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At Calcutta an Uprising of
Hindus Is Greatly
Feared
JAPAN IS LOOKED TO
FOR THEIR PROTECTION
South Africa Fears German
Invasion and Uprising
of the Boers
Calcutta, July 31. English officials
here did not try today to hide their
fear of an anti-British uprising by the
natives if the home country should be
dragged into a great European strug
gle. Even though the military force in
India should not be weakened, it was
said, it could easily be overwhelmed by
a united revolt. Union is what the
Hindus have lacked hitherto, but with
the knowledge that the dominant race
was itself hard pressed by enemies, the
opinion was expressed that the leaders
might weld the people together, at least
for long enough to drive out or exter
minate their present masters.
It was known definitely that anti
English agitators were doing their ut
most to stir up hatred of Europeans
among the masses, with a view to hav
ing the ground prepared for rebellion
the moment Great Britain becomes in
volved in difficulties near home suffi
cient to keep a tight giip on India.
Japan Backs England.
Tokia, July 31. While it was not
considered here today that the time
had quite come for Japan to begin ac
tual war preparations, officialdom was
seriously considering the chances that
the Mikado would be drawn, as Eng
land's ally, is to a vast European con
flict. That Japanese troops or ships would
be sent to Europe was not expected, but
it was pointed out that they might both
bo invaluable to the British in defend
ing the latter 's possessions at Wei-Hal-Wei,
Hongkong and in Australasia, and
in driving out the Germans from Tsing
Tchau and harassing their oriental
shipping.
Efficiently helped by Japan, it was
pointed out, in tact, that England
would hardly have to keep a fleet in
oriental waters, but could requisition
all its fighting vessels there for service
in the Occident.
Germans Prepare to Move.
Shanghai, July 31. German residents
here were planning today to make for
the kaiser's settlement at Tsing Tchau
if Germany and England should become
involved in war with one another.
Their theory was that, owing to the
preponderating strength of England's
nary, which possibly would have the
aid also of Japan's, it would be im
possible for them to get to Europe.
Tsing Tchau, however, is but a compar
atively short distance up the China
coast, and even if the Germans found it
impossible to reach it by steamship, it
was pointed out that they might make
the trip up the Yangtse to Hankow and
travel by a roundabout way by rail
via Pekiu.
It was believed that their services
would be as valuable in the defense of
Tsing Tchsu ns, considering their small
number, they would be at home.
Local Englishmen expected to go to
Wei-Hni-Wei and Hongkong.
South Africa alarmed.
Cape Town, July 31. British colo
nial officials throughout the South Af
rican union were preparing vigorously
today for defense, in the event of a
war m Europe.
If England and Germany should both !
be drawn into the fight it was taken
for granted that an invasion would be:
attempted from German Southeast At- j
rica, and indications were increasing
that a large part of the Boer popula
tion would lir with llm invaders.
Militiamen were warned to bo ready,
for duty on short notice; supplies were j
being overhauled and arrangements;
wore being made for obtaining horses,
equipment and other necessaries with&ut
delav if thev should be needed.
Ottawa, Out.; July 31. The Canadian
military council announced today that
preliminary plans to aid England with
regiments, should the mother country
become involved in the European war,
have been completed. Minister of Mili
tia Hughes estimated that Canada couln
raise, arm and embark 25,000 men with
in a few weeks. Military forces at
Halifax, it was announced, were ready
for any emergency. The Halifax gam
son returned from camp today.
FOOD PRICES SOARING.
Berlin, July 31. The amy purchas
ed military supplies and provisions hea
vily today. The price of food staples
soared 75 per cent.
DEPARTMENT TURNS
OVER $286,116.30
Corporation Department Proves Most
Profitable to the State of Any of Its
Revenue Producers,
By turning over 286,116.30 to the
state fund, the corporation commission
has proved to be the best paying of the
state commissions and a source of con
siderable income. This was the net sum
for the fiscal year ending July 30, ac
cording to Corporation Commissioner
Ralph Watson. The commission was in
stituted June 3, 1913, and from that
date for the year ending May 31, 1914,
the total receipts of the commission
were $221,149.66. For the month of
June, 1914, the receipts were $89,463.43,
making a total for the year ending June
30 of $310,613.09.
