GERMANY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 217, 20 February 1915, Page 5

GERMANY

| THE ZEPPELIN DISASTER. I ENGINES FAIL DURING A SNOWSTORM. A LOAN FOR FOODSTUFFS. Copenhagen, February 18. The Zeppelin L 3, burnt at Fango, was one of Germany's best airships. She encountered a snow storm, and fought the elements for five hours, but finally only one motor was workable, and she passed the Danish frontier towns, rapidly sinking. Then the fourth mot;>r ceased and she landed, narrowly missing a hotel. Captain Fritz set fire" to her to prevent revelations of the secret machinery and equipment. The Kaiser has commissioned Herr Strauss to write a new Imperial March inspired by the war. It begins on a funeral note but ends with triumph. Th; Kaiser has promised Herr Strauss the Order of the Red Eagle. Amsterdam, February 18. The Berliner Tageblatt says that the municipality of Heidelberg is raising a loan of three million marks to purchase foodstuff«. The Government proposed to entrust the mail service to Britain to torpedo boats. SELF-SATISFIED GERMANY. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received ID," 8.30 p.m. London. February 18. A neutral from Germany fays the fact that the blockade has alarmed neutrals almost as much as England is causing much satisfaction in Germany, and reconcilcd the people to the notion that they are standing alone against the ■world.

HATRED OF AMERICA. EXIOFT OF FOOD CONSUMERS. PEOPLE MUST FIGHT OR LEAVE. TO CONSERVE FOOD SUPLIES. Received 19, 10.40 p.m. London, February 19. The Da'ly News' Copenhagen correspondent says: "Public feeling in Germany towards Americans has changed since Washington' made it plain that she would stand none of the Kaiser's nonsense. Muny An-erieans have been aubI:ely insulted, and the position of the American war committees is becoming extremely difficult. Some members •'.ave found the position intolerable, au-1 bevo. resigned and prepared to unit Germany. Other Americans are leaving for Copenhagen. They state that it h reported that owing- to the necessity for restricting food consumption, the German Government intends to order five million people, possessing independent means, but ineligible for military service, to depart to neutral countries till the end of the war. It is proposed that three millions will go to Scandinavia, and a million each to Holland and Switzerland.

A KAISERIAN MESSAGE. NEW LEVIES EULOGISED. JOY AND SORROW MIXED. Received 19, 11.30 p.m. Amsterdam. February 19. The Kaiser telegraphed to Ilerr Bcth-mann-nollweg regarding the Masurian Lakes battle. He said that under his own eves the new levies had proved equal to thp old troops. '-Neither cold, snow, nor the tenacity of the enemy impeded victory. Our losses were fortunately small. My joy at the glorious success was diminished at the sight of a flourishing district laid waste. Devoid of all human feeling, the enemy, in a senseless rage during their flight, burnt and destroyed almost all the large houses. The loss is irrecoverable."

THE ZEPPELIN DISASTER. I CAITiHT IX SN'OYVSTOmr. CHEW JUMP IXTO SEA. Received '2O. 1.20 a.m. Copenhagen. February 1!). Zeppelin AEI was caught in a snowstorm, and got beyond control. The crew jumped into the sea. allowing the airship to fly over the Xorlh Sea. Four j were hilled, and eleven interned at Rlaah and YVe-t Jutland. The commander had both legs broken. j Tile survivors aI. lir-f pretended they I were th,. erew of a trawler that had i been blown up by a mine, but finally ] confessed. j A fleet or Z-'uelins is reported to be patrolling the Xortli *i~.\ and Dinisli waters. ! I If youi oroperty is not insured, call . at or ring up the United Insurance Co., • Ltd., Currie fcttreet; telephone 190, J, C.