The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-31
TWO MOVEMENTS ON FOOT
WHICH MAY CONFlNE WAR,
EVEN If DECLARED, TO AUS
TRIA AND SERVlA.
POWERS MARSHELING FORCES
AS PRECAUTIONARY MOVE
No Very important Engagements Have
Yet Occurred, Though Stage Is
Set for Great Outbreak at
Any Time-The Sit
uation.

London, July 29.-An engagement
between Austrians and Servians is re.
ported TO have occurred on the Dan
ube, but no details are available and
1t is not believed to have been Of i'm
portance. AS far as the censorship
permits 10 be known, Austria has not
really opened her military operations.
Ready for Operations.
a Vienna dispatch says very impor-
tant preparations are on the point OF
completion with a view 10 military ac.
ton which will be applied against Ser.
via, however.
Meanwhile diplomacy is proceeding
with energy along two separate lines
TO avert war if possible, and if that is
impossible 10 l~ocali2e the conflict.
First, Sir Edward Grey. the British
secretary of state for foreign affairs.
has proposed to the powers a plan for
JOINT mediation which, it is stated.
france and Italy have already accent
ed. Germany has not replied and her
acceptance is regarded as doubtful. Sir
hdWard Grey explained in the house
or his idea that the four DOW
ers. Great Britain, France. Germany
IL Italy. cooperate in an endeayor TO
arrange the dispute between Austria
ana Scrvia On the basis of Servia'3 re-
ply to the Austrian ultimatum. This
reply he regarded as the foundation
on which friendly and impartial POW
ers should be able to arrange an ac.
ceptabie settlement.
Other Means, Also.
SHOULD the British foreign secro.
1ary S EFFORT TAIL 10 avert war, it is ex-
pected he will e~ndeavor. by some
means, to prevent complications Inv
combining the nostilities to Austria and
Servia.
The second line Of diplomatic en-.
deaYor from which even more is honed
for is taking place at St. Petersburg
between the Russian minister of for.
elsn affairs, Sergius Sazonoff, and the
Austrian minister. 1t is expected that
vi. SazonCff is making a strenuous eff
Tort TO bring about an understanding
ana that the solution on these lines
WOULD be more agreeable to Germany
than Great Britain's conference nro.
posal. The Russian emperor has most.
poned his proposed visit to Finland in
order TO emain at the capital during
the crisis. 1t is said Russia is urging
Servia to give Austria the fullest sat.
isfactiOn.
Spirit at Vienna.
An extremely Warlike spirit prevails
in Vienna. where the evening papers
declare that the Servians are ONLY max
ing eVaslons and that therefore it is
impossible for the Austrian govern
ment to retreat. They hint that even
should Servia accept the Austrian uI.
timatum Internationally and offer 70
pay the cost of Austria's mobilization
austria would be compelled 10 ask for
new guarantees.
Germans Hold Conferences.
Berlin.-Important conferences were
held at Potsdam between the German
emperor, the imperial chancellor. DR..
Won Bethmann-Hollweg, and the
strategic heads of the army and navy.
to determine definitely the German
policy in the cricis.
The British and French ambassa-
doris, Sir Edward Goschen and Jules
Cambon, called on the minister of
foreign affairs, Herr Won Jagow. with
communications from their govern.
ments
Authentic information has been re-
ceived in Berlin that Russia. though
not mObilizing her army, is taking
certain precautionary military meas
ureS.
Russia Takes Precautions.
The official announcement of Rus
STA that no mobilization of her army
had been ordered was supplemented
by trustworthy information from War
saw that among the precautionary mil
itary measures taken were the with.
drawal of troops in Poland from the
immediate frontiers of Germany and
Austria for concentration in the in
terror; the recall of the Russian troops
from their summer camps, and the
cancelling of leaves of absence of all
officers. The border is watched by a
semi-military force attached to the
treasury department and known as
frontier guards"