The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-07
GERMANY At WAR
WITH ENGLAND TOO
GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY
FLY AT EACH oTHER-WAR
10 DECLARED.
QUESTION OF NEUTRALITY
British Army 10 Be MobiIfxed-Decla-
rationg Come -Four Hours Apart
The Invasion Of Belgium Al.
ready Begun.

declaration Of war between Great
Britain and Germany. The first dec
l~aration wag made by Germany and
notified a state Of war. The British
declaration vas evidently made four
hours later and after the British am.
baGRador had had time to communi-
cate the German declaration to his
government and receive instructions
regarding his line of action. 1t is a
significant fact that the British dec
Iaration fixes q later hour for the COM
mencemcnt of a state Of wal between
the two countries, thus throwing on
the kaiser the onus of institutlng ag-
| gresSlyc action,
The British foreign office has issued
the following statement:
lowing to the summary rejection
by the German government Of the re-
quest made by his Britanic majesty's
government that the neutrality Of Bel.
GUM should be respected, his majes-
TVS ambassador at Berlin has received
his passports, and his majesty's gov
eminent has declared to the German
government that a state of war exists
between Great Britain and Germany"
Twenty Million Ready.
Paris.--The international outlook on
the war by land Is completely OBJ
scured by the absolute absence OF
news from the various warning ma
tons.
Every indication is that while 90
000, 900 men are now being feverishly
armed, the great clash Is still several
days off. This accounts for the Sc.
rene state OF mind prevailing in Eng
land, where the people up to now have
not come to realize the appalling out"
Great Britain included.
This is only the calm before the
storm.
Already the primary cause of this
sion In Servia, has shrunk into insig-
n%ificance.
No new comes from the Danube.
Is concerned to have any.
Servian reports from Nish give the
impression that Austria has been en-.
countering unsurpassed resistance
from the little Slay state, whose in.
dependence was the casus belli for
every European power.
The paucity of warlike news does
rot, of course, mean that great events
are not stirring. 1t Ia easily explained
by the fact that big battalions are now
the process of formation. Europe's
most brilliant generals are mapping
,ut their strategical plans like so
many chess players in an information
Il tourney.
Proclaims Martial Law.
London.--The London Gazette pub
ished a special edition containing the
'ollowing declaration of martial law In
he British Isles, signed by King
George:
Whereas, the present state Of pub
ic affairs in Europe is such as to
constitute an imminent national dam
,er, we strictly command and enioin
,ur subjects to obey and conform to
rules and regulations which may
70 issued by us or our admiralty and
Irmy council, or by any officer Of our
lavy and army, or by any other per.
on acting In our behalf for securing
he objects aforesaid; and not to hin
Ter or obstruct, but to afford all the
assistance In their power to any per-
acting In accordance with such
Instructions in the execution of any
taken for securing those OBJ
In accordance with the proclamation
he government assumed full control
( the railroads in Great Britain.
King George has sent the following
lessage to the colonies:
Il desire to express to my people
t the oversee dominions with what
ppreciation and pride have received
rom their respective governments
urins the past few days these spon.
eneous assurances of their fullest
upport. /,
They recall to me the generous,
elf-sacrificing help given by them in
he past to the mother country.
a shall be strengthened in the dis
barge of the great responsibility
hich rests upon me by the confident
elief that in this time Of trial the !
mpire will stand united, calm and |
esolute, trusting in God.
GEORGE, Rex" {
The telegram was communicated to /
II the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. /