The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-01
French Foreign Office Declares
1t Would Be Folly
To Rely ON Any Hope of q
Peaceful Outcome.
ENGl lND'S EFFORTS FAIL
Every Glimmer of Hope Is
Promptly Extinguished.
German Ultimatum Puts Russia
in q Bad Fix.
Japan GETS her NAVY READY
German Ambassador Prepares
to Depart From Paris.
Austria Declares Her Intentions
Regarding Servia.
JAPAN GETS Her NAVY READY
German Ambassador Prepares
to Depart From Paris.
Austria Declares Her Intentions
Regarding Servia.

par,. Aug 1.-At the French foreign
office today offcials declared they con-
.;dered II would now be folly to rely
IN any hope Of a peaceful outcome VI
tha International crisis. England's ef-
forts at Berlin yesterday they SAID, nau
failed and any glimmer OF nope whIci'
had appeared had been Immediately eA-
tinguished.
Baron Won Schoen, the German am
bassador conferred behind closed doors
today with Premier VIVIAN a. ''o
foreign office. ~,
The conditions under which the dip
1onatic conversations" continued To-
dav made it, in the French ofilc1al Vle"'
appear almost impossible to expect
satisfactory issue, and 1t was reluctant
ly admitted that war seemed 10 oe Only
a question Of hours.
MANY weddings were performed yes
tccday and today, having been hastened
owing to the prospect of the BRIDE
grooms having to leave for the frontler.
The German Ultimatum. -,
London, Aug. 1.-The German uitl-
mstum sent to Russia said that II Rus-
sia did not stop her mobilization Dy
noon today Germany would pegln the
mobilization Of her army.
The Russian embassy in London this
evening pointed out the difficulty ere
ated for Russia by Germany's ultl-
matum.
An official said Russia had nothing
against Germany and had merely taken
precautionary measures on the Aus
trian frontier. He added that in spite
of the gravity Of the situation con
versa ations'' continue both at Vienna
and St. Petersburg and that Serglus
Sazonoff, the Russian premier, had de-
clared himself to be imbued with the
R..r nd ho q
prepared to go to the uttermost limits
to prevent war.
May Bring Everlasting Peace.
Toxic. Aug. 1.-The Japan navy has
been preparing to meet any emergency
and the minister of marines. Nfce-Ad-
miral Rokuro Yashiro. today went TO
Nikko to consult the emperor ON the
international situation. In the mean
time the second battle squadron has
assembled at the naval station, SaseDo
The premier, Count Shigenobu Oku-
ma, who is to confer with the emperor
tomorrow, in speech today, rererreo
to the gravity of the situation. He saio
that to bring about a great peace.
great war was sometimes unavoidable.
He added that perhaps general dis
turbance in Europe would resolve itself
into the final war of the world. leading
TO permanent and universal peace.
Ready to Leave.
Paris, Aug. line eSiAOoS-
sador to France had packed and was
ready to leave at i o'clock this after
noon when a dispatch reached him
from Berlin making some sort OF sug-
gestion which the French government
took into consideration and about
which it exchanged views with London
and ST. Petersburg.
Austria Declares Intentions.
London, Aug. 1.-The Westminster
Gazette says that Austria-Hungary
yesterday sent communication 10 81.
Petersburg declaring that Austria
Hungary had no intention of annexing
Servia, extinguishing the sovereignty
of Servia or reannexing the Sanjak
(province) Of Novipazar.
Germany Plays for Time.
Paris. Aug. lit was stated after
the receipt Of the German communi-
cation today that there was only most
slender hope that 1t would have any
result In some quarters the commu-
nication was interpreted as merely a
device by Germany to gain time to
complete her mobilization. as 1t was
accompanied by a condition which
was unacceptable.
ARRANGEMENTS were made last night
by Myron T. Herrick. the American
ambassador. acting under instructions
from Washington, to take over the
affairs of the German embassy, while
Alexander NJ. Thackara, the American
consul general. is to look after the
affairs of the German consulate.
German Chancellor Makes . Speech.
Berlin, Aug. THE German i'm
perial chancellor today addressed a
huge procession of demonstrators
from the window Of his official resi-
dence, making a stirring speech. He
said:
''At this serious hour, in order to
give expression to your feelings for
your fatherland. you have come to
the house of Bismarck. who, with
Emperor Williar. the Great. and Field
Marshal Won MoltkS. welded the Ger
man empire for US.
I'VE wished to go on living In peace
in the empire which we have devel-
oped in forty-four years of peaceful
labor.
1.-The whole work of Empero- Will
liam has been devoted to the mainte-
nance of peace. To the last hour i.e
has worked for peace in Europe, and
he il still working for it. Should all
His efforts prove in vain and should
the sword be forced into our hands.
we will take the field with a clear con-
science in the knowledge that we did
not seek war. We shall then wage
war for our existence and for, the ma
tional honor to the last drop of our
blood.
I'm the gravity of this hour / re-
mind you of the words of Prince Fred