Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-30
KAISER WATCHES
! RUSS|A'S MOVES
AS CRISIS NEARS
German Officials Silent, but
Mobilization Is Considered
Inevitable.

4 BERLIN. July sO.-At the German
; foreign Office il was stated today thal
efforts toward the maintenance OF
peace were still in progress and that
. csernany had not yet ordered the
mobilization of her forces.
Representative officials at the for
.eign Office declared that the situation
had grown worse today Instead OF
better. They pointed out that the
mobilization of the Russian army at
"a time when Austria Hungary had
mot moved man toward the Russian
Frontier could only be interpreted IN
Zone way and that was that Russia
was determined to support SerYia-
It was added that France also was
known to be making secret military
preparations and that although Ger
many had not yet modified it was
Questionable whether she could re-
efnain inactive much longer in face OF
the military preparations on her Dor
ders.
German Mobilization Rumored.
Major-General Erich Won Falken-
hayn. German minister of war, and
I Lieutenant General Count Helmuth
avon Moltke, chief Of the German gen.
eral staff, had long conference to-
day with DIR. Won Bethmann-H ollweg,
the Imperial chancellor, Prince
+ Henry, of Prussia, the emperor $
brother. and several of the imperial
ministers who assembled at the chan
: cellor's palace. Rumors were current
. afterward that the first German army
corps with headquarters at Koenigs-
berg had been modified and that a
call had been issued for a session of
The federal council, which is composed
of representatives of the states OF
Germany.
). The proceedings at the imperial
conference at Potsdam yesterday I'M
der the presidency of Emperor Will
lam, have been kept a close secret
Questions addressed to officials
evoked the reply, 1--WE regret we are
unable to furnish the slightest in
formation on the subject"
N 1t is known that no steps have been
taken toward the mobilization of the
German navy. The battle squadrons
are concentrated at Kiel and Will
helmshave, and are still on a normal
footing, and none of the reserve ships
has been manned, according TO the
admiralty. Everything, however, is
in instant readiness for bringing the
navy up to war strength should the
call come.
Z. AS to the German army, in addition
to the precautionary movements OF
smaller units toward the Russian and
the French frontiers. the men COM
posing the supplementary reserve,
which consists of those who escaped
service in the army, are reported to
have received instructions to repor-
for drill three days after the mobiliz-
alton in case it should be ordered.
Decision in Next "a Hours.
Some officers in close touch with
the situation guardedly expressed the
opinion today that the next twenty
tours would see a decision of the
question of peace or war. They said
indications of the irnminence of a
crisis were seen in the orders sent to
the reserve officers to hold themselves
In readiness for service and IN other
preliminary precautionary measures.
Dispatches from the provinces show
that the greatest agitation exists in
many places The residents of the
Fortified town Of Strassburg, on the
French frontier, have started laying
In provisions in case of a siege, while
the Common Council of the town has
taken measures to check the enor-
NOUS increases in the prices of food.
The council of Breslau was called
sntc secret session today to vote an
appropriation of $1,250, 900 for lex
traordinary purposes" and 1t is as
sumed that this also was for the pur-
pose of laying in provisions for
possible siege.
Z The Socialists everywhere are hold
Ing mass meetings to protest against
war, but the nom Socialist working
mems organizations have organized
counter demonstrations and have is
sued a manifesto declaring the 10y
atty of the great majority of working
men to the emperor