Re: Diplomacy Zine --- The Lost Chapter

From: tedward@durin.cs.cornell.edu (Ted Fischer)

Date: Sun, 08 Jul 1990 20:09:37 +0000

Chapter Two of ELECTRONIC PROTOCOL:

This chapter contains results from DRAGONSLAYER,
and gunboat games JACAL, VERSAILLES, MANHATTAN, and DRESDEN.

Issue #174
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Results from Dresden 1903
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DRESDEN: Spring 1903
---England----------------------------------Germany----------------------------
A Nwy - SWE                             |A Swe - DEN
F Bar - NWY                             |A BUR S FRE (A Par H)  CUT (Par)
F NTS S (F Bar - Nwy)                   |A RUH - Kie		BOUNCE (Bal)
F BRE H                                 |A War - UKR
---France-------------------------------|A Ber - PRU
A POR - Spa            FAIL             |A Kie - BER
A PAR - Bur            CUTS             |F BEL H
F Lvp - WAL                             |---Austria----------------------------
---Italy--------------------------------|A GRE S (A Ser - Bul)
A GAS S (F GoL - SpS)                   |A BUL - Con            BOUNCE (Bla)
A MAR S (F GoL - SpS)                   |A SER - Bul            FAIL
F SpS - MID                             |A BUD S (A Vie - Gal)
F GoL - SPS                             |A Vie - GAL
F WME S (F SpS - Mid)                   |F EME - Smy            BOUNCE (Arm)
F NAP - Ion            BOUNCE (Aeg)     |---Turkey-----------------------------
---Russia ------------------------------|A ARM - Smy            BOUNCE (Eme)
A RUM - Sev            FAIL             |F AEG - Ion            BOUNCE (Nap)
A StP - MOS                             |F BLA - Con            BOUNCE (Bul)
A SEV - Arm            FAIL             |--------------------------------------
F BAL - Kie            BOUNCE (Ruh)     |
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POSITIONS:
Austria: 6      A Gre Bul Ser Bud Gal      F Eme
England: 4      A Swe                      F Nwy Nts Bre
France:  3      A Por Par                  F Wal
Germany: 7      A Den Bur Ruh Ukr Pru Ber  F Bel
Italy:   6      A Gas Mar                  F Mid SpS Wme Nap
Russia:  4      A Rum Mos Sev              F Bal
Turkey:  3      A Arm                      F Aeg Bla

PRESS:
LORD DAN ORDERS MEDIA BLACKOUT
PPP GOES PUBLIC!!!
SWISS STAR REPORTER JAILED
RUSSIAN FLEET VISITS KIEL
ITALIANS PRESS INTO THE ATLANTIC

