Show GERMANY PLACED W WAR ARt AR- AR 0 t BLAME UPON RUSSIA 5 VY 5 f I 5 S The Ti-ic Palais DOrsay scene of or portentous prewar conferences I France Refused to Act Suggesting Berlin Use Influence With Austria fourth review len of events e that immediately im im- The chapter of a day dar mediately preceded the World war var S S SIts SIt's S S By fly MORRIS GILBERT Its It's July 26 1914 and the awful shadow of ol the Four Horsemen lowers o over er the chancelleries tho royal courts and the n military headQuarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters of or tremulous Europe Paris The Paris The Germ German n ambassador Informs In- In forms Corms the Quai dOrsay that Austria has las announced it has no designs on onic the tc ic Integrity c of Serbia but wants simply imply to assure tranquillity Hen Hence e he continues s on or Russia whether war can be avoided Asserting that Germany joins with France ranee in a desire for peace he herges urges urges France lo to use her influence to this end on co her ally Russia The Quai dOrsay suggests in rely reply re reo re- re ply ly that Germany use her influence on n Austria to the same purpose The that German erman ambassador answers answers' such uch action could not nol be reconciled with Germanys Germany's position that the thc trouble rouble concerns Austria and Serbia alone one and must be settled by them The Quai dOrsay refuses then to to approach St. St Petersburg London Sir London Sir Edward Grey pro pro- poses oses mediation by four disinterested disinterest disinterest- Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- ed d powers but Russia France many and Austria are arc n not t inclined to consider this idea St. St Petersburg The Petersburg The Russian pre pre- mier tells the Austrian la 3 r frankly that the purposes o of the Austrian Aus trian ultimatum seem eem to him quite proper but that its form is indefensible indefensible sible and should be modified The Austrian amba ambassador reports to lo his government that though Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia seems diplomatically conciliatory the military machine there threat threatens n this attitude |