The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-06-13
THE WORLD WAR

| teen, one Oh tne greatest events tnaL
has ever happened in the history
of the world occurred. Never be-
fore in the prehistoric. times of man
nor after the great revolution Of
the world UP to this time had any
thing that created such commotion
through the entire universe come to
pass. The chief occurrence that is
causing this present strife, the chief
happening that gave the Central
Powers their excuse, as they claimed
1t, to start the present and most
hedious and barbarous war that
breaks the traces of history into a
new era of international fighting.
The event which happened was
the assination of Duke Ferdinand,
of Ausaria, in Boshnia. Diplomatic
relations between Austria and Bosh-
mia were very harsh. The politic-
ians of Boshnia were very angry at
him not to come into their
Ferdinand and promptly warned
angry. at the Crown Prince and had
warned him not to come into their
country lest he might be killed.
This warning had no effect upon
Ferdinand. and without realizing the
outcome of his visit to that country,
he made journey into the land that
he wished to rule when he came to
the Austrian throne.
When he and his wife landed in
the capital of Boshnia they found
cool reception. Reports had al
ready been sent out to the surround
ing cities and towns that the Duke
was coming After their arrival they
were driving through one of the
main streets on the city when the
formidable time came. A bomb was
thrown from some nearby building
under the carriage of the Prince and
his wife which killed them both.
Immediately the assasins were ar
rested but the time had come and
passed The Duke was dead, life
could not be restored. The muir
ders were tried and executed. Then
Austria sent twenty provisions to
the Serbians stating that If they
camplied with all Of them they would
not have war waged upon them.
Nineteen of these the Serbians were
able to comply with, but the last,
which was that Austrian noble
should be given the right to consti-
tute the laws for the nation Of Ser
bia. Here the little nation showed
its honor and courage by absolu-
lutely refusing to accept such treaty.
All this had to be done in the per-
iod of forty-eight hours as that was
the time given them to make the
decision. The Serbians returned the
provisions saying that all others they
would do but the last they could not
carry out. Then Austria consulted
Germany for advice. Germany
through a former treaty, forced Aus
tria to declare war on the Serbia.
Then all preparations for the
present war begun. Austria began
war on Serbia and alliances having
been formed between Serbia. Bosnia
and Russia, the latter inferred the
war in defense of Serbia.
Now Germany. as the world knows,
had been preparing for this war since
the time of Frederick the Great.
Now the time had come for them to
strike the blow that they hoped
would be fatal to the world. Ger
many declared war on Russia and
Serbia. Then when this declaration
of war came, England and France
remembered their former treaties and
alliances with Russia and them
selves, After giving the matter a
through consideration and France re-
fiecting back upon her former de-
feat by the Germans. England and
France decided to join the war in
favor of the Russians and Serbians.
These entrances created new in
spirations in the great struggle. The
situation became more serious and
Germany kept up her debaucherous
practices until she intimated that
she wanted the whole world to be
against her She began her under
sea depredations on the United
States. America had been treating
the Germans with all respect due
them until this time. The excre-
able Huns no longer deserved Just
treatment but needed to be handled
in a way that would civilize them
and change their way of maltreat-
ing the world.
Submarine insidiousism kept on
until the United States could no lon
ger bear the treatment. Then in
the year of nineteen seventeen the