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The Swiss Star 					 Feb 14, 1903
  It seems that the once stable Austrian Empire has had turmoil from
within.  It appears that Lord Dan has taken immediate actions to stop
all rebellion, but in doing so has ordered a "Media Blackout".  Since
then the air waves have been silent and nobody has been allowed in or
out of Austria.  Lord Dan's last about arbitrating the negotiations
between Russia and Germany were, "They are both reasonable people,
they will work things out themselves.  I won't ignore them, but
Austria has internal affairs that require my immediate attention."  He
has also assured the Empress that their borders will remain neutral
under all circumstances.
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Swiss Star						January, 1903
  The Swiss Star has been sent the following statement from the
People's Peace Phront [sic].  This organization has often been
associated with terrorist activities, especially bombings of military
instalations.  It has been said that they have done this all in the
name of "world peace".  However, while known to most of the world's
intelligence organizations, they had never before released a public
statement.
  While the Swiss Star in no way supports the PPP or believes in its
tactics, we felt that the following should be printed.  First, because
it is yet another scoop for the world's greatest paper (2.3 billion
read us daily).  Second, because of the threats made against the
Empress Ieda.  PPP sources assure us that this is an authentic
manifesto.
  Declaration phrom the People's Peace Phront: The PPP wishes to
praise the Kaiser phor declining to build phurther troops in the
winter.  Hopephully, this bold move will pave the way towards world
peace and an end to tyrannical regimes such as that oph the Empress
Ieda.  The PPP phinds the Italian attacks against a helpless Phrench
nation to be atrocious and will be releasing peace squads into Italy
to phind and exectute the Empress.
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Swiss Star:					Spring 1903;
  Federal authorities have jailed one of the Swiss Star's reporters.
Mike "the big pen" Freud was taken into custody for failing to
identify the source of the recent article on German and Turkish plans
to invade Austria.  He claimed that his source was name "Rasputten",
and that he would not divulge any further information about his
informant except that he trusted him completely.
  In other matters, the Swiss Star announced that circulation was up
50% from a year ago.  Citing the lead stories published in the last
year, the editors have vowed to keep pressing for stories of equal
quality.  Noting the recent controversy, they admit that when a
reporter comes in with a hot lead they let the reporter go with it.
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IRP (Imperial Russian Press) 			March 1903
  Once again Russian diplomats are visiting Germany to try to end the
German aggression against the Russian motherland in peace. While
Russian troops are defending Moscow to the last man, the Czar is
asking the Kaiser to leave Warsaw and return to the former state of
neutrality with Russia. With the Austrian/German relations getting
worse, Germany could be facing war on four fronts, if it continues to
attack all its neighbors at the same time.  [gm: This is a perfect
example of "gunboat" diplomacy.  :-]
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Naples News:					April 10, 1903.
  News of the first Italian fleet pushing into the Atlantic has sent
the people of Naples into a celebration.  Although separated by great
distances from the English shores, the people have come to agree with
the sentiments of the peoples in the nearby French Provinces.
Anti-English signs and jokes are popular.
  The newest fleet in the Italian navy left port headed for the Ionian
Sea.  Officials have stated that the fleet is needed to help control
the situation in the Eastern Med. and that the fleet is fully prepared
to assist in both naval confrontations and Land/Sea maneuvers.
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DRESDEN: Summer 1903
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no retreats

PRESS:
LORD DAN CONTINUES MEDIA BLACKOUT
TURKS FEND OFF ALL FOES
BISHOP DENOUNCES PHIENDS
TEARFUL FAREWELLS AS GERMAN ARMY VACATES SWEDEN
KAISER SPONSORS BENEFIT CONCERT FOR LIBERATION OF TURKEY

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Swiss Star:					Summer 1903:
  The Turkish representative today has declared that they are willing
to wait it out in the current confrontation.  He cited the recent
success of Turkish forces to hold the combined might of three nations
at bay.  He says morale is high, and the supplies are there.  They
expect to outlast their opponents.
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Naples News:					July 11, 1903.
  Bishop Slinto today denounced the People's Peace Phront as the work
of a satanic cult.  "Look at that name, it is a gross misuse of the
English language.  Every spring deviants come out of the woodwork and
try to stir up trouble.  The Empress gets more of these now that her
empire has grown.  In most cases we are able to find the twisted
individuals involved and help them."
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The Deutsch Homeland                                    May 12, 1903
  (Stockholm) There was not a dry eye in sight yesterday as the last
of the German 49th Marine troops vacated Sweden, leaving it in the
hands of English troops as promised by the Kaiser, who was present to
witness the final disarmament.  Quoted our leader: "Never let it be
said that a German doesn't keep his word."  The Kaiser also expressed
his sympathy towards the plight of the English concerning the new
French-Italian alliance, and offered the use of his navy in defending
the English waters.
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The Deutsch Homeland                                    July 6, 1903
  (Berlin) In response to the repression and suffering the Turks are
undergoing at the hands of the Russian Empire, last week the Kaiser
called together top polka bands from all over the country for "Towel
Aid", a benefit concert to raise money to help the Turkish armies in
their struggle to push back the Russian lines encroaching on their
heartland.  The Kaiser himself demonstrated his innovative skill at
the accordian, and was called back for several encores by his personal
aides.  At the close of the concert the Kaiser sent out a plea to all
nations of the world to donate freely and help stamp out violence
forever.
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DRESDEN: Fall 1903
---England----------------------------------Germany----------------------------
A SWE H                                 |A DEN - Kie            BOUNCE (Ber)
F Nwy - STN                             |A BUR - Par            FAIL
F NTS - Lon             BOUNCE (Wal)    |A Ruh - BEL
F Bre H                 FAIL (Ret. ???) |A Ukr S (A Pru - War)  FAIL (Disband)
---France-------------------------------|A PRU - War            BOUNCE (Mos)
A POR - Spa             FAIL            |A BER - Kie            BOUNCE (Den)
A PAR H                                 |F Bel - ECH
F WAL - Lon             BOUNCE (Nts)    |---Austria----------------------------
---Italy--------------------------------|A GRE S (A Bul H)
A GAS S (F Mid - Bre)                   |A BUL H
A MAR S (A Par - Bur)   NSO             |A Ser - BUD
F Mid - BRE                             |A Bud - GAL
F SPS H                                 |A Gal - SIL
F Wme - MID                             |F EME - Smy            BOUNCE (Arm)
F Nap - ION                             |---Turkey-----------------------------
---Russia ------------------------------|A ARM - Smy            BOUNCE (Eme)
A Rum - UKR                             |F AEG S (F Bla - Con)
A MOS - War             FAIL (1:2)      |F Bla - CON
A SEV S (A Rum - Ukr)                   |--------------------------------------
F BAL S ENG (A Swe - Den) NSO           |
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German A Ukr is forced to disband.
English F Brest may retreat to Picardy or it may disband.

