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THE CHATHAM RECORD It A. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strictly in Advance THE ClfSXH RECORD Rates of ertising OaeSerua,. kMrtki y OneSquaM. to kkMrtkMM $23 OnSquare.oo-iixtL S3 For L&rgsr Advertisements Liberal ContaictstrHI fcatfs&sdo. VOL. XXXVI PITTSB0R0, CHATHAM CO UNTY, N. C, AUGUST 5, 1914. NO. 52. I DEMONSMTIOH MEN BEET SOON IHORT COURSE FOR AGRICULTU RAL INSTRUCTION WILL BE HELD AT A. & M. LATE STATE CAPITOL NEWS Review ef the Latest News Gathered Around the State ' Capitol That Wii'i Be of Interest to Our Readers Over North Carolina. Raleigh. Eaventy-five men engaged in farm demonstration work in the state will te in Kaleigh on August 18th for ten iayB. Instruction in agriculture which Kill be given in an agricultural short course at A. & M. College. This will be the second meeting of the kind held at A. and M. College, although a meet ing of some kind had been held every year for the demonstration agents since the beginning of the' work. A. and M. was selected for the reason that it is the best source of agricultu ral information in the state. There will be addresses by state agents, but most of the lectures will be delivered by the faculty of the college. One feature of the short course will be the fact that every demonstration agent will bring with him to the meeting two or more members of boys' corn olubs. All the demonstra tion agents together with the boys will remain over for the "Twelfth An nual State Farmers' Convention. At the same time will be conducted the Housewives' Convention. A num ber of girls' club members will attend this. A team of girls will be pres ent at the convention to demonstrate the work of canning at home. Since the establishment of farm demonstration in the state, the move ment has grown rapidly. The farm ers hare accepted with enthusiasm, this method of initiation into the se crets of scientific farming. The de monstration work is now well estab lished in practically every section of the State. Fifty-four counties have regular agents. Twenty new ones will be added next season and the balance of the counties will be sup plied within the next year. Culture Legumes in Demand. Orders are pouring in on the state department of agriculture for culture legumes for inoculation lands with peas, clovers, vetches and other leg umes that are so largely taking the place of nitrate of soda in farm land improvement. One order received from a single farmer was for enough to inoculate 600 acres of land and he tfrote that he proposed to put 400 teres of this in crimson clover early in September. This order is made by Z. V. Pate of Laurel Hill. ' - Although there are in hand orders fo rculture sufficient to inoculate 1,439 acres. It is supplied by the depart ment at actual cost, which is 50 cents an acre. State Agronomist J. L. Burgess, tfho is in charge of the manufacture of this culture for the department, is just getting in order one of the most complete laboratories for its manufac ture to be found anywhere in the country. The laboratory will within a few days be in operation to its utmost capacity, which will, it is thought be equal to the demands in this state for some time to come. The charge of 50 cents for sufficient culture to inocu late one acre means a great saving to the farmers in the state, as the commercial culture costs the farmers about ?2 an acre. Col. A. J. Field Gets $2,000 A Year. Col. A. J. Field, who was private secretary to Governor KItchin and subsequently editor of The State Journal, received, notice today of his appointment by Attorney General Mc Reynolds as a special agent of the department of justice at Washington. Tte place carries a' salary of $2,000 a year and his family will continue to reside in Raleigh. Colonel Field being, however, "on the go" much of the time. He is awaiting orders to kke up big new duties. Old Muster Roll of Company K. There has just been presented to North Carolina Historical ' Com mission by W. H. Richmond of Man e:ter, h., a muster roll of Com ply K Forty-Fifth North Carolina foment, whose colonel was J R. Winston, it is for the month of Feb Ja!7, 1865. It was picked up near Jericksburg, Va., close by Fort ahone, in April, 1865, by Mr. Rich . oad, who now sends it to be placed the archives of the state. The jester roll contains 86 names and it ls signed by J. f. Ervin, - ' ruit Conditions of North Carolina. lin latest rePrt of North Caro a fruit conditions by the horticul "1 division of the State Depart - of Agriculture, shows apples 65 pLrnt ! a ful1 crp; pears- 55 ; cro e' and Z? 92 Der cent PrVrhe report Points out that the ' nS prospects for a bumper crop - trimmed by long-extended txrtt that