The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-29
Problem Now is To Prevent
General Conflict Between
European Nations
Localization Hopes
Rest on Germany
Direct Nego Liations Now In
Progress at St. Petersburg
Between Russia and Austria
Hungary

London. July 22s.-Ths text Of
Austria-Hungary's declaration of war
on Servta, which was made today A.
most Immediately after Germany and
Austria had notified Sir Edward Gref.
the British foreign minister, OF their
refusal to join in mediation confer
ence, is as follows:
THE royal government OF ScrvA
not having replied In satisfactory
manner to the note RENTED to II ~
tho Austro- Hungarian minister III
Belgrade on July 30, 1914, the Inn
perial and royal sovernmeat nnds 1T
self compelled to proceed itself 20
safeguard it's rights and interests and
to have recourse for this purpose 70
force OF arms. u
Austria Hungary considers itsen
therefore from this moment in state
Of war with Servia
COUNT BERCHTHOLD.
Minister Foreign Affairs OF Austria
Hungary"
Austria's formal declaration of war
against Servia cannot be said TO nave
disappointed expectations, although IL
shattered some oyersanguine hopes
Nothing has yet reached London rs
to actual operations. Rumors OF the
occupation Of Belgrade and the m
vasion of Servia via Mitroyitza, arc
not confirmed but official confirms
ton has been received OF the seizure
OF Servian ships ON the Danube.
May Restrict Quarrel.
A. regards the general international
situation. II may be said that, whlie
IL Ia still necessarily extremely grave,
1t can at least be said that hope o1
restricting the quarrel to Austria ana
Servia has not yet been lost,
Germany's and Austria's courteous
rejection OF Sir Edward Grey's enor.s
to prevent an international strusEio
has hantshed the idea OF an am-
bassad orial conference. but this mas
been superseded by direct negotiations
at st. Petersburg between Russia ana
Austria. !.
Russian dispatches, are going on villa
such smoothness that we'll informed
circles In London last night nopeu
that 1t might be possible to prevent
the trouble overstepping ITS presens
limits.
The best impression has been
caused in London by the conciliafory
attitude of Germany to the advances
of Sir Edward Grey, the British lot
eign secretary. Prince LlcnnoWFky.
the German ambassador TO Great
Britain, who Is persona grata IN Lon
don in more than an official sense, nas
been frequently at the foreign once
where he explained that Germany y
most anxious to collaborate with Great
Britain In attempting a settlement OF
the trouble but Is bound to avoid
ANYTHING which would create the tn-
preston that she was out OF harmony
with her ally.
II il reiterated in London that Aus
tria has made it clear that she does
not aim at territorial conQuests IN
the Balkans, and this Is regarded a.
good ground on which to build tho
hope that Russia will refrain from
military interference
England Preparing.
Great Britain, while abstaining from
anything which would be provocative
OF alarm on the part Of Austria and
her friends, IS quietly making prepara-
tons for any contingency that may
bring her within the scope of the con-
tinental troubles. There Is great ac-
tiyity at the war office and the adj
uiiralty Leaves of absence have been
stopped at the dock yards and the
fleets are assembling at strategic post-
tons. A patrol fiotflla OF destroyers
has been sent TO various war station
and squadrons in distant waters are
concentrating and coaling. All these
preparations are purely defensive
ones.
Ready Two Weeks Ago.
Washington, July 2S.--That Austria
two weeks ago was already getting
ready to break sharply with Servia
was indicated by q dispatch received
here today.
The state department received .
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