EUROPE AT POINT OF WAR; RUSSIA BACK OF SERVIA IN RESISTING AUSTRIA

• Austria presents ultimatum to Servia [sic] requiring acceptance of demands by 6pm today
• Russia demands that Austria abandon the time limit on her ultimatum under threat of "extreme measures"
• Entry of Russia into dispute brings Germany into field under terms of Triple Alliance
• Great Britain and France work to find modus vivendi, but thus far in vain
• All offers of mediation declined by Austria and threats of intervention unheeded
• Austria's fighting force estimated at 810,000 men
• Servia's military strength is estimated at 195,000 men
• The Russian Army is in round numbers 1,500,000 strong
• Germany's peace strength is minimum 672,000 men. On a war footing the German Army is the largest in the world i.e. 2,250,000 men

100 Years ago today, and seemingly out of the blue, the end of Western Civilization is announced.