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30 Hooker matters. Then spent all afternoon reading [[red underline]] yachting matters, catalogs, [[/red underline]] etc etc. Restful quiet pleasant day. Everything calm peaceful and serene. [[red underline]] Is this the precursor of troubled times? [[/red underline]] Newspapers of United States express general impatience with attitude of Germany. since [[red underline]] Wilson's [[/red underline]] short and able note has been received there. July 26. [[red underline]] German papers take further irritating attitude; [[/red underline]] the Germans do not understand the point of view of the United States. [[red underline]] War or at least an interruption of diplomatic relations seems quite possible. [[/red underline]] Increasing feeling of necessity of reorganizing [[red underline]] our army [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] navy [[/red underline]]. [[strikethrough]] The ar [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] German influence [[/red underline]] held responsible for [[red underline]] recent strikes, [[/red underline]] and several [[end page]] [[start page]] 31 attempts at outages like that assault [[red underline]] on J. P. Morgan Jr [[/red underline]] by Prof. Muenter alias Holt etc. Will this european war lead to interior [[red underline]] troubles between German-Americans [[/red underline]] and the rest of the population? After lunch to office then to [[red underline]] Durkee's store, yacht supplies [/red underline]] but did not buy anything. Walked alongside South street a reminder of old New York with its ship chandler stores and sailor's outfitters etc. Supper at Chemists Club. Then heavy shower, when I took 11:30 P.M train July 27. Weather is becoming warm and sultry. Hitherto summer has been unusually cool and pleasant. Left in morning Took lunch at Post. Keller then to [[red underline]] Perth Amboy. Rossi [[/red underline]] says he has succeeded in making [[red underline]] No. 600 more plastic. Everything seems to [[/red underline]] go well there, but [[red underline]] very scant [[/red underline]]