Global News Report
NATIONS MOBILIZE FOR WAR. Among the nations of the Council of Nations alliance against the communist regimes in Paris, London, and Madrid, many of them have begun mobilizing their economy for war. In almost all cases this has been unopposed by domestic forces, as national security took precedence over private holdings.
EURASIAN ALLIANCE REFORMED. St. Petersburg, Holy Russian Empire. Led in a move by the Russian government in opposition to the formation and growing strength of the Tehran Pact, the Eurasian Alliance has been reformed into the Common Front International. This global alliance has welcomed nations all over the world into a full alliance and power balance to the Tehran Pact.
GENEVA CONFERENCE. Geneva, Switzerland. In the aftermath of rising global tensions caused by the formation of the Tehran Pact adn the Common Front International, a major conference of global powers was called in Switzerland. Resulting from the convention was a multitude of recriminations between alliances and rising tensions. Defusing this was merely the agreement of an united stance against the communist regimes in Western Europe, resulting in the invasion of Britian and the defense of the Paris Commune. Despite the united success against communism, relations between the alliances have yet to thaw.
North/Central American News Report
WAR PROTEST IN WASHINGTON. Washington D.C., USA. A large minority of American people, headed by American Council of Nations Chairman Woodrow Wilson, have protested against the war in Britian. Led partially by the American Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs has condemned the American invasion of Scotland as an "Unlawful act of aggression." A large number of American isolationists and leftists overwhelmingly agree with the pacifists. (+5% Dissent for USA)
South American News Report
COMMUNISTS REACH BRITIAN. Due to a program by the combined Argentinan and Liberian governments, communists from both nations were assembled to be shipped to Britian. However, after docking in Liberia, the unwilling passengers discovered bombs planted on board the vessels to scuttle them with the communists on board. The passengers then overthrew their gaurds and oppressors and managed to escape with the majority of ships through the German blockade of England. (+2 Militia Divisions for the CBW, Argentina goes down to Neutral, Liberia goes to Disliked)
European News Report
GREEKS BEGIN LIMITED WELFARE PLAN. Athens, Greece. Following the increased hours and tougher shifts that Greek workers have had to do during the Albanian War, the Greek government has passed a limited compensation plan for disabled workers. This has brought the Greek labor unions more closely aligned with the government, though the average Greek citizen is unhappy with the tax increases needed to mantain the program. (+1% Dissent for Greece)
TURKS CONTINUE REVOLT. The announcement of an 8 o'clock curfew by the Russian military governor has caused the Islamic Turks to explode into even greater violence against the Russian government. Heavy fighting and continued supply of arms by other Islamic interests has increased the capacity of the Turks to resist, and despite the overwhelming Russian numbers in the region, the Turks seem close to throwing the Russians out of Asia Minor. In Turkestan, similar fighting continues with greater success as the Muslims in the region have destroyed over a dozen Russian military bases and outposts in Central Asia. (-4 Militia Divisions for Russia.)
African News Report
BOERS OCCUPY MOZAMBIQUE. Pretoria, Boer Republic. Following the admittance of Portugal to the Tehran Pact, the Boer Republic has annexed the Portugese colony of Mozambique. Supported by other members of the Tehran Pact and acknowledged by Portugal, this has nearly doubled the effective size of the small African nation. Boer private companies have gained significant boons from the resources of the newly acquired territory.
Asian/Pacific News Report
KOKKAI CONDEMNS COLOR OF DRAPES. Tokyo, Nipponese Empire. The Nipponese Parliament, the Kokkai spent most of February and March of 1913 condemning the color of the drapes in the meeting room. Over 50% of the council said that red was too harsh of a color for the meeting room, while the others felt it lent a regal aura to the area. A vocal minority of the Kokkai suggested petitioning the Nipponese people for their own personal choice for colors of the drapes. 43% of those polled said that the drapes should be yellow with red dragons on them. Fifty-six percent said that the drapes should be removed altogether to let the light in for better vision. One person said that the drapes should be mauve with green polka-dots. He has been executed.
Council of Nations News Report
Woodrow Wilson remains Chairman of the Council of Nations.