The disbursements of the office were
$24,490.79, leaving a net sum of $286,
116.30 to be turned over for the uses
of the state. This will be put into
the general fund. The receipts accrue
to this office from corporate licenses,
certified copies and other business for
which fees are charged. The disburse
ments were particularly heavy this year,
according to the statement of Mr. Wat
son, on account of the purchasing of
new equipment for the office. The
stationery turned over by the secre
tary of state, whose office formerly
handled this business, was unavailable
and the printing of new office supplies
was necessary. New typewriters and
other office furniture was also pur
chased. Mr. Watson estimates that the
disbursements of the office next year
will not be more than $17,000 for the
total expenses of the commission, in
cluding salaries of the office force,
traveling expenses, etc
TRYING TO PREVENT
A SHORTAGE OF CARS
Railroad Commission Makes Suggestions
to Shippers to Prevent Recurrence of
last Tear's Troubles.
The prospect of bumper crops in this
state this year will doubtless result in
a serious car shortage, according to the
opinion of the state railroad commis
sion. Last year there was a shortage
in spite of all of the efforts of the rail
road companies, and the commission was !
Hooded with complaints. The railroad
commission believes that by taking the
matter in time that many of the bad
effects of the shortage may be avoided,
and in accordance with this belief is
today sending out notices to common
carriors and shippers. The notice Bays
in part:
Freight cars are for transportation of
goods and are not warehouses, and
while they are idle waiting for loading
and unloading, from the standpoint of
efficiency, they might as well be out
ui uxiuitiucti. me vuuiuiiBHiou, mere
fore, respectfully requests that shippers
and receivers of freight in carload lots
use every effort to load and unload
cars in less than 48 hours free time
permitted by our demurrage rules.
Load cars to full capacity (10 per
cent above the marked capacity).
Do not order more cars than are ab
solutely needed.
Unload cars as promptly as possible
and give company immediate notice
when car is released.
Railroads are requested to place all
cars without unnecessary delay.
Move promptly all loaded cars from
point of loading to destination.
Have necessary repairs made at once
to cars requiring the Bame.
If shippers, or consignees, who have
trouble with respect to cars, will in
form the railroad commission at Salem,
it will be pleased to take the matter up
promptly with the proper railway of
ficials. The commission is confident that ob
servance of the foregoing suggestions
will assist materially in preventing a
serious car shortage.
CARROLL CASE IN
HANDS OP THE JURY
At 12:03 p. m. today the Carroll mur
der case was submitted to the jury and
the court adjourned. No more cases
will be heard until Monday, when the
cases of the State ex rel T. E. Mitchell
against U. S. Ryder for an alleged fail
ure to comply with an order of the
justice court will be heard and the case
of J. K. Neer against the city of Sa
lem. Neither of these cases will re
quire a jury.
The evidence of the Carroll case was
concluded last night at a flight session
cf the court. Two of the opening ar
guments were also heard and this fore
noon's session was given over to the
closing arguments of Attorney Guy O.
Smith and District Attorney Ringo.
The judge's charge to the jury was
concluded at noon today. An early
verdict is not expected, though it
is not thought that their deliberation
will require the length of time cor.
sumed in the two former trials.
WAR STOPS WHEAT BUYING.
Pfirlnnit Orp.. .Illlv 31. Fearful of
j a blockade should a general European
war be declared, leading exporting in
' terests of Portland today refused to
i sell a bushel of wheat in Europe, re
! gardless of the price.
1 a ), anme timp the exporters stat
ed that they were out of the market,
temporarily at least, so far as buying
wheat in the Pacific Northwest is con
cerned. No exporter was willing teday to
quote for foreign loading at this time.
BELGIAHSAND DANES
BOTH FEAR INVASION
OF THEIR COUNTRIES
Lying Between France and
Germany, Belgium May Be
Overrun by Both
MAY BECOME AGAIN
GREAT BATTLEFIELD
Germans May Grab Denmark
to Stop Passage of the
British Fleet
Copenhagen, July 31. Banes were
worrying today lest their country be
invaded by German troops in case the
Austro-Servian war should involve Eng
land and Germany.
It was recognized that the German
navy, numerically outclassed by Eng
land's fleet, undoubtedly would seek
refuge in the Baltic. To force an en
gagement, the British ships would have
to traverse some one of the narrow
waterways dividing Denmark and Swe
den. These are commanded by Danish
shore fortifications which, so narrow
are the straits, could make such naviga
tion impossible if their defenders chose.
The fear was expressed that the Ger
mans, not caring to trust to the Danes,
whose sympathies are English rather
than German, would overrun Denmark
by land and seize these fortresses for
themselves.
It la Historic Battleground.
Brussels, July 31. The Belgian bank
run increased today. At the National
bank 10,000 depositors clamored for
their money.
