Diplomacy Zine --- The Lost Chapter

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

Date: Wed, 02 May 1990 16:56:46 +0000

Chapter Two of ELECTRONIC PROTOCOL:

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

Issue #150
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Results from Dresden for 1901
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DRESDEN: Spring 1901
---England----------------------------------Germany----------------------------
A Lvp - EDI				|A Ber - KIE
F Edi - NWS				|A MUN - Bur		BOUNCE (Par)
F Lon - NTS				|F Kie - HOL
---France-------------------------------|---Austria----------------------------
A Mar - SPA				|A Bud - SER
A PAR - Bur		BOUNCE (Mun)	|A Vie - TRI
F Bre - ECH				|F Tri - ALB
---Italy--------------------------------|---Turkey-----------------------------
A Ven - PIE				|A Con - BUL
A Rom - VEN				|A SMY H
F Nap - ION				|F Ank - CON
---Russia-------------------------------|-------------------------------------
A War - GAL				|
A Mos - STP				|
F Sev - BLA				|
F StS - GOB                       	|
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POSITIONS
Austria: 3	A Ser Tri		F Alb
England: 3      A Edi			F Nws Nts
France:  3      A Spa Par		F Ech
Germany: 3	A Kie Mun		F Hol
Italy:   3	A Pie Ven		F Ion
Russia:  4	A Gal StP		F Bla GoB
Turkey:  3      A Bul Smy		F Con

PRESS:
ITALY BRACES FOR WAR?
QUEEN CLAIMS SCANDINAVIA!
UKRAINE RAILROAD STRIKES FORCE ARMY TO GALICIA
QUEEN FIGHTS FOR HOMELAND
EMPRESS IEDA SPEAKS OUT.
AUSTRIAN LEADER DENIES HOSTILE INTENT
SULTAN ANNOUNCES PARTY

