Tsxsn' conflict. ai
President Wilson sent Secretary Nc
Adoo to New soo YoTm SaS dSo 10 GO plans a
posal of American banks during, the
financial crisis. The. action will be
taken under the Vreeland act
The Japanese Emperor summoned hts
Cabinet and instructed the ministers o.
I'm ssndons nna war Of 20 the Snd tSe
The British Privy Council was called
forts were renewed to prevent Great
Britain from participation In the con-
fiict.
of Europe-Austria-H Hungary. Russia,
France and Germany-are now en-
gagged In actual warfare. but two Of
them. Germany and France. not only
have not declared war against each
other, as far as il known here. but
have not even severed diplomatic re
lations. This in despite the fact that
Germany's ultimatum to France has
either been ignored or rejected.
The explanation OF this would ap-
pear to be that Germany and France
are each seeking to throw upon the
other the onus OF beginning the war.
In fact. while the nations OF Europe
are flying at each Others throats, they
are vieing with each other In protest
ing their desire to maintain peace. and
they repudiate the responsibility for
plunging the whole continent Into
bloodshed.
In this remarkable situation, France.
according to British opinion, has the
strongest Justification. She certainly
was the last to mobilize and seems
to have taken the greatest precau.
tions to avoid frontier collisions.
On the other hand. Germany. in ad-
dition to invading French territory
without making formal declaration
of war. has violated the neutrality
laws by the seizure OF Luxembourg and
declines to give any pledge to respect
Belgian neutrality.
1t is difficult to see how Great Bri-
tain can avoid being drawn into the
conflict to protect Belgian and Dutch
neutrality, :.nd on this point Premier
Asquith's official announcement in
Parliament is awaited with intense
anxiety.
One German force crossed the
French frontier near the village of
Grey. between Nancy and Strassburg,
and another German detachment, prob
ably the Twentieth infantry seized the
grand duchy of Luxemburg, neutral
territory between Belgium and Ger.
many, and continued its march on the
French fortified town Of Longwy. A
dispatch from Brussels said this force
later in the day entered France and
was hurrying in to Paris. Tht Ger
man force of 10000 men, which came
into France near Grey. which is forty
miles from Nancy. is reported to have
been repulsed with heavy losses, but
this has not been confirmed