The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
GERMANS SAY RUSSIA
FORCED THEM TO ACT
Until Saturday Night They
Hoped for Peace, Censored
Despatch Asserts.
LITTLE WARNING Is GIVEN
Only Two Days for Foreigners
in Country to Reach
Berlin.

The toIIotoin0 despatch ,oas dicd By THE
SUNS correspondent IN Berlin IN German.
according to the present requirome nts Of
all messages icdrinO Germany. n bears
evidence Of having been closely censored.
BERLIN. Aug. AT 1910, after a day
of almost indescribabe suspense which
reached its highest point about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon. there came the ordera
for immediate mobilization. There had
been up to o'clock the hope that on 40
count of the extension OF time given Rus
sia there might he some opportunity OF
adjusting the differences. The Kaiser had
hoped every minute that some answer
would be brought to him which would
save him from taking the frightful step
into which Russia was crowding him.
Saturday evening at s:l5 the first
clash between the patrols on the German
and Russian border was reported in Der.
lin. From the General STAFF came the
information that the Russians had thrown
a strong column across the border by
Schwdden and that two companies Of
Cossacks were riding In the direction OF
Johannesburg.
AT 1890 O'Clock Sunday the French
Ambassador had not yet received pass
ports for himself and stan.
I'm all the churches throughout Ger
many great crowds assembled. praying
| Tor the success of the German arms.
only two days warning was given
foreigners who were In the country. for
the regular passenger service was to BE-
discontinued Tuesday evening. A great
crowd OF foreigners. many of them Amer.
leans, was cared for by Mrs James w.
Gerard. the wife OF the American Ambas-
sador Mrs. Gerard finds herself unable
to assist all those who apply to her for
help.
The American people can form no idea
OF the situation at present in Germany.
AT noon Sunday the Russian Minister
| received his passport"
| In the correspondence between the
Kaiser and the Car from July 2s to 81
the Kaiser charged that the Seryian
murder OF the Austrian heir apparent
was against the interests of all civilized
Governments and should place Russia
against Servia. In the answer OF July 20
the Car prayed for n peaceful solution
and hoped that the small war which
Austria was carrying on against Servis
|
great European catastrophe.
THE Kaiser answered that Austria had
undertaken the war against Servla In the
interest OF the Austrian empire and that
he could give the assurance that no Ser.
Wan territory would be annexed to the
Austrian domain and that all means OF
restraining the massing OF Russian force.
along the border should be abandoned.
"On July 30 the Kaiser telegraphet
again that the Russian mobilization shoult
cease, that Austria was mobilizing hei
army against Servia and not against Rus
sla md that II Russia persisted in hel
course there would be nothing left fol
Germany but to call upon her arms. Rus
STA moDl!zed her entire army and nav,
on July 81 and thus left no hope for
= peaceful solution
Sunday evening at 1915 began the grea
world war when Germany was invaded or
the eastern and western boundaries Il
began struggle for existence wherein
y France Joined in strife with the uncul
tured Russian against German power an,
highest culture In the first place Russi,
invaded Germany at Schwidden and a
another place on the border. wl,hpu
: any declaration OF war. destroyed thu
telegraphs and thus prevented the pas
sage Of all news from that section.
AT the same time on the wester
Il border. and also without any dcclaratio
"a of war. the French overran the bordSr b
% Alt Muensterol. on the Rhlne-l,hono cana
u near Belfort. and the Mosele near Dleder
- hofen.
\ THE first news OF the use of an al
craft In this war came from Nuernbcr,
!. where according to the Information.
IN French airman dropped n bomb upon
a station house near the market, causin
but slight damage.
"a Germany. now hard press ID into n,
n ton. carries the war upon her tw
81 borders. She took possession Of a po,r
In Luxembourg. seized a railroad brida
over the Warthe by Eichenried and N
pulsed a Russian patrol which had e,
. tered Eydtkuhnen and destroyed the DO
office"