Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20


side. on hs .oonuig. op August list
tbe rails ol the railroad on Frcnch
territory near Moni 81 MaruD-Lone-
wy were torn un7
I'm spite uf th.s assuunCe ana m
spite uf the iact that hours since Gef-|
man scouts bad already penetrated
throueh Luxembourg iuto France ANA
knew that Ho fr,uch attack upon
haa been on was hClus
planned, the troops ocgupylns Tho city
of LuNcmhourg proposed t0 post q.
proclamation, dated August o. 1914
which hal hceu printed Ion Coblcua
and brought With them on their.
coming To tae grand duchy giving as
the reason for Che military occupa-
ton OF that neutral state that France
had already violated the neutrality of
the grand duchy Minister ENsVhen
obtained a eopy of this document ard
read it TO The chamber oi deputies of
the grand duchy. Its text follows,
France Is blamed.
OWNS 70 the failure of France to
respect the neutrality of Luxembourg.
her warhke acts-Cstabl beyond
any doubt-direetcd against German
troops from the very territory of Lux
der the bitter compUision on iron me-
cessity. Go order that German troops,
the Eighth ARMY corps of the first
line. also march into LuNombours,
This document was signed simply,
Commanding General of the Nlll
Army corps
Minister Elschou protested agoinst
this proclamation with the utmost
vigor To the commanding officer ot
the Prussiau troops In occupation,
and ii was then abandoned for one
which read His majesty Moved hN
unavoidable necessity ana induced To
the action by the disregard of ueu.
trality ON tho part of France, has or
dered the marching of troops into
IMNembourg This second docu-
ment was signed 'rulft Won Tschep-
ne und Weideubach. Commanding
general of the prussian VIII army
corps
Against this. also. Minister Eyschen
protested ana tclesraphed his pro-
test To Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg. The reply me received WAS
that no hostlties were directed
against the grand duehy and that tht
local laws ot the grand duchy would
/ continue to prevail Constrained Z,
accept this situation, Minister Ey.
schen asked assurances to the same
effect from the German COMMANDED
/ and from the German minister. Botl
/ gave them.
The following day however, after
/ this agreement had been reached
/ that LuNemhours should Zoe free q
administer her own affairs the Ger
man dictation began.
wanted French Minister Expelled,
The first step was 10 demand %
/ IuXembourg g minister of state, al
ready struggling With the problem %
/ feeding his people the immediate eN
pulsion of the French minister u
| Luxembourg from the soil OF en-
grand duchy When the demand wa
made, Mr. Eyschen. pointing out ina
France was not at war with the CRANE
/ duchy, asked the German munster q
put his request I'm writing. Herr Won
Buch did SO.
"a have the honor he wrote M
Eyschen. "in cOufurmanee with tn
! instructions OF His Excellence Gener
al Won Fuchs, Cd beg you TO invite TN
French minister Mr. Mollard, TO qui
Luxembourg as soon as possible an
to go to Franco otherwise the Ger
| man nlllldiN 4NhliIAlltN9 w AAA if t''
ed with the painful necessity of plaC
ing MIR. Mollard under the surveu
n lance of a military guard and in eN
tremity, Of proceeding to bis arrest
The French minister made nus oW
way. with neither escort nor safe con
duct through the German lines, II
last official act was to beg the pre-
mier Of the erahd duchy To cure f'
the French citizens who might Doe 10
manning,
The German chancellor had e>
planned that Germany desired only
administer her state railway throug
the grand duchy But the prime mil
lister of Luxembourg was forced
protest that the seizure and occupa
ton of the postoffice, the public tel'
phones, the telegraph and the govern
. meut building were not essential |