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[[underlined]] August 6, 1914 - Thursday [[/underlined]]
I slept well, until 8 a.m.
I then went to the university and found a good lot of mail from home, from Macbride and Boot. Good!
I then visited with Drs. Domin and Kavina. The Domino had also been forced to hurry home from Tyrol some days earlier.
I took dinner at home, and in the afternoon I wrote, and then visited the Am. Consulate. I found Mr. Bonchal in charge, and overwhelmed with work. Offered my services.
I found that there is no immediate prospect of getting away, - probably 3 weeks.
I called at the Hamburg-American office, and they informed me that they would have no further advises until August 10th.
I returned to the Botanical Dept after 6, saw the Domins and Danešs for a few minutes, and then went home. It rained in the evening.

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[[underlined]] August 7, 1914, Friday. [[/underlined]]
I have found Prague the most quiet and best-disposed place that I have seen for some time. I am glad that I was able to get back here.
I arranged my negatives and wrote until 10 a.m. I then went to the "Zlatá Husa" and found a number of Bohemian Americans there, - Mr. Hájíček and family of Chicago, and others.
I went to the bank, exchanged my German money for Austrian (they would not take the nickel & copper pieces, and drew 200 K. This is the limit beyond which they will not pay out deposits, - 200 K every two weeks!
I took dinner at the Měšťanská Beseda, - almost desolate, - and worked at my room until evening, when I took a walk up town.
News were received that Austria had declared war against Russia and Montenegro against Austria. War is the subject of interest.