New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-12
MOBILIZATION in
BRITAIN COMPLETE
Five Thousand Recruits
for Kitchener's Army
Enrolled in IL Hours.
GOEBEN IN SHELTER
OF TURKISH WATERS
German Battle. Cruiser Will BE
Interned if She Remains There
800 Sailors Prisoners.

London. Aug. 1.-The Admiralty ana
War Office information bureau makes
the following announcement:
"The mobilization Of the territorial
force Il at the point of completion
Some Of the units of the force have ac-
ccpted liability to serve overseas. VOL
unteers are being asked to follow their
example.
Lord Kitchener's army, for which
8 900 recruits have been enrolled IN the
last twelve hours, will consist Of SIX
divisions-Sc Scottish, Irish, Northern,
Eastern, Western and Light brigades.
"There is good reason 70 believe that
the German cruisers Breslau and Goe-
ben have taken refuge in the Darda-
nelles and will be dean with accord
ing to international usage"
Warships May Be Interned.
According TO international custom
in time of war if the Goeben and bres-
lau have taken refuge in the Darda,
nelles they will be compelled TO coal
within twenty-four hours and put 70
sea or else be interned until the enc
of the war. These two cruisers were
reported from Athens as rounding tne
southern extremity of the Morea'
/ Greece, at full speed this morning. In
what direction they were headed was
not stated.
According TO "The Times" to-day,
/ England is now well on with ner mool
| ization and has between 100000 ana
/ 500 0OO men under arms, not counting
/ the national reserve.
tion with comparative equsnimity,,
saws "The Times" land not be turned
from any masculine resolve by the
threat of an assault by the German
navy" -
England now holds as prisoners OF
war 500 German sailors taken on shlps
captured by British war vessels or
seized in British ports.
Export Route Reopened.
The correspondent of THE Daily
Mail" at Copenhagen telegraphs under
Yesterdays date that the export route
for nrovision steamers from Denmark
10 England has been reopened. Inc
steamer Konstantin, from Grlmsoy'
and the steamer Express, from New
castle, arrived at Esbjerg. Both cap
tains stated that they had sighted no
warships in the North Sea.
A German was arrested near the cav
airy barracks in London to-day on sus-
picion of tampering with the horses
IL was stated in the police court that
the man was seen to stroke several
horses which Immediately afterward
were taken sick.
A Joint meeting of the Polish socie-
ties in London decided to-day to form
a Polish Legion for active service In
the event of a German invasion of the
British Isles. Their action was taken
because of the friendly asylum afforded
to Polish political refugees in Eng
land.
A dispatch to "TEe Daily News" from
Rotterdam says that the Holland
America Steamship Line has placed its
large premises on the Hook of Holland
at the disposal of the Dutch Red Cross
with q special view to the need in the
event of a naval battle in the North
Sea.
Hamburg Liner Captured.
A dispatch from Lisbon, published IN
"The Times" says that the steamer
Cap Ortegal, reported captured by a
British warship, was taken off Oporto,
Portugal, on Sunday night and be-
longed to the Hamburg American Line
The liner carried 100000 IN specie
and sailed from Buenos Ayres Tor
Southampton on July 10.
The British government to-day gave
permission to the German banks in
London to reopen for business under
the supervision of Sir William Plender
appointed by the Treasury.
The National Relief Fund for the
families of soldiers and sailors killed
or wounded in the war which was
started under the auspices Of the
Prince of Wales and Queen Mother
Alexandra amounted this morning &c
$3,240,000.
With the British capture of Togo
land. the German colonial possession II
Western Africa, one of the largest
wireless stations in the world was &C
CURED. The plant has a radius OF com
munication of three thousand miles.