The chronicle=news., 1914-08-04
AUSTRIA pDadElIED>
IN FIRST CLASH


(CoAtiausA 1san pass i.l
consul general In Paris, sent a ca
blegram to Washington asking tn,
state department to send a ship Il
relieve the distress of American $iti
zens.
Elbert H. Carey and H. II. Harges
chairman and secretary respectively
of the committee formed to air Amer
leans in Paris. have Issued circ,l
lar which reads in part:
4 THE secretary has received til,
names OF many hundreds OF Ameri
cans who are here and he is learn
ing their particular circumstances
and desires concerning Transports
tion and SO far the committee is OBJ
tanning the facts relating to. tn,
financial condition and the means o
departure from France"
The United States embassy yes.
terday afternoon issued about lot
certificates OF American nationality
and the consulate general handed ou,
as many more all day ar the en-
bassy. The crowds never numbered
less than 1900 until dark. French
authority will recognize simple GER
tificate signed and sealed by the
American embassy or the consular
general and saying that the bearer
is an American. Bearers of such GER
tificates may either remain In France
or leave without hindrance from the
military authorities.
The French line steamer Chicago
is to sail from Havre on Saturday
next.
| French airmen and outposts were
reported to have made raids on Ger
man territory.
more tangible occurrence was
the bombardment of the French navy
station at Algeria by a German cruis-
er. which, however, retired before
doing much damage. and is cruising
around the mediterranean sea where
a considerable number Of French
war vessels are looking for such mar
auders. What the British admiralty
intended to do was not. ascertain
I
as to the movement of British ves-
sells. British ships bound for con-
tinental ports north Of Calls were
advised by the admiralty to divert
their course to ports in the United
Kingdom in the event of war
As to the fighting between Aus
itria and Servia. the original account
of the war which had spread over
the great part OF Europe, reports
came from Nish, Servia, that the
Austrians had suffered sharp re-
pulse and heavy losses at the hands
of the troops of the Serbs.
| In diplomatic quarters In London
1t was reported without confirma-
tion that the Turkish army, which Is
being mobilized. will. II 1t partici-
pates in the general conflagration,
remain under the command Of Gen
eral Liman Won Sanders. the Prus-
sian officer who acts as instructor.
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| Washington, Aug. 4.-The German
embassy served note on the United
States today that there was state
OF war existing between France and
Germany. 1t is tantamount to dec
laration of war but technically diff.
ferent.
! The notice from the German coun-
cellor at Newport is practically the
same as the announcement in Berlin
last night by the German premier in
which he sought to place on France
full responsibility of the beginning
of hostilities.
The notice justifies the United
States and other neutral countries In
the issue Of formal proclamations oi
neutrality and has in motion all the
legal machinery necessary to EN-.
power the German government itscli
to proceed as in the case OF an act
ual declaration OF war. The only
difference noted here between the
two forms is that THE state OF war
announcement still relieves the Ger.
man government of liability for the
beginning of hostilities such as will
be carried on by the issue of a formal
declaration of war "a point which
willo fistife largely in the ncgotia-
tions Which close hostilities In the
end.
Washington. Aug. 4.-No Ameri-
can can leave Germany for, the pres.
ent. Through the German embassy
at Newport the state department has
been informed that during the pro-
gress of mobilization no foreigners
l
The German order applied to men
and women and children, although
its purpose is to prevent the flight
from Germany of men eligible fol
service under pretext of citizenship
The inclusion of women and children
in the decree is explained by the ap'
prehension that valuable military In.
formation regarding the process oi