Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
WAR DECLARED
BY GERMANY ON RUSSIA AND
FRANCE
-FOUR BIG NATIONS
GRiPPEp IN WAR AS RUSSIANS
INVADE GERMANY AND
KAISER MOVES ON
FRANCE.
LUXEMBOURG CAPTURED
TAKEN BY EMPEROR. AND Ao-
VANCE GUARD HuRRIEs
ON TO PARIS.
LUXEMBOURG CAPTURED
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Sundays War News In Brief.


Sundays War News In Brief.
While the eyes of the world were
pecting a declaration of war on France
by the Kaiser, Russia unexpectedly
hurried two detachments OF troops. one
accompanied by artillery. Into German
one Of the detachments crossed the
frontier at Schwinden, near Bialla ana
the other entered Germany at Eden
reid. near Posen.
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Germany rushed its forces against
France and is now reported to be as
sembling 100000 men at Liebe to head
for the French capital This threw
four great powers into actual war
The first German invasion OF France
took place shortly after midnight. at
Cirey. near Strassburg. and the other
Force S crossed the border 5unh into xhich IL
neutral territory. and continued on It's
attempted to cross into France near
Grey later are reported to have been
repulsed by the Poincare soldiers with
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Socialists and other labor parties in
Italy Joined in an urgent appeal to the
in the European conflict.
President Wilson sent Secretary Nc
FOR o placing @ $500, ,ooo. 900. 90 at the dis
posal of American banks during the
fipaneiaI crisis The, The 1stion ns will be
The Japanese Emperor summoned his
Cabinet and instructed tho ministers OF
the conditions of the army and the
The British Privy Council was called
to discuss the course to be taken. Eff
forts were renewed to prevent Great
Britain from participation in the con-
flict.
London, Aug. 3.-Four great powers
OF Europe-Austria-H Hungary. Russia.
France and Germany-are now en-
gagged In actual warfare. but two OF
them, Germany and France. not only
have not declared war against each
other, as far as is known here, but
have not even severed diplomatic re-
lations. This in despite the fact that
Germany's ultimatum to France has
either been ignored or rejected.
The explanation OF this would ap-
pear to be that Germany and France
are each seeking to throw upon the
other the onus OF beginning the war.
In fact, while the nations of Europe
are flying at each others throats. they
are vielng with each other in protest
ing their desire to maintain peace, and
they repudiate the responsibility for
plunging the whole continent into
bloodshed.
In this remarkable situation, France.
according to British opinion. has the
strongest justification. She certainly
was the last to mobilize and seems
to have taken the greatest precau-
tions to avoid frontier collisions.
On the other hand Germany, in ad-
dition to invading French territory
without making formal declaration
of war. has violated the neutrality
laws by the seizure of Luxembourg and
declines to give any pledge to respect
Belgian neutrality.
1t is difficult to see how Great Bri-
tain can avoid being drawn into the
conflict to protect Belgian and Dutch
Asquith's official announcement In
Parliament is awaited with intense
anxiety.
One German force crossed the
French frontier near the village OF
Grey between Nancy and Strassburg
and another German detachment, prob
ably the. Twentieth infantry seized the
grand duchy of Luxemburg. neutral
territory between Belgium and Ger
many, and continued its march on the
French fortified town of Longwy. A
dispatch from Brussels said this force
later in tile day entered France and
was hurrying in to Paris. Tht Ger
man force OF 10000 men. which came
into France near Grey, which is forty
miles from Nancy, is reported to have
been repulsed with heavy losses. but
this has not been confirmed.