Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-01

marched into the Grand Duchy OF
Luxemhurg. whose neutrality had
been warinteed by the powers IN
1867. A lay later the German gov
ornment sent a note to the Belgian
government, demanding passage for
German troops through the country
and promising ample compensation
for an damage at the close of the war.
This was In the form of an ultimatum
and specified twelve hours as a time
limit. rhe reply was that Belgium
would defend har neutrality by force
of arms if it were necessary.
Great Britain Declares War.
At this move of Germany, Great
Britain began active mobilization Of
her forces and all the naval reserves
were called out at once. War against
Germany was declared on August 4,
a war budget of S500,000,000 was
voted, and within few days Brit
ish force of 10000 men had been
landed in France on August 6 Aus
tria- Hungary declared war on Russia
and her troops crossed the Russian
border The Montenegrins joined the
serbs against Austria and Bosnia
was invaded. On August 10 the
French government proclaimed war
against Austria. and two days later
England followed her example. Ja-
pan announced her intention to side
with her British ally
Scandinavia and Holland asserted
their neutrality, but at once put all
their military resources into requisi-
ton for defense Portugal announced
her intention to fulfill her treaty OBJ
ligations with Great Britain, but she
ddi not become helligerent al once.
Spain professed absolute neutrality,
but began immediate mobilization OF
al her forces. Turkey declared for
neutrality, but mobilized her army
and began to advance toward Bul-
garia. it was not until the last Of Oc-
tober that she made her initial DEM
Onstration in the Black sea against
Russia. Greece, as well as the minor
Balkan states, was in a condition OF
armed expectancy As for Italy, sworn
ally of. Germany and Austria i'm the
so-called Dreibund, she took adVant-
age of the fact that her partners were
not engaged in a defensive war to re-
main neutral despite strong pressure
from Berlin and Vienna.
At the outbreak of hostilities,
censorship which is the most effective
ever known, was established In all
the warning countries. About all thut
was actually revealed was that the
kaisers forces made their way
through Belgium with a tremendous
loss of men and property. the Bel
gian defenders of the little Kingdom
exhibiting a power of resistance and
"a stubbornness which amazed the
world. The forts at Liege halted the
Con nj
odds were too great BY the end Of
August the terrible German war ma
chine had literally moved its way
through Belgium, and by September
4 had reached a point within twenty
miles of Paris, which was in active
preparation for siege. The seat of
government was removed to Bor-
deaux. Suddenly, on September 4,
the German army Of the right turned
eastward. Since that time, the kaisers
forces have been retiring slowly,
fighting with a persistency never be-
fore recorded in the history of mod
ern war.
Russian mobilization by the mid
die of August was practically COM
nleted and the cars armies were in
rapid advance toward the German
opposed the Slavic advance and many
bloody contests followed in rapid sue
cegsion~ Until late in the autumn, the
greatly outnumbered Teutonic allies
began to show signs Of declining Of
fensive ability
The japanese confined their mill
tary operations to Asia. They inn
mediately proceeded against the Ger
man forts at Kiau Chau, China,
which were taken by assault after
ten weeks attack Russian and Turk
fsh fleets have been engaged in the
Black sea, there has been fighting on
a small scale in Egypt, and the Port
uguese in Africa have made several
attacks upon German colonsts. In
dian troops have been engaged with
Turkish forces in an effort to Keep
the Suez canal open.
From the first, there has been a
practical deadlock in the naval stu
alton. The British fleet sailed under
sealed orders August f. and a big ma
val battle in the North sea was con-
fidently expected by the waiting
world. II soon became apparent that
Great Britain's purpose was to deal
a fatal blow at German commerce,
safeguard that of Belgium, France
and its own and render the enemys
fleet imperative by holding it in the
fRaltic. A.week later. the port authori-
Mes Of New York were notified that
| thc Atlantic lines We're unobstructed
aad a few days afterward the Pacific
lines We're pronounced open and
safe" Sixty British war vessels guard
ed The exit Of the Kiel canal and pre-
vented the thirty German battleships
! anchored there from coming ont.