New Britain herald., 1914-07-30
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terday to hold themselves in raadiness for the mobilization of their units.
 Adds Danger Point.
 London. July 30.-Germany's ac, of twenty hours in which to de- clare her intentions in connection with the mobilization, of her army added one more danger point to the gravely critical European sftustion, already sharply acute.
 The nervous tension in all the countries of the old world had almost reached it's utmost limits when this fresh peril cropped up.
 At the same time it was announced that orders had been sent to all the officers and men of the German re- serves to hold themselves in readiness. As it had been pointedly hinted few days ago that Germany would not draw back when she once started, the situation was felt in diplomatic circles to have reached a point where the slightest false move would set mill Hons of armed men in motion.
 Mobilization Only Partial. An Exchange Telegraph company's despatch from St. Petersburg says that Sergius Sazonoff, Russian for eign minister, replied to the German note stating that the mobilization of the Russian army was only partial and could not be stopped.
 Rulers Are Hopeless.
 While the Austrian invaders and the Servian troops were fight ing the opening stages of their war on Servian territory today, Flu. ropean statesmen and rulers were en- gagged in what they regarded as the almost hopeless task of trying to avert a general clash of the millions com posing the armies of the great Eu ropean powers.
 Sir Edward Grey, a central figure in the controversy owing to his strong efforts to keep the powers of the triple alliance and the triple en- tente from flying at each others throats was not able to give any cheer ing news when he spoke about the crisis to the members of the house of commons. The British foreign secretary said:
 Situation Is Grave.
 II regret that I cannot say the situation is less grave than it was yesterday. The outstanding facts are much the same. Austria Hungary has begun her war against Servia and Russia has ordered partial mobi- lization of her troops. This has not hitherto led to corresponding steps being taken by the other powers so far as our information goes.
 "We continue to pursue cur one great object of preserving the Euro pean peace and for this purpose we are keeping in close touch with the other powers. In thus keeping in touch we have, I am glad to say, had no difficulties so far with the other powers, although it has not been pos- sible for those powers to join in dip lomatic action as was proposed on Monday last"
 Conditions Almost Unparalleled.
 Premier Asquith also spoke of the extreme gravity of the situation. When announcing to the house on the post ponement of the second reading of the bill to amend the Irish home rule bill he said: We meet today un- der conditions of gravity which are almost unparalleled in the experience or any one of us.
 The issues of peace and war are hanging in the balance and with us Is the risk of catastrophe of which It IS impossible to measure either the dimensions or the effects.
 Present United Front.
 Tn these circumstances it is of