The bank met all demands and after
a time confidence was restored and the
run was checked.
Grave uneasiness was felt concern
i 1. 15 the country's fate in the event of
a funeral war, which it was admittel
seemed inevitable. Sandwiched be
tween France and Gormany, it was fear
i'd it would be overrun by the troops of
hnili countries in spite of all it couid
do 1o maintain its neutrality.
.Mobilization was pr.ictically com
pleted and the strengthening of forti
fications and provisioning of garrisons
was going on with feverish haste.
Holland, according to messages from
The Hague, was also mobilizing as rap
idly as possible. Its situation was not
considered as critical as Belgium 's,. but
there was said to be, nevertheless, grave
uneasiness concerning its future.
HAMBURG-AMERICAN
SHIPS AT THE DOCKS
New York, July 31. In view of the
German government's order, prelimin
ary to requisitioning the fatherland's
merchant shipping for naval purposes if
the kaiser becomes involved in war, all
passes were revoked and nobody was
permitted to enter the Hamburg-American
docks here today.
The liner Vaterland having been
ordered to remain in port pending
further orders, the strike which was
threatened yesterday by the German
engineers and oilers, because there weie
Servians among the passengers, was
called off.
The liner President Grant, which
sailed Thursday, was recalled by
wireless.
England Follows Suit.
Montreal, July 31. The British ad
miralty today requisitioned, for naval
purposes, the Canadian Pacific trans-1
Pacific liner Empress of Asia, now at
Hongkong. I
Ships Cannot Sail.
Borlin, July 31. (censored) Orders
were issued today to practically all
ships in the German reserve navy, in
cluuing all liners convertible into war
ships, to remain in port.
OPEN SEASON FOR DEER
AND HUNTERS TOMORROW
Saturday is August 1 and the open
ing of the deer season. Hundreds of;
hunters are preparing to take to the '
hills armed with high power rifles and j
frying pans. It is expected that the I
slaughter of deer this year will be
great on account of the large num-1
bers that are reported in the moun- j
toins. Among those leaving Salem for
hunting in southern Oregon are Tom
Kay, state treasurer; George Viesco ,
and L. C. Denison. Others will leave
for the hills as the season advances, i
The following is what is said of the
outlook for the season in southern Ore-!
jgnn: i
"There re many more deer signs clos-
er down than I ever saw before," says ;
Hills. "The wow's are lull of them. I
was down on Smith river on the I'mp
qua the other day and a man named
Clark said he saw 12 deer on his place
in one day. I saw three from the road
on Smith river myself. It's nothing to
see deer from the road almost soy
lace in Lane county."
THE WAR NEWS CONDENSED.
Servia was still holdlnc Austria at
bay today.
After heavy losses on both sides, the
would-be Invaders were still held In
check at Semendrla.
Despite desperate fighting along the
Drina, the Servians also still controlled
the Kovatsch defile.
The Austrian, however, remained in
occupation of Belgrade, and repulsed
an auemptea Servian invasion or the
province of Bosnia.
England was notified by its ally, Rus
sia, that the czar had ordered his army
and navy fully mobilized.
Premier Asquith told the news to the
house of commons.
He said it Justified the expectation
that Germany, too, would mobilize.
What England would do he did not
state.
Martial law was declared In Ger
many. That mobilization had been ordered
was denied, but it was believed to be
in progress.
Exportation of food or munitions
from Germany was prohibited.
It was denied, seemingly truthfully,
that the kaiser had sent a 24-hour ulti
matum to the csar yesterday.
The German government ordered
merchant ships held In port, to be
handy If needed for naval purposes.
Austria pushed reinforcements to its
frontier armies,
Russians were reported to hare dy
namited the Myslowiti bridge on the
Vienna-Warsaw railroad.
It was reported Austro-Busslan rela
tions were broken, ,
Strategists predicted the German war
fleet would take refuge front the Brit
ish in the Baltic, when it would be
safe but blockaded.
English suffragettes declared a truce
while foreign danger threatened.
Though France had not ordered a
mobilization, the reservists were gath
ering at their barracks.
The Italian fleet was assembling at
Chieta.
Italian warships barely missed cap
turing King Nicholas of Montenegro's
yacht.
The Montenegrins were reported to
have occupied the Austrian port of
Cattaro.
It was understood the Greek govern
ment had signed, though it had not
published, a mobilization order.
Turkish military preparations went
on briskly.
Russian warships were reported on
their way to seize German and Aus
trian shipping in the Bosphorus.
