Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-03
Three Defensive Measures
Taken by Government but
No Declaration of Purpose
Is Made by Premier.
CENS0RS IN CHARGE
OF CABLE OFFICES
Parliament Expected to Pass
Bill Authorizing Loan of
$3.50, 100000 to Meet
Any Emergencies,

ny NoHHih2 JOURNAL sraciAt tEAaNn WISH
London. Aug. 2.-'rhis Sunday has
been a day Of the greatest suspense
/ England has known In century. For
hours the cabinet was IN council AT
Whitehall aud the whole country be-
lievcd Il to be wrestling with the qnes-
tion of whether Great Britain should
take arms In support Of her partners
in the triple entente.
No statement was made officially
concerning the cabinets deliberations.
except that the premier would make
an announcement in the house of
commons tomorrow and the cabinet
would hold another meeting In the
morning
Three Defense Measures.
The government took three meas
uros for defense today none OF them
Inconsistent with the policy of re-
naming outside the conflict. II that
should be her policy. The naval re-
serves and naval marine pensioners
were called out by proclamation; the
territorlals, who has Just assembled
at the training camps for annual prae-
tice, were ordered back to their head
quarters. the home secretary prohib-
itcd air flights over the entire king
dom ana territorial waters, except by
military craft All the measures are
purely defensive Great Britain would
feel obliged 20 take them with a great
II there was no question of her par
ticipatlon.
CensQrs took charge of all the cable
offices in the kingdom tonight All
code messages were prohibited even
to Australia Telephone eommuni-
cation with the continent was stopped
entirely The Brussels telephone.
which was the last line working, Is
silent tonight.
The king issued a proclamation de-
claring a moratorium for month
and the suspension of the banking act
tomorrow appears assured parla-
mcnt probably will pass a bill for i
loan for defensive purposes Co the
Of s250,000. 600. a rise in
price OF foodstuffs is expected tomor-
row, although the board Of trade has
issued reassuring statement that
there IS wheat supply for four
In the country,
Paper Famine Possible.
The newspapers Of England are con-
fronted with the possibility Of paper
famine Many Of them depend on
the scandinavian countries for stock
and have only a few weeks stores IN
The country and shipping in the North
sen ls pnralyzed. The socialists and
a section of the labor union men are
strong for peace Peaee meetings
were held today in Trafalgar square,
and j. Is l1ardie eNhortcd the work.
ars to open "A general strike against
he war. Tho railway stations are
filled with naval roscrvists IN bright
uniforms entraining for the coast
stations Officials ralded the streets
oday ana eommandeered the latest
md most powerful motor vehicles
urning out the passengers and order
ng the drivers to proceed to naval
lnd military headquarters where the
,ars were TO be used for military and
-ed cross purposes
Reports have reached Hull that the
Wilson liner Castro ana the freight
steamer Saxon. loaded with coal have
been seized IN German waters All
iailings to German and Russian ports
have been cancelled Steamers have
eft Hun TO bring back the fishing
rlcet from the North sea. The rail-
WAYS have cancelled all excursions and
most of the trains running to ports
with France have been
discontinued london remains ex-
calm. Such scenes of
as were Witnessed at the