27 July 1914

100 years ago: Austria-Hungary is not satisfied with Servia’s response and the two countries are on the brink of war.  There is concern that Russia will come to Servia’s aid and “if Russia moves, then it is only too likely that Germany will move” and then France throw in her lot with Russia, and due to the nature of the Triple Entente, Britain may then also find itself at war.  Europe and Great Britain “are suddenly confronted with the terrible phantom of that great War on the Continent which has so often been confidently predicted, and fortunately, so often delayed.”