The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-28
Other Powers Will Try to LO'
calize the Fighting.
Germany Asks ROuman1a 10 De-
fine Her Intentions.
BllKAN ARMIES ON The MOVE
Franz Joseph's Soldiers S'ar'
for the Border.
M Traffic but Troop Trains on
bohemian Railroads.


Vienna. July 2s.-Offlclai no ao,+ TO
- .ha declaration of war was
Sar,,io +oday by the Austria H"ne"''''
government. vas pazetted
The declaration of war was .a~+ ,s
here late this afternoon'
'.,,,,a roval government OF SerV'a' nv
-. ran,ied in a satisfactory mo-.
nar 70 the note RENTED 10 ~ Dc
nc hungarian minister in be'e
~, % 1914. the imperial anu w
on+ y" finds itself compelleu -.
ad itself to safeguard It's r'en.s
,,,terests and to have recourse A
.h;s purpose to force OF arms,
''7 ".rstria- -Hungaria itself tnerelo.e'
.,l.1 cement. is in a state OF war
Win oe "count Berchthold'
"M;n;ster Foreign Affairs OF Aus'rla
Hungary"
>-,.. c.rv,a. July 2S.-The servlan
,+a. ,ners belgrade ana Mora r,,he
seized today at Orsova on n1ors were
psnIed by down and the Austrian ,nad e
ha;sted hau,ea The passengers were oetaineo'
viii Try to Localize war -
,aor July 28-Announcement u
Loau iNn1ara zion of war by Austria HUN
cory on Servia came tooay o'A ,,.e-ia
mediately after Germany anu the
Ia not;fied Sir Edward Grey, III
a,.,s,. nau fnreien minister of their refnsaA
4 ~, In a mediation conference
Us assumed here that the elIo.es
~ the European nations VIII now -
directed toward localizing the area -
hostilities. ...
germany Queries Roumania.
INV 2s-Authoritative advices
oo;ved here from Bucharest etate
tt,at Germany has asked Tor posltive
ss,,ra nces from Roumania OF ner IN
.antions in connection with the Austro-
Servian situation
Servian Army on the Move.
Vienna. July 28.-The Militaeriscne-
Rundschau reports active er;,, nov;
troons. which are in close toucn d
Priboi near the frontier OF Bosnia
Cause of the War.
London. July 2S.-The actual cause
~ Austria -Hungary's decision 70 enter
into conflict with Serv1a was oefSia
reply to the note from vienna ue-
manding that Servia take steps TO s.oL
nroparanda on Austrian territory, anc
Also punish those Servians indirectly
concerned in the assassination IN bos'
MIA of Archduke Francis Feroinanu
heir to the Observation-Disclosures throne
The response of Servia was consld
.rad NV Austria unsatisfactory" ane
In a semi-ofticial communication madt
public Yesterday the government sale
the reply was filled with the splrl
of dishonesty
In the meantime Sir Edward Gre!
took the initiative OF requesting TN
n
bassadors in London to confer VIII
a view to a peaceful solution OF tn
controversy, Italy and France at one
consented to join their efforts to tnos
of Great Britain, but Germany an
Austria refused. Germany supportinl
her ally in the contention that !
would be und. .snified for great pow
er like Austria to appear before
tribunal of European powers on tn
same status as he little Balkan ma
ton.
Prcparations for Clash.
Austria-H Hungary in the interval ha
proceeded rapidly with the mobiliza
ton of her great army. The entir
railway system was utilized for tn
movemen. Of troops trains. The tele
graph system was virtually monopC
lized for government business and
strict censorship was imposed. Ser
via also had mobiliZed her forces an
had with drawn the garrison of Be
the chief city of Servia, occupied
position too vulnerable to be held.
Every war office and admiralty
Europe was occupied in preparation
for eventualities, even the smalls
countries, such as Holland, Belgiul
and Switzerland, taking precautional
measures.
Then today came the formal decla
alton Of war by Austria Hungary, OF
of the members of the triple allianc
the other two countries in which al
Germany and Italy.
The notification of the fact was SCI
this afternoon to the Servian gover1
ment which has its temporary hea
quarters at Kraguevatz. 1t was antiC
pated here that hostilities would fO
low quickly or Germany's decision
hold aloof from. any scheme of medi
ton. The German foreign office hs
said that Il conference of ambassad do
would, in its opinion, serve no usef
purpose while conversations betWet
Vienna and st. Petersburg were st
in progress. The attitude of Russ
was watched carefully today in offici
circles here and the firm belief W
expressed that Russia would enter Il
lists in support of the little Slay
kingdom as soon as fighting started
earnest.
Aa Concentration Order.
Berlin, July 2S.-The German admirs
ty today ordered the concentra ton
the German feet in home watera