The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-20

a correction published. The Russian
ambassador, on learning of the "cor
rection" sought TO correct his previous
telegram to the car but the transmits
sion Of this was deliberately delayed for
twelve hours. Meanwhile the Russian
government, having been informed of
the German mobilization, also issued
orders to its army. This was the method
employed by Germany TO mobilize, and
concerning which the kaiser says moth.
ing in his letter to President Wilson.
Wanted TO Crush Russia.
The seventh and last section Of the
kaiser's letter is devoted to proving that
Germany had undertaken not to attack
| France If France remained neutral in
the event Of a war with Russia. and also
in excusing what he himself terms the
strategical necessity for violating Bel
gian neutrality, on the ground that
France was preparing 10 enter Belgium.
What unquestionably Sir Edward Grey
understood was that Germany was Of
fering 20 refrain from attacking France
and also 20 refrain from attacking Rus
sia, and 20 leave Russia and Austria
TO settle their own differences between
them. When he discovered that what
the kaiser was aiming at was permis-
sion for Germany and Austria 10 com
bine IN crushing Russia, whilst the
United Kingdom guaranteed the neu.
trality Of France, he naturally pointed
out that II would be impossible 10
give any such guaranty as Frances
treaties with Russia no doubt committed
her TO the support Of Russia in such
an eventuality.
As to the pretense that an invasion
Of Belgium by France was TO be feared,
the French Yellow Book contains the
following instructions from Rene Wv.
iani, under date Of Aug. 2, TO the French
ambassador at Berlin
"Paris-German troops having today
violated the eastern frontier at several
points. l request you Immediately 70
protest In writing 10 the German gov.
ernment. You viii be good enough to-
take as your text the following note
which. in the uncertainty OF communi.
cations between Paris and Berlin,
have addressed directly TO the German
ambassador;
The French Protest
"The French administrative and mill.
tary authorities in the eastern district
have just reported several acts which ]
have instructed the ambassador OF the
republic az Berlin 20 bring 20 the knowl.
edge Of the imperial government. The
first has taken place at Dele, in the
district Of Belfort on two occasions the
French customs station IN this locality
has been fired upon by a detachment OF
German soldiers North Of Dele, two
German patrols Of the Fifth Mounted
Jaegers crossed the frontier this morn.
ing and advanced TO the villages OF Jon.
cherey and Baron, more than ten kilo.
meters from the frontier. The officer
who commanded the first had blown
out the brains Of a French soldier. The
German cavalry carried of some horses
which the French mayor Of suarce was
collecting and forced the inhabitants Of
the commune TO lead the said horses,
The ambassador Of the republic at Ber.
lin has been instructed to make a for.
NAL protest to the imperial government
against such acts which form fragrant
violation OF the frontier by German
troops in arms and which are not jus.
titled by anything in the present condi.
tion. The government Of the republic
can only leave 10 the imperial govern.