caused falling off of the t. these conditions having, how r' also, tendered to minimize fun ci50p.So3 cf fruitg and ins6Ct in- Advance In Rates Is Not Allowed. Washington. The Southern Rail way's revised schedule of lumber rates from producing regions in North Car olina, South Carolina and Tennessee to Virginia and points north and east was cancelled by the Interstate Com merce Commission. The ' proposed tariffs Involved both increases and re ductions and were held to the unjust ly discriminatory against certain grades of lumber and certain destina tions. The commission expressed no prejudice against the right of the car riers to present another plan of re vision designed, to bring about greater uniformity than now exists. "It appears, from the. evidence," says the commission, "that the propos ed revision was made solely for the purpose of bringing about a readjust ment or realignment of the lumber rates to place all sections of the terri tory involved upon a uniform basis and that it was at no time intended to advance rates to secure additional revenue. The record discloses, how ever, that the advances are much more numerous than the reductions, the ratio being approximately 2 1-2 to 1. It i also evident that the advances affect principally lumber classified as 'oak and other kinds,' which comprise the larger percentage of the timber cut, and that the reductions apply principally on hemlock and spruce. Spruce lumber is obtained at com paratively few points the principal tracts being located on the two lines of the Tennessee and North Carolina Railroad at Crestmont and Canton and are owned by the interests in control of that railroad. . Approximately 80 per cent of the lumber shipped by the Tennessee and North Carolina Rail road is said to be hemlock and spruce and of this amount by far the greater portion is produced by the owners of tl e railroad. "The propriety of the allowance made to the Tennessee and North Carolina Railroad is not an issue here but apart ffrom that it is certain that the revision of the rates proposed was made at the suggestion of the owners of that property which are in compet ition with other operators in this ter titory and the record discloses a ser ious charge of discrimination In favor of the operators on the Tennessee and North Carolina." New State Charters Are Granted. The North Carolina Store Company, Badln, capital $212,000, divided equally between common and preferred stock. The company will do a general mer cantile business, the incorporators be ing A. H. Boyden, J. D. Norwood and W. T. Busby of Salisbury. The Gold Leaf Warehouse Com pany, Raeford, capital $100,000 au thorized and $4,000 subscribed by A. G. Johnson, B. B. Sanders and T. B. Upchurch for tobacco and cotton warehouse business and the operation of prize houses. The People's Gin Company, Bel haven, Beaufort County, capital $100, 000 authorized and $1,000 suscribed by Clifford Harris and others for op erating cotton gins. The Piedmont Box & Lumber Co., Burlington, capital $100,000 authoriz ed and $300 subscribed by Ira L. Sink, Winston-Salem; J. H. Freeman, Bur lington: W. T. Jeffries,Graham. The Moon Mortor Sales Company, Wilmington, capital $25,000 authoriz ed, and $2,500 subscribed by W. L. Baxter, Messrs. Harris and C. D. Weeks for handling the Moon automo bile. .A charter is Issued for the Raleigh Concrete and Conctruction Co., Ral eigh, capital $15,000 authorized, and $600 subscribed for all kinds of street and sidewalk paving, a specialty be ing made also of reinforced concrete construction. Incorporators are J. S. Betts and others. Sanitation in Convict Camps. Secretary W. S. Rankin of the state department of heath, is formulating a plan soon to be put in motion look ing to thorough sanitation on the con vict camps. All the convict camps in the state, both state and county, will be inspected and graded as to their condition and "bills of particulars" what is necessary to put the camp up to standard condi- tlons as to location, air, iooa, utju, bathing, flies and as to protection against various diseases. There will be reports as to the physical condi tion of the convicts and the effects of various kinds of treatment. There are around 900 state con victs and 2,150 county convicts, whose daily existence will be materially af fected by this move on the part of the state board of health. Democratic Headquarters Open Sept. 1 Chairman Thomas D. Warren of Newbern, and Secretary J. R. Collie of Louisburg of the State Democratic Executive Committee spent the day in Raleigh making preliminary arrange ments for the opening of state head quarters here in Yarborough Hotel September 1. The Democratic hand book for the campaign is to be ready by that time. Chairman