South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-30
BY HERBERT TEMPLE.

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LONDON, July 30.-A great Eu-
ropean war seems inevitable today.
Sensational developments over night
have practically destroyed hopes that
arose late yesterday. 1t is probable
that TWO or three days more viii de-
eide the issue.
Briefly told, these are the Develop
ments that brought pessimism To the
diplomatic observers of the situation:
Berlin dispatches stating
that Germany is mobilizing her
forces on the eastern frontier and
has notified her reserves to be
prepared for Immediate call.
2-Ohicial notification by Rus
sia that she has ordered the
partial mobilization" of 1900
600 men. St Petersburg has also
summoned more than 100000
reserves to the cOlOrs.
Invasion of Servia by Aus
trian troops and the lombard
ment of Belgrade
The situation here became SO tense
this forenoon that reports were an
general circulation that the British
government had ordered the mObiliZa-
tiOn OF its army and navy.
Deny Mobilization.
The war office issued an official de-
NAL saying:
NO mobilization orders have been
issued TO the military forces or the
navy. The government is taking only
precautionary defensive measures"
The denial of the reports failed 90
relieve the fears in any great meas
ure. however. In some quarters the
anxiety was even increased by the
patent admission that precautionary
defensive measures" were considered
necessary.
With dispatches from Vienna and
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and capture of Belgrade, the next
step of the Austro- Hungarian gov
ernment was anXiOusly awaited to-
day 1t was regarded as q possibility
that if the invading forces were held
back from further prOgresss into
Servia, the Russian government might
be appeased and restrained from in
reference. Despite the vigorous
censorship existing throughout the
war area Of the Balkans, dispatches
filtered through confirming the open
ing of hOstilities
Confirm Capture OF Belgrade.
The Exchange Telegraph company's
Vienna. correspondent announced that
Belgrade had been captured. The
Berlin Tageblatts correspondent sent
message confirming this report
while from Salonika came advices
stating that many buildings had been
destroyed or set on fire by Austrian
shells.
Meanwhile great activity was dis
played at the war office and admiralty.
Winston Churchill, first lord Of the
admiralty. conferred with a number
| of attaches of the naval service and
many messages relating TO the move
ments of the British ships were
placed on his desk.
! A number of foreign ENJOYS called
! on sir Edward Grey during the fore
noon. and he was several times inter
rupted in work on a statement which
/ he was preparing to presentation 10
/ parliament giving the government 5
view on the European crisis.
Crowds Are Apathetic.
! AS the day wore on in London great
! crowds congregated about the bulletin
| boards watching for the latest bulletins
on the war crisis The dispatches
1 posted gave little or no assurance,
practically the only one holding out
hope coming from Berlin. This stated
that the German government was re-
I luctant about ordering mobilization,
and there was still hope Of peace.
Shortly before that a St. Petersburg
! dispatch declared that the entire Rus
sian army had been modified. This
evoked some cheers but the crowds
/ generally were not enthusiastic.
Grey Sees No Immediate Hope.
, No immediate hope OF a settlement
| of the difficulties was held out by
/ Sir Edward Grey's statement in the
| house OF commons this afternoon. He
/ said Il regret / am unable TO say
| that the European situation is better
than yesterday. The outstanding facts
are much the same.
The British government has con-
| tinued its efforts 10 keep European
I peace. keeping in touch with the
/ -
no difficulty thus far. but the sUg-
! gested conference has not been de-
cided upon" The foreign secretary
stated that Austria declared war
against Servia and Russia had or
dered partial mobilization. This. "
! ne continued. has not caused corre-
spending action by other powers"