Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-08-07
DECLARES
WAR WITH GERMANY.
GREAT BRITAIN TAKES STEP
WHEN GERMANY REFUSES TO
ASSURE BELGIAN NEUTRALITY.
An Esrsps lie Now in Arms, Germany
and Aue4rIa-BjuDgary Being Opposed
BY Russia, France, Great Britain
Serv4a apd Montenegro.

I1uudon-wa7 has been declared
bsawsen Great Britain and Germany
The momentons decision Of the
British government, for which the
yno,a world has been waiting, camo
cn Tuesday before the expiration Of
taaS time limit Sc: by Great Britain /
her u1timatmm to Germany demand
ing satisfactory reply on the SUD
ject Of Belgian neutrality
Ge7many's reply was the summary
Yo5ect1on OF the request that Belgian
neutrality should be respected.
The British ambassador at Berlin
thereupcn received his passports and
the British government notified Ger
meay that state of war existed be-
tween the two countries.
II appears from official statements
that Germany declared war on Great
Britain at p. m. Tuesday The de-
ciaration by the British government
that state Of war existed between
the two countries was not made until
II p. m.
AS the matter Ia viewed at the
British foreign office, therefore, Ger
many was the first to declare war.
The British foreign office has is
sued the following statement:
Owing to the summary rejection
by the German government Of the re.
quest made by his Britannia maj
esty's government that the neutrality
Of Belgium should be respected, his
majestys ambassador at Berlin has
received his passports, and his maj
esty's government has declared to tht
German government that q state o.
war exists between Great Britain
and Germany from IL o'clock p. m.
August A."
All Europe is now in arms. Or
the one hand Austria-Hungary and
Germany are opposed by Russia
France and Great Britain, SerVia anC
Montenegro.
The alliance includes one-half thu
battleships, sovereignty over three
fifths of the people and over one
half Of the trained soldiers Of TIL
world.
Italy has declared her neutrality
but is mobilizing. Belgium, HOLLAND
and Switzerland have modified. TIL
German demand that the Belgian GOV
eminent should permit the free pas
sage of German troops through Be
gian was answered by hasty prepi
rations to resist such an advanc
across Belgian territory.
Sweden has made no answer to IL
quiries from Russia and Germany r.
garding her attitude, but is prepa
ing to defend her neutrality.
Japan is making ready to live u
to her alliance with Great Britain
case of certain eventualities. Spai
is reported to be preparing procl
nation of neutrality.
Austria-Hungary for the momel
has retired from her campaign again
Servia for the purpose Of holdir
, back Russia, and Servia has mob
lied with the reported intention
, invading Bosnia.
! A dispatch from Brussels stat
that German troops have entered b.
GUM at three places, namely, D.
ham, Francechamps and Stayelot.
. brisk engagement is reported to ha
! occurred at Fort Fleron near Liege
A dispatch from Nish, servia,
the Paris Matin, says that the Al
trian troops we're defeated with hea
losses in a battle against the Servia
on Sunday near Semendriaa
The regiments OF Austrian infant
comprising nearly 10000 men, 81
ported by heavy artillery, advanc
against the servians. but we're
pulsed, leaving many of their nu
Der dead and wounded on the fie
Paris.-The French minister Of v
on Tuesday issued the following no
1.-THE German ambassador has
manded his passports and dir
matte relations between France q
Germany have been broken OF.
WAR is declared.
"The first act of the Germans,
cording to information from an
thoritative source to the minister
war, was to execute M. Semain,
mer president of the French War
ciety, who lived in Metz, and to
prison all the members of that
ciety."
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