Second Edition. Germany

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 43, 21 June 1915, Page 6

Second Edition. Germany

THE KAISER'S BOMBAST. Unhid F&Bsa Association. t Paris, June 19. Le Matin publishes extracts from a letter from the Kaiser to a Bavarian Court personage, in which the Kaiser insists on the certainty of attaining the sole object of the war for which Germany is fighting, namely, peace which will be fruitful for German States. He concludes: "Such peace may come sooner than expected. Even if it only gives an incomplete rev suit it will serve as a preparation for the future. It could be signed to-mor-row if I wished it." THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR. Amsterdam, June 20. A Oman official report says: We re-captured; Embermenil. and destroyed the French fortifications, and retired to our former positions. We attacked the Russian position at Grodek. The Russians are still holding out south of the Dneister. Between tlie marshes and Stryj, we pushed the enemy northward. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Amsterdam,, June 19. It is.reported in Bei-lih that the Government is considering whether to prosecute: the Cardinal'Archbishop of Cologne for treason in publishing a special prayer and speech containing phrases to instil into our rulers and nations the thought of peace, and to . let the' conflict of nations cease. The Government's hesitancy to'due to the fear of offending Catholics in the Rhine province and in Western Germany, who venerate the Cardinal. Copenhagen, June 19. One hundred and fifteen thousand persons are employed at Essen, especially on big: guns of a very long range. Amsterdam, June 19. The Frankfurter Zeitung deprecates the excessive optimism in regard to the Galician struggle. The journal says: We must not forget that Russia is dangerous because she has human material than can only with difficulty he exhausted. ; ■ ■ ■ - Pekin, June 19. Russians'have confiscated a substantial consignment ofj bar gold * from Mongolia destined for Germany. A bank sent the gold under a Chinese name. i