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6, ff WMM M il 0L; LViyn3 - T NORWICH, CONN., - TUESDAY, AUGUST " 4, 1914 ' V - 1, ; " PRICE TW0 CENTS , ; .f he Bulletin'sirculation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the. City's Population : - " -- T" " " - t Condensed Telegrams FOB AID OF STRANDED AMERICANS Cabled Paragragphs POVERSIOBILIZIG, Drop in Prices of Provisions Billion Dollars in Currency TO BE ADDED TO CIRCULA- TION IN UNITED STATES Pass Appropriation of BATTLE HAS BEE Both Houses of Congress 250,000 For ASKED FOR BY PRESIDENT President Has Appealed to Most Important Event in Past 24 Hours Was Ger- many's Demand Upon Belgium Alarmed Over any Development in Europe WANTS PRIVILEGE TO CROSS TO FRENCH BURutR This Country is Well Prepared to Withstand any Finain cial Crisis Senate Voted to Authorize the Secretary o Navy to Establish Naval Lines to Carry Passengers, Ma3 Germany Wants Great Britain Government Has Assured Their Relief IN SPECIAL MESSAGE the People Hot , o a citing Journey from St Petersburg, ES?10 ,nnd accommodations at a hotel, he alept on the railway Btatioa Saw Russian Fleet Cleared for Action. a naa oeen on a trip to Swedes aee the midnight t realize the gravity of the until I saw the Rum iTi for action. This waa on July leat : Kronstadt, where the shipyards werS '. working; overtime. Demonstrations et St. Peter.ku,. T arrived at St. Petersburg on th following day Enormous demon .tai Uons were taking place at the capUa was warned to ret nm , the night of the 28th tor EteZ r saw Russian soldiers drillinVat :the stations and artillery ! constantly on tn Not Alio the German Fleet to Attack the French Coast German Troops;' Have Taken Possession of Three Towns in Russian Poland Enthusiastic Scenes In Streets of London -- German Ambassador at Paris Ordered to Demand His Passports. - Englishmen Attacked at Berlin. ' "At Berlin I was warned to keed 1 taken for an Englishman. At Haa!2 ' burg the number of warnings i " creased. Two Russians who rernieA ' rise in a cafe when the CrermaS. to aothern was played were attacked and badly beaten. I also saw two Bngdsiwlf men attacked in the street, but . finally were rescued by the police. t. S400 Offered for Second Ctess Passage There was a harrowing- scene wherfl the Hamburg-America- n line steamM Imperator cancelled its sailing Birf left stranded 2.043 paasengersTmosc off-the- short of money, and the womana walling. About 150 of us were glvctsf passage in' the second class of th 1 American line steamer Philadelphia for which I was offered 40 era speculator. I The Journey to Flushing was mad; In a packed train, its occupants lack--. I ing sleeD and fond "n ,H, . London, August 3. All . the great European powers, excerpf Italy and most of the secondary, powers, .are mobilizing- With all their energy. Mobilization has not yet reached a stage where any of the armies have met in battle. ; . ... Italy will begin to mobilize official- ly tomorrow .although the; " process probably is well under way, but Italy declares her neutrality. - Great Britain's mobilization is near- ly completed but she- has -- not an- nounced that she will join in. the gen- eral war. Until tonight war officially existed between Austria and Germany on one side, and Russia and .Montenegro on the other. There had been no official declaration of war between" Germany and France on either side. But to- - ' nisht the German ambassador in Paris received orders to demand his ' passports. '.'-.- ' Germany'. Demand on Belgium. -- The most Important event in the pat 24 hours was Germany's de- mands upon Belguim, iri the form of a twelve hour ultimatum- - that, the German troops be permitted to cross Belgium to. the. French' frontier, coupled with ' the promise that Bel- gium intergrlty should remain-unimpaire- d at the end of - the war and that Belgium slrould be compensated. To tiiis Belgium rfef used .to accede on the grounds of her rights and hon- or. . - : '' Sir Erward Grey, the British sec- retary for foreign affairs; made a siutement in ' the house of commons indicating tht Great Britain s inter- ests and obligations could not permit hrr to submit to the violation of Bel- gian territory. This practically left the decision as to whether .. Great Br-'tai- should make war to public opinion. . , British Sentiment For War. There is absolutely r.o doubt that British sentiment Is for war. The appeals of the pacificists got no hear- ing. Not one man in a hundred in London seemingly wants the' nation to remain nemra' UNUSUAL DECLINES SHOWN ' CHICAGO . MARKETS. PORK FELL $1.75 BARREL his N. Stoppage of Exports to Europe Was Immediately Responsible for Lower Prices, After Temporary Advance in at Price of Wheat. ' . S00 Chicago, Aug. 8. Hope of better financial returns for grain and provi- sions, especially . wheat, prevailed was among the members of the board of trade although today witnessed a startling smash ln the price of pork. lard.hogs and corn. The reason for renewal of confidence lay ir dew in patches . to various firms asserting the British government had agreed war risks on wheat des tined for Great Britain. . Shotting down of exports to Europe felt more acutely tod:y than at previous time and started a col lapse first in lard values, then ln hogs pork, and later in ribs and corn, with' oats and wheat also undergoing noticeabie tremor. The fact that one banking condition had been af Old fected iby the war upheaval continued the depression, but in an indirect rather than a primary manner. 