The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-27

issued statement To-Day tnaI the nus
sian ministry considered that the war
between Austria and Russia is in
evitable and that orders for the COM
plete mobilization of the Russian
army have been issued. The official
communication states that the minis
try considers that the state of affairs
"is a situation to which we Russians
could not remain Indifferent"
ENGLAND HOPES FOR PEACE.
LONDON, July 27.-Sir Edward
Grey. foreign minister, announced in
the House of Commons this afternoon
that he had asked France, Germany
and Italy if they would be willing to
have their ambassadors meet In com
ference in London. This conference Is
aimed to affect peace between Austria
and Servia.
England made master stroke in
the efforts to prevent war between
Austria and Servia Returning post
haste from the country on receipt of
reports that Australia invaded Servian
territory and the Serb troops had fired
on Austrian soldiers on the Danube,
Sir Edward Grey, the foreign minister,
imm mediately communicated with the
British ENJOYS in Berlin, Paris and
Rome.
While no official announcement Of
the contents of his messages was
made, it was understood in diplomatic
circles that he had instructed the
representatives of England to appeal
to the German, French and Italian gov
ernments to unite in preventing the
conflict. This plan provides for joint
action in invoking a conference in
London to mediate the differences be-
tween the dual monarchy and its little
neighbor.
War Seems Imminent.
Pessimism prevailed here today and
even the action of Sir Edward failed
to restore optimism. The opinion pre-
vailed that he would have acted only
as a last resort after losing hope of
maintaining peace through other
means.
The pessimism in diplomatic circles
was reflected in all the stock markets
and exchanges of Europe. Stocks here
were flat and depressed and the same
condition prevailed in Paris and Ber-
lin Prince Henry of Prussia, who has
been visiting at Cowes, was summon
eu back to Berlin today. He left i'm
mediately.
All the great powers of Europe and
the smaller nations as well. are pre-
pairing for war. Twelve million men
are under orders to mobilize or expect
hours. All fleets are being held at
their station.
Austria Masses Troops.
Austria has taken the first step
toward war by the Servia minister
getting his passports, and massing her
troops on the Servian frontier.
Servia has replied by ordering the
mobilization of their army and with
drawing the government from Bel
grade to Nish.
Rumors were current here today
that Austrian troops had invaded
.Servfse and occupied Belgrade, which
hausAeeh left with only a small gar
rison, but the strict military censor
ship maintained by Austria prevented
any confirmation of this rumor getting
through.
Fire on Vessel.
A Reuter- dispatch from Vienna
states that Servian troops abandoned a
Danube river steamer that fired on
Austro-Hungarian troops this after
noon. that the fire was returned and
that an engagement of some import
ance ensued. This was regarded as
another version Of a dispatch received
from Semlin last night stating that
Servian troops had fired on soldiers of
the dual monarchy while the latter
were being carried along the Danube
to the mobilization points
Another Reuter- dispatch stated that
the Hungarian Bourse at Buda Pest
had been closed
The news of the closing Of the Hun
garian Bourse caused Generalization
on the London exchange On heavy
selling by continental interests all
stocks slumped heavily. Even reports
that Sir Edward Grey's suggestion of
mediation conference had received
favorable consideration from the con-
tinental chancellories failed to check
the slump.
The German and Italian ambass-
adors visited Sir Edward at noon and
1t was later reported that the foreign
minister would make . statement in