Sherbrooke daily record, 30 juillet 1914, jeudi 30 juillet 1914

[" Sherbrooke Daily Record.Established 1897 SHERBROOKE, QUE., THURSDAY JULY 30, 1914 ONE CENT PREPARATION FOR EUROPEAN WAR GOES STEADILY ON TO-DAY Every Country Likely to be Involved is Mobilizing.Situation May be Involved by Rumor That Japan Might Join In Conflict as an Ally of Great Britain.Servians Are Reported to Have Lost 800 Killed in Battle With Austrians on Bosnian Frontier.Many Prisoners Taken.Loss of Victors Was 200 Killed.Germany is Calling Out Her Reserves.Partial Mobilization of Eastern Prussian Provinces.British Fleet to be Kept on a War Footing.Berlin, July 30.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 A special despatch from Vienna to the Deutsche Tages Zeitung says there is an unconfirmed report that the Servians were deleated in a battle at Foca, on the Bosnian frontier.Two Servian' divisions attacked the Austrian forces.After a severe battle the Servians were defeated with a loss of 800 killed.Many prisoners were taken.The Austrian loss was 200 killed.JAPAN MAY JOIN IN CON FLICT.I.ondon, J uly 30\u2014 ( Special ) i j \u2022\u2014Preparations for a possible general European war went on steadily todaj^ in every country | likely- to be involved, and the complications of the situation were augmented by a rumor that Japan also might join in the conflict.GERMANS TOLD .TO BE READY.Following the partial mobili-jzation of the Russian army, a 'step which that country officially7 announced to Germany7 and Austria-Hungary, an order was issued by Germany today7 to all the officers and men of her reserve forces to hold them-seives in readiness for a call to arms, and a report reaching here by way of Tiiris said the Berlin War Office already has ordered a partial mobilization in the Eastern Prussian provinces.GREAT BRITAIN TAKING PRECAUTIONS.Great Britain, like the rest of 1 the nations, also has started ! taking precautions to prevent her being surprised by eventualities.Her fleet has been ordered to be kept on a -war footing, and the scattered vessels of the navy are being brought back to their bases.READY FOR EMERGENCY.The Mediterranean Fleet, which reached Malta to-day, found lighters waiting there loaded with coal, which was at once taken on board the war vessels so that they could be moved to any quarter without delay.POLICE RECALLED FROM leave.All the members of the Metropolitan Police, which is a Government force, have been recalled from leave and ordered do return to duty7 at once, as the men will be required to guard the Government dockyards and magazines in case the regular guards should have to join their regiments.STOCK MARKETS STAGNANT.The stock markets throughout Europe, when they were not closed, showTed utter stagnation.AUSTRIAN MONARCH WA cheered.Ischl, Austria, July 30.\u2014 [(Special)\u2014The Emperor Francis Joseph left here to-day amidst scenes of the wildest enthusiasm, for Vienna.A great crowd gathered at the station and cheered the aged monarch again and again.Archduke Charles, the heir to the throne, accompanied His Majesty.BRITISH PREPARING AT Valetta, Malta, July 30.\u2014 '( Special ) \u2014Incessant preparations proceeded aniang the large British garrison, and also among the vessels of the British fleet throughout the night.All leave ,or officers and men has been stopped.The authorities issued orders for a precautionary state of mobilization, and as a consequence great activity7 was apparent in the dockyards.BANK OF ENGLAND RSISES RATES.London, July7 30.\u2014 (Special) \u2014As had been anticipated, the Bank of England today raised its minimum rate of disc mnt an entire point, making it four per cent.The step was taken as a protective measure in view of the chaotic financial conditions on the continent following the outbreak of war be-tweed Austria-Hungary and Servia and the almost general advance of the bank rates in continental centres.RESISTANCE TO AUSTRIAN ADVANCE.CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER Daily News Specials From Eastern Townships RATS RAID CHICKEN COOPS.Hatley, July 30.\u2014(Special) \u2014 Several parties in the section have met with the loss of fine plump chickens, which were taken from their coops.Rats are believed to be responsible for theie disappearance.OATS AND BARLEY READY FOR HARVESTING.Brome, July 30.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 Many farmers have finished their haying and nearly all report a shortage in the crop.Grain is looking well.Some barley and early sown oats will be Out by Augnst 1st.Nothing but plenty of rain will insure a crop of potatoes.SPAN OF HORSGS BROUGHT $350.Kirkdale, July 30.