The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-29
NO FIGHTING At BELGRADE.
Parliament summons All Able
Bodicd Wen to the CoIors.

SpScidi cable DeSDdfch 10 Tue SuN
LoNDoN. July Dispatches from
Vienna. dated yesterday. said that tee-
grams would henceforth he accepted only
AT the scnder's risk and that the telegraph
Office was swamped with dispatches which
had been filed Monday This suggests the
possible insulating of the following des-
patch from Martin n. Donohue. the noted
war correspondent which is dated "Semln,
July IS:
There have been no active hostllties
here except few exchanges of shots by
patrols on the banks of the Danube and
the Save. King Peter has been in Bel
grade, hut remained there only long
enough TO confer with the Ministers, after
which he went TO Nsh. there to resume
full control Of the affairs Of state.
THE Skupshtina ParlamenD Is in
session at Nish. and has issued a proca-
nation calling To- the colors all able
bodied men irrespective OF their age.
The streets of Belgrade to-day re-
sound with the beating of drums. An
civil business has been suspended and the
banks. offices and hotels are closed. The
last foreign residents have just crossed
flag
Notwithstanding these alarms there Is
a feeling that even yet peace may come
before a wholesale war"
After plcturlng the appearance OF Bel
grade amid its trees MI Donohuc con
tnues:
at is impossible to 60 there. as the
river Save sewers Semlin and Belgrade
like a war frontier. The Servian army
gives no sign Of life and no trace can he
| found of the existence OF such an army.
Several searching parties which have
be'r ont have returned and reported that
they were unable to locate the elusive
Serb. The correspondent does not ind-
cate to what searching parties he refers.
Belgrade is now defenceless 1t could
DE taken at any moment by simply row.
ing across. or. stu easier. by traverslng
the railway, but no move has been at
tempted The enemys capital is DOM
mated completely by Austrian guns and
the Servlan artillery could be put out OF
action the first day, IL firing should begin.
but not "a gun has been heard. The only
sign Of activity that can be observed in
| Belgrade II at the government arsenal
D NnoSt 'nlUlllt1 Is throwing out smoke
/ day and night
II is noteworthy that If the date on the
foregoing Is correct 1t disposes OF the re-
port of an Austrian occupation OF the
capital and the blowing up OF the bridge
across the Save.
despatch from ST. Petersburg to the
| Ddhy Aotcs and Leader quotes NJ. Nell
doff, tho Under Secretary OF the Foreign
| Office, as saying yesterday afternoon that
everything depends on whether or not
Germany enters the conference suggested
| by Sir Edward Grey. NJ. Nelidoff added
Unless Germany abandons her insis-
! tenCe that Austria should be left alone
I in dealing with Scrvia tho position will
| he one of extreme gravity, for Russia
! absolutely refuses to allow Servia TO be
| crushed. II Austria occupies Servian ter
| rtory Russia will Immediately order a
! general mobilization and war will ensue
/ unless Austria Immediately evacuates
/ Scrvia."
/ Correspondents of the Times at various
I places say Austra's object Is to crush
/ and disarm Servia and particularly to
capture the Servian artillery and compel
Scrvia to reduce her army to inoffensive
proportions Austria IL also determined
| to seize Mount Lovtchen. the Monte