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Zurich Jan 1, 1901
  Insiders here are talking about the increasing world tension.
Nearby, in northern Italy, the troops seem to be massing for an
invasion of Austria- Hungary.  It is rumored that an earlier border
treaty is not being honored by the Austrians.  In response, the
Italians are preparing for turmoil ahead.  A French diplomat was
overheard talking about discussions underway with Italy, "We have
agreed to agree."
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Swiss Star, Spring 1901:
  Queen Claims Scandinavia!  In a dramatic speech, the Queen claimed
sovereignty over the Scandinavian lands.  She said "It has long been
recognized that English settlers were responsible for the development
of that land.  It is only proper that they once more be re-united with
their ancestors."  The rest of the world is anxiously anticipating the
response of the neighboring countries.
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IRP (Imperial Russian Press), April 1901:
  To stop the Rumanian civil war (see last issue) the Polish army was
ordered southeast. But strikes by the railroad personal in the Ukraine
forced the army to take the way through Austrian territory.  Asked
about this breach of international law, the Czar answered:
"Unfortunately our fleet in Sevastopol was occupied with keeping the
Black Sea clear of foreign fleets. So we had to postpone the
liberation of Rumania until autumn. If Austria is true to her word,
not to move troops against us or Rumania, we will leave Galicia
instantly to Rumania.  Depending on the situation in the Balkan, we
could even need the support of Austria. Our troop movement through
Galicia is only a precaution.  The Turkish invasion of Bulgaria and
threat against Greece will certainly induce further talks between us
and Austria."
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Berlin (The Deutsch Homeland)  April 5, 1901:
  In a personal interview today, the Kaiser's mother-in-law Helga
expressed her sympathy with the Queen of England and Princess of
Denmark, Alexandra in her concerns for the country of her birth.
Helga, a native-born Norwegian, is dedicated to the defense of the
land of her childhood, and as such, is stepping up her weight training
program at the royal gym and slaughterhouse in preparation for the
rumoured English invasion.
  Says this gutsy queen-mother: "All I want is to be the first to
crack one of those pommie skulls when they storm the beaches of my
village and if my worthless, good-for-nothing coward of a son-in-law
won't give me an army I'll swim the bloody Baltic by myself!"
  The Kaiser could not be reached for comment.
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Naples News, April 2, 1901:
  Empress Ieda today defended the movement of the Italian armed
forces.  She told a crowd that had formed outside her palace that
there was no need to worry, but that if trouble were to come to Italy,
it would necessarily come from the mainland.  The army's movements are
merely to prevent any forces from entering Italy.  She then proceeded
to decline comment on the navy positioned off of the Grecian shore.
"If you think I am going to comment on every move our forces make,
you've got another thing coming!"
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Hungarian Herald  March 7, 1901:
  The new dictator of the Austria-Hungarian Empire has asked the
assistance of this paper to help to retract the headline statement
made by the Austrian Press.  It stated that his armies were preparing
to invade Turkey.  "Hogwash" was the statement made by Lord Dan.
"They took my press release and twisted the words all around to make
it sound like I wanted a war.  The Turkish diplomat was not sent back
with the statement mentioned.  We simply don't have anything that the
Turks want at this time, so negotiations were simply put on hold until
the time that something surfaces.  I nor the Turkish Diplomat stated
anything about an invasion.  Everybody knows that I've only been in
power since last year when I got the letter saying I may have already
won half a billion dollars, you know, the one with that big Ed dude's
picture on the envelope.  I don't even know how to send my troops home
on leave much less invade a powerful empire such as Turkey.  My
biggest problem right now is trying to keep track of my pen and
keeping my pencils sharpened so I have something to sign important
documents with."
  "As far as our relationship with our Italian neighbors, I have all
hope that it will remain peaceful.  I know that temptation lies when
two important cities like Venice and Trieste are so close to one
another.  I also know the pressure one feels when they don't have any
armys positioned for home defense while there exists armies from
another nation poised in close proximity to your homeland.  I will do
my best to not cause any unrest between the Italians and ourselves."
  "We also sent a diplomat to Russia to express our disinterest in
occupying Rumania.  I hope they receive that, and the gesture of
keeping our troops away from their borders in good faith and will do
the same for us in the future."
  [GM: The reporter responsible for the errors has been shot.]
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Constantinople Times, Spring 1901:
  The Sultan announced that a celebration was in order over the new
treaty with the Russian people.  Plans call for a meeting in Budapest
in either late 1902 or early 1903 with the Most Holy Empire providing
the drugs while the friends to the north bring the booze.  The Sultan
also proclaimed, "The Italian are invited, but only if they bring some
food."
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DRESDEN: Summer 1901
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no retreats

PRESS:
SWISS WAR COMMITTEE REPORTS ON POSSIBLE FUTURE
CZAR TO PURSUE AMBER TO THE END OF THE WORLD!
RUSSIAN TROOPS MOVE THROUGH AUSTRIA IN PEACE
CZAR ANSWERS QUEENS CLAIMS
POPE TO CANCELS SCANDINAVIAN TOUR.
CRUMPET SHIPMENTS STOPPED TO FRANCE
HYSTERICAL QUEEN ORDERS IMMEDIATE DEFENSE OF LONDON
TURKS PROTEST RUSSIAN FLEET

