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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
8ALEM, OBEQON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1914.
ON TRAINS AND NEW
PRICE TWO CENTS stand nvs cents
ENGLAND LIABLE TO
DECLARE WAR AT
MINUTE'S NOTICE
"- ) ' i 4 .
By Ed. L. Keen.
London, Aug. 4. Great Britain was momentarily ex
pected tonight to declare war against Germany.
The immediate issue was Belgian neutrality.
Premier Asquith told the house of commons that the
British had "forcibly insisted'" Belgium's neutrality and
integrity must be respected.
Germany, he added, had replied it would do so and had
followed this by declaring war on the little kingdom,
which, with the Duchy of Luxemburg, it had already in
vaded. As the premier finished speaking the house burst into
shouts for an immediate resort to force. A preliminary
appropriation of $525,000,000 was voted immediately for
war purposes.
British army and navy mobilization had been complet
ed. King George's forces were prepared to strike at an
instant's notice.
Lord Morley and John Burns had resigned from the
cabinet, however, considering the government's reasons
insufficient for a resort to hostilities.
The sound of firing at sea was reported off the York
shire coast and many believed the German and French
fleets had clashed. Thorough investigation by the admi
rality failed, however, to confirm these rumors. English
coast cities were fearful, nevertheless, of a German land
ing. A message from Stockholm said Sweden was prepared
to defend its neutrality by force of arms, if necessary.
Denmark was said to be similarly determined. It was not
thought Norway would be involved, but the Norwegians
were understood to be preparing for eventualities.
From Japan came assurances that the Mikado's navy
was ready to lend aid the moment England was attacked
in oriental waters.
Germany, the premier told his audi-1
tors, disserted that France forced the
declaration of hostilities against . Bel
gium. Shouts of derision at such an at- j
titude were the legislators' response. I
- There was no question that the ad
vocntes for immediate war were in a
heavy majority.
The commons voted $.)2."i,000,000 for
emergency purposes.
The cabinet was in continuous ses-,
sion.
The army and navy mobilization, it
was announced, was completed, thou
sands listened in front of tho Boyal
Exchange to the reading of the proc
lamation by a herald, on the exchange
teps. As the reading was finished ;
they burst into tumultuous applause.
May Blow Up Dynes.
The Hague, Aug. 4. The ykes which
keep the sea back from Holland, will
be opened anil Germanv's troops
drowned out if th"" persist in their in
vasion of Dutch territory, it was de
clared here today.
The Dutch government was deter
mined to maintain the country's neu
tral.ty. Engiaiiu aid was looked for.
The kaiser's soldiers crossed the
Dutch frontier late Mouuay and over
ran the province of Limburg. which was
immediately declared under martial
law.
Belgium Will Fight.
..russels, iiiig. 4. Formal announce
ment of the Germans' invasion of Bel
gium was made in parliaent here today.
King Albert addressed the houses,
in joint session. He accepted full
responsibility, he declared, for the situ-
Photo by American Pies Association.
The Cava'ry of Germany
The rsrslrr tone of Oeriimny. comprising approximately 100 regiments,
miaibers nlnut 7o.nn men Thf private soldiers carry lances, which stand
upright wtwti the tr-wj are iu saddle. A carbine It sluug la a bucket be
side the MU '
ntion which had resulted from his de
termination to maintain Belgian neu
trality and national integrity. "Wo.
will maintain them, ' he asserted, "to
our last drop of blood."
Leaders of the various pou.ieal par- j
ties made addresses aion" similar .lies.
Complete 'mobilization of Belgium's
nvi'iv was ordered here todnv.
May Compel England to Act.
London. Aug. 4. Following tie for
eign office's announcement. Premier
Asipiith told the house of commons of
the German action. The kaiser, he said,
informed Kclgiiiin that, inasmuch as it
refused to facilitate tho movement of
troops toward France, it became neces
sary for him to carry out his plans
forcibly.
The moment the premier -.nished
speaking there was a chorus of de
mands from members of the house that
Knglan I take steps to protect Belgium's
national integrity.
In response to queries from members
o the house concerning reports that
Kngland had served an ultimatum on
the kaiser demanding the withdrawal
of his troops from Belgium and Luxen
burg, the premier admitted having
"forcibly insisted'' that Germany
respect Belgian neutrality and this
morning, he anded, the kaiser replied
that he would do so. This, however,
old not prevent the declaration of hos
tilities. Marching Through Poland.
Berlin. Aug. 4. That German troops
were within 100 miles of Warsaw, in
. (Continued on page H.'i
TWO 1 lit.
