Militairy:
Retaliatory strikes against Russian units have sunk the Russian Warship near Bermuda and a Steamer in the Baltic. The port of Candia has been garrisonned again. The US Navy is sailing towards the Russian positions worldwide.
In Germany, US troops have taken the Wurzenpass and now control the roads through the Alps, leaving Trieste isolated from the rest of the Empire. Artillery bombardments have wiped out a complete German division, while US troops have dug in to defend the artillery positions.
Neutral cannons beseiging Panama have been thrown back. The now experienced forces in Panama will destroy all future threats to the Panama Canal Zone.
Economic
For as long the cable-connection between the US and the outside world is severed, France will have to keep control of Makassar. The US has asked France to start the build up of the ruined city.
The US-economy had to switch to full war-production now that Russia has declared War on the US. Massive rushbuilding of Units and Training Facilities has been ordered. Congress has aproved to the use of all Trade- and Tax-revenues to fund the build-up of the US Armed Forces.
Merchants reached the ports of Marseille and Tokyo, adding further cash to the war-effort.
Scientific
Catastrophe on testing Farm!
While testing the newly invented 'Fertilizers' at the Research Farm in Pennsylvania, a catastrophic explosion destroyed the warehouse in which the chemicals were stored. Fortunately no loss of life was reported, but the farm itself was completely ruined. The US Government immediately ordered all scientific efforts to be directed to determine the cause of this disaster. Prelimanary findings seem to indicate that the newly developed fertilizers are an instable chemical mixture and are very sensitive to temperature, and extremely easily set on fire. Militairy scientist are aiding their civilian collegues due to the destructive nature of the event.