German Affairs.
. A BIG NAVAL- EXPENDITURE. , .- SOCIALISTS ACTIVE. SALE OF FRONTIER PLANS TO FRAN'dE. . By Telegraph—Aßßociation.—Copyright. (Rec. Oct. 6, 5.4 p.m.) Berlin, October 5. "It, is reported thart Germany will completely recast the plans of the for-; tifications of Alsace and Lorraine (tho two frontier provinces taken from France in tho Franco-Pitssian war) owing' to the present plans having been. sold, to, France.-. As the Government yards • are overworked, Germany has distributed among private yards orders for new; warships, the expenditure for which was authorised during the last session of the Reichstag, and aggregates seven and a half millions sterling. The Socialists are organising i three months' campaign; and- are raising a fund for. tho purpose, •KRUPPS SLACK. (Rec. Oct. 5, 4.55 p.m.) v . London, October 5. The " Standard's " Berlin correspondentsays it is reported that the Krupp works and cannon foundries at, Essen, in Rhenish Prussia', are' discharging 3000 workmen, owing to a decrease in orders. .. . ■ : / The number of ' hands'- employed attho Krupp works has risen from 74 men in 1848 to over 30,000. There are other manufacturers in Essen, which is situated in a rich coal and iron district.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 10, 7 October 1907, Page 5
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