Warren says North Carolina Democracy was never stronger and the fall elections will establish new and greater records. Issue Extra Copies of Bulletin. A second edition of 10,000 copies of the State Department of Agriculture Bulletin on "Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables" has just, been order ed the original 50,000 issued In 1910 having been exhausted some time ago. It was prepared by Assistant Horti culturist S. E. Shaw and was circu lated not only throughout this state and in practically all the states of the Union but also numbers of copies were ordered by foreign countries. The second edition was ardered on ac count of the continued demand. . STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ALL NORTH CAROLINA PEOPLE. The Hickory Nut Gap Road. To maintain the Hickorv Nut nn road, between Chimnev Fairview in such condition that all automobile tourists in this section will go out of their way to travel nvor H the citizens of Henderson and Bun combe counties living along the route of the road have adopted a novel plan and one that promises to be success. fuL A stock company is being form ed by the association in charge of raising funds to assist in the con struction of the road. The shares in this company are to be sold at a nom inal sum and every man, woman and child who desires to purchase stock will be sold any amount he or she may desire to possess. No money dividends will be paid on the stock but all purchasers will make their in vestments purely out of a patriotic feeling that they are aiding the best interests of the community. The money raised by this means is to be used to employ a road foreman for very four miles of the highway to inspect the road dally and to make immediate repairs where they are needed. He is to keep the road free from all Icose rocks, see that the drains are kept clear at all times and to look after the breaks that occur in the road surface. By this means the road will be kept in the best possible condition and the tourist will find no bad places and obstructions on his way through this section, regarded as one of the most beautiful in western North Carolina. Mooresville Holds Annual Picnic. The town of Mooresville with the close of the eventful program adds another to its goodly list of entertain ments in the interest of the Barium Springs Orphanage. Long since the annual picnic became a fixed and es tablished order for the July calendar and the occasion is one that the aver age, woman and child in this imme diate section and the wide outlying circles of territory counts as his or her own enjoyment, and they would as little, think of foregoing the pleas ure of being present to see, to hear, to renew friendships, to swap jokes, to hand on gossip and pass ah they would of not sitting down to dinner after a morning of toil and labor in the store, in the field or in the mill. It is a great day, one of large import and worth to the people as such and one in which the number assembled is about equal to the capacity of the grove and the grounds open for their reception. ' Army Worm Plays Havoc. The army worm has made its ap pearance in Pasquotank county again after an absence of two years. It ap peared a few days ago, simultneous 3y in almost every part of the county and it Is playing havoc with the green crops, such as hay, young corn and peas. Much damage has already been done, and, if the pest keeps on multi plying and increasing its area of ac tivities, the loss of the farmers will amount to many thousand dollars. NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS. Reports from various parts of Hen derson county are to the effect that there is only about half an Irish po Sito crop owing to the prolonged drought. Prospects are fine for the best corn crop ever grown in this sec tion. The drought has also shorten ed the bean and tomato crops. Rather than await the time named by the Buncombe county commission ers for the beginning of work on the Asheville-Weaverville road, property owners in North Buncombe in one day raised $2,000 with which to im prove the present highway. A meeting of creamery men was held at Hickory recently looking to the permanent organization of all the creameries of the state and the em ployment of a sales manager to mar ket their products. There are at pres ent five creameries in North Carolina, Greensboro business men have rais ed $1,000 to help complete in Ran dolph county a section of the road that will join Greensboro and Pine hurst and complete to traingular route which includes Raleigh also. The new road will be constructed at once. The decision of the interstate com merce commission cancelling the proposed rates on lumber shipments from Western North