1 F t FAKE
BATTLEFIELD
Paris, Aug. 4. Skirmishing was in
progress all along the Franco-Gorman
frontier today.
The French were frantically rushing
troops to the front to support those t)
were already resisting the attempted
German invasion. Within a day or two
it was expected 2,000,000 men would
confront one another on either side of
the border.
Preliminary engagements were ro-
ported at Longwy and Belfort. j
Fifteen French soldiors were killed;
by a German aviator at Luneville. j
Belgium and Luxemburg were swarm
ing with German trops. The Belgium I
had H")0,000 men in tho tiold to resist 1
them. It. whs also negotiating both
with Franco and with Englan J for an '
alliance.
German forces had also invaded Lim-1
burg province, Holland, where the
Dutch wcro threatening to open fhe
dykes and Hood tho country as the only,
means of driving them out.
The French column which invaded'
Lorraine seemed to huve met with re-.
pulse. It was reported to be retreat-:
,,
From home came the news that Cer-i
manv had repeatedly urged ltalv to join
the Germans and Austrian in their
campaign against the rest of Europe,
ltalv, however, stood by its proclaim,-
tionof neutrality, maintaining, in the
oiniuiinuK, 'u i
face of Germany's contention that it !
I.n.1 I,... f.,r..a.l ititn ix-fir flint tlin Tail
war. that tho Ten-
tons wern actin, on the amn-essive and '
therefore that the Italians were not , tllBt l,ollco-
bound bv their alliance to help them. ' XN h,on fi'"n evident that Ru.vs.a
It seemed clear that whatever tho considered its interests endangered by
Italian government might like, the Ital-! ho c,ash between Austria-Hungary and
inn people would not permit their coun- j Kervin, the kaiser promptly offered his
trv to bo dragged into war. There were ""vices to the ezar as a mediator, tt
threats of revolution even on the wns stated. England, too, was declnr
strength of tho Italian order for a,"1 to have been anxious to prevent
.mobilization as a "precaution." war.
j Word was recoived from Servia that,! The czar wns assured by the kaiser,
I after six days' fighting on the banks ', the "white book" maintained, that
of the liiver Save, the Austriana had : Austria had no idea of ncnnirinir Her-
Estill failed to force their wav across '
the Servian bordor, and that largo num-
I bers had been killed in the fighting.
! Turkey, it was learned, was mobiliz-1
inff. j'xnlainini'. as did ltalv. that it did !
so merely as a "precautionary" meas-J
lire. j
WALTER PEARMINE
niFS ON Wf' ;
L'IIil; Vll v J
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George Walter l'eaiinine, a well ia BnJ rg0 you to recollect that I
known resident died suddenly Saturday, 'kept iy promise during the Asiatic
August 1, 1SH4, while on a camping wllr "
trip at Taft, Oregon in company with Tj,e ,)0ok lso roeouIlU, llmv rilj,. '
Mr. and Mrs. y. tt . ileardsley. Nand- , u finnlv hwamf (,vi(U,m (,
mg m a row boat, just after a lunch, ; wnr was inovitllf)0i tlu. Gorm .
he fell forward in the boat, death claim-1 wflg moi,iii,re,i
ing him """Ijwtantly j Q J .
A Real Oregon Booster. ; ,
He was born in London, l'.nglund, ni i, , , n . ,
H4S, came to America in lS(i7. He ! B,'"tUm "ml Ownstoohova.
filed on a homestead in Todd county, ! , ews was received of another at-.
Minnesota, in 18(M, being one of the j t,lckT y Kht by a cossuck force
pioneers of that county.- He was mar- n Jl"""'lurg and ot skirmishing:
ried in 1872 to Frances L. Sarff of,ttl""R the .Tohannisburgl.ick railroad:
Kandolph county, Indiana. After a ! "''ar t,,e towns of Gutten and Dlotto-;
residence of 22 years, and laying out j ween. j
a townsite on part of his "original) Tlie Germans have had the better
homestead, he crossed the states to , thus far of the fighting, which, how-i
Oregon and settled on a fruit farm
mo iiiurs noun on ui mi-r iiuau, ,
near ralem where ne has since resuieu.
He was a great traveler, spending most
of the winter months of late years in
the South. Canada, Kurope, Australia
and Xew Zealand.
He leaves besides his wife, Mrs.
