The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-30
HOW GERMANY
THRUST WAR upon
ALLIED NATIONS
Events Leading Up to Break Be
tween Huns and the Powers
Of Europe.
KIM George Sent Appeals for Peace,
but Kaiser Decided That Sword
Had Been Forced Into His Hand,
and HostiIities Began.

and Hostilities Began.
On June %, 1914, Archduke Frank
Ferdinand. heir apparent to Austria
Hungary, was assassinated. with his
cOnsort, the Duchess of HOhenberg. |
by Bosnian conspirators ut Sarajevo,
the capital Of Bosnia, where Pan-Slavic |
feeling ran high.
On July % the AustrO Hungarian
minister ut Belgrade presented to the
Serbian government drastic ulti-
matum, demanding punishment Of the
alleged Serbian instigatOrs Of the trng-
edy and imposing, along with many
other humiliating demands. the con-
dition that Serbia accept the collab-
Grafton of Austrian officials in the sup
preston Of the Pan-Serbinn move
ment," and giving her weaker neigh
Dor forty-eight hours in which to COM
ply.
1t was openly the aim Of Austria,
'.in accord with Germany not only
to deprive Serbia Of Its political In
dependence, but also to inflict check
to Russia. From then on events
moved rapidly. Serbia, on July 20.
gave way to all the Austrian demands,
hut denied the right Of Austria to ex-
ercise judicial authority In Serbia.
Italy, before the expiration Of the
ultimatum, made 1t known that she
was not In sympathy with the Austro-
Hungarian note to Serbia.
At once diplomatic exchanges be-
gan between the various powers to
avert the war that was impending
hut, on July "a, Austria issued note
to the powers stating that Serbia's ac'
0uiescence to her demands was un-
satisfactory and "filled with the spirit
Of dishonesty" and on the following
day, July %. Austria declared war OH
Serbia.
Russia at once began to mobilize
and notified the powers that she would
not permit the invasion of Serbia. Inc
next day Sir Edward Grey, British
secretary for foreign affairs. SEN
peace proposals for council OF Eu
rope to both the kaiser and the car
His action was supported by France
and Italy.
The kaisers reply was general or
der OF mobilization and an ultimatuA
with twelve-hour limit, to Russia t
stop mobilizing. OF France, German,
demanded to be Informed OF her atti
tude in case of RussO-German wal
This was on July 80, and on the sall
day Austria invaded Serbia.
On July 81 military law was pre-
claimed throughout Germany, and Rus
sin ordered a general mobilization.
Personal messages were exchange
between the car and the kaiser, I
both of whom King George sent al
peals for peace, but on August Gel
many suddenly decided that TN
sword had been forced into her hand
and declared war on Russia, Will
Austria was still actually negotiatin
with the car.
France Mt once ordered a gener'
mobilization and Italy formally a.
clared her neutrality. 1t was plain TN
a general war was inevitable.
The kaiser sent an ultimatum
German to King Albert Of Belgium
August 2, demanding free passage II
his armies. The same day Germs
forces crossed the frontiers OF Luxei
burg and France, and on August
Germany declared war ON France.
On the morning Of August u
German army invaded Belgium, VINE
had already appealed to England
preserve her neutrality, and the br
ish ambassador in Berlin demand'
the immediate withdrawal OF
kaiser's forces from Belgium. and, u
able to obtain satisfaction, England q
c,ared war on Germany the same eve
Ing, to the unaffected dismay OF I
German chancellor, who could NOT
lieve that "just for scrap OF pap
England was going to make war