France declares war on Austria-Hungary

August 13, 1914:

The following notification was, under date of yesterday, sent to his Excellency the Ambassador of the United States of America of the United States at Paris, in charge of Austrian-Hungarian interests in France, as well as to the diplomatic representatives of powers accredited at Paris.

"After having been, in spite of pacific affirmations, the original co-author of the aggression of Germany against France, the imperial and Royal Government of Austria-Hungary, by acts of military assistance given to Germany, and incompatible with neutrality, provoked, on the date of August 10, 1914, the rupture of diplomatic relations between the cabinets of Paris and Vienna".

"New informations having established that the imperial and royal government of the Republic, sees itself constrained to no longer recognize it as neutral and to consider it as an enemy from the date of August 12, at midnight".

"The present notification is made in conformity with article 2. of the II Convention of the Hague of October 18, 1907, relative to the opening of hostilities and sent to ( diplomatic representative at Paris of the power to which notification is made) at Paris, August 13, 1914, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon".