HINDENBURG'S CRY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 190, 7 May 1919, Page 7

HINDENBURG'S CRY

GERMANS TO UNITE AGAINST NEW enruy;

The German Government recently circulated by wireless the following appeal issued by Marshal- von' Ilindenburg on February It to the German people:' "Since the frontier protection in the West has been handed over to the Chief Ariuy Command, I lmve to-day transferred my 'quarters to Die East. When in August, 1911, I became Commander-in-Chief of tho Third Army, I was faced with heavy' tasks. Thanks.to the capacity of the leaders and troops we were successful in defending near Tannenber" and the Masurian Lakes our Eastern Marches against enemy invasion. In roturning to the East to-day I am filled with solicitude for the future of our Fatherland. Not becauso we wero compelled by tho superiority of our cremies •wl by the hunger blockade to sue for peace, but because I seo otir peuplo disintegrated' and shaken in will. Where will the future lend us? Wo must como through. Let. us work with dtter&ination for tho good of our country! In order to do this wo must first of all be united in our love for our nativo land and defend our territory against cur new enemy, Bolshevism, which threatens civilisation. You volunteers and young comrades who are risking vour lives in protection of our East Marches, think of the faithful ones in tho year 191-1! And yon. my old comrades and lellow-fighters of 'lannenbcrg and tho Masurian?, hasten to my help! Of whatever v.e may be, whether Bavarians, Saxons, Suabians, or Prussians, to whatever party wo belong, wo aro all Germans. T'rrgct anything tlint may lend to sepnrato us, unite onco again in tho lovo of jour native country, and in self discipline <ind confidence in your loaders."

oharle3 Collins, a Crimean veteran, has died at Godalming, in his eightythird year. At Scutari as hospital orderly he attended Florence Nightingale, and carried, the light as sho made her last round of tho wards.