GERMANY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 155, 26 November 1914, Page 5

GERMANY

MILITARISM DEFINED. A BLATANT DENUNCIATOR. Times and Sydney Services. London, November 24. Maxinilian Harden, speaking at Berlin, defined militarism as what other people have. He added that the least little tradesman in the most modest village ill Germany would despise the pitiable practices of England in trying to undermine credit.

EVACUATION OF BELGIUM fo. IMPOSSIBLE. PRINCE AUGUST SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. Received 25, 5.30 p.m. Times and Sydney Sun Servees. London, November 24. For stratngetical anil political reasons Berlin considers it impossible to evacuate Belgium and the north of France, as a revolution might follow. The condition of Prince August Wilhelin is grave, lie is sull'ering from a shattered shin bone and jaw bone, the result til' driving at full speed into the masked German trenches. A LONG WAR EXPECTED. A RELIGIOUS WAVE. ATTACK" ON ENGLAND CURTAIN. London, November 21. A 't'inies correspondent with an intimate knowledge of Germany writes: "'Germany is preparing for a long war. It is iiardlv possible to starve her out, but she may run out of wheat and eggs. Then: is, however, abundance of other food. It is eel-tain that tlie war is unpopular with the people as a whole. The newspapers know but do not dare to tell the trillh for fear of suppression. A religious wave, has swept over tlie country since the outbreak of Avar. It is pitiable to hear the quiet sobbing of tlie women in churches and see their black dresses. Never was witnessed a more touching service than in Cologne Cathedral. A priest happening to mention (lie destruction of the Rhems Cathedra], heartrending sobs shuddered through the worshippers. All the factories are working at high pressure in producing war material. The great shipyards are now working night and day. Visitors Spending the night at Kiel can hardly sleep, owing to the noise of the workshops.' The general cry is to build warships and Zeppelins. Germany is aware that an attack on England will be a risky business, but is certain to make the attempt. Great masses of timber are being transported from Suwalki to Belgium. One is told that the timber is means for making rafts to transport ab ig German army across the Channel.