negro in Dalmatia. It is not at all peculiar that just
here, in almost the same locality, the Teutons should meet with
the first and strongest resistance.

A study of the territory in which the first fighting of the war
occurred will explain the foregoing calculations. It will be observed
that Austrian territory runs down past the eastward turn in the
Danube, along the frontier of Montenegro, until it narrows gradually
into a tip at Cattaro, just below Cettinje, the Montenegrin capital.
This land is composed of the three provinces of Bosnia, Herzegovina
and Dalmatia. All this territory is inhabited by the same race
that peoples Serbia and Montenegro--the Serbs. In fact, the Slavic
population reaches up all along the coast to Trieste, and even a
little beyond. For this reason it is in this direction that we shall
see the Serbians and the Montenegrins invade Austrian territory,
after their initial success in repulsing the Austrian invasion.

The objectives of the brief campaign soon to be considered were
Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, and Ragusa, the famous little
seaport on the Adriatic. Ragusa is of especial interest on account of
its remarkable history. In the Middle Ages it was the most important
seaport in that part of the world. Its ships sailed over all the
Mediterranean and from them is derived the word "argosy," signifying
a ship laden with wealth. Again and again the Turks attempted to
conquer this little state, which was at that time a republic, but
always the Ragusans beat off the enemy. For the country about is
so rocky, so rough, that the city was easily defended, especially
in that time when nearly all fighting was hand to hand.

The first and foremost word in the Great War--the key word--is
Sarajevo. Here is the scene of the assassination of the Crown Prince
of Austria, which was at least the final cause of the war. As we
enter it we find a population of about forty thousand, half of
which are Mohammedans. It is a large, straggling town, situated
in a narrowing valley overtopped by steep hills on either side,
which close in a narrow gorge in the east and broaden into a plain
on the west. It was to the eastward, however, that we shall find
the heavy fighting along the Austro-Serbian frontier.

The armies along the Danube will soon command our attention. As
they follow the river toward Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, it
is no longer the "Blue Danube" of the famous German song. Here,
in fact, it is a