Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-08-06
European War News


onment and fine of $1,000.
European War News
Austrians and servians fought sew.
eral battles, both suffering heavy
losses.
Germany demanded an explanation
OF Russia's mobilization of troops.
The car replied 1t was too late to
stop it, and ordered his entire army
modified
Great Britain rushed its prepare
lions for general war, both on land
and sea. and Germany, France and
Italy prepared for immediate mobiliza-
ton.
Nearly all the European bourses
we're closed. On the New York ex.
change stock values fell rapidly, and
on the Chicago board of trade wheat
advanced above the dollar mark.
Car Of Russia warned Austria he
would uphold Servia. ordered an army
Of 1.2s0.0O0 modified and called out
a great number of reserves.
Belgrade was bombarded, set on fire
and occupied by Austrians.
Austria and Russia suspended diplo
matte relations.
Germany was ready to mobilize and
strike II Russia began hostilities.
Paris prepared for possible siege and
the British feet sailed with sealed or
ders.
Austria formally declared war on
Servia and invaded its territory, also
selling several Servian steamers on
the Danube. Bulgarian troops crossed
the servian frontier. Sir Edward
Grey's plan for mediation was rejected
by Germany and Austria All the pow
ers modified their armies and fleets.
Foreign
General Obregon captured Quere-
taro from the Mexican federals.
Adrien Hebrard, editor of the Paris
Temps, and one of the leading Journal
lists in France. died. aged eighty
years.
The transport Hancock sailed from
Norfolk, Va, for Guantanamo, Cuba.
with 400 marines to add to the force
modified there for possible develop
ments In Haiti.
Military uprisings In Hupeh prov
ince threatened the rule of President
Yuan of China.
Twelve potash miners were blown
to pieces by the explosion Of so pounds
OF dynamite near Cassel. Germany.
Twenty-Five persons were killed and
so others injured, many fatally, by an
explosion OF fireworks at festival
in Tudela. Spain.
Carranza promised there should be
no robbery and pillaging in Mexico
City when he entered II.
-
Brazil ofiicially renamed the Duvids
river the Rio Theodore.
Many rifles and several machine
guns were struggled into Ireland BY
the Nationalist.
Lieutenant Valensi OF the French
army aviation corps was killed when
his aeropiane collapsed during
aight.
Rebels In Haiti were defeated twice
by the government troops. losing
heavily.
Nestor Wilmart, Belgian banker,
railroad man, newspaper proprietor
and sportsman, was sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment and $500 fine on
a charge OF swindling the public out OF
81, 40O, 900 by over-issuing shares in thu
Ghent-Terneuzen railway in 1912.
American surgeons congress opened
in London and DR.. j. B. Murphy Oh
Chicago was installed as president.
Two suffragettes belonging to the
British nobility, Lady Barclay and
Hon. Miss Edith Fitzgerald, were ar
rested at Buckingham palace. where
they made persistent attempts to pre-
sent to King George letter written
to his majesty by Mrs, Emmelins
Pankhurst
The. Japanese steamer Komagata,
with s52 Hindus who resisted the
Canadian governments order OF de
portation more than three months, left
the harbor of Vancouver bound for the