The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-08-07
GREAT BRITAIN
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! IS NOW At WAR
WITH. GERMANY n !
kaiser's Reply to Ultimatum IS
Unsatisfactory.
NAVAL BATTLE OFF SCOTLAND
Aid Is Rushed to Wounded In North
Sea Fisht-British Fleet Clears for
Aeton-German Embassy At f
! tackled by Mob. in London.

tackled by Mob, in London.
London, Aug. 1.-THE admiralty has
received a wireless message stating
that the German feet has beens bottled
up by an English feet north of Den
mark.
Algiers, Aug. 5:-Two German.
cruisers, reported to be the Goeben
and the Breslau, have been, captured
by French fleet, according ito an IN.
official report here.
London, Aug. 5.--Great Britain has
declared war against Germany. War
orders are being flashed by wireless to
the great English home feet which,
stripped for battle and lying in anchor.
age at some unrevealed spot, Is await.
ing only this word to begin the war.
Special trains have been chartered
for surgeons and nurses, but whether
this is because of the reported naval
engagement off Scotland, or In prep.
GRAFTON for the impending clash, is not
given out. The destination of the
trains is kept secret
Sir John French has been appointed
field marshal Of Great Britain's armies
and takes instant command
The official announcement made
here was that England found the Ger.
man reply to the English ultimatum
unsatisfactory.
Instantly the government took over
the two Turkish battleships now under
construction here, also two torpedo
boat destroyers which Chile is, having
built.
Mob Attacks German Embassy.
The news started rioting among the
rowdies of the London West end, and
a mob attacked the German embassy
The police went to the rescue and beat
off the rioters, and quiet soon reigned
in that section.
Thousands upon thousands are
parading the streets, carrying Union
Jacks, the French tricolor and the
Russian war banner of white, with its
blue cross. They are marching with
bands playing God Save the King"
the ''Marseillaise' and the Russian ma
tional anthem. The government never
had such perfect support as people and
parliament are giving it in this crisis.
Ambassadors Of all European pow
ers called ON Sir Edward Grey.
Parliament. abandoning any pre-
tense of expecting peace, voted $685.
100000 for emergency purposes" after
less than i've minutes consideration
and with not dissenting vote. :.
The government has taken posses
sion of every railroad in Great Britain
and modified form of martial law
has been proclaimed.
Both the Times and the News carry
dispatches from Berlin saying that
!. Germany has formally declared war
upon Belgium.
Vice-Admiraf John Jellicoe was
placed in supreme command of the
British home fleets, with the rank of
admiral. Rear Admiral Charles E.
Madden is his chief of staff Admiral
Jellicoe was one Of those who took
part in the rescue of the foreign lega-
tions at pekiIg in the Boxer uprising
in China,
All these final steps toward the open
declaration of war we're taken because
of Germany's f1outing of England's de-
mand that the neutrality of Belgium
and Luxembourg be respected and
that Germany give the same pledge
that France gavs--to hold inviolable
the territory os those little states.
England demanded that Germany
pledge the aRetraIity of Belgium and
withdraw her troops from Luxembourg
at once. Kaiser Wiihelm's reply was
to demand of Belgium permission te
pass his troops peaceably through the
little kingdora. with a threat Of war in
case Of refusal.
Belgium refused permission and ap
pealed to England. Sir Edward Grey
assured belgium that England would
not see her treaty rights violated with
out taking action.
England Again Is Flouted.
Germany having made no reply Il
Ensland's demahGs q second and more
peremptors, denns1d was made. plac
ing the time limit for. favorable an
swer at midnight.