The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-07
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From Mondays Daily. -.
Status Of the European conflict
today follows: f
Premier Asquith 10 to announce the
position Of Great Britain in the house
Of commons today. .t,s. -. ~. q
Germans sent an ultimatum to Bel.
GUM In which she offers an entente,
provided Belgium facilitates move.
nents Of the German troops. -. ,
The German protected cruiser, Ausu.
burg with crew Of 400 10 reported by
wireless TO Vienna. that she 10 bonn.
harding libau. one Of the principal
sesports OF Russia on the Baltic sea.
u 10 added that libau 10 In flames
The Libau was used az an arsenal
by the navy. .''
Grand Duke Niehoiaeviteh 10 ap-
pointed commander in chief Of the
Russian army.
Details Of the German Invasion Of
France and Russia and the invasion
OF Germany and other hostiIities are
lacking because OF the severe Gen.
sorship everywhere.
monteheoro has nobiIifed to assist
Servia.
Reported borbsrdins Of csttaro
DsImatia.
England begins the nobiIi1ins Of
troops bordering the North Sea.
Chicago, August 3.-Notwithstand
ing the rapid widening Of the war
area, the Chicago Board Of Trade
markets held their poise. The first
prices for wheat In no case were
more than 80 cents higher than Sat
urday night and almost the same a.
a year ago today.
London, August 3.-The belief 10
strong here that Field Marshall Earl
Kitchener 10 about TO be appointed
British minister Of war. His return
TO his post In Egypt was cancelled to-
day.
Washington, August 3.-Restrie-
tions which limit the issue Of
currency under the AIdrieh-vree-
land law to $500, ooo, 900 would
be removed by an amendment
TO the banking act agreed upon
by senate and house banking
committees. As the amendment
to the bill passed the house Sat
urday removing other restrictions
Of the law in the present crisis,
both houses Of congress are ex.
pected TO leave amount OF issue
Of such currency IN the discretion
Of the secretary Of treasury.
London, August 3.-The Bri.
tish government decided to ex.
tend the bank holiday over three
days In a bill introduced, and
the bill temporarily. suspendins
the payment OF bills of exchange
passed through all Of its stages
IN a few minutes In the house
Of commons today, and the nea-
sure contains power TO declare
moratorium.
London, August 3.-sir Edward
Grey, British foreign secretary,
stated In the house Of commons
today that the house would be
free 10 decide what the British
attitude In the present conflict
should be. Sir Grey added that
Great Britain had not COM
n'itted herself to anything but
diplomatic support
London, August 3.-Dowaser
Empress Marie Feodorowna OF
Russia, sister Of Queen Mother
Alexandria OF England, stopped
IN Berlin on her way 10 81. Pc
tersburg. today. She was piven
her choice OF returning to Eng
land or going to Copenhagen.
Washington August 3.-Presi.
dent Wilson appealed to the peo-
pie Of the United States to re-
"s'H SeifH uuFtU9 INC war w
Europe. He declared that the
United States owes u 10 man.
kind to help the rest Of the world
during this crisis.
New York, August "a deei.
sion to enforce the sixty-day
clause before the withdrawal Of
deposits was reached by mem
bers Of the New York State Saw.
inss Bank association. Al saw
inss banks IN the state are az.
fected. ..-. -s.l
New York, August 3.-The
Clearing House al q meeting de.
eided TO issue Clearing House
certificates 10 meet the currency I
situation brought about by the
European war .erisis. 4.F. +
Berlin, August 3.--The invasion
Of Russia by German troops be.
gan today when the First battai-
lion Of f55th infantry, with
machine gun company. occupied
kaiisz In Russian Poland.