8omo Unusual Decline. Unusual declines shown tonight as compared with Saturday night were: Pork $L75 per barrel: lard $1.12 1 hundred pounds: hogs 50 cents Y, hundred pounds and corn 3 1- -8 a bushel. At the most, wheat was off only 1 1- -4 cents a bushel for the day. War Brings Price Down. War developments jolted provisions prices down almost as hard today as wheat had been tem its porarily rushed up on account of the excitement over the first outbreak of hostilities. PORT OF MONTREAL IS VERTUALLY CLOSED. Lower Harbor is Patrolled by Tug Fleet First Time in Its History. Montreal. Aug. 3. The port of Montreal was virtually closed tonight. for the first time in its history. To day a tug fleet patrolled the lower harbor, and a force of two hundred to men sworn in this evening to exclude landsmen from the wharves, bail ors in vessels in port wiU be allowed leave their ships only under escort. No vessels will be permitted to come into port or to leave, without an ex press writ being granted. Five . mil lion dollars worth of grain in the ele vators has been placed under special guard. Precautionary war measures have re sulted in a complete disorganization in Montreal port. All concerned were notified of the immediate calling out the navv reserves and that all must report to the collector of the port. The men "are ordered home and will take the Victorian which sails tomorrow morning, but the captains may be al lowed to go back in their own ves sels. Local ships congestion has already begun. Three tramp steamers that should have cleared bein; loaded with grain then, are still in dock. Twelve tramp vessels are on the way here" for grain cargoes for continental ports and will swell th number of detentions until they find orders for British ports instead. GERMAN TROOPS CAPTURE TOWNS IN RUSSIAN POLAND, Took Possession ef Czenstochowa After Short Skirmish Berlin, Aug. 3. The German border troops from Lublinitz, Silesia, today, after a short skirmish with Russians, took possession of Czenstochowa, Rus- sian Poland. Bendzin and Kalisz, Russian Poland, also have been occupied by the Gel-man- s. Czenstochowa is a city of some 50,-0- 00 inhabitants, situated on the River Wuethe. near the Silesian frontier. It is noted chiefly for ita manufacture of woolen and cotton cloths and papr. A picture of the Virgin in a noted con- vent there attracts thousands of Pil- grims to Czenstochowa annually. Bendzin is a coal and zinc mining center. It has a population of slight- ly over 20,000, about half of whom are Jews. Kalisz is the capital of the province of the same name. It is the most west- erly city in Russian Poland, lus popu- lation of, 20,000 is engaged in various manufactures. Informed of Italian Neutrality. tendon, Aug. 3. The French em- bassy In Iondon has been informed of the declaration of Italian neutrality and that Italy will probably call out one or of the army, out with no aggressive idea, such action being simply to defend her neutrality. It is added that Italy does not int-- to reinforce her troops on either tne French or Austrian frontiers. It is also officially announced that Turkey will proclaim herself neutral in the preset situation. FRENCH RESERVISTS IN SOUTHERN STATES Three Thousand Report to Consul General at New Orleans. New Orleans, la.. Aug. 3. Three thousand of the 10,180 French reserv- ists in ten southern states had reported to the French consul general here at a late hour tonight and were await- ing transportation to France. The French steamer Mississippi, whose captain today received orders to re- port to the consul general here, was tied at the dock at midnight, although she had cleared earlier in the day for Havre. British Government Assumes Risks. London. Aug. 3. The governmett has decided to guarantee war rlsKs . on Wlirai unu uour uwm lantie or Canadian ports to the Uniie.l White Wolf, the Chinese: brigand leader is reported active again. The estate of Jamee J, Fallon, form er warden of the Tombs is valued at 160,000. The Philadelphia clearing house as sociation decided . to issue clearing house certificates. Baron Henry - de Rothschild, with seven friends, sailed for New York on yacht, the Eros. A turtle caught at Sorina Valley. Y- - bears letters carved by Alfred Talma n, 51 years agp. Apprentices on the .'.training shin Newport were feted by the populace Marseilles, France. Mager Hendry, a farmer of Golden- - dale, Wash, killed a bear weighing pounds in his pigsty. ' The Grand Opera House in Chicago entered by thieves who locked an attendant ln a vault and escaped with su.OUO. i Morris Voss, of New York was held $10,000 bail on a charge of homicide after his automobile killed an unident ified man. Bank committee of the Senate fin ished its examination of Paul M. War burg nominated for the .federal Re serve Board. ' John Savage, the actor who was was of the original quartet in "The Homestead," died in Brooklyn, aged 5 years. Fire destroyed a section ef th stables ata West point, at a loss of $50,000. Many cadets turned out to fight the fire. Edward F. Hilton, of 'Nelsonville. N. gave his watch to a robber, who fled throwing away a revolver. It had no trigger. Senator Gallinger introduced a res olution deeply deprecating the Eu rope an war and expressing hope for speedy ending. Rorans Butkie of Waterbury, who was injured in a dynamite explosion n East Windsor Saturday, died at a Hartford hospital. Prince Adalbert, third son of the Kaiser, was betrothed to Princess Ad elaide, grandaughier o fthe Duke of Saxe-AIeineng- Jesse Joplin was found guilty of the murder of Dr. D. W. Dunn, former mayor of Duquoin. 