The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02

officers have equipped themselves, as
they fully expect to be- absent In camp
AT least three months.
The cable termni NJ Penzance and
elsewhere are guarded by troops. The
lndo-Europea cable has been closed
to ordinary use and has been taken
over 10y the Government.
Ulster has offered an eNpeditlonary
force. armed and uniformed and
equipped with machine guns, 10 90
anywhere.
England thus Is prepared. as far as
possible. and much more completely
than ever before for immediate hostili-
ties. Yet there is no Sign " this that
can be detected externally In London
or elsewhere except where troops on
duty actually are In view and except
for the precautions along the coast and
In the harbors.
The English people as whole have
plunged to-day in their usual myriads
and with their usual zest into the fcs-
tivIties Of an August bank holiday and
week end. Yesterday the streets of
London were absolutely normal. To-
day there Is the usual Saturday before
bank holiday emptiness, while outgoing
trains are crowded with their custo-
marx thousands Of persons going 10 the
scr aside and to the country.
One train on the Great Eastern rail-
WAY on it's way into London took Ave
hours to cover forty-three miles to-day,
81 great was the outgoing passenger
traffic to holiday resorts on the east
coast.
II goes without saying that there IL not
The slightest sign of war fever In
England, not even in the music halls
and among the ultra-J'ngoes. But else
where In the ordinary circumstances
of life there Is not lacking evidence of
what Is practically n state Of war.
Tremendous excitement followed the
distribution Of the extras in Soho Square
the foreign quarter, telling Of the declara-
ton OF war. The special editions were
on the streets Just as tho theatre rush
was Mt its height
Frenchmen and Germans formed into
bands roaring the "Marseiliaise" and ths
''wacht am Rhein." There were great
rallies at the French and German res
taurants The beer halls were crowded
especially the Gambrinus. which re-
sounded with German songs and che't
for the Kaiser. Bismarck and Won Moltke
and there was much brandishing OF steins
; Another restaurant was packed will
students carrying sabres Some OF thes
men got into trouble when they tried 4
march through the streets with naket
weapons. Ugly tempered crowds o
Britons surrounded them and tho polic
had TO go to their rescue
French crowd IN Piccadilly shouteS
"Vive rEntente" and announced it's in
tention OF marching to buckingham Palace
to pay homage 10 King George. Tn
police frustrated this scheme.
King George sent an urgent persona
communication to the Csar early thh
eral European war, The message was
strong appeal for the preservation o
peace, and was despatched following Al
audience which Premier Asquith had witi
the King nj 2 o'clock this morning.
At the German embassy the news tina
, Great Britain had made still another at
=, tempt to secure n peaceful outcome Of tn
present critical situation was received
with the expression that II tended t,
revive hope"
In the note sent by Berlin to Parts, 1
was said at the German Embassy her,
to- day. mention was made OF poss ibl,
! French neutrality. In the view OF EN-
, bassy officials this was to be taken al
, an indication that Germany would not at
. tack France. on the other hand Their,
is a growing feeling In London that with
mobilization progressing In both German,
and France and with the troops OF botl