New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-29
AUSTRIA DECLARES WAR, RUSHES
VAST ARMY INTO SERVIA; RUSSIA
MASSES $4,000 MEN ON BORDER
Crews Plan for London Peace Conference
Is Abandoned, While War Spirit
Fills Continental Capitals.
GERMANY READY ON SEA AND LAND


Military and Naval Activity Prevails in France and
Italy Also as Great Conflict Threatens.
London. July 2e.-Dspatches from Vienna announce that
operations against begun Immediately after
the Austro- Hungarian declaration Of war.
Austrian troops have crossed the frontier at Mtrovtza the
Servans being driven back.
Twenty of Temesvar army concen-
ang Semena and preparing pontoons for crossing
the Danube while another concentrated opposite
laying bridge take the place of the railroad bridge
blown up by the Servians Monday.
with conrband of have been seized by
Austrans Danube General Mornovich Servian sta
officer arrested yesterday Marenbad while returning to
Carlsbad like General Putnlk was released
Russia that military preparations are proceed
sides Russia has already $4,000 men on the Aus
frontier, while troops being constantly hurried
all the rolling stock Of the railroads rushed to the from
the ordinary business Of the being parayzed by the
and the dsoganzation OF the railroad SER
Another Vienna report tells of sharp fighting along the River
Dna attempting the river being reso
uey opposed by Austrian frontier 1t was also reported
the Srvian fired their river transports by mistake
killing and woundng a number Of Servian soldiers
GERMANY READY ON SEA AND LAND
German dispatches indicate that the Fanerland is ready
sea land The North Sea feet has been modified and the
mobilization the army progress not already in large
completed but in the OF Austria the German
censorship rigid and strictly enforced that little
definite coming trougpracticay nothing regards
the military forces and only such diplomatic news as the govern
lnent desires to have published
dispatch from Gumbnnen Eastern Prussia says Russia has
occupied Wrbaen Russian Poland with force of engineers
cavalry artillery and regiments of infantry, while Russian
guards have been placed along all roads the frontier
dispatch adds that squadron Of German Uhlans has ad
vanced to Eydkuhnen the Russian frontier
Germany has in ST. Petersburg that the
partial mobilization the Russian army will be answered by the
mobilization of the German army
France taking all necessary for immediate mob
zaon The French feet active preparation and the rail-
roads concentrating their rolling stock for troop Mob
has been ordered in France but there have been
Of the frontier and regiments
manouvrng open country been back quarters
Italy has summoned three waships from the Clyde to the
Mediterranean and Holland and Belgium are taking steps
to guard their frontiers.
KITCHENER AND GREY CONFER
Great Britain has made for the mobilization of
her land forces though conferences have been held between Lord
Sir Edward Grey but the feet practically
take the minute All leave has been stopped and
and officers are held close to their ships.
meantime, the diplomatic efforts continue but these
narrowed direct negotiations between ST. Peters
burg and Vienna and Sir Edward Greys plan for conference
has been abandoned.
has declined Sir Edward Greys offer of mediation
herself Serva saying that the dispute are
vital for submission kind OF arbitration tribunal and
full epaaon be exacted from Sva whatever cost
Gemany refusal Of the invitation the conference caused
abandonment of the idea Germany takes the Austrian view
that the dispute be settled by arbitration.
Mondays optimism Germany has given place pessimism
regards the situation extremely grave Behind all its
endeavos find for optimism the fear bulks large that
Austrian of Serva confined occupation
Belgrade will be followed by the immediate general mobiza
of Russia Such mobilization will put Europe flames
On all the bourses of Europe depression regned
SELLING IN SHORTERS COURT.
News Of the declaration Of reached this city at m
and result thereof immediate heavy slump in the
trading American stocks (Shorers Cour Canadian
Pacific the of the storm and bled headong no.
though closing the exchange The QUO.
taon dropped whole dollars times and the question: What's
the price now? received quite unreliable swiftly shift
ing the market At 70 the trading little but gen.
era uneasiness still apparent.
Canadian Pacics fall regarded the index Of Continental
apprehension hoses showing the anxiety Of