The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-11

menced mobilization. Sir Edward Grey
proposed an international conference,
and this proposal was rejected on July
% by both Germany and Austria. On
July 81 Germany announced a state of
war. The same day France and Bel
GUM took steps to mobilize.
Kaiser Unsheaths the Sword.
On Aug. 1 Germany declared war on
Russia, and shots were exchanged be-
tween patrols. On Aug. England ask
ed Germany to respect Belgian neu-
trality. German columns attacked
Longwy, France, and crossed into
French territory near Nancy. On Aug.
Germany announced a state of war
with Russia, and German troops invad-
ed Poland. The German ambassador
at Paris received his passports, and
fighting occurred at Petit-Croix be-
tween French and German forces. Bel
GUM refused to grant passage to Ger
man troops.
On Aug. Germany declared war on
France and Belgium. England this
day, in consequence of the failure to
obtain a pledge from Germany as to
the observance of Belgian neutrality,
declared war ON Germany and Ger
many in turn declared war ON England.
Italy refused to join Germany. Ger
man forces attempted to surprise the
forts at Liege, which barred the way
from Germany into Belgium.
On Aug. 4, therefore, war existed as
between Servia and Austria, Germany
and Russia, Germany and France. Ger
many and Belgium and Germany and
England. On Aug. 6 stnte of war ex-
listed between Austria and Russia. On
Aug. II war existed between Austria
and England and Austria and France
On Aug. % war existed between Japan
and Germany and on Aug % war was
| declared by Austria ON Japan. On
Aug. 80 Austria declared war on Bel
GUM On Nov. 1 the ambassadors of
Russia. Great Britain and France left
Constantinople. Servia declared war
on Turkey on Nov. 4, and on Nov. 8
Great Britain and France declared war
on Turkey. Russia invaded Armenia
on Nov. 8.
Montenegro cast her lot in with the
allies, and at the end of 1914 nine ma
tons were involved-G Aus
tria and Turkey against England.
France. Russia, Belgium, Seryia and
Montenegro.
Belgians Stop the Invaders.
German mobilization was ordered
on Aug. 1, and three days later Gen
eral Won Emmich was assaulting the
defenses of Liege- Like a bolt out
of the clear Sky the German attack
fell on Belgium, ant to the astonish-
ment OF the world the Belgian forces
defended their ground. For three days
the Belgians withstood the onslaught
OF Won Emmich's troops, and on Aug.
II the Germans gave up the attempt
to carry the Liege forts by storm and
| proceeded to pass into Belgian ter
ritory out Of range of the guns Of
Liege. Liege itself had been occupied
by German forces who had managed
to dash into the place between the
forts on the 9Th.
The Belgians had succeeded in hold
ing back the first onrush of the Ger
mans sufficiently long to enable the
French to come up. and on Aug. the
mobile army of the Belgians. which
had fallen back from Ilege. was en-
| oD1SA ~ AOim u JuuClure viii the
French forces. 1t was on Aug. 8 that
the first Of the British forces were
landed on French soil, and these Brit
ish troops were hurried toward the
Belgian frontier. The German plan
called for quick drive at the heart
| OF France before Russian mobilization
could be effected and then turn
about and crushing blow on the east
ern frontier before the Russians could
be ready
On to Paris
| Won Emmich made rapid march
through central Belgium, being sup
ported by the armies OF Won BueloW
] and Won Kluck. and bv the end Of