AUSTRIA-HUNGARY (Andy Jamieson)
A(Ser) s TURKISH A(Bul) - Rum; F(Alb) - Gre; A(Vie) - Gal

ENGLAND (Jim O'Neil)
A(Edi) - Bel (FAILED); F(NTH) c A(Edi) - Bel; F(NWG) - Nwy

FRANCE (Paul Lacey)
A(Bur) - Bel (FAILED); F(MAO) - Por; A(Spa) Stands

GERMANY (Greg Jacobson)
A(Ruh) - Mun (FAILED); A(Kie) - Hol; F(Den) - Swe (FAILED)

ITALY (James Douglas)
A(Tyr) - Mun (FAILED); A(Apu) - Tun; F(ION) c A(Apu) - Tun

RUSSIA (Chris Groenewald)
F(GoB) - Swe (FAILED); A(Ukr) - Rum (FAILED); F(Sev) - Arm; A(War) - Ukr (FAILED)

TURKEY (Pablo Echevarria)
A(Bul) - Rum; F(Ank) - BLA; A(Con) - Bul

Autumn 1901 Adjustments:
A: +Ser, +Gre, Bud, Tri, Vie = 5; Gains 2.
E: Edi, +Nwy, Lon, Lpl = 4; Gains 1.
F: +Por, +Spa, Bre, Mar, Par = 5; Gains 2.
G: +Hol, +Den, Ber, Kie, Mun = 5; Gains 2.
I: +Tun, Nap, Rom, Ven = 4; Gains 1.
R: War, Mos, Sev, StP = 4; No change.
T: +Rum, +Bul, Ank, Con, Smy = 5; Gains 2.

Builds/Disbands:
A: Builds A(Bud), A(Tri).
E: Builds F(Lon).
F: Builds F(Bre), A(Par).
G: Builds F(Kie), A(Mun).
I: Builds A(Ven).
R: None.
T: Builds F(Con), A(Smy).

PRESS

Anon: Secret Enquirer, second edition;

Entertainment Section

So there's this German, this Italian, and this French guy. The Italian guy says to the French guy, "I hear that german guy is an idiot!" The French guy says, "Ya, tell me about it. It's not every life time you see a guys country be conquered twice in the same century!" The Italian guy says, "Make that thrice!"

Editorial Section

Recently the idea featuring Cartesian Scepticism has come up. That is, to say that there is no way of knowing that we are all not being eluded.

To elaborate, imagine, that by complete randomness, your brain is enclosed in a vat, that is to say, you are really a brain in a vat. All you see, your life, is just a computer program stimulating your brain in a vat to see all these images. The question is, how do you know that you are not a brain in a vat? If you were and if you were not, the world would look the same either way. How do you know?

Anonymous tipster

Well, anonymous tipster, some claim there is a way to know. Others say it is impossible. If you look up Putnam's Disjunctive Argument, you can get some information on how it may be possible to know you are indeed NOT a brain in a vat. It is somewhat complicated, so I will not bother to go through the DA. Rather, I will leave that to you. Perhaps another time. In my opinion, I'm sitting on the fence. I don't know. Does anyone?

Business Section

The recent alliance between Turkey and Russia has sparked a major economical boost between the two nations, now expanding their enterprises into Austria. Who knows how powerful such an alliance will become. I, for one, will invest in them!

Sports Section

Odds on favourite to win:

France - 1:3

Russia - 1:4

Turkey - 1:4

England - 1:5

Italy - 1:5

Germany - 1:6

Austria - 1:6

Once again, the secret enquirer would like to thank all its supporters. We couldn't keep producing this trash without you!

StP Gov't: Change the way you think, change the way you dream,

'cause this little 7 country world was meant to be under one rule...

Anon: Another edition of the Secret Enquirer is out! Let's take a look shall we:

SCIENCE AND MATH SECTION.

If sqrt(-1) = sqrt(-1)

since -1=-1/1=1/-1

sqrt(-1/1)=sqrt(1/-1)

sqrt(-1)/sqrt(1)=sqrt(1)/sqrt(-1)

Cross Multiply

Sqrt(-1)xSqrt(-1) =sqrt(1)xSqrt(1)

So -1 = 1 -à seems to be a bit of trickery in this game

Spring 1902 deadline: 5pm BST; 12th May 2006.