Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-07-29
Cars Troops Are Being MaSsed
on Austrian and PruSSian
Frontiers.
FRENCH ARE EAGER TO FIGHT
Paris Resounds With Shouts of "Re
cover -Lorraine"-Crown
Prince of SerVia Will At
tempt to Hold Belgrade.
DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPEAN
SITUATION.

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Austria and Servia went to war
when the Austrian government
gave the Servian minister his pass
ports upon the ground that Servia
had made an unsatisfactory am
swer to the demand for an apology
and punishment of the alleged con-
spirators who assassinated Crown
Prince Ferdinand of Austria in
Servia three weeks ago. All Eu-
rope is threatened with a bloody
conflict as a result.
The Austrian army, already mo-
bilized, is moving toward the Ser
Vian capital, bent upon its capture.
Though King Peter, his court
and the garrison of Belgrade have
fled the capital, the crown prince
of Servia is marshaIing the army
Of that country in desperate eff
fort to save the capital from the
Austrians.
Russia, SerVia's ally, is MOBILIZE
ing an army on the Austrian and
Prussian frontiers, prepared to bat
tie both Austria and Germany to
prevent the formers conquest of
SerVia.
The kaiser of Germany is hasten
ing to his capital aboard his fast
est destroyer to give the orders
that may send the German army
against Russia and SerVia.
In both Berlin and Vienna thou
sands of the popuIacs parade the
streets demanding war.
IN Paris thousands Of the popu-
lace are besieging the meeting of
the cabinet demanding that France
join in the war and rescue from
Germany the lost province, Alsace-
Lorraine.
Vienna, July 27.-Austria is officiall!
It war with Servia, although there hal
Deen no formal declaration of war ant
will be none.
Austrian officials explained that {
ormal declaration is unnecessary fol
he reason that Servia never sub
eribed to The Hague convention.
The virtual declaration of war, how
yer, was made when the Austrian for
ign office sent his passports to M
the Servian minister, who
vas reported to have left VIENNA Sat
Irday. M. Jovanovitch upon receipt o.
us passports made preparations fol
speedy departure.
Servians Blow Up Danube Bridge.
IT was announced here that the
when they evacuated Bel
-rade to set up the seal of govevrn
nent at Kraguyevatz in the interior
lew up the bridge across the Danube
which connected Semlin and Belgrade
A significant note in the general sit
atiOn is the publication in the Vienna
teue Fret Presse Of statement tina
;erVia's aggressive change of front oc
urred only after the arrival of officia
elegrams from Russia. The article
declares that until these kilograms
we're received Servia was inclined t.
omply with the Austrian demands.
+ Vienna PopuIace Enthusiastic.
This intimation regarding Russia''
Interference is generally accepted al
rue by the crowds in tho streets
Which all day long, despite a driving
nd disagreeable rain, were engaged
q continuous patriotic demonstra
ions. Professions bearing flags anC
Ieaded by bands occupied the street:
ince daybreak. All day an enormou!
.rowd was assembled in front of the
var Office and the numerous army of
lcers who have been passing back ant
orth have been heartily cheered a
svery appearance on the street.
Russian Armies to Frontiers.
st. Petersburg, July 27.-The Rus
ian ministry of war has ordered tn,
of its principal army corp
10 the Austro-German frontier. Thes,
soldiers ordered to the front prepared
or an immediate invasion of Austri;
include the famous Seventh AM
eighth corps of Odessa, the Sixth
Fifteenth, Nineteenth an,
at WARSAW, and tenta
i've orders have been issued for tn,