Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-08-08
DECLARES
WAR WITH GERMANY
GREAT BRITAIN TAKES STEP
WHEN GERMANY REFUSES TO
ASSURE BELGIAN NEUTRALITY.
NJ Europe 10 Now in Arms, Germany
and Austria-hunoary Being Opposed
by Russia, France, Great Britain,
servia and Montenegro.

Londsn.-War has been declared
etween Great Britain and Germany.
The mom entous decision of the
eitish government, for which the
mole world has been waiting, came
II Tuesday before the expiration OF
ne time init set by Great Britain In
or ultimatum to Germany demand
a satisfactory reply on the sub
L of Belgian neutrality.
Germany's reply was the summary
don of the request that Belgian
ulra'ity should be respected.
The British eI.bassador at Berlin
reupon received his passports and
- = British government notified Ger
any that state of war existed be-
, cen the two countries.
1t appears from official statemen. T.
nat Germany declared war on Grea
'aIn at 7 p. m Tuesday. The de-
"a ion by the British government
AS safe of war existed betwee.
i, two countries was not made unts
p. III.
As the matter Is viewed at tht
yitish foreign office, therefore, Ger
any was the first to declare war.
The British foreign office has 10
ned the following statement;
Owing to the summary rejection
the German government OF the re-
est made by his Britannia mai
-y's government that the neutrality
Belgium should be respected, his
ajesty's ambassador at Berlin has
ceived his passports, and his mai
,.y's government has declared to the
rman government that state OF
r exists between Great Britain
d Germany from II o'clock p. m,
usust A."
All Europe Is now in arms O.
I one hand Austria Hungary an
rmany are opposed by Russia
ance and Great Britain, Servia ant
ontenegro
The alliance Includes one-half tht
ttleships, sovereignty over three
his of the people and over one
of the trained soldiers OF tn
lrld.
Italy has declared her neutrality
ut is modifying. Belgium, HOLLAND
I'D switzerland have mobilized TIL
erman demand that the Belgian gov
'nment should permit the free pas
&c of German troops through Be
an was answered by hasty prepa
atoms to resist such an advance
1ross Belgian territory,
Sweden has mad, no answer to In
uiries from Russia and Germany re
srdlng her attitude, but is prepar
& to defend her neutrality.
Japan is making ready to live u
her alliance will Great Britain II
ase of certain sventualities. Span
reported to be preparing a proc,
alton of neutrality.
Austria. Hungary for the moment
as retired from her campaign agains
Seryia for the purpose of holdint
-sck Russia, and Servia has mobi
zed with the reported intention OF
iayading Bosnia.
A dispatch from Brussels states
hat German troops have entered Bel
GUM at three places, namely, Dol
Jam, Francechamps and Stavelot A
brisk engagement Is reported to have
occurred at Fort Fleron near Liege.
A dispatch from Nish, Servia, tt
the Paris Matin. says that the Aus
trian troops were defeated with heavy
losses In a battle against the Servians
ON Sunday near Semendria.
The regiments Of Austrian infantry
comprising nearly 10000 men, sup
ported by heavy artillery, advanced
against the Servians, but were re
pulsed, leaving many of their mum
DER dead and wounded on the field
Paris-The French minister OF wa
IN Tuesday issued the following note
The German ambassador has de
handed his passports and diplo
matte relations between France ant
Germany have been broken off.
"War Is declared.
The first act Of the Germans, &C
sording to information from an au
horitative source to the minister o
war, was to execute NJ. Semain, for
err president OF the French War SO
ETY., who lived In Metz, and to i'm
rison all the members of that 80
Iiety."
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