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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
Uruguay May Break with Germany.

Montevideo, Uruguay. The Uru-
guayan Congress has been called to
meet in special session to vote on the
question of severing relations with
Germany.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28

Reduction In Sugar Consumption.
Washington.-For the sake of
France, Herbert Hoover is asking the
American household to reduce by one
third its consumption of sugar.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
Sheridan Pioneer Hanna Self.

Snerioan Fioneer HahUs SeH.
Sheridan, Wyo.-J. A. Demmon, an
old-time resident of this section, CON-
mitted suicide by hanging himself
in his barn near here.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
clbbon. 10 Give Army eook..

SsoSoHo S "'"y SSSNes
Baltimore.-Cardinal Gibbons In a
statement offered to contribute some
81 his books for the benefit of libraries
4 ARMY cantonments.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28

German Mine Blast Kills ~Fffty-nine.
Amsterdam. - Budapest dispatches
printed in German newspapers arriv-
ing here tell Of an explosion in the
Iuberx coal mines. Fifty-nine persons
we're killed and fifty-five injured.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
Food AppoIntment Made.

Food Appointment Made.
Washington.-H. D. Aitken of Pres.
colt, Ariz., was appointed merchant
representative of the food administra,
ton.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28

London.-Advices received here
Sunday indicate that Sweden Is on the
verge of a ministerial crisis.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
President Signs War Bond Measure.

Washington. The $11, 500, 000, 600
wal bond measure is a law. President
Wilson has signed the bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
day we know little more than we did
this morning.
Factions Will Rally
Around the Throne

Parliament is summoned to meet
i'm special session tomorrow morning
to hear what the King has to say
about the German ultimatum. twill
be an interesting sight. Parliament
has long been rent with most bitter
fractional quarrels, but ! hear that all
these are to be forgotten and that all
parties, Socialists included, are to
rally round the throne in a great
demonstration Of loyalty.
All the regular troops have been
withdrawn from this part of the
country and dispatched to the front,
leaving the protection of the capital
to the Garde Civique, who are pa
trolling the streets to examine the
papers of everybody who moves
about.
This is a sort of local guard made
up of people who have not been called
for active military service, but who
have volunteered for local defence.
They are from every class-lawyers
and butchers and bakers and dentists
and university professors. They
have, Of course, had little training
for this sort of work and have had
only elementary orders to guide them.
These they carry out to the letter.
There are detachments Of them at all
sorts of strategic points in the city,
where they hold up passing vehicles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Queen Included in
LOYAL Acclaim

When the King and Queen finally
left the palace we knew it from a
roar of cheering that came surging
across the park. The little process
sion came along at smart trot, and
although it was hidden from us by
the trees, we could follow its progress
by the steadily advancing roaring of
the mob. When they turned from
the Rue Royale into the Rue de la
Loi the crowd in front Of the Parlia-
ment Buildings took up the cheering
in n way to make the windows rattle.
First came the staff Of the King
and members of his household. Then
the Queen, accompanied by the royal
children, in an open daumont. The
cheering for the Queen was full
throated and with no sign of doubt,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Crowds Cheer King
On Way to Parliament

August 5th.-Yesterday morning
we got about early and made for the
Chamber of Deputies to hear the
Kings speech. The minister and l
walked over together and met few
struggling colleagues headed in the
same direction. Most of them had
got there ahead of us and the galleries
were all jammed. The Rue Royale,
from the palace around the park to
the Parliament Buildings, was packed
with people, held in check by the
Garde Civique.
There was a QUIZ as Of thousand
bees and every face was ablaze-the
look of a people who had been tram
pied on for hundreds of years and
have not learned to submit. The
Garde Civique had two bands in
front of the Senate, and they tried
to play the "Brabanconne" in unison.
Neither of them could play the air In
tune, and they were about a bar
apart all the time. They played it
through and then began TO play it
over again without a pause between.
They blew and pounded steadily for
nearly half an hour, and the more
they played the more enthusiastic
the crowds became.
When | saw how crowded the gal
leries were l thought | would not
push, so resigned myself to missing
the speech and went out onto bal
cony with Weber, Of the British
Legation, to see the arrival of the
King and Queen. We had the bal
cony TO ourselves, as everybody else
was inside fighting for a place in the
galleries to hear the speech.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Continued from First Page

