Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
CALL TO THEC0L0RS
THROUGHOUT WORLD
Nations Gathering Men Here,
in Mexico and in the
Philippines.
BRITISH NAVAL RESERVE
INCLUDED IN NUMBER
New York Now Thronged and Trans
portation Question Becomes
Great Problem.

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Reports today from all over the United
| States serve to show that the European
powers are calling to the colors'' re-
servsts of the various nations who may
| be needed in the great conflict
From other parts Of the world are also
coming such calls, including orders to
the French in Mexico City and the Ger
mans in Manila. P. I.
| A call for the British naval reservists
| to return to their own country has been
issued In New York, and among other
calls today reported are number issued
at New Orleans, San Francisco, St.
Louis, st. Paul, Kansas City and Atlanta.
Details of Dispatches.
| The dispatches follow:
| NEW YORK, August 3.-British naval
reservists absent from the British Isles
| were notified yesterday by an admiralty
| order placarded by the British consulates
that they are called Into actual service
No order concerning army reservists has
yet been received.
Upon receipt of cabled instructions re-
garding the mobilization of the royal
naval resereve by proclamation from
King George Acting Consul General r.
L. Nosworthy caused copies of the order
to be posted at the entrance to steamship
piers everywhere in New York. New Jer-
sey and Connecticut comprised in the
New York consulate's territory.
The red posters were displayed also IN
the engine rooms and holds of steamships
where they could not be missed by those
subject to call
Reservists are directed to report to
the senior British officer at the port
where the proclamation reaches them or
to the first British naval officer they
meet, failing which they must register
on arrival in the British isles.
French Citizens Called.
All French citizens living in this coun-
try and who are on the active army list
or on the list of the reserve of the active
army have been called to the colors by
the general mobilization Of the French
republic The French consul-general in
this city sent notice to five thousand
such men last night to call directly at
the French line, where, he announced
tickets for their voyage would be deliv-
cred
The problem of. transportation looms
far more serious for Austro- Hungarian
and German reservists. their consular Of
ficers admitted yesterday. The recalled
German steamships brought back to the
starting point the advance guard of the
exodus of the Austro-Hungarian re-
servists.
Germans Fear interruption.
Great numbers of reservists arriving
from the interior in many cases were
accompanied by members of their fam
lilies wishing to accompany the wage
Garner away from this country.
l1, cd Of
few Servian reservists and a number of
volunteers remained in the vicinity of
the consulates anxiously awaiting word
regarding arrangements for their depart
ure
Three to four thousand German reser-
visits reported to their consulate, where
officials advised them to book passage
on the ships of the Holland-American.
Observation-Disclosures and Italian lines
Fears were expressed by some reservists
however, that they might be intercepted
on the way by warships of powers at
war with Germany.
French in New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. August IA call to
the colors affecting all Frenchmen in New
Orleans subject to military service of
France was issued here today by Consul
General Ferrand.
The French representative today re-
ceived a copy of the decree mobilzing
the French forces. German Consul Rob
announced that all Germans in this ter
ritory subject to military service should
report to him at once.
French in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. August 3-An-
nouncement was made by the French
consul here today that he had been in
structed by his government to call to the
colors all French reservists on the Pa
cific coast.
The men will be notified to assemble in
San Francisco.
st. Louis and St. Paul.
ST. LOUIS. August "a call to the
colors for reservis,s of the German army
and navy residing In Missouri. Kansas,
Oklahoma and western Illinois was issued
tonight by Dr. A. F. W. Breitling. Ger
man consul of this district.
ST PAUL, August ga call was issued
today by Hans Grunow; German consul
here for all German reservists in Mime
sofa and North and South Dakota to re-
port to him Immediately. According to
Mr.. Grunow. there are about $500 re-
servists in his district.
Atlanta and Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. August s.-The Rev
Philip Serdanovic, pastor Of the Servian
Orthodox Church here, said 700 men
would answer Servias call for troops. A
company of 90 Greeks, veterans of the
late Balkan war, headed by John Elco-
pus, announced readiness to go to Ser
Was aid.
In the foreign quarter in Kansas City.
Kan, the police several times prevented
clashes between Servians and Austrians.
ATLANTA. Ca. August 9.-The Ger
man consul in Atlanta today issued a call
| for all German reservists residing in
Georgia. Tennessee. Alabama, North
| Carolina, South Carolina and Florida to
report to him here Immediately.
Manila and Mexico City.
MANILA, August 3.IThe men of the
| entire German community who are Of
military age have volunteered their serv-
| ices to the fatherland. Thirty were
chosen by lot to proceed to Tsing-tau, a
| fortified German port in China The
Frenchmen here have followed suit and
have also volunteered their services
| German merchant vessels are concen-
trating In Manila harbor
| MEXICO CITY, August 3-Five hun
| bred French reservists will leave Mexico
| City at the earliest possible moment to
| join their regiments. The French lega-
| ton Is now endeavoring to make ar