Evening star., 1914-07-25


vented by Russia.
| Press reports as to the attitude of the
Servian government are contradictory.
lThey state that Servian officers regard
the conditions laid down by Austria as
dishonorable but that the better class
of Servians appears afraid and thinks
that Servia could not stand a third war
in short time.
Russian Army May Mobilize.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 25.-orders
for the prompt mobilization of the
Russian army were looked for today
as a result of the calling of the coun-
ell of ministers, presided over by the
Emperor of Russia and held at the
palace of Peterhof early this morning.
| From present indications Russia ap-
pears prepared to go to any extreme
rather than tolerate the downfall of
Servia.
| At yesterdays council of ministers
Sergius Sazonoff reviewed the Servian
crisis, War Minister Soukhomlinoff ex
planned the condition of the Russian
army and the other ministers spoke on
| the internal situation and labor trou-
bleS
| 1t was decided that the internal sit
uation was not weighty enough to
| warrant Russia in abandoning Servia
| to her fate. Russia, it was stated, was
| in far better military condition than
she was in 1902, prior to the japanese
| war She now has thirty-one army
corps and the most modern artillery
and equipment.
| 1t was the general opinion of the
ministers that a nation with flourish
| ing finances and such an army could
not afford to permit the humiliation OF
a friendly state, and that Austrlas ac-
tion could only be regarded as chal-
| lenge to Russia. To this latter opinion
NJ. Sazonoff declared there could be but
one answer.
1t was the opinion of the ministers
that should Bulgaria venture to assist
Austria she would be attacked by
Roumania.
Situation Grave, Paris Thinks.
PARIS July 25.-That Austria's ulti-
ma tum to Servia has caused the gravest
situation which has confronted Europe
| in years is the general opinion OF the
| newspapers this morning. The opinion
| is expressed that whether there will be
conflict depends almost entirely upon
the attitude of Germany and Russia.
| Servia, says the Journal, will not al
| low itself to be strangled without APP
pealing to Europe, but it adds that it
regards the quarrel one that can only
be regulated by cannon. Austria and
| Germany. ACCORDING to the newspaper,
are simply taking the assassination of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand a pre-
text to a design more grave and vast.
1t concerns the recognition by the free
nations of Europe of the superiority of
| the triple alliance.
AS an indication of the gravity with
which the Austro-Servian situation is
regarded here, French 3 per cent rentes
at noon today. This was further
point and a half below yesterdays
closing price.
French Financiers Give Up Holiday.
| French financiers seemed to have
| abandoned their usual weekend holiday,
and the square fronting the stock ex-
change was packed with automobiles to-
day The French cabinet in the absence
| of Premier Rene Niviani, who is in
! company with President Poincare
| visit to various European courts. has
not yet met to consider the situation.
| 1T is understood, however, that Premier
| Niviani is to leave the presidential
| party at Stockholm tonight. and that he
will hasten to Paris by way of Stettin
and Berlin. He is due to arrive i'll the
French capital Monday morning.
| Stephen Pichon, former French for
eign minister. said today: We must
| look upon the situation with GOODNESS
! and calmness. but We must prepare
for every possible consequence.
General Break in Berlin Bourse.
| BERLIN. july -J-I ne STOCK market
| here opened today under the impression
| that Austro-Servian hostilities were in
evitable and that Intervention Of Russia
and general European conflict We're in
creasingly probable
| Extensive selling orders broke prices
| along the whole list. The leading indus
trial securities opened from to points
| lower while Hamburg-American was a.
and North German Lloyd SIS down. The
| leading German bank issues fell or 3
points and government issues generally
/ were affected. Imperial German :, per
| cents opened at ~ 40. a loss of $40
since yesterdays close. Russian IS drop
ped 2A and Austrians IA.
| The precipitous declines in Balkan is
sues and Russian banks continued St.
| Petersburg International opening II
points lower.
| Canadian Pacifics were heavily unloaded
| and opened o y lower. 1t was reported
| that the Berlin banks had agreed to sup
port the market, but only when prices
had reached a lower level
! Servian Press Divided.
! BELGRADE, Servia, July 25-The cleo
ton Of members of the Servian parlia-
ment has been postponed and the mem
bers of the old parliament have been
| ordered to meet in special session tonor-
row to discuss the situation between
Austria and Servia. The Servian press
| in its, comments is divided i'm opinion.
some of the newspapers demanding the
refusal of and others compliance with the