Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-20

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Correspondence Of the Associated Pryss)
PARIS, Aug. ia lively interest
has been awakened i'm France re
Gently over the fate of the neiEhboring
little Grand DuChy of LuXemburg,
through whose territory the Germans
fell upon the French stronghold of
LonEwy. Part of the interest is due
to the fact that it is through the
acQuiesccnCc and with the assistance
of France that Switzerland is today
providing food for the population of
the grand duchy pending the gath
ering Of the harvest; and part 20 the
fact that for thea first time, some Of
the details of the violation by Ger
many of the neutrality of the tiny
state are just coming to light
lie Temps of Paris has reproduced
from the Niouwe RotterdamsChe
Courant .he text Of proclamation,
printed in Coblenz, Germany, and
brought with the invading, Prussian
troops, ito be posted up in the grand
duchy as justification of the military
occupation by Germany of a state
whose neutrality Germany had guar
anteed.
The French, and even the Dutch
papers. however, have been unable to
recount more than a small part Of
the story of what took place in
Luxembourg in the first days of last
August, The German censorship on
everything emanating from the grand
duChy has proved to be the StriCtest
Much that has come out of LuXem-
burg during the past year has
consequently borne the stamp Of
doubtful authorship.
From official and semi official
GnuTFGC fhR AGG44iuflI JDrA..,s ha halt,
able to secure an authentic account Of
the Prussian occupation Of the little
grand duchy as well as OF certain
well substantiated details of omuch
that followed.
War Cloud lowering.
on August /, 1914, when the war
cloud was lowering over Europe,
Minister OF State Paul Eyschcn, pres
ident Of the government of the Grand
DuChy of LuVemburg, 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 hostilitos between the
two countries, the neutrality Of the
Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg would
be respected. Before any reply could
be received from France, the reply of
Germany took the form of action. The
same day Saturday August Al
phonse Munchen, mayor Of the city Of
Luxembourg, issued a proclamation to
the population Of the capital announc-
ing shat the neutrality of the grand
duchy had been violated by Germany,
through the occupation of the railway
station of Trois Vierges bv Prussian
troops, and calling upon the people Of
lUNtmInTlr tt remain calm
The incident Of the apprehension Of
the 2O-year-old Grand Duchess Marie
7Adelheid by the Germans and her
removal from Colmar-B Berg to the
grand duCal palace at Luxembourg
whore she was Kept under guard, al
ready has been published.
Events moved with extraordinary
rapidity throughout the grand duchy
on Sunday. August 2. At o'clock
that morning German troops had al
ready entered LuXemburg and were
moving rapidly across is attack
France, whose mObilization9 had only
been ordered at midnight First there
were scouts on motorcycles and BIZ
cycles Hard upon these came three
motors loaded with officers and SOL
diers, and then followed five more
fast motors, which traversed the little
grand duchy at a mad speed, from
Trevas towards Longwy. before 10
o'clock i'm the morning, three military
trains had passed through the grand
duchy into France and 30,006 Ger
man troops were already on the
march across neutral soil.
Didn't Surrender Easily.
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 bye the news of the