Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-05
british PUSHING
Plans FOR VAR
DECLARATION OF WAR AoAINsr
GERMANY FOLLOWED sY
ACTIVITIES.
VESSELS 70 Seize
MERCHANT SHIPS At SEA


London, Aug. 5.-AItho five Of
the Great European powsrs, Aus
tria, England, France, Germany
are at war, and millions Of mon on
land and sea are under arms and
ready to strike, Developments Of
prime importance wore few today.
The cutting Of the German tsIs-
graph and telephone connections,
and the severance Of the German
trans Atlantic cable, virtually cut
on German from communication
with other countries. Reports from
France, Belgium and Russia
showed that Germany's armies
wsrs steadily moving forward east
and west and that her advance
posts wers in contact with the op-
posing Russian and French armies.
In England prsparations were
rapidly completed for naval activi-
ties, but The authorities would not
permit any leakage Of news ~ to
military Q. naval movements.
Several German stsamships in
British waters, including the Bel.
sia, with 70 German rsservists and
Z quantity Of foodstufFs on board,
wore declared prizes Of war. The
Maris lsonhardt, in tho Thames,
suffered similar fate.
The British government today
eemnsndssrsd the horses beions-
ins % sxprsss companies and big
department stores, thus causing at
NEST suspension Of business.
On che eoast Of the North ssa,
.satAsFs Il tshad hesn-ssperesd srrsne.s
6uoiy that 1 naval battls s~as In
pfoeress last night the British
seveenment has taken over all
Sckooss and other public buildings
fer conversion into hospitals in
readiness 10 recsivs the wounded
mon after the expected important
naval sneountsr between the Ger.
man and British Nest Volunteers
were rsqusstsd for the eritish
army and this was taken 40 an in
dioation that IN sxpsditionary
force, was 70 be sent out, but no
authentic information on this point
was obtainable.
In France the minister Of war
declared The mobilization. TO have
proceeded satisfaetoriIy and every
tlrina In readiness, with General
JeofFrs - commander r.in.chisf OF
the frontier.
AZ the Black sea has bssn tight
" closed by Turkey, shutting the
pardansllss and Bosphorus In or
der 70 maintain her neutrality, the
Russian Hest there has No di6ieui-
" il making captive many German
and Austrian vessels.
London, Aug. s.-The Gazette. thu
fical newspaper. today published tn
otification Of the state Of war existing
,tween Germany and England, a
eli a m order in council signed b,
,e king, relating 70 the merchant yes
is OF the country with which thu
ritish empire IL at war.
Tho order specifies as absolutely
,ntraband arms Of all kinds, clothing
"a harness Of Q military character
nd animals suitable for war purposes
Articles specified - conditional con.
,aband are foodstuffs fuel. harness
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'iescopes sn1 -N
Te Raise war va"d.
Premier Asquith today announced
,at the British government would n,
,r another credit Of $500 900 to.
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