Germany

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 36, 29 September 1914, Page 5

Germany

KAISER'S WAR TALISMAN.

STORY OF KING WILLIAM AND A FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER.

Times and Sydney Sun Services

London, September 29

The Kaiser's war talisman is a fourleaved clover, pressed, scented, and tucked away in a pocket-book in his great-coat. Official bulletins from Berlin state that in 1870 the little daughter of a Court official presented a clover to King William, who kept it in his pocketbook until after the' entry into Paris. Then he returned it to the child, saying: "It has brought me luck!" When the present war broke out the owner presented the clover to tho Emperor.

•PEARL OF THE PACIFIC*

EX-GOVERNOR MOANS THE LOSS

OF SAMOA. BRITISH THE WORST ENEMY OF THE GERMANS. "ENGLAND FOR BOOTY." Rome, September 28. • A telegram from Berlin reports that Dr. Solf, Secretary for the Colonies, in an interview, bemoaned the fate of the German possessions, especially Samoa, which he described as the "pearl of the Pacific." He deplored its passing into the hands of vile invaders. Fortunately, he said, the fate of the Colonies would not be decided in Africa or in the Pacific, but on the European battlefields, where lie hoped that decisive victory awaited the Germans.

Dr. Solf added: "The British are our worst enemies. Our task as. regards them is harder than many Germans imagine. Germany does not fear England on land, but on sea we must face the most powerful ileet in the world, with the addition of the Japanese. Our greatest expectation can be merely to damage the enemy there, although Nelson won Trafalgar over greatly superior forces. We must fight Britain's disloyal methods of damaging our commerce and industries, and we must fight to end her military and economic domain and impose security for at least a century. Against our continental enemy wo fight for victory, but against England for booty, and that booty must be proportionate to the enormous sacrifice our people are enduring."

(Br. Solf was formerly Governor of Samoa). THE IRON CROSS CONFERRED. TV has conferred the Iron Grots of the first class W the whole of the crew of the submarine FQ for sinking the three Britisli prjtisers,