The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-31
PEACE OR DEATH STRUGGLE
 UP ID RUSSIA AND GERMANY
Russia Mobzng Her Army and Germany is Accused of Playing for Time to Complete Her Plans Conflicting Reports of Fighting Servian Border Leave the Sit uaton in Doubt Capture of Belgrade Denied.

London, July 30.-With the excep- tion of official reports from Vienna | in the briefest form and thus far dealing with the bombardment of Belgrade and the capture of several Servian vessels on the Danube, little reliable news has been received in London concerning the course of hos tilities in the Austro-Servian war.
 Numerous reports are current that battles are in progress at various points, including one report from Mi Ian that a heavy engagement is rag ing south of Belgrade tonight, but ac- cording to Servian official accounts. trians to cross the river have been repulsed and reports of the occupa- tion of Belgrade are considered pre- mature.
 While the news of the actual de- velopments in the Austro-Servian war is unsatisfactory the general sit uation is one of growing menace There is vague report that Austria and Russia are still engaged in diplo- matic negotiations through the medi- um of Berlin direct, diplomatic inter course between Austria and Russia having been suspended, but slender hopes are entertained of success in this direction
 Germany has addressed a note to Russia requiring an explanation of Russia's mobilization, and in the ab- sense of a satisfactory reply it is feared Germany also may take steps to mobilize. It is understood that on the failure of his conference scheme Sir Edward Grey invited Ger many to suggest some way out of the difficulty and all eyes now are turned to the German emperor as the man upon whom Europes fate depends.
 It is believed if the German em- peror desires it, peace will be main. tained. The German view is that it behooves Great Britain and France to bring pressure to bear upon Russia to allow the two principals to sett.e their difficulties without outside in- reference.
 In the meantime, every nation in Europe Is taking active steps to be prepared for any eventualities.
 The Daily Telegraph's correspond- ent at Vienna, who is often the mouth piece of the Austrian government, says that Sir Edward Grey's media ton proposal must not have the ob- ject Of modifying the peace terms agreed upon by the beligerents.
 "The Austro- -Servian conflict in al it's phases, from the wording of the note to the ratification of peace treaty" he says, ''is deemed to be d matter which concerns those states aIone, just as Count on Aehrenhal (the late Austro4Hungarian minister of foreign affairsl refused firmly 70, discuss the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with any power but Tur- key and accepted the suggestion 10 come to a conference only on the ex- press condition that this question
  topics to be dealt with.
 So will Count on Berchtold de- cline to admit any interference be- tween Austria and Servia when the conditions of peace are being settled, signed and ratified"
 If this correspondents statement the Austrian policy as probably it does, war with Russia dp- pears to be inevitable.
 The British navy is prepared for war at moments notice, and Brit ish army is quietly and swiftly pre- pairing. The war office throws cold water on the word mobilization" and has issued another carefully framed notice to the newspapers that
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