The Elbert County tribune., 1914-08-07
BRITAIN ARMS
FOR CONFLICT
COMPLETE MOBILIZATION or The
ARMY ORDERED TO PROCEED
WITHOUT DELAY.
GERMAN PLEA IGNORED
THE BRITISH FLEET WILL GIVE
FRANCE "ALL PRoTEcTioN
IN ITS POWER"

Western Newspaper Union New. ssrvies-
Mondays War News In Brief.
Announcement of the definite policy
expected the Prime Minister would
make In Parliament Monday wns post
John Burns, President OF the Local
Government Board. Quit the Cabinet.
owing to a disagrecment over the war
policy Of the British Government. and
q late report said that viscount Nor
ley. Lord President Of the Council. was
considcring his resignation.
Sir Edward Grey In the Commons re-
viewed the situation. and. although he
used qualifying phraseB. his words
Great Britain Is committed to war.
The German ambassador at Paris WAS
passports--which lines up France with
1srssia, Servia and Montenegro. against
Germany and Austria Hungary.
The mobilization of most OF the
eountries. of Europe has been virtually
Holland has been invaded at Limburg
by German troops. according 20 report.
and the Dutch people said to be
Flooding the country. to prevent the
Germany has issued white book"
1usttfying her action with respect to
H,,.ss Rnsss,a; nnd: at the same time German
utmost efforts to win Great Britain to
a position of neutrality.
rev reports or actual military move
ments are being received. owing to cen-
sorship.
London. Aug All the great Eu-
ropean powers except Italy, and most
of the secondary powers. are mobiiiz-
Ing with all their energy. Mobiliza-
ton has not yet reached a stage
where any OF the armies have met in
battle. Italy. which declared her neu-
trality, will begin to mobilize officially
today. although the process probably is
well under way Great Brltain's mob
ilization is nearly completed but she
has not announced that she will join
in the general war.
Last night war officially existed be-
tween Austria and Germany on one
side and Russia. Servia and Montene-
gro on the other There had been no
official declaration of war. between
Germany and France on either side,
but the German ambassador in Paris
received orders to demand his pass
ports.
The most important event in the
past twenty-four hours was Germany's
demand upon Belgium In the form OF
q twelve-hour ultimatum that its troops
be permitted to cross Belgium to the
French frontier, coupled with the
promise that Belgian integrity should
remain unimpaired at the end of the
war and that Belgium should be com
pensated. To this Belgium refused to
accede. on the grounds of her rights
and honor.
Sir Edward Grey, the British Sec
retary for Foreign Affairs. made q
statement in the House of Commons,
Indicating that Great Britain's inter
ests and obligations could not permit
her to submit to the violation of Bel
gian territory. This practically left the
decision as to whether Great Britain
should make war to public opinion.
There is absolutely no doubt that
British sentiment Is for war The ap-
peals OF the paciflcists get no hearing.
One man in hundred in London.
seemingly, wants the nation to remain
neutral.
Germany. through her diplomats. has
tried to keep Great Britain out. by a
virtual offer to refrain from using her
navy against France as the price of
Great Britains neutrality.
Great Britain has mobilized her
forces-and awaits events. She is not
belligerent power nor is she a neu-
tral one. The government has given
France assurances that the British
fleet will not permit the German fleet
TO attack the French coast. 1t has not
yet pledged itself to contribute an
army to the Continental war.
The British government regards
with the deepest distrust Germany's
violation OF Belgium's neutrality but
makes no declaration as to whether it
considers that measure provocation
for war.
This pronouncement OF the govern
ment's policy--the result of two days
almost continuous deliberations-was
made to the House of Commons by Sir
Edward Grey, secretary of state for
foreign affairs. Therefore the trying
hour OF suspense for the British people
is prolonged indefinitely.
Meanwhile the German embassy in
London is exerting every effort of d.
plomacy to induce Great Britain to
hold aloof from the copf,xct and to
bring public opinion to Germany's
side.
Battieship Ordered Home.