Frances L. J'earmine, Mary A. Bear-,
mine. Mrs. Hallio Filer, of Seattle,
.ash., Mrs. Clarissa G. Hill, Mrs. Klsie
M. Roth, Lester and Walter il. Bear
mine, a daughter Nellie Blanche Han
sen, died in Salem in 1904. The fol
lowing brothers and sisters also sur
vive him: Charles fc. i'earmiiu', of
Vancouver Island, B. C; Henry J., of
Seattle, Wash.; Josiah F. ami Miss M.
A. I'earmine, of London, England.
The funeral services were hell yes
terday afternoon, August 3, from the
parlors of Higdon and Richardson, Rev.
I'. M. Knight, officiating. A hymn,
"Nearer Mv Cod to Thee" was sung
in loving memory of the departed one j
bv Charles Koth. Interment was in
. ity View cemetery. The pe' bearers
were; Geo. n. Weeks, Seymour Jones,!
M. W. Rulifson, F. E. Evans, . illiam:
lahf and Charles Weaver,
HUNS AS INDEPENDENT
CUTS OUT DEMO JEACY
L. Kenady, of Woodburn, demo
cratic nominee for county commissioner,
today filed a petition as independent!
'PTKiidate for that oft ice. When told
that he coul, not get on' the ticket
after the primaries as a can liilate for
other parties he renounced the demo
cratic nomination ami ..s name wi.i np
e:r ou the ticket as the Independent!
candidate. . .r. Kenady also claims i.ie
endorsetvciit of the t'rohibition party
and wished to appear on the ballot as;
the nominep of ell three parties. As
his was irnpo:iil!e under the present
law he will run under the avowed
colors of the two later parties. ;
The place for the name of the nom-
inee. for the office of county commis-!
sinner will be left blank on 'he ballot I
, unless filled by the county central coin-!
; mittee. There were nearly 400 names!
1 on Mr. Kenadv's petition nut these!
will he checked over before the eti
j tion is accepter.
E
II
Opens War Session of the
Reichstag With a Speech
From the Throne
RUSSIAN MINISTER
HE CALLS "A SNEAX"
Intimates the Czar Is in the
Same Class With Minister
Full of Guile
Berlin', Aug. 4. A war session of tin
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' of, w',lto ,,ok "h" rMP-1
"l1"1' for J1,e ."'.'"'f. European ;
j et "l T le,'
H'o' white book" eontni.iej all the
r "rl",nm "''
, . . ... ... ,
' " wl" " " l tr. 1 czar ana
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" "neakingly and by duplicity
broke
vian territory or of-destroying ser- j
via 's national integrity.
In reply, it was said the czar express-1
ed himself as taking advantage cladly i
of the kaiser's efforts to mnintnin ;
peace; yet while these negotiations
were actually in progress Russia was
secretly mobilizing.
In a Inst effort to avert hostilities,
it wns declared the kaiser nersonnllv
telegraphed to tho czar: "I direct
your attention to my promise to my dy-
ing grandfather always to foster
friendshiD between Gernianv and Sm.
ever, nas not oeeu on an important
-
. .
Beady to Fight World.
Berlin, Aug. 4. 1 hat Germany was
prepared to fight the world iu defense!
or its honor was the announcement'
ma le by the kaiser here today. He
blamed France and Russia for the pres
ent struggle.
France, the kaiser alleged, planned
to strike through Belgium, thereby
forcing Germany to act. He said he
urged the Belgian king to fake con
cessions but failed.
Vancouver Harbor Closed.
Vancouver, . ('., Aug. 4. The port
of Vancouver was closed this morning
to all shipping except coastwise.
The big liners Niagara and Empress
of Russia, British, were ordered not to
depart from the harbor.
'!
DECLARES
WAB
ON BELGIUM.
London, Am.'. 4. Germany de
clared war today ou lleluium for
opposing the passage of German
troops through its territory on
their way to invade France.
That the declaration had b
issued was formally annoon.-e.l
by the foreign office lure.
The Weather
t o n i ,1 t
i u d Wh iue.vi'j.y;
iiorthwst.
KAISER LAYS fill
FRHUA
PIT TO I ACTS
HlSH I COULD
Vy-x&O TO
UNITED STATES TO
HE
AID SENT TOURISTS
Washington, Aug. 4. Presideut Wil
son proclaimed the United States neu
tral in the European war today. .
The proclamation, which covered a
number of closely written pagos, for
bade the enlistment of troopB in the
1'nited Statos for the old world con
flict, the arming or fitting out of ships
at American porta or the organizing of
expeditions in this country to take part
in the struggle on the other side of the
Atlantic.
This was not interpreted by foreign
; consuls, representing tho warring coun-1
, tries, as preventing the shipping abroad
t of reservists living m tho United states j
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. forward briskly.
