Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-22

July 4. lJll not by the famous, but
questionable. Potsdlm council Of July
3 The Austro- Hungarian counc. was
presided over by Count Won Bcrch told
Then the late Emperor Francis Joseph
Berchtold deliberately and avowedly
stored the Hapsburg empirc-and the
world--!nto war after the assassinatio ion
at Saraje"o Of the Austrian heir APP
parent, Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Those and other sensational facts
are are c2ntained In new Austrtan official
and com 3riSing hitherto unpublished
documents covering the fateful period
from the end Of Juno 10 the beginning
OF August. 1914.
Information Withheld.
Count Won Borchtold. through sup
pressing. delaying or withholding in
formation. eudcavored 10 deceive his
own Emperor and keep the Berlin gov
his tBcrchtold's) real intentions and
his determination to bring about the
war.
Count Tisza. tho aSsassinated Hun
c-,rian Premier characterized Kaiser
Wilhclm AS pro serbian. and warmed
Eerchtold arainf' making Berlin
hitterlv over RcrchtoId'a withholding
h!s program OF action" from the Ger
vienna did not give Berlin he text
of tho Austrian ultinntum 70 S"rhia
fthc direct cause q, the war, unt'l -
vcnn. thn Austrian Rcd Book shows
Kaiser wilhelm. in a personal latter
- E~ncror Francis Joseph. dated July
frionaes,, and eunnor, r.attnr that
cvorv means mus. hc used % end tho
s"..htan agitation; and added;
,oeo,+4on norsi,r W. onns.; on h.,rnn,
your government and Serbia"
Vienna In Warned.
DR. Won Bcthrnann-Hollweg. the then
warned Vienna tina, If Austria pro-
Eok"d war THIS might bring conse-
0uchces that cohla not be ,oFcsccn
and he drew AnstFias attention 70 me
Hi 81, -. r;,. ~, c-
-ovnrsrnnn, inc ,ext OF Serbia's con
SIiiator" answer "a tho Austrian ui;i
,natnrn untti Berlin had nauy de-
tnanded 10 see II.
with cx-Ernpcror Charles al Geneva
Switzerland. appears in tho Red Book
as The central and sornewhat Machiae.
'' /; tayeiops from tho documents tina,
Bcrchtold. some DAYS nrior 10 tho as
sassina,ion OF ArchauEe Francis. Fer
Hoc,zcndorn, chief OF the Austrian
memorial Of Ans,ria's military chances
par,icuiar reference 20 Rounan!a az
An enemy in such a war
This memorial was given 20 Berchtold
on July 2 Emnero. franG!s Jose ph,
fora to I, as the memorial which was
worked out before the terrible catas-
;rophe Al Saraievo Indications are
that this H0ctzcn6o-N memorial on
military prospects in war With Russia,
INonmanla aHt Ss,o'a se'' ca ~ ~, t"s
neEnoss % , pumI - co,,'Y,od ~ !,
tnGnsn's ana p,ans 10 n-nccos;ne,s ~ :,
wT't,cn protocol ., me Proc%e .,,ni, 81 o..
nc AHs,riah M!hisheF'"' 'ouHtt' AZ
NiTnna, 'uiN :: s .. -.
ooc nrrG II. ,,ie 80. bavo homn
INC rca 10, nm Se e,id - 49,,
SO mncn mas neon SAL" ana written
during me war
m" ATTENDED neehhE.
were Count Won Bcrchtold. Count Won
Stuergkh Chen Austrian Premier,
1te sH sn T!Tzs
nated) Minister OF Finance B!lnski.
Minister Of War krobatin, Chief OF
STAFF Won HoctzendorH and Naval Com
Count Hoyes. chief OF Berchtold's
Cabinet, recorded the proceedings. Of
the council In his own handwriting.
Count Rerch,old in his opening
specch, outlined this situation in this
wav:
our conversations with Berlin have
ne the Kaiser and Herr Won Rethmann-
UoIlweC have assured MS OF their
fullest support in the event Of armed
action TINS deciaratlon ~ ~
told was dircc,S con- - :" ~ az
acts. as SHOWN os Y. pats
TO Franz Josenh and oy br. Won isetn n ,
mann-hoii veg warning 20 .tuSr -
against plNnClne ihc worm i"to
Another Seni broken
Thus another seal of mystery about
the world war is broken. The secret
archives OF the Vienna Foreign ONCE
have revealed the sinister diplomatic
Of Hungarian
Foreign Minister in those critical days.
One more phase OF the Ubiquitous sys-
tom OF secret diplomacy which de-
liberately led. II IL did not actually
force. the final stages making war
inevitable. is laid bare in lis worst
form.
simultaneously with the bringing TO
light of those hitherto unpublish cocu-
ments DR.. r. Coos, who, with the
authorization of the Austrian govern
mcnt. spent months in searching the
Vienna Foreign ONCE archives. and
who compiled the Red Book, gives a
hook of his own called The Vienna
War. In 1t DIT. Coos not only uses
tho official documents contained in
the Red Book. but connects the docu-
ments with events in the various gov
crnments of the time. The secret docu :
ments. together with the. compiler's
commentaries promise to hccoms one
Of the most sensational and Naluabie