The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-08

% does not fall Into the PROGRESSION OF the
pears win the accustomed swing. That
Ehich haa transformed II into o horror
without precedent Ia breath and malig-
1fty 10 waf--waF which In Devastating thu
pa world and hxing IT'S sinister impress
On the new.
IL came swiftly and With terrible
Fiaah. On July ~ the Austro Hungarian
government sent an ultirnatum 10 BeTVia
Demanding the punishment OF the per
pons concerned In the assassination OF
xhe Archduks Franz Ferdinand and In
slant suppression Of all aDu-Austrian
propaganda In that country and giving
- hours for consideration. The Belgrade
government agreed 10 the Austrian de-
Enand with @ single exception that which
would have empowered Austrian ofhciAs
20 take q leading part In the punishment
81 the murderers. and asked for further
Information on this point.
The reply was not satisfactory TO Aus
ffta. 6h0 promptly declared war on Ser,
fta and began to move troops toward
che border. The Serbs began active mob
EifzatiOn and removed their capital from
Belgrade TO kish, In the interior. In
etantiy the eyes Of all the ciVilised world
were turned toward Russia
pu SesvIa. the Russian minister OF for
slgu Affairs warned the German ambss-
sados tina, II Ssy,sta xens Invaded ~Rsa-
kia would not be able 10 remain neutral
GREAT Britain Proposed 20 Germany,
FSanoe and Italy that council should
be arranged 20 mediate between the two
disputanta. Germany declined 10 become
party to such 40 arrangement. The cxar
urged the kaiser 20 use his influence with
sac Austrian emperor. Absorbing 10 the
German account. the kaiser COMPLIED
with this request 10 the best " his abba
sly When he discovered. however. thMt
mobilization was going on actively "a
Runsia. he wired tho cGar that his course
was making media ton impossible.
Two days later the kaiser proclaimed
martial law throughout tho country and
nen, twenty four hour ultimatum 20
fho Muscovte government demanding an
instant abandonment OF all war prep
sratlnn At tho expiration OF this ulti-
matum. August I. the kaiser gave the
order FOE mobilization to begin and on
the same day Count Won Pourtaiss. the
German ambassador at 81. Petersburg,
started homeward
Meanwhile tho mobilization OF the en-
tire French army was begun MH-''a'.
law was declared a nd, August =, the Ger
man amhnssadnp announced that the war
berwern mis- country and France was on
England had asked both France and
Germany u they would respect the neu-
trality OF belgium 10 case OF war The
CORNER had answered In the Affirmative
The latter made no direct reply, and Rel.
sian mobilization began at once,
On August German army marched
unto the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
whose neutrality had been guaranteed
by the powers In 1857 A day later, the
herman government sent a note TO the
Belgian government demanding passage
for German troops through the country
and promising ample compensation FOR
all damage ut the close OF tho war, This
was In the form of an uhimatum and
specified twelve hours ns time limit.
fend her neutrality by force Of arms II
u were necessary,
Great Britain Declares War,
At thls move OF Germany, Great Brit.
ain began active mobilization OF her
forces and all the naval reserves were
called out AZ once War against Germany
was declared on August T. a war budget
OF tsec G0,ON was voted, and within n few
been handed In France. On August 6 Aus.
trts Hungary declared war on Russia
and her troops crossed the Russian nor.
der Tho Mcntensgrins jo,ned the Serbs
against Austria and Bosnia was invaded
On August 10 thu French government
proclaimed war against Austria, and two
days later England followed her exam.
pie Japan announced her intention 20
eide with her British ally.
Scandinavia and Holland asserted their
neutrality, but at once put all their mill
tAry resources into rauuisltion for de-
Tense. Portugal announced her lnien.
ton TO fuldl her treaty obligations with
Great Britain. but she did not become n
eeiiiserrnt AT once Spain PROGRESSED alb
eolute neutrality. hut began Immediate
mobilization Of all her forces, Turkey de-
ciarcd Tor neutrality. but mohi'xed her
army and began 10 advance toward Rui-
garia T. was not until tn" last VI octo-
Der thai she made her initial demonstra.
ton In the Black sea against Russia.
Greece, as we'll AZ tho minor Balkan
states. was In a condition OF armed eX-
pectancy. As Tor Italy. sworn ally OF
Germany ana Austria In the so-ca,lc,i
nreihund, she took advantage OF the fact
that her partners were not engaged In a
defensive war to remain neutral despite
strong pressure from Berlin and Vienna.
At the outbreak OF hoetilities. q censor
chip which is the mcct effective ever
known was established In all the warning
countries. About all that was actually
revealed was that the kaiser's forces
fnade their way through Belgium with a
tremendous loss OF men and property.
the Belgian defenders Of the iitt,e king
dom exhibiting a power OF resistance and
q stubhornness which awased the world
The forts at liege halted the German
iestors Tor week HUI 'sc odds were
too great ny the end Of August the ter
rtb,e German war machine had literally
sncwed its way through Belgium, and Is
September had reached Point Within
twenty mllca ~ Psr.s. which was In &C.
tive preparation fer n si~er. The seat OF
government WAS renewed 20 Bordeaux.
Suddenly, cu September l. the German
army ct the right turned eastward Sincs
that time the kalScr's forces have been
retiring slowly Tghtinw with a rersis-
tsncr never hs.rre recorded In the hts.
tory " modern war
Russian mobilization by the middle al
August WAS practically completed and
the cRar's armies were IN rapid advance
toward the German and Austrian iron
tiers Great tcrces opposed the Slavic
advance and many bloody contcsts tcl-