The president asked congress for $2,-1
: -.00,(100 to aid Americans stranded by
: the war in j.uropean cities. i
j Tonnes
. 3,000,000 raised by iow York bnukors,
; win ordered to Kurope to place the i
' money in the proper hands. ;
M tt e Bt!ui"Bt iiwuusM cmb,ir"
rassmeut in America as a result of for-
""8 for Ctt co"8rcss tnactod
legislation calculated to make more
tlmil 1,000,000,000 additional currency
av.ilnble.
Doeniiug it undesirable to leavo tho
tederal reserve board incomplete
limata in
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sucli a time of emergency, tho president
iinmeu i resmein I'redencK )
Delnno of
the Monon railroad one of the mem
bers, thus, with l'aul Warburg, who
finally succeeded in convincing the sen
ate currency committee of his suitabil
ity, completed the board.
The North German liner Kronprin
zessiu Cecilie, which- sailod from New
York with more than $10,000,000 cash
for Plymouth and Hamburg, return to
Bur Harbor, Me., after narrowly escap
ing capture, its passengers said, by
British or French war vessels.
The capturo was reported iu the Gulf
ot CiilUorniu of tie British steamship
yueen Maud by the Gorman cruiser
Leipsic
A cluau was iookcu lor on tno Moxi
''a" west
t coast between the Gorman
.Xd
ter, Aigerino ami Rainbow and the ja-
panese cruiser Id.uma on the other.
lhe port of Vancouver, B. C, was
closed to all but coastwise shipping, (
JUDGE GALLOWAY I
MAKES IS fITI7FNS
I it was charged that Russia, by treacherously mobilizing
Among the casualties of tho German. ! vvhile pretending to be negotiating for the maintenance of
not reported in the regular war news , peace in connection with Austria's campaign against Ser
XswlSiancft: t'Si via was primarily responsible for the present European
stripes and declared their intention to Struggle.
stay in the United Mtiites and let the i
war raue with tho rest, of fiift riornmns ,
who stayed at home. In all 15 new! 1'Br"' Au- 4. Skirmishing between
Americans were made this morning by i ,'nn!1" Vfnfh troops occurred at
Judge Galloway. Henry B. Hazzard, M"rH l':t To"r to,lliy
special federal naturalization agent, was Fightiug was reported also near
uu hand this morning and examined the i Luxemburg.
applicants for their final papers. AH ' French aviators were sent, too, to at
who wore present were admitted. tack a German dirigible which appearetl
-Mr. Ha.zard said that all of tho op-
plants this morning appenred ubovs
t In nvernrrn of iitft uonc Bin knou .
edge of the American form of govern-
; lm.nt. n wa8 a g00(1 lot of ,. wUo
,,i1f .imUsi tr. n, e,.u .:..!. ,.e
;,itiz(.,,si,in ;. h .,' ,, ,-
dent that they would all prove to be a
credit to this country.
Satisfied Where He Is.
When the first employes of the couu-
ty clerk's office appeared yesterday
morning to unlock tho door they found
waiting for them a young German who
was more than anxious to take out his
first papers and file his declaration of
intention. He said that his neighbors
were being ordered to join their regi
ments to assst in the great European
war anil that ho would rather be a live
American citizen than a dead hero.
Another Salem resident who was n for
mer subject of the kaiser was notified
by a telegram from the German consul
.ft eSattle yesterday to appear at that
city to entrain for New York to be :
shipped buck ts Germany to fight with
his regiment, llo took out his papers
eveinl years ago, but when he and his i
wife went back to eGrmaiiy last year
lie was seized and compelled to serve
in the rn my for eight days before the
':i,'in:il papers taken out iiere could
I e forwarded to him in Germany. When
the papers from the county clerk's of
fice arrived he was released, but yes
terday's telegram caused considerable
snxiety on his part until he found that !
lie was a near citizen of I'nited Stute.s
a ed that he owed his allegiance to this
t o'intry.
Those naturalized this morning and
their former homes are as follows.
Mi"s Lila Millies Lionre, Salem, Fn
!nd: Samuel H'lieei., ShIciii, Canada;
I-': il Olsen. t'alem. Norway; Ferdinand
.'untie. Mfulenv. Germany; I'. A. A.
