Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-07-30
FORMALLY
DECLARES
FOR WAR

Austria Sends Off
Cia| Note to Servia.
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f. WAR SITUATION IN BRIEF. i
+ Austria formally declares i
I. war on Servia. /
+ Austrian troops reported to !
+ have entered Servia and TAX. i
f. en- Belgrade. !
+ Austria captures Servian i
+ boats. i
Germany in. favor Of keeping i
+ trouble localized, but will not !
+ take any steps for peace that !
+ will embarrass Austria. /
+ Russia mobilizes its army i
+ and troops concentrate on Dor. +
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+ German troops on the move. +
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London, July 29.-Of1cial notifica.
tion of the declaration of war was
sent to Servia by the Austro-H Hunea.
rian government.
| Announcement OF. the declaration of
war came almost Immediately after
Germany and Austria had notified Sir
Edward Grey, the British foreign min
lister, of their refusal to join In a
mediation conference.
) 1t is assumed here that the efforts
of the European nations will now be
directed toward localizing the area of
hostilities.
- Preparations for war are proceed
ing on all sides. Even England's bat
tie squadrons have been modified
and the publication OF official news
as to movements of English warships
has ceased.
The First and Second battle squad.
rons have taken on full war stores
and are ready to slip anchors at a
moments notice. The destroyer flo.
tillas around the coast also have been
prepared and armed guards were
placed around all the magazine and
oil depots.
Austria to Have Free Hand.
Germany's definite decision against
participation in the ambassadorial
conference proposed by Sir Edward
Grey, the British foreign secretary,
In an effort to maintain peace. is re.
garded here as tantamount to dec.
laration of Germany's intention that
Austria-Hungary shall have free
hand in chastizing Servia, unless the
Balkan kingdom accedes in full to the
demands of the dual monarchy.
According to advices received here
Germany's refusal was couchcd In
terms of sympathy with Sir Edward
Grey's object, but ccntended that the
suggested conference would place
Austria-Hungary in. the invidious po-
sition of appearing like the Balkan
states before European tribunal to
explain her actions and therefore like
ly to increase rather than decrease
the difficulties of the situation.
Apparently authentic reports cur.
rent here assert that Russia has been
given positive assurances that Aus
tria-Hungary has no intention of an
nexing Servian territory. If true, this
might, it is thought, help the efforts
to localize the war should it break
out.
What Caused Declaration.
The actual cause of Austria. Hun.
gary's decision to enter into conflict
was the reply sent by the Balkan
state to the note from Vienna de-
manding that Servia take steps to put
q stop to the Pan-Servian propaganda
on Austrian territory and also punish
those Servians indirectly concerned
in the assassination of Archduke
Francis Ferdinand.
The response of Servia was consid.
cred by the foreign ONCE in Vienna
unsatisfactory and In a semi-ohicial
communication the Austro-Hungarian
government said that the reply was
filled with the spirit of dishonesty. +"
In the meantime Sir Edward Grey
took the initiative by requesting the
European powers to permit their am
bassadors In London to confer with a
view to a peaceful solution Of the
controversy. Italy and France at once
consented to join their efforts to those
of Great Britain, but Germany and
Austria refused.
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