Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22

on Luxembourg territory nor any sign
Whatsoever of any threatening OF Lux
embourS's neutrality from the French
side. On tho contrary. on August /
the rails of tho railroad on French
territory near Mont ST Martin-Lonew wy
were torn up
COUNTRY is VIOLATED
IN SPITE OF ASSURANCE
IN spite of this assurance and in spite
OF the fact that hours since German
scouts had already penetrated 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 pro-
posed to post proclamation. dated
Angus, .. 1914. which had been printed
in Coblcnz and brought with them on
their coming TO the Grand Duchy. Civ
ing as the reason for the military oc-
cupat!on OF that neutral state that
France had already violates the neu-
trality of the Grand Duchy Minister
Eyschen obtained n copy of this docu-
ment and read = to the Chamber OF
follows:
Owing to the failure of France to
respcc: the neutrality of Luxembourg,
her warlike acts-establshed beyond
any doubt-directed against German
troops from the very territory of Lux
emhourc. have forced His Majesty,
under the bitter compulsion of iron
necessity, TO order that German troops.
the Eighth Army Corps of the First
Line. also march into Luxembourg"
~ lie
Commanding General OF the VIII Army
Corps"
Minister Eyschen protested against
this proclama ton with the utmost vigor
to tho commanding officer of the prus-
sian troops in occupation, and 1t was
then abandoned for one which read:
His 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 sec
ond document was signed "Tulf Won
1scheppe und Weidenbach Command
Ing General of the Prussian VII Army
Corps"
Against this, also. Minister Eyschen
protested and telegraphed his protest
to Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg
The reply he received was that no hos
tilities were directed against the Grand
Duchy and that the local laws OF the
Grand Duchy would continue to prevail
Constrained to accept this situation,
Minister Eyschen asked assurances to
the same effect from the German com
mander and from the German minister.
Both gave them.
The following day, however, after
this agreement had been reached-that
Luxembourg should he free to admin
lister her own affairs-the German die
tation began
The first step was to demand of Lux
cmhourE's Minister of State already
struggling with the problem of feed
Ing his people, the immediate expulsion
OF the French minister to Luxembourg
from the soil Of the Grand Duchy. When
the demand was made, Mr.. Eyschcn
pointing out that France was not at
war with the Grand Duchy. asked the
German minister TO put his request in
writing Herr Won Buch did SO
Il have the honor" hc wrote Mr..
Eyschcn. I'm conformancc with the
instructions of His EXccllency. General
Won Fuchs To beg you to invite the
French minister, Mr.. Mollard. to Quit
Luxembourg as soon as possible and
to go TO France: otherwise the German
military authorities will be faced with
the painful necessity OF placing Mr..
Mollnrd under the surveillance Of n
military guard and In extremity, of
proceeding TO his arrest" The French
minister made his own way, with
neither escort nor safe conduct, through
the German lines His last official act
was TO beg the Premier OF the Grand
Duchy to care for the French citizens
who might he remaining
Tho German Chancellor had explained
that Germany desired only TO admins
ter her state railway through the
Grand Duchy. But the Prime Minister
OF Luxembourg was forced to protest
that the seizure and occupation Of the
post office. the public telephones the
telegraph and the government building
were not essential to the administration
OF tho railway. The night Of August
5 German scntinels stationed in the
llace dc la Constitution of the city of
Luxembourg thought they saw n
French acroplanc over the city and
baCan firing at random
on Angus, the Twenty ninth Infan-
try. the One Hundred and Sixty-frst
Regiment. armed with machine guns,
and the PORTSMOUTH, Artillery fell to
hacking down trees, digging intrench-
ments and driving tho inha bitants from