POSITIONS:
Austria: 6      A Gre Bul Bud Gal Sil      F Eme
England: 4      A Swe                      F StN Nts ???
France:  3      A Por Par                  F Wal
Germany: 6      A Den Bur Bel Pru Ber      F Ech
Italy:   6      A Gas Mar                  F Bre SpS Mid Ion
Russia:  4      A Ukr Mos Sev              F Bal
Turkey:  3      A Arm                      F Aeg Con

SUPPLY CENTERS:(New in caps, old in parens)
Austria: 6      Vie, Bud, Tri, Gre, Ser, Bul
England: 5      Lon, Edi, Nwy, (Bre), SWE, STP
France:  3      Par, Por, Lvp
Germany: 7      Mun, Ber, Kie, Den, Hol, (Swe), War, Bel
Italy:   7      Ven, Rom, Nap, Mar, Tun, Spa, BRE
Russia:  3      Mos, (StP), Sev, Rum
Turkey:  3      Ank, Smy, Con

BUILDS:
England: 1
Germany: 1
Italy:   1
Russia: -1

PRESS:
WOMAN CLAIMS TO SEE SPACE SHIPS OVER NAPLES
ITALIANS PUSH ENGLISH OUT OF BREST
RUSSIA SUPPORTS ENGLAND
FOG IN FRANCE
SULTAN EXTENDS HAND OF FRIENDSHIP
TURKISH PEOPLE THANK KAISER

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Swiss Star, Spring 1903:
  Judith Cranston reprts today that her sister in Naples has seen a
series of Unidentified Flying Objects coming and going from the
palace of the Empress.  She described these objects as "Long, Shiny,
and Cylindrical".  They were first seen two years ago, but have been
spotted more frequently lately.
  Officials from the palace refused to comment on this topic.
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Naples News, Sept 12, 1903.
  Just before deadline today, reports on the assault of Brest were
leaked to the News.  As yet unconfirmed, this assault has a very good
chance of success.  Elements of the Italian fleet stationed offshore
in the Atlantic began the assault in the early morning hours.
Meanwhile, the 1'st Battalion in Gascony shelled the English
positions.  Together, they should have control of Brest in a short
time.  It is unknown if the English will skuttle their ships, or
attemt to retreat into the English channel.
  The Empress acknowledged the crowd outside her palace today with a
simple wave.  Advisors have described her as being very pleased with
the success.
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IRP (Imperial Russian Press) June 1903
  Dear reader: Due to a massive shortage of paper the following
article is three month late. It should have appeared in our Summer
issue.