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Swiss Herald, Summer 1901

As there are troop movements all over Europe, we feel obliged to report
all news about the Great War to you, gentle reader. Also, we will comment
on every major powers possible further moves.
  ENGLAND: All English units moved northeast. This left the Channel
open for the French, who jumped at the opportunity. Now England is in
serious trouble. Should it secure Norway against the Russians or
should it defend London? And should it leave Denmark, Belgium and
Holland to Germany?
  FRANCE: French troops moved in three different directions, so that now
no two French units border each other. If France expects an attack from
Italy, it could move back to Marseilles. After a bounce it would keep
both its home province and Spain. But if the Italian attack doesn't come,
Spain is lost. The army in Paris should try to keep the Germans out of
Burgundy. The French fleet could either move to Belgium or to London.
Belgium is most likely to end in a bounce, as Germany can't lose anything
by moving there. Invading England could work if England continues to
ignore France.
  ITALY: Italy kept its northern borders under firm control. Moving its
fleet south into the Ionian Sea, it stated interest in the Balkans. But
we expect Italy to take Tunis first. The army in Venice will probably
attack Trieste, just in case Austria leaves. The army in Piedmont could
either move to Tyrolia or to Marseilles. But if it moves to Marseilles
and bounces against the French army, this would actually help France.
  RUSSIA: Surprisingly Russia didn't take Rumania, but moved into the
Black Sea. Another risky move was to invade Galicia. The other two units
moved northwest against Scandinavia. Now Russia is fighting on two fronts
far from each other. As there are no other troops bordering Sweden, the
Russian fleet can take it without problems. The army in St. Petersburg
probably wanted to take Norway, but England is stronger there. On the
southern front, Russia could either move into Rumania with support, or
try to take both Rumania and Vienna or Budapest.
  GERMANY: German troops were marching west. While the Bavarian army
couldn't invade France, the fleet took Holland without problems. Now the
fleet will probably move to Belgium, just to keep France from getting it.
The army in Kiel should be able to take Denmark without opposition, as
the English fleet is busy elsewhere.
  AUSTRIA: Austria succeeded in securing Serbia and keeping Trieste, but
for the price of opening its border to Russia. Moving the fleet south,
Austria could take Greece with support. But this leaves only one single
army to defend all three home provinces. With the army in Venice having
nothing better to do than to attack, Austria would have to withdraw its
fleet to Trieste if it wanted to defend Vienna or Budapest.
  TURKEY: Turkey invaded Bulgaria, as everybody expected. Leaving the
Black Sea to the Russians, the fleet followed into Constantinople. We
expect the fleet to enter the Aegean Sea, followed by moving the army
from Smyrna to Constantinople, while Bulgaria holds. But if Turkey thinks
that Austria will give up Greece or Russia won't move into Rumania, it
would have to move its fleet to Bulgaria, either east or south coast.
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Swiss Star, Summer 1901:
  The Czar of Russia has reportedly sent his Southern armada after the
luscious Amber, number two in the Sultan's harem.  He was introduced
to her during the recent negotiations with the Sultan, and has
demanded that she be given to him as a good-will gesture by the
Sultan.
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IRP (Imperial Russian Press)                     July 1901

"The Rumanian civil war will be ended very soon", promised the
Russian Minister of War in a recent interview. "Our troops move
through Galicia without any conflicts with the Austrians. With the
help of our fleet in the Black Sea, they will take Rumania without
much bloodshed."  Concerning the future of the fleet in the Black Sea,
the Minister said: "As soon as Turkey has no more fleets that could
enter the Black Sea, we will put our fleet in the docks of Sevastopol
or Rumania. If Turkey moves its fleet from Constantinople to the
Aegean Sea in Fall, we could leave the Black Sea as early as Spring
1902."
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IRP (Imperial Russian Press)                     July 1901

