The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-29
Government TO the correspondent Of


THE SUN. He said
Germany did not want to stop Aus
tria and will not attempt to stop her
on the way to Belgrade. hut Is ready
with England and France to stop Rus
sin. There is bur one danger to Europe.
aud that is Russia"
Tonight the Foreign Once Is ablazc
with lights and force of clerks will
work all night. The building which Is
the headquarters of the General stan
I'm Moltke street also will he open al
night and there is evidence of great
activity, while the Ministries of War
and Marine too are open.
During the day Count Won Mo,tke,
the chief Of the General Staff of the
Army. and Gen. Won Falkcnhayn. the
Minister uf War. were summoned TO
The new palace AZ rotstlam by the
Ma User
All signs indicate that the crucial
hour Of the crisis Is approaching. The
situation has not improved and will
become more and more intense until
Russia speaks.
Troops Move Through Bcriin.
The movement ~ nm ususually large
number of troops. fully equipped for
field service and including artillery,
through the streets Of Berlin to-day
lent grim reality To the feeling that
was impending in the tremendous
preliminary diplomatic struggle which
involves the fate of Europe. It was cX
rlaincl that the troops were merely
changing quarters, hut the appearances
were that they were being concentrated
nearer TO quick railroad facilities. The
troops came from the Dobcrilz
manruvre field and other places.
Letters from officers az the garrisons
and forts on the liusSian frontier TO
friends in Germany also tell of signih-
cant movements of troops and the p.ac-
Ing of military guards al bridges, along
the railroads aud other strategic points
About Gp.uOu Socialists gathered 1T
twenty seven mass meetings In differ
ent sections of the city tonight To pro-
test against the war. During the day
the police received orders to prohibit
and suppress further demonstrations IN
the streets such as those ON several
nights in inter den Linden This
order was issued to prevent Il street
demonstration hy the Socialists, rs the
police had learned that the Socialists
contemplated marchin. down town for
demonstration before the imperial
palace and also before the palace of
the Imperial Chancellor
The meetings were not interfcred
with, but There were strong details of
police In Inter den Linden and squads
uf twenty policemen In front of the
Chancrllor'S palace and opposite the
Austrian Embassy other details Of
police were held in reserve In the
vicinity of the different meetings. The
keynote of the speeches AT the various
meetings was Down with war - but
marked gravity was shown owing
IL u recognition of the seriousness of
the present state of affairs.
Socialists Driven on streets.
The Socialists who had attended
meeting IN Charlottenburg started TO
march toward the Tiergarten in Inter
den Linden shouting Down witRwar"
The police Immediately appeared from
all directions aud charged and dis
J~rSed the mnrrhcrS. They then
blocked off all streets leading to the
Tcrgarteu. \ number of arrests were
made.
AT II O'Clock. however the anti
war demonstrations took on II threat
enine appearance. The Socialists
adopted their old tactics and dispersed
into small groups after the various
meetings and started downtown. They
suddenly concentrated in inter den
Linden, coming 10y thousands through
all streets leading to that avenue.
They shouted Down with war; We
do not want war;" and You per-
mitted pro-war but do not want anti
war demonstrations"
The mounted police charged the
mobs repeatedly ANA the foot police
also attacked the crowds with drawn
swords. Many arrests We're made. The
mob was soon driven off Inter den
Linden into the side streets. \ strong
Gordon was drawn across both sides of
the Imperial chancellor's palace aud
the Foreign Office. which cut off the
k'ociallSls from these places.
There Is an Uncomfortable report
that troops We're under arms in the
barracks near inter den Linden In
case the police We're unable To handle
the mob.