New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
WHEN GERMANS
 SWEPT LUXEMBOURG
Little Grand Duchy Vainly Pro- tested Violation Of Neutrality

 little Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, through whose territory the Germans fell upon the French stronghold Of I.ongwy. Part of the interest is due to the fact that it is through the ac- uuiesence and with the assistance of France that Switzerland is today pro- viding food for the population of the Grand Duchy, pending the gathering of the harvest; and part to the fact that, for the first time some of the details of the violation by Germany of the neutrality of the tiny state are just coming to light.
 Le Temps of Paris has reproduced from the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant the text of proclamation, printed in Coblenz, Germany, and brought with the invading Prussian troops. to be posted up in the Grand Duchy as a justification of the mili- tary occupation by Germany of a state whose neutrality Germany had guaranteed.
 The French, and even the Dutch papers, however, have been unable to recount more than small part of the story of what took place in Luxen- bourg in the first days or last August. The German censorship on everything cmanating from the Grand Duchy has proved to be the strictes,. Much that has come out of Luxembourg during the past year has, consequently, borne the stamp of doubtful authorship.
 From official and semi-official sources, The Associated Press has been able to secure an authentic &C., count of the Prussian occupation of the little Grand Duchy, as we'll as of certain we'll substantiated details of much that followed.
 Action Germany's Answer.
 On August 1, 1914, when the war cloud was lowering over Europe, Minister of State Paul Eyschen, presi- dent of the government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, who since the establishment of the independence of the country has been virtually its first minister and real ruler, asked both Germany and France, officially, if in the event of hostilities between the two countries, the neutrality of the Grand Duchy of Luxeu1 oourg would be respected. Before any reply could be received from France, the reply of Germany took the form of action. l The same day-Saturday, August ] first-Alphonse Munchen, mayor of | the city of Luxembourg, issued a proclamation to the popu1ation of the l ca apital announcing that the neutrality 1 Of the Grand Duchy had been violated | by Germany, through the occupation | e the railway station of Trois Vierges hv Prussian troops, and calling upon l the people of Luxembourg to remain calm.
 The incident of the apprehension of the twenty-year- Grand Duchess, Marie Adelheid, by the Germans, and her removal from Colmar-Berg to the Grand Ducal palace at Luxembourg, where she was kept under guard, al- l ready has been published.
 Hustled Over Neutral Soil.
 Events moved with extraordinary 1 rapidity throughout the Grand Duchy l on Sunday, August 2. At five o'clock | that morning German troops had all l ready entered Luxembourg and were moving rapidly across to attack | France, whose mobilization had only been ordered at midnight First there were scouts on motorcycles and l bicycles. Hard upon yhese came three motors loaded with officers and soldiers, and then followed fast five more motors which traversed the little Grand Duchy at a mad speed, from Traves towards Longwy. Be- fore 10 o'clock in the morning, three military trains had passed through the Grand Duchy into Trance and 10000 German troops were already on the march across neutral soil
 Vain Protest.
 But Premier Eyschen had given his whole life to making and keeping the freedom of Luxembourg and he did not surrender easily. Reused out of bed at daybreak by the news of the first incursion of German troops. he telephoned the German minister to the Grand Duchy his protest and then put it in writing.
 1T have just advised Your Excel lency,," he wrote Minister Won Buch, 'by telephone of the appearance on Grand Ducal territory of German officers and soldiers. I learn that a train transporting troops IS even now or it's way to Luxembourg, and that a great number of autos have passed through Wasserbillig for Luxembourg. The Grand Ducal government ener- gctically protests against this flag rant violation of the neutrality of the country, while awaiting subsequent developments I beg you to transmit this protest without delay to the government of the empire.'
 But he did not wait for the Ger