The news that the Queen claims all Skandinavia enraged the Czar. In
a hastily assembled press conference he stated: "The Russian people
will never allow foreign troops in Norway. We will instantly send an
army there and move our fleet through Sweden as support. We will ask
the German Kaiser to support us and defend Denmark. We expect France
to invade England if the English fleets don't retreat. And we will
declare war, if the British government doesn't abandon its claim on
Norway."
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Naples News, June 28, 1901:
  In nearby Rome today the Pope has announced that the planned tour of
Denmark-Sweden-Norway-Finland has been cancelled for health reasons.
He spoke to the press briefly and said that he has been feeling poorly
as of late, and that his doctors have advised him that a trip right
now would not be good for his health.  He ended his talk with pleas
for global peace saying he prays daily that the nations of the world
find reasonable solutions to their differences and break bread
together.
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The London Times, July 14, 1901:
  In response to the sighting of a French warship off the coast of
Southern England, the Ministry of Export has decided to cut off the
supply of tea and crumpets being sent to France.  While the Minister
had no comment concerning the situation, the massive crowd outside the
building shouted:
        "Let 'em choke on their bloody croissants and wine!"
  It is rumored that the ban will not be lifted until the waters
between England and France are clear again.
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The London Times, July 7, 1901:
  Queen Alexandra today ordered the immediate withdrawl of the English
fleet in the North Sea to defend London against the French aggression.
Quotes the Queen: "Colonialism and the freeing of Denmark will just
have to wait.  This is precious English soil we're talking about here,
and, as God is my witness, we will not have any stinking French feet
set upon it!"  King Edward, who is taking a golfing vacation in
Scotland at the present time, saw no need to return from it, as he
sees the Queen's reaction as the most proper and prudent course.
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Ankara Daily News (Summer 1901)
  The Sultan was relaxing at his sea-side condo here yesterday when he
remarked while looking out over the Black Sea, "What the #%$! is
that!?".  It seems that the source of the Sultan's suprise was caused
by the Russian navy which earlier reports had being used to put down
an uprising in Rumania.  The Sultan now feels it is the duty of the
Turkish army to put down this uprising and is calling for assistance
from the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy.
  In a prepared statement, the Sultan also wished to squash rumors
about the breakdown of Austrian-Turkish relations: "It appears that
members of the world press felt some of the effects of our gifts to
the Austrians when reporting on our earlier meeting.  There is no
state of war between our nations, we merely want their cooperation in
putting down the local disturbance in Rumania.  We had hoped that the
Russians would take care of this, but they seem more content to drive
their tanks over the Austrian landscape and pollute the Black Sea with
their ships."
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DRESDEN: Fall 1901
---England----------------------------------Germany----------------------------
A Edi - NWY                             |A Kie - DEN
F NWS S (A Edi - Nwy)                   |A MUN - Bur            BOUNCE (Par)
F NTS C (A Edi - Nwy)                   |F HOL - Bel            BOUNCE (Ech)
---France-------------------------------|---Austria----------------------------
A SPA H                                 |A Ser - GRE
A PAR - Bur              BOUNCE (Mun)   |A Tri - SER
F ECH - Bel              BOUNCE (Hol)   |F ALB S (A Ser - Gre)
---Italy--------------------------------|---Turkey-----------------------------
A Pie - MAR                             |A BUL - Rum           BOUNCE (Gal)
A Ven - PIE                             |A SMY - Ank           BOUNCE (Con,Bla)
F Ion - TUN                             |F CON - Ank           BOUNCE (Smy,Bla)
---Russia-------------------------------|-------------------------------------
A GAL - Rum             BOUNCE (Bul)    |
A STP - Nwy             FAIL (1:2)      |
F BLA - Ank             BOUNCE (Smy,Con)|
F GoB - SWE                             |
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POSITIONS
Austria: 3      A Gre Ser                F Alb
England: 3      A Nwy                    F Nws Nts
France:  3      A Spa Par                F Ech
Germany: 3      A Den Mun                F Hol
Italy:   3      A Mar Pie                F Tun
Russia:  4      A Gal StP                F Bla Swe
Turkey:  3      A Bul Smy                F Con

SUPPLY CENTERS:(New in caps, old in parens)
Austria: 5      Vie, Bud, Tri, GRE, SER
England: 4      Lvp, Lon, Edi, NWY
France:  3      Par, (Mar), Bre, SPA
Germany: 5      Mun, Ber, Kie, DEN, HOL
Italy:   5      Ven, Rom, Nap, MAR, TUN
Russia:  5      War, Mos, StP, Sev, SWE
Turkey:  4      Ank, Smy, Con, BUL
Unowned: 3      Bel, Por, Rum

