Secrets of the Balkans . eingimable to defend Belgrade, the Serbians moved theircapital to Nish, at the same time issuing mobilizationorders which called out the last reserves. Similar orderswere simultaneously issued in Montenegro, the intereststhere being identical with those of Serbia. During my last visit to Belgrade, I conversed freelywith nearly all the representatives of foreign countries.Baron Giesl von Gieslingen, the Austrian Minister, andBaron von Griesinger, the German Minister, especiallytalked to me about the Serajevo crime, and the AustrianMinister stated that Serbia must give f
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Secrets of the Balkans . eingimable to defend Belgrade, the Serbians moved theircapital to Nish, at the same time issuing mobilizationorders which called out the last reserves. Similar orderswere simultaneously issued in Montenegro, the intereststhere being identical with those of Serbia. During my last visit to Belgrade, I conversed freelywith nearly all the representatives of foreign countries.Baron Giesl von Gieslingen, the Austrian Minister, andBaron von Griesinger, the German Minister, especiallytalked to me about the Serajevo crime, and the AustrianMinister stated that Serbia must give full satisfactionto Austria for the murder of Archduke Ferdinand. I am sure that none of the diplomats in Belgradeexpected that within a week after the funeral of Mr.Hartwig, the late Russian Minister at Belgrade, warwould be declared by Austria against Serbia. TheSerbian people themselves were not without expectationof war as the Austrian newspapers had threatened themcontinually. Taking everything into consideration and. On thk Way to Samkov, Bulgaria SOME INTIMATE GLIMPSES OF ROYALTY 31 without prejudice, it seems that Austria wanted warwith Serbia, and that the death of Archduke Ferdinandwas welcomed as a casus belli. The Austrians have for years dominated the Serbianmarkets, but lost nearly all this trade in 1912, upon theinception of the war between Turkey and the Balkanallies. The Serbians charge that Austria, by the creationof the independent state of Albania, is responsible forthe disruption of the Balkan Alliance. Of course, thisaction was taken by Austria to deprive Serbia of accessto the Adriatic Sea. The late archduke was the advocateof this anti-Serbian policy, and therefore it was no wonderthat the Serbians did not like him, as he had preventedthe realization of the nations dream to own a large porton the Adriatic. Austro-Hungary was very jealous ofgreater Serbia, as it had progressed and extended againsther will. The agreement between Austria and Bulgaria, whichi