but somehow they kept going and
managed to be civil and friendly
when | had business with them. How
they do it l don't know. A French
mans politeness must be more deep
ly ingrained than even l had sup
posed.
On the way from the Legation this
evening | saw Won BUlow, the Ger
man Minister, driving home from the
Foreign Office to his legation. He
passed close to me, and | saw that
the perspiration was standing out on
his forehead. He held his hat in his
hand and pulled at a cigarette like
mechanical toy, blowing out jerky
clouds of smoke. He looked neither
to left nor right, and failed to give
me his usual ceremonious bow. He
is evidently not at ease about the
situation, although he continues to
figure in the newspapers as stating
that all is we'll, that Germany has no
intention of setting foot on Belgian
soil and that all Belgium has to do
is to keep calm. In an interview
given to lie Soir he sums up his re
assuring remarks by saying: "Your
neighbor's house may burn, but yours
will be safe"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Belgium Gives
A Flat Refusal

The Belgian government. replied
as follows to the German ultimatum:
The German government stated in
their note of the % August. 1914,
that according to reliable informa-
tion French forces intended to march
on the Meuse via Givet and Namur,
and that Belgium, in spite of the best
intentions, would not be in a posi-
ton TO repulse. without assistance,
an advance of French troops.
The German government, therefore,
considered themselves compelled TO
anticipate this attack and to violate
Belgian territory. In these circum-
stances Germany proposed that the
Belgian government adopt friendly
attitude towards her. and undertook,
on the conclusion of peace, TO guar
antee the integrity of the kingdom
and its possessions 70 their full ex-
tent. The note added that if Bel
GUM put difficulties in the way Of
the advance of German troops, Ger
many would be compelled to con-
slider her as an enemy and to leave
the ultimate adjustment Of the rela-
tions between the two states to the
decision of arms.
This note has made a deep and
painful impression upon the Belgian
government.
The intentions attributed to France
by Germany are in contradiction to
the formal declarations made to US
on August LIST in the name of the
French government.
Moreover if, contrary TO our ex-
pectation, Belgian neutrality should
be violated by France, Belgium in
tends to fulfil her international OBJ
legations and the Belgian army would
offer the most vigorous resistance to
the invader.
The treaties of 1889, confirmed by
the treaties Of 1870, vouch for the
independence and neutrality Of Bel
GUM under the guarantee of the
powers, and notably Of his majesty
the King Of Prussia.
Belgium has always been faithful
to her international obligations; she
has carried out her duties in spirit
of loyal impartiality and she has left
nothing undone to maintain and en-
force respect for her neutrality.
The attack upon her independence
WIN Wnlcn the berIHdH government
threaten her constitutes a fragrant
violation Of international law. No
strategic interest justities such vio-
lation Of law.
The Belgian government, II they
were able to accept the proposals sub
mitted to them, would sacrifice the
honor of the nation and betray their
duty towards Europe.
Conscious of. the part which Bel
GUM has played for more than eighty
years in the civilization Of the world.
they refuse to believe that the indie
pendence Of Belgium can only be pre-
served at the price Of the violation
of her neutrality.
II this hope is disappointed the
Belgian government are firmly re-
solved TO repel, by all the means in
their power, every attack upon their
rights.
Brussels, August 3, 1914 q a. M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

counsellor of the Legation, came in
and brought some good clerks with
him. He also hung up his hat and
went TO work, making all sorts OF
calls at the Foreign Office, seeing
callers and going about to the differ
ent legations. Granville Fortescue
came from Ostend, and / should
have put him to work but that he had
plans Of his own and had decided to
blossom forth as war correspond
ent. He is all for getting to the
'front.'" if any.
Just to see what would happen, /
went to the telephone after lunch and
asked to be put through to the en-
bassy at London. To my surprise, |
got the connection in few minutes
and had talk with Bell, the second
secretary. The Cabinet had been
sitting since II this morning, but had
announced no decision. / telephoned
him again this evening and got the
same reply. Bell said that they had
several hundred people in the chan
Gerry and were preparing for a heavy
blow.
AS nearly as we can make out. the
Germans have sent patrols into Bel
gian territory, but there have been
no actual operations so far. All day
long we have been getting stories to
the effect that there had been a battle
at Wise and that fifteen hundred Bel.
gians had been killed; later it was
stated that they had driven the Ger.
mans back with heavy losses. The
net result is that at the end Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

order had been promulgated forbid
ding any one to take cars out of the
country. She came around confident
ly to have us assure her that this
was a wicked leland, needless to
say, was deeply disappointed in us
when we failed to back her up. We
had refrained from asking the gov
eminent to release our own servants
from their military obligations and
have refused to interfere for any
body else, but that was not enough
for her. She left, highly indignant
lady.
The story is around town this af-
ternoon that the Germans have al
ready crossed the frontier without
the formality of declaration of
war--but that remains to be seen.
Brussels was put under martial law
last night and is now patrolled by
Grenadiers and Lancers.
The money situation is bad. All
small change has disappeared in the
general panic and none of it has dared
show it's head in the last few days.
The next thing done by panicky peo-
pie was to pass round word that the
government banknotes were no good
and would not be honored. Lots Of
shops are refusing to accept bank
notes, and few places can make any
change. The police are lined up out
side the banks keeping people in line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Socialists at aims
ToVoice Devotion

1t was simple and to the point-a
manly speech. And as he delivered
it he was kingly figure, facing for
the axe Of honor what he knew to
be the gravest danger that could
ever come to his country and his
people. When he had fini;h. he
bowed to the Queen, then to the Par
Lament, and then walked quickly
out of the room, while the assembly
roared again. The Senator'S and
Deputies swarmed about the King on
his way out, cheering and trying to
shake him by the hand-and none
were more at pains to voice their
devotion than the Socialists.
After he had gone the Queen rose,
bowed shyly to the assembly and
withdrew with the royal children.
She was given rousing ovation, as
everybody realized the difficulty of
her position and was doubly anx-
ious to show her all their confidence
and affection. The whole occasion
was moving, but when the little
Queen acknowledged the ovation so
shyly and so sadly and withdrew, the
tears were pretty near the surface
my surface, at any rate.
For several minutes after the
Queen withdrew the cheering con-
tinued. Suddenly tense silence fell
upon the room. NJ. de Brocqueville,
the Prime Minister, had mounted
the tribune and stood waiting for
attention. He was clearly under
great stress Of emotion, and as the
House settled itself to hear him he
brushed away the tears that had
started to his eyes.
He began in very direct way by
saying that he would limit himself
to reading a few documents, and
hoped that, after hearing them, the
House would consider the govern
ment worthy Of the confidence that
had been reposed in it and that i'm
mediate action would be taken upon
matters Of urgent importance.
lie first read the German ulti-
matum, which was received quietly,
but with indignation and anger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
The Diary of:
Copyright, 1917. Gus F. WOOD

to see who is inside. l have been
stopped by them goodness knows how
many times this day. They hold up
the car, look inside, apologize and
explain good-naturedly that they are
obliged to bother me, asking who l
am, and after l have satisfied them
with papers that any well-equipped
spy would be ashamed of they let
me go on with more apologies.
They rejoice in a traditional uniform
topped off by derby hat with kan
CARGO feathers on it.. This is any
thing but martial in appearance and
seems to affect their funnybone as it
does mine,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Britain Preparing
For Heavy Blow

