Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-16
the COMING WAR

entitled "The bret war VI io'
and while necessarily more or less
fanciiul 10 yet 90 reasonable and Wen
based that 1t roads more Ike n real
than an imaginary narration. II Is
describ d as an attemp, TO forecast the
war which the authors believe - 10
take place in Europe In the i'm mediate
future, and as they ATE wellknown auu
recognized authorities on intefnaliona'
affairs OF a political and stfale2ic
character beyond the Atlantic anu tne
work bears such astonishing rcsein'
blauce to actuallty, It Ia creating wide
spfead interest and comment The
name. OF Rear Admiral i.Colomo OF the
royal nnvy, Colonel J. +. Meurice oil
the royal artillery, Captain Meade OF
the royal navy, aud Meesrs. Archibald
Forbes, Charles Low aud #. Scuba
more are givon as the collaborators,and
one Of them alone--that OF Mr.. Forbes
lis all the guarantee of sn in-
teresting narration required In this
part OF the world.
The beginning OF the disturbance
leading, up to general hostilitiee Is
given 20 the attempted assassination OF
Ferdinand, prince Of Bulgaria, who
Is ut the time visiting Semakoii,
where the American mishion Is uitu'
ated. II Is TO be remembered that this
mission rendered great aid to the Bull
garlans during the war between Russia
anu Turkey. Much irritation Is caused
which the press take no pains to aliay,
one OF the papers calling on the powers
to spare this century at least the gen
erai uprising threatened. IL turns out
that one Of the would-bc a.sassins Is a
revolutionary agent In the employ OF
Russia, who Ia promptly hanged, but
the event IL followed by great activity
among Russian political agents and
Others, and shortly after war is de-
clared between Sefvia and Bulgaria,
which Is suddenly suppressed by the
prompt action OF Austria, VIII 80 troops
cross the Save and take possession oiBel'
grade, the capital OF Servia. This action
affords Russia = pretext for occupying
the towns OF Varna and Bourgas In
eastern Roumelia, the Turkish gov
ornmont being notified that such n
step Ia necessary, because OF Aualria's
unneeded action, to the maintenance
Of peace. Russia Issues n peremptory
demand upon Austria Tor the evacua-
tlon of Belgrade, which, after some
consideration, Is refused, whereupon
Russian forces at once appear upon the
frontier Of Russian Poland rs though
they had arisen out OF the ground.
German troops are immediat mobll.
lied TO protect Austria from threat.
ened invasion, this action being In
accordance with the alliance OF 1879.
The narration OF these events appears
In the book In the form Of telegrnphic
dIspatches which are constructed with
realistic skin.
The Russians proceed with the inva-
sion by way OF Lemberg and SiryJ, 10
as TO strike Austrian territory ~ far
away from the German base OF attack
ns possible. Tho forces Ot the latter con.
oen,rate at Thorn, on the VistulS, width.
er they proceed from Berlin, making
thelr exit to the inspiring strainB OF
"Die weichsel Wacht." Emperor
William takes command, declaring
himself In n speech "the FIRST German
emperor who ever unsheathed his
sword against the c2ar Of all the Rus
sias.n Naturally enough France
wakes up and the people are soon
wrought to iurlousiy patriotic pitch.
Various manifestations OF hostility Ia
resident Germans take place, and Pfosi.
dent Carnot makes speech TO the
populacs In which he demands Of Ger.
many that her menace TO the French
ally DO Withdrawn, also that Alsace
and Lorraine be returned to France.
!. 1t requires NO author, diplomat oil
editor 10 tell the reader what Ger
many's reply to this Ia, and Franc,
thcr,upou declares war. William then
chooses the French horn o! the diem
ma, leaving the eastern command Il
the king OF SaxOny. The German
line OF march liz through Belgium, 4
secret arrangement having already
been made, thus turning the Franco
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