Belgium, Holland and Denmark, fear
ful their neutrality would not be re
spected, were arming to defend it.
Canada was preparing to send troops
to England and Canadian Pacific liner
was requisitioned for naval uses.
The South African British were mak
ing ready to resist a German invasion.
British in India feared a native up
rising. Japan was ready to fight for Eng
land and against Germany in the Ori
ent. In London Lloyds' were insuring
against an Anglo-German war for six
months at 75 per cent.
Bank runs occurred throughout Eu
rope; the London stock exchange was
closed for the first time in modern his
tory; the Bank of England rate on
weekly loans reached the unprecedented
figure of 10 per cent; discount rates
also soared, and gold in various places
was at a premium.
In the United States the stock ex
changes were closed In New York, Bos
ton, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore,
Rochester, Indianapolis, St. Louis, San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
The New York metal exchange also
was closed.
The New York cotton exchange sus
pended after a short session, and sev
eral failures were announced.
Wheat sagged in Chicago because it
was believed European blockades would
prevent its delivery, no matter what
might be offered for it.
For the same reason Portland deal
ers refused to sell wheat to Europe at
any price.
The Washington treasury department
announced it was prepared to lend aid
to any localities which might be em
barrassed by the confusion due td the
war situation.
Business conditions in the TTnttjM
States being considered sound, how
ever, no trouble was anticipated.
MAY HOLD SAVONIA
IN PORT AT SEATTLE
Seattle, Wash., July 31. The Hamburg-American
ship Savonia, due to ar
rive this afternoon from Portland, Ore.,
may be ordered to remain in Seattle to
await developments, it was announcer
at the local office today. Tiie Saxonia
was to leave for the Orient. A rumor
that Vnited States customs officials
would search the vessel for contraband
of war was denied. The customs offi
cials have received no instructions
whatever on the war situation from
Washington.
The Weather
this WA
Fair.touighjt ami
Saturday, c o oltr
east portion to
night, cooler Pat
nrday except near
the coast; wester
ly winds.
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RUSSIA
MOBILIZES
HER ENTIRE ARMY
All Russians Liable for Army
Service Are Ordered
to Assemble
THIS IS HER ANSWER
TO KAISER'S DEMAND
All Hope of Peace Apparently
Vanishes as Russia
T Issues Defi
London, July '31. The British for
eign office here was officially inform
ed late today that Russia had ordered
the mobilization of her entire army and
navy. Following the receipt of this
news, King Oeorge and Premier Asquith
conferred at Buckingham palace.
Later the premier announced in the
house of commons Russia 's mobilization
proclamation. He also declared that
advices received by the government jus
tified the beiief that Germany would
immediately order complete mobiliza
tion. Asquith refused to discuss what
effect this move would have on East
land. 8
Hope of Peace Vanishes.
London, July 31. "Hope of localis
ing the Austro-Servian war has been
given up In all quarters," said a cen
sored dispatch received today by the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Vienna.
A Berlin dispatch said Prince Henry
of Prussia, the kaiser's brother, had
gone to St. Petersburg in a last effort
to avert a general conflict.
A denial of this roport came also
from the German capital.
Report Is Confirmed.
London, July 31. That the cznr had
ordered the entire military forces of
European Russia mobilizod was admit
ted today at the foreign nft'inn ham
today.
Commanders of Russian Black and
Baltic sea ports, it was stated, had re
ceived orders to seize oil and coal, and
to allow only enough to foroign mer
chant ships to reach their nearest ports.
As Russia's ally, England was being
kept informed concerning developments.
Germany in State of War.
Paris, July 31. Germany was de
clared in a state of war today, accord
ing to a news agency dispatch received
here from Berlin at 3 p. m. This did
not constitute a declaration of war
against any other nation but was re
garded as preliminary to such a declar
ation against Russia.
It was not alone for Russia, it was
roalized here, however, that Gormany
was preparing. Dispatches from the
frontier told of a tremendous concen
tration along the French border.
No French mobilization had yet been
ordored. but the barralm
with reserviHts aiid the war fever was
Business was paralyzed.
A Very Weak Denial
Berlin, July 31. (Passed by the cen
sor). It was somi-offieially denied
here today that a German army mobili
zation would be ordered Saturday.
Messages were received saying a ser
ies of explosions had been heard on the
Russian side of the Austro-Russian
frontier at Myslowitz early today, and
it was reported the Russians were dyna
miting the big bridge on the Vienna
Warsaw railroad.
Prices of food imported from Russia
doubled. Potatoes were iinobtainnble.
