Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24
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We have from a reader a request
for brief account OF the war in Eu-
rope, as to it's causes and results up
to the present.
1t has to be traced back to the
trouble in the Balkans in 1912, when
those nations undertook to throw off
the Turkish yoke
These wars brought into direct op-
position Russia and Austria.
Servia, practically a new nation,
was developing power and strength,
and Austria feared an effort ITO bring
all Servians Cor Serbs) into one ma
tion.
On June 2S, 1914, young Serb
Is years old assassinated the Arch
duke Franz Ferdinand, the heir APP
parent to the Austro- Hungarian
throne, and his wife, the Duchess of
Hohenberg. The AuStrians charged
that the crime was the elimination
Of conspiracy encouraged by lead
ing statesmen Of Servia. Austria de-
manded reparation, apo;ol.y and as
surances for the future. July 23 the
SerVian reply was delivered to Aus
tria. 1t was declared insufficient,
and on July 2S war was declared by
Austria against Servia.
fhls drew Russia into the conflict
as the protector Of Servia, and Ger
many into the conflict as the ally of
Austria
July 80 Russia ordered the mobili-
Zation OF her army. July 81 the Ger
man ambassador at st. Petorsburg
presented his governments ultima-
tum to Russia
August | the German government
ordered the mobilization Of its army
and at 7 in the evening Russia was
informed that a state Of war existed
between Germany and Russia.
August Austria declared war
against Russia. August 9 the
French government declared that war
existed in consequence of the inva-
sion Of French territory by German
troops. August the British govern
ment sent its ultimatum to Germany
to respect the neutrality of Belgium,
August the British government
declared the existence Of a state of
war between Great Britain and Ger
many, and later between Great Bri-
tam ana Austria. August 18th the
French government declared war
against Austria.
At once the German army moved
toward Paris and came within forty
miles OF that city. She was confront
ed in Belgium with the Belgian army.
backed by the British forces, and the
English troops reinforced the French
line. The German movement toward
Paris was checked and the German
army fell back to emtrenched posi-
ito: S.
On those Tines the two great fo:ces
nave faced each other since Septgm-
Der. The conflicts have been many
side have been insignificant
Belgium has been devastated. A
large part Of Northern France, with
its cities and ancient churches, libra
ries and universities, has suffered all
Of the evils Of such q conflict.
The superiority Of the English
fleet, or Of the allied fleet Of England.
fNrance and Russia, on the seas could
not be contested, and in few weeks
the foreign commerce of Germany
was DESTROYED
Russia invaded Germany from the
north and was driven back, and the
conflict has ragged between Germany
and Austria on the one hand against
Russia on the other, with varying
fortune.
The latest development Of the con-
fiict has beer the attack Of the allied
fleet upon the Turkish forts that pro-
tect Constantinople. This conflict is
now raging. Many Of the forts have
been destroyed, but the allies have
not at this writing landed any troops.
1t seems to be admitted that it is
only a question Of time before Con-
stantinople shall fall.
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