New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
RESERVIST CHECK
IN SULLIVAN Law
Austrians, Chagrined al
Sailing of French, Toss
Obstacles in Way.
Mt ANNA DELAYED,
BUT PUTS TO SEA
Enemies of Triple Entente Pre-
pare = Protest and Want
Search for Arms Made.

Chacrined at the manner IN Wh.C.
.be French and English rescrViStS arc
Getting awsv to the European war :
SbIc IN, Austro- Hungarians and sc
,sns remain idly here. the repres'h
otivoe Of the two latter countries Pc
gan 10 lay plans yesterday WheieD.
9bcv could stop their enemies Iloi"
sending any more fighting men no"
They made an effort to block the
oepsrture yesterday OF q tnoGsau"
French reservists on the SAINT Anne'
nyotestinr TO the Collector OF the fots
that the shin was planning to NiolS' /,
neutrality. However, the othciais o.
tho Fsbre Line made an affidavit st&',
inc that no contrabano was "o ',' u
and that the resoryists were sa'''I,e
merely as individuals and not as or,
ganized bodies, with the result ''a'
the ship got away after a delay;
The failure Of the Austr9- n U sis,,
rians and Germans 70 stop the SAM
49, did not mean. however, that they,
~ abandoned their efforts. they
~. their secret agents among the
french rcservists and at the piers, ana
have prepared evidence which Will ne
lad before the authorities at wash
ington. orl.,
that ships' manifests show that neu-
frslity is not being violated, but IhaU
the blanket rolls Of men known 10 De
rsser,ists be searched for arms and
ammunition.
say French Took Arms.
"Our investigators have found a
representative OF the Austfo- II !, uIES,
reservists arc carrying side arms ara
great supplies Of cartridges Win then men
:, their baggage Many OF them nave
their uniforms, and We know that some
OF them are gong organized lh'o priv
visional companies.
"If we can't get justice that way we
shall call the attention Of the city au-
thorities TO the fact that thoussnds
~ reservists are violating the sullivan
Law in that they have arms IN their
nossession without 2 license ~ thls
law is enforced against them, as It
sboul6 be. there will be thousands oil
French reservists going to Jail instead
OF 10 war
At the French consulate general
veil Of secrecy was thrown about future
prenarations for the sailing OF re-
servists A vice-consul would say
notbing. and when an interview WIN
Consul General D'Anglade was sought
word came out that the French govern
mont prohibits its consular ohcers
from giving interviews. Yesterday was
the FIRST day this rule was put INTO
effect, however.
Austrians Plan Protest.
'Dr. Charles Winter, acting consular
general for Austria-Hungary, con-
frmed the fact that he was planning
10 protcst against the French.
when Dr.. Horst Falcke, the Ger
man Consul General, was asked II ne
had heard of5he reports OF secret
agents as 20 the warlike ACTIVITIES ~
the French here, he said that he was
informed abont tie. hatter,N bit eoe'o
not tell what steps he would take.
Richard /. Nosworthy, acting eonsul
reneral for Great Britain, said that ne
would not countenauce the taking out
Of arms by English reserUsts II ne
knew of il. and advised them all 10 oo-
serve neutrality strictly. lie men
toned the Sullivan weapon law as a
way by which the carrying OF arms
aboard the ships could be prevented.
Three thousand Austro-Hungarian
reseryists. who gathered in the morn
state St. watched with growing I'M
patience the gayly singing and march
ing French making their preparation
10 sail at the French Line. suddenly
thew made a rush for their consulate
"a demand why il was the French were
allowed to 90 home TO fight.
A hurry call fer reserves from the
old Slip station was sent out and the
enraged reservists were driven out
The word was passed among them that
plans were afoOt TO prevent the French
getting away IN the future, and they
became more docile.
Pierre Mali, the Belgian Consul, was
in tears yesterday over the plight OF
liege, which is his native city. Many
of those fighting in that city are his
relatives and friends, and he said he
felt sure that the women are fighting
side by side with the men. Belgium's
sole hope. he said, Is the arrival OF
French reinforcements.