No London mails were received to
day. Relations Broken Off.
Berlin, .luly 31. Relations between
Russia and Austria were broken, the
Deutsche Tago Beitung declared today.
The Hamburg-American .liner Vatcr-
; lun. I was ordered held at New York
I pending further orders. The Imper
intor's Hailing from Hamburg was can
celled. The Victoria Luise and other
i .l. . ..
nuij.B un mo jtirnian reserve jihe wero
(detained in port.
j There was a rigid censorship. Mc
. siiges concerning army and navy movt.-
merits were held up entirely.
A dispatch from Vienna to the Na
tional Gazette said Austrinn Foreign
Minister Von Iicrchtold had held a two
ainl a half hours' conference with the
Japanese ambassador, and it was rcport
jcd that Austria sought un alliance with
Japan in case either the Austrians or
Japanese became involved with war
with Russia.
j The Keichsbaiik increased its discount
: rate from four to five per cent.
Off for the Bosphorous.
Rome, July 31. Three Russian cruis
ers and two destroyers, according to a
1 report today from Halouika, are steam
' ing full speed for the Bosphorus to
(Continued on page 8.)
FORCING
GERMANY
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LONDON EXCHANGE
CLOSES FIRST TIME
Action of Stock Exchanges Show the
World-Wide Effect of War and Close
Connection of Business.
London, July 30. For the first time
In modern history, the managing com
mittee decided today to close the Lon
don stock exchange until further notice.
The Liverpool, Manchestor and Edin
burgh exchanges also were closed.
It wis practically impossible "to buy
large supplies of food on the continent,
the various governments having exer
cised their right of option on all such
supplies.
New York Exchange.
Word was received that the Boston,
Philadelphia and ' Chicago exchanges
also were closed.
The governors' action here was due
to the fear that, New York 's exchange
being the only one of the first class in
the world able to handle a world wide
stock business, such an unloading of
securities would occur as would depress
the market to panic figures,
Te Consolidated exchange and the
curb market were likewise suspended.
The motal exchango here did not
open for business todav. Stock ex
changes at St. Louis, Indianapolis and
Rochester also were closed. ' '
Washington Alone Open.
Washington, . July 31. The local
stock exchange remained open today,
but dealings were contined almost en
tirely to Washington securities.
The Baltimore Exchange remained
closed all day.
Pittsburg Quiet.
Pittsburg, July 31. The local stock
exchange was closed today as a result
of the European war.
San Francisco Stops Too.'
San Francisco, July 21. The San
Francisco stoclc exchange was closed
today on account of the war situation
in Europe. It was stated that the ex
change probably would open again to
morrow. A Heavy Run, No Panic. .
London. July 31. Lono li It Aft pm In
front of the cashiers' windows at the
BanK or England at 3:30 today, and
such was the volume of withdrawals
and applications for loans that a run
was approximated. There was no
panic, owever.
The minimum discount rnte was in
creased to 8 per cent, the Interest rate
on weekly loans to 10 per cent and the
rate on bills to 10Va per cent.
ine activity at the bank was due
mainly to the withdrawal by depositors
vi witur iuuus in private bauka and
their demands on the national institu
tion for gold in exchange for its uotos,
WM which the private concerus paid
Big Firms Failed.
New York, July 31. Poll & Co., one
of New York's largest brokerage tirms,
failed today as a result of the cotton
slump yesterday.
The suspension of -. J. Frederickaon
& Co., a smaller concorn, also was an
nounced. Flower & Co., stock exchange brok
ers, suspended today.
Cotton Exchange Closed.
New York, July 31. The cotton ex
change opened for businoss as usual to
day, but closed its doors an hour an.)
half later. The market was weak, sev
eral low levels being reachpd. It was
announced that- the exchange would re
open tomorrow.
GOVERNOR GETS
DECISION REVERSED
Also Brings Home Memento From One
Battle Field of the Whiskey Insur
rection. Governor Oswald West returned to
day from an extended trip through the
east and expressed himself as par
ticularly gld to get back to Oregon.
While in Washington ho arranged with
Senator Harry Lane to get the mattor
of an easement to the reservoir site for
the Tumalo project roconsidored. When
the state had laid their plans for the
irrigation project and had dug a num
ber of canals the site for the pro
posed reservoir was homesteaded and
the state was unable to secure right of
way across the lands surrounding the
site.
