The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-01
ENGLAND SEES NO HOPE.
Opening Of Great War u Expected
Hourly.

LoNDoN. july 31.-Pr.mIer Asoutn IA.
nounced in the House OF Commons today
that Russia had proclaimed a gone,
mobilization and that German mob.l.ii.
ton would follow.
I'VE have just heard tn, Prom OPP
said. mot from St Petersburg, but FROM
Germany. that Russia has proclaimed tsr
general mobilization of her army and ne.
fleet. and that In consequence Of thus mar
tial Law is to be proclaimed In German,
We understand this to mean th..
mobilization will follow in Germany p 'u.
Russian general mobilization IL proceeded
with.
In these circumstances prefer M.
TO answer any further questions tin Mon
day"
Telephone communication between
France and Germany has been interrupted
since o'clock this afternoon. accord.
ing 10 Paris despatch To the Central
News
1t was announced to-day that ing
George has cancelled all his engagements
and will remain at Buckingham Palace
during the present crisis
formal declaration Of war by Ger
many against Russia IL expected mo-
mentarily I'm official circles in London
No information is obtainable Of the move
ments of the German army or fleet MIL
tary and naval experts here express the
opinion that when war is declared IL will
~ loullh tHdl germany nae DttI InODlIt-
Ing for days and is in state OF com
plete preparedness which will cause
surprise and CONSERVATION on her Rus
sian and French frontiers.
Following the semi-officlal denial from
Berlin that Grand Duke Ernest of Hess,
brother OF the Russian Empress. had been
sent to ST. Petersburg by Emperor VIII.
lam IN final effort to maintain peace
between Germany and Russia. comes the
report that Prince Henry of Prussia,
brother of the Kaiser and strong personal
friend Of the Car. had been entrusted
with that mission. No confirmation of
this report has been received. however.
and official opinion here is that the rela-
lions between Germany and Russia a'-
ready are too strained for such ms
sion to prove successful
Dover harhor has been cleared and
Channel steamers are compelled to pu'
, in at Folkestone. In spite of her e.
forts TO maintain peace England Is hast
ening preparations for war. Part Of the
troops which have been in Ireland az
result OF the troubled situation there
have returned TO Aldershot. Troops from
Shornclire have been sent to Qurenshor-
ough and other points in the eastern
section of England coast patrols have
been strengthened and extra precautions
have been taken to guard the Woolwich
arsenal.
The Times this morning said that init
tary and naval measures OF defensive
character are being carried sout "qu.etv
and calmly throughout tine British En-
pire, but II would be unpatr!otic To- men
ti1n the actual steps taken
Military experts here ridicule much of
the information regarding actual hghtins
which has come from Vienna and Nish
the present headquarters OF the SerNian
Government According TO the dispatches,
the most serious fighting has occurred
at Fotohs, which IS in Bosnia twenty
miles from the Drina, which separates
that Austrian possession from SerNia
The experts consider It impossible Lhat
a Serv,an force OF large size has been
able to cross the Drlna and proceed
twenty miles into the Austrian inter ar
In the face of the preparations which
Austria had made along the border Il
was in this engagement, Vienna des-
patches said, that the Servans had been
repulsed with "A loss OF 500 men. Will"
tho Austrians lost 200.
HoNGKoNG. July 3l--The British Gov
eminent has char'ered the Canadian
Pacific steamship Empress Of Asia and
suns are being mounted on her.
The British battlcship Triumph tooa on
war stores to-day and is prepared for 40
ton. Work II belaG carried on ~ tho
guard All troops are confined 10 har-
dockyards night and day under douho
racks and all leaves have been stopped
The British colony IL siisrded by outpos'S
on all sides
PEKIN, July 3l.---The British Nee sailed
to-day from Wei-HM-Mei with sealed Or
ders Wel-Hai-Wei has no forthCatlous
and was not considered suitable fur de
fence or worth the trouble in case OF wa.
The British naval base ia Chinese yates
| will be Mt Hongkong.