Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-08-12
RAPID EVENTS, EUROPEAN WAR.
Two Weeks of Excitement Bring Ac-
tive HOStilitieS and Death.

The following chronology OF inn
portant events in the great European
war will be of interest to all:
july 23.-Austria delivers ultima
tum to Scrvia demanding prompt
punishment OF assassins of Arch
duke Ferdinand.
July 2I.-Czar pleads with Austria
to extend time for Scryia's answer
Germany threatens to support Aus
tria il Russia or other nations inter
fcre.
July %J.-Scrvian capital (Bel-
gradc) abandoned. Diplomatic rel;-
tions be, Feen Austria and Servia
broken. Troops assemble on Ser
Wan frontier.
July 2G.-Servia grants all points
Of AuStria'S ultimatum, but the lat
ter, backed by Germany, declares re-
ply "unsatislactory" and too late.
London, Paris and st. Petersburg
plead with Vienna for peace. First
shots exchanged on Danube, near
Belgrade.
July 21.-AuStrans invade Servia.
Emperor William declines to inter
fere. British War Minister Grey pro-
poses international peace conference,
France and Italy agreeing, but Ger
many holds off.
July 2S.-Austria formally de-
clarcs war on Servia. Russia starts
moving troops, while all nations
await Emperor Williams action.
july 20.-Russia mobilizes l,200,-
600 men. Belgrade occupied by Aus
trians. France masses her troops on
German frontier. FIRST English fleet
sails with sealed orders. Emperor
William summons his war chiefs.
July 30.-Emperor William bids
Ru ssia cease mobilization within "a
hours or Germany will follow suit.
England and France ready for war,
but urge peace.
July 3i.-llop" Of peace renewed
by negotiations between Czar, Empe-
ror and King George, while Ger
many declares martial law, and all
Europe begins arming.
August 1.-Gcrmany declares war
on Russia and withdrdws her am
bassadCr from st. Petersburg. Ger
man and French patrols exchange
shots. King George telcgraphs Car
appealing for peace. Formal mObili-
ZatiOn orders issued in France and
Germany. European rcSCryistS In
the United States return in haste to
their regiments and parade the city
singing war songs.
August 2.-RuSSia inyadcs Ger
many. Germany invadcS France,
switzerland and Luxembourg. Bel
gium meEaccd by German troops. ap-
peals to England for protection.
KrOnprinZessin Cccelic, en- route for
Germany with $l0,0O0,O00 in gold,
turns back to America.
August :5.-Gcrman feet wins first
sea fight, dispensing Russians in Bal
tic Sea. England announces she
will protect France from naval at
tack, but delays war declaration.
Split in British Cabinet over war
policy. German liner slips out OF
New York in war paint. German.
French and British cruisers reported
off Sandy Hook.
August .i.-lGnglAnd declares war
against Germany and will protect
France and Belgium from the Ger
man forces. sending an cXpcdition-
airy force into belgium. German
liner CCcClic arrives at Bar Harbor.
Maine, in Hight from British crus~
rrs. Czar calls his people to arms.
sixteen nations under arms. repre-
scniinG in population over 400 O,OO0,-
600. Cl whom but 10000, 900 are
on the side Of the AuStr0-Gcrman
lo:ccs and $4,000. .OOO Of .hcsc are
5lavs and out OF sympathy with Ger
manism.
August 3.-Gcrmans are rcpulscd
with heavy losses along the Belgian
frontier and are reported to have
lost scvcra! thousand killed and
wounded. President Wilson offers
his good Offices to the Europcan
countries involved in the war.
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