Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-01

ward off this danger by another ex-
pedieni. She declined or avoided the
lrcqueHt for an extension and declared
Insufficient The Servlnn answer. which
WAS given 10 her III good time and
which admitted ana accepted hcr
lprIncinnl demands
fAusiria therenpon ordered her
minister At Belgrade 10 leave the Ser
ivan rapitni tiniy go ana diplomatic
lrclptlone with Scrvia were severed.
'Wiilf this development the sltua
ton. became considerably aggravated,
TITO powersof ne triple cnfelltc how
ever. Aull endeavofed "a bring about
a scttlffnent, IN the nicaniime, M.
Won Sc1ottls dc German nnihhsaadnf
10 pnriA. canir ~ The Quay u 6rmy hnll
demanded that France exert her In
flnmnc on RilSis IN q nenceful sense.
bat ne refused 90. exert Aimilar peace
ful Influence 10 Nitnnn,
EngIand's Proposition.
England proposed 90 avoid q cri-
eis ~ submitting the Aiiatro- Serb diff
lficnlfy. to thn off1chi hndlafion ~ the
flour powers which were not directly
Interested therein. Frnnco and Rus
sin accepted this proposal to interna-
| iionnllze the question, hut Germany
refused undrr the prttexi that she
could not thus hufniliate her ally. and
she proposed. IN The place Of common
action, the opening Of direct convcre
sations between Vienna and st. Pc
terabure, saying the latter was ready
TO consent 80 this Arrangement, The
conflict seemed consequently ut this
| time 10 be progressing toward q settle
mcnf when, for the third time. Aus
tfia, by q fresh provocaiion, killed
the hopes authorized ny III That had
been done, up. 10 tie present, in The
direction ~ CANCELLATION. Shp declared
war on Servla tJuly 2S) and began nj
the same time q partial mobilization
against Huseia on her frontiers duly
29).
Chances ~ Peace Vanish.
'"fhe chances for peace now seem
cd greatly reduced, particularly as
the Austrian army began the bonn
bardmcnt OF Belgrade, the occupation
| ~ which seemed to be nothing more
lfhnn question II hours The pow
ers OF the triple entente, did not.
however give np all hope Of nccom-
lllliahlng something In These last re-
naming MINUTES on one side SIR
Edward Grey CBrliish foreign sccre
tnryl, started nhw project for four
sided mediation, a project in which
| Russia Joined at the demand OF
france, NJ Won Jagow. % whom this
lptoject was communicated. cyaded Il
by declafing that while he adhered
ITO rs principle il was necessary 70
lind d formula that would be nccept-
lnbIc ~ AnStrp ne was then invited
10 formhIatc himself q .propoNll of
lacttIemcni, hut ne again avoided the
I, Issue by saying that he would con-
lHult The Vienna cabinet on this point,
New Basis Suggested.
"Sir. Edward Grey, Whose spirit Of
conciliitbi' seemed indefatigahie,
then eiiht forward with d now com
promiteM proposition which provid-
ed th8f MI the pdwcrs should call n
HALT 10 their military preparations.
ITarih{thbfe. Russia gave fresh
evjdf}Atof hdr desire TO maintain the
lpnn.e ldf Europe By offering to MAIN
tain hnlAttitnde Of expectation II AUS
ltrih would engage not TO undertake
tnny nltssllres directed ngainst the
lsovereienty Of Scrvla. even after hav-
Iq'iifswPied Belgrade,
fsff Wds then that the cabinet OF
/ Vienna, perhaps fearful Of the con-
sequences Of irreconcilabllity and feel
flIH INC UtftHHill VI IfNlHK u Nit.i
backward, declared for the first time
that II was ready 20 discuss with lsu-
lrOpe the fundamental principle Of its
Inference with Servia. At the very
moment that this work In the dlree-
ltion Of reciprocal CONCESSIONS seemed
Ito warrant a. last hope of peace, an
lirreparahle movement on the part OF
,Germany promised 10 cndanger def
linitcly the results acquired With 30
much labor. and To force the crisis to
la violent solution.
Gcrmany's uItimatum.
al the beginning Of the conflict
this power. Germany, had commenced
military preparations and ain contin-
ucd them with feYerish haste. At'the
Ivctv moment when her represcnta-
tives In foreign countries We're pro-
tpstng her pacific Intentions the list
tnf July. IN the ovening. Germany adj
dressed to the Russian government
an ultimatum giving Russia twelve
hours In which to demobilizc on her
Austrian, as wen az IN. her German
frontiers. Tho Alternative was tifat
/ termany would mobilize. This was
done al a time when the Russian gov
nrnment has given evidence of It's
Ienncllatory attitude and at a time
Wnen AuAiro-litngufy was SHOWING
herself disposed to discuss with lfu-
rope the question Of her mite to Ser
via. There could be no doubt as to the
answer to such an nltimntum, From
lihat moment the cause Of peace WIS
definitely lost. the reason being this
ipreeipitate action on the part Of Ger
many. The obligations Of alliapccs
had 20 be oh3erved and the eteat
lpowcrs were Drawn into the flltai'
leonflet. Hl
iIostilltics Begun.
"Evonts when then took place are
fresh in the memory Of every one
lon the fst OF July there were acts of
hostihty, clearly defined on our from
tier. the md Of August snw the vio-
atian uf the neutrality of Luxembourg
land the entrance by German troops
upon three points Of our territory,
while our troops We're holding them
|selves al q distance OF ten kiiometers
tsix miles), from the frontier The
same day Heleium was summoned 10
permit German military operations