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Show HOW GERMANY THRUST WAR UPON ALLIGATIONS Events Leading Up to Break Between Be-tween Huns nnd the Powers of Europe. King George Sent Appeals for Peace, but Kaiser Decided That Sword Had Been Forced Into His Hand, and Hostilities Began. On Juno 28, 1014, Archduko Frank Ferdinand, heir apparent to Austria-Hungnry, Austria-Hungnry, wus ussnsslnuted, with his finsorr, tho Duchess of Uohcnbcrg, by Uosnlnn conspirators at Sarajevo, tho capital of Uosula, wlicro Pan-Slavic feeling ran high. On July 23 tho Austro-nungarlan minister nt Dclgrndo presented to tho Serbian government n drastic ultimatum, ulti-matum, demanding punishment of tho alleged Serbian Instigators of tho tragedy trag-edy and Imposing, along with many other humiliating demands, the condition con-dition that Serbia "accept tho collaboration collab-oration ot Austrian officials In tho suppression sup-pression of tho Pitu-Scrblnn movement," move-ment," and giving her weaker neighbor neigh-bor forty-eight hours In which to comply. com-ply. It was openly tho 'aim of. Austria, "In accord with Gcrmuny,'' not only to deprlvo Serbia of IU political Independence, In-dependence, but also to Inflict n check to Itussla. From then on event j moved rapidly. Serbia, on July 2!i, gave way to ull the Austrian dcinni.ds, hut denied tho right of Austria to exercise ex-ercise Judicial authority In Sorbin. Italy, before tho expiration of tho ultimatum, made It known that she was not In sympathy with tho Austro-Hungarian Austro-Hungarian noto to Serbia. At onco diplomatic exchanges began be-gan between tho various powers to avert tho war that was Impending; but, on July 27, Austria Issued a noto to thu powers stating that Serbia's uc-qulescenco uc-qulescenco to her demands was un-satisfactory un-satisfactory anil "filled with tho spirit of dishonesty," and on tho following day, July 28, Austria declurcd wur on Serbln. Itussla at onco began to mobllUe, and notified thu powers that sho would not permit tho Invasion of Serbia. The next day Sir Kdwurd Grey, Ilrltlsh secretary for foreign affairs, sent peace priqiosala for a council of Ku-rope Ku-rope to both tho kaiser unit tho czar. IIIh action wuh supported by Franco and Italy. Tho knlscr's reply wns n general order or-der of moldllr.atlon and an ultimatum with ii twelve-hour limit, to Itussln to stop mobllltlng. Of France, Gcnnnny demanded to be Informed of her attitude atti-tude In case of a llusso-German war. This wus on July 30, and on- the snmu day Austria Invaded Serbia. On July 31 mllltiiry law was proclaimed pro-claimed throughout Germany, and Itussla Itus-sla ordered u genqrat mobilization. Personal messages wero exchanged between tho cxar nnd the kaiser, W both of whom Kin George sent appeals ap-peals for peace, but on August 1 Germany Ger-many suddenly decided that "tho sword had been foi-wd Into her band" and declared war on Itussla, whllo Austria was still actually negotiating with the czar. Franco at onco ordered a general mobilization and Italy fornmlly do-dared do-dared her neutrality. It was plain thut u general wur wns inevitable. Tho kaiser sent nn ultimatum In German to King Albert of llelgluin on Auyust 2, demanding freo pussngo for hlr armies. Tho sumo day German fares crossed tho frontiers of Luxemburg Luxem-burg and France, nr.U on August 3 Germany declared war on France. On tho morning of August 4 tho German nrmy Invnded.Uelglum, which luul nlrcndy appealed to England to preserve her neutrality, and the Ilrltlsh Ilrlt-lsh ambassador In Purlin demanded tho Immcdlnto withdrawal of thu kaiser's forces from Uelgium, and, unable un-able to obtnln satisfaction, England do-clured do-clured war on Germnny the saino evening, even-ing, to the unnffocted dismay of tho Gorman chuncellor, who could not believe be-lieve that "Just for n scrap of paper England was going to rcuko war." |