\u2014(Special) -Mr.Fred Cummings, of Ulverton recently sold a fine span of Hackney colts, two year olds, chestnuts, to Mr.Peter Dunne af Windsor Mills for $350.WILL HOMOLOGATE VALUATION ROLE.Brome, July 30.\u2014 (Special) \u2014 A meeting of the Municipal Council will be held on Monday, August 2nd, at ten o\u2019clock for the purpose of homologating the valuation role.IN FRANCE ¦her ally.If war breaks out we can take our own course.\u201d BELGRADE OCCUPIED BY AUSTRIANS.London, July 30.\u2014A Vienna despatch to the Exchange Telegram Co.says: \u201cAfter a heavy bombardment by the Danube gunboats, Belgrade was occupied by7 the Austrian troops on Wednesday.\u201d RUSSIAN RESERVISTS CALLED TO COLORS.St.Petersburg, July 30.\u2014An imperial ukase, issued bv the! |M\tfTSIHST H III! 'N antAI BRITAIN reservists.AUSTRIANS BEGAN tilities.Semlin, Hungary, July 30.The Austriaas began hostilities j yesterday7 morning by7 bombarding Belgrade.Three monitors took up posi- who is at the head of the Servian Army.KOS- tions at the confluence of the London, July 30.\u2014 (Special) Danube and the Save, but close \u2014A newspaper despatch from to shore, and opened fire.The Rome says sharp resistance is monitors\u2019 guns were directed being offered to the Austrian advance 'from the northwest by on the Belgrade barracks, but no painswere taken to avoid small detachments of Servian ! the public buildings, some of troops left to impede their which were seen even from here progress.The news comes from ! to be damaged.Britisli Oovernment\u2019s Attitude is Said to lie g( a Precautionary Measure LORD MORLEY, HOWEVER, REFERRED TO SITUATION AS A POSSIBILITY OF VAST CATRSTROPHE \u2014 PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ONLY.London, July 30.\u2014England\u2019s first fleet, a huge armada, consisting of twenty-eight battleships, 14 battle cruisers, seven cruisers and seventy destroyers left Portland yesterday, hailing westward.The fleet formed into aquadrons outside, proceeding to the westward at top speed.The British Govetnment\u2019s attitude, however, is that the crisis does not yet concern Great Britain, save as a spectator.An official statement issued last night says : \u201cNo measures have been taken by the military authorities which are of the nature of mobilisation.Tge only orders which have been given are of a purely precautionary and defensive character.The naval measures are also precautionary.No mobilization has been ordered.\u201d POSSIBILITY OF VAST CATASTROPHE.In the face of what so calm a mind-London, July 30.\u2014 Wednesday\u2019s ed statesman as Viscount Morley call-BRITAIN.I events brought no relief to the sus-; ed in the House of Lords last night, ; pense, nor any diplomatic achieve-, \u201cthe possibility of a vast eatastro-i Lily 3°- \u2014 ment to reetrict the Austro-Servian phe,\u201d the politicians and the press (Special)\u2014The official agency7! war to those two nations.The feel- have become sobered to an extent here to-dav publishes a despatch ing throughout England and the con-, this country has never before known.from Tokio quoting a newspa-1 tinent\u2019 a8 refH The work on the macadam road in the village is progressing well and we are having a fine road.The work is finished from the north line of the corporation as far as the Bank, and the Rork of excavation has begun on the road leading past St.Helen\u2019s school.The cement work on the bridge is nearly done, after which the road will continue to the south line of the corporation.LIGHTNING ENTERED DWELLING HOUSE.West Bolton, July 30.\u2014(Special) \u2014 During the severe thunderstorm Saturday evening, lightning entered the farm house at Argyle Farm, while the occupants, Mr.and Mrs.A.W.Mire-ner and family together with their guests, Mr.and Mrs.J.Raymond, Mr.and Mrs.Chas.Hall, of Worcester, and Mr.and Mrs.Allen were at supper.When the bolt came all were thrown from their feet.Fortunately, the two doors were open and the bolt came in at the entrance and passed through the other.A part of the floor was torn up.The brickwork, where the telephone wire entered the house was torn up.The gate at the orchard was broken and a horse In the barn was so injured that It may die.AUTO OWNERS CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS REPAIRING ROADS.Danvilje, July 30.