As German troops are proceeding to march against the Russian
Motherland the Russian fleet stands alone in the Baltic Sea. After
having kept the Germans from stationing troops in Kiel, the Czar has
ordered the fleet to support the taking of Denmark by the English army
from Sweden. This is part of the English/Russian treaty to concede all
Scandinavia to England.  The Czar is waiting for proposals about
further cooperation against Germany from the English King.
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Swiss Herald                                              July 1903
  Meteorologists advise travelers to avoid the Paris region due to a
persistent fog. It was reported that this fog was so dense, that the
French army accidentally attacked a German unit that had come to
support them against an Italian invasion. Our correspondent hopes that
this fog will clear in fall.
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Ankara Daily News :                                 July 1903
  In a stunning reversal of policy, the Sultan has ordered all troops
away from Russian soil.  Bombardment of the Russian port of Sevastapol
has ceased as the Sultan has expressed a desired to make amends with
the Russians.  In a speech outside his luxury Black Sea palace the
Sultan said, "For many years, the Tsar and I have been in conflict,
much to the ruin of both our once great countries.  Because of the
ruthlessness of Lord Dan, many young Turks have died and the Russian
army has been held in Lord Dan's pocket.  This must come to an end.
The Turkish Empire as of this moment ceases all hostilities with
Russia and will now make arrangements to open up limited drug trade
between the nations."  When asked the reason for abandoning fighting
Russia until "the last drop of Turkish blood is shed", the Sultan
merely replied, "Business is business".
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Constantinople Crier : September 1903
  The Sultan issued a short statement today on behalf of the Turkish
people thanking the Kaiser for all his hard work in organizing Towel
Aid.  This effort by the wisest of all world leaders has boosted moral
in the face of the harsh and relentless pommeling by the forces of
Lord Dan.
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DRESDEN: Autumn 1903
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English F Bre chooses to disband.

POSITIONS:
Austria: 6      A Gre Bul Bud Gal Sil      F Eme
England: 3      A Swe                      F StN Nts
France:  3      A Por Par                  F Wal
Germany: 6      A Den Bur Bel Pru Ber      F Ech
Italy:   6      A Gas Mar                  F Bre SpS Mid Ion
Russia:  4      A Ukr Mos Sev              F Bal
Turkey:  3      A Arm                      F Aeg Con

PRESS:
ENGLAND BACKSTABS RUSSIA
GERMAN INVASION ARMY BEATEN
LORD DAN DECLARED MARTIAL LAW

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IRP (Imperial Russian Press)                     October 1903
  Instead of accepting the help of the Czar against the German threat,
the English King invaded St. Petersburg. Thousands of Russian citizens
were brutally slaughtered by the English forces. The Russian fleet,
currently in the Baltic, was left without a harbor and had to be sunk.
  While the cowardly King of England was such trying to make friends
with the Germans, a German fleet was heading into the English channel,
cutting the retreat path of the English fleet from Brest. With the
help of the French fleet from Wales, Germany is now going to invade
England. In return France will be supported in retaking Brest in Fall
next year.
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IRP (Imperial Russian Press)                     October 1903
  While the German infantry was making good progress against the
Russian Motherland in Spring, the coming of cold weather proved too
much for them in Fall. Our troops totaly surrounded the German
invasion force, giving them not even a chance to retreat. Warsaw will
be retaken next and with the help of our Austrian friends a
counterinvasion will follow. The Czar has promised Lord Dan every
possible help that Lord Dan requests.
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Hungarian Herald                                 Nov. 26, 1903.
  With all the internal uprisings in the Austrian Empire, Lord Dan
declared Martial Law effective immediately.  Most of the uprisings
have been caused by the Turkish youth sent by the Sultan to infiltrate
the Austrian and Russian empires.  Lord Dan has commented that these
"drug peddlers" have no place in the Austrian or the Russian empires.
He recently started his "Just Say No" campaign which, if effective,
could cause a serious pinch on the Sultan's war funds.  Lord Dan seems
to have placed the down fall of the Sultan at the top of his list of
"Things to Do".  The Empress can count on our support at getting an
Italian fleet into the Aegean Sea next spring.  There isn't much that
the Sultan can do to stop this and then we can jointly make his down
fall a reality.  Lord Dan encourages the Russians not to give up their
fight against the Sultan and insists that the Sultan hasn't really
taken a change of heart, but is simply trying the low life tactic of
deception!  However, the reclaiming of their homeland should take
their first priority.
  On another note, Lord Dan is up in arms at the invasion of Russia by
the English.  Well, I guess we know for sure that they can't be
trusted (as pointed out by the Empress several years ago).  She has
our full support at bringing the English to their knees.  The Germans
taking Poland had less of an impact as it was done with "Spirit" and
not "Lies".  However, Lord Dan did actually mobilized the Austrian
Militia to ensure that the Russians regain Warsaw, but not wanting to
confront the Germans directly.  It seems that the Russians have things
pretty much in hand and the Austrians will be leaving Silesia as soon
as the Russians have control of Warsaw.  Lord Dan assured us that he
didn't want to confront the Kaiser's troops in a war, but also didn't
want to let his Eastern Ally go down without doing something about it.
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DRESDEN: Winter 1903
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BUILDS:
England: 2	F Lon, A Edi
Germany: 1	A Mun
Italy:   1	F Nap
Russia: -1	(F Bal)