RESOLUTION STATUS
Resolution 002-12: Open till 1914
Resolution 003-12: Passed with 19 votes- Nonmember noncommunist nations may join the Council of Nations, invited are the Empire of India, the Empire of China, Afghanistan, Abssynia, and Dar-al-Islam. (Increases Italy's global opinion to Liked and the Council of Nations to Neutral)
Resolution 001-13: Failed by 15 votes
Resolution 002-13: Failed by 18 votes
Resolution 003-13: Failed by 18 votes
SPECIAL: Communist War Report
LIBERIANS CONTINUE AFRICAN OCCUPATION. Monrovia, Liberia. Liberian forces, martialled against the alleged communist threat have moved further into French West Africa, occupy large tracts of virtually barren lands. Resistance has been none existant, though a Republican French division did disband in the face of the Liberian advance. The Liberians have also moved into the smaller Portugese West African colonies despite token protests from Lisbon. The Liberian forces have only halted their advances due to severely stretched supply lines and a lack of garrison military forces, though private corporate security firms have protected commerical interests in newly occupied areas. Use of modern American military equipment, as in other theaters, has significantly aided in the occupation. Already private Liberian corporations have begun exploiting the newly acquired resources. (+1 Private Enterprise IC, +3% Dissent, Global Opinion goes to Hated)
ITALIANS BOG DOWN IN PYRENNES. In the face of massive resistance in unfriendly terrain, Italian military forces have bogged down in brutal mountain warfare in the southern Pyrennes Mountains. Having failed to advance across the river, the Italians were forced to assualt the Iberian lines headon. Casualties have been extensive as both sides have been forced into bloody trench warfare, with flanking maneuvers impossible. The fighting could have been worse albeit for a French counterattack in the northern Pyrennes and the collapse of the communist French regime at the hands of the Common Front International's forces.
Casualty List
Italy: -3 Infantry Divisions
Iberia: -1 Infantry Division
BATTLE OF CORDOVA. Tehran Pact forces, led by Italian troops captured the Iberian communist stronghold of Cordova in a major open field fight. Breaking the front with a clever fighting retreat, Tehran Pact forces broke the Iberian front, pushing eastward into Cordova. The defeat of the communist forces outside of the historic city allowed the Italian and Spanish soldiers to advance all the way to the coastline. Minor actions north of Lisbon and south of Madrid by Spanish and Portuguese soldiers resulted in continued stalemate and the immobilization of those fronts as the soldiers dig trenches for defense.
Casualty List
Italy: -1 Infantry Division
Spain: -1 Infantry Division
Iberia: -3 Infantry Divisions
FRENCH COMMUNISTS CRUSHED. Paris, France. Dispite extensive casualties and brutal fighting, the Common Front International has successfully destroyed the French communist uprising. Dispite the success, France's industry has been devastated and left in ruins. Across the world, the battered European nations' colonies are occupied or nearing open revolt. France's military has been halved in strength by the defections and rebellions during the war. German forces have occupied Belguim and according to the Geneva Conference will give them independance following the war.
Casualty List
Russia: 4 Militia Divisions, 2 Infantry Divisions
Germany: 4 Infantry Divisions
France: 5 Infantry Divisions
Austria-Hungary: 1 Infantry Division
INDIANS SLAUGHTERED. Liverpool, CBW. As fighting began to stalemate north of Liverpool in late May, observers all along the eastern English and Welsh coastline spotted the remnants of the old Royal Navy steaming up the Irish Sea. Northwest of Liverpool was the only beach capable of holding a modern landing, and the British guns were waiting. Two full divisions of Indian soldiers were sent to the bottom of the Irish Sea before the leading admiral called for retreat. The heavy cannon of the British Coastal Command forced the expeditionary army of India to land at Russian occupied Cherbourg to refit and regroup. Throughout the retreat, the ships were plagued by a British wolfpack which managed to send yet another Indian division to the bottom of the ocean.
TEHRAN PACT LIBERATES SCOTLAND. Landing in late June of 1913, elements of the armies of the United States, Argentina, the Boer Republic, Liberia, Eire, and Peru landed in northern Scotland. Using scout aircraft to decieve the British defense, the Americans successfully landed and quickly pushed out the minute amount of defenders in the sparsely habited northlands. American military commanders were outraged when Russian soldiers reached Glasglow, an area believed to be reserved for capture by Tehran Pact forces. Casualties have been minor as most have been pulled south to fight in England against forces on the CFI. The Russian forces on the other hand, after suffering heavy casualties in their landing at Newcastle have been embroiled in brutal trench warfare north of Liverpool. The defection of 3 full Russian militia divisions to the communist cause has also devastated the front, and has shown the Russian command that not all of their armies are unsympathetic to the communist cause. Casualties have been extremely heavy for the Russian expeditionary force, and generals remain pessimistic towards a future breakthrough without more reinforcements.
Casualty List
CBW: 1 Militia Division, 1 Infantry Division
Russia: 5 Militia Divisions, 2 Infantry Divisions
GERMANS LAND IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND. Major German forces opened a second front for the defending English communists in early July. Under the command of General Hindenburg, the German army has landed in southern England, capturing in a brutal fight the white cliffs of Dover. However, a northern landing failed miserably much like the Indian attempt to land at Liverpool. The German army has been forced into a narrow batteground named the Thames Front, and have unsuccessfully attempted to break into London. The flooding of the Thames by the British military has significantly hurt German attempts to cross the river, and they remain bogged down along the southern bank.
Casualty List
CBW: 1 Infantry Division
Germany: 4 Infantry Divisions
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@ThomAnder, I disregarded your nation's name change, because no one will refer to it as such. Your nation is modelled around the rule of Austria and Hungary, not anyone else. It would not have changed anything at all and been a waste of my time typing out for the update.
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