New Britain herald., 1914-08-05
Cable Communication
 With Germany Cut Off

s4 New York, Aug 5.-Direct cable communication with Germany was stopped today.
 The German-Atlantic cable lines from New York to Emden, via the Azores, were cut about 1:30 A. M., at some point east of the Azores, possibly
 by, British warships. The Commer- ciat Cable company. which operates the American end of this line, made Ithe announcement of the cutting to- day, and refused to accept messages 1 for Germany. It was denied that the lines had been cut by British warships on. this side of the Atlantic. The able. was working, according to an- nouncement, as far as the Azores. Charles c. Adams, second vice pres ideirt of the Postal Telegraph com pany sa1d there was no trouble with thes regular Postal Telegraph com pany's lines, which run from New York. to Nova Scotia and thence to points on the English coast. Com munication with England over these lfnes.~was still being maintained. No hope was held out, however, for any immediate restoration of communica- tfon with Germany over the direct Hines.
 
 between Emden and the Azores vir- tually. completes the isolation of Ger many from comm unication with the outside world, except in so far as messages may be exchanged by wire less, #
 E All direct communication with the Limited States is severed. Hereafter ,Rll news of happenings in Germany Twill have to filter through hostile bcountries, Russia on the east, France son the west and England on the north
 All the submarine lines in the Medi- herranean sea belong to the Eastern
 Telegraph company, British con- cern.. and all German news that did make it's way to southeastern Europe through Austria Hungary would not be transmitted over the lines of this company.
 News of the cutting of the German lines between Germany and England may be expected at any moment. AL ready these lines are in the hands of British authorities where they land ofis British territory.
 The only other possible outlet tele- graphically, for Germany, is to the east, Eut on this side she is hemmed in by Russia, with whom she is at War, All the land lines from Ger many in every direction except to Austria Hungary already have been severed.
 Any. cable communication from
 Germany to the north to Norway and
 Sweden, which may still be in opera
 tion, is comparatively valueless, for
 the reason that news so transmitted
 to reach the outside world would
 have to be relayed to England
 The last direct Berlin message. re-
 ceived by The Associated Press was
 between 12 and 1 o'clock last night
 It was the official account of the
 British ambassadors formal an-
 nouncement to the German foreign
 office of the declaration of war and
 the ambassadors request for his pass
 ports. Up to this time direct com
 munication over the lines that were
 eevered today had been constant and
 quick although subject, of course, to
 censorship at Berlin.
 I The Atlantic Communication com
 pany, a German wireless organization
 has high power station at Sayville,
 l.. l. This station has at times coms
 nnunicated successfully with Nauen,
 hear Berlin. The company an-
 nounced Sunday that it was closed
 for all private business having been burned over to the German govern .ment.