29 Jul 1914
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1914
Page
1
An anticipated formal declaration of war by Austria on the eve of a major map rearrangement signals potential alliances shifting across Europe. Diplomatic traces point to imminent moves drawing multiple nations into a broader conflict.
The Austro Hungarian government declares war on Serbia amid a British back channel. Germany rejects mediation as Sazonoff negotiates in St Petersburg to localize conflict. Britain weighs duties to Triple Entente while public gloom deepens and Belgrade occupation looms.
Global markets reel as Austria Hungary declares war on Servia. London Berlin and Paris suffer panics with large declines and bank runs. New York sees heavy foreign selling and gold shipments as Montreal and Toronto suspend trading amid record withdrawals.
Sharp fighting erupts as Servians and Austrians guard the river frontier near the Drina. Skirmishes flare when Slav bands attempt cross river lines. Authorities report tense border patrols and renewed activity along the frontier.
Vienna reports two brief battles along the Drina River with heavy casualties. Austrian frontier troops repelled Serb crossings, while a friendly-fire incident wounded Servian soldiers.
In Berlin twenty six Socialist mass meetings crowded workmen quarters and overflowed. A resolution denounced Austria and urged governments to curb war fury. Police guarded venues but processions formed singing the workmen's Marsellaise and shouting Down with war. Protests aimed at Unter den Linden and Wilhelmstrasse faced police cordons.
A violent outbreak looms in Santo Domingo as the truce expires under American mediation. Revolutionists near the capital threaten the government, while President Bordas campaigns against another rebel faction at Puerto Plata. Rebels secure supplies and may hold out, Cabinet weighs intervention options but yields no firm policy after today's meeting.
Heavy fighting rages in Haiti with government troops and revolutionists clashing around Trou and Cape Haitien. Federals repelled rebels at Trou, recapturing the town while rebels departed Caracol. fighting continues at multiple other points.
Austria-Hungary announces it is at war with Serbia after Serbia failed to reply satisfactorily to a note dated July 23 1914. The note from Count Berchtold signals the imperial government proceeds to safeguard its interests by force of arms.
Washington July 28 Naval airplane AK 4 wrecked while attempting to alight on Hampton Roads Ensigns Lamont and Capehart were thrown into the water but escaped uninjured The craft had just returned from a flight over the water and swerved to side swipe the surface before upsetting The AK 4 a Curtiss flying boat recently purchased by the navy was used last week in bomb throwing experiments at Indian Head Md
St Petersburg reports Russia警enacting full mobilization threats in response to Austria Serbia conflict. Rail lines to frontiers placed under War Office control. Baltic approaches mined and port lights quenched as Germany and Russia exchange notes seeking avoiding war while Russia vows to defend Servian territory. Czar rejects German plea to settle without intervention.
In Novara Italy on July 28 an aviator Giovanni Marcello Caviggia and his passenger Camiletti perished when their airplane plunged about 300 feet. The fatal crash ends a flight quickly with both occupants killed.
Mme Henriette Caillaux was acquitted by a Paris Court of Assize judge after fifty minutes of deliberation in the March 16 murder of Gaston Calmette, editor of The Figaro. The courtroom erupts as spectators and lawyers clash, with Caillaux and Labori embraced amid the uproar.
Thousands of Servians and Austrians in the United States are prepared to return and fight for their countries. The Servian Consul General cites about 10,000 potential recruits in America while the Austro-Hungarian Consulate reports about 15,000 signaled intent to aid. No general mobilization has been ordered and reserves await individual notification. A Wilmerding Pennsylvania telegram says 5,000 from that area are ready to depart when needed. The Russian call for recruits was denied by the local consul.
Vienna reports formal declaration of war with Serbia amid censorship and public jubilation. Austro-Hungarian circle expects broader conflict but remains confident. Belgrade notes move of capital to Nish and mobilization of Servian men aged 18 to 60.
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