File No. 763.72/93
The Consul General at Moscow ( Snodgrass ) to the Secretary of State
Moscow , August 3, 1914, 6 p.m.
[Received August 4, 9 a.m.]
[Telegram]
General preparation all military districts. Troops from Siberia likely replaced by civilians pressed into service. Many provinces including Moscow under martial law. Number German subjects assaulted. Banks refuse issue foreign drafts. Right given to delay protesting bills until after the close of the war. Notes discounted great difficulty. Government bank considered safe. Business situation is critical. Number automobiles from St. Petersburg with gold for Government bank arrived to-day. Czar pressed give equal rights all subjects particularly Poland, Finland, Gulf Finland, the Black Sea. Lighthouses closed, also the navigation. Former official press private reliable.