As tensions in Europe rose in the aftermath of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Looff decided to abandon the normal peacetime training schedule and returned to Dar es Salaam on 24 July to replenish his coal and other stores.
随着欧洲的紧张局势在奥地利的弗朗茨·斐迪南大公遇刺后日益上升，洛夫决定放弃常规的平时训练日程，并于7月24日返回达累斯萨拉姆，以补充燃煤和其它物资。