111., and sentenced life imprisonment. Carl V room an, of Bloommgton, III., was appointed as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, succeeding Dr. B. T. Galloway, resigned. Five assistants, to-t- he Corporation Counsel were appointed by Corpora- tion Counsel Polk of New York. The salary is $3,000 a year. "Bonnie Murphy", one-tim- e star pitcher of the Brooklyn Nationals, died of heart sdiease at Worcester, Muss. He was 53 years old. A Colorado Stats tablet was unveil- ed at the Washington monument in honor of the 38th anniversary of its admission to the I'nion. Emergency legislation removing re- strictions o liissues of currency and American registration of ocean was taken up by the House. Four persons were killed at Whits-bur- g, Ky in a feud between the Hall and Guillen families growing out f the election of a school trustee. James A. Parsons, Deputy Attorney-Genera- l, will be appointed successor to Attorney-Gener- al t.'armody whose res- ignation takes effect September 1. Albert McQiuglan, of Terre Haute, Ind., 32 years old, was arrested on a charge of forgery. He has no hands and does the writing with his teeth. Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Flor- ida and about 50 Americans represent- ing the Southern Commercial Con- gress are at the American embassy at Paris, While touring in a red automobile at Caldwell, N. James E. Brighton was attacked by a bull. A collie dis- tracted the bull while the automobile sped away. The criuser North Carolina landed a hydroaeroplane at Old Point, Va for the expected aeroplane flights of Representative and Mrs. Fred A. Brit- ten, of Chicago. Vincent Astor has presented to the village of Rhinecliff, N. Y a strip of land to be used as a highway to the Xew York Central Station. The land is worth $25,000. John Mclnerny, aged 45, beach sup- erintendent on the John I. Crimmins place at Collenders Point, lMrin. vas drowned last nisht when his ram upset in the Sound. The National Tighways Protective Association reports 141 persons kill- ed bv vehicles in the New York jity streets since Jan. 1. This is the low- est record since 1 009. The Board of Trustees at Gary, II- I- have appointed a bathing censor to slop Tangoing ana ao away wun oe-pie- ce bathing suits. The beach ac- commodates 5,000 persons. Before leaving to attend the Peace Conference in Stockholm, Represent- ative Edwin S. Underbill, of Corning, N. Y., announced he would not be a candidate for rencmination. Charles F. (Daredevil) Niles, the av- iator, startled Coney I.llsnd crowds by dropping a dummy from his aero- plane. Thousands rushed to the beach thinking a man had been killed. The Canadian government has - de- cided to put the cruiser Niobe into commission if possible. It Is recog- - mzert mat tne servic es or me essei would oe ot grem vaiue in emergency. . . in r.rC Lakevilte. j.o.uuu Ijikcvllle. onn.. Aufc 3. ! Irr. in i by Jerome Alexander 01 lorK, was burned tonight. Loss (10,000. Johr Burns Resigns. ' London. Aug 3 Jo'in Utiles, pres- ident of tin; government board, bas lesigneu, he is in with ths war policy of thu government. Earthshock at Jamaica. Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 3. A 'severe IS earthshock was felt.here at 6.32 o'c'lo-- a this morning and caused considerable alarm among the inhabitants. Little damage, .however, was reported. Oriental Trade Affeied. Tokio.1 Japan, Aug en .iawan, China and Europe has been t to a standstill by the cessation of exchange, "vhile rado be- tween Japan and America hits, be ei grei!y affected. liberals by exposing some milestones In the history of the rapprochement revealing it as essentially a natiana' one with Franch, without definite on ligations. a "Finally, on the one tremendously vital question a question upon the answer of which the British emp'io and the whole world are hanging whether the government considers that Germany's policy compels Great Britain to war, the foreign secretary left an impression of doubt. Ttiat doubt may reflect the mind of a cab- inet not wholly unanimous, and the Interpretation drawn by many is that Sir Edward Grey' speech, to Germany was a hint that if she will keep her soldiers off Belgian soil and her bat - away from the coast of France that will be the price or ureal Bri- tain's armed neutrality. V Patriotic Enthusiasm in London. The first outbreak of patriotic en- thusiasm since the possibility arose of England becoming involved in tue war occurred in London tonight. Crowds of Englishmen and Frenchmen marched through the streets in tne west end, waving flags and singing t ie national anthems. Finally they reached BucKmgnaai palace, where in response to a great outburst of cheering tne King a.uu queen and Princess Mary appeare-- on the balcony and bowed in acknowl- edgment of the enthusiastic demon- stration of loyalty. This did not satisfy the crowd.. which chanted: "We want tv.ns George" to the tune of the Westmin- ister chimes, and sang "Rule Brl.an- - This finally brought the King ana queen out again. . They were accom- panied by the Prince of Wales, on 1 they received another noisy "welcome. The demonstration lasted some min utes, and for a long time alter tne royalties' relief the people continued to sing patriotic songs. King and Queen Heartily Cheered Kine- Georere and Queen Mary also were heartily cheered when they drove in the parks in the aiternoon ana uroat crowds remained lor noi.rj around the palace, the house of pai- - liament and Downing street. The people generally were unaemoi: strati ve: apparently being more i - rious than excited.. - Occasionally fSere was cheering as some caoinei numt-.