THE KAISER'S THREAT.
WOULD BLOW UP WINDSOR.
ANGER AT THE BLOCKADE.
(Reed. 11 p.m.)
United Service.
LONDON. August 15.
In his new book, Mr. J. W. Gerard, late American Ambassador to Germany, describes an interview with the' Kaiser in May, 1916. The Kaiser, discussing the blockade, declared that if it became too drastic he would blow up Windsor Castle and the whole of the British Royal Family rather than allow his own family and grandchildren to starve.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16620, 17 August 1917, Page 5
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77THE KAISER'S THREAT. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16620, 17 August 1917, Page 5
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