The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-18
People Took Assassination of Archduke Very Calmly. No Breath Then of War With Servia.
BIRMINGHAM MAN TALKS INTERESTINGLY
 OF HIS EXPERIENCES
Hostilities Came With Awful Sudden ness-Germany Was Calm and Prosperous Only Few Days Before. Saw Belgian Troops On Parade In Brussels.
Ny JACK BETHEA

Dr. D. F Talley. the first Birming ham citizen who was in Europe whei war was declared to return, reache, Birmingham last night sailing iron Liverpool on the White Star liner Gel tic on August 6.
 pr. Talley talked Interestingly O his experiences while abroad to al Ase-Herald reporter last night.
 q escaped the embarrassment sui fered by so many American tourists b, a lucky hunch." said he. q eashed al my letters of credit and had then turned into British gold just two O three hours before the payment of gol, was suspended Consequently l had lit tie trouble in obtaining all l wanted
 'I was impressed while abroad b, the peaceful aspect of Europe and tn awful suddenness with which the pres ent terrible situation arose Why, hard ly week before war was declared b, the whole of Europe we were al through Germany, and happier nor, smiling land l have never seen. Ap parently there was not cloud in tn, sky.
 Does Not Blame the Kaiser
 My heart goes out to the Germa, people that they must suffer such tra vail and be put back in their nroeres so many years by such m unfortunat, occurrence. am told that the Amer ican people blame Emperor William fo the war but in this think they ar, mistaken. Austrian rulers are to blam for the hostilities. It is said that tb, Kaiser could have stopped Austria declaration of war on Servia but doubt 1t. Ii must be remembered ina he was on a cruise in the North Sc, at the time and besides. Austria ha suffered so many indignities from Ser via that the assassination of the crow prince was the crowning stroke fo Francis Joseph
 T do not believe that the Austria, people are behind their Emperor i'm tn War We were in Vienna the night O the funeral Of the archduke and hI 'consort and there did not seem to b any feeling for war IT such n feel ing developed 1t most certainly wa manufactured and I believe that tn rulers of the dual empire are chiefl responsible for the present catastrophe
 T went to Europe accompanied b, Dr. w. $. Rountree to attend the clin ical Congress of Surgeons of Nortl America. We left New York on Jun IS for Cherbourg, France. going iron there to Paris. where we spent fiv days attending various clinics Frol Paris we went to Rerne, Switzerland and from there to Zurich. where W first heard of the assassination of tn Austrian archduke in Servia. Fror Zurich we proceeded to Munich an from there to Vienna. When we hear of the murder we anticipated troubl and feared that the sessions of our con gress would be interrupted. There wer about 200 of us in the party and " travelled in special train so decide to continue our trip.
 Saw Archduke's Funeral
 We arrived in Vienna in time | witness the funeral procession of tn murdered archdulSe. was on tn street that Sunday night and had a opportunity of observing the demeant of the people They aid not seem be appreciably upset by the traged There seemed to be sentiment tn; after all it might be a blessing In di, guise as he would not have made proper ruler. There was no breath , war with Servia. e
 The procession itself was not esp, cialiy brilliant or imposing It wa largely military. only a few member of the royal family in closed carriage attending. Civilians of Vienna had nc been invited to attend and the obst quies were semi-private. which. I afl erward understood. occasioned no lit tie feeling.
 "That was on July and on the ft all the American tourists and all tn American surgeons who, were studylnl lin Vienna went out to Baden-Badei and had sure-enough ball game was somewhat of novelty Tn Europe and large crowd gathered That nie II T, there was a banquet at which over 'o' lplates were laid. From Vienna we went 10 Dfesuei' t'i. i from there to Berlin. Still there wu' '1 m1 | hint of international compheatloi,ss a,' 1 i've enjoved ourselves thorousniE, "' .s,. thing was quiet and prosperous 1',i,,' green fields and full vineyaIns' in ',.,,,,. we found affairs as usual we gu" so,'' .,'', l wonderful surgery there ana 'oos ~. ',,' | ordinarv points of interest vlsitFu ps 'oul, | ss+s7"T tbinlx Berlin Is one or the most l hao ,,ttf,I cities In the Woria anu ''',s haxe fbe city beautiful idea more n'sn's nav. s.ate , .'' ttsn in any other place with | which I am familiar.
 student DueIs At Heidelberg f ...s,sr spending several days in the l .r,,.a,, capitaI, we journeyed to Leipsic, i u'bsre some of the party went up in a fCsptinued on Page Eightl