The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
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miles from Nancy, ig reported to have
.heen reIulsed with heavy losses, but
this a not yet been confirmed.
Apparently the German army is
duplicating the first movement of the
Franco-Prussian war. 1t was on Aug.
.. 1870, forty-four years ago yester-
day, that the French and Germans
clashed in the first battle Of that war
at S~aarbucken, where the prince i'm
perial under the orders of the emper-
or. received his famous baptism OF
fire..
1t would appear today that Germany
is taking the fullest possible advan-
tage of her supposed superiority in
mobilization over France. The
plan of the German emperor, accord
ing to military observers here, is to
vanquish or attempt to %vanquish
France in the interval before Russia
will be able to create serious trouble
on her northern frontier. Ii is sup
posed hat Russian mobilization will
take about three weeks.
One German force crossed the
French frontier near the village Of
Grey, between Nancy and Strassburg,
and another German detachment,
probably the twenty-ninth infantry.
invaded the grand duchy Of Luxem-
burg, neutral territory between Be-.
GUM and Germany, and continued its
march on the French fortified town of
Longwy. A dispatch from Brussels
said there was good reason to believe
that this force. later In the day. en-
tered France.
All Geographic and telephone COM
va,1nioofinr hnfuyno~ prIIcSo1a orL nv
emburg has been severed.
By the treaty of London, signed IN
1867. the grand duchy of Luxembourg
was declared neutral territory. It's
integrity and independence were guar
anteed. . ..
Longwy is a fortified town OF
France on the Belbium frontier, forty
miles northwest of Metz in Germany.
A train full of German soldiers ar
during the night. The troops seized
the station and the bridges on the
Treves and Trolls Vierges line in order
to insure the regular passage of mill
tary trains across the Grand Duchy.
After these seizures the soldiers pro-
ceeded to the barracks. h major of
the Luxembourg volunteers protested
against the violation Of neutrality but
in reply the asserted that the
railway belongs to them and that they
have the right to dc what they like In
Luxembourg. .
According to an evening newspaper
published at Liege 10000 German
troops crossed the French frontier yes
terday morning near Nancy. They en-
countered French forces and were re-
pulsed with heavy losses. This news,
however, lacks confirmation.
A telephone despatch from Brussels
yesterday said 1t was reported there
that Germany had declared war on
France and that the French ambassa-
dor, Jules Cambon, had left the German
capital. This report could not be con-
firmed.
The French embassy yesterday issued
the following statement:
French territory has been invaded
at Cirey and German troops are
marching on the fort at Grey. This act
has been committed without a declara-
ton of war. The German ambassador
Is at present in Paris"
Germany declared yesterday that she
was unable to answer the question put
by h British ambassador at Berlin as
to whether she Is prepared to respect
the neutrality of Belgium. This stare
ment appeared in a communication is
sued by the French embassy.
The neutrality of Belgium has been
guaranteed by Great Britain ana she is
bound to protect Belgium for her own
safety as Belgium under German rule
would be a never-ending menace to
EnglssA