Saturday 2 August 2014

30 July 1914



100 years ago today: Belgrade has been bombarded overnight and shelling has caused great damage in several quarters of the city. Russia has partially mobilised her armies and it seems likely that Germany and France will follow suit.  At present no mobilisation of British forces has taken place according to a statement from the War Office.  The Government is reported to be using its “last ounce of weight in the European political scales” to try to “localise the conflict and restrict its results”. It seems that each nation is preparing for arms and waiting to see what the others do.  

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