New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-03

oil a.
o.. ,;.o which is always strong among
~ cormans. Is revealed to the iuiI r,
Int in this unparalleled Crisis ng
E.it.ar,, outhorities have control OF al
, M .oaSsossaries of life. The railways;
lne ore now in the hands Oh
o. o. rr,,, 3ut .he Military is also SUI
pervising the bakeries ana eonr
ptoes Including private shops noII
,,renar;es and petrol stores. The "noIs
80 If nrocedure in these respects mas
boon elaborated by the General otan
,'i,b sucb precision that the ne" ar
r,ngoments came into force smootn,,y'
ard in each separate locs lity the NM
tarv officials knew eXacty "hei'
step in and what 20 do. -
There mas been a general SEIZURE VI
49, meteor cars for military pur-
noses. III cara in Germany being regis
.ored on the military lists and the au-
tbori,ies having the power to requlsl-
ton them when needed. The machlheS
arc being employed in an elaborate sys'
TOM for the conveyance of intelligence
Tbov also form a valuable auNllafy 70
Tho railways. especially now that inc
latter are 80 congested BY the transPor-
tation Of troops. -.
There has also been a general ser
IRE OF horses for military purposes
An enormous equine COLLECTION Is Pr
ceeding apace, accompanied by tnS
Communicating of all supplies OF Io'-
der. -u
Death Menaces Socialists.
Tho nroclamation Of martial law has
entirely crushed the opposition man.
tested by the Socialists. open prole''
against war is now an act OF hlgh Itea
son, punishable with summary ueas"
if the military authorities so oeciIV'
Large numbers of those called 10 'ne
colors arc of course. avowed support
ers of revolutionary Socialism, but "
NAV be regarded as certain that they
will perform their duty without any
omen manifestation of their feellng''
II is impossible to prophesy now, now
over. what the conduct of the SOCIALISTS
on the actual field of battle VIII pc.
All the defences at the mouth OF inc
River Elbe, at Wilhelmshaven Bremen
KEEL and other ports have been put III
working order. Not single llg't-
house will illuminate the German coast
during the war.
II was learned to-day that Germsnys
declaration of war against Russia was
telecraphed to the German Ambassador
at ST. Petersburg in code and after pc
inc deciphered was delivered by tne
ambassador TO Sergius d. Sazonotf, the
Russian Foreign Minister. Simultane-
ously the Russian Ambassador at ber-
lin was handed his passports, together
with an intimation that he had better
leave the country Immediately. Inc
entire Russian Embassy quit Berlin
late last night on special tram pro-
vided by Germany and escorted by
special military guard.
Says Kaiser Sought Peace.
The Kaiser, who has not the power
TO declare war himself, obtained the
necessary authorization for the decla-
ration from the Bundesrath, or Fed
eral Council, which represents all the
Kingdoms, principalities, duchles ana
free towns composing the empire. The
president of the Bundesrath is the I'M
perial Chancellor, and its voice, though
il has TO be obtained, is largely Tor
NAL affair. The Emperor obtained It
about noon, just as the twelve hours
he had given Russia expired.
A special edition of the officlal Ga
2ette" has been issued to prove that
Germany has done its utmost to mann
tain peace and has been dragged INTO
the war against its will and desire.
"The Gazette" points out that Austria
is justified in taking drastic steps to
protect it's own integrity against the
scditious agitations fomented and tos-
tered by Servia.
II states that on July % Germany
received information that Russia was
making military preparations on 50
farreaching a scale as to suggest that
war on a big scale was intended. Ger
many then made inquiries at 81. Pc
tersburg and Russia gave definite as
surance that no order for mobilization
had been issued and not single re-
servist called to the colors. lnforma-
ton was received by Germany on July
20 which did not agree with Russias
declaration, and renewed inquiries were
made az st. Petersburg. Russia still
denied military preparations, though
Germany had definite knowledge that
mobilization was going on, even in the
immediate vicinity of the German from
tier.
At that stage, the official Gazette"
continues, the Gar telegraphed to the
Kaiser an urgent request that the Ger
man Emperor use all his influence to
prevent a European war by restraining
Austria from going too far. The Car
said that Russia desired direct con-
versations with Austria and had been
refused them by Austria.
The same day, says the official ex-
PLANTATION, the Kaiser telegraphed TO
the Car accepting his proposal to
mediate between Russia and Austria.
In consequence, Germany Immediately
urged Austria to resume direct CONVEX
sations with Russia, but Vienna re-
-
many then instructed its Ambassador
at Vienna TO present to the Austrian
Foreign Minister dispatch saying that
refusal to exchange views with Russia
was serious mistake, and the note
added:
1--WE must decline to be dragged into
world conflict owing to the rejection
of our advice by Austria"
The German Ambassador at Vienna
was instructed, continues "The Ga
zette," to supplement this note by en-
phatic verbal declarations along the
same lines. But while Germany was
making these efforts for peace infor-
nation reached Berlin that mobiliza-
tion was proceeding in Russia with
feverish haste. Thercupon the Kaiser
telegraphed the Car, saying that he
could not maintain peace if Russia per-
sisted in preparations that were obvi-
ously for war.
The Cars reply, says the Gazette.
was an order for the mobilization of
the entire Russian army. Undisturbed
by that step, however, the Kaiser, when
the news came to Berlin of what Rus
STA was doing, telegraphed to the Car
for the third time, telling him Germany
had gone TO the utmost limits in en-
deayors to maintain peace, and added
that If the Gar persisted in mobiliza-
tion Russia must hear tho resnonsi