The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-08-05

" Austria and Servia the civil
w lied world was appalled, at
the prospect Of bloodicr
war than ever darkened history.
Servia's dream OF centuries for
port on the Adriatic was about to be
accomplished In the recent Balkan
war. when Austria Hungary shattered
It and also forced the MOntenegrins
to retire from Scutari.
This intensified the hatred for Aus
tria that has been In, the hearts of the
Servians for six hundred years and
which was actively expressed In the
recent assassination of Archduke Ferdi-
nand, heir to the Austro- Hungarian
throne, and his wife. The assassina-
ton was the match to the magazine.
Then came Austria's ultimatum.
Servia answered the Austrian ultima
tum by the acceptance OF all conditions
imposed therein save one. She agreed
to dissolve the Pan-Serb societies &C.
cused Of plotting against the Austrian
state. She agreed to publish an apollo
gy In the official journal. agreed to IN
sue an army order cOndemning the
greater Servia agitation and agreed to
dismiss all Serviun officers and officials
whose completely In the assassination
of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand
and his wife was proved.
On one point only did she make res
ervation. nanely-tha the measures
required of her should be such as inter
national law sanctions, and that she be-
not compelled to allow Austrian Off
cials to enter Servian territory and
there try Servan subjects. She asked
that this request be submitted to The
Hague tribunal and that more time be
granted for that end Thus on nine
out of ten points Austria had imme
date compliance, and on the tenth she
was requested TO allow n reference to
The Hague court which might find In
her favor IL her case were good.
This reply was considered insufficient
by Austria. and the Austrian minister
at Belgrade left the Servian capital.
Biggest War In History.
Tue iiiSo C'CA wv
fore assembled will be those called Oh
in case the countries which are parties
to the triple alliance and the triple Ell
tente are finally brought into the war
between Austria and Seryia. If the
entire strength of the nations involved
were placed in the field-or if a fair
proportion of them were called out
they would make the armies of past
conflicts seem small by comparison.
Servia-one of the little nations of
the world-has not much of an army.
Latest figures. prepared this year,
show that her army in time of peace
numbers $4,000 men. Her war strength
is 100000. and in addition to this force
she has an unorganized body of men
who, in case of dire necessity, could
called on for service, numbering CO.,
"a 'ore, This body Of men would be
wv eek compared with the he-
VI. ], ar les which could be called
,,''an :" shoi,jd., arms If Russia, France
and Great Britaiii cSmposing the triple
entente, took up the cause VI serVia'
Russia's GreaS POWER.
Russia leads an the big countries
mentioned both in peace strength and
war footing. although her war footing
IL hut 100000 in excess Of that of Ger
many. She has 100000 men in times
of peace and 1000. 90 on a war footing.
France has 100000 for peace guard
and 4,000000 on Il war footing. Great
Britain has peace footing of 254,0OO
and wnr footing of 100000. The total
armies of the triple entente number
2.264.5O0 In times OF peace and the gi
gantic number of l0,230.0 900 in times Of
war. The same three countries have
combined force of S,200.000 inorganic
ed men Of military age who could be
drawn on IN ease OF emergency. This
would make the stupendous number Of
men available for actual service In the |
triple entente. exclusive of those of
servia. nearly 20lO0O,O00.
The totals of the three countries com.
posing the triple alliance--Austria. Ger |
many and Italy-are almnt as stagger-
ing. The total war footing of the COM
bfnation is S,i0o,O00: the pence strength.
1.5l0,O00 The same countries have an
unorganized fierce OF men of military
strength which numbers 100000 or
about ii.O0O.O00 men. who could In .
pinch be called ON for service.
Where II would all end the wisest
wiseacre could never say. and the In
dustrial and economic havoc snch y