FRENZIED SCENES.
REPORTED FROM BERLIN
DEPRESSION FOLLOWS REJOICING
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Gerlilau lfcH?gi ; VniS ifat JM* masses firmly believed the Gdviih ment's offer brings peace within measurable distance. There were frenzied scenes in .Berlin when the purport of yon Hollweg's speech was known. Men rushed wildly from the cafes and women crowded the churches, whore the Protestant pastors and Catholic prietss offered ex. tempore prayers for peace. The scenes showed how heavily the nightmare of the war weighs upon the German peoples. The excitement was reflected in the Berlin and Frankfurt Bourses. Shares rose with astonishing rapidity but collapsed With equal suddenness Upon receipt Of the unfavourable forecasts as to the Allies' answer. Popular excitement continues f< t fever pitch) crowds staiUling all hight in the sndw and storm outside the newspaper offices honing for new? froni the Entente capitals.
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Northern Advocate, 16 December 1916, Page 3
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