Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-08-12
Of ARCHDukE
IMMEDIATE CAUSE Of
GREAT EUROPEAN war
Refusal of Members of Triple Alliance
to Recognize Independence Of
Smaller Kingdoms In
wolves Others.

The spark that ignited the European
War was the assassination of Arch
duke Ferdinand OF Austria at Sarajevo,
capital of Bosnia, by q Servian student
Austria Immediately made demands
upon Servia that all conspirators in
Servia against the Austrian govern
ment be punished. all anti-Austrian
societies in Servia be destroyed, all
tl-Austria plotters in the Servian
army and navy be dismissed from SER
vice. and that trials of all these con-
spirators be held before tribunals in
which Austrians oul be allowed to
sit as judges. Austria demanded an
answer to these demands within "a
hours. under penalty OF declaring war
on Servia.
within the allotted time:
First-Servia agrees to the publication in
It's official journal. on the front page, OF
the formal declaration submitted by the
Austrian government, condemning the
subversive propaganda and deploring its
fatal consequence regretting the partici-
patton of Scrvian officers in this prOpa-
ganda. re%pudiating any further interfer-
warming all Servians that rigorous pros
ceedings will be taken in the future
against any persons guilty of such ma
chinations.
S~econd-Servia agrees 10 communicate
this declaration to the army in the form
Of an order of the day.
W PROMISES 10 OlS0OIVe tlOSG u
rleties which may be considered capable
of conducting intrigues against Austria.
Fourth-Revision OF the laws governing
the press.
Fifth-Dismissal from the army and
navy of officers. and the removal also of
civilian officials. whose participation In an
The servian government. however. pro-
tests against Austrian officials taking any
part i'm the inquiry.
Sixth-The Servian government asks for
all GXDLanAtl0n as tn 1lSf what mart nf fhA
Austrian. officials are to be called upon
TO take IN the inquiry into the Sarajevo
only admit such participation as would
ne IN accordance with international law
and good neighborly relations.
~seNenthmIo sum up, Servia accepts all
Austria. and makes reservations only re-
g 3 n,d the participation of Austrian Off
f faa,s IN r the inquiry ta y,. 1t does no not give its
itself TO asking explanations.
Finally, IL the Austrian government
iihds THIS reply Inadequate, Servia appeals
10 Inc hague tribunal and to the powers
which signed the declaration of 1909 rela-
tive to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Austria declared the answer was not
satisfactory, handed the ServIan min
1ster his passports, arrested General
Putnlk, chief OF the Servian army. who
troops to the Servlan border.
Russia Immediately asked that
Servla be granted more time, and also
announced by official publication that
any invasion of Servian territory by
Austrian forces before the differences
between the two countries could be
presented to a tribunal of the powers
or to The Hague, would be resented by
Russia as a challenge to the balance
of power and an affront to the Serb
people.
Kaiser Wilhelm was spending a va
cation in Norway and he hurried back
to Germany under forced draught. of
the vessel carrying him and announced
Germany would back Austria in its de-
termination to humble Servfa.
This drew an issue ~squarely with
Russia.
Sir Edward Grey, foreign minister Of
Great Britain. then offered his good
services to maintain peace. He pro-
posed to Germany that the whole thing
be referred to the European powers.
TO this the kaiser replied that 1t would
be beneath the dignity Of a great ma
ton, like Austria, to submit a dispute
with a small nation. like Servia; to q
council of powers. AS to the differ
ences between Germany and Russia.
the kaiser said it would be beneath
the dignity of either of them to ap-
pear I'm a tribunal like persons accused
Of crime.
The curt refusal OF the kaiser to sub
nit anything to arbitration or to offer
check was followed in three hours by
Austria's formal declaration Of war on
Servia n the occupation Of Servian
soil.
From this time on a general Euro
pean war has been regarded as newt
able.
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