The Calumet news., 1914-07-27

| ton Of war. Austria committed, in fact.
an act Of war by arresting the chief of
the Servian general staff, General Put
mix, near Budapest but the officer was
soon released ~ the emperors COM
| mand.
The suspension Of all parliamentary
and judicial institutions has been de-
creed in Austria. and an ironclad GEN.
sorship put in force, so that nothing is
| allowed To come out OF the country
| except what the government wishes
known. Even now Austrian armies
may be closing in on Servia to launch
sudden blow. Regarded as of the
gravest import here is the order of the
Austrian ambassador to all his coun-
trymen in England liable for military
service to return home at once.
Russis's Attitude the Crux.
The question whether Russia will
take up arms to save her Slav protege
from a crushing blow is the crucial
feature of the situation-the feature
on which the peace of all Europe hing
es. The Russian government also has
ordered the strictest censorship of
news.
Germany has informed the other
powers that it considers that the Aus
tro-Servian quarrel concerns those ma
tions alone. II any other takes it up,
Germany declares serious consequent
es must follow.
The Servian minister here has re-
ceived dispatch saying that Prince
Alexander, acting as regent. has or
dered a general mobilization of the
army. The Servians have decided not
to attempt to defend Belgrade. the
garrison having already been with
drawn, according TO reports, and the
seat of the government removed from
Belgrade to KraguyevatZ, strong
point sixty miles to the south.
Germans Eager to Take a Hand.
dispatch from Berlin, dated Sat-
urday night, says:
The center of Berlin is filled tonight
with cheering crowds indulging in con-
tinued enthusiastic demonstrations
over the expected outbreak Of Austro-
Servian hostilities.
THE strains of the Germans and
Austrian national anthems are heard
from time to time above the cheers of
the crowd and the orehestras in the
cafes and restaurants are playing pa
triotic airs to crowded tables.
Newspaper extras sent out i'm rapid
succession are torn from the hands of
the distributors and the streets are
covered with discarded sheets. The
enthusiasm could scarcely be greater if
1t were Germans own war which was
about TO begin.
About two thousand persons gath
cred before the Austrian embassy.
They cheered Austria Hungary and
sang patriotic songs. The Austrian
appeared on the balcony
and warmly thanked those gathered
below.
The streets are filed with excited
crowds and everywhere is heard talk
OF Germany's chances OF becoming in
volved."
No Enthusiasm in England.
England shows no enthusiasm over
becoming enbroiled i'm war which
might bring great calamity to her in
terests. AS far as opinion can be gath
cred sentiment here tends toward Aus
tria. This is based on the belief that
Servian intrigues for undermining
Austria by pan-Slav movement have
been so open that no nation could toll
crate them and in the present exuber-
ant state OF Servia's national pride
only the sharpest and most peremptory
measures could have any effect. one
result of the sudden burst of interna
tional complication is II thrust Ireland
from the center OF the stage
Austria Can Muster 100000 Men.
Austria has 100000 soldiers upon
whom to call to safeguard what its
statesmen believe to be its own inter-
asts.
These figures have to do with the
peace footing of the Austro- Hungar-
ian army; in time of war the emperor
king can call 100000 men of all arms
into the field, and this estimate takes
no account Of the landwehr and land
sturm. corresponding roughly to the
national guard OF the United States or
The territorial army of England.
This reserve force includes all the
able bodied men between the ages of
rs and 21. between the ages of S2 ami
%; the male population generally be-
tween the ages OF 81 and 32 being re-
luired to give military service-two
Coptinued nn 6t. p.os o,I HnI.~-.