nduct of it
thus far.

All the cables controlled by the English-French-Russian coalition
disseminate the lie about the ostensibly "preventive war" that Germany
wished and prepared for. The German "White Book" prints documents
proving the white purity of the German conscience as represented by
Kaiser, Chancellor, and people. It reveals also the profound grief of
the German Kaiser over the sly and insidious perfidy of the Czar, toward
whom he steadily maintained German fidelity even in hours of grave
danger. What Russia did was more than a mere attack, it was a
treacherous assault. The following facts prove this:

The German mobilization was ordered on Aug. 1, whereas Russia began
to mobilize fully four weeks earlier, or about the beginning of
July. Papers found on several Russian harvest laborers arrested in
the district of Konitz show that the Russian military authorities
had already by the first of July--i.e., immediately after the
tragedy at Serajevo--sent to the leaders of these men mustering-in
orders, which were to be distributed immediately after a further
word should be given. These confiscated papers prove that Russia
hoped to be able to mobilize against Austria before Germany could
get official information of Russia's measures. The Russian
authorities purposely avoided the usual course of sending these
orders through the Russian Consuls, and they assigned "military
exercises" as the object of this call to the colors.

July 25--Military exercises at Krasnoye-Selo were suddenly broken
off and the troops returned at once to their garrisons. The
manoeuvres had been called off. The military cadets were advanced
at once to officers, instead of waiting, as usual, till Autumn.

July 26--All ships and boats are forbidden to sail in the waters
between Helsingfors and Yorkkele; and navigation between Sweden and
Finland is closed.

July 28--Partial mobilization; sixteen army corps to be increased
to the strength of thirty-two corps. On the same day the Czar begs
for friendly mediation; and on the same day the Russian Minister of
Foreign Affairs and the Russian Minister of War give the German
Military Attache, upon their own initiative, their solemn word of
honor that no mobilization has taken place.

July 30--The Second and Third Russian Cavalry Divisions appear on
the German fr