. The Great war. Regiment of Canadian Highlande n its wav to n camp at Troops marching through Vienna in July, 1914- The Mobilization of Military Forces 437 stated on the 29th that a partial mobilization had beenordered the night before, confined to the military districtsof KiefT, Odessa, Moscow, and Kazan, and affecting theAustrian, not the German, frontier. The greater definite-ness of the Reuter report, which can be harmonized withthe statement of the French acting Foreign Minister, ascited above, commends it as more trustworthy. The state-ment of the Daily Chronicle is probabl


. The Great war. Regiment of Canadian Highlande n its wav to n camp at Troops marching through Vienna in July, 1914- The Mobilization of Military Forces 437 stated on the 29th that a partial mobilization had beenordered the night before, confined to the military districtsof KiefT, Odessa, Moscow, and Kazan, and affecting theAustrian, not the German, frontier. The greater definite-ness of the Reuter report, which can be harmonized withthe statement of the French acting Foreign Minister, ascited above, commends it as more trustworthy. The state-ment of the Daily Chronicle is probably due to the commonand perhaps not unnatural error of confusing militarypreparations with mobilization. A communication to the Russian ambassadors dispatchedby M. SazonofT on August 2d stated that the Russian gov-ernment had been compelled to order mobilization of thefour districts mentioned above in consequence of Austria-Hungarys action. The statement was added: This deci-sion was caused by absolute necessity, in view of the factthat five days had elapsed between the day of th


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