The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-08-06
BRITAIN ARMS
FOR CONFLICT
COMPLETE MOBILIZATION OF the
ARMY ORDERED TO PROCEED
WiThoUT DELAY.
GERMAN piEl lcNnRFn
GERMAN PLEA IGNORED
THE BRITISH FLEET WILL GIVE
FRANCE "ALL PROTECTION
IN ITS POWER"

IN ITs POWER"
Mondays War News In Orist.
Announcement of the definite police
of the British Cabinet, which ii wau
expected the Prime Minister would
make In Parliament Monday WAS post
John Burns. President Of the Local
Government Board. quit the Cabinet,
owing te . disagreement over the war
2 late report said that Viscount Nor
ley. Lord President of the Council. was
considering his resignation.
viewed the situation. and. although he
used qualifying phrases. his words
we're taken generally to mean that
Great Britain is committed to war.
The German ambassador at Paris was
ordered by the Emperor to demand his
RasspOrts-which lines up France with
Russia. Servia and Montenegro. against
The mobilization of most Of the
countries OF Europe has been virtually
commp,i;sted mp,;a ed
BY German troops. according to report,
and the Dutch people are said 10 be
flooding the country. to prevent the
passage of soldiers.
-
&ustifying her action with respect to
Russia. and. at the same time German
diPiomats at London are using their
. position OF neutrality.
Few reports OF actual military move-
ment. are being received. owing 70 CEN
eorship.
London. Aug. 4.-All the great Eu.
ropean powers except Italy. and most
Of the secondary powers. are mobiliz-
ing with all their energy. Mobiliza-
tion has not yet reached a stage
where any Of the armies have met in
battle. Italy. which declared her neu.
trality. will begin to mobilize officially
today. although the process probably is
we'll under way. Great Britain's mob
flization Ii nearly completed but she
has not announced that she will join
In the general war.
Last night war officially existed be-
tween Austria and Germany on one
side and Russia, Servia and Montene-
gro on the other. There had been NO
official declaration Of war between
and France on either side,
but the German ambassador in Paris
received orders to demand his pass
ports.
The most important event in the
DAst twenty.four hours was Germauy's
demand upon Belgium In the form Of
. twelve-hour altimatum that Its troops
be permitted to cross Belgium to tho
French frontier. coupled with the
promise that Belgian integrity should
remain unimpaired at the end of the
war and that Belgium should be com.
pensated. To this Belgium refused to
accede. ON the grounds Of her rights
and honor.
Sir Edward Grey, the British Sec
retary for Foreign Affairs. made .
in the House of Commons,
that Great Britain's inter
ests and obligations could not permit
her to submit to the violation of Bel
gian territory. This practically left the
as to whether Great Britain
should make war to public opinion.
There is absolutely NO doubt that
British sentiment is for war. The ap-
peals Of the pacificists get no hearing.
One man in q hundred In London,
wants the nation to remain
Germany, through her diplomats. has
tried to keep Great Britain out. by q
virtual offer to refrain from using her
navy against France as the price of
Great Britaln's neutrality.
Great Britain has mobflized her
awaits event, She IL not
= belligerent power nor is she Q neu-
trail one. The government has given
France assurances that the British
fleet will not permit the German fleet
to attack the French coast. It has not
yet pledged itself to contribute an
army to the Continental war.
The British government regards
with the deepest distrust Germany's
of Belgium's neutrality but
makes no declaration as to whether 1t
considers that measure provocation
for war
This pronouncement Of the govern
ment's policy-the result Of two days
almost continuous deliberations-was
made to the House Of Commons by Sir
Edward Grey, secretary Of state for
foreign affairs. Therefore the trying
hour Of suspense for the British people
IL prolonged Indefinitely.
Meanwhile the German embassy in
London is exertins every effort of d.
plomacy to induce Great Britain to
hold aloof from the conrHct and to
bring public opinion to Germany's
side.
6attieship Ordered Home.
Misunderstanding of the Navy
Daniels ordered home the battlesnip
now in Haiti. The
Georgia, now at Vera Cruz, will be