The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-21

man scouts had already penetrated through Luxenbourg Into France and knew that French attack upon xembourg had4 been or was being planned, the troops occupying the city of Luxembourg proposed to post a proclamation dated Aug. 2. 1914. which had been printed in Coblenz and brought with them on their com ing to St41e Grand Duchy, giving as the reason for the military occupation of the Grand Duchy. Minister Eysehen obtained copy of this document and read it to the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand FDuchg. Its text follows:
 Owing to the failure of France Ito respect the neutrality of Luxeno ouTg. her. warlike acts-establishe beyond any doubt-directed against German troops from the very territory of ILuxembourg, have forced His Ma jesty under the bitter compulsion of l Iron necessity, to order that German troops the Eighth Army Corps of the First Line, march into Luxembourg This document was signed simply. Recommending General of the VIII. Army Corps,
 1 Minister Eyschen protested against this procla nlation with the utmost lsvigor to the commanding officer @of Ethe Prussian troops in occupati on, and it was then abandoned for one which read His Majesty, moved by unavoidable necessity and induced to the action by the disregard Of neu- tra1ity on the part of France. has or ldered the marching of troops into I Luxemb ure' This second doeu- und Wefdenb baeh, Commanding Gen eral of the Prussian VII Army IGorpss'
 Against this, also, Minister Eyschen
 protested and telegraphed his protest 1 to- Chancellor von Be1hmann- -HoH- 1 veg. The reply he received was that no hostilities were directed against l the Grand sDdchy and that the local l laws of the Grand Duchy would con ] tinues to prevail Constrained to ac- cept this situation, Minister Eyschen 1 asked assurances to. the same effect ] from the German commander and | from the German minister. Both gave I them.
 The following day, however. after
 this agreement had been reached
 adnaihister her own affairs-the Ger l man dietation began.
 The first step was to demand of l I.lixernbour Minister of State, all
 ready uggingsswith the problem of feeding his people, the inm ediate ex- l1Iuxembourg from the soil of the I Grand Duchy.4 When the demand was made. MT. Eyschen, pointing out that
 France was not8at war with the | Grand Duchy, asked the Gerfnan- min l tster to put his. request in writing Herr von Buch did so.
 ssI have the honor,D he wrote MT, Eyschen, .'.in conformance with the instructions of His Excellence Gen
 eral von Fuchs, to beg you to invite l the French minister, MT. MoIlard. tc l quit Luxembourg as soon as possible l and to go to France; otherwise the l German military authorities will be
 faced with the painful necessity o1
 placing Mr. MolIard under the sur vei1lance of a military guard and in
 extremity, of proceeding to his ar ] rest The French minister made his 1 own way, with neither escort nor safe l conduct. through the German Ines I His last official act was to beg ths I Premier of the Grand Duchy to care l for the French citizens who might be ] remaining.
 The German Chancellor had ex-
 piaineds that Germany desired only to I administer her. state railway through I the Grand Duchy. But the Prime l Minister of Luxem bourg was forced 1 to protest that the seizure and 9occu-
 patton of the postofice the public I telephones, the telegraph and the l government building were not essen tiaI to.the administration of the rail l way. The night of Aug. 3. German