BUILDS:
Austria: 2
England: 1
Germany: 2
Italy:   2
Russia:  1
Turkey:  1

PRESS:
GERMAN GENERAL LOSES IT, ORDERS BELGIAN INVASION
SULTAN'S COUSIN DETAINED.
DANISH EMPEROR DEMANDS APOLOGY FROM KAISER
EMPRESS DESCRIBES THE FUTURE MEDITERANIAN!
RUSSIAN FLEET BOMBARDS ANKARA
LORD DAN STILL SEARCHING
AUSTRIA AND ITALY TO SHARE IONIAN
DAN UNCONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIAN FORCES

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Deutsch Homeland                October 14, 1901
  The general who defied strict orders by giving the command to invade
Belgium is being severely disciplined for his act of insubordination.
"I couldn't help it." cried General Schtrlvtz at a private interview
with the _Homeland_, "There we were, lined up along the border,
waiting for the English fleets to show up, and having to listen to
that Belgium scum insult our mothers!  We could take the taunts, the
jeers, the lewd finger gestures, but when an entire company of those
blighters turned around and _mooned_ us, well, that was too much."

When asked for comment, the Kaiser remarked "Perhaps it's for the
best.  The Frenchies seemed to have taken a liking to those vermin.
Obviously we'll pull back and let the English have a crack at them as
soon as they're ready."
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Swiss Star, Fall 1901:
  The 2'nd cousin of the Sultan was reportedly rounded up in a search
for Turkish sympathizers in Serbia last night.  As the Internal Relative
Searchers scoured the towns and villages, the 2'nd cousin of the Sultan
was discovered hiding in a house of ill repute.  No formal charges have
been levied at this time, but charges are pending.  Reportedly, the
famous Green Turbans will be attempting a rescue attempt.
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The Deutsch Homeland                         Kiel, September 6, 1901:
  In response to the Kaiser's remarks about a certain group of Danish
minstrels, The Emperor of Denmark, Olaf Gyyyyyarghustafrl demanded an
apology for what he called 'statements insensitive and demeaning to
Danish people everywhere.' In an official press release later that
day, the Kaiser retorted with 'Come on over and make me!'.

In response, the Emperor challenged the Kaiser to an arm-wrestling
contest, which our fearless leader unhesitatingly accepted.  Here
again, our beloved Kaiser showed his razor-sharp thinking and quick
reflexes.  At the verge of humiliating defeat, the Kaiser turned the
tables by calling in the 49th German marine troops to invade Denmark.
This effectively broke the concentration of Gyyyyyarghustafrl and
allowed the Kaiser to make an easy pin.

Elsewhere in the country, rumours that a large German woman dressed in
combat fatigues is swimming across the Skaggerak towards Norway are
being forcefully denied.

