The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-06
ALL HINGES
ON POSITION
OF ENGLAND
She Holds Key 10 The Entire
European Situation
The VIOLATION OF
BELGIAN NEUTRALITY

Grey Announces That Action Of Ger
many Is Serious Mstter--Arm,
and Navy Prepared 10 Fiah. II Ger
mans Attenpt to lombard Frenct
portt--Kaiser Striving to Win In
ternational Public indorsement-
Reported to Feel Re May Have
Acted Too Hastily After Failing
into Austrian Trap -unconfrmec
Rumors From Various Sources
London. Aug 4-Germany stamp
ing her legions forward through the
duchy Of Luxemburg toward the
French frontier. France hurting thou
sands OF her troops to resist the in
yaderH, Belgium's neutrality becom-
Ing the frebrand which may set all
Europe a-war. and unconiirmed ru-
mors Of engagements In air, on land
and sea between the warning powers
of Europe, is the gist Of the war news
which filters through the closely
guarded cable and telegraph wires
from Europe.
All hinges on the position Eng
land will assume Although Italy
one member Of the triple entente, has
proclaimed her neutrality, England
seems 10 be on the brink OF proclaim
ing war. She has modified her
army and navy and awaits events.
All day the British cabinet was In
frequent sessions. Sir Edward Grey,
the foreign minister, was the central
and most important figure in the
house Of commons.
Significant Utterances
In diplomatic language he an
nounced that the violation Of Belgium
neutrality by Germany was a seri-
ous matter. He intimated that should
Germany persist in advancing toward
Paris or threaten the north coast OF
France, England would rush TO the
assistance Of her ally in the triple
entente.
Among the unconfrmed rumors
Characteristic OF such a time of war
and rumors OF war was one that Ed
mund Garros, the French aviator,
had rammed with his aeroplane a
German dirigible. The death of Gar
ros and the destruction OF the diri-
Eihle with the loss OF twenty five
German lives was part OF the story
Russian Towns Taken
According 10 a Berlin dispatch the
German border troops from Lublinitz,
Silesia, after skirmish with Russian
troops, had taken possession OF
Czenstochowa. Russian Poland Other
towns, Bending and kalisch, Russian
Poland, are also reported as occu-
pied by German troops.
Paris announced offcially that a
German force had invaded France
near Cissey.
The Soir, newspaper published
in Brussels, says that second note
has been received from Germany in
reply 10 Belgium's note that she
would not consider the passage OF
German troops through the duchy OF
Lnxemburg, contiguous territory, the
act Of friendly power. Negotiations
between Germany and Belgium are
rtil in progress,
But England, with her immense
naval power, her alliance with Russia
and France. and the almost limit
less resources which her active alli-
ance with these two powers would
assemble, holds the key to the entire
situation.
vf Kaiser Weakeninef
The kaiser. said In some circles 10 |
hae been imposed upon by Austria
during his absence with the German
nest and arriving In Potsdam with all |
the traps set by Austria for war
which would necessarily emhroil
Germany. is now reported TO feel
that be may have acted little too
hastily, and is striving through dip'o- |
matte channels 10 win the weight OF
international public opinion 10 Ger
n&py's position.
Great Britain is. according 10 the
latest news, still the lion in the Eu-
Yop<zn ZOO. She is not belligerent
power. She 10 by no means neutral.
Locally, II Ia considered that her
call 10 reservists. her keeping her
uxnsstl&ntic liners In American ports,
her sending steamers TO rescue her
Tshing fleet In the North sea, 10 but /
ihs crouchirg Of the lion before the
spring
Assurance Given France
TIE British government has given
SYanee assurance that the British
neet viii not permit the German 6e<t
10 attack the French coast. IL has
BOT yet pledged itself TO contribute N
army 10 the continental war.