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msmmm 5S5W5?35W nnp rfiMa,. ,,--...il....i..i(Vjj)fjtoflp4Mb JSsr fW.ytfW IX THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1914 EVENING EDITION. f kr t 3 II H .t BELGIUM'S POSITION IN THE GREAT ' EUROPE AN WAR An official Statement Given to the IVorld by the Belgium Legislature Through the Associated Press. -2nS i-- nt Artn& nf to cc bj Ttmco j the Belgium Government will know to nttnln It; then for Belgium to WASHINGTON, Oct. P. The Bel-)now t0 tnko appropriate measures lend herself to the passage of Gcr glnn Legislature has complied the to prevent Its materialization. In men troops must have meant the following statements of the Belgian that case the friendly relations which certainty of fntnl consequences for case In the present European war, llnjte the two neighboring Stntos France. Thus for Belgium to have to nnswerhe many Inquiries that' will become closer nnd more last- yielded to the Germnn ultimatum have been received on the subject. ng. would Ipso fncto have conferred! "By the treaty of April 19th, 1S3J' "Such Is the German note. It will a considerable advnntnge to Gcr-I Prussia, France, Kngland, Austria he noticed that there Is no question ninny to the detriment of the other nnd Russia declared themselves 0f the alleged entry of French nvla- belligerents, and would have con guarantors of the treaty concluded tors and officers Into Belgium, ns stltuted n breach of neutrality, on the same day between the King has been stated In several papers' Germany concludes her note by of the Belgians and the King of the here. The document In fact knocks treaties. She engages, on the condl Netherlands. This treaty provides: that fable on the head. The only tlons already defined, to evneunin "Belgians form an independent question given for the violation of Belgian territory nt the conclusion etate of perpetual noutrallty." Belgian territory Is the alleged Inten- of peace. If Belgium behaves In uj "Thnt Is to say, Belgium was for- t,on ot the French army to march hostile manner, that la to sny, If she bidden, In case of war, to take the nnon G,vct nnd Nnmur. This nsser-:does her dutyi. Germany will be ob-l part of any of the belligerents. t,ou ' supported by no proof hnd is llgcd to consider Belgium ns an one-' "Since then Belgium has fulfilled A' ,lh Vc Government , my. She would then leave the nl nil her neutrality obligations: fhe-whch of ,cb. declared to Belgium tlmate arrangements of the relations! has acted In a spirit of meticulous """ .7" , , """" "' "Ul "' "''" l" "a" ' occmon impartiality. She has left nothing v,0,fa,,nB ?,B'an ,0" "; , 0n , "e,of nrn,8-, 0,1,l'r " u-"e'' . ... .............. contrary, the premeditated Intention does not ncreo to vlnlntn hi iwniv unuonc to maintain ana mane res- . ........ ... . "i Tccted her neutrality. Germany's ol " ' "e'S.n neu- uermn ny w, ireai nor as an enemy obligation to respect Belgian neu- f ,s "roml ,n th,c ,"09t l"e' "d ad,,IS " vc! c, reat of annex ,..,.. xv. vn mn, n,n,nri;niu. futab,e wa-v' namely, by the nffir- ing n part or the whole of her ter- The Ideal Cafe SII2 FRONT STREET MARSI1FIEM) Renovated and Refurnished Is Now Open for Business Everything First Class First class cuisine nnd first class service. Fresh shell oysters a specialty. Flno steaks. Arhos, Anest & Arhos, Proprietors ,Mti' trallty,. was even more emphatically affirmed by one of Germany's great mntlon of the German Secretary of rltory. ... m,n. hr ii, rrontnr nf ,ho Em. Stat0 nlmc,f' ." ' "" of the! "Tho moral fib e of nations Is not plre. Prince, then Count BIsmark.. Gcrn,an Chancellor. j rvnys always measured by thHr U' wrote In n letter to Baron Nothomb' "To thc request of Sir William or power. Belgium Is small and Belgian .Minister In Berlin, on the 22 Goschen, the English Ambassador In weak, but her answer beirs wiJnoss ! of July, 1S70, ns follows: I Berlin to be allowed to know If, to her love of Justice" and to her re- "In confirmation of my verbal as- Germany would be allowed to pledge' pect of the right, s: o would rathr surance. I have thc honor to give hcr0,f t0 rospoct the neutrality of, me with honor than live dishonored, j In writing a declaration which, In Belgium, the Gorman Secretary of .That was uia,!e cjoap lu. tlR nn' view of the treaties In force. 