from garrisons of the interior such as
Treves or Cologne; nothing like this has been done in France.

"The arming of the frontier defenses (clearing of trees, placing
of armament, construction of batteries, and strengthening of wire
entanglements) was begun in Germany on Saturday, the 25th; with
us it is going to be begun, for France can no longer refrain from
taking similar measures.

"The railway stations were occupied by the military in Germany on
Saturday, the 25th; in France on Tuesday, the 28th.

"Finally, in Germany the reservists by tens of thousands have
been recalled by individual summons, those living abroad (the
classes of 1903 to 1911) have been recalled, the officers of
reserve have been summoned; in the interior the roads are closed,
motor cars only circulate with permits. It is the last stage
before mobilization. None of these measures has been taken in
France.

"The German army has its outposts on our frontier; on two
occasions yesterday German patrols penetrated our territory. The
whole Sixteenth Army Corps from Metz, reenforced by part of the
Eighth from Treves and Cologne, occupies the frontier from Metz
to Luxemburg; the Fifteenth Army Corps from Strassburg is massed
on the frontier.

"Under penalty of being shot, the inhabitants of the annexed
parts of Alsace-Lorraine are forbidden to cross the frontier."

FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1914

_Austria-Hungary._ On the following day Count Berchtold, Minister
for Foreign Affairs, telegraphed the ambassador at Berlin, Count
Szogyeny, an account of the discussion on the 30th inst. between Sir
Edward Grey, British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and the German
Ambassador in London, Prince Lichnowsky.

The ambassador was instructed to thank Secretary of State von Jagow
for communications made to Austria-Hungary

"and to declare to him that in spite of the change in the
situation which has since arisen through the mobilization of
Russia, we are quite prepared to entertain the proposal of Sir
Edward Grey to negotiate between us and Serbia.

"The conditions of our acceptance are, nevertheless, that our
military action against Serbia should continue to take its
course, and that the British Cabinet should move the Russian
Government to bring to a standstill the Russian mobilization
which is directed ag