One hundred years of conflict between the nations of Europe, the causes and issues of the great war; . ned in it, and that Austriawould not have acted as it did without assurance of support, in factwithout direct instigation, from some strong allied Power, and thisPower is adjudged alike by public and private opinion to have beenGermany, acting in the person of its ambitious war lord, thedominating Kaiser. It may be stated that all the Powers concerned have sought todisclaim responsibility. Thus Servia called the world to witness thather answer to Austria was the limit of submission and concil


One hundred years of conflict between the nations of Europe, the causes and issues of the great war; . ned in it, and that Austriawould not have acted as it did without assurance of support, in factwithout direct instigation, from some strong allied Power, and thisPower is adjudged alike by public and private opinion to have beenGermany, acting in the person of its ambitious war lord, thedominating Kaiser. It may be stated that all the Powers concerned have sought todisclaim responsibility. Thus Servia called the world to witness thather answer to Austria was the limit of submission and , through her ambassador to the United States, solemnlydeclared that her assault upon Servia was a measure of self-defense. Russia explained her action as benevolent intervention,and expressed a humble hope in omnipotent providence thather hosts would be triumphant. Germany charged France with per-fidious attack upon the unarmed border of the fatherland, andproclaimed a holy war for the security of her territory. France WHERE THE BATTLES OF WESTERN EUROPE HAVE BEEN AND WILL BE FOUGHT. Besanco 3elsH ? German Troops ++ French Troop? .• j


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