Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-05
Germany Rejects Firm Demand
That the Neutrality Of Bel
gium Be Maintained.
|ENCLAND'S MILITARY MOVES
ARE SHROUDED In SECRECY
SEXES Kaisers Steamers as Prizes Of War-Volunteers
Requested for Army-Arranges for
Hospitals on North Sea

Hospitals on North Sea
LONDON August 5-Alhough FIVE of the great European
England France Germany and Russaare
millions of land and under and ready
strike developments of prime Importance few today
declaration of Germany and the kases
against Britain issued last night
Asquth today announced that the British
would ask for another credit of
cay Vscount Morley John Burns had resigned from
cabinet.
The momentous British government
waiting before the expiration
Of the time limit by Great Britain in her uatum to Germany
demanding satisfactory reply the subject of Belgian neutrality
Germanys reply the rejection the that
Belgian neutrality should be respected.
Berlin hereupon received his
ports government notified Germany Of
war existed between the two countries.
FOREIGN OFFICE STATEMENT
The British foreign following
Owing summary rejection by German government
his Britannia maests that the
neutrality Belgium respected masy ambassador
Be nhas received his and his mae
the German that of exists
between Great Britain and Germany from ocock August
Italy declared her neutrality but mobizng Belgium
Holland and have modified The German demand that
Belgian government permit passage
through Belgium answered by hasy
sist Belgian territory.
made inquiries from Russia Ger
regarding her attitude but is preparing defend her neu-
trality
Japan making ready live up alliance with Great
certain eventuaities Spain reported be
pairing proclamation Of neutrality.
Hungary the from campaign
against purpose holding Seva
has modified with the of invading Bosnia
GERMANY PRACTICALLY ISOLATED.
The cutting of the German telegraph and telephone
the of the German transatlantic cable virtually
Germany Oft from with other countries Reports
Belgium Holland Russia however showed that
Germany armies steadily moving forward and
posts with the opposing Rus
sian and French
England preparations today rapidly completed for naval
after the declaration of last night but the authorities
permit leakage military naval
steamships British including the Bel
German and quantity of food
declared prizes of The Maria Leonhard
in the Thames suffered similar fate.
The British today commandeered the horses be-
longing and big department thus
ing almost suspension of business.
On of the North where had been erronecuy
ported battle progress last night British gov
schools other public buildings
hospitals readiness the wounded
the naval between the German
British fleets
VOLUNTEERS ARE CALLED FOR.
for the British army
indication that expedionary force be
but authentic information this point obanable.
France mobilization
satisfactorily and everything be in readiness with Gen
Ioffre commander-n-chief at the frontier.
tightly by Turkeys shutting
neutrality
difficulty making captive many
German and Austrian vessels
appear stopped their
censorship the of important
dispatches of reached the British capital
from those countries.
during occupied by Germans in
discovered number of bombs and rifles
Several arrests made