Votit, ".III Sooth Twenty-first street,
.! em, tiormnn.v; : iitliaiinel Mueller,
Si''eio. CermniiVf (' 4 II Holil.'iisnnr
t lliir Kir street. Sitleni, Germane) X. C.
i Steeii-euH, Marion, .orwy; Stephen
I'e!"i(rii, Jit. Ani'cl, Germany; Harney
. lleifshorn, Mt. Angel, Germany; Fred
":i'k I-rug, Silvertou, Germany; H.A'
i man lii-tow, Salem, Germany; Jacob
i "en Mold. Mt. Angel, flermauy Julien
j Diipunt, St. Louis, iteiginin; Frank :
j Master, Shaw, Austria. j
KAISER DECLARES
WAR ON BELGIUM,
BELGIANS ASK HELP
By Karl H. Von Wiegand.
Berlin, Aug. 4 Germany declared war today on France
and Belgium.
Thus there were placed on the field on the one side Ger-
many and Austria? Hungary
pi.ance Sei'Via MontpnPPTO find Rflriiim
1 V1" rr ow via, ivionienegro ana ueigmm.
in nis declaration against France the kaiser placed the
responsibility for hostilities on the French, accusing them
oi violating the frontier and of sending aviators to throw
bombs into inoffpnS.VP Oprrmn Hi 1P3
uu"lub 10 inOllUlMVe Utniian Cities.
Belgium, it was declared, had forced the Germans to
to force by refusing to facilitate the passage of
German troops through its territory on their way to the
Ffpripri f rrmtiov '
l iciltll AlimutU.
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T71 1 111
iae uerman nne sireicnea aiong tne ooraer irom
Longwy to Mars-Et-Tour and more troops were pouring
through Belgium and Luxemburg and advancing from
Metz to join the vanguard.
Skirmishing was in progress at several points with the
n rpnen sn mpra mnn worn nuoninff rnvurovri rn vociot tha
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invasion. Ihe fighting had
very important stage, but it seemed certain that a mighty
battle was near.
On the Russian frontier German arms were meeting
with almost uniform success.
German troops had occupied the Russian towns of Ka
lisz, Bendzin and Czenstoova and were within 100 miles
of Warsaw. It was stated at the war office that they
had not met with much resistance, but Warsaw, being :
strongly fortified, was expected to fight desperately.
Cossacks were ambushed by the German infantry near
Borzykowa and routed after 25 had been killed and a num-
ber iniured. The frarrison of
repulsed by an inyasion by Russian frontier guards from
j Krottingen. Germans were victors in a number of other
small skirmishes.
A German cruiser was bombarding the town of Bona,
France's Algerian naval base.
The kaiser, opening a war
; tributed among the lawmakers a "white book." in which
abovo Liiuovillo, throwing several
bombs into the public square noar tho i
Church of St. ducques, knocking down;
one of the church wulls, demolishing
part of the. fortifications and killing
fifteen French soldiers,
The Liinevillo bombs. It wus said,
huh of tremendous power, the victims
was of traincndoua power, the victims
being literally torn to shreds.
ihe Mars l'.t-four engagement wns
between the advance guard of the Ger
mini army advancing ou Paris from
Metz. The vanguard was already across
the frontier. It was opposed, however,
by a strong French force prepared to
contest its advance desperately.
Armies Getting Together.
The Metz army's right wing was iu
contact with the left wing of the Ger
man force which passed through Lux-
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I VUVII Atfcft.ftw. j Alt t . t
Tlie ertlllery of France Is one of the most e:!le!ei:t lr .nielies In tlie niiflou
army The gunners are well drilled, nnd the liiuis nie of tlie latest type Fioi I
practice bus always been Insisted on by olltcluls. and the result li is been tn
high standard of elllclellcy that bns been eslabpsbed In the picture Is stio.vu
the latest type of guns In action.
and on the other Russia.
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not. up to today, reached a
the German town or Memel.
session of the reichstag, dis-
emburg, so Hint the line extended,
practically without a breau, as far
northwest as Longy,
. At Longy the French troops were
still engaging tho Germans. A fierce
clash was reported there between
French niul German aviators,
t onfirmatiou was received of reports
that Belgium had rejected Germany's
iiltimutiim, which required the former
country to acquiesce, as Germany's
f -iund, in tho passage ot the kaiser 8
troops through its territory, ou their
way to invade Franco. Failing to do
this, Belgium was warued it would be
treated as a German enemy.
The Miig of Jelgiiim was iu personal
command of his own forces.
The army having been completely
mobilized, he had under him about
:!")0,l)00 men. The Belgians had, of
course, no idea that they could do
more than delay matters until they re
ceived French and British aid.
The Germans were reported to have
invaded Belgium in large numbers at
(Coi tinued on Fage 8.)
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