- was Keen leavine his office for the headquarters, on. his return from th house and when the guards at tUe nalnpo rales were changed. But ou the whole, Londoners preferred to spend the holiday asa their usiTa' quiet manner. 4 People Become Excited. As evening drew on. however, and anxiety as to the attitude the govern- ment intended to adopt increased, the people became more excited, and Win- ston Spencer Churchill as he walked from the admiralty to the commons was greeted' with cries of "good old Winston." Premier Asquith was greeted In a similar manner and escorted from his home to the precincts of the house by a cheering crowd and other memoers of the cabinet, as well as members of the house, received a cheer as they passed into the historic builamg to hear what England intended to do in th hours of her crisis. John Redmond, the Irish Nationalist leader, came in for a splendid recep- tion as he left the house, the news of his speech, in which he said every soldier would be withdrawn from Ire- land, having preceded him. Field Marshal Roberts Cheered. Field Marshal Lord Roberts, the Marquis of Lansdowne and Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the opposition, who visited the prime minister in Downing street, were soon surrounded by a great crowd which followed and cheered them, but the ambassadors, in- cluding the German representative who went tor the foreign office several times, and the Russian representative who sat in the house during Sir Ed- ward Grey's speech, being little known to Londoners, passed unnoticed. - When parliament adjourned, a pro- cession was formed, composed mostly of young men, carrying union jacks and the r, and marched through Whitehall Trataigar square. Leices ter Square and Picadilly Circus, sing ing all the way. Busy Scenes Throughout Day. The railway stations where the con tinental trains arrive and depart, pre- sent busy scenes throughout the day. Each incoming train brought refugee Americans and Englishmen from the continent. As rew porters were on hand, owing to the holiday, all of them had to carry their own baggage,, and some amusement was afforded by their method of trundling heavy trunks from the cars to waiting cabs. It is announced that the extension of the holiday only applies to banks, which will give the government time to complete arrangements to meet the financial situation so other business will continue as usual. MANIFESTO ISSUED BY EMPEROR NICHOLAS. Outlines the Events Leading, Up to Declaration of War by Germany. St, Petersburg, Aug. 3. Emperor Nicholas today issued a manifesto in which his majesty outlines the events leading up to the declaration of war h fifrminv and then says that "Rus sians will rise like one man and w'U repulse the insolent attack of the ene- my." The text follows: "By the grace of God, we, Nicholas II, emperor and autocrat of all the Russians, king of Poland, and grand duke of Finland, etc, to all our faith- ful subjects make known that Russia, related by faith and blood to the Slav peoples, and faithful to her liiatoric.il traditions, has never regarded her fate with indifference. "But the fraternal sentiments of the Russian people for the Slava have been awakened with perfect unanimity and extraordinary force in these last few days, when Austria-Hungar- y knowing- ly aldreued the Servia claims inacces- sible for an independent state. "Having paid no attention to the pacific and conciliatory reply of the Servian government, and having re- jected the benevolent intervention of Russia, Austria-Hungar- y made haste to proceed to an armed attack and be ACTION OF CONGRESS To Meet Situation Resulting from tm European Crisis Issue Available 'Should More Than Meet the Emer- gency. ' Washington. August 3. More than billion dollars In currency is to be added to the circulating medium in the United States, -- by the? action of congress today, to meet tne situation resulting from , the European crisis. The new money, backed by the prime assets of the banks, may be issued a under a modification of the bank law, passed in both house and senate, then tht compromised in conference, and ap- proved to by the administration for finaj action in both houses tomorrow. All national banks and ail state was banks and trust companies, members any of the new federal reserve system and those who haw agreed to join, may and issue notes under the Aldrich-Vree- - land section of the: bank law, up to a one hundred ,and twenty-fiv- e per cent, of their combined capital and surplus. ' - to There Is approximately i, ibu.uuu 000 such capital and surplus upon which issue of notes may be based. Of that, about $800,000,000 invested in