Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
FATE OF GRAND DUCHY
IN HANDS OF GERMANS
World Has Heard Little Of Disasters
Which Have Overtaken
Luxembourg.
SAD FACTS COMING OUT
Assurance OF Berlin That Neutrality
Would BE Respected Violated OH
Very First Day OF War-Sinco
Then People Are VasSaIs.

FAR1S. August ol.--A lively interc..
has been awakened in France recently
over the fate or the ncishborinE little
Grand Duohy of Luxembourg. through
whose territory the Germans fell upon
the French stronghold Of Lonswy.
Part Of the interos, is due 10 the fact
that II is through the acouiescenre
and with the assistance or France that
switzerland is to-day providing food
for the population OF the Grand Duchy
pending the gathering of the harvest
ahd part 10 the fact that. for the first
TINE, some of the details OF the viola
ton BY Germany of the neutrality Of
the tiny state are just coming TO light
lie Temps. of Paris. has reproduced
from inc Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Cour-
ant the text of proclamation printed
In CohleHz. Germany. and brought with
the invading Prussian troops to be
posted UP in the Grand Duchy as a
justification OF the military occupation
by Germany of state whose Neutral
itH Germany had guaranteed
The French. and even the Dutch n,
pers. however. have been unable 10 re-
count more than small part Of the
story OF what took place in LuXem-
houTE in the frst days OF last August
ne German censorship on everything
enanatinE from the Grand Duchv has
proved 10 be the strictest Much that
mas come out OF Luxembourg during
the past year has. consequently, borne
the stamp Of doubtful authorship
From Official and semioftlcial sources
the Associated Press has been able TO
secure an authentic account of the
Prussian occupation of the little Grand
Duchy. as we'll MS of certain well-sub-
stantiated details of much that fol-
lowed
REPLY OF GERMANY
TAKES FORM OF ACTION
on August /. 1914. when the war
cloud was lowering over Europe. Minis
ter OF State Paul Eyschen. President of
The government OF the Grand Duchy Of
Luxembourg, who. since the establish
ment OF the independence of the conn
try, has been virtually its first minis
ter and real ruler, asked both GERMANY
and France. officially. if. in the event
OF hosrlities between the two coun-
tries, the neutrality of the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg would he re-
spected Before any reply could be
received from France the reply Of Ger
many took the form of action The
same day saturday August AL
phoHse Munchen Mayor OF the city of
Luxembourg. issued n proclamation TO
the population OF the capital ANNOUNCE
ing that the neutrality OF the Grand
Duchy had been violated by Germany
through tho occupation OF the railway
station OF Trois Nicrgcs by Prussian
troops and calling upon the people OF
Luxembourg to remain calm
The incident Of the apprehension of
the twenty-year- grand duchess
Mare Adelheid, by the Germans. and
her removal from Colmar- Berg to the
grand ducal palace nj Luxembourg
"here she was kept under guard al
ready has been published.
Events moved with extraordiparv
rapidly throughout the Grand Duchy
on Sunday. August . At O'Clock
that morning German troops had al
ready entered Luxembourg, and we're
moving rapidly across to attack
France. whose mobilization 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 fast five more
motors, which iravcrscd the little
Grand Duchy AT mad speed from
TreHes towards Lonewy Before 10
o'clock in the morning three military
trains had passad Through the Grand
Duchy into FfaIice and 10000 Ger
man troops We're already on the march
across neutral soil
But Premier Eyschcn had given his
whole life 10 making and Keeping the
freedom of Luxembourg. and he did not
surrender easily Reused out of bed
az daybrcak hy the news Of the FIRST
ihcaTsion o: German troops, he tclc-
pnoned the German minister to the
Grand Duchy his protest and then On,
~ into writing.
have just advised Your Excel
icncy' he wrote Minister Won Bach, '.hv
telephone OF the appearance on grand
ducal territory 81 German officers and
so!aieTs learn that a train trans
porting troops is even now on its way
10 Luxembourg and that great mum
Der OF autos have passed through Was
stro:l!ig FOR Luxembourg The grand
duca! government encrgctically pro
tests gains, this Migrant violation OF
the neutrality Of the country, while
awaiting suhsequen, developments
beg YOU TO TRANSMIT, this protest with
out DELAY 20 the government of the
empire"
But ne do not wait for the Ce-mon
minister TO transmit, the protest, A..
sent a telegram II mis- own to imperial
For"iSn Minister Won Jogow. and the
grand duchess h"isc!f sent one 10 her
cousin The German Emperor. Al IN,
same time he sent Major Won Dyck, OF
the Luxembourg army II $50 soldiers
with protest 10 he delivered 10 tho
commando Of the invading troops pu,
Major Won DycE had no luck. He sncn,
al DAY missing tho advancing Prus
hians' and 1t was Lieutenant Wnhelmy,
charged with a similar mission who
fucceeded in registering . formal nro.
test with the commardar, Of IN. Cor
man troors who had taken possession
OF the railway station Of the cir. =.
Lu1ern oourg, and Lieut"nau, Francl
under IKE orders. who prese,,c4 j.,
person Minister Evschcn's pro,es, "a
Major Won Bacrensprung. cornman5ir,
the German corps Of occupation
~ was towards evening ina, A,in!s,e,