Carolina points to Virginia cities and eastern points means the saving of $180,000 to Ashe ville lumber interests. The Hickory township road force has moved to the Lincolnton road, and that road from the city limits to the J. W. Robinson farm will be the next to be improved. When this is completed every important road lead ing out from the city will have been graded and had a sand-clay surface placed on it. The census of Hickory just com pleted by C. M. Staley shows a total population within the corporate limits of 4,822 persons. There are 3,768 whites and 1,054 negroes. The cen sus of 1910 gave a total population of the city of 3,716. North Carolina is running neck and nose race for the Supreme Court bench. Chief Justice Walter Clark of Raleigh and Superior Court Judge Benj. F. Long of Statesville are the racers that wear the Tar Heel colors. Representative Pou is starter for Judge Clark, and Representative Doughton for Judge Long. COMPARISON oA&MIES ON VZAR FOOTING 400.000 730,000 iaOQ,o0 2,000,000 TWELVE MILLION SOLDIERS MAY BEJfCONFLICT General European Struggle Would Make Wars. of Na poleonic Era Small. SERVIA NOT TO BE DESPISED Little Country Has Large Army of Veteran Fighters Germany's Won derful War Machine in Readi ness to Begin War at a Moment's Notice. Americans unacquainted with the elaborate military organizations of for eign powers can have but little idea of the tremendous number of combatants who would be involved in any general European war which might arise from Austria's imbroglio with Servia. Aus tria, large as she is in territory and population, does not outnumber Servia in available trained men so heavily as might be expected. But the serious ness of the situation lies in the fact that, once hostilities between the two principals begin, a general war might be inevitable. And it is safe to say that not even the Napoleonic wars rent the fabric of European civilization as would a war between the powers of the triple entente and the triple alli ance. Always supposing-that Russia makes good her reported threat to aid Servia in case the Austrians persist in going to extremes, it is believed that Ger many and Italy would come to their ally's assistance. In such a circum stance, it is assumed that Great Brit ain and France, the two remaining powers in the triple entente, would not permit their ally, Russia, to fight such a serious battle alone. This might mean the arraying of Russia, France and Britain and possibly Rumania on the side of Servia, and Germany and Italy on the side of Austria, with the jossibility that the other Balkan nations and Turkey may be dragged into the quarrel. Austria's Fighting Forces. Austria's army is credited with a peace strength of 415,000 men and 1,880 guns, which the first-line re serves would increase in a few days to 820,000 men. Behind these could be mustered hundreds of thousands ' of men of varying ages who have had some military training, and who would fill the gaps in the field army. Little Servia can mobilize all of her male population trained to bear arms to the number of 324,000 in a fortnight's time, although she maintains only 36,000 men in time of peace. As Austria must guard her Russian frontier and leave some troops in the great Slav areas of her own territory to restrain" outbursts of revolution, it can be seen that any army she might attempt to throw across the Danube into Servia would not be of overwhelming strength. Then, too, the Servian army is largely composed of veterans, with a splendid morale, and a record of first-rate achievement in the Balkan wars. Germany's field army in time of war numbers 1,220,000 men, and her en tire system of mobilization and strate gy is based upon an invasion of France and a simultaneous resistance to a Russian attack upon her back' door. Behind this field army stands an act ive reserve of 600,000 men of the Land wehr, and behind them still 1,500,000 men who have had military training and are available to make good battle losses. Germany's strong point, as op posed to Russia, of course, lies in her superior mobilization. The vast dis tances which Russian reservists must travel, and the scanty railroads in the czar's empire all tend somewhat to neutralize the preponderance of Rus sian troops. . On a peace footing, the Russian army numbers 1,384,000 men of all corps, distributed over . her' European and Asiatic possessions. Many of these men would not be available for use In a European war. But military experts concede that Russia could hurl a great army of 1,500,000 men across the German and Austrian frontiers, these men comprising the regular Eu ropean army corps and the first-line re servists. Behind them, in turn, are several million trained and partly