The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-10-17
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 HostiIlties Began.

On June 2S, 1914, Archduke Frank
Ferdinand, heir apparent to Austria
| Hungary, was assasslnated, with his
S,nsort, the Duchess of Hohenberg,
by Bosnian conspirators at SaraJevo,
the capital of Bosnia, where Pan-Slavic
feeling ran high.
| On July % the Austro-H Hungarian
minister at 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 humillating demands, the con-
dltion that Serbia accept the collab-
GRAFTON of Austrian officials In the sup
preston Of the Pan-SerbIan move
ment," and giving her weaker neigh
Dor forty-elght hours In which to COM
ply.
It was openly the aim Of Austria,
"in accord with Germany not only
to deprive Serbia of Its political In
dependence, but also TO inflict a check
TO Russia. From then on event J
moved rapidly. Serbia, on July %,
gave way to all the Austrian demands,
but denied the right OF Austria to ex-
erclse 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 !;
but, on July "a, Austria issued note
to the powers stating that Serbia's nc
quIescence TO her demands was UNI
satisfactory and 'filled with the spirit
OF dishonesty" and on the following
day, July %, 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 q council OF Eu-
rope to both the kaiser and the car.
His action was supported by France
and Italy.
The kaiser's reply WINS general or
der OF mobilization and an ultimatum
with u twelve-hour limit, TO Russia to
stop mobilIxing. OF France, Germany
demanded to be informed OF her atti-
tude In case OF Russo-German war.
This was ON July 30, and on the same
| day Austria invaded Serbia.
On July 81 military law was pro-
claimed throughout Germany, and Rus
sla ordered u general mobilization.
Personal messages were exchanged
between the car and the kaiser, TO
both of whom King George sent ap-
peals for peace. but ON August Ger
many suddenly decided that 1.-THE
sword had been forced into her hand
aud declared war on Russia. while
| Austria was still actually negotiating
with the car.
France at once ordered general
mobilization and Italy formally de-
clared her neutrality. II was plain that
n general war was inevitable.
The kaiser sent an ultimatum In
Germop TO King Albert OF Belgium on
| August 2, demanding free passage for
his armies. The same day German
fc4ces crossed the frontiers OF Luxem'
burg and France, ard on August y
Germany declared war on France.
On the morning OF August 4 the
German army invaded. Belgium, which
had already appealed to England "a
preserve her neutrality. and the Brit
ish ambassador In Berlin demanded
the immediate withdrawal OF the
kaisers forces from Belgium, and, un
able to obtain satisfaction, England de
clared war on Germany the same even
ing. 10 the unaffected dismay OF the
German chancellor, who could not be
lieye that "just for a scrap Of paper
England was going to make war;"