New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-27
GERMANY WAITS ON
RUSSIAN ACTION
Slender Possibility Still
Exists of LOcaliZing
Servian Conflict.
[By Gable TO The Tribune ]

Berlin. July 20. A high official al
the Foreign Office said to The Tribune
CORES pondent tonight: at is still
hoped. if possible, TO localize the war
put if it is impossible Germany will
need to do her duty as an ally. So will
Italy.
The Imperial Chancellor was in con-
ference at the Austrian Embassy for
several hours to-day.
Germany is going, but reluctantly
into the fight, but as soon as Russia
shows a positively bellicose intention
the German army will mobilize. what
ever the consequences. The action OF
the public shows that a war for Aus
tria is highly unpopular, but that a
war against Russia will be most popu-
lar
The Kaiser is expected in Berlin on
Monday morning. The crown prince
returned on Saturday night and the
princes standard was hoisted over the
palace. Crowds gathered and clamored
for the crown prince to appear. as II
was hoped he would indulge in war
like speeches while his father was alb
sent, but he abstained.
Berlin continued all day in state OF
wild excitement. Crowds gathered be
fore the Russian Embassy and Kissed
and booed and marched through the
Tiergarten singing patriotic songs be-
fore statues of Bismarck and Moltkc
Count Won Noltke. Chief of Staff, re-
turned from Carlsbad to-day.
a sem official statement says that
Germany has made it known 30 the
European capitals, notably Paris and
st. Petersburg. that she regards the
conflict between Austria and Servia as
the concern of those two states alone,
and that it must, therefore, be local
lied
The cndeavors Of Germany. the
statement continues, are being directed
toward inducing the other powers 10
accept that viewpoint, 20 that the
peace Of Europe may be preserved.
Up to 2 o'clock p. m. to-day the Ger
man Foreign Office was without definite
information with regard to the inten-
tions Of Russia. Count Pourtales, the
German Ambassador in ST. Petersburg,
reports that excitement there is run
ming high and that il is fatuous to
think that the war party will not sue
coed in gaining the upper hand. The
impression prevails here that Great
Britain is trying TO restrain Russia,
but Germany is prepared to hear that
the Pan-Slav agitators in St. Peters
burg have carried the day and forced
Russia to resort to extreme action.
From Austria practically no news has
reached Berlin to-day. The most rigid
censorship is in force Geographic,
telephone and postal.
Ii is believed that the Empcror's in
fuence in the present crisis, as IN the
critical days of the Moroccan confer
cnces, will be thrown into the scale
with peace. 1t is understood that he
will go direct to Potsdam, in order to
avoid the enormous demonstration that
otherwise would be evoked by his ar
rival in Berlin. A courier with the
latest dispatches left tonight TO meet
the Emperor.
The summer season at Carlsbad and
other resorts has been broE"n IN hy
the Austrian mobilization. Hundreds
Ct Americans have fed the country III
panickv haste and have come into
Germany, so as not to be caught in
the Whirlpool Of war.
The military took possession of all
the railroads in Austria to-day and
cancelled the regular schedule. The
last passenger train from Car's bad
arrived at Berlin tonight. with large
number Of American fugitives, who
bought tales Of hotels. bath houses
and shops closing because TIC able
bodied proprietors and employees had
been CSlled to the colors.