Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-30
WAR IN EUROPE
HANGS ON NEW
REPLY OF CAR
Answer to Kaiser's Ultimatum
viii Bring on
Crisis.
OFFICIALS AT FOREIGN
CAPITALS STOP PRETENSE
Admit They Are on Brink of In
ternationaI Catastrophe as
Asqulth Terms 1t.
Special to the Evening star.

Special TO the Evening Star.
LONDON. July 30.-Germany today
answered the mobilization order Of
the Gar, announced to the powers
of Europe, by practically demanding
that Russia explain within twenty
four hours its intentions with respect
to the mobilization of re- vitgts. Ear
lier reports had 1t that the Kaiser
would avoid the issue contained in
the Cars move. The ulrimatum
thus delivered to the Gear causes all
eyes to be turned to st. Petersburg
for the next war move
At sundown tonight, Europe stood
on the brink of what Premier Asquith
termed IAN immeasureable interna-
tional catastrophe"
Not since Napoleon's return from
Elba has ali Europe's attention been
focused on each other. Tonight war
in Europe hangs on the next word
of the Gar. All officialdom at
heart believes there will be more war.
Austria has invaded Servia. Belgrade
has been invaded. Russia is mobiliz-
ing reserve troops. The Czar has
hurled the official announcement of
the fact across Europe. With
an unsatisfactory reply from the Rus
sian Car cerainty, the Kaiser has
devoted a day to putting the German
war machine in shape. The answer
of Russia is unsatisfactory and the
answer can only be a war.
All pretense by diplomats and for
eign officers has been dropped st.
Petersburg, Berlin. Paris. London and
Rome all admit the reaching nof the
crisis. All other capitals look to Ber-
lin for the next move. At no point
is further hope of peace held out.
Berlin alone talks amity. The pur-
every second of delay. How much
time the Kaiser needs will, determine
the hour of the move which must
bridge the crisis or plunge a continent
into war.
Sir Edward Grey on Situation.
Sir Edward Grey, a central figure
in the controversy owing to his
strong efforts to keep the powers of
the triple alliance and the triple en-
tente from flying at each other s
throat was not able to give any
cheering news when he spoke about
the crisis to the members of the
House of Commons The British for
eign secretary said: II regret that
4 cannot say the situation is less
grave than it was yesterday. Tire
outstanding facts are much the same
Austria Hungary has begun her war
against Servia and Russia has or
dered a partial mobiliza tion of, her
troops. This has not hitherto led TO
corresponding steps being taken by
the other powers SO far as our infor-
nation goes.
I'VE continue to pursue our one
great object of preserving the Euro
pean peace and for this purpose we
are keeping in close touch with the
other powers. In thus keeping in
touch, we have, I am glad to say,
had no difficulties so far with the
other powers, although it has not
been possible for those powers to
join in diplomatic action as was
proposed on Monday last"
Premier Asquith also spoke of the
extreme gravity of the situation.
When announcing to the House OF
Commons, the postponment of the
second reading of the bill to amend
the Irish home rule bill ne said: I'VE
meet today under conditions of
gravity which are almost unparalleled
in the experience of any one of us.
1.-THE issues of peace and war are
hanging in the balance and with us
is the risk of catastrophe of which
1t is impossible to measure either the
dimensions or the effects.
Asquith Makes Plea for Union.
TN these circumstances it is of
vital Importance in the interests of
the whole world that this country
which has no interests of it's own di-
rectly at stake, should present a
united front and be able to speak
and to act with authority as an un-
divided nation.
"If we were to proceed today with
the amending bill we should inevita-
bly-unless the debate were conducted
in an artificial tone-be involved in
acute controversies in regard to
domestic differences whose impor-
tance to ourselves none is disposed
to belittle.
ssI need not say more than that
such use of our time with such mo-
ment may have an injurious and
lastingiy injurious effect on the in
ternational situation"
Mr.. Asquith's references to all par
ties rallying to the support of the
government were heartily cheered by
all the members.
The British foreign office, whose
suggestion of a conference of the am
bassadors in London of the great
powers failed to heet with the
approval of Germany and Austria.
has now invited Germany to suggest
some diplomatic way out of the diff
Guilty which will meet the approval
of Austria Hungary and a reply IS
expected at any moment.