a conflict of widespread dimensions; in other words, a
conflagration. The leading idea is probably that it would be
necessary to start before Russia has completed the great
improvements of her army and railways, and before France has
brought her military organization to perfection. But on this
point there is no unanimity in high circles; Count Berchtold and
the diplomatists desire at the most localized operations against
Serbia. But everything must be regarded as possible."

The report commented on the departure from usage by the
Austro-Hungarian press in prominently reporting the remarks of the
most obscure Serbian newspapers,

"which, just on account of their obscurity, employ language
freer, bolder, more aggressive, and often insulting. This work of
the official agency has obviously for its aim the excitement of
public feeling and the creation of opinion favorable to war. The
fact is significant."

On July 21 M. Jules Cambon, French Ambassador at Berlin, reported to
M. Bienvenu-Martin, Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs at Paris,
that M. Yovanovitch, Serbian Minister to Germany, had declared to
the German Government that Serbia was willing to entertain Austria's
requirements arising out of the Sarajevo outrage, provided that she
asked only for

"judicial cooperation in the punishment and prevention of
political crimes, but that he was charged to warn the German
Government that it would be dangerous to attempt, through that
investigation, to lower the prestige of Serbia.

"M. Browniewsky, Russian Charge d'Affaires at Berlin, mentioned
this subject to Herr von Jagow, German Secretary of State. Von
Jagow said that he supposed the German Government now had full
knowledge of the note prepared by Austria, and were therefore
willing to give the assurance that the Austro-Serbian
difficulties would be localized. The Secretary of State protested
that he was in complete ignorance of the contents of that note,
and expressed himself in the same way to me. I could not help
showing my astonishment at a statement which agreed so little
with what circumstances lead one to expect.

"I have also been assured that from now on the preliminary
notices for mobilization, the object of which is to place Germany
in a kind of 'attention' attitude in times of tension, have been
sent out