New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
France by Terms Of Dual Alliance Cannot
Now Stand Aside-Cabinet
Sits All Night.
SHOTS EXCHANGED ON FRONTIER
Enthusiasm Grows ST. Petersburg at Prospect OF fgh-
ing the German--Great British Fleet Com
mands All North Sea Ports.

Gable Their TibuneI
London Aug 1-Germany declared Russia at 73o
o'clock this evening.
France expected declare Germany before mid
night as required by the of the Dual Alliance
An official telegram received St Petersburg
announced the declaration of war.
At the time the of the declaration OF war came
the news that Germany mobzng her entire including
the last line reserves which will give them approximately
100000 in the field.
France official mobilization and the streets OF
placaded o'clock this afternoon with the oea
government announcements of mobilization
Englands first fleet battlesps IA batte-cruscrs
73 desoye which sailed westward two days ago
under sealed orders the North Sea in position to
tabist blockade all German North Sea ports the minute
England is drawn into the
RAILWAYS COMMANDEERED.
telegram Bouogne says the French government has
taken possession all the telephone and telegraph lines of the
country and has northern railroad lines
for military purposes
Roughly line drawn from Bouogne Paris and from Paris
Ba in Switzerland shows the lines communicated for
military purposes and shows the purposes of France
has been proceeding quietly and secretly
sble the four days with her mobilization preparations and
now has practically ready for the field army of $4,000
with approximately 100000 the eastern frontier
Germany While has been concentrating huge army at
Metz the expectation OF French attack has cut all tee
phone and telegraph wires the frontier and has the
railroad lines for miles of the frontier.
AUSTRIAN EMBASSY BUSY.
This afternoon Austrian Embassy in London cables
TO Austrian the world saying that Germany
mobzng and nstructng Austrian passports free
70 all Austrian and reevsts homewad bound for service
Mean yhile France like Germany mobing last line
Of reserve Hundreds Frenchmen London re-
ceived cables afternoon ordering them home for service
the night trains for the Continent crowded returning
resrvists The service and Eng
land has stopped has the DoverOend to Belgium
All the Belgian Holland railroad lines been conan
deered for military service while any lines are al.
lowed to cross the line into German territory.
France calling England supply hundreds of to
places of French employees drafted into mill
tary service chiefly for eegraphs and telephones These calls
for began this afternoon o'clock and the night trains
were packed with Englshmen going work for France
All telephone communication between England and France
off this afternoon but telegraph communication remained
partially OPEN All telephone telegraph communication
tween Germany Belgium Italy and Spain off,
ENGLAND UNoFFICIALLY MOBILIZING
England unofcay mobzng but reserves of all classes
naval and military have received orders to be prepares
report to posts any hour and posts reporting have
been secretly assigned
The final rupture consequence OF the German ult
France and Russia which officially described
notes" but practically ultmatums Germany demanded
that Russia mobilization twelve hours demanded TO
know what stand France would take war with
Russias time for in both expired at noon to-
day which gave France ten hours for reply The German AM