ALSACE TROUBLE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144297, 12 January 1914, Page 3

ALSACE TROUBLE.

THE HONOUR OF THE ARMY. i A MINISTER’S SATISFACTION. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT. (Received Jan. 12, 9.30 a.m.) BERLIN, Jan. 11. In the Prussian Diet, Herr von Beth-mann-Hollweg declared that great satl_ isfaction had been caused' him by the way the Prussians took it to heart when tho honour of the army was touched. He had received many letters of approval from all classes. i- ___ A MILITARY PRECAUTION. n (Received Jan. 12. 9.30 a.m.) y BERLIN, Jan. 11. Herr Mandcl, Undcr-Secretary of State for tho Interior, replying to a question in the Alsace-Lorraine Diet, admitted that while the court-martial was sitting a squadron of Hussars was in readiness to act as tho civil authorities requested, but tho Government I hoped the sound commonsense of the | population would render it unnecessary. THE OFFICERS ACQUITTED. ,1 BERLIN. Jan. 11. v i Colonel von Reuter and Lieut Sc had ~ i were acquitted. s 1 Von Reuter was acquitted on tho , ' ground that he was justified in prni ■ tooting an officer's honour, the police - having failed in their duty, arid von p Reuter having cause to tear disorders • and bloodshed. The court-martial quashed von Koerstncr’s sentence on tho ground • that ho had cause to fear that Blank was about to attack him with a knife. ENGLISH PRESS COMMENT. (Received Jan. 12, 10.40 a.m.) [ LONDON, Jan. 11. The Observer's correspondent states | 1 that Berlin and Prussia arc North , i German to the core. The hulk of opinj j- ion approves of the army’s triumph. , ■ Many regard Alsace and Lorraine as an i enemy. ; The