INVASION OF FRANCE REPORTED.
DENIED BY GERMAN AMBASSADOR. DECLARES THAT FRENCH HAVE CROSSED FRONTIER. (Received 10.50 a.m.) \ LONDON, August 5. Official advices from Paris state that the Germans have entered France near Efcrry. Prince Lichnows;-y (German Ambassador to Britain) has been authorised to state that the German invasion of France in not correct. He informs Britain, on the contrary, that French troops have crossed into Germany. The French Cabinet Council is sitting at the Elysee. President Poincare has signed a decree declaring France and Algeria to be in a state of siege. This position will be maintained throughout the war. The German Ambassador in Paris (Baron yon Scboen) has been instructed to demand his passports and return. France has similarly instructed its Ambassador at BerliH (Mons. Jules Cambon). Two Hours before the German Ambassador's departure the American Consul took possession of the German Embassy, which will remain under American protection in tbe event of hostilities. The male population of Paris between the ages of 20 and 45 is rapidly disappearing. Many shops and business houses are closed.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 186, 6 August 1914, Page 5
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177INVASION OF FRANCE REPORTED. Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 186, 6 August 1914, Page 5
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