trained men, for use in making up the ravages of battle and disease. France, too, would be an effective ally of the Servians on land. The French army is a different weapon from what it was in 1870. The active army within continental France is thought to number about 600,000 men, and, although France's limited popula 4.000,000 ,ZOO,000 STJPOPOO tion does not allow her the immense amount of reserve strength which Ger many possesses, the outbreak" of war would mean the instant increase of the field army to a strength of 1,300,000, which might be still further increased by the recall of troops from Algeria, and drafts from 700,0.00 trained reserv ists of the second line. Strength of Italian Army. The Italian army is more or less an unknown quantity. Its value to Aus tria and Germany wotild consist in ita diverting some of France's attention to her southern frontier. , On a peace basis, the Italian army consists of slightly more than 300,000 men. The field army in time of war would mus ter nearly 500,000 men, and could be raised by drafts from the mobile mili tia to 800,000. Behind these troops stand the territorial militia, partially trained, forming what he French call the levee en masse, more than 2,000, 000 men, mostly of doubtful worth. Needless to say, Great Britain is not expected to count for much in military operations on land in a general Euro pean war. Her allies would' expect her to smash or bottle up the German fleet, and then lend her navy to assist France in wiping out the Austrian and Italian squadrons in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas. Doubtless, several divisions of the so-called expeditionary force of the British home army could be sent over to France. But Britain's most efficient help would undoubtedly consist in attempting to destroy the German navy and mercantile marine and in blockading the German ports of the North sea and the Baltic. Where it would all end the wisest wiseacre could never say, anfl the In dustrial and economic havoc such a war would wreak would probably set the world back a half century, at least. Its expense would run into the bil lions, almost beyond computation. The figures of armies given here, it must be remembered, except in the case of Italy, include only the active army now in service, and the first and sec ond classes of reserves. Every coun try in Europe which practices con scription contains additional millions of men, young and old, who are re garded as possible food for cannon. Within a month between six- and twelve millions of men might be en gaged. New York Evening Post, British Sentiment Is Not in Favor of War London. England shows no enthu siasm over becoming embroiled in a war which might prove a great calam ity tQ her interests. As far as opinion can be gathered, sentiment tends to Vards Austria. This is based on the belief that Servian Intrigues for un dermining Austria by a Pan-Slav move ment have been so open that no nation could tolerate them and in the present exuberant state of Servian national pride only the shaipest and most per emptory measures could have any ef fect. One result of the sudden threat of international complications is to thrust Ireland from the center of the stage. It may even force the British factions to a compromise, which even the king could no accomplish, and a general election under the present circum stances appears out of the question. It is doubtful if even the government's bitterest enemies would want a change in the cabinet and the upheaval of a fierce political .campaign while the na tion needs to keep a cool head and free hands for the protection of its European position. U .S. to Remain Neutral in Servia-Austrian Crisis Washington. r-In accord with a pol icy of absolute , neutrality, should the Austro-Servian crisis develop into war, any attempt by any of the inter ested powers to purchase American warships would be promptly turned down by the United States, in the opinion of officials here. It was pointed out that the recent sale of the battleships Mississippi and Idaho to Greece could in no manner serve as a precedent for further sale of ships to any European government. These battleships were misfits In the American navy and on that account congress consented to their sale. ; President Wilson might Issue a proc lamation of neutrality which would cleverly set forth just what Commerce would be permitted between this coun try and the parties of the conflict which European chancellories fear is imminent. "Holy Hay," or Sainfoin. Sainfoin, in common with the clo vers, is a member of the natural order Leguminosae. It has been known and cultivated as a fodder crop for over 200 years, having been introduced into Great Britain about the middle