A decision from Washington held
that the state in that it was not an
individual could not fori. on casement
across rhPMn InmU nn.l flm n.L c i, .
n;! ... fcii .V t V i '"" defensive character," said the Times,
cP. re a rlon.Wn L ? m"'0', ' "r bc'n8 c"e" qly and
cure a reconsideration of this decision , , i .i n .
Governor Wt tnni, ,..tf. T... uS I calmly throughout the empire. It would
IthA H,.,.rnioi. t... .:.. A.r....i "e unpatriotic to mention the actual
h. ni;- '".utepa taken."
a reversal of the decision.
The governor was scheduled to at
tend a board meeting at two o'clock
tli ib afternoon to consider some further
details in connection with the irriim.
tion project. Mr. ( ates, who is famil -
inr with the work wns to appear before!
mo uoam at this meeting.
In speak inir of his trio. Mr. Went
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was favorable, lie made a number of , a '
address while he wns gone and visited 1 ner hc ?'.03t favorable conditions
the state prisons and insane asylums I w",t bond "W'f W",J beea
in nearly everv state in -vhich he "spent I ur"W(1 fr"m ttbout t,"a snao" unt'1
any time. ' ' 'il,e the fall, and the German order
As a memento of his" trip he exhibited
rusty old flint lock rifle which he
picked tip in Bedford, the town where
the Whiskey Insurrection was sup
pressed during the administration of
a former president name. I George
Washington. The old rifle is in good
working order and the governor says
that he may have to use it in enforc
ing some of the whiskey troubles in
this state.
LONDON SEES LITTLE
PROSPECT OF PEACE
IY EOR WORST
Military Experts Say Borders
of Germany Bristle
With Troops
FRANCE AND RUSSIA I
ARE SECRETLY BUSY
Possession of Denmark May
Become Absolutely Neces
sary to the Germans
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London, July 31. A declaration of
martial law throughout the chief mili
tary districts and in the frontier prov
inces of Germany was reported in a
news agency dispatch recolved here at
3 p. m. today.
It was stated that this declaration
started a rumor that war had been de
clared. Reports that Germany had mobilized
its army or declared war were eon
firmed. Neither were credited offi
cially. Cables from Berlin to London were
subjected to the most rigid censorship,
and few details of the German situa
tion were obtainable.
Diplomatio intercourse seemed at a
standstill. All embassies here were un
communicative. Military experts here expressed the
opinion that, if and when, Germany ac
tually declares war against Russia, as
tonishing progress will be found to
have been made with tho concentration
of troops on both the Russian and
French frontiers.
The Vienna censorship was as tight
as that at Berlin.
Rushing Preparations.
Tho British were rushing their own
war preparations. Dover harbor, a
strategic point, was cleared of all but
war craft, and the channel shipping
was going by way of Folkostone in
stead. Portsmouth harbor, a great navnl
bnse, was also closed to merchant ship-
Though its destination was not an
nounced, it was considered certain that
the first British war fleet was on its
way to deal with the German navy if
England and the fatherland were
drawn into the European struggle.
The assumption was that tho Germun
ships, instead of trying to meet the su
perior British sea forces, would with
draw into the Baltic. It was agreed
hero that it would be suicidal for the
English vessels to attempt to force the
Kiel canal, and exports admitted the
sounds and belts leading from the
North sea into the Baltic could be so
effectively mined as to prevent the
British fleet following the German
ships.
Would Bottle German Fleet.
The latter would be hopelessly bot
tled up, however, it was pointed out,
though it was conceded it might create
havoc by bombarding Russian Baltic
ports.
Some authorities called attention to
the fact that possession of Denmark's
defenses might become important iu
connection with tho retention of the
Baltic and a German occupation of the
country was deemed a strong possibility
if tho kaiser's forces found themselves
hard pressed.
Tho admirality was making heavy
purchases of coal.
The eastern and southern coast pa
trols were strengthened. The Falmouth
garrison was increased. Part of the
troops in Ireland were recalled to Al
dershot. "Naval nnd military measures of a
I Tt declaration of a state of war, or
marnui mw, nowever, piaceti tne uer
man railroads, telegraphs, telephones
and other means of transportation and
communication under the military nu-
1 thorities' supervision,
Americans Stranded.
The war department had superceded
icivu nuinoniy. it was Doneveu mo
: I'iliznt
tion was progressing secretly.
American tourists in Europe were in
detaining in port all naval reserve vos
sets stranded largo numbers of pros
pective voyagers, even among those
who bnd already engaged passage.
This conditioa promised to become
worse if, as expected, similar orders
were issued by the English and French
and perhaps by the Italian govern
ments. (Continued oa pa ft.)
REA