THE CENTRAL POWERS.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14857, 3 September 1918, Page 5

THE CENTRAL POWERS.

GERMANY'S CAME UP.

PESSIMISTIC AND CONCILIATORY

TELEGRAMS

ARMY AND- FACTORY REVOLTS

(Australian atfd- N.Z. Cable Associatioii)

London, Sept. 1

The "Evening Standard" publishes'a series of German telegrams of. a pessimistic and conciliatory, nature^&howing that Germany is beginning.to realise that she lyider-estimated the Allies? determination." ... ~,.

The leading fear; is that the colonies will never be returned-; Ef'en Captain Perseiis shares this ppinion. Thirty thousand men ,' at Kninps' revolted, and.were sent to the froiti.

Six hundred LiM Guards at Munich refused to proceed to tlie front., Tliey locked themselves in .barracks, but eventually surrendered." . ■..,.;.;'-■..'.■'

Two German regiments in Russia^refused to proceed,to"the Western 'front. Some 130 men were shot.'. ;