of the seventeenth century, from France, un der the name of "Finergrass." The name "Sainfoin," by which it is com monly known, is a corruption of "Saint f oin," or "holy hay." V RUSSIA CROSSES FRONTIER Is Repulsed in . Skirmish Column . With Artillery Enters German Ter; ritory at Schwinden. Berlin. A Russian column of artil-1 Jery, has crossed the German frontier at Sohwinden, southeast of Bialla. Two squadrons of Russian Cossaks are riding in the direction of Johannes burg, in East Prussia, 15 miles from the frontier. The Russian patrol which entered near Eichenreid attacked the German guard at the railroad bridge over the Warthe. The attack was repulsed. Two Ger mans were slightly wounded. The above information was given out by the Imperial staff. The staff at the same time said that the invasion near Schwinden showed that war had act ually begun. A French aviator has been dropping bombs from an aeroplane in the neigh borhood of Nuremberg, Bavaria, ac cording to an announcement made by the military authorities. In making this announcement authorities added that this action was a crime against the rights of man, as there has been no declaration of war. The Emperor, who arrived here from Potsdam was followed in other automobiles by the crown prince, Prince Henry of Bavaria, his brother and other princes. Later in the afternoon, Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg the Imperial Chan cellor, drove to the Imperial Palace. He was heartily cheered by the pop ulace. The receipt of war news hare gave occasion of enthusiastic patriotic demonstrations. - A telegram from Koenigsburg says a Russian patrol has advanced; to Bilderweitschen, near Eyotkuhnen, on' the Russian border. An official statement says:, "In consequence of a Russian at tack on German territory, Germany is in a state of war with Russia. The French reply to the German repre-' eentations is of an unsatisfactory character. "Moreover, France has mobilized and an attack of war with France therefore must be reckoned with at any moment." Another statement declares Russia has invaded Germany during a time of peace, "in flagrant contradiction of Russia's peaceful assurances." ", . England is Not Committee, But Peace is Not Popular. London. Four great powers of Eu rope, Austria-Hungary, Russia, France and Germany, are engaged in actual warefare. Two of them, Germany and France, have not openly declared war against each other, as far as is known here and have not even severed dip lomatic relations. This I? despite the fact that Germany's ultimatum to France, either has been ignored or re jected. ' . The explanation of this would ap pear to be that Germany and France are each seeking to throw upon the other the onus of bringing on a war that may , plunge all. Europe into bloodshad. In f At, while the Nations of Europe are flying at each other's throats, they, are vieing with each other in protecting their desire to maintain peace. In this curious situation, France, according to British opinion has the strongest justification. She was the last to mobilize and seems to have taken the greatest precautions to avoid frontier collisions. - , On the other hand Germany, in addi tion to invading French territory with out making- a formal declaration of war has violated the neutrality of Lux emburg and declines to give any promise to respect Belgian neutrality. The effects of the British Ambassa dor at Berlin to secure such a pledge have been wasted. It is difficult to see how Great Britain can avoid be ing drawn into ' the conflict to pro tect Belgian and Dutch neutrality. On this point Premier Asquith's official announcement in Parliament is await ed with intense anxiety. The British public is no longer under any illusions as to the gravity of a crisis which transcends anything in their experi ence. - Japan Considers Attitude. Tokio. The emperor has especial ly summoned the privy council to con sider Japan's attitude with relation to the European war. The emperor has asked Lieutenant General Okla, minister of war, to report to him on the condition of the army. Getting Ready in Pacific. Tokio. The Western shores of the Pacific showed active preparations for war. The British and German fleets are concentrating, while the warships of Japan are ready to sail at a moment's notice. Subject to Censorship. New York. The Commercial Cable Company sent out a statement to the effect that the British- secretary of state announced that all messages to England would be subject to censor ship. American Tourists Panicky. Antwerp. American tourists here are in a panicky condition. The Kroonland sailed with a full comple ment of passengers, many of whom left their baggage behind rather than remain in Europe. The