cefully denied.
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Naples News, Sept 3, 1901.
  In a hastily called press conference today, the Empress described
the movement of the Italian armed forces.  She told the journalists
that in order to bring a sense of order to the Western Mediteranian
lands, it was necessary to bring them all under one rulership.  This
insight subsumes that all of Africa and the Iberian Peninsula be
controlled by the Italian Nation.  "Who else dominates the
Mediteranian but Italy?"
  She then outlined a proposal that is under negotiation with Austria-
Hungary.  Under the proposal, the Italian Navy would assume some of
the duties of protecting the Adriatic sea, the only coastal area of
Austria, from invasion by foreign entities.  The current country
borders would remain in effect.
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IRP (Imperial Russian Press) September 1901
  When the Sultan announced, Turkish troups would invade Rumania, all
Russia was shocked. "This means war!", was the general opinion. In an
interview the Czar stated: "We call every christian nation, especially
Austria-Hungary, to arms in our holy war against the infidels. We will
move out of Galicia to keep the Turks out of Rumania, but if we don't
receive Austrian help, we could be stuck on Austrian ground. We can't
support this move with our fleet, as this support is likely to be cut
by the Turkish fleet. So we will use our fleet to bombard Ankara
instead.  If we can't take Rumania this year, we offer to help Austria
to take Bulgaria in Fall 1902, if Austria supports our move from
Galicia to Rumania in Spring."
  As Austria-Hungary hasn't stated any opinions about the
Russian-Turkish war yet, the world is anxious to hear on which side it
will fight.  Russian diplomats expect Austria to support the Czar, as
Turkey will never offer three quarters of the Balkans to Austria. Even
if the Sultan would concentrate all his efforts against against
Russia, Austria would be the next to follow in his imperialistic
plans.
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Hungarian Herald September 7, 1901
  Reporters were told today that Lord Dan was not available for his weekly
press anouncement as he was busy seeking a pen to sign a high level "TOP
SECRET" document.  It is only a guess as to what to that document could
be, but it is rumored that it has to do with troop movements to prevent the
Turks from invading Greece.  It is known that the Russians were concerned
about their recent invasion of Bulgaria and were not really in a position
themselves to prevent the Turks from taking both Rumania and Greece.  It
is believed that Lord Dan agreed to keep Greece out of the hands of the
Turks while the Russians prevented them from invading Rumania.
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Hungarian Herald  September 27, 1901
  Lord Dan has recently stated that the Ionian Sea will need to be shared by
both the Italian and the Austrian Fleets in the near future if we are both
to achieve our objectives.  Hopefully the Italians will take our word that
we won't be trying anything funny, but only use the sea as a stepping stone
to protect our interests in the Balkans.  We understand their need to use
this body of water as well, and hope that we don't collide because we both
have the need to use it at the same time.
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Hungarian Herald  October 17, 1901
  When asked about the Russian troops in Galacia, Lord Dan seemed
quite unconcerned.  "Well, considering the movements of the rest of
the Russian troops, what they did seems to be quite reasonable.  We
congratulate them on their recent excursions in the Black Sea, and
hope that they don't take the Sultan's invitation to party too
seriously.  I think that if he had planned it to take place in Ankara
in mid 1903, the turn out would have been much better.  Through the
combined effort of the Russians and the Austrians, I believe that we
have thwarped any attempt by the Turks to take over the Balkans.  In
fact, the Russian fleet in the Black Sea will play a very major part
in keeping the Turks from getting out of hand."
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DRESDEN: Autumn 1901
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no retreats

PRESS:
TURKEY PREVENTS END OF RUMANIAN CIVIL WAR
SULTANS SUMMER RESIDENCE DESTROYED
ENGLAND TO TAKE ALL SCANDINAVIA?
LORD DAN FOUND IN A NICK OF TIME
SULTAN UNLEASHES BOMBAST AGAINST CZAR
LORD DAN TAKES SWIPE AT ITALY.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN ROME

