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Title: The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Johnson, Rossiter, 1840-1931, ed
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, Sully and Kleinteich
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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sto of the Czar to the Russian Peopleupon Germanys declaration of war, Au-gust 3, 1914. Personal Message from King Albert of Bel-gium to King George, August 2, 1914. Telegram from Sir Edward Grey to BritishAmbassador instructing him to deliver ul-timatum to Germany, August 4, 1914. Statement of tlie British Foreign Office afterthe proclamation of war on Germany,August 4, 1914. President Wilsons tender of good officesmade to each of the rulers of the statesat war, August 5, 1914. Statement of the British Foreign Office fol-lowing the declaration of war on Austria-Hungary, August 13, 1914. Russias Appeal to tlie Poles, August 14,1914. Jajjans Ultimatum to Cierinany, August 16,1914. Japans Declaration of War against Ger-many, August 24, 1914. Message from the Kaiser to President Wil-son charging the use of dum-dum bulletsby the Allies and explaining the reasonsfor the destruction of Louvain. Reply of President Wilson to the KaisersMessage, September 17, 1914. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF EVENTS
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10 THE CLASH OF NATIONS CHAPTER I THE IMMEDIATE CAUSES OF THE WAR On June 27, 1914, Francis Ferdinand, nephew of the emperorand heir to the throne of Aiistria-Hvmgary, drove, with his wife,through Sarajevo, cajiital of the Province of Bosnia, which had heenwrested from Servia by Austria. Suddenly a half-crazed Servianstudent forced his way through the protecting line of soldiers andfired a pistol with deadly aim at the royal carriage. The shots notonly slew Francis Ferdinand and his consort, but gave the immediateprovocation—or, at least, the pretext—for a still more hideous slaugh-ter; it set in motion a war that has wrecked the peace of Eurojje andembroiled the Powers in the most appalling conflict the modern worldhas known. This murder was not in itself sufficient to cause a world-catas-trophe. No one at the time could imagine its all-embracing conse-quences. Yet succeeding events have cast an illuminating light onthe dark places of political affairs, and revealed to us a Europ

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