banks is not available. Approximately $900,000,000 plus twenty-fiv- e per cent, is therefore ready per as the basis of issue. Inasmuch as issues of , clearing house certificates in this country never have exceeded $500,000,000 in time of more dire dis tress, the issue available should more than care for any situation. gan to bombard Belgrade, an open place. Forced to Take Precautionary Meas ures. "Forced bv the situation thus ere ated to take necessary measures of precaution, we ordered the army and the navy put on a war looting, at tne same time using every endeavor to ob- tain a peaceful solution. Pour parlers were begun amid friendly relations with Germany and her ally, Austria, for the blood and the property .of our subjects were dear to us. "Contrary to our hopes ln our good neighborly relations of long date, and all disregarding our assurances that the mobilization measures taken were m to pursuance of no object hostile to hr, Germany demanded their immediate cessation. Beiny rebuffed in this de- mand, Germany suddenly declared war on Russia. Must Safeguard Honor. "Today it is not only the protection of a country related to us and unjustly attacked that must be accorded, but we must safeguard the honor, the dig- nity of and the integrity of Russia and her position among the great powe.s. "We believe unshakably that all oar faithful subjects will rise with unaii-mit- y and devotion in defense of Rus sian soil, that internal discord will oe forgotten in thie threatening hour, that the unity of the emperor with his pej-pl- e will become still more close, and that Russia, rising like one man, will repulse the insolent attack of the en-m- y. "With a profound faith in the jus- tice of our work, and with a humb-- hope in omnipotent Providence in prayer, we call God's blessing on holy Russia and her valiant troops. (Signed) "NICHOLAS." GERMANY CLAIMS FRANCE WAS THE AGGRESSOR, ay it Violated' Belgian Neutrality and Provoked Defensive Measures, Berlin, Aug. 3. A further official communication, regarding French acts of hostility against Germany was published here tonight. It said: ihe German troops hitherto have obeyed the orders given by the Ger man commanders not to cross the .French frontier. French troops on the contrary, since yesterdav have made several attacks on our frontier posts without any declaration of war having been made. "The French have crossed the fron- tier at several places in spite of the fact that the French government a few days ago informed us that it would not infringe on the. unoccupied zone of .six mile3 from the frontier and since last night companies of French troops have toeen in occupa- tion of a number of German villages. "French army aeronauts have been flying over Baden and Bavaria yes- terday and today throwing bombs and have iolated Belgian neutrality by flying over Belgian territory into the province of the Rhine in an effort to d.eetroy raiways. "In this way France "has opened the attack upon us and has established a state of war which has compelled the German empire to take defensive measures for the security of its ter- ritory." INTERNATIONAL TENNIt , MATCHES TO BE CONTINUED. Schedule to Be Played Notwithstand- ing the War in Europe. New York, Aug 3. Xotwithstandmg the war in Europe, the international tennis matches for the Davis cup will be played as scheduled, in ail probabil- ity, according to announcement by Robert D. Wrenn, chairman of 'te Davis cup committee. The Australasi mis will meet the British Isles team at the end of this week in Boston and tiie winning nation will meet the Ame-i-can- s next week at the West Side courts in this city. Because of Wrenn's announcement, J. S. Myrick of the club committee went to Forest Hills. L. I, with a corps of carpenters to add 1,200 seats to the stands, as the demand for accommo- dations continues! . The finals are to oe played Aug. 13. and 15. SAN FANCISCO BANKS Big TO GO ON GOLD BASIS. At Least Until the Arrival of Emer- gency Currency from Washington. San Franc-Uc.o- , Aug. 3. Th6 han.s-formln- the San Francisco clearing house association decided before ihe close of banking hdurs today that all (the members will remain on a gild basis, at least until the arrival of emergency currency from ,Wahingt n. This action, it is expected, will de- - ! ternnne that of all other 1ank oa the I Pacific coast ' Germany, through ncr diplomats, nas England must at once throw her fleet tried to k.ep Great britain out by a against Germany for the one chief pur-virtu- al offer to refrain from Using her pose of maintaining her own position navy again ft trance as tne price oi ireai nn;am s ncuinim.v. . om mo the British people clearly are con- -. vinced that their honor and vital in- -, t rests comnel them to- protect rsei- - Cium, France and the other nations who are tneir closest' neign dots. There is a report tonight that Hoi- - encountered onthe frontier. Vessel Stopped'by Shot Across Bow.: -- Arriving at Queenborongh at son- -' s set yesterday, the much captain, of the cross channel steamer ignored the wigwag; signals on atyre and was stop- -' ped by a shot across the vessel's bow, -- The boarding officer explained lhaf thi was caused by the failure of the Dutch boat to display her flag." MANY AMERICANS IN PARIS DESIRE ASSrSTANCS American Ambassador Unable to Tsllt' with Them Individually. Paris..Aug. 3. The nreasura f Avn leans deeiriug assistance became soi' great today at the embassy that Am-- i bassador Herrlck. who w&a talk with them individually, made a speech to them. In substance he saidO that Paris was as safe a place fori! Americans as London. He would bh pleased to aid them to leave Paris. 