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IRP (Imperial Russian Press)                     Oktober 1901
  When the Russian forces wanted to enter Rumania to end the civil war
there, they suddenly met Turkish soldiers. They acted promptly and
were able to prevent the Turks from enslaving the country. But as
losses on both sides were severe, they also had to retreat. Now they
are still on foreign soil in Galicia. The Czar has asked the Austrian
leader Lord Dan for support from Serbia or Budapest. He said: "Only
after Rumania is secured, we can support Austrian troops in liberating
Bulgaria. Down with the infidels|"
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IRP (Imperial Russian Press) 			Oktober 1901
  Before being driven back by the united Turkish forces, the Russian
navy was able to bombard the Sultans summer residence in Ankara,
destroying it completely. The city itself was unharmed. Count
Nastrovye, the Russian Admiral, commented on the bombardement: "This
will teach the Sultan, what it means to start a war with us. We hope
that the Sultan rebuilds the palace soon, so that we can have our
party there with the Austrians in 1903, celebrating our total victory.
Our fleet is still in the Black Sea, ready to strike again and again
until the infidels are defeated. While we keep the Turkish navy
occupied, the Austrian navy will attack Turkey from the south."  The
bombardement surprised the Turks so, that the Turkish army confused
their own fleet with the enemy. Heavy fighting broke out between the
two units, while the Russian navy retreated unharmed.
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IRP (Imperial Russian Press)                     Oktober 1901
  With cooperation of all English units, England was able to invade
Norway successfully. The Russian army, which had tried to prevent
this, had to retreat to St. Petersburg. Count Zhukoff, the Russian
ambassador in Germany asked the Kaiser for support against England. If
the German fleet could cut the support of the English fleet in the
North Sea for the invasion army, Norway could be taken back by the
Russian army.  If England is allowed to take Sweden, Denmark would be
next on their list.
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Hungarian Herald  				(Nov 3, 1901)
  Lord Dan was reported to have found his pen just in a nick of time
to sign the authorization for the movement of Austrian troops into
Greece.  He made two comments which should be no suprise to the
public.  First, he has agreed to help the Russians in their effort to
keep Rumania out of the hands of the Turks by authorizing support to
the troops in Galacia to march there in the spring.  The second
statement was that he is willing to allow the Italians to be the
"Protectors of the Med".  His comment was that the Austrian fleet will
be maneuvered to help out against the Turks, and will remain in that
area for garrison duty.  "In fact, that will help out as I really
didn't have any plans for building fleets in the near future", stated
Lord Dan.  "Maybe someday, when our forces are way out of balance,
there will be a need, but for the time, let the Italian Fleet do their
thing.  After we get our fleet into the Aegean Sea, I don't see the
need for any further naval support, so I am assuming that the task of
protecting the Med will consist of getting control of the Western Med
/ Spain area and protecting it from invasion."  He also sends his
congratulations to the Italian Empress for a "Bold and Daring
maneuver" in Marseilles.
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Ankara Daily News 				 Autumn 1901
  The Sultan spoke for the first time on the recent turmoil with
Russia and unleashed a tirade denouncing the Russian government.
"They're nothing but liars", he declared to the assembled masses.
"They said that they were going to put down the Rumanian uprising in
the spring, but chose instead to station their navy in order to
bombard our coasts.  When we announced to the world that we would take
the responsibility of putting down the Rumanians they not only stopped
us in this task, but began bombarding the city of Ankara.  Then the
Czar has the nerve to say that our actions have led to a state of war!
The Turkish government has operated in an open and trustworthy fashion
since these troubled times began, yet all we have as thanks are an
unprovoked attack by Russia.

"Although we may have religious differences with other nations we call
for the assistance of all peoples of the world in disposing of this
trecherous Czar.  We especially desire the help of our
Austrian-Hungarian neighbors who also should feel threatened by the
forked-tongued Czar.  As nearly everyone in the world knows, Vienna
and Budapest are not a part of the Balkans which the Czar has offered
the Austrian's 3/4th of (ed. the Czar had also offered our great
country 3/4th of the Balkans, who will be next, Italy?).  We do not
doubt that with Vienna and Budapest occupied by Russian armies, the
Czar will say, "we violated no agreements"
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Swiss Star				 Autumn 1901:
  Rumors about the recent confession by Lord Dan that the Austrian
fleet would pull through the Ionian into Tunis are spreading like
wildfire today.  This reporter has an inside lead that the Austrian
leader has lots of reasons for, and not many against his annexing this
additional supply center in the fall of 02.  "What could they do?" was
overheard outside the Swiss hotel room of the Lord.
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Naples News						Nov 4, 1901.
  An apparently fatal accident is being investigated outside the
palace this evening.  The body of Joe "the dude" Avanti was discovered
near the back entrance of the palace this afternoon.  He apparently
had been in a discussion with Frank Paducci, the long time owner of
the restaurant "My Place".  Frank had answered some questions for us:

N.N.: What were you and Joe talking about?

F.P.: He was implying that I had something to do with the recent control
           of southern France.  When in fact I had only said 'Boys, I can't
           give you any more territory.  There are just too many salesmen in
           Italy right now.'  You see, we also sell this fabulous home made
           sauce, all over Italy, everyone uses it.  Want some?

N.N.: No, thank you.  How did Joe Die?

F.P.: He tripped, and fell on his pocket knife.

N.N.: 33 times?

