Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-04
AS FRANCE SEES IT
Interesting Statement Issued by EN-.
bassey at London.

Interesting Statement Issued by En-.
bassey at London.
London, August Paul Cambon,
French ambassador at London tonight
issued an official declaration throwing
on Germany sole responsibility for the
present war situation and anything
which may ensue. He says Germany
has not declared war and that the
German ambassador has not left Paris.
yet the German troops are invading
France.
Our pacific intentions" ne added.
may be Judged from the fact that, al
though we knew what was going on,
we withdrew the French troops ten
kilometres from the frontier to prevent
conflict"
The ambassador recounts the gen.
eral facts in the situation and con-
cludes:
1T is we'll that at the beginning the
world should know these facts"
Continuing the statement Of the
embassy says:
1.-THE British ambassador at Berlin
asked the German secretary Of for
eign affairs whether Germany was
prepared to respect the neutrality Of
Belgium. He declared he was not able
to answer.
"The German ambassador at st. Pc
tersburg notified Russia Of the declar-
alton of war by his government when
negotiations were pending between
Austria Hungary and Russia and
when Austria Hungary had declared
she was prepared to consider the mat
ter Of the Austro-Serb conflict with
Servia or with a neutral power.
| The German ambassador at Paris
yesterday morning had an interview
with the French prime minister con-
cerning the Austro-Serb conflict and
especially about the decision reported
by Austria Hungary. In spite Of this
| on the afternoon Of the same day war
was declared by Germany on Russia.
France was asked to tell what she
would do in case Of war between Rus
sia and Germany and the German am
bassador at Paris began to prepare
everything for his departure.
July 81, Germany called to the flag
1
Consequently, on July 81, mobilization
| was going on in Germany.
In spite of this France waited until
August l, at o'clock In the afternoon,
to order a general mobilization. The
first mobilization to be on August 2,
at midnight. This was done to make
it clear she was not the aggressive
power and also that she might be able
to claim British support"
The French embassy has received
the following statement from Premier
| Viviani:
at have sent the following telegram
to the French minister at Luxembourg:
| viii you inform the premier that the
republic intends to respect the neu-
! trality of Luxembourg? The violation
of this neutrality Is Of such a nature
as to oblige France to take into ac-
count the care Of her defence and her
| interests
THE premier Of Luxembourg has
protested to the German government"
NJ. Vivianis telegram continues, land
has informed the German ambassador
at the embassy in Paris that early this
morning the Germans entered Luxem-
burg territory by the Wasselbilding
and Remich bridges and marched to-
wards the southern part of the coun-
try and the capital. They sent armor-
ed trains with troops and ammunition
toward this point. The French COM
missioner at Petit Croix, on the Lux
emburg frontier G20 miles from Bel
fort), has informed the government
that the Germans opened fire on the
French port there.
1.-TWO German cavalry officers have
been killed at Roncerey, about six
miles on the French side Of the bound
ary"