WHO MOBILISED FIRST?
♦ A NEW REVELATION. Under the heading, "Who Mobilised First?" the Dagblad (Sweden) says:— "The German official mews agency is using the Sukhomlinoff trial to prove that Russia was the first to mobilise. We can adduce a little evidence which throws a good light over tflie Conditions prevailing in Germany in tine last week of July, 1914. In August, 1914, the Postmaster of Christiania published the following Note, which has not had tine attention it deserves: 'During the last Few days a quantity of pcsital matter destined for various European countries has been returned from Germany. These letters had nob been opened, but had been held back a long time, although sent from here as early as July 23.' " The DagVad remarks that, on July 24, the German railways had therefore been too busy with more vital things for the mails to be attended to. "This holding up of tliie mails," it says, "from July 24 is clear evidence of the fact that a great movement of troops was proceeding, and that the railways ,were being used for that purpose./'-
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Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16429, 29 December 1917, Page 7
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182WHO MOBILISED FIRST? Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16429, 29 December 1917, Page 7
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