8 State replied that this noutrallty had ,,cr of hor government. The an-' quite superfluous that the eonfodera- nlrwi,1' been v''ated by Germany.: aw. r was as follows: I tlon of the Nor.th and Its allies wilt ,,cre von Jagow wont again Into the .. .Tho Gorman note has been n' respect the neutrality of Belgium on reasons why tho Imperial Govern-1 Klnr surprise to the Bolglan Gov-I thc understanding, of course, that It n,out hnd bcon ou,'Kod to take internment. The Intentions which the' -is respected by the other bolllger- 8t0D- namelr thnt they had to ad-, note attributes to France are In con cnt. (Signed) , ,n Francc u' ' nulckoat trndlction to the formal declarations! VON BISMAUK.nd easiest way so as to be able to whph wwo ,nade t0 , Ml0 ,, of "On August 2nd, last In the course Kl well ahead with their oporatlonsl August In the namt of the Itepuh'lr ' or the day, the German Minister 'anJ endeavor to strike some decls-' Ho8l(log( fc0ntrary t0 our cx,,'celj In Brussols. II. Be Below Saleske ,ve b,ow ns early as possible. It tB.0ni.'rn,ir.. u ,.i.... . ..i,.. gave an Interview to the roporters waa a aer of life nnd doath to;tho noittrnllty of Belgium Belgium of tho newspaper 'Le Solr' and do- them for ,f t,10' h,ul Kno b' tn0 would be prepared to fulfill Its neu clarod to them that Belgium had '.mofr onthern route, they could not' traIIty obligations, mid her army nothing to fear from Germany. He 'mve ,lono!, in vlow of ? vanety woum qffor to thc Inyndor the most went so far as to employ this ox- f '10 r0l,('8 "d the strength of 'v,R0r01Ig rcii,llince. Tllu treaUe8 of prcssion: "You will sbe. perhaps tho fortresses to have got through ,s30 c0llMrniC(, b 10 t , your neighbors' house on fire, but without formidable opposition entail-' 1S70f t , ..., nf ," your houso will remain Intact.' Tho '" Brcat l08S of t""('- lnl ,08S of Powers and notably to tho Govorn ime day, at seven o'clock In the l'me woul'1 n,oan Bal01' u". niont of Ills Mnjostv the Klne of evening, he communicated the follow- the Kusslans for the bringing up priMa t,,e independence and lieu Ing note o the Belgian Govern- ' ""h- troops to the (.erinan fron- trnt f 10 Klngdoiu of llelsluu ' ment: , (' "Wr of action was tho "The Chancellor of the Ge man "The German Government has rJ'm (,erman "Rsct' w,1,le that ot Cinplre said i a sitting of ho eelved unimpeachable news to the ,le8,n was "e Inexhaustible supply IWchl . on tho Uh , effect that the French force. Have f ..V-00""' , (0",c,a "l-of the nro , 8ta(e of , , , a'Jnce tho Intention of marching on the' r,s Ambamdor In Berlin to the Nec0H8lt. kow- M . aieuse by Glvet and Namur. This "r,,,sU Government.) j ,nve occll,,,eU L,lxeni)0rg Und per- nows leave no doubt as to the In- "This convention preceded by n haps havo already penetrated Into Intention of France to march upon few minutes that In which tho (ior- nelgluni. Thin Is against the law of Germany from Bolglan territory. mn Chuncellor, giddy nt the sight nations. France, It Is truo, has de-1 Th'e Imperial Government of Gor- of the abyss luto which Germany clarod to Brussols that she Is deter-' many cannot help fearing that Bel- ' falling, uttorod those colebrnt- mnod to rospoct tie neutrality of glum. In spite of the best Intentions, ' words: "Just for a word NKU-j ij0kiu na long uh hor adversary will not be In a position to repulse TRALITV, n word which In war-( respects It, but wo know that Franco! w 1 1 n o u t noip an Incursion "" "" one" uisrognrueu Wns ready to Invade Belglu by the French of such i" 'or a SCKAP OF lAPKR.rnn uffon, to ,vnlt; gruui magnuuue. in tnw ease it u, """ '" ku,h u immu r Kronch uttack on our flank In the is sufficiently certain that (Jermany;n a kindred nation. At whnt prlco roBlon of tlio lower Itlilno mlKlit havo is senouwy tnreatoneu. it )s the wu' """ oniinei i.nirniyi )0on fatnt lt ia for .nt r..IROn t,,n. ;noro I'nrn lunula ....... . ...... ' -' " - '(' viMiiiviiin A a TL r - n L'f Ilia m linayihan fniillml f li n rn w ... n unrinna uvvtrrRMesi -"- .i. , or Mixembourg and Belgium. Tho would be f(llI with lively regret romeqnewoa .would hardly bo lnllgtlco .,,,.,, .. ,,, Mllllllll . If HolKium were to rewrd as an art reKardwl as an excuse for breaking! wllL ro,mlr g g00n n8 0r lnUnryj vi iiwuiiij ihwx aer tae xaci - .