The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-06
WAR NEWS.
ENGLAND DECLARES WAR.

Office has issued the following statement:
sowing to the summary rejection by the
German Government of the request made
by his Britannia Majesty that the neutral
ity of Belgium should be respected, his
Maiesty's Ambassador at Berlin has re-
ceiped his passports and his Majesty S
Government has declared to the German
that a state of war exists be-
tween Great Britain and Germany from II
O clock August 4th. !"
London, Aug. 4.-King Georges tele-
gram to the Russian Emperor in final
effort to avoid war and the Emperor's reply
have been made public. The King said:
81 make personal appeal to you to leave
open the ground for negotiations to possible
peace The Russian Emperor replied he
would have accepted the proposals had not
Germany declared war. Germany" says
the Emperor, "showed no disposition to
mediate and her preparations and those of
Austria made it imperative that Russia
should mobile, but | gave most categorical
assurances to the German Emperor that
the Russian troops would not move so long.
as the negotiations continued" The reply
concludes: 81 trust your country will not
fail to support Russia and France. God
bless and protect you"
HEROIC DEFENSE.
Brussels, Aug. 6, via Paris, :38 a. NJ
Several thousand dead and wounded is the
toll paid by the Germany army of the Mouse
for its attack on Liege. The Belgians made
a heroic defense, repulsing the Germans
after heavy and continuous fighting.
The fortified position of Liege had to
support on Wednesday the general shock
of the German attack. The Belgian forts
resisted the advance fiercely and did not
suffer. One Belgian squadron attacked
and drove back six German squadrons.
Eight hundred wounded Germans are
being taken to the city of Liege where they
will be cared for. -
Prior to the attack on Liege the general
commanding the German Army of the
Meuse, issued a proclamation calling for
an open road through Belgium for the adj
vance of his forces and suggesting that
prudence would show it to be the duty of
the Belgian people to accede to this to
avoid the horrors of war.
The Germans committed expressions
against the civil population of the town OF
Wise, eight miles northeast of Liege, burn
ing the city and shooting many residents
CALLS THE BLUFF.
Brussels, August 5, via London.-King
/ Albert has assumed command of the troops
and has issued an inspiring proclamation
to the army, in which he declared:
1.-The perfidy of a naughty neighbor de-
mands that Belgium shall defend her honor
and independence"
The King bids the Belgian soldiers re.
member the army's glorious defense of the
past and show themselves worthy of the
trust placed in them.
Some War Figures and Possibilities.
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal, August 3d.
I. The German Empire is about five times
as large as Tennessee. Its area is 208, OO(
square miles. It's population is about thirt.
!, times that of Tennessee, or 81 ,O0O, 900
j The German Empire could be placed in tn,
United States fifteen times.
i Russia in Europe has an area almost a
large as that of the United States. TIL,
total population of the Russian Empire i
1875, 100000. Its area, Europe and Asia, i
!. more than eight million square miles, 0
almost three times that of the United States
4 France has an area in Europe of 270,00
square miles and population of 1000,
600. France and her colonies have al
area of 100000 square miles and pop
ulation of almost 100 100000.
i The Austrian Empire has an area O
!. 260, 900 square miles and 81, OOo, 900 people
! Germany touches Russia from the Balti
r down to Hungary. The line between Ger
many and Russia is about 600 miles long
The line between Russia and Austro- Hun
quarry is about 800 miles long. The lin
/, between Germany and France is about 25
q miles long.
Germany and France touch at Switzer
2 land and then they stand together up as ia
8 as Luxembourg, which is free grand Ouch
} at the southeast point of Belgium.
e If Germany and France respect tn
: neutrality of Belgium the fighting betwee
i the two countries on land will be through
t gateway of about $50 miles. Germany an
e Switzerland are between France and Aus
: tria.
$ Germany's seaports on the Atlantic ar
: few. Hamburg, Bremen, WILLIAMSBURG
:, are the chief. The German coast line o
J. the Atlantic is not over 200 miles long fe
K Germany proper, but possibly $50 mile
:, from the point of Holland up to where Ger
a many touches Denmark.
n Germany has several seaports in tn
: Baltic, but it can send its ships from tn
n Baltic to the North Atlantic by way of tn
: Kiel Canal
q When Germany and Russia begin fight
d ing on land the contest will be over VIII,
n was once Poland.
II Germany and France also come to wa
Germany will be compelled to fight Russ
IN the east and Franca R00 mi1na tn RI