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Show GREAT BRITAIN AND. ' AUSTRIA AT IR DECLARATION PACCIPITATED BY A COMMMUfMCATION FROM FRENCH GOVERNMENT. kustro-Hungarlan Government Is Blamed With Having Taken the Initiative In Hostilities Which Plunged Europe Into War. London. Declaration that a ntato of war exists between Great Britain and Austria-Hungary from midnight of August 12 has been Issued by the foreign ofllce. The declaration was precipitated, according to an announcement of the foreign ofllce, by n rciuest of tho French go eminent that his majesty's government communicate to the Aus-tro-IItingarlan embassador at London the following declaration' "After having declared war on St-via St-via and having thus taken the Initiative Initia-tive In thu hostilities In ICurope, tho Austrolliiugarliiii government has placed Itself, without any provocation provoca-tion from tho government of tho French republic, In a stnto of war with France, anil after (lermany hns successively declared war against France and Russia she has intervened inter-vened In this conflict by declaring war on Belgium, who already wus lighting on tho side of France. "According to Information worthy of bellof, Austria-Hungary has sent troopB over tho German frontier in such u tnnnnor as to constitute a direct di-rect menaco to France. In face of these facts tho French government finds Ituelf obliged to declare de-clare to tho Austro-Hungarlan government gov-ernment that It will take all measures necessary to reply to theso acts and menaces." Tho foreign office statement continues: con-tinues: i i "Communicating theso declarations accordingly to the Austro-Hungarlan embassador, his majesty's government govern-ment has declared to his excellency that the rupture with France huvlng been brought about In this way, It feols Itself obliged to announce that a state of war exists between Great Urltuin and Austria-Hungary as from midnight." Ofllclal arrangements were inndo for tho Austro-Hungarlan embassador and his personal leprcscutntivu to leave London. |