Germany thoroughly misunderstands the epirit and fighting determination of the Allies, She has classified her enemies as follows: —The Russians as muddlers, the French as a frivolous nation which appears in the war in the same spirit ' as in 1870; the Italians as being of little military account; the English idle and sport-loving. "They are still playing their back-ball," said one German. Exactly what he meant by "back-ball" ia not known. No one seems to have heard of the game, but the general German opinion is that English love of wealth, ease, and luxury and lack of discipline will enable Germany to squeeae out,of Great Britain the fattest indemnity th" world has ever known. With the British indemnity secured, the next am the list are the Americana—the "dollarfolk." War, as a means of making money, has appealed to the Prussian mind ever since the well-filled Castle"of Spandau received the French milliards > after 187 »
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Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1915, Page 5
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153Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1915, Page 5
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