“PREPARE FOR WAR!”

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3585, 10 March 1914, Page 5

“PREPARE FOR WAR!”

ANOTHER GERMAN SCARE.

ANTLRUSSIAN PRESS CAMPAIGN

•UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.] (Received March 9, 5.40 p.m.) , BERLIN,- March 9. The authorities are making no attempt to stem the tide of the press anti-Russian agitation. General Berhard declared that Germany must 'be prepared for war in the near future. _ He said the recent French and Russian army (measures had created a new situation.

CZAR WRITES TO KAISER. DENIES THE RUMOR. (Received Alaroli 9, 10.45 p.m.) BERLIN, March 9. The Czar, m a letter to the Kaiser, denies that Russia is arming against Germany and expresses a desire to meet him soon. Nevertheless, the anti-Russian clamour continues and is attributed in some circles to a desiro to precipitate a dissolution with a view to securing a homogenous Reichstag, instead of ono often controlled by the Centre Poles and Socialists.

THE RUSSIAN ARMY. A STILL FURTHER INCREASE. (Received Alarch 9, 10.45 p.m.) PARIS, Alarch 9. “Le Temps’ ” St. Petersburg eorrespondent says the Czar has expressed a desire that the Duma should augment to 111,000 the proposed increase of 90,000 in the Russian Army’s effective strength promised to AL DvTrasse, which, with the increase already voted, would ’ give 408,000 additional men three years lienee.