Item 01: Bordeaux diary, 29 July 1914-3 January 1915 / Franz Bordeaux - Page 5

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occupies serbian territories Russia will mobilize and invade Austria". Such was the latest miserable news. Consequently germany would then also be involved in the war. We, on board, are already making eager preparations for war conditions. Superfluous things are taken from board and ammunition taken on board.

Thursday 30 July 14
When I woke up from a sweet slumber I could hear that everybody on the ship was already moving about, at 8 o'clock I have to go on shore to attend to some orders for provisions for Tsingtau firms and assignment notes for the commissariat department, which however are only to be carried out in case of mobilization. The weather is terribly hot. after having settled everything I return on board.

In the evening "Luchs" is returning from Shanghai. On the wharf I meet my comrades Kochr (Luchs) and Branden Kochr, who I