Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-01-02

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world and fixing its sinister impress
be new.
came swiftly and with a terrific
on July g, the Austro- Hungarian
rnmept sent an ultimatum to Servia
,udlne the punishment of the per-
concerned in the assassination of
Arehduke Franz Ferdinand and in
+ supDression of all anti-Austrian
,eanda in that country and giving
,,rs for consideration. The Belgrade
rrrent agreed to the Austrian de-
A with q single exception-that which
n have empowered Austrian officials
Ike a leading part In the punishment
no. nurderers. and asked for further
nation on this point.
% reply was not satisfactory to Aus
she promptly declared war on Ser
and began to move troops toward
border. The Serbs began active mob
ton and removed their capital from
rade to Nish, in the interior. In
tlv the ewes Of all the civilized world
turned toward Russia.
@ dav after Austria declared war
,ervia. the Russian minister of for
affairs warned the German ambas-
p that If Servia were invaded Rus
would not ne ao!e 10 remain neu1l a.
II Britain proposed TO Germany.
ice and italy that a council should
ranged 70 mediate between the two
ltarte. Germany declined TO become
" to such an arrangement. The car
81 the kaiser 10 use his influence with
Austrian emperor According to the
ua1 a. ount' the KAISER eofhpileu
tais request 10 the oesl OF ms apll-
When De discovered however thal
azatI"n Was gong en- aCuFeiy III
si2, g." wired the car mat ms course
maf"e mcmahon H1lpossipie'
so Gays later t'e KAISER procialined
.'al ia" leI2nsnoot the country ana
& 1--WE A-lour houf ui1imatum 10
4luse9Fl-e government oeihaholhs an
'Ht abandonment OF all war prep
jon ST the expiration or TINS ulti-
lm. August L me KAISER gave lhe
ss-aa dav count Won Po1rtaIes the
nam ambassador at St. Petersburg.
ted hQmeward
.auwhila the mobilization Of the en-
French army was begun Martial
was declared and. August 4, the Ger
ambassador announced that the war
Teen bis country and France was on.
land Gs1 asked both France and
nany If they would respect the neu-
ty of 81 lgiu~. in case Of war The
Der had Nered In the affirmative.
Halter made no direct reply, and Bel
mobilization began at once.
August 2 a German army marched
tile Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg.
B. aeutrlhtv had been guaranteed
he powers in 1857. A day later. the
pan government sent a note TO the
Pan government demanding passage
German troops through the country
promising ample compensation for
lamage az the close of the war. This
iu the forr a an ultime:Gm and
fled twtlva hours as a time limit.
.repiy yeas that Belgium would de-
Der ne Erality by force of arms If
E. eetssary.
u slim Britain Henl.,os Xf,r
Ia - move OF Germany. Great Brit
~ saL aeHte nomination OF her
q ana aH the naval reserves were
q our at once. War against Germany
~ Jared ON August 4. war budget
Hs'V'Fo was voted, and within few
Nc bfltlsh Iorce OF l2OWO men had
hoed - france On August Aus
n uhearN declared war on Russia
- TROOPS crossed the Russian bor-
ne Mcntenegrlns joined the Serbs
r A4s'ha and Bosnia was invaded.
4 os4sI II the French government
n ,ilsd VAT against Austria, and two
n lalef England followed her exam
"A apan announced her Intention to
"a llh het british ally.
q ,lihaVla ana Holland asserted their
81 -lty' on at once put all their mill
q eseuTcrs INTO requisition for de-
@ Portugal announced her inten-
90 Iaif'li her treaty obligations with
81 Britain but she did not become q
II emit "a once. Spain professed abb
81 neutrality. but began immediate
e "a Aion Il all her forces. Turkey de-
~ Iot n-atrality, but modified her
81 aHd BEGAN TO advance toward Bull
"a II Vas not until the last of Octo-
& al she made her initial demonstra-
d the Black sea against Russia.
ae veil as the minor Balkan
~ vas n a condition of armed ex-
go AtAi9 SNOllA ally Ol
'# my ari Austria in the so~called
"d sh took advantage of the fact
IA Farmers were not engaged I'm a
81 We VT to remain neutral despite
M pfessre from Berlin and Vienna.
8 outbreak of hostilities. a censor
ssN i1eh the most effective ever
g. was established in all the warning
q bout all that was actually
wa that the kaiser's forces
1e'r 7ay through Belgium with a
aous oss Of men and property.
81 gan defenders of the little king
A'oiti 2 a power Of resistance and
'oT'.7ss which amazed the world.
IT'S Ldege halted the German
s7 TOT week. But the odds were
z l. n the end of August the ter
rna war machine had literally
us way through Belgium, and by
~ Ter 4had reached a point within