AUSTRIA-HUNGARY (Seb Egerton-Read)
A(Vie) - Bud; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - Ven (FAILED)

ENGLAND (Jonathan Langman)
A(Lpl) - Yor; F(Edi) - NTH; F(Lon) - ENG

FRANCE (Alfred Differ)
A(Mar) - Bur; A(Par) - Gas; F(Bre) - MAO

GERMANY (Craig Cunningham)
F(Kie) - Hol; A(Ber) - Kie; A(Mun) - Ruh

ITALY (Lars Topholm)
A(Rom) - Apu; F(Nap) - ION; A(Ven) - Tur (MISORDER)

RUSSIA (Doug Stewart)
A(Mos) - StP; A(War) - Sil; F(Sev) - BLA (FAILED); F(StP) sc - GoB

TURKEY (Christopher Yaure)
A(Con) - Bul; A(Smy) - Con; F(Ank) - BLA (FAILED)

PRESS

Andy-All:
Please don't forget the retreats and BUILDS for Autumn 1901.

Andy-All:
Please can you all remember to label your orders with the game name - Your power - and the season the orders are for.

Mos-All:
Let it be known that a new Tsar has come. In fact, you will all get to know me soon enough, I will drop by each of you shortly to say hi in person. Dosvedanya.

Rus-All:
Russia: The Moscuvite Monthly reports there was "dancing in the streets" following the crowning of Czar Doug the First. Envoys from all over Europe have delivered their best wishes. Czar Doug has embarked on a period of rebuilding and the economy looks good in the near future.

In other news Switzerland declared it's intended neutrality in the forthcoming expected battles for colonial power.

Tur-All:
Moreover, the reputation of the Turk as a fighting man had never dulled. Pony-riding nomad he might no longer be, farmer he might have become, but the hardiness of the Anatolian peasant, indifferent to cold, heat, privation and apparently danger also, was known to all his neighbours." John Keegan, The First World War

Andy-All:
And an excellent start with the Press without me having to encourage either! Well done all concerned. Apologies to the person who sent in EGP but I can't post them yet even though I'm fairly sure they were in jest and meant to entertain.

AUTUMN 1901 DEADLINE: 09:00 GMT, Friday 27th January, 2006.