was not
accepted.

In a supplementary telegram he said M. Berthelot was convinced that
Germany's aim, in her negotiations at Paris, was to intimidate
France to mediate with Russia.

M. Broniewsky, Charge d'Affaires at Berlin, reported noisy
demonstrations there by a crowd largely composed of Austrians on
news of Austrian mobilization, and anti-Russian shouting by the
crowd before the Russian Embassy. No precautions were taken by the
police.

_Germany._ Major von Eggeling telegraphed to the German Chancellor,
Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, that it was certain mobilization had been
ordered for Kiev and Odessa; it was doubtful at Warsaw and Moscow,
and improbable elsewhere in Russia.

The Chancellor telegraphed to Baron von Schoen, German Ambassador at
Paris, after Austria-Hungary's official declaration to Russia, that
she had no intention to annex the territory of Serbia or to impair
her sovereignty, the responsibility for a European war rested on
Russia.

"We depend upon France, with which we are at one in the desire
for the preservation of the peace of Europe, that it will
exercise its influence at St. Petersburg in favor of peace."

This telegram, without the final sentence, the Chancellor sent also
to Count Pourtales, German Ambassador at St. Petersburg, and to
Prince Lichnowsky, German Ambassador at London, adding in the latter
case that a call was expected for the several classes of Russian
reserves, which would be equivalent to mobilization, and, in this
case, Germany would be forced to mobilize, much against her wish.

"We ask [Great Britain] to act on this understanding at St.
Petersburg with all possible emphasis."

Count Pourtales was directed to make the following declaration to
the Russian Government:

"Preparatory military measures by Russia will force us to
countermeasures which must consist in mobilizing the army.

"But mobilization means war.

"As we know the obligations of France toward Russia, this
mobilization would be directed against both Russia and France. We
cannot assume that Russia desires to unchain such a European war.
Since Austria-Hungary will not touch the existence of the Serbian
Kingdom, we are of the opinion that Russia can afford to assume
an attitude of waiting. We can all the more support the desire of
Russia to protect the integrity of Serbia as Austria-Hungary does
not intend to question the la