Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-03
HOPE FOR PEACE VAN|SHES
WITH ADVANCE Of KA|SER'S
ARMED FORCES ON PARIS
Var Spirit Flames in England;
Asquih Delays Announcement

lperor received his famous baptism
of fire.
1t would appear today that Germany
/ is taking the fullest possible advant.
age Of her supposed superiority In
rapid mobilization over France. The
plan Of the German emperor, accord
ing to military observers here, Is to
Ivanquish or attempt to vanquish
France in the interval before Russia
will be able to create serious rrou-
BILE on her northern frontier. 1t Is
supposed that Russian mobilization
Will take about three weeks.
Wire Communication Cut.
All telegraphic and telephone COM
imunication between Brussels and Lux
emburg has been severed.
by the treaty of London, signed in
1861 the Grand Duchy of LuXemburg
was declared neutral territory. It's
integrity and independence were guar
anteed. Longwy is a fortified town
of France on the Belgium frontier for
ty miles northwest of Metz In Ger
many
A train fun of German soldiers ar
rived at the station at Luxembourg
during the night The troops seized
the station and the bridges ON the
to insure the regular passage of mill
tary trains across the Grand Duchy.
After these seizures the soldiers
proceeded to the barracks.
Luxembourg Protests.
The major Of the Luxemburg vol
unteers protested against the violation
of neutrality but in reply the Germans
asserted that the railway belongs to
them and that they have the right TO
do what they like in Luxembourg.
A telephone dispatch from Brussels
today said II was reported there that
Germany had declared war on France
and that the French ambassador, jules
Cambon, had left the German capital.
This report could not be confirmed.
statement at French Embassy.
The French embassy today issued
rhe following statement
German troops have invaded Lux
emhurg. violating It's neutrality This
neutrality was established by treaty
negotiated and signed in London,
April, 1867. Ratlfications OF this
treaty were exchanged in London,
May 80, 1867. Article II, Of it reads
as follows:
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
will be state perpetually neutral.
The powers which sign the present
treaty declare themselves as bound to
respect this neutrality, and to make i
respected by others This neutrality
is placed under the guarantee of the
powers which have signed this
treaty."
May Invade Belgium.
Continuing, the statement of the en-
bassy says;
'The British ambassador at Berlin
asked the German secretary of state
for foreign affairs whether Germany
was prepared to respect the neutrality
of Belgium. The German secretary
of state for foreign affairs declared
he was not able to answer. The neu-
trality of Belgium has been established
by a treaty signed in London.
THE German ambassador at st.
Petersburg notified Russia OF the
declaration of war by his government
when negotiations were pending be-
tween Austria Hungary and Russia,
and at the very moment when Austria
Hungary had declared she was pre-
pared to consider the matter Of Austro-
Serb conflict with Servia. or with neu
tral power on behalf of Servia.
Austro-S Serb Conflict.
THE German ambassador at Paris
morning had an interview
with the French prime minister con-
cernng the Austro-serb conflict and
about the decision reached
by Austro- Hungary to consider the
matter with servia or with a neutral
power speaking in behalf of Servia. |
In spite Of this, on the afternoon OIL