AUSTRIA-HUNGARY (Francis Joseph)
F(ADS) - Ven (FAILED); A(Ser) - Tri; A(Bud) s A(Tri) - Vie; A(Tri) - Vie

ENGLAND (Marquess Salisbury)
A(Lon) Stands; F(MAO) - Bre (FAILED); F(Nwy) - NTH (FAILED, DISLODGED - DISBANDED NRO); F(StP) nc - Nwy (FAILED); F(Yor) - Edi

FRANCE (Emile Loubet)
A(Bel) s A(Bur) (CUT, DISLODGED TO Pic); A(Bre) Stands; A(Bur) s A(Bel) (CUT); A(Spa) - Por; F(WMS) - Spa sc

GERMANY (Otto van Bismarck)
A(Ruh) - Bel; A(Hol) s A(Ruh) - Bel; A(Mun) - Bur (FAILED); F(Den) - Swe; F(NTH) s RUSSIAN F(Swe) - Nwy

ITALY (Giovanni Giolitta)
F(Nap) - ION (FAILED); A(Tyr) s A(Ven); A(Ven) s A(Tyr) (CUT); F(Tun) s F(Nap) - ION

RUSSIA (Nicolas II)
F(Swe) - Nwy; A(Mos) s F(Sev); A(Ukr) - Rum; A(Vie) - Tri (FAILED, DISLODGED TO Boh); F(Sev) s A(Ukr) - Rum

TURKEY (Abd al_Hamid II)
A(Arm) - Rum (FAILED); A(Rum) - Gal; F(AEG) s F(EMS) - ION; F(BLA) c A(Arm) - Rum; F(EMS) - ION (FAILED)


Autumn 1903 Adjustments:
A: Tri, Bud, +Vie, Ser, Gre = 5; Gains 1.
E: Lon, StP, Edi, Lpl, -Nwy = 4; Loses 1.
F: Bre, Por, Spa, Mar, Par -Bel = 5; Loses 1.
G: +Bel, Hol, Mun, +Swe, Den, Ber, Kie = 7; Gains 2.
I: Nap, Ven, Tun, Rom = 4; No change.
R: +Nwy, Mos, +Rum, Sev, War -Vie, -Swe = 5; No change.
T: Ank, Bul, Con, Smy -Rum = 4; Loses 1.


Builds/Disbands:
A: None. 1 Build centre short.
E: None.
F: None.
G: Builds A(Ber), F(Kie).
I: None.
R: None.
T: Removes F(EMS).

PRESS

Vie-Par: Come back! I never got that postcard.

Vie-Rom & Russian Govt: GO HOME!!!

Con: - The Daily Grind - 2000 Darwin Award Winner - Confirmed True - "He really got caught up in his work." (01 March 2000, Maine) The owner of the Carrier Chipping Company inadvertently reproduced the chilling climactic scene in the movie Fargo, and was rent asunder by his own wood chipper. The chipper, affectionately known as the "Hog," will take birch or maple logs up to 24 inches in diameter and reduce them to 3/4" chips of wood. Employees were working late to make up for time spent repairing equipment malfunctions earlier in the day. When the Hog jammed, Michael climbed the conveyor belt feeding the chipper and used a rake to break up the bark jam in the chute. Director C. William Freeman of the Bangor Occupational Safety and Health Administration said, "Generally, our experience (of fatal accidents involving chippers) has found two causes: inadequate machine guarding, or a failure to institute an effective lockout-tagout program when someone is unjamming pieces of equipment." Apparently Michael was not a proponent of lockout-tagout procedures. His efforts were directed against a machine that was still in operation. The Skowhegan resident was somewhat the worse for the wear after his passage through the Hog. Police Chief Butch Asselin said that the remains would be subjected to DNA analysis for a positive ID, and added "I hope I never, ever see anything like this, ever again. I had a hard time sleeping last night."

Spring 1904 deadline: 19:00 BST, 20th May 2002.