The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-01
German Walships stop Vessels in Danish Waters lnves-
tigating Nationalities and Destination of
CargOes-British Fleet Sighted.
REPORT GERMANY HAS SENT ULTIMATUM TO
FRANCE AND RUSSIA. TO BE ANSWERED TODAY
Russian Ambassador at Vienna Continues Conversations
With Foreign Offcc-SerbS Hold Back
AustrianS Frontier.

as TO their purport. Tine Kaiser j. also
credited with personally doing his ut.
most in the direction of peace
There is an uncomfortable report that
Germany has asked France whether or
not she intends 10 remain neutral. II
is thought that IL this report is true it
possibly indicates n willingness on Ger.
mnny's uart To refrain from aiding
Austria if France win promise not to
aid Russia.
1t Is reported that French troops
have been partially Withdrawn from
thc frontier To prevent an Undersigned
ella Sh between them and German sol.
dicrs.
The report in circulation this after.
noon that the Russians had crossed he
frontier and blown up an Austrian
bridge is not confirmed.
The Times this morning confirms the
reports Of Russian mobilization. II
prints n 81. Petersburg despatch under
yesterdays date which says that gen
cral mobilization has been ordered
Never in the memory Of living
man.. the TimrS'S 81. Petersburg cor.
respondent telegrapbs. has Russia
lived through a day Of such intense
emotion. The Government decided
/ upon general mobilization of the
forces OF the empire late Thursday
night. This step was forced upon them
by German military preparations and
I "A .,
apparent that the Germans were pur.
posely delaying official notice of their
mobilization order in order 70 place
Russia IN n position Of infcrioritv. To
hesitate longer would have been 10
court disaster"
! Curt notices printed on pink paper
Slgnifylng that thc Car decided n
bring all the forces of the empire
! tabOut i.op.OOo mem To war footing
and ordering all rcScrvists without dis
! tinction 10 report to the nearest police
station at 6 o'clock on Saturday morn.
Ing have been posted on all street
corners.
These notices were posted nj mid.
night. For several hours beforehand
all foreign and inland kilograms except
official dispatches had been interrupted.
This telegram to the Times was only
permitted 10 come through by the cour-
teSy Of the Russian authorities. Tue
correspondent adds:
These precautions are obviously
necessary during the important interval
al.
ton and the beginning OF any hostii.
ties" =
The correspondent says that accord
ing 10 the NOrOc Ircmpd the cnthu.
sasm for war affects not only Russians
bur all races in the empire, Race prciu-
diCes appear 10 have been forgotten
over 1900 Czech rescrvists n Kicf
have appealed to the loca authorities
10 be enrolled in Russian regiments
Out of 10000 Austrian rcscrvists at
Kieff only 1000 have applied for pa ~.
ports.
The correspondent says thai the posi-.
ton of Germans in Russia, who number
/ several millions. Is believed 10 be cx
, tremely serious, especially in view ~
the widespread belief in far reaching
system of German espionage, He cou-
: tiuues
; Among the arrivals at 81, Peters.
burg by Friday mornings train were
, Coi. \. w. +, Knox. the British Military
= Attache. and Gen. Tatishchef, who has
been attached to the person Of the
, Kaiser. He says he is convinced that il
4 will bc difficult IL not impossible. for
the German sovereign 10 Withdraw
p from the position taken by his Govern
mcnt towards the Austro. Servan con.
hicl.
! "rhc staffs Of the German and Aus,
= triau embassies are preparing tn leave,
,, AN extraordinary meeting of tn"
I Council is preceding AT Peterhof, \
T. mani festo is expected
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