File No. 763.72/51
The Ambassador in France ( Herrick ) to the Secretary of State
American Embassy,
Paris , August 1, 1914, 5 p.m.
[Received 6:45 p.m.]
Paris , August 1, 1914, 5 p.m.
[Received 6:45 p.m.]
[Telegram]
General mobilization called this afternoon. Some changes effected in Cabinet. Will send details later. Now see no hope of avoiding hostilities.
Herrick