-mmi. luuium ,c object has been attained that kr pr-autloaary mmnm of the British Ambassador In ..It hn8 1)0en H,,own" nl)0V0 ,,ow ebllgeaw to viola! on br ld n. Borlta to his Government.) Lmucn valI0 oan ,)e aUnpnC, to , gan Uftrtoorj. ' "It is very clear front these do- assertion of the alleire.i Intnniin,, nf "Ia order to avoid ta pooaibillty cuMenta tbat Germany had premodl- Franco to Invade Belgium. That In of mkad9rtaadias. Um 0rmR utwl the violation of tho netitral-( tontlon, nnd the realization of that GovoraaiMit aiade the following row lly of Belgium and that she has( intention, belong exclusively to Ger-' t: 'vea reonclled lieraelf to the tor-' many nnd they must, bo left In her! "1st: Oormaay eoataBlats no rtblo danger of war with GoratrnnasnuHinn. Tiiia ia u..i.,i!.. ' at of kootllity toward HliwM. If Rriula rathor thnn renounce the case In view of the fact thnt the BiSfai roMrau to UMa la tho advantageii sho thought alio would mllltnrv dlsnosltlnim iinf!iinv uv var wWtfc b about to eomatanro aaln by not respecting the treaty. ( Franco, absolutely refuto tho allega-! the UUn4 of frioodly aontrality la tb face of those confessions the tlons of tho Germnn Chancellor. So toward G eras ay. the Gor ma a (lor- alUatlons that France wished to truo Is this that when tho violation raat. o Its M. vogAXiMt. when violate the neutrality of Belgium, an 0f Belgian territory became an ac m s rMorod. to xnaraatee the allegation supported by no proof,1 compllshed fact, and when tho King Utogjtiy of tho Kingdom and Its falls to the ground. j of hoIrIiiiii appealed under the terms ' PM0a. -To contlnuo the analysis of tho 0f the treaty of 1X30 for support, In' 2ad: Oormaay engagM herself Gorman note, one roads: If Bel- h 0 1 g I u m which those Pow-' on the sfordttlri conditions, to ova- glum cousonts to assume in tho war maintaining tht. neutrality of ouate Hlslan territory as soon as which Is about to commence, tho ors bail cuarnnteed. 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Cir.Vltl.KSTO.V IIKACH ttm Leaves Marli(leM it I J.RI ROUND TRP Mc' Mnkrs ronncitlun Hlihnfl M'l nay una Mwri.m, wrltlne for aunolntment i MnnhfMd, Onf 1 i "Under tho pretext that her troops wero attacked by civilians, and even , undor no pretext at all. whole villages The Union Market OUIt COLD STOIUGH 8Y8TK M IS SUItK A SUCCESS Our Prime Roasts ot Beef, Lamb, Mutton, Veal aud Pork cannot bo excelled. Try one of our Fat Hens or Fryers for your Sunday dinner, that has been properly cooled, and note the difference. J. E. FORD & CO. 171 South Uromlway Phone RH flttlMl.l. nf ftA.t.ll. linlllo.ltltp n- ..... . . . . .... ,"""""" " viiii, j imuiiuiiij iu- iimo lirnnurnn to iiivnun iiii,imii nl: If nelKlHn oUervM a friend wards Germany, tho Gorman Gov- ,int t (00k nor more t)mn ten ,,ay8 ly attitude. Germaay Is rfwdy In to- ornmont on its side, engages, when to get hor troops Into tho country. I operation with the authorities of Uol- peace Is rostoiod. to guarantee, the -'rhe world Is familiar with the Slnm to buy for cash everything Integrity of the Kingdom and its wny Germany has repaired In Ilel that Is nerearary for her troops, and possessions. , K,UII1 tho ,njus,c0 r wu!ch 0 wa8 to pay Indemnities for damages done "Could Uolglum, without IioIiir Runty, to use the words of the Ger- ,ii ui-ifeiiiiu, inn ii nuigium uenaves ihiso io ner mines or neutrality, ioko n)an chancellor, in a nosuio manner against the up the position which tho Germnn troops, nnd In particular placos dlf- Government calls 'friendly neutrality' flciiltles In the way of their advance That Is to sny, could sho allow the by opposition by the fortifications of Gorman armies to pass without op- i,nvo hoen raG1i to ho cround im- tho Meuse, or by the destruction of position through her territory? ,)0rtnnt towns .whoso boast it was to roads, railways, tunnels or othr Can tho German Government Itself represent part of the common Inhovl works. Gormnnv will Im nhllveil to answer that uostIon? j ,nnro of civilization wero not spared, consider Belgium as an eniemy, "It Is enough to re-read the con- Tjler jnonuments. which have been "In that ense Gormany wu on-i versation given above between tho re3pccted during tho centuries in all -ter Into no nproemont .with the King- British Ambassador and the Gor- jJl0 constant wars of which Belgium dom, but will allow the further roln-lnuin Secretary of State to come to nj j)ll8 j,een lno theater, wero dollbernto tlonship of tho two stntos to be eloar coiicIiikIoii In that rospoct. If u-destroyed, Open cities were" bbm JeftTto tho decision of arms. Tho the violation of Belgian territory' harded. Exorbitant taxation wns Im-' Gorman Government feels that It Is was to procure so signal nn nijvan-! nosed uon COnauered towns, and' justified in hoping that this eventu- tngo to Germany that she had. to. 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