Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-08-01
ACT OF GERMAN EMPEROR PLUNGES
EUROPE into GREATEST CONFLICT
THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN

When the news OF King Georges
with the Russian emper-
or was conveyed to the German en-
bassy here it ELECTED the remark that
it tended to revive hope"
German Correspondence
The Westminster Gazette today pub
fishes the text of a telegram from
the German imperial chancellor to
the German ambassador at Vienna,
sent after the receipt of a message
from st. Petersburg saying Austria
Hungary had declined Russia's request
to enter into direct negotiations. The
dated July 80. says:
"The report of Count Won Pour
tales, the German ambassador at st.
does not harmonize with
the account your excellency has given
of the attitude Of the Austro-Hunga-
rian government Apparently there is
a misunderstanding which l beg you
to clear up.
'We cannot expect Austria-Hungary
to negotiate with Servia, with whom
she is in a state of war. The refusal,
however, to exchange views with st.
Petersburg would be grave mistake.
"We are indeed ready to fulfill our
duty as an ally. We must, however,
refuse to be drawn into world war
owing to Austria Hungary not respect
ing our advice. Your excellency will
express this to Count Won Berchtold,
Austro- Hungarian foreign minister,
with all emphasis and great serious
ness.
(Signed) "von Bethmann-Hollweg. ."
In reply to this communication Count
Won Berchtold told the German ambas-
sador that there was in fact misun-
derstanding and that the AustroHun-
garian ambassador at st. Petersburs
had been instructed already to begin
negotiations with Sergius Sazonoff
the Russian foreign minister. A state
ment given by the German foreign of
flee to the correspondent concludes
These negotiations as well as tht
intermediate action of the German
government, were ended by the mobili
zation of all arms in Russia on sea an:
land"
The declaration of the foreign offic
was admittedly given, according t
the correspondent, 'in the hope of ye
preventing world war and as an a
tentative of iustifying Germany's pc
sition to England, whose ,friendshi
she still desires"
The Westminster Gazette says tn
Austro-Hungarian government yestel
day sent communication to S
Petersburgh declaring that Austr'
Hungary had no intention of annexin
| Scrvia, extinguishing the sovereignt
| OF Servia, or re-annexing the Sanja
(province) of Novipazar
Germany Threatens Russia
The German ultimatum sent to Ru
sia said that if Russia did not ste
her mobilization by noon German
would begin the mobilization of b
army
The censor drew veil over VIII
developments might have been the !
suit of the German ultimatum to Ri
sia and to France, and of XII
Georges Intervention with the e
peror of Russia.
The latest message to reach he
from Berlin was an official notifi'
ton that Germany's ultimatum to RI
sia expired at noon
The Russian embassy in Lond
this evening pointed out the difficu
created for Russia by Germany's u
matum. An official said Russia b
nothing against Germany and f
! merely taken precautionary measu
/ on the Austrian frontier. He ado
thst n snite of the gravity Of the
! uet:cr conversations" continued D
at Vienna and st. Petersburg and T
| Serc'uc sazonoff, the Russian /
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