Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-06
War Map May Change Soon

War Map May Change Soon
London, Aug. General news as
% the happenings of the last day or
so in the conflict of the armies of
nearly the whole of Europe are en-
gagged is still lacking, and it is pointed |
out here that when it reaches the
world it may change the perspective
of the war picture painted by Belgian
and French artists. aI
Not a word has reached London
from Berlin, while the isolated and
delayed messages from Vienna come
to light on the military situation.
From st. Petersburg word has come
that the mobilization of the Russian
forces is progressing more quickly
than had been expected, and the ac-
tivity of the Russian troops on the
German frontier seems to confirm
this.
Italy remains in an expectant atti-
tude and from wrods dropped at the
Italian embassy in London, appears
quite ready to maintain her declared
neutrality, Numbers of German YES
sells were snapped up again today in
British ports.
All Eyes on North Sea
Everyone in England waited to-
day with anxiety for reports of the
movements of the British fleet from
which virtually nothing had been
heard since its departure some days
ago under sealed orders All eyes
W ere turned toward the North Sea.
whittier it was generally assumed the
war vessels had gone to encounter the
German battleship squadron.
Reports of firing and the arrival Of
a number of wounded German and Brit
ish blue jackets at Harwich on the
east coast kept excitement at its high
est point, as this was evidence that at
least there had been contact between
vessels of the opposing navies.
The morning passed away, however.
without any more definite signs of an
important clash between the powerful
scuadrons.
Messages from Belgium appeared to
indicate that the check of the Ger
mans outside Liege yesterday had been
a severe one, some reports giving the
of casualties as high as 5000.
From Rome came a report that the
German cruisers Goeben and Breslaus
had escaped the pursuit of French and
British warships after bombarding
the Algerian coast and had safely
reached Sicilian port. German war
vessels are said to have penetrated the
Gulf of Finland and bombarded Svea-
berg, the Northern Gibraltar"
No definite confirmation of the re-
ported ultimatum from Germany to
Italy came to hand here.
AS soon as Prince Lichnowsky, the
German ambassador left London today
the American embassy assumed full
care of German interests in the British
Isles. Irwin B. Laughlin, the Ameri-
can secretary of the embassy, devoted
himself to this business. 1t was esti-
mated by the embassy that there were
100000 Germans in Great Britain but
there were no means of ascertaining
how many of these had left since the
beginning of serious trouble began
between the nations.
Many Germans reside in England in
order to escape military service but
great number of these are said to have
applied to be permitted to serve In
the German army as soon as Emperor
William Offered pardon for deserters.
So far the British government had
moi issued any order for the expulsion
OF Germans and none is expected, SO
that those now here are likely to re-
main. FL
British families. however, are dis
charging all German servants, COVER
nessea and chauffeurs, so that the
German benevolent societies have their