The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-13
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The s-rvians acted c-araeter.st.cal.
ly at~n they defed Austrfi.s esnlsres
sroutnE oar % the murf-- 81 to- no.
hrR % ne Austrian Emperor b. ser
VANS. ~ as TITS defiance that
snapped alt Europ-an diplomacy ard
p.unSed EUROPE info r. eicening circle
The s@rstans are more of a south
ern rsc~ ftan fhe majority % Siavs
hey are unusually hiEE-strunE-in
other words quick az the .riFrer Tn
dolbtediy this national rharacterlstir
has an important h-arinE on the in-
llrlated attack made on th~ Austrian
uHlr ~ the 5erriau ASA sins. and
JUST a. surely 10 az least partly en-
plains the d@ferm nation uith Which
ne little nation d@ned great Austria
The slays Ia The Balkans are al
Nlled uefNeen The Servtans and the
hlignriana Although these Two PEG
pies are neighhors. they differ re-
marEabiy IN national characteristics
he S-rviAns are much the quicker
~ fh- fSo. Although the annals OF
s~rvia ara not a. hriEht a. "a. SCI
fans would have them the Servians
are capable Of dseds % great heroisrn
This II fact shich me Austrian
army = probably finding out today
J h. Buigrians. on the other hand. ar
prosaic and unsentimentsl Even
ihough these tNo peoples hate each
other. they melt together without A
great deal Of friction AZ their from
tiers. where there are "in-between-
dialects which make Do hard 10 decide
to which Just language and which
nauonaity some OF the Inhabitants
belong
Among the Best
The Bulgarian army. although Il
laF suffered defeats recently. has long
teen considered about the best 81
- size In the world. u Is very large
for the size % Bulgaria In Servia
siffouEh the personal bravery % the
troops D. beyond question. the military
standard has been low Against Aus
RIA. traditional enemy OF Servia.
me bravery % The people. spurred bv
deep hatred. vlll probably make UP
for a good many faillngs in military
science
The Servians and Rulrarians have
hated one another 80 thoroughly that
until they gained their Independence
each preferred remaining vassal 20
turkey 10 coming under the control of
the other. This enabled Turkey early
tn play one or against the other-an
sdvantage the Turks frequently used
Even with the defeats which they suf.
tered durig the recent Balkan war
fresh iu mind the BulEarians are hint
irs that they may fall on the Sery-
lAns ~ they profit from their conflict
with Austria And the Turks. although
they have declared themselves neu-
trail. would not overlook a good oppor-
tunity 10 regain some OF the losses
which the last Balkan war cost them.
So only the proper opportunity s. ap-
parcutly needed 10 draw all tho bal
kans peN nell into the conflict now
devastating Europe Macedonia has
Indeed. DO is reported sent an army 10
join the Servlsn forces
The Scryisns-are IN a-troublesome
position because Of their location be
tween Russia and Austria The Ser
vians feel that they belong 10 the
same great family as the Russians
The strongest Of their natural sympa-
thics are without exception with
Russia
Move In Few Hours
But Austria is nearer 20 Servia. 60
far as all practical considerations go.
than Russia The Austrians can get
an army into Servia IN a few hours
and the capital Of Servia. Belgrade is
practically under the Austrian guns
one OF tho FIRST moves made by the