Show I I 1 Ji The Excuse for Starting W World arid War I I I Y O On Juno 28 S 1514 I U. U Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his morganatic morganatic morgan morgan- wife Duchess ot of were assassinated l h Iy y a n. half crazed year 19 old Serbian student ono one zap Sep while the tue heir to the Austrian throne was on an official visit to tho the to town ton n o of Bosnia Whether was wa acting on his own live tivo or whether his crime was as the re result result re- re sult of ot a plot piot has never nover been fully es es es- It Is declared b by the central central cen cen- powers that the thc double murder was plotted In Serbia On tho other han hand liand there Ia 13 a a widespread belief In allied countries that the tho plot was in iii Germany In order to give e the tho kaiser an excuse for Or commencing commencing- his war of conquest In an any event the tue mur murder er of the archduke archduke archduke arch arch- duke an and his wife was wag made the e exCUse excuse ex ex- cuse cuso for or an ultimatum from Austria to Serbia on JuI July 3 Z which because of ot its for uncalled harshness amazed the we world rid The note submitted tt ten n specific de demands do- do mands and required an answer from rom romS S Serbia within el forty eight ht hours These demands deminds required t Serbia should suppress every cry Serbian pubU cation hostile to the dual monarchy that teachers guilty of oC instigating hatred of Austria bo be dismissed and that matter in iii the textbooks objectionable objection objection- able to Austria be bo eliminated that Serbia dismiss from her army arms and gov go governmental employ all officers and o of officials officials of- of found roun taking part in the propaganda propaganda ganda anda that Serbia Serbin accept the collaboration collaboration oration of or agents of tho ho Austro Hun garlan s-arlan government in suppression of or subversive movement mo against as Austria that Austro representatives be allowed ed to take talo part lart in the tho Investigation Investigation of ot persons In Serbia accused of complicity in the tho iso murder of Archduke Archduke Arch Arch- duke dule Francis that Serbia take action a against two specified of officials of of- who vho were accused of oC complicity t ty in the crime at that Serbia Serbia Serbia Ser Ser- bia take effective 6 measures to stop top the tho smuggling of or arms and ammunition across the border and finally that Serbia give explanation of or the tue expressions expressions of ot hostility toward Hun Austria gary ary on the tho part of or certain high Serbian Sor Ser bian blan officials Serbia Bois to Austria Humiliating and an unjust though the tho demands deman s un undoubtedly were Serbia In lit hiher lither her reply acceded to them all except two To tho the demand that Serbia ac accept ac- ac tho the collaboration of ot agents of or the Austrian government go in tho suppression suppression suppression sion of the subversive movement dl dl di- reeled against the territorial integrity of or the tho dual monarchy monarch Serbia replied that she did not understand but that tha she sha was ready rC to accept such collaboration collaboration oration as should conform to the prin prin- of international law an and I inal procedure Tho The demand mado made by Austria that Austrian officials bo be per per- to take tako part In tho the In lion tion relating to the Judicial proceedings proceedings proceed proceed- In ings R in Serbia against persons In Involved In In- in the tho crime the tho SorI Sor Sor- I blan bian government co would not concede on ott the tho ground that such action would violate the Serbian constitution No ono one now believes that Austria wished Serbia to accept all her terms or expected her hel to Austria was deato deaf dea to the appeals of Great Britain and I and declared war on Serbia on July 28 During the he next few da days day s Germany declared war on Russia Serbin's Ser Ser- blas bla's protector and France Prance and th the conflict was on I As to the murderer of ot the archduke he was not executed but was placed in an Austrian prison where he died of or consumption last year ear |