AUSTRIA-HUNGARY (Kurt Lichtenstein)
A(Boh) - Gal (FAILED); A(Bud) s A(Boh) - Gal; A(Gal) - Ukr (FAILED); A(Tri) - Tyr; F(ION) - TYS (FAILED)

ENGLAND (Gerry Woolfenden)
A(Hol) - Kie; A(Lon) - Hol; F(NTH) c A(Lon) - Hol; F(Den) s A(Hol) - Kie; F(SKA) Stands

FRANCE (Robert Lange)
F(Spa) sc s F(MAO) - WMS; F(MAO) - WMS; A(Bel) - Ruh; A(Pic) - Bre; A(Bur) s A(Bel) - Ruh; A(Mar) Stands

GERMANY (Tony Kilner)
A(Mun) - Ber (FAILED); A(Kie) s A(Mun) - Ber (CUT, DISLODGED - DISBANDED NRP); A(Ruh) s A(Kie) (CUT, DISLODGED - DISBANDED NRP)

ITALY (Norman Nathan)
A(Apu) - Nap; A(Ven) - Tri; F(GoL) - TYS; F(Tun) s F(GoL) - TYS

RUSSIA (Wayne Read)
F(Ber) s ENGLISH A(Hol) - Kie (CUT); A(Sil) - Gal (FAILED); A(Ukr) s A(Sil) - Gal (CUT); A(War) s A(Sil) - Gal; A(Sev) - Rum (FAILED, DISLODGED TO Mos)

TURKEY (Troy Johnson)
A(Rum) - Ukr (FAILED); A(Ank) - Sev; F(BLA) c A(Ank) - Sev; A(Arm) s A(Ank) - Sev; F(Smy) - AEG


Autumn 1903 Adjustments:
A: Bud, Gre, Ser, Vie, -Tri = 4; Loses 1.
E: +Kie, +Hol, Den, Nwy, Edi, Lon, Lpl = 7; Gains 2.
F: Spa, Bre, Mar, Bel, Por, Par = 6; No change.
G: Mun, -Kie, -Ber = 1; Loses 2.
I: Nap, +Tri, Tun, Ven, Rom = 5; Gains 1.
R: +Ber, War, Mos, Swe, StP -Sev = 5; No change.
T: Rum, +Sev, Smy, Ank, Con, Bul = 6; Gains 1.


Builds/Disbands:
A: Removes A(Gal).
E: Builds A(Edi), F(Lpl).
F: None.
G: None.
I: Builds A(Ven).
R: None.
T: Builds F(Smy).

PRESS

Andy-All:
Please do NOT forget to include retreats in next season's (S04) orders!

A Big thank you to those of you that sent it some more great press this turn, keep up the Great Work :-))

Vie-Lon:

A Personal Message from Emperor Franz Josef to the people of England:

You English, are mad, mad, mad as March hares. What has come over you that you are so completely given over to suspicions quite unworthy of a great nation? What more can I do than I have done? I declared with all the emphasis at my command, that my heart is set upon peace, and that it is one of my dearest wishes to live on the best of terms with England. Have I ever been false to my word ? Falsehood and prevarication are alien to my nature. My actions ought to speak for themselves, but you listen not to them but to those who misinterpret and distort them. That is a personal insult which I feel and resent. To be forever misjudged, to have my repeated offers of friendship weighed and scrutinized with jealous, mistrustful eyes, taxes my patience severely. I have said time after time that I am a friend of England, and your press --, at least, a considerable section of it -- bids the people of England refuse my proffered hand and insinuates that the other holds a dagger. How can I convince a nation against its will?

I repeat, that I am a friend of England, but you make things difficult for me. My task is not of the easiest. The prevailing sentiment among large sections of the middle and lower classes of my own people is not friendly to England. I am, therefore so to speak, in a minority in my own land, but it is a minority of the best elements as it is in England with respect to Austria. That is another reason why I resent your refusal to accept my pledged word that I am the friend of England. I strive without ceasing to improve relations, and you retort that I am your archenemy. You make it hard for me. Why is it? . . .

Lon-All:

The England machine rolls on and on.

Premier Woolfenden is advised by UK Secret Services that the Italian Premier is more concerned with the annual spaghetti harvest rather than the pressing international affairs. A meeting of leaders have identified that Italy's orientation towards 'pasta and Valpachelli' whilst culinary enviable, will surely lead to the down-fall of Italy and any other nation who may locates towards this stagnating nation.

Par (Gov't) - All:

Le Soleil, Oct 29th 1903

"French Sailors laugh in the general direction of Italian navy"

Despite the unexpected arrival of Italian forces in the French Mediterranean, our sailors are unperturbed and continue to enjoy life in Spain. French officials are reported to be mildly disappointed in Italian actions and trust that these 'manoevers' in our 'lake' will be short lived.

Par-Italy:

Round and round we go...?

Par-Berne:

Open your borders or face the full force of French diplomatic insults...

Berne-Par:

Our borders are open you idiot... Just look up :-)

Par-Turkey:

Looks cosy down in that corner.

Par-Washington:

Aparently our relations right now are none too hot - is this true?

Washington-Par:

Bloody Freezing

Par-Lon:

Tally ho!

Par-All:

Puzzle of the season:

How many places are there on the earth that one could walk one mile south,then one mile west, then one mile north and end up in the same spot?

Washington-Par:

You come up with stuff like that and wonder why are relation's are non too hot???

Par-Moscow:

Just received a letter from one of your citizens. It reads:

'It's was a dark and stormy night in Sevastopol. Not just the darkness and storm as the opening to a novel. Dark as the pits of the eyes of a Russian winter. Stormy so even the winds are blown astray amidst Russian leaves.

[snip etc etc] -signed Checkov'

Is everything ok down there?

Chekov-Par:

I'm sueing you for breach of copyright, as advised by my friends in Washington!

Moscow-All:

RUSSIAN FOREIGN PRESS DEPARTMENT CLOSES FOR......'ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE'

In Moscow today it was reported that the Foreign Press Department was closed for, what was termed 'Essential Maintenance'. When asked why maintenance was required to a brand new facility a junior spokesman mumbled something about "leaves" and "the wrong type of snow".

Unsubstantiated reports have hinted that the closure was actually due to sabotage from starving and aggrieved ex-pigeon postal-workers. This has been vehemently denied by managers.

One source, too terrified to give his name, told us that rumours are rife of an underground movement bent on revenge, the 'Postal-workers Liberation Of Pigeon-kind', or PLOP for short, have so far caused only minor damage, but telegraph workers are staying away from work in their droves for fear of a more violent PLOP attack.

Con-All:

Diplomatic relations between the Sultan and the Tsar have all but ceased. The Sultan has publicly called the Tsar a "drunken heathen" after suffering similarly scalding insults from his Northern neighbor. Turkish forces pressed Northward this fall and unified the Black Sea under one flag. Will the vodka run out in time for the Russians to sober up and defend their capital?

Andy-All:

After sorting out all that lot I now have a headache....Or was it a PLOP attack???

Stay tuned for the next installment.............

Spring 1904 DEADLINE: 21:00 GMT, Thursday 8th May 2003.