F.P.: He had some convulsions.  I'm sorry, this interview is over.
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DRESDEN: Winter 1901
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BUILDS:
Austria: 2      A Tri, A Bud
England: 1      F Lon
Germany: 2      A Kie, A Ber
Italy:   2      F Rom, F Nap
Russia:  1      A Sev
Turkey:  1      F Ank

POSITIONS:
Austria: 5      A Gre Ser Tri Bud        F Alb
England: 4      A Nwy                    F Nws Nts Lon
France:  3      A Spa Par                F Ech
Germany: 5      A Den Mun Kie Ber        F Hol
Italy:   5      A Mar Pie                F Tun Rom Nap
Russia:  5      A Gal StP Sev            F Bla Swe
Turkey:  4      A Bul Smy                F Con Ank

PRESS:
LORD DAN IS PLEASED WITH CURRENT RELATIONS
ARSON IN SWITZERLAND
ENGLAND PROPOSES DIVISION OF FRENCH PROPERTY

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Hungarian Herald                                 (Jan. 2, 1902)
  Lord DAN was unavailable for comment on the current world situation,
although insiders have reported that he is very pleased with the
current relations that Austria has with it's neighbors.  As far as the
problems with the Turkish uprisings, nobody in the general populace
seems to be too concerned that the Sultan will be capable of extending
his control to the Austrian homeland.  Although Lord DAN has the
popular support for intervention in the countries of Rumania and
Bulgaria.  The current plan is that the Austrian army will support the
Russian army located in Galacia to Rumania int the Spring and then
will themselves go into Bulgaria with Russian support in the fall.
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Swiss Star, Winter 1901:
  Today's edition of the Swiss Star was delayed by 6 hours as crews
cleaned up after a blazing fire.  Unfortunately, the imprints for
today's editorial section were entirely destroyed.  Arson investigators
said the fire was professionaly started.  The editorial was going to
detail specific actions that inside sources said would rock the world
next spring.  Because of water damage, the computer systems it was
stored on are unavailabe.  An investigation is underway.
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London Times                                November, 1901
  Now that the strike at the Times is over, and news is once again
flowing from England, rumors have it that His Majesty King Edward VII
has contacted the leaders of both Germany and Italy to propose an
alliance to quickly overthrow a troubled France and divide the
territory as follows:

Italy - Marseilles and Spain;
Germany - Belgium and Paris;
England - Brest and Portugal

As there as been recent activity at the London ship yards, the Times
believes that a new fleet is being built to repel the French fleet
which is located off the South coast.  However, other rumors persist
that since the French fleet did not move into the London area, showing
somewhat a sign of good faith, that the fleet will move into the North
Sea to aid in the liberating of Sweden, Finland, and StPete from the
hands of the filthy Russian scum.  While many military observers have
been quoted as saying that Denmark is an obvious target after Sweden,
His Majesty went on record saying "We have no bone to pick with the
Good Kaiser.  The Queen was quite concerned at first that German
occupation of her homeland would be appaling, but, as we have seen,
German environmentalists have gone in and cleaned up the filth and
litter that was choking off the waterways around Copenhagen, and in
fact have made Denmark a better place to live.  Why would we want to
do anything to disrupt this progress?  On the other hand, Sweden,
Finland, and that lovely city, St. Petersburg, have become quite
disgusting under Russian rule, and we will do whatever it takes to
free these lands from their oppressors and make them better places to
live under English rule.  I have begun talks with the Kaiser about a
freely-accessable border between Denmark and Sweden once Sweden is
liberated, so that the peoples of these countries can once again enjoy
a free travel and culture exchange between them."  When asked about
the possibility of putting the Scandinavian campaign on hold to enter
a French campaign, the only comment by the King was "The Kaiser and I
have talked about numerous topics lately."
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That's all for now, folks!

Cheers!
Lord Valentine

References

Diplomacy Zine --- The Lost Chapter
tedward@modi.cs.cornell.edu (Ted Fischer)
Wed, 02 May 1990 16:54:37 +0000