The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-28
VIENNA, JULY 28.-OFFICIAl
NOTIFICATION OF A DECLARA.
TION OF WAR HAS BEEN SENT
TO SERVlA BY THE AUSTRIA.
HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT

London, July 2S.-The announce
ment of the declaration of war by
Austria Hungary on Servia came to-
day almost Immediately after Ger
many and Austria had notified Sir
Edward Grey, the British foreign min
lister, of their refusal to join in the
mediation conference.
Il is assumed here that the efforts
of the European nations will now be
directed toward IocaIizng the area OF
hostilities.
The actual cause OF Austria Hunga-
ry's decision to enter into conflict
with Servia was the reply sent by the
Balkan state to the note from Vienna
demanding that Servia take steps to
put stop to the pan -Servian propa-
ganda on Austrian territory and also
punish the Servians indirectly con-
cerned in the assassination in Bosnia
of Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the
sponse Of Servia was considered by the
foreign office in Vienna as "unsatisfac-
tory" and filled with the spirit of
dishonesty"
IN the meantime Sir Edward Grey
took the initiative, requesting the Eu-
ropean powers to permit their ambas-
sadors in London to confer with him
i'm view of peaceful solution of the
controversy Italy and France con-
sented, but Germany and Austria re-
fused. Austria Hungary in the interval
had proceeded rapidly with the mobil-
ization of the great army. The entire
railroad system has been monopolized
for government business and strict
censorship is imposed.
Servia also had mobilized it's. forces
and had withdrawn its garrison at
Belgrade to the interior. as the capital
occupied a position too vulnerable to
be held. Every war official and ad-
miralty of Europe was occupied in
preparations for eventualities, even in
the smaller countries such as Holland
Belgium and Switzerland. Then today
came the formal declaration of war 10y
Austria Hungary, one of the members
OF the triple alliance, the other two Of
which are Germany and Italy.
Preparations for war proceed on
all sides. Even England's battle
squadrons have all been mobilized, in
readiness for eventualities, and the
publication of official news as to the
movements of British ships has ceas-
ed.
The first and second squadrons have
taken on full war stores and are ready
to slip anchor at a moments notice.
Destroyer flotillas around the coast
also have been prepared and armed
guards placed around magazines and
oil depots.
Germany's reply to Grey's proposal
is regarded here as tanamount TO 4
declaration of Germanys determina-
ton that Austria Hungary shall have
an entirely free hand in chastising
Servia.
Apparently authentic reports cur
rent mere assert lHdl huSsld mas pt'h
given positive assurances that Aus
tria Hungary has no intention of
annexing Servian territory. If true
this might. it is thought, help to local
ize the war.
Thus far there has been no official
OF the reports of hostih-
ties between Austria and Servia.
Austrian Trooks Leave for Border.
Berlin. July 2S.-Reports from the
Austrian border today state that the
transport of the eighth and ninth Aus
trian army corps from Bohemia to-
ward the Servian frontier began yes
terday and that there is no other traf-
fic on the Bohemian railroads except
troop trains.
The two corps consisting of thirty
two battalions OF infantry. n large
number of quick firing machine guns,