Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 37, 15 February 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

ALL “CUT AND DRIED.” IMPERTINENT PRUSSIAN PLANS TO END THE WAR. SIGNING PEACE IN LONDON IN JULY OR AUGUST. (Received 8.50 a.m.) London, February 14. A Swiss, who recently spent twentyfive days in Germany, says;— “Complete confidence reigns in Prussia, though there was some alarm in Baden over the h reach advance in Alsace. Saxony is confident, Wurtemburg uneasy, and Bavaria depressed. The Prussians say they will have Warsaw and finish off Russia this month; that they will have Calais by Easter, make favorable terms of peace with hranee, and occupy the French ports until the struggle with Britain is concluded ; and that they will sign peace in London in July or August, when Britain will becqme a German colony.” GREY, THE DIPLOMAT. BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTER’S REPLY TO PEACE SUGGESTION. Times and Sydney Sun Service. (Received 8 a.m.) London, February 13. In thq House of Commons, Mr F. W. Jowett (Labor member for Bradford, West Division), asked Sir Edward Grey whether, with a view to ending the terrible loss of life, the Government would be prepared to publicly declare the basis on which the Allies would be willing to discuss terms of peace. Sir Edward Grey replied that recent public utterances in Germany give no reason to suppose that the object mentioned would be promoted by adopting such a course as suggested. miscellaneous. Times and Sydney Sun Service. London, February 14. Mr H. J. Tennant (Under-Secretary for War) states that there are 5000 Britishers of military age interned in Germany. United Press Association. London, February 14. The Temperance Conference congratulated Russia on her restriction ol the consumption of alcohol, and urged Britain to take similar action. 'Hie conference also urged the prohibition of the sale of liquor between 8 in the evening and 10 in the morning. Paris, February 14. The Chamber of Deputies, by 48! to 52, adopted a Bill suppressing perpetually the sale of absinthe. The Bank of England is issuing a ten million loan for Russia for one year at five per cent on Treasury Bills at £95.

The first dealings in German Imperial £3 per cents, since the re-opening of the Stock Exchange, were at £53 10s as compared with £74 at the end of July. Phrase-hooks found in the knapsacks of German wounded soldiers show that when England should ho invaded, her people would be liable to the same frightful treatment as had been meted out to Belgium. The phrase-book deals with booty, plunder, and incendiarism.