Germany

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 306, 24 December 1914, Page 8

Germany

THE KAISER’S DREAM.

“WITH ME ARE COD AND THE

HOLY VIRGIN.”

THE NEW MIRACLE.

The Petrograd correspondent of The Times sends the following:

The Novoe Vremya learns that the Gazette Czensfochowa, published by the Germans at Czenstochowa, inserts the following proclamation by the Kaiser;—

Poles! You, of course, remember how once at night the bell of the holy Skiatogorsky Monastery began to ring without human aid, when all pious persons understood that a great and important event had been signalised by a miracle. That even was my decision to wage war with Russia and to restore to Poland her saints and to annex her most cultiired land to Germany.

I had a wondrous dream. To me appeared the Virgin and commanded me to save her holy convent ,which danger had threatened. She gazed at me with tears, and I proceeded to fulfil her Divine behest. Know of this, Poles, and meet my troops like brothers and saviouxs. Know, Poles, that those who are with me will be liberally rewarded, and those against me will perish. With me are God and the Holy Virgin. She lifted the sword of Germany to succour Poland. STRICTER CENSORSHIP’ [UttTTwn pßfcßfl AtuiortAtrdN.l Copenhagen, December 23.

A private message/ from Berlin says the censorship is stricter than at aiiy time since the beginning of the war. No details are given regarding Poland. The only message on/ Thesday night was that the Germans were fifteen miles from Warsaw, and that reinforcements were being sent. Crowds were vainly seeking news at the newspaper offices.

PREPARATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS

Amsterdam, December 23

Germany is making extensive preparations for the Christmas festivities at Ghent. Germans have requisitioned the inhabitants to provide a million cigars and a million cigarettes, and large food supples. They have sezed all the wine cellars. Paris, December 23.

Official: The enemy’s violent count-er-attacks south of Noyon were re. pulsed. We gained footing and made progress at Bourneville, south of Yaren nes, and the rest of Vankueoi.s

UNCERTAINTY ABOUNT POLAND.

London, December 23,

Prisoners, who convey news of their fatalities by private messages from Berlin, state tlital the people are anxiously awaiting details of General Hindenhurg’s victory in Poland, feeling uncertain regarding the facts.

TEUTONIC ALLIANCE THREATENED WITH DISSOLUTION.

(Received 8.30 a.m.) London, December 23

It is reported through an American channel there are grave symptoms of demoralisation and distraction in German councils, and that a dissolution is threatened of the Teutonic Alliance.

CONTEMPTIBLE MERCENARIES

AS GOOD AS THE GERMANS. (Received 8.45 a.m.) Amsterdam, December 23. The newspaper Vonvaerts publishes a German soldier’s letter deploring the current description of the British troops -as contemptible mercenaries. “They are,” he says, “at least as good as the Germans their movements in battle being astonishing'.

THE KAISER’S MOVEMENTS.

(Received 10.0 a.m.) Amsterdam, December 23

The Kaiser, on his road to the western front, has travelled through Cologne.

ENEMY’S DESIGNS ON WARSAW.

(Received 10.0 a.m.) Amsterdam, December 23,

Three new forty-two centimetre Howitzers have been sent to Thorn, with a- view to bombardin rr w arsaw.