The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20

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protest to be delivered TO the com
|mander OF: the Invading troops. but
Major Won Dyck had no il60k. de
tpent all day missing the ADVANCING
FPrussians. and it was Lieutenant VII
|helnfy. charged with a similar mis-
sion. who Succeeded In registering
Ia formal protest with the eommAItd-
ant of the German troops who had
taken possession of the railway sta
tions Of the city Of Luxembourg and
Lieutenant Franck, under like or
defa. who pTesenfed In person Min
lister Eychens protest TO Major Won
fBaerensprung, commanding the Ger
mar corps OF occupation.
It was toward evening that Nil
|lster Eyscheen received an answer
to his telegram to Herr Won Jagow
indeed he received two one from
the German foreign minister and
the other from the chancellor of the
German empire. The little grand
duchess had her reply from her inn
perial cousin on August 8. All were
in the same tenor. Won Jagowss mes
sage said: The imperial govern
compensation for any damage done
by us. We have reliable tnforma-
ton. according to which French
forces are in march on Luxembourg.
To this, Minister Eyschen replied by
telegraph: There is not one single
french soldier on Luxembourg ter
ritory. nor any sign whatsoever or
any threatening of Luxembourg's
neutrality from the French side. On
the contrary, on August first the
rails OF the, railroad on French ter
ritory near Mont st. Martin-Lonkwy
were torn UP"
Blamed ON French.
In spite of this assurance and in
spite of the fact that hours since
German scouts had already penetrat-
e6 through luxembourg into France
and knew that no French attack upon
Luxembourg had been or was being
planned. the troops occupying the
city of Luxembourg proposed to
post a proclamation, dated August 2,
1914. which had been printed Inc Col
blenz and brought with them on
their coming to the Grand Duchy,
giving as the reason for the military
occupation of that neutral state that
France had already violated the
neutrality Of the Grand Duchy- Min
lister Eyschen obtained a copy of
this document and read it to the
chamber of deputies of the Grand
Duchy It's text follows: '
lowing to the failure Of France
to respect the neutrality Of Luxem-
hourg. her warlike acts-estab lished
beyond any doubt-directed against
German troops from the very terri
tory of Luxembourg, have forced
his majesty under the bitter COM
pulsion of iron necessity. to order
that German troops, the Eighth Army
Corps of the First Line. also march
into Luxembourg. This document
was signed simply Commanding
general of the VIII army corps"
Minister Eyschen protested against
this proclamation with the utmost
vigor to the commanding officer of
the Prussian troops in occupation,
and 1t was the nabandoned for one
which read: Ills majesty, moved
by unavoidable necessity and induced
to the action by the disregard of
neutrality on the part OF France,
has ordered the marching Of troops
into Luxembourg" - This second do
cuent was signed "Tlf Won Tscheppe
and Wfedenbach. Commanding Cen
eral of the Prussian VII army corps
Another Protest.
Again this. also Minister Eyschen
protested and te1egraphed his pro
test to Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg. The reply he received was
that no hostflitfeS were directed
against the Grand Duchy and that
the local laws OF the Grand Duchy
would continue to prevail. Con
strained to accept this situation
Minister Eyschen asked assurances
to the same effect from the German
commander and from the German
minister. Both gave them. s'.ts
The following day, however, after
this agreement had been reached
that Luxembourg should be free tc
| administer her own affairs-the
German dictation began. 4
The first step was to demand OF
Luxembourg's minister of state. al
ready struggling with the problem
of feeding his people. the immediate
expulsion of the French minister tc
Luxembourg from the soil of the
Grand Duchy. When the demand was
made. Mr.. Eyschen. pointing out that
France was not at war with the
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