GERMANY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 149, 19 November 1914, Page 5

GERMANY

THE MASK LOWERED. WHAT GERMANY WANTS. TO BE LAW-MAKER FOR EUROPE. Received 18, 11.25 p.m.' London, November 18. Herr Harden, in an article in his newspaper, Die Zukunft, says: "Let ua, drop the miserable attempts to excuse Germany's action. Ndt against our will, and as a nation surprised, did we hurl ourselves into this gigantic venture. We willed it. We do not stand before the judgment seat of Europe. We acknowledge no such jurisdiction. Our might I shall create a new law for Europe. It is ' Germany that strikes, and from the immovable conviction that her achievements entitle her to more elbow-room in the world. Germany must take her place as the leading Power, retain Belgium and a narrow strip of the coast as far as Calais. She does not desire indemnities. -Her object is to hoist the flag on the Channel that opens and closes the way to the Atlantic. This being done, she will voluntarily close the war," STREAM OF PRUSSIAN fIEFUGEES. CONSTANT ARRIVAL AT BERLIN. London, Keveflibet , : 17. A German Pole has been shot in Berlin for declaring' that Germans Oiigut to withdraw from Belgium, seeing they are unable to prevent the devastation of their own provinces by the invader. ' , Swiss newspapers state that nearly i a hundred thousand refugees from East I Prussia and Silesia have arrived ini Berlin. I

VOLUNTEERS WANTED. Received 18, 0.15 p.m. London, November 17. Berlin is placarded with posters, calling for volunteers. I -;•/ "■ :V ' ■ '