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! Berlin. April 6,--(Correspondence
Of The Associated Press.)-The ev-
ents surrounding the drafting and
despatching 81 the Austrian ultima
tum to Serbia which inaugurated the
world war are given their first amp
LITIGATION in the Forthcoming publica-
ton Of the war recollectionsiof Con-
rad Won Hoetzendorffs the former
Austro- Hungarian Field Marshal.
The advanced proofs Of the volume
which is entitled "The Road to the
Catastrophe" indicate that it will
prove a significant parallel to Gerer-
al Ludendorff's memories because of
its dramatic and intimate revelations
Of Austro-Hungarian diplomacy and
war policies and because of the can
dor with which it discusses Emperor
Charles, the cooperation Of the Ger
man and Austro-Hungarian general
staff, the relations Of the former EN-
peror Francis Joseph and the Ger
man Emperor William, the social and
political intriguing Of the Austrian
Empress Zita and the whole HER
archy of the Austrian granddukes.
The volume is compiled by Karl
Nowak, an author and journalist and
formerly war correspondent of the
Cologne Gazette, who for two years
was assigned in a personal capacity
to Marshal Won Hoetzendorf's head
quarters. Nowak reported the war
on all the eastern fronts and while
his name nominally appears on the
title page, the volume is known to be
Won Hoetzendorf's authorized and
personally revised r%ecollections|
Discussing the events following the
assassination of Archduke Frederick
at Sarajevo, Nowak states that few,
if any people knew the plans of Count
Won Berchtold, then Austro-Hunga-
rian Foreign Minister. Not even the
high military officials were informed
nor was it known whether he was
communicating with Berlin, according
to the writer.
Indignation in political and diplo-
matte circles ran high as a result of
the murder" reads the memoirs.
"Military leaders quoted Won Moltke's
words, "we know the catastrophe will
come some day; the sooner the bet
ter for u.s."
This was the situation Marshal Won
Hoetzendorff found on his return from
a feigned holiday in the Tyrol where
he went after the killing Of the Ar
chduke at Sarajevo, in order to ere
ate the impressions that the situa-
ton was not menacing to the peace
of Europe. Nowak describes the ep-
isolde Of the ultimatum to Serbia as
follows:
"The ministers were summoned to
Ballhausplatz (Foreign Ofice). Won
Hoetzendorff, then chief Of the gen.
eral staff, was hurriedly recalled from
Tyrol where he was on leave grant
ed him after the Sarajevo assassin
alton. Count Won Berchtold who con-
Quoted the deliberations consulted the
General on purely military matters
His opinion was sought only in con-
nection' with the military prospects.
The diplomatic situation was not on
ly in in connection with the military
prospects. The diplomatic situation
was not mentioned nor was any ref
erence made either to the Serbian ul-
timatum or to any other ultimatum.
"Von Hoetzendorf frankly analyzeL
every possible hostile constellation
and did not conceal his conviction
that the Austro-Hungarian monarchy
was equal to the demands Of war on
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