Fall 1912: another NMR from Russia. It is its second consecutive NMR (and no one has heard from Dean since Sep 24 Winter 1911 orders - nor in the other game he's playing), so we have to assume Dean won't be returning.

After this sad news, something more cheerful:
The Austrians order their Piedmont army to the Marseillan border to support the French but find no one there; rumor has it that travel brochures of North Africa were found by local peasants in a deserted army base in Gascony. In the East the Austrian fleet takes an abandoned Smyrna. And Russia had to disband its army in Warsaw due to a supported Austrian attack.
The French fleet entered Norway without meeting any resistance. And their army in Holland gives it a shot in Kiel but without any luck.
The Italians managed to hold their position in Bulgaria as well as those on former Russian territory.

Fall 1912 adjudication:

Austria:
F Aegean Sea - Smyrna
A Bohemia Supports A Munich
A Budapest - Rumania
A Galicia Supports A Silesia - Warsaw
F Ionian Sea - Tyrrhenian Sea (*Bounce*)
A Kiel Supports A Munich (*Cut*)
A Munich Supports A Kiel
A Piedmont Supports A Gascony - Marseilles (*Void*)
A Prussia Supports A Silesia - Warsaw
A Rumania - Ukraine
A Silesia - Warsaw
F Tunis - Western Mediterranean (*Fails*)
A Tyrolia Supports A Munich
A Vienna - Trieste

France:
A Burgundy Supports A Picardy - Belgium
A Gascony - North Africa
A Holland - Kiel (*Fails*)
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean Convoys A Gascony - North Africa
F North Sea Supports F Norwegian Sea - Norway
F Norwegian Sea - Norway
A Picardy - Belgium
A Spain - Marseilles
F Western Mediterranean - Tyrrhenian Sea (*Bounce*)

Italy:
F Ankara Supports F Bulgaria(ec) - Constantinople
F Black Sea Convoys A Sevastopol - Bulgaria
F Bulgaria(ec) - Constantinople
A Sevastopol - Bulgaria

Russia:
A Denmark, no move received
A Livonia, no move received
A Ruhr, no move received
A St Petersburg, no move received
A Warsaw, no move received (*Disbanded*)

No retreats, so we have arrived at Winter.

Ownership:
Austria: Berlin, Budapest, Greece, Kiel, Munich, Naples, Rome,
Rumania, Serbia, Smyrna, Trieste, Tunis, Venice,
Vienna, Warsaw.
France: Belgium, Brest, Edinburgh, Holland, Liverpool,
London, Marseilles, Norway, Paris, Portugal, Spain.
Italy: Ankara, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Moscow, Sevastopol.
Russia: Denmark, St Petersburg, Sweden.

Adjustments:
Austria: Supp 15 Unit 14 Build 1
France: Supp 11 Unit 9 Build 2
Italy: Supp 5 Unit 4 Build 0 (still no Home SCs to build in)
Russia: Supp 3 Unit 4 Remove 1

A French - Austrian Draw has been proposed. Voting for this proposal should have been submitted before Spring 1913 adjudication.
First however there is Winter 1912. Deadline is Wednesday Oct 8 at 23:00 GMT.

But before we get to that I'd like to ask you, the remaining 3 players, what should we do with Russia?
It is a shame that Dean is no longer there to play as it may have such an impact on the outcome of the game.
- Should I go looking for a player to step in for Russia? (it will be tough to find a player for Russia at this stage)
- Or have all units go into Civil disorder? (auto-disband for Winter will then be RUH)
I would like to know before we play Winter 1912.
So please let me know asap.

Frank