civic guard has been called out. Swiss Reservists Called In. Washington. Under orders from Berne, the legations of Switzerland sent notice to all Swisa in the United States liable to military service- to "join their colors. FRANCE IS INVADED BY GERMAN ARMY F.ENCH ARE CONCENTRATING ALL UNCERTAINTY OF WAR IS ENDED. REPUBLIC PROMPT TO ACT Grand Duchy of Luxemburg Entered By Teutons, Who Threaten For tress of Longwy on Border. London. The Standard publishes a report that a French aviator, Ronald Gerros, rammed and destroyed a Ger man airship in mid-air, but fails to give the source of its story. The Standard's Berlin correspondent sends a message from Boxtel, The Netherlands, that 2,000,000 men have been called to the colors. Each man hastens to the appointed place, gives his registration number and receives his field outfit with the regularity of clockwork. Many railway lines, says the cor respondent, are reserved for the trans port of troops who are being conveyed in open and closed trucks. The men are in excellent spirits, all of 'them singing. The authorities have taken over the control of all the necessaries of life, as well b& petrol, all motor-, oars and most of the horses in the country. The proclamation of martial law has crushed" the Socialist opposi tion. All lighthouses have shut off their lights. ' 'Liege, Belgium. According to an evening newspaper published here'. 20, 000 German troops crossed the French frontier near Nancy. ? They encountered French forces 'and .were repulsed with heavy losses., London. German troops nave in vaded France, according to newa which-reached London from the -Continent. This intelligence was con veyed in an official -telegram. One German force crossed the frontier at Clrey ,a French village half-way be tween Nancy and Strassburg, and an other German detachment, probably the Twenty-ninth Infantry, invaded the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg neutral territory between Belgium and Ger many, and continued its march on the French fortified town to Longwy. A dispatch from Brussels said there was good reason to believe that this force later in the day entered France.-; ; The German force which came into France near Cirey, which is 40 miles from Nancy, Is reported to have been repulsed with heavy losses, but this has not yet been confirmed. . Apparently the German Army is duplicating the first movement - of the Franco-Prussian War. It was on August 2, 1870, 44 years ago, that the French and Germans clashed in the first battle of that war at Saarbrucken, where the Prince Imperial under the orders of the Emperor received his famous "baptism of fire." By the treaty of London signed ,1867 the Grand Duchy, of Luxemburg was declared neutral territory. ' Her safety and independence were guar anteed. A train full of German sol diers seized the station a. Luxemburg during the night. They also took the bridges on the Treves and Trois Vier ges Line in order to Insure the regu lar passage of military trains across the Grand Duchy. According to an evening newspaper at Liege, 20,000 German troops cross ed the French frontier near Nancy. They encountered French forces and were repulsed with heavy losses. A telephone dispatch from Brussels said It was reported there that Ger many had declared war on France and that the French ambassador Jules Cambon had left the German capital. Austria Fears; Russia. Nish, Servia, via Saloniki. Austria appears for the present to have aban doned her aggressive campaign against Servia, In order to prepare for "possible Russian attack. Emperor Reported Assassinated. London. ThatDaily Chronicle pub lishes a rumor that Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has been assasssi nated. This has not been confirmed. Threaten Strike to Avoid War. Rome. Socialists, Republicans and anarchists of Italy are conducting a campaign to prevent even military preparations in Italy. A meeting of protest has been convoked in which railway and workmen's unions will take part. It is Intended to issue an ultimatum to the government to the effect that either Italy shall abstain from any warlike attitude, or the workmen in all industries will strike. The authorities have declared that all necessary measures to face this situation have been taken. Martial Law in Kiao Chau. Peking. Martial Jawhas. been de clared in the German protectorate of Kiao Chau. All foreigners have been ordered to leave. Germans residing, in Peking have left for Tsing Tao. German Cruiser Bombards Libau. Berlin, via Brussels. The small cruiser Augsburg has sent the follow ing report to Berlin by wireless: "Am bombarding the naval harbor at Libau and am engaged with the nemy's cruiser. The nav:l port of Libau is in flames."