1 but ln view of the French mobillaa J tion order it would be difficult fori them to depart from Paris for several , days. The ambassador added t hef Y was sorry he could not supply anyone with money or cash their checks, fonJ he had not a franc left of the con-- rt u 1.1. . , . . 1 menuuo mum ox money ne naa oo-- s 1 talned Sunday. All this money had' been used in cashing checks of his country men or countrywomen. 4 The wide halls of the embassy offlca . building are piled high with the bag- - ' gage 01 Americans who have bees, turned out of hotels. f Chauncey M. Depew and John H. i Harjes were today given membership -- in the American- relief rnmmittesi -- J MANAGERS OF RAILROADS CONSENT TO ARBITRATES 1 In Response to President Wilson Asx j Washington, ng. 3. Managers of Jt ' western railroads, urged by President Wilson to place patriotism above prop., ' to Hold Aloof , But British France the English Fleet Will Belgium as an enemy. The time limit was fixed for the reply." This statement was received with murmurs from all parts of the house and then Sir Edward continued: ' "Belgium answered that an attack on her neutrality would be a flag- rant violation of the rights of nations; that to accept the German proposal would be to sacrifice her honor, and being conscious of her duty, Belgium was firmly resolved to .repel aggres- sion by all possible means." ?The Belgian reply was received with loud cheers by the members and Sir Edward concluded with the declaration that the British government had taken the information received into grave consideration and that he would make no further comment. KRONPRINZ WILHE'LM ORDERED " TO PROCEED TO BREMEN Will Carry No Passengers Holds Are Filled with Coal. New York, Aug. he North Ger- man XJoyd liner Kronprinz Wilhelm was ordered to proceed tonight to Bre- men from this port. Her bunkers and holds have been filled with coal. No passengers-wil- l be allowed to sail. The steamer is 'ne of the fastest of 'the transatlantic; liners.. Usually, of a brownish-blac- k color, the shiptJbaj; hadher- - sujjerstructure I paimeq., grey, as soon as sne gets beyond the three mile limit, it was said, her hull would also be painted grey. Officials of the North German Liloyd said that they did not know for what purpose the ship had been ordered 4o return. BLEIEVES ENGLAND'S FLEET ' MUST MEET GERMAN Opinion of Rear Admiral Mahan, an Authority on Naval Affairs. New York, Aug. 3. Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan, U.S. N., retired, au- thority on naval affairs, today evpress- - eri thp fini ninn at CJilnp-n- T. T flint as a world power. For England, he said, it - was a question, if she re majned out of the war, of sacrificing j.ier empire in the next generation to I the Interest of this generation. Rear Admiral Mahan also holds the view that Italy must join .the war within a wook's tim nt am a mrtiur . threatened by Turkey and sure to be the prey of the Turks unless the Aus trian navy can be kept from the shores of Greece. German and French Reservists Loyal. San Francisco, Aug. 3. The Ger- man consulate was fairly stormed to- day by hundreds of Germans respond- ing to the call of arms of all reservists. Enlistment at the French consulate was also active. ,7- GREAT BRITAIN MOBILIZED - NOW AWAITS EV.EfTTS Has Given France Assurance That h British Fleet Will Not Permit Sor-ma- n Fleet to Attack French Coast German Trying to Have Great Britain Kept Out ef It. London. Aug. 3. Great Britain has mobilized her forces and awaits events. Today she is not a belligerent power, nor is she a neutral one. ' The government has given France assurance that the British fleet will not permit the German fleet to air tack the French coast. It has not at pledged itself to contribute an army to the continental war., , Distrusts Germany. The British government regards with the deepest distrust Germany's violation of Belgium's neutrality, but makes no declaration as to whether it considers that measure provocation for war. This pronouncement of government policy, the result of two days' almost continuous deliberation, was made to the house of commons this' afternoon by Sir Edward Grey, secretary of stte for foreign affairs. Therefore the try- ing hour of suspense for the British people is prolonged indefinitely. Want Great Britain to Hold Aloof. Meanwhile the German embassy in London is exertlnjt every effort of di plomacy to Induce Great Britain to hold aloof from the conflict and to bring public opinion to Germany s The counselor of the German embassy issued a strong appeal for the neutral ity of Great Britain, asserting that Germany would agree to keep her fleet from attacking tne northern ana west ern coasts of France if England woi.M pledge neutrality, and : argued that Kiuflmid would gain more in the end by standing outside-th- European w ir and using her influence as mediator when the moment was ripe lieferring to-- , this suggestion the British foreign secretary said: ' "1 have only heard that- - shortly !.e- - foive 1 came to the house. -- He raised