The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-18
HOW GERMANY
THRUST WAR UPON
ALLIED NATIONS
Events Leading Up to Break Be-
tween Huns and the Powers
of Europe.
King George Sent Appeals for Peace,
but Kaiser Decided That Sword
Had Been Forced into His Hand,
and Hostilties Began.

On June %, 1914, Archduke Frank
Ferdinand, heir apparent to Austria
Hungary. was assassinated, with his
consort. the Duchess of Hohenberg,
by Bosnian conspirators at Sarajevo,
the capital of Bosnia, where Pan-Slavic
feeling ran high.
On July % the Austro- Hungarian
minister ut Belgrade presented to the
Serbian government Il drastic ulti-
matupl, demanding punishment of the
alleged Serbian instigators of the trag
edy and imposing, along with many
other humilating demands. the con-
ditlon that Serbia accept the collab
Grafton Of Austrian officials in the sup
preston of the Pan Serbian move
lnent,' and giving her weaker neigh
Dor forty-elght hours in which to COM
ply.
1t was openly the aim ~of Austria,
I'm accord with Germany not only
to deprive Serbia of It's political in
dependence, but also to inflict check
TO Russia. From then on events
moved rapidly. Serbia, on July %,
gave way to all the Austrian demands,
but denied the right of Austria to ex-
ercise judicial authority In Serbia.
Italy, before the expiration of the
utimntuD, made it known that she
was not In sympathy with the Austro-
Hungarian note to Serbia.
At once diplomatic exchanges be-
bn ar;f n
avert the war that was impending;
but, on July 81, Austria issued Il note
to the powers stating that Serbia's ac-
auescence TO her demands was UNI
satisfactory and filled with the spirit
of dishonesty" and on the following
day, July 2S, Austria declared war on
Serbia.
Russia at once began to mobilize.
and notified the powers that she would
not permit the invasion of Serbia. The
next day Sir Edward Grey, British
secretary for foreign affairs, sent
peace proposals for council of Eu-
rope to both the kaiser and the car.
His action was supported by France
and Italy.
lit htiNtt y itl'ly was a. HNhNi'i ~
der of mobilization and an ultiInatum
with q twelve-hour limit, TO Russia to
stop mobilizing. OF France, Germany
demanded to be informed of her atti-
tude In case of RussoGerman war.
This was on July 30, and on the same
day Austria invaded Serbia.
On July 81 military Inv was pro-
.,I,i,,aJ fhranobnut Earmupv and Rms
STA ordered general mobilization.
Personal messages were exchanged
between the car and the kaiser to
both of whom King George sent APP
peals for peace. but on August Ger
many suddenly decided that 1.-THE
sword had been forced into her hand
and declared war on Russia, while
Austria was still actually negotiating
with the ear
France ut once ordered Il general
mobilization and italy formally de-
clared her neutrality. 1t was plain that
general war was inevitable
The kaiser sent an ultimatnm in
German TO King Albert of Belgium on
August ,, demanding free passage for
his armies. The same day German
forces crossed the frontiers Of LuXem-
burg and France, and on August )
Germany declared war on France.
On the morning Of August the
German army invaded Belgium. which
had already appealed TO England e
preserve her neutrality, aud the Brit
iSh ambassador in Berlin demanded
the immediate withdrawal Of the
kaiser's forces from Belgium, and I'M
able to obtain satisfaction, England de-
clared war on Germany the Same even
Ing. to the unaffected dismay Of the
German chancellor, VINO could not re-
lieve that Just for a scrap OF paper
England was going TO make war.