The manoeuvres of the troops in the Krasnoe camp were suddenly interrupted and the regiments returned to their garrisons at once. The manoeuvres have been cancelled. The military pupils were raised to-day to the rank of officers instead of next fall. At headquarters there obtains great excitement over the procedure of Austria. I have the impression that complete preparations for mobilization against Austria are being made.
EXHIBIT 7.
Telegram of the Imperial Ambassador at St. Petersburg, to the Chancellor on July 26th 1914.
The military attaché requests the following message to be sent to the general staff:
I deem it certain that mobilisation has been ordered for Kiev and Odessa. It is doubtful at Warsaw and Moscow and improbable elsewhere.
EXHIBIT 8.
Telegram of the Imperial Consulate at Kovno to the Chancellor on July 27th 1914.
Kovno has been declared to be in a state of war.
(Note that the official translator means Kriegszustand.)
EXHIBIT 9.