his voice and rapped the table before him sharply, declar.r.. "But that is far too narrow an engage- ment." fair Edward Grey dispelled the shadow of doubt Which flickered : tr 'the triple entente In the minds of many and Freight. Wasington. Aug. 3. President Wil- - on and congre'ss moved promptly to day to afford relief to Americans stranded in the war tones of Europe and to preserve the financial equili brium of this country in view 01 the disorganization of credit systems to abroad. In a special message earlv ln the day the president asked for $2a0.000 to care for Americans in Kurooe. Both houses promptly passed the ap- propriation and wi!l vote more if nec- essary. The house and senate passed a bill removing technical restrictions on the issuance of :oa.Ono.OOO of reserve cur- rency. The bill Is ln conference on I amendments which are expected to be adjusted tomorrow. Red Tape Abandoned. Everywhere there was a disposition to abandon red tape and overcome technical obstructions. The house pssed the bill suggested .by the 1 resident waiving restrictions of American registry for foreign built ships to assist transai lantie commerce. It will be ztcted on by the senate tomorrow. This Courry Well Prepared. Presiaent . ilson appealed to the people of t';e country, through the Washington corre.spot dnt.". noi to become alarmed dvit developments ln e. u rope. s tr.n cni.ntiy uas we, I pre- pared to v. :th.-:- t :nl an-.- - financial cr:ris. . . The prefidcr.t v,n.- -. yuccessfi:! In his appeal tj ihe wistrrn ra.i:op.d man-at-r- s. engincmpn nnd to avoid a tie-u- p in railroad tvafiic :n view of the present sr, They formally agreed to evert a strike and settle their differences bv mediation. Secretaries McAdro and I'ryan con ferred tonigrht with rerr-sentativ- es of Aew nri ba!i.i!i-.- hourcs- - to .arrange Tor financial" accommodation of Amer- icans nbrdcrt. Ta Ottain Ships. Representatives of th International Mircantile ilj-rint- . wi'l oisenrs with Secretary liryrn tomorrow the ques- tion of obtaining- ships for Americans to leave Europe. May Establish Naval Lines. The senate voted to authorize the secretary of the navy to establisa naval line. to carry pa?rr.nsers, mail and freight to America and Europe. The iiil is before the house. President Wiison summoned Sen- ators Gallin'-c- r. t'aio.,1 :n1 Hrandegee, republican lesd'-i."!- . :i nr'.i tht ir aid in expediting a'l ieztp'.ation so that con- gress niii;lit adjourn at n early date and re'ievc uac ir:a'n'y about pending anti-tru- st measures. Postinystor Gc: cr.-:-l Bur!, ron an- nounced that Egyrt had requested that no further money orders be issued to her account. .7r. Harlrwn aiso in- structed postmaeltrs tliroufhcut the I'nited States to ieiine to receive parcel post packages fur mailing to France or Germany until further ad- vised. This followed official notice from France av.d German- - that par- cel post service had been susiended. MEETING OF AMERICANS rTELD IN LONDON V Upwards of 1,003 Take Steps to Help Their Fellow Countrymen. London. Aug. 3. A meeting of up- wards of a thousand .Americans was held here this afternoon to take steps for the amelioration of the condition of their fellow countrymen. Fred I. Kent, of the BankeitR Trust company of Xew York, who called at the meetinsr. said that his nompany alone was sending several million dol- lars gold to Europe to redeem trav ellers' checks and that other companies were doing likewise. Theodore Hetz- - ler. of the Fifth Avenue bank, was appointed chairman of the meeting and committees were drafted to inter view officials of the shipping om- - panies and of the hotels, to search for lost baggage, to make arransemelw for honoring all proper checks and notes, and to confer with the member3 of the American embassy. Working to Get Americans Out ef France. Oscar Straus, who has just arrived here from Paris. h'.1 that the United States embassy there was working hard to get Americans out of France. Great enthusiasm prevailed at the r rencn capital, lie said, owing to tne announce'ment that the nited States government was considering a plan to send transports to take Americana home. Warned to Leave France. Chandler Anderson, member of the international claims commission, ar rived in London today from Farts. He said he was engaged with the work of the commission at Versailles when he was warned by the American em bassy that he had better leave France. He acted promptly on this advice and the commission was adjourned until after the wpt. Mr. Anderson had to leave his baggage behind him because the railway could not register U. What' impressed Mr. Anderson mo. was absence of any hostile feeltnar against the German individually. The ; Germans mingled freelv with the peo p,e am dinrU f()Pnv at the popu.ar J restaurants wtOmi:t any attempt bc- - jinj. ma.le to mnlesi them. Americans Without Funds. Some seve;l hundred Americans reg iMerni at t!ie American embassy in London today. Many of thrnn added to their blgnatures the note -- without sufficient' funds" meaning that they were unable to pet tneir checks or notes canhed. School Girls Marooned in Austria. One traveler reported that ra;l7 of girls from a scnool in America was marooned in Austria. Otis B. Kent, an attorrey for the Interstate Commerce Commission, of Washington. L. ' arrived In Londirn at a o'clock this morning after as cx- - land has Invaded through the of the trlpie alliance, bu as an ally province cf Linrburg. The people of of jprance an(j Russia. Italy must take te Dutch kir.gdonv resplved to go to tnls stePi he sald and hold the Aus-th- e extrimilr, are said to be openings triana ln crleck for the salvation of the dyk?s and flooding the country , the Balkans, which are already erty interests consented today to arbi- , trate their differences with o 5,900 en-- 1 , glnemen and firemen and prevented) ' what threatened to be one of the most! ' extensive transportation strikes th country has seen. - The railroad men consented to pre- - sent the case for settlement in ths way already approved by the employes '( and the federal board of mediation. 