The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-08-07
RUSSIAN TROOPS
DESTROY bridge
Frontier Railroad Bridge Connecting Rus
STA and Austria Is Blown Up
By Russians.
THE ONLY RAY OF HOPt
Eor Peace in Europe Is That OIpio-
matte Relations Have Not Been
Severed.

London. England.-TheEe are on!
two factors giving the faintest nope
OF averting a general European war:
First-Russia and Austria are en-
gagged in direct negotiations.
Second-Both Great Britain and
France are using their utmost endeaV-
ors in favor of peace.
On the other hand, Russia has Or
dered a general mobilization and Ger
many has declared state OF siege
which is undoubtedly a prelude TO-
if il does not cover, mobilization.
France Prepares for War.
France has not modified, but CAB
met councils. which sat until mid
night. issued DEGREES establishing
moratorium and taking other action
which could only be determined upon
the eve of war. Unofhcia.ly the
French army is being virtually mob
ilized.
\ circumstantial, though as yet IN
confirmed. report published in Rome,
saws Germany is about TO demand
from both Russia and France the i'm
mediate cessation OF mobilization. Yet
another runner is that the German am
3assador has notified the French gov
eminent OF his early departure.
England Mobtlizes Army.
Great Britain is practically, though
not officially. modified, and the
smaller European states, Belgium
Holland and Switzerland, as precau
ton. have ordered the mobilization
Of their armies TO protect their terri
tory from being used as highway fol
the belligerents and Norway, Sweden
and Denmark 10 guard themselves or
general principles.
Italy makes no announcement, ant
although a rumor credits her with tbs
decision not to participate in the strug
gle. there is little doubt that she i
making ready for mobilization.
News Of the Fighting Suppressed,
| Communication across Europe ha
been cut of and there is universe! az
p.:ca-iCu Of the censorship, with III
result that il is impossible 10 obtai,
/ any accurate knowledge Of what mi
| itary operations are going on in Sci
via. A! code kilograms are refused
/ Many American travellers have bee
/ held up by the suspension Of interus
tional trains.
Several encounters between Austr
/ al and Seryian troops resulted in II
/ Servians successfully resisting the il
vaders' advance.
Germany SEXES Steamships.
The great German liners. Imperatc
and Vaterland. were taken If III
trans Atlantic service.
Wild patriotic enthusiasm prevail
in s.. Petersburg.
Vienna has been kept in ignoranc
Of events al the front and German
has imposed q rigid censorship O
dispatches, which are greatly de,ayei
Crown Prince Frederick Of Germ,
ny was appointed to the command {
.he first division Of the Imperi.
Guards army corps
Russians Blow Up Bridge.
Official confirmation Of the rePor
81 blowing up by Russian troops {
the railroad bridge between Graltc,
Russian Poland. and Szozakoya,
Galicia. OF the railroad from Warsa'
70 Vienna was received n Berlin.
Diplomatic dispatches from Be-.i
say the German opinion is that
general European war seems certain
They also report that the British ga
r;son 6, Gibraltar has been mobilize
Russian Council in Session.
The emperor q Russia gave Al all
is2cs 70 tLe German ambassador
ST Petersburg and subsequently p-
sided over q full col2c!. Of -,!1ts:e,
ATTENDED y The chief Of the army g
ga. STAT.
Al imperial proclamation calling q
TIE army rsse-visrs il :, Pete-sbu-
70 tLe co.c-s was p.acarts5-