Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-31
Little Better Outlook
For Peace In Europe

New York, July 31.-The war out
look today is little brighter. 1t is
learned that the announcement of the
mobilization of German troops was
premature, though Germany is under
martial law and is active along the
French border.
Another favorable feature is that
the conversations between the Aus
trian and Russian diplomats have
been resumed, and there is still hope
of an agreement being reached.
Financial affairs have been
strengthened today by the fact that
the London stock exchange, New York
stock exchange, New York cotton ex-
fchange and many other exchanges III
European cities have not been open
for business today. They probably
will re main closed so long as the fe-
verish uncertainty exists.
New York, July 31.-With all Eu-
rope just on the point of breaking
into the most desperate encounter of
modern times, aside from the trag-
edy of the situation, there is present
ed spectacle such as the world has
not heretofore witnessed.
Each nation is undertaking to
cloak its movements from the oppos-
ing nations, while all are utilizing
modern methods to uncover the men,
acing moves of the opposition.
Two great factors are being used
for the first time in big warfare
the wireless telegraph and the aero
plane.
For instance, England has sent her
fleet to sea, and does not wish it
known where the great floating fort
resses are moving, but every German
vessel having wireless telegraph, and
every navigator of the skies, are
doing all possible 20 trail the YES
sells on their mysterious course.
There is no other factor that is
causing so great apprehension as this
fleet, which may be heard from at
any moment with an event which of
itself will make page of history.
1t is conceded that it is impossible
fore either the Triple Alliance or the
Triple Entente to follow a plan OF
campaign carefully worked out in all
its details before the war, for there
are so many prospective parties to
the impending conflict that the un-
expected act of any one of the ma
tions might alter every previous plan.
London, July 31.-Mowed down by
Servian shells and rifle fire and un-
der rain of bombs from aeroplanes,
two Austrian armies, each 100000
strong, are fighting their way slowly
inland from the Danube.
An attempt by the third Austrian
: army to cross the Danube has been
/ allied by Servian guns and the in
vaders hurled back.
For three days the fighting has
been incessant. Today it is spread
over an area of forty miles. Servian
aeroplanes have halted on Austrian
!, division.
5 Servian artillery, posted at advan-
tageous points, has shelled the invad-
/ ers, and the intrepid Serb riflemen
e have stubbornly opposed the advance
The fiercest battle is raging al
a Semendria, southeast of Belgrade. Ad-
: vices from Nish say 5000 have fallen
r An attempt by the Austrians to take
c the Servian position at the point of
2 the bayonet was beaten back by the
machine guns.
S A second battle is on at Kieznicy,
+ Emederevo, twenty miles from Bel
e grade. The Austrian artillery has
been massed at this point in an eff
fort to dislodge the Servians from =
S strong position in the hills.
=. Belgrade has fallen. The Austro
!, Hungarian war office announced thai
: the Servian capital was occupied
g The capture of Belgrade was preceded
by heavy bombardment, the Aus
trian gunboats on the Danube hurting
e hundreds of shells into the city t.
4 drive out a small force of Serbs whC
fired upon the soldiers constructing
pontoon bridges to allow passage O.
u invading troops over the Danube
n This was rendered necessary becaus,
he he hn1 hn hui i1n.