\u2014(Special) \u2014Mr.A.C.Miquelon has been taking up a subscription for the cleaning up and repairing a few bad spots on some of the roads in town this week.The contributors were principally owners of automobiles.While this Improves the general appearance of the roads it also contributes towards making travelling much more comfortable, both for autoists and the owners of rigs.The Servians made no reply7 to the Austrian gun fire, but have destroyed the railway7 bridge between Semlin and Be.l-gradef The bombardment was bloodless, so far as the Austrian for Nish, Servia, by7 way of Salon-ikil GERMAN RESERVES NOTI-FIED TO BE READY.Berlin, July 30.\u2014 (Special) \u2014Preliminary instructions were sent today bv the German War were concerned.Department to have all officers ; and soldiers of the reserve to ; hold themselves in readiness to join the solors.The officers of the regular!\t-\u2022- \u2014 army7 received instructions y-es- feeling IN ENGLAND IS DIS-terdav to hold themselves ini\tTINCTLY MORE ANXIOUS readiness for the mobilization| THAN THAT OF TUESDAY, of their units.JAPAN ALLY OF St.Petersburg, NO RELIEF TO SUSPENSE I dents of the London papers, was last night distinctly more anxious than Tuesday.Two events have made for pessimism.The direct negotiations between Russia and Austria which gape other governments hope of a compromise, have failed and are ended.Russia is mobilizing against the Austrian frontier four army corps in each of four districts, consisting of 1,280,000 men.Russia's resolve to \u2022\t1 \\ atm\t stable and went to work in the field.| They had not been long there when one of them happened to see smoke ' TOBER.Granby, July 30.\u2014(Special)\u2014On their Dr.W.L.Hume and Mrs.Hume; Monday, workmen of the Eastern are spending their holidays down at Counties Railway completed track-the seaside.\tlaying through the\tmam\tstreet\tof Miss Marjory\tHume, daughter\tof\ttoe town, and the\tcorporation\tem- Dr.G.L.Hume, of Sherbrooke, is ployees have commenced digging up visiting with her two grandmothers,'> toe macadam preparatc, i -o Mrs.Pinday\tand\tMrs.Wm.\tHume\tfor\ta Tarvia roadway\tfrom\ttne the summer\tbridge to the post\toffice.The standing and marks obtained ,.11 is said that the company have by the pupils of the Leeds Village1*1111813^ the b.1?fer,nmTUptp/i nnd tins Model School at the June examina-:'lave,tha ™adbed completed and ties distributed as far as Abbotsford, i Between Ciranby and Abbotsford 1914 is as follows II.Grade Academy-Winnie Dunn,lhlagUng operations are going OD in May Lefebvre, 605 ; Janet 594 ; Bertha Scott and Al- P.572 576 ; Raymond Mc- 544, I.Grade Academy \u2014 C.Goff, 751 ; Lilian Dunn, 721 ; Jean Lefebvre, 718 ; Leonard Cathcart, 710 ; Vella take up his duties.He is a recent and flame coming\tout through the ^toc1!8011 ani) Aubrey McGinnis,equal nlleve.r0of.On getting there thev found 637: Hazel Fortier, .->91; L.Long- All of toe Academy pupils passed realers will not be a corporation, their examinations.The results cer- Within a week polling will take tainly speaks well for the Academy, place In connection with the No-Li-\u2019\u2019botii for the work of the teachers, as cense campaign which is being car-not one of the Academy pupils failed ried on In this county, and as the and also for the efforts of the com- time grows nearer both sides are graduate of Mount St.Louis College.Mrs.J.E.Barry, of Point St.Charles, Is the guest of her father Mr.Thos.MnCallum.Mrs.Hall, who has been visiting her sisters and relatives here has gone to Richmond where she will be this loss, It is believed, was the the guest of Lt.-Col.Bernard before suit of a spark from a smoker\u2019s pipe returning to Montreal,\tor a match stem carelessly dropped Mrs.Pollock is the gnest of her foy him, mother, Mrs.Wm.Stockwell.there they found they were too late to save horse or harness or a number of tons of hay.j Moreover, the wind was blowing in ' the direction of the house which also caught fire and was consumed is believed, was the re mtssloners in going to considerable extra expense and trouble to make this school up to the standard.START ON WE3TERN TRIP.Miss Mary atronyo, and Mr.Burton Shonyo, left last week for Clear Lake, Iowa.They will go direct except for a short stop at Montreal, and Chicago.Both expect to be gone away a year.Miss Shonyo will reside with her uncle, Rev.Mr.Stafford, who was recently on a visit here, and Mr.Shonyo has secured a position there.TIMBER.FOR NEW WHARF.Several carloads of large timber have been unloaded here this past week, and will be towed to Knowl-ton\u2019s Landing where the Government is building a new wharf.CLUB HOUSE AND GROUNDS LIGHTED The Hermitage County Club House, Wharf grounds and boat bouses are now lighted by electricity, which gives this resort quite a gay appear ante at right time.Installât!»'.Of the electric lights was executed by the local