THE KAISER'S AIMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1917, Page 3

THE KAISER'S AIMS.

FORCED THE WAR

MORE DISCLOSURES.

Taustralian & n.z. cable association]

(Received This Day.at 9.15 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 15. Mr Montagu, a former American Ambassador to Turkey, has made remarkable disclosures to “Iho World. He says there is .direct evidence that tho Kaiser willed tho waT, and caused it when it suited his purpose, and his preparations were made. Marquis Pollavineini, Austrian Ambassador to Turkey, told me on Augusl 18th, 1914, that Austria’s Emperor had iniorcned him in May, that war was inevitable. Baron Wstageheim, German Ambassador to Turkey, in an outburst of enthusiasm after the arrival of the Oooben and Breslau in the Dardanelles, told me that a conference was held at Berlin early in July, 1914. wherein tho date of the war, fixed by the Kaiser, was passed by the conference, at which Wangenhoim, Moltke, Tirpitz and a few selected leaders of German finance and industry were also present. ' * Tho Kaiser asked them if they were ready for war, and all replied in tho affirmative, except the financiers, who said they must have a' fortnight wherein to sell securities and arrange loans. Therafter the financiers were feverishly and secretly busy, while the •Army marked time. All the great atock exchanges experienced active depression, as German-owned stocks were quietly pushed into the market. Wangenheim told mo that the next time Germany would be even more far-sighted, and have at least five years supplies of copper and cotton Montague later learned that if Germany were victorious, she intended to attack America on the ground of supplying munitions to the Allies, and '' to enforce an indemnity, making Germany the richest nation in the world. I have heard tho sum was fixed at .50 billion marks. The Kaiser for years was obsesstd with a dream of being the centre of a great moving picture, directing and controlling the destinies of the world. Prince Henry was sent to America to consolidate the German strength in the United States. Germany’s mastery of the situation in Turkey was so complete that she dictated the postponement! of Turkey’s entry into the war ttntil a powerful wireless plant at Constantinople was completed, and the guns and munitions were brought to Turkey.

A GERMAN REPORT. TAUSTRALIAN cC N.Z. CABLK ASSOCIATION] & REUTER.] rADMIRAL'"! PER WIRELESS PRESS.] (Received This Day at 12.25. p.m.) 'LONDON, Oct. 15.

German official.—The English penetrated between the Scarpe river and the Oambrai-Arras road, but our count-er-attacks drove them out. Wo rapidly progressed on Oesel Island, repeatedly overcoming the enemy. We have cut off Sworbe Peninsula from the north. Our ships silenced the land batteries. We are advancing towards tho cast coast. The Russians are retreating in order to escape over the mole connecting Oesel Island with Moon Island.