Monday 28 July 2014

28 July 1914



100 years ago today: The lead article in today’s Telegraph hopes that mediation will still be possible in preventing war between Austria-Hungary and Servia.  Sir Edward Grey has proposed holding a conference with the French, German and Italian ambassadors to find some way of securing peace and the German Emperor agrees to “mediation in principle”.  It is hoped that if the Kaiser is minded to find a peaceful solution then Austria will not open hostilities.  However there are also unconfirmed reports of fighting on the Danube between Austrians and Servians and reports that the Servians have blown up a bridge.

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