Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-08-06

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Hollweg. In response to repeated
calls he appeared and addressed the
crowd as follows:
AT this serious hour, in order to
give expression to your feelings for
your fatherland, you have come to the
house of Bismarck, who, with EN-
perior William the Great and Field
Marshal Won Moltke, welded the Ger
man empire for us.
I'VE wished to go on living in peace
in the empire which we have devel-
oped in forty-four years of peaceful
labor. The whole work of Emperor
William has been devoted to the main
tenance of peace. To the last hour he
has worked for peace in Europe and
he is still working for 1t.
Fight With Clear Conscience.
Should all his efforts prove vain
and should the sword be forced into
our hands, we will take the field with
a clear conscience In the knowledge
that we did not seek war. We shall
then wage war for our existence and
for the national honor to the last drop
of our blood.
in the gravity Of this hour, re-
mind you of the words of Prince Fred
erick Charles to the men of Brandon
burg:
LET your hearts beat for God and
your fists on the enemy"
Enthusiastic cheers and the singing
of the national anthem greeted the
close of the imperial chancellcr's
speech.
Kaiser Makes War Speech.
The emperor made war speech to
the people of Berlin at night in which
he expressed the hope that IL he was
unable to induce his opponents to
maintain peace he would WELD the
sword and show his enemies what 1t
means to provoke Germany.
The emperor has summoned the
reichstag to meet tomorrow at the
royal palace and hear the decision OF
the emperor and the bundesrath, and.
If necessary, to vote war credit.
Russians War Mad.
st. Petersburg, Russia, Aug 3.-sThe
populace has gone war mad, huge
crowds paraded the streets all day,
singing the national anthems, and
there was a rush of the reservists to
the military Offices where they en-
rolled
Women and children accompanied
the reservists, who came from all
parts OF the empire, as they marched
to the military Offices, and hundreds
of priests who were in the crowd that
lined the way, blessed the soldiers.
The government issued a new APP
peal to the people to calm themselves.
The statement lauded the people for
their wonderful show of patriotic en-
thusiasm, but declared In these times
that ones patriotism must not run
away with itself and that the people
should hold themselves In restraint
as far as their desire for war was
concerned.
THE expression of excited feelings
can only complicate tn situation" the
statement concluded.
Consider Situation Grave.
London, Aug 3.-The French en-
bassy issued the following statement:
while we have received no official
intimation of the departure OF the
German ambassador from Paris we
believe II is not at all unlikely We
consider the situation now as grave
as II can possibly be-
Nations Already at War.
The following grave statement was
published in the Evening News:
I'VE learn officially that Baron Won
Schoen, German ambassador in Paris,
called on NJ. Viviani, French prime
minister, and presented note from
his government demanding that the
French government should inform
Germany whether France in the event
of an outbreak of war between Ger
many and Russia would remain neu-
trial.
There is every reason to believe
that the French reply has already
been presented and that 1t will be Of
character unsatisfactory to Ger
many
France and Germany may, there
fore. be regarded as already in a state
of war.
simultaneously with the presenta-
ton of the note to France, Germany
presented an ultimatum TO Russia re-
questing cessation Of mobilization in
IL hours"
King George Seeks Peace.
London, Aug. 3.-King George of
England threw his full support to
the cause of peace. He sent an
urgent message to Gear Nicholas OF
Russia. 1t was reported In diplomatic
circles that the message was an APP
peal for the czar to stay his hand
and avert the war catastrophe that
threatens.
As member of the triple entente,
England may be able to WELD an In
fiuence that will curb Russia and at
the eleventh hour prevent the clash
to which all nations have been rush
ing for a week.
News that Germany had sent an ul.
timatum to Russia and had demanded
from France a statement OF her posi-
tion is believed to have been the
cause of King Georges action.