Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-08-07
Gar and the German Am5aS.
SadOr Confer.
SERBS HOLD AUSTRIAhS
HINGE Losses Mark Second Day
of Grim Conflict.

the capitals the question is asked:
"Shall there be general war"'
The German emperor proc!aimc
state of war in all parts oil Germany,
excepting Bavaria. This places The
country under martial law and is be-
lieved to be preparatory to n,ral
mobilization.
Premier Asquith in the British
house of commons announced that ac-
cording to his advices from Berlin,
Russia had proclaimed general mo-
bilization and that Germany was ex-
pected to take the same step imme-
diately.
News dispatches direct from st.
Petersburg announced that orders for
general mobilization had been issued
by the czar.
The German foreign Office announc-
ed that there would be no mobiliza-
tion just yet. This was coupled with
the statement that the situation was
unimproved.
The czar received in audience the
German ambassador, and then presid-
ed over a council of ministers, which
the chief of the army general staff at
tended.
The German federal council prohib-
tied exports of grain. ioo!stnffs and
other articles that are needed in the
event of war.
St. Petersburg dispatches report the
czar's capital as expecting Austria to
declare war Immediately. 1t was as
serted that the Russian mobilization
orders were general, but this was off,
cially denied. The foreign Office re-
iterated that Russia desires peace"
1t was officially announced in Lon
don that diplomatic conversations"
between Russia and Austria had been
resumed. At the same time Berlin
newspaper published report that
diplomatic relations had been broken
off between those countries. This,
however was not confirmed in any re-
liable quarter.
The London Stock Exchange and
exchanges throughout England closed
until further notice. The Bank of
England raised its rate of discount to
per cent.
Kaiser's Last Effort For Peace.
London heard that Prince Henry Of
Prussia had been sent to st. Peters
burg by the kaiser in last desperate
effort to preserve peace.
Censorships of varying degrees OF
severity were imposed Throughout Eu-
rope, even Great Britain rasorting to
this drastic step with regarl to news
of troop movements and other war
preparations.
Pessimism prevailed in every Euro
pean capital. Great Britain made pre-.
parations for war in all her posses
sions. In Berlin it was sal that when
mobilization orders came it would be
a mere formality, as the e.: tire nation
now was ready for war.
Belgium has decided to call out 65,.
900 more reservists to protect her neu
trality.
Meantime desperate fighting Is re-
ported in Servia. Reports from Nish
say that the Austrians have been un.
| able to dislodge the Servians from
the mountain passes, either near Sc
| mendria or along the river Drina.
The losses on both sides have been
very heavy, according to reports; but
experts in London are skeptical as to
whether any serious fighting at all has
taken place.
Italy has ordered all her warships
now in British waters to proceed at
i full speed to Cadiz, Spain. She is con.
centrating all warships and her army
is ready for the call of war.
| Italy is a member of the Triple
3 Alliance, bound by treaty to Austria
! and Germany. She is concentrating
her warships and the entire army is
I ready to be called to war.
| The Hamburg-American Steamship
company cancelled the sailing of the
! Imperator, and 500 American passen.
gers in Hamburg must find other
! means to leave Germany. All sailings
for Boston were also cancelled.
| The North German Lloyd company
also announced that none of their
| steamships would sail from Hamburg
| Or New York until further notice.
Despite the cancelling of steamship
! sailings and the general black outlook
Americans in London, including many
! young women, applied for passports to