Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1914-08-06
WAR NEWS
LEDGER SPECIAL.
LONDON, Aug. S.

LONDON, Aug. s.
Great Britain declared war on Ger
many last night. The decision Of
the British government came be
fore the expiration of the time
limit set by England in her ultimat-
nm to Germany demanding satis-
factory reply ON the subject of Bel
GUM neutrality. The German reply
was the summary rejection of the
request that Belgian neutrality
should be respected Germany know
ing what the result would be de-
clared war on England as soon as
he sent the reply.
A British minelaying ship has
been sunk by a German fleet and
a special of the Star asserts that a
naval battle has been going on for
some hours off the north coast of
Scotland and that several wound
ed marines and seamen have been
landed at Cromarty.
The German fleet is concentrated
for the defense of the Kiel canal
Its destruction will be the first OBJ
ject Of the British fleet.
Premier Asquith, according to the
morning papers. has received report
that two German battleships have
been sunk or captured by British
in the North Sea and that anoth-
or escaped.
Margate, England, reports tremend-
Gus cannonading in the North Sea.
PARIS, Aug. 5th.
A German aeroplane dropped
bombs on Luneville during the night
German troops seized the village Of
Moineville today, killing tho parish
priest.
The German ambassador has de
manded bis passports; France has
recalled her ambassador from Ger
any.
Egypt and Turkey delare they
win remain neutral, as viii Italy, al
though Germany has appealed to hel
for aid.
It Is announced here that tht
French fleet has captured a German
cruiser.
BERLIN, Aug. 5th.
No Berlin banks have suspended
payments and no postponement .
settlement has been made. Germany
however, has declared an embargo o
: Russian balance in German banks.
The German cable in the English
channel has been cut, supposedly b
; the British warships.
y German troops are burning Rus
sian Poland villages over a larg
stretch of territory. The garrison {
the Geman seaport Memel has driv
en- the Russian frontier guard
from Krottingen. A Russian aviator
was killed by the Germans north
Lumberg.
Il NEW YORK, Aug. s.
Fifty policemen and detectives an
eight scout launches with search
lights were on guard at the piers
the Hamburg American line after u
chief-of-police was informed th'
there was a plot to blow up the &c
man steamship Vaterland
Passengers on board the stean
ships, Kaiser Wilhelm and the Pre-
dent Lincoln, both of which
rived at Quarantine, this morning
say they were awakened at 8 a.
by reports of cannonading outside
Sandy Hook. Both vessels came
with lights covered.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 6.
The German troops are shellin
Liege and Namur. The Germans in
- ed Belgium near verviers, Il
morning
'"i TOXIC, Aug. s.
OIL The Japanese ruiser, Chiyods
'uri with Is at Kure, has been ordered
South China waters in haste.
N ENcLAND's DECLARATION
~ OF W.
lent owing to the summary re
fore lection by the German Govern
ment of the request made b
His Brittanic Majesty's Gov
s,ed ernment that the neuraliy Q
the Belgium should be respected
y, his Maiesty's Ambassador at Be
col. lin has received his passports,
and his Maiesty's government b
declared to the German that
~ state Of war exists betwee
~ Great Britain and Germany fir
:. IL o'clock p. m. August 4. :
Statement issued last alght
~ the British Foreign Office
London
ALGIERS, Aug. 4.
, for According to an unofficial repo
that Frenh fleet has captursi two
men man cruisers, the Goeben and. T
army lau
be According to another dispatch