1 - to avert what tne presiaent cnarac- - ;. t Prized as "a national disaster," al- - . thnnrh thav re.alixd inH Preirinn'l Wilson pointed out that all the merits) ' of their side could not he taken lnta h consideration. ) Chairman Chambers of the board of I mediation at once began preparations) for bringing the dispute to arbitration and the railroad managers and the J ' v o wnuid maw me paata.Se ui an army impossible. PRINCE ROLAND BONAPARTE OFFERS TO SERVE IN ARMY Puts His 8everal Homes at the Disposal of French Government. Paris. Aug. 3. Prince Roland Bon- aparte, a former lieutenant of infan- try hi the French army and a mem- ber of the French institute, who is 54 jears of age, offered in a letter sent to President. Poincare today to serve in the army, although, he said, he es that the law prohibits, princes of a family, once reigning in France frcm enlisting. The prince also puts his several hemes at the. disposal of the govern- ment. The police- today began arresting ttrangers in Paris who were thought to be suspects. .. . . GERMAN CRUISER LEIPZIG OFF COAST OF LOWER CALIFORNIA Confidential Information in Possession of Naval Authoritiee. San Francisco, Aug. 3. Confidential information in the possession of naval authorities here today was that the German cruiser Leipzig is somewhere ofT the coast of lower California. None of the arovernment wireless stations on the Pacific coast has been in touch with her. however, since iast Satur-da- v. ' . . , . . Nothing is known of the whereabouts ff th? German cruiser Xurnberg since her departure last week from Hono- lulu, ostensibly for German Samoa.. BELGIUM FIRMLY REPELS GERMANY'S AGGRESSION Announcement Received with Cheers in the House ef Commons. London. Aug. 3. Sir Edward Gray, In a second statement in- - the house el commons after the conference of Ministers in regard to- - the German uaunatum to Belgium said: ' "The British government Is taking j?nta grave coiiniiierution the informa- tion received and I will make no fur- ther ' comment." ... The entire imiiumnic mii.n made by the British foreign to the boiler f rnni4.ns riir Uln sei nnd Ikere today wiis a toll..: "A mumage lias been received tiv.rn the Belgian legation here stating that iJse-n- to Belgium at seven o'cltu-- iH.st evening a n.te proposing to Belgium friendly neutrality coupled with tlie free passaae throusrh Be'glan territory of German troops, promising th maintenance of Belgian indepen done at the conclusion of dmlca and threatening in case of refusal to treat labor leaders left the city. ? WILL RESPECT NEUTRALITY ' i OF THE NETHERLANDS,! . a ..... 1 n ..1 . 1 ' viermsn minisrer rise uivtn rosmvQ Assurance. 4 The Hague, August i. The Germaif 1 minister has given the government, i positive assurance that Germany win. ' respect the neutrality of the Nether lands, provided it is strictly observed. 71 At a meetmg today of the lowwp house of partlament the leaders of all parties, lnefudtnr the socialists promt, lsed the government full support in whatever exertional steps It desired to take. i The president of the council of ' mirrifTtrws in a speech announced that the Qneen and the ministers were in ' perfect accord and that the . country) was ready and determined to maintain neutrality s.t sil costs. France te Respect Belgian Neutrality. 4 Brusstla, Aug. It was ofHdalTy Kingdom under existing contracts, tiie wlmt is uiiown as tnr iiiiiii premiums in lie paid by lli importer i building at Ho- - '.mircticut School for and to be charged by him against the I Imbeciles did llii.o.iii daniaae early receiver. Tills slep Is being ; night. Thr children, lumutes at taken to secure 8,000,000 (piarters of'Hi instilulimi. wr marshalled to Ouiadlan wheat. ' places of safety ly itts teachers, wltli- - ' ". ! ..lit incident. The lire started in the r Paris Socialists to Defend Country. ! drying room of the laundry., and had llt - ' discovery was Paris. Aug. 3. At a mass meeting of socialists held today li was ununi- - , mHOe. mously resolved tht they should do ' Bar" Burned at Colebrook. their duty to defend their country and i attempt n reprisals for the killing by Colebrook, Corn.. Ausr. 3 Th- - larse Paoul Vaillain last Friday of Joan barn at the Mlsh RM?e farm, an-ne- i i announced tonight tnat had; undertaken ln the event of- - hostilities) tn fulfil her obligations to preserve Belgian neutrality. -- The Belgian - cab AM inet has decided not to appW to tha-,- powers as yet. but wflt await develop., rt"Vi if, 1 mmmm fea . to the present time no Germans have; entered Seigism. - u .laures, the socialist leader in the chad. 3 1 L J
