FRaKC- & GERMANY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 14 September 1908, Page 3

FRaKC- & GERMANY

THE G^MAN: MANOEIJVRES. EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES. BALLOON STATIONS Oif THE- -■-.-■ ; FRONTIER.: y- : : [Press association; "'■ -;-".:"• ;^: yßEßmNrrFriday. - The. German*- manoeuvres have. closed. The Kaiser-;was' in .supreme command, -'. first with ■'■■'tte-'redsP and next with the blues. '•-•' His. side-ralways- won;- The artillery. moved r'the enemy^at' looo yards. The French y Government ■ has given ■■■■' the Kaisei_Hp.ermission to motor a short distance across' the "frontier, to saye a . Ion? detour. '?x r-yy ~ - -The -'Kaiser, also- directed a magnificent spectacular ballet at' Berlin, draw- - ihe udesignarfor : the dresses. r-r XXXyy VXA . '-BERLIN, Saturday. y y-Time, did "■'■not permit; the Kaiser to cross rthe^ f rontifir to visit. Hohheck." He -.Jlifinkep.' the": French Government for ite . courwsy.y : yyy. '~r _', .y : o____V___ueer. '^latoa.,- at. Col_-__-_r, __ej»lyimr. to the burgomaster's address, expressed himself, as' pouched. by. the great affection and enthusiastic warmth of the "'reception accorded him -everywhere in . 'Alsace and ; Lorrain^.-J-i.and" the whole '.brantiful cduhtfy-; whereof Hhey. formed part* Be contained : '.■■'"l joyfully "watch their ;' development, . ami' this developy. ment. thanks ":;be ;to God; . will be brought to; fruition . under the, protection of the German -Eagle, -'and under mv standard : and, please God, it will never be disturbed; The country has undergone vicissitudes, .but -now it is ' able to extend and. '.develop itself in 'peace,;, ioiy peace will- be maintained, and tbe <»m_trvy_will be able to flourish . andi ' thrihre.;?: Cofiiiar. and all Alsaoe ."■...may. rest v assured .that they have a .. specially safe and-' warm'- comer in my '■ heart.",':;; y;- '/.'-: A?.?, The: -Germans are building balloon '. stations at; several places on. the western frontier.