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Show AUSTRO-SERVIAN WAR HAS LONG BEEN EXPECTED War which threatens to be the most pppalling in known human history impends im-pends all over Europe through the following causes: The century-old hatred of the Serbs and the Austrians, growing out of the struggle of the Serbs for unity and freedom. Austria, through her poses-r.ions poses-r.ions of Servian provinces, effectually liars the way. The impassioned rage of the Servians Serv-ians because sipce they have thrown off the yoke of the Turk in territory once held by the Sultan, they have been unable to win one foot of ground or a single subject from the dual monarchy. mon-archy. The deep resentment of Austria at the murder of the archduke, Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne, on June 28 through a Servian plot, which brought all the long smoldering bitterness bit-terness of the two peoples to a climax. cli-max. The ultimatim delivered to Servia by Austria demanding punishment of the archduke's slayers. Servia's reply, termed by the Austrian Aus-trian foreign office as unsatisfactory. Precipitation of France, Germany and Italy into the crisis by Russia's determination to block any change in the balance of power in the Balkans. The known purpose of Russia to use her armies to this end makes that great empire in effect an ally of Servia and in turn draws France to support the Russian standard through an offensive and defensive alliance. Russia's espousal of the Servian cause automatically brings into play ihe triple alliance in which Germany and Italy are bound to rally to the support of their alley, Austria. |