The influx of callers was greater
to-day than at any time so far and
we were fairly swamped. Miss Lar
ner came in and worked like a Tro-
jan, taking passport applications and
reassuring The women who wanted to
be told that the Germans would not
kill them even when they got to
Brussels. She is godsend to us.
NJ. dc Leval, the Belgian lawyer
who for ten years has been the legal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

The German government, however.
entertain the distinct hope that this
eventuality will not occur. and that
the Belgian government will know
how to take the necessary measures
to prevent the occurrence of incidents
such as those mentioned. In this
case the friendly ties which bind the
two neighborlng states will grow
stronger and more enduring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

l,ecause Of her Bavarian birth ann
upbringing. She is looked on as a
Belgian Queen and nothing else.
After the Queen came a carriage
or two with members Of the royal
family and the court. Finally the
King on horseback. He was IN the
field uniform of a lieutenant gen.
eral, with no decorations ard none
of the ceremonial trappings usual on
such occasions as speech from the
throne. He was followed by few
members Of his staff, who also looked
as though they were meant more TOR
business than for dress parade.
As the King drew rein and dis
mounted the cheering burst forth
with twice its former volume and, in
a frantic demonstration OF loyalty
hats and sticks were thrown into
the air. Two bands played on man.
fully, but we could hear only an
occasional discord.
Just as the King started into the
building an usher came out, touched
me on the arm and said somethlng'
reckoning me to come inside. One
of the galleries had been locked by
mistake, but had now been opened,
and Weber and were rewarded
for our modesty by being given the
whole thing to ourselves. In few
minutes the Bolivian Charge came
in and Joined us. Our places were
not ten feet from the throne and we
could not have been better placed.
The Queen came in quietly from
one side and took a throne to the
left of the tribune, after acknowl-
edging a roaring welcome from the
members of the two houses. When
the cheering had subsidized the King
walked in alone from the right,
bowed gravely to the assembly and
walked quickly to the dais above and
behind the tribune. With business
like gesture he tossed his cap on
to the ledge before him and threw
his white cotton gloves into it-then
drew out his speech and read it.
At first his voice was not very
steady, but he soon controlled it and
read the speech to the end in voice
that was vibrating with emotion, but
without any oratory or heroics. He
went straight to the vital need for
union between all factions and all
parties, between the French, Flem-
ish and Walloon races, between
Catholics, Liberals and Socialists, in
determined resistance to the at
tack upon Belgian independence.
The House could contain itself for
only a few minutes at time, and
as every point was driven home it
burst into frantic cheering.
When the King, addressing him
self directly to the members of Par
Lament, said, "Are you determined
at any cost to maintain the sacred
heritage of our ancestors" the
whole Chamber burst into a roar,
and from the Socialists side came
cries of, "At any cost; by death. if
need be-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Money Withdrawn
In Fear of Crash

People in general are frantic with
fear, and are trampling each other
in the rush to get money out of the
banks before the crash that probably
will not come. Travellers who came
here with pockets bullying with ex-
press checks and banknotes are I'M
able to get cent of real money, and
nobody shows any enthusiasm over
American paper. have few bank
notes left, and this evening when /
went into a restaurant have pat
ronized ever since my arrival the
headwaiter refused to change a note
for me, and l finally had to leave it
ard take credit against future meals
to be eaten there. We may have our
troubles when our small store is
gone, but probably the situation will
improve, and | refuse to worry. And
some of our compatriots don't under
stand why the Legation does not
have a cellar full of hard money to
finance them through their stay in
Europe.
Communications with such parts
of the world as we still speak TO are
getting very difficult on account of
mobilization, the military having the
right of way. This mornings Paris
papers have not come in this even
ing, and there are no promises as TO
when we shall see them. The news
in the local papers is scarce and
doubtful, and hope for word from
Paris.
Word has Just come in that the
government has seized the supplies
of bread, rice and beans and will fix
prices for the present. That is
sensible and steadying thing and
should have a good effect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
German Promises
And Threats

