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[[vertical note in left margin in red pencil]] War [[/vertical note in left margin]]
[[red underline]] Japanese officer [[/red underline]] aboard has received [[red underline]] private telegram [[/red underline]] that [[red underline]] Russia, Germany and France are fighting since [[/red underline]] Aug 1. when war was declared [[red underline]] between Russia and Germany. [[/red underline]] I am told also that German army of 20000 men has been repulsed near Nancy. - all [[red underline]] this is so unexpected and seems so threatening [[/red underline]] that it looks as if I shall have to abandon my itinerary over Russia and Germany and return directly to U.S. We shall know more about all this in a few days. There are three [[red underline]] young germans [[/red underline]] one called [[strikethrough]] Homan [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Homan [[/red underline]] of [[Osnabrück?]], the other called [[red underline]] Dahm, [[/red underline]] the other [[red underline]] Goldsmith [[/red underline]] of Frankfurt who all are quite excited
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They are making a trip around the world and will have to give up their plans and [[red underline]] report in Yokohama at German Consul [[/red underline]] to receive further instructions.
Weather is getting rougher. Until now had relatively smooth seas but now ship is rolling and pitching and violent wind. also very foggy
I hope [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] does not feel too much [[red underline]] worried [[overwritten]] with [[/overwritten]] over these war [[/red underline]] events.
[[red underline]] Captain Bent [[/red underline]] of this SS. Tenyo Maru tells me he [[red underline]] does not attach too great an importance on the war news of this Marconigram; [[/red underline]] that he has [[overwritten]] seen [[/overwritten]] had so many cases where [[overwritten]] exo [[/overwritten]] very alarming news afterwards proved to be a hoax. He was at Hong Kong when Dewey was there, then in Manila and commanded the transport ship which sent first soldiers from U.S to Manilla
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