The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-08-06
London, August 4.-Germany has
declared war on Great Britain ac-
cording to official announcement.

LONDON, august f.-GTedt 6TltdlH
declared war on Germany tonight.
The momentous decision Of the
British government, for which the
whole world has been waiting, came
before the expiration of the time linn
it set by Great Britain in her ulti-
matum to Germany demanding a sat-
isfactory reply on the subject of Bel
gian neutrality.
Germanys reply was the summary
rejection of the request that Bel
gian neutrality should be respected.
The British ambassador at Berlin
thereupon received his passports and
the British government notified Ger
many that state of war existed be-
tween the two countries.
All Europe is in arms.
On the one hand, Austria-Hungary
and Germany are opposed by Russia,
France and Great Britain, Servia and
Montenegro.
Italy has declared her neutrality,
but is mobilizing. Belgium, Holland
and Switzerland have modified.
The German demand that the Bel
gian government should permit the
free passage of German troops
through Belgium was answered by
hasty preparations to resist such an
advance across Belgian territory.
Sweden has made no answer to in
quiries from Russia and Germany
regarding her attitude but is prepar-
ing to defend her neutrality.
Japan is making ready to live up
to her alliance with Great Britain in
case of certain eventualities.
Spain is reported to be preparing
proclamation of neutrality.
Austria-Hungary for the moment
has retired from the campaign
against Servia for the purpose of
holding back Russia, and Servia has
modified, with the reported inten-
tion of invading Bosnia.
Excited and clamorous youths
marching through that area of Lon
don which corresponds to the Broad
way district of New York may cause
American visitors to carry home re-
ports that England is erbarking on
war with a light heart, but those who
know this country realize the oppo-
site is the truth.
Young men have been parading
through the streets, carrying the un-
ion Jack and tri-color, with vocifer-
Gus cheering. but the busiest sec
ton of the metropolis has not been
as crowded or as noisy as on minor
occasions of popular excitement.
Crowds gathered about the gov
ernment offices today and cheered
the ministers whenever they appear
ed: the railway stations were filled
with army reserves and territorials
in khaki. but the great mass of the
people went about their ordinary oc-
cupations with serious faces.
Opposition to the war has been al
most dissipated by the events of the
past "a hours except from sections
of organized labor.
Two liberal papers, the Chronicle
and the Daily News, have come into
line and are supporting the govern
ment
David Lloyd George, chancellor OF
the exchequer. announced in the
house OF commons his schemes for in
suring shipping against war risks.
Because this scheme is promul-
gated in the midst of an emergency.
said the chancellor. 1t is not in any
sense panic scheme prepared in an
emergency
The committee of imperial defence
has labored on the plan for more than
a year, he said. Its aim was that
in case of war British commerce
should not be interrupted by inabil-
ity to secure war risks and to insure