Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1914, Supplement, The World War

File No. 763.72/61

The Ambassador in France (Herrick) to the Secretary of State

American Embassy,
Paris, August 2, 1914, 10 p.m.
[Received August 3, 8:30 a.m.]

[Telegram]

Although reports from authentic sources state that hostilities have commenced on German frontier, it appears that neither France or Germany wants to be the first to make a declaration of war. Consequently German Ambassador here has not asked for nor been given his passport although his departure was expected yesterday. Therefore funds I provided for German Ambassador as reported have enabled him to provide for many of his compatriots.

Herrick