Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-08-03

prepare everything for his departure
from the French capital.
"On July 81 Germany called to the
flag the last five classes of her re-
servists. This she could do by means
of the martial law proclaimed by Ger
many, which permitted her to keep
the news a secret. Consequently, on
July 81 mobilization was going on in
Germany.
IN spite of this, France waited
until August / at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon to order general mobili-
cation. This was done for the pur-
pose of making it clear that she was
not the aggressive power, and also
that she might be able to claim Brit
ish support.
General mobilization was ordered
in France on August l at O'Clock
in the afternoon. The first day of
the mobilization began August at
midnight
..The premier of Luxembourg pro-
tested to the German government, M.
yivianis telegram continues, ana IN
formed the German ambassador at the
embassy in Paris that early this morn
ing Germans entered Luxembourg ter
ritory, by the Wasserbilling and Re-
mich bridges and marched toward the
southern part of the country and the
capital They sent armored trains
with troops and ammunition toward
this port. The French commissioner at
Petit Croix, on the Luxembourg from
tier twelve miles from Belfort, in
formed the government that Germans
opened fire on the French posts there.
Two German cavalry officers have
been killed at Rencerey, about six
miles on the French side of the bound
airy"
. German forces today began an in
vasion of France without so far as
known, a declaration of war having
been made. Two German attachments
entered French territory, moving in
the direction of Paris.
One German force crossed the French
frontier near the village of Grey, be-
tween Naticy and Strassburg. and an
other German. detachment, probably
the Twenty ninth infantry, last night
invaded the Grand Duchy of Luxem-
burg, neutral territory between Bel
GUM and Germany, and continued its
march on French, the fortified town of
Longwy.
A dispatch from Brussels said there
was good reason to believe this force,
later in the day, entered France.
German force of 10000 men which
til
is forty miles from Naticy, is reported
to have been repulsed with heavy losses
but this is not yet confirmed
1t appears Germany is taking the
fullest possible advantage of her sup
posed superiority in rapid mobilization
over France.
The plan of the German emperor,
according to military observers. Is
to vanquish or attempt to vanquish
France in. the interval before Russia
will be able to create serious trouble
on her northern frontier. 1t is sup
posed the Russian mobilization will
take about three weeks.
All Geographic and telephone COM
munication between Brussels and
Luxembourg has been severed.
Longwy is fortified town of
France on the Belgium frontier, for
~ty miles northwest of Metz, in Ger
many.
trainful Of German soldiers ar
rived at the station at Luxembourg
during the night. Troops seized the
station and bridges on the Treves
and T'ois Viermes line in order to
insure regular passage of military
trains across the grand duchy.
After these seizures the soldiers
proceeded to the barracks. The ma
jor of the Luxembourg volunteers
protested against the violation of the
neutrality but in reply the Germans
asserted that the railway belonged
to them and that they had the right
to do what they liked in Luxembourg.
Indignation in Franco
PARIS, August 1.-The deep in