▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁when ▁the ▁Count ▁Ho y os ▁Mission ▁arrived ▁in ▁Berlin ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Ber cht old ' s ▁ple a ▁for ▁friendship . ▁Beth mann - H oll weg ▁was ▁assured ▁that ▁Britain ▁would ▁not ▁interven e ▁in ▁the ▁fr antic ▁diplom atic ▁r ounds ▁across ▁the ▁European ▁powers . ▁However , ▁reli ance ▁on ▁that ▁assumption ▁encourag ed ▁Austria ▁to ▁demand ▁Ser bian ▁con cess ions . ▁His ▁main ▁concern ▁was ▁Russian ▁border ▁man oe uv res , ▁convey ed ▁by ▁his ▁amb ass adors ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁Raymond ▁Po inc ar é ▁himself ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁secret ▁mission ▁to ▁St ▁Petersburg . ▁He ▁wrote ▁to ▁Count ▁Serge y ▁S azon ov : Russ ian ▁mobil isation ▁measures ▁would ▁comp el ▁us ▁to ▁mobil ise ▁and ▁that ▁then ▁European ▁war ▁could ▁scarcely ▁be ▁prevent ed . ▁ ▁When ▁War ▁Minister ▁Er ich ▁von ▁Fal ken h ay n ▁wanted ▁to ▁mobil ise ▁for ▁war ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁July , ▁Beth mann ▁was ▁still ▁against ▁it ▁but ▁used ▁his ▁v eto ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁Reich stag ▁deb ating ▁it . ▁Pour t ales ▁tele gram ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁was ▁what ▁Hel m uth ▁von ▁Mol t ke ▁the ▁Young er , ▁who ▁declared ▁a ▁Z ust and ▁dro h ender ▁Kriegs ge fahr ▁( state ▁of ▁im min ent ▁danger ▁of ▁war ) ▁wanted ▁to ▁hear ; ▁to ▁Beth mann - H oll weg ' s ▁dis may , ▁the