POSITIONS:
Austria: 6      A Gre Bul Bud Gal Sil      F Eme
England: 5      A Swe Edi                  F StN Nts Lon
France:  3      A Por Par                  F Wal
Germany: 7      A Den Bur Bel Pru Ber Mun  F Ech
Italy:   7      A Gas Mar                  F Bre SpS Mid Ion Nap
Russia:  3      A Ukr Mos Sev
Turkey:  3      A Arm                      F Aeg Con

PRESS:
KAISER HOSPITALIZED
ITALY DELIVERS TREATY TO FRANCE!

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The Deutsch Homeland                        January 4, 1904
  The Kaiser's annual state of affairs speech had to be cancelled
yesterday, as our fearless leader was in the hospital suffering from a
hernia incurred from a laughing fit brought about by reading the
latest issue of the Imperial Russian Press.  Though weak, the Kaiser
was able to have a few words with one of our reporters from his
hospital bed.
  "My apologies for letting down my loyal subjects, but the things
that paper views as fit to print -- absolutely hilarious!  With the
existance of Austro-Hungarians, who are setting up to swallow an
entire nation and still have troops left over to bail out their junior
partner; and Italians, who have quietly secured the Western
Mediterranean and taken almost all of France, it is preposterous to
think I would stab one of my best allies"
  The Kaiser went on to invite all civilized nations to condemn the
blatantly expansionistic tactics of Lord Dan and the Empress Ieda.  In
particular, he invited the French nation to stop antagonizing the
English and Germans and devote their energies into reclaiming their
homeland.
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Naples News, 						Dec 13, 1903.
  The Empress has announced that a treaty has been worked out with the
French foreign minister.  This treaty will exchange the territories of
Portugal and Marseilles.  She gave a short speech:

"The deal we have proposed has benefits to both our countries.  The
  French have been quietly asking for Marseilles for a while now, and one
  of my advisors came up with this proposal.  I have been concerned with
  the situation in Portugal for some time.  It is important that we
  control that point on the Atlantic.  I do not want to see the French
  wiped out mercilously, and this proposal has other merits.
    In order to carry out the transfer, the French merely have to move
  through Spain and into Marseilles.  I have confirmation from my military
  advisors that our troops will have made way for them.  The window open
  for the transfer does not allow for any delays, but I am sure the
  French will be out of Portugal this fall."

In other state matters, the shipyards in Naples have been busy.  Yet
another fleet has been produced to help the war effort.  The yard was
recently vacated by the fleet built last year as it aids the Austrians
in the Balkans.
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That's it for this issue.

Cheers!
Lord Valentine

References

Diplomacy Zine --- The Lost Chapter
tedward@durin.cs.cornell.edu (Ted Fischer)
Sun, 08 Jul 1990 19:50:17 +0000
Re: Diplomacy Zine --- The Lost Chapter
tedward@durin.cs.cornell.edu (Ted Fischer)
Sun, 08 Jul 1990 20:08:59 +0000