Germany.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 100, 18 August 1914, Page 5

Germany.

GERMANY CAN OBTAIN NO MORE HORSES.

London, August 16

The Press Bureau states that the Germans are greatly inconvenienced by the scarcity of horses, thousands having been killed or captured by the Belgians, and Germany cannot obtain more.

Paris, August 17. The French have captured many hundreds of Uhlan horses. BERLIN IN DARKNESS AND , GLOOM BY NIGHT. Copenhagen, August 16. A traveller from Berlin states that the Scandinavian mails, giving detailed reports of German defeats in Belgium, created a great surprise. Berlin, August 17. Night revels have ceased. The dancing halls are closed, and the city is in absolute darkness, Leipsic has been transformed into a hospital town for the reception of those wounded at Liege. REPORTED MOVEMENTS OF THE KAISER AND HIS STAFF. Berne, August 17. There are reports that the Kaiser and the headquarters staff have left Berlin for Mainz (or Mayence), an Imperial fortress of the first rank, ih the grand-duchy of Hesse, on the left bank of the Rhine. CONSULS OF THE ALLIES TREATED DISGRACEFULLY. London, August 16.

The French Embassy states that the British, French and Russian Consuls at Danzig were treated with great indignity. They were peremptorily ordered to leave on August 5. When the train reached Kenthein three days later, the Consuls were separated from their families. The women were sent to a mean travern, and the Consuls were imprisoned in a tiny cellar. Sir F. Drummond Hay was released on the 13th, but the Russian and French Consuls are still retained.

GERMAN DESTROYER STRIKES MINE AND FOUNDERS.

Times and Sydney Sun Services. (Received 8 a.m.) London, August 17. A Russian schooner was pursued by but eluded a German destroyer, near Fetlster Island. Subsequently the destroyer struck a German mine and foundered.

ABSURD STORIES IN CIRCULATION CONCERNING THE GERMANS.

GERMANS’ UTTER CONCEIT

UNBIASSED DEDUCTIONS FROM

THE LIEGE OPERATIONS.

WITH THE SILENT SERVICE.

(Received 11.30 a.m.) London, August 18

The stories of German cruelties and cowardice arid of wholesale voluntary surrenders originated in Brussels, and are described as absurd by unbiassed observers, who declare that the German cavalry advance was almost foolhardy in its bravery, their absolute recklessness indicating that they thought themselves invincible. The fact that Zeppelins played little part in the operations against Liege leads to the surmise that the main fleet is being withheld for future and more critical operations. Airships are now colored grey, rendering them less visible.

The Globe’s naval correspondent, \vriting from an unnamed naval port, says:—

“I have been with the silent service. The navy had no formidable experiences. The swift comings and goings of ships and the readiness cf men and material were great to see. I was not surprised to read the Admiralty announcements that our trade routes were open, but for mines in the North Sea Trawlers are busy clearing the seaway and proceeding well. The German fleet is bottled up in ports.”

THREE GERMAN MOTOR CARS SMASHED BY SHELLS.

SPY CAUGHT RED-HANDED.

(Received 9.45 a.in.) Brussels, August 17

The Embourg fort shelled three motor cars carrying German officers on a road alongside the river Ourthe. One fell into the river and the others were smashed, all the occupants being killed.

The police have captured Wuelfing, one of the chief German spies resident in Brussels. At the moment of arrest he was writing a report to the German Government which resulted in the arrest of many others.