The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter

WAR DECLARED
BY AUSTRIA

Nations of Europe Are Arming
For Battle.

COSSACKS FIRE ON GERMANS

Advices at Washington From St. Petersburg Are That Russia Regards War as Certain. Czar is Mobilizing All Empire's Troops, Notwithstanding Statements to Contrary. Servians Blow Up Bridge—Servian Minister Leaves for Belgrade.

Vienna, July 29.—Official notice of a declaration of war was sent to the Servian government by Austria-Hungary.

BERLIN—
The German government is not in favorable reply to the emperor's call for a conference of the ambassadors in London of the great powers in an endeavor to bring about a settlement of the Austro-Servian difficulty. Germany makes the counter suggestion that negotiations be conducted between the capitals instead of by a conference.

BERLIN
The German admiralty ordered the concentration of the German fleet in home waters.

VIENNA
War between Austria and Servia is now in progress. The danger that it may spread throughout the continent is causing grave concern in all the capitals of Europe.

M. Jovanovitch, Servian minister to Vienna, has left for Belgrade, completely severing relations between the two countries.

These developments show the opening of hostilities, though without a formal declaration of war:

Servian troops blew up the railroad bridge spanning the Save at Semlin. It is at Semlin that Austria has concentrated the greatest force for the invasion of Servia.

Reports of Servians firing on an Austrian boat bearing troops on the Danube are confirmed. The fire was returned and a hot engagement followed.

Reports were received here that an engagement was in progress near the mouth of the Temes river, east of Belgrade.

Shots Fired Across Border.

Eydtkuhnen, Germany—Shots were fired by a Cossack patrol across the German frontier on the alleged ground that an attempt was being made to cross the border at a wrong place.

Germans say that the group fired upon by the Russians were army officers. Much feeling has been caused by the incident.

England Offers Peace Plan.

Berlin, Germany—Sir Edward Goschen, British ambassador at Berlin, called at the foreign office and communicated Great Britain's proposals for mediation.

Germany, it is understood, expressed an unwillingness to offer any suggestions to Austria to abandon or alter her policy toward Servia.

The governments of France and Italy have accepted the proposal that a conference be called with the object of finding a solution of the situation.

"Hands Off," Says Germany.

Berlin—That there will not be peace if it is to be obtained only through Germany calling off Austria was further evidenced by what is undoubtedly the government's warning which is printed in the Cologne Gazette. This article says:

"The conflict is a personal matter which the Austrians will have to settle with the Servians. Let it alone until reparation has been made for the Sarajevo murders and then let diplomacy enter.

Should Austria, against its European duties as well as good judgment, seek to turn reparation into political advantage the possibility is that we would reject them even now and then let the justified claims be heard.

The German people, and certainly the German government, will deal with this matter with the same uprightness and honorableness that it is doing today in the protection of its own national interests, by covering the rear of her ally. Until then, hands off."

KING PETER
Servian Ruler on Whose Country
War
Has
Been
Declared.