The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
EUROPEAN WAR CLOUDS
INCREASE IN BLACKNESS
Handing of Passports and Arrest of Servian Officer Con
stitute Acts Of War, and Even Now the Armies
Of Austria May Be Drawing Gordon
To Crush Servia

IiShed in Russia also. therefore IL can
not be known what military prepara-
tons are i'm progress there. The Rus /
sian government has permitted mes
sages to go forth quoting the St Pc
tersburg papers as considering inter-
XentiOn inevitable and "A by
the popular sentiment.
Germany has informed the
powers that she considers the AuStrO-
Scrvian quarrel concerns those ma
ions alone. If any other power takes
it up, she declares. serious cOnse-
quences must follow.
According to the Daily Telegraph,
the German Ambassadors at the CAPT
tails Of the triple entente-LOndOn, ST.
Petersburg and - k to
press their governments to act as a
check on Austria, replied simply that
they wOuld Onward the request.
In return Germany invited the alb
inets Of London and Paris to do their
utmost to keep Russia in check An
official St. Petersburg message says
hopes still are entertained there that
peace may be preserved.
Patriotic demonstrations continue
throughout Austria and the censored
messages convey the impression that
the people are enthusiastic for war.
The British admiralty issued orders
today keeping h British feet on a
war footing.
SERVIA'S REPLY TO ULTIMATUM.
Scrvia's reply TO the Austrian ulti-
matum is summarized as follows:
FirSt-ScrVia agrees to the publ
cation in it's official journal of the for
ma declaration by he Austrian gov
eminent ~COndcmning Ii Subvcrsise
propaganda and deplOring it's fatal
consequences, regretting the partici-
patton Of Servian officers in this prop
uganda, regulating any further In
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terests and warning all Servians that
rigorous proceedings will be taken in
the future against any persons guilty
OF such m~achinatiOnS
Scc0nd-Servia agrees to commune
cate this declaration to the army in
the form of an order OF the day.
Third-It promises to dissolve those
societies which may be considered
Icapable of conducting intrigueS
against Austria.
Fourth-Revision OF the Lays gov
crning the press.
!, RESERVATIONS ARE MADE.
, Fifth-Dismissal from the army and
navy OF officers and the removal also
! Of civilian officials whose participa-
: ton In an anti-Austrian propaganda
may be proved. The Servian govern.
ment, however. protests against Aus
ria officials taking part in the in.
4 quiry.
Sixth-The Scryian government ask.
for an explanation as to just Wha'
part the Austrian officials are to b.
r called upon to AXE in the inquiry int
the Sarayevo plot and it is
that Seryia can only admit uch par
{ ticipatiOn AS would be in accordance
with international law and gOo<
, neighbOrly relations.
SeVcnth-TO sum up. ScrVia ac
ceptS all conditions and demands q
Austria and makes reservations Oni,
: regarding the participation OF Aus
6 trian officials in the inquiry. 1t doe
not give its formal refusal to thi
u point, but confines itself to asking ex
n plantations.
Finally-If the Austrian govern
I mcnt finds this reply inadequate, Ser
via appeals to the HaSuc tribunal al.
to the Powers which signed the de<
laratiOn Of 1900 relative to Bosnia an
) IterZeEOkin.
a NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MURDEF
The Servian government" the not
: continues. II be held reSpoi
# sibie for manifestations Of Il privat
Il character such as arc common in q
- lands and escape official control.
expected to be invited to cooperate i
a the Investigation Of the SarayevO on
: rage and was ready TO prove by deet
) the earnestneSs Of its action again:
As all persons concerned
II Further on the note says:
'"T1,e government condemns all a
r. piratiOns to detach from the Austr.
Iy Hungarian monarchy tcrTttOri'
:. which form = part thereof. 1t r.
IS grets that certain Scrvian officers N
la officials, according TO the Austria
o. communication, have participated
these"
IN -
IS. Vienna, July 26.-Nc decla alton
" war has been issued and it is believ,
none Will be since SerNia never 81
scribed to The Hague convention. T.
endin OF his passports to the Sc
- Wan Minister, NJ. I~ovanovitch but !.
Austrian foreign office. however.
deemed equivalent to a declarati n
war. This action was taken to0a
the report that the Seryian Minist
as had left Vienna yesterday having De
ms incorrect. M. ~JoVanoYitch viii lea
ire immediately. In his absene tn n,
cs. sian Ambassador will take charge