GERMANY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 122, 16 October 1914, Page 5

GERMANY

BTRUGLE JUST BEGINNING. FIVE MILLION MORE MEN AVAILABLE Received 16, 12.15 a.m. Amsterdam, October IS.

| Advices from Berlin states that the 'real struggle is only just about to begin. If necessary, live million more Germans can be compelled to serve. Moreover, volunteers are also available.

BERLIN BELIEVES GERMANS VICTORIOUS. REPORTS OF ALLIES' REPULSES. > GREAT ZEPPELIN ACTIVITY. Amsterdam, October 14. A communique received in Berlin from tha headquarters in France states that the enemy's violent attacks eastward of Soiaeon were repulsed with heavy fight- , ing. In the Argonaes ttie Germans are f advancing in dense underwood tluoupli ■very difficult ground wit'h siege guns for use against the French. The latter offer a moat obstinate resistance, firing from trees, where machine guns are mounted. Besides ribc pivs, the French have Iwilt strong points of support. The communique concludes that the French attacks on St. Mihiel were re- ; pulsed. Etain is still in out possession. S, London, October 14. ! A ■Wegram from Berlin states that the Kaiser has approved the suggestion of the Archbihop of Cologne to treat all oapfarred French prieftfe as officers. (Petrograd, October 1

He Telegraaf learns that there '~i great activity in the Germania oil works at Emmerich. Workman are busy day and night producing hydrogen for the Zeppelins. WHAT WILHELM WOULD DO. RATHBR TOO 'AMBITIOUS. FRANCE TO BE PARTITIONED AND CRUSHED. Paris, October 14. _ M. Clcmenccau, on unimpeachable authority, publishes a report of a conversation between the German Ambassador at Washington and a wealthy GermanAmerican. The latter aaked: "What will Germany do with France?" The Ambassador replied: "We shall take all her colonies and the territory eastward of the line St. Valery-en-Caux and Lyons, impose a war indemnity of 400 millions sterling, get a treaty allowing free entry of all German goods to France for 25 years without reciprocity, no recruits to be levied in France for 23 years. We shall transfer to Germany three million rifles, 5000 cannon, 40,000 horses, and fill German patent rights iu France without reciprocity. France will he compelled to sign an alliance with Germany." The Ambassador added: "Germany would buy Russia and crush England, whereupon England would turn against Rusia and appeal to Germany for kelp." (The slice of .France referred to runs from the mouth of the Somme, Bouth of Boulogne, to Lyons, in the south-east of France. It either includes Paris or runs just outside it.) ANOTHER KAISER-PLAN CONE WRONG. PICTURE OF GERMAN EXTRY OF PARIS. Received 15, 9 pjn. Paris, October 14. It transpires that arrangements.were made with a leading German kinematograph firm to take a gigantic film recording the Kaiser's entry into Paris. The retreat from the Marne disorganised the scheme.