GERMANY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 77, 20 August 1914, Page 5

GERMANY

' DOWN WITH THE KAISER!" TRAGIC CONDITIONS IN BERLIN. A FAMINE PEAKED ALREADY. THE WAR DECIDEDLY UNPOPULAR, Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 19, 5.5 p.m. London, August 19. Fugitives arriving in Paris tell oppressive tales of the conditions in Berlin. People in the Unter-den-Linden shout, "Down with, the Kaiser!" "Down with the war!" groan at the officers and hiss the Ministers. Horse-flesh is selling at four shillings a pound, and groceries are scarce. Signs of a famine are already appearing, and the war ds likely to end not on the battlefield, l)ut in a sanguinary, revolution. The troops have gone to the front without elation. "BLOOD, BLOOD, BLOOD!" ANOTHER VIEW OF BERLIN. FOOD RIOTS DENIED. " Received 19, 10.40 p.m. London, August 19. A party of Americans who left Berlin a week ago deny the reported food riots in the city. The Germans were at first stunned by the news of Britain's declaration of war. This was followed toyangry demonstrations, and shouts of "Blood, Wood, ,blood!" Berlin was being fed daily with tales of German victories all along the line, and the ultimate victory of the Germany army is considered certain. Stories of alleged Belgian atrocities are rife, and are universally believed. It is alleged that the Belgians fired on the Red Cross, and gouged out the oyes of the wounded t>i;nnans. The Americans emphasise the fine condition of the German forces, their equipment being entirely new and perfect. THE COLONIES ATTACKED. Received ,19, 11.20 p.m. London, August 19. 'French troops from the Congo dislodged the Germans from Jzinga. • THE KAISER HURT. COMPLAINS OF MISREPRESENTATION. , Received' 20, 12.40 a.m. Washington, August 19. The Kaiser has protested to President Wilson, stating that German has been maligned, and her -motives misconstrued and misrepresented in the campaign organised to fostt-r anti-German sentiment. The President is protesting against the allegations through the Ambassador. HOPEFUL GERMANS. "ADVANCE IS JUST BEGINNING." Received 20, 12.40 a.m. Constaninople, August 10. The Gooben and Breslau have arrived, and received their Ottoman crews. The German crew a declare that the German advance is just beginning, and that her opponents will realise that the army is well maintained and equipped for the advance. THE KAISER'S HOLIDAY. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 19, 5.5 p.m. _, London, August 19. Three of his sons, including the Crown | Prince, accompanied the Kaiser to Maycncc. Women are now employed as colliers in the Rhine and Westphalia provinces. GERMANS' COMMERCE RUINED. 'ENORMOUS ESTIMATED LOSSES.- . Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 10, 5.5 p.m. London. August 19. It is calculated that owing to the war the Hamburg-Amerika line will lose 200 steamers, valued at 22 millions sterling. CROWN PRINCE WOUNDED. , A RUMOR REITERATED. , ' Paris, August IS. A statement is circulated that, the German Crown Prince has been wounded and is at Aix-la-Chapelle. Reports from the Hague assert that the Kaiser is visiting him.