The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-29
Special cabic Despatch 10 rur sry.


ST. PETERSBURG, July 2S.--Torelgn
Minister Sazonoff held long CONVEX
sation to-day with NJ. Szapary. the
Alstro- Hungarian Amha ssador. aud 1t
is said that n similar conversation took
place in Vienna between Count Berch-
told. the Austrian Foreign Minister,
and NJ Schebeko. the Russian Ambas-
sador. There also were consultations
here between Sir George buchanan, the
British Ambassador; VI. Paleologue,
the French envoy. and NJ. Sazouoff.
Some hope is based on these CONVEX
satlonS. but it IS undeniable that the
situation Is more serious than that Of
yesterday.
InqurcrS at the Foreign Office this
evening were informed that negOtia-
tions looking to peace were still in
progress; that the situation has not
essentially changed. and that there Is
nothing further to communicate. The
Government issued statement recog-
nizing the support given to 1t by popu-
lar patriotic demonstrations but hop
ing that "the expression of the feel
ings Of the people will not take the
form Of declarations of disapproval or
enmity for Powers with which Russia
Is and firmly desires to remain M
peace"
The statement adds that the Russian
Government Is fully prepared TO safe
guard the dignity anI the interests of
Russia.
Patriotic demonstration continue.
Merchants of Moscow are raising a
large fund TO place AT the disposal of
Seryia. Volunteers. Including officers
in the Russian reserve, are Offering
their services in large numbers at the
Servian consulatcs. Mounted police
arc patrolling the districts around the
foreign embassies here.
1t is declared that the financial posi-
ton of Russia IS strong and that the
enormous stock of gold hOa rded by NJ
kokovtseff during his long tenure of
Office in the Ministry of Finance puts
Russia In better position to under
take great war than any other
country, The ruble has been falling in
value for several weeks past, hut the
drop Is not so great now ms in times
of former crises.
{ Two German steamers equipped with
wireless apparatus arrived here to-day.
The authorities Of the port dlSmantled
| the aerographS.
The Government has suspended the
/ transportation of coal and none Of
! this fuel will he discharged ut any
| ports except for Government pur-
poses. Freight cars on all the rail
roads have been Communicated for
military purposes.
The BOurse was firm to-day not.
withStanding the closing of foreign
exchanges.
Nearly all lights on the Baltic coast
and all lights in the Black Sea OK.
cept those In the Chcrsonese lightshir
near SchastOpol, the harbOr of which
Is closed except to Russian warships
have been eXtinguished.
LONDON, July 2o.-The political OK.
pert Of the Daily Telegraph, telegraph,
ing from Vienna in reference to the
report that Russia Is mohiizing her
forces on the Austrian frontier says:
81 affirm adylsedly that Russian
mobilization will provoke Austrian and
German operations of a like charac
ter and extent and it is absolutely Ger
tain that none of these three Powers
will mobilize only 10 demobiliZe again
as has been done in the past"
BERLIN. July 29.---A special despatch
10 the TdGCbidH from ST. Petershur.
says the NOrOC Trcmp1 Is authority
for the statement that Car Nicholn,
has received m autograph letter from
the Emperor Francis Joseph which ma,