The Taney County republican., 1914-08-06
GERMAN TROOPS
Invade France
At Three POINTS
kaiser's Forces Act Without
the FOrmality Of DeCla.
ration Of War.
AMBASSADOR Won SCH0EN
SILL REMAINS IN PARIS
Four Nations Now Practically En-.
gagged in War-WiIheIm Declares
War Against Russia-Libau
Reported in Flames.


Reported in Flames.
London, Aug, 3.-German forces
have begun the invasion of France
without, so far as known, declara.
tion of war having been made. Two
German detachments entered French
territory, moving in the direction of
Paris.
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 Bel
gium and Germany, and continued its
march on the French fortified town
of Longwy. A dispatch from Brussels
said there was good reason to believe
this force later entered France.
The German force which came into
France near Grey, forty miles from
Nancy, is reported repulsed with
heavy losses, but this has not been
confirmed.
Still No official Rupture.
Paris, Aug. 3,-According to official
kilograms the Germans have invaded
French territory at three points at
least, but there still is no official rup.
ture. Baron Won Schoen the German
ambassador. gives no sign of leaving
his post, He visited the French for.
eign office to try to explain away the
violation of Luxemburg neutrality.
Official circles do not conceal their
surprise at the ambassadors conduct.
Their view Is that Germany is trying
to gain time and provoke France into
declaring war, so as to make France
appear the aggressor in the eyes of
the world, particularly in the eyes Of
Great Britain.
There is the greatest anxiety in
Paris over Great Britain's attitude.
On every side is heard the question:
what will England do?"
Four Nations Engaged,
London, Aug. 3.--Four great pow
ers of Europe, Austria-Hungary, Rus
sia, France and Germany, are now en-.
gagged in actual warfare, but two Of
them, Germany and France, not only
have not declared war against each
other, as far as known here, but have
not even severed diplomatic relations.
This is despite the fact that Ger
many's ultimatum to France, has
either been ignored or rejected.
The explanation of this would ap-
pear to be that Germany and France
are each seeking to throw upon the
other the onus Of beginning the war.
In fact, while the nations Of Europe
are flying at each others throats they
are vieing with each other in protest.
ing their desire to maintain peace and
repudiate the responsibility for plung.
ing the whole continent into blood.
shed.
Libau Is Burning,
Berlin, Aug. 3.-The small cruiser
Augsburg has sent the following re-
port to Berlin by wireless
Am bOmbarding the naval harbor
at Libau and am engaged with the
enemy's cruiser. The naval port of
Libau Is In flames"
Libau is one OF the principal sea.
ports Of Russia and is located on the
Baltic Sea, one hundred miles or more
north of the German coast. 1t is for.
tilted and used as an arsenal by the
navy.
Germany Declares War on Russia.
London, Aug. 3.-Events in the Eu.
ropean crisis have developed with
startling rapidity. The German ulti.
matum to Russia, demanding that
Russia cease mobilization of her
army, expired at noon and at 5:15
o'clock in the afternoon the German
emperor signed a mobilization order.
At 7:30 o'clock the German ambas.
sador at st. Petersburg, Count Won
Pourtales, delivered a declaration Of
war in the name of his government to
the Russian government and the en-.
tire staff of the embassy Immediately
left st. Petersburg.
Germany Issues uItimatum.
London, Aug. IA Daily News dis.
patch from Berlin timed at 2 O'Clock
in the morning, says Germany has ad-
dressed an ultimatum to Russia de-
that mobilization be stopped
within twelve hours.
A question also has been addressed
to France, the dispatch says, in re.
gard TO her attitude in certain con.
The Daily Citizens Paris correspon.
dent reports that general mobiliza.
tion has been ordered.
Vienna, Aug. 1.--Complete military
and naval mobilization has been or.
dered by the Austro-Hungarian gov.
ernment In reply TO the Russian mob
llization.
Berlin, Aug. 1.-The emuprnr made