Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 40, 3 October 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

THE KAISER'S ADVICE. SUGGESTIONS OF PEACE TO THE CZAR. (Received 8.45 a.m.) New York, October -■ Mr Victor Massen, American metal manufactirrer, who lias been commissioned to buy material on behalf ol' the Russian Government, states he lias official authority to say that the Kaiser telegraphed to the Czar suggesting he slum Id withdraw Jus troops from Germany and Austria, and also making suggestions of peace, The Czar sent the telegrams to London and Paris, and tlie next day the Allies signed the declaration regarding common terms of peace,.and the Czar, in a speech, declared that the only sign of a treaty of peace came from Berlin! A SOLDIER'S KIT. DIFFICULTY TO KEEP THE MEN DRY. Times and Sydney Sun Services. (Received 8 a.m.) London, October 2., An officer, writing from the front, says : "A great thing is to keep the kit small and watertight. The things most wanted are cigarettes, tobacco, woollen scarves, warm vests, and gloves, and, above all, light waterproof capes. The difficulty is to keep the men dry."