In order to exclude any possibility
OF Misunderstanding. the German
government make the following dec
laration:
j. Germany has in view no act of
hostility against Belgium. In the
event of Belgium being prepared in
the coming war TO maintain an atti-
tudc Of friendly neutrality towards
Germany, the German government
bind themselves, at the conclusion Of
peace, 10 guarantee the possessions
and independence Of the Belgian
kingdom in full.
2. Germany undertakes, under the
above mentioned conditions, TO evac-
uatc Belgian territory on the conclu-
sion Of peace.
3. II Belgium adopts friendly at
titude, Germany is prepared, in CO.
operation with the Belgian authori-
ties. 70 purchase all necessaries for
her troops against a cash payment,
and 70 pay an indemnity for any
damage that may have been caused
by German troops.
4. Should Belgium oppose the Ger
man troops, and in particular should
pne throw difficulties in the way OF
their march by a resistance Of the
fortresses on the Mouse, or by de-
stroying railways. roads, tunnels or
other similar works, Germany will,
10 her regret, be compelled 10 con-
slider Belgium as an enemy.
In this event Germany can under
take no obligations towards Belgium,
but the eventual adjustment Of tho
relations between the two states
must be left 70 the decision Of arms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
German Legation
Prepares to Leave

While we were snatching some
lunch Won Stumm came bach with
the German Minister. Won Below,
and said that some provisional ar
rangement must be made a. once, as
the staff CT the legation woLli have
to leave for the Dutch frontier in
the course of the afterno ,n-long
before we could hope for an answer
from Washington. We did not like
the idea of doing that sort Of thing
without the knowledge Of Washing
ton, but finally agreed to accept the
charge Professionally on grounds of
humanity until such time as We
should receive specifi" instructions
as to who would be definitely in
trusted with the protection of Ger
man interests. In case Of need, we
shall be asked to take over certain
other legations and shall have our
hands more than full.
At 5 o'clock we went over to the
German Legation, which we found
surrounded by heavy detachment
of Garde Civique as a measure OF
protection against violence. We
drew up, signed, and sealed pro-
tocol accepting what is known as Ia
garde des clefs ct des sceou1 (the
guard of the keys and seals, until
such time as definite arrangements
might be made. The minister and
Won Stumm were nearly unstrung.
They had been under great strain
for some days and were making no
effort TO get their belongings to-
gether to take them away. They sat
on the edge Of their chairs, mopped
their brows and smoked cigarettes
as fast as they could light one from
another. l was given lot Of final
instructions about things to be done
and all with the statement that
they should be done at once, as the
German army would doubtless b
in Brussels in three days.
While we were talking, the chan
cellor Of the legation. Hofrat Ora
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04
Serbia Fades
Behind the Scenes

Nobody seems 10 remember that a
few days ago Serbia was playing a
star role in this affair. She seems to
have faded away behind the scenes.
A few days ago Mexico doomed large
in the papers, and now we have for
gotten that she ever existed. AL
bania supplied lot Of table talk, and
now we think about as much about
her and her troubles as we do about
Tibet.
This afternoon ] went around TO
the Rue Ducale TO take a look at
the French Legation. The tricolor
was flying in the fresh breeze and
there was a big crowd outside cheer
ing itself hoarse. 1t was made up Of
men who were called 10 the colors
and were waiting 10 enroll them
selves and get instructions as to
where they should report for duty.
The air was electric, and every now
and then the military band struck up
the "Marseillaise" and the crowd in
stantIy became happily delirious.
Some Of them had been standing In
the sun for hours waiting 10 get in
and get their orders, but they were
jast as keenly responsive 10 the nu-
SIC and the mood Of the crowd as
anybody. All the crowd in the Lego
ton had been working day and night
for days and was dead with fatigue,