The Seward gateway., 1914-07-31
SWISS FLY TO ARMS AND
 CANADA RAISES REGIMENTS

other sun rises it is virtually certain that the greatest and bOOdeSt conflict in all human history will burst over the civilized world.
 All party feeling in the British empire has faded away before the mOmentOus events that about to come as slight Scotch mist would fly before tornado. COnSerVa- tveS and Liberals, Home Rulers and antl-dOme kuers are now only plain British that contemplate the entry Into
 struggle whose ending might be raught With cOnSe- nupnceS which almost make the heart quake to imagine
 Both great parties have decided to sink all differences and to meet the tremendous crisis as one party and one man. !. is the closing of all the stock exchanges in the large cities If is perecy understood that financial chaos could only result while the world is in and the closing O stock exchanges is regarded the only method to purSue
 BERLIN. July 31-The German empire was declared in state of war today and from this time forward the army is supreme and civil authority is at an end.
 The great steamer Vaterland ordered held at New York lest she might the chance of being captured by the British warShipS that are now proving around the Atlantic waiting for the declaration Of war to bounce on all the vessels of the enemy The other great German liner ImperatOr which to have sailed for New 1Ork today has been held this coast and her sailing cancelled so that it is evident that within few hours the storm IS expected to break over Europe
 NEW YORK July 31-The New York stock exchange closed it's doors today to avoid the demOraZaOn Of nan cal affairs as much as possible during the great world war which is about to The stock exchanges Ot BOS ion Philadelphia and Chicago have also been closed this
  standing on the watch to what will come Of 1t all Never before has such condition prevailed that which exists this morning. The greatest fnancierS to be in a quandary as to what the outcome will be.
 TOKIO July 31-It was announced today here semi officially that Japan will assist Great Britain to maintain her position in the far east while she engaged with Ger
 many in other parts of the world There is doubt har bored as to the reliability of this announcement and Japan may therefore be declared to have come in as participant in the great which IS about to begin 1t is said that the alliance declared some time ago between the British and Japanese governments had Just such contingency in view and that Japan is bound by this agreement to to the aid of Britain in return for Britan'S aid in other difficulties
 LONDON July 31-It is believed that Austria will de- clare war against Russia today and that Germany will immediately follow suit Both TeutOnic empires have de- Cded to act almost nation and tOgh to the death the powerful enemies that surround them every side I is the ermanC against the rest Of the world.
 The British fleet is now believed to be headed for the Baltic to bottle up the German fleet those waters. The most profound secrecy being maintained and IS even said that all the small vessels sighted by the fleet de- taned lest they give the Of the position Of the bat teShipS to the enemy. The British people have their minds fixed the Baltic for at any moment may be flashed the that the great modern naval forces have met in combat that may the fate of nations Not since Trafalgar was such a mOmentOus moment exper- fenced
 The government of Holland today formally declared its neutrality but at the same time issued orders for the calling out of the The chief for the call ing of the to the cOOrs may be to defend the in vasOn of Dutch territory by of the giant powers that will be raging over the whole face Ot the continent At least this is the given it is believed that neither of the chief cOmbatants will do anything that will tend to increase the number of its enemies.
 At any moment it is believed word may come that Denmark, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and the small na- tOns in other parts of Europe will take similar steps so that the whole of Europe will then indeed be literally all in arms
 LONDON, July 31.-Austria is invading Servia at four different points, The of the result of the fight ing comes either from Vienna from Servian sources and may be cOIOred but thing certain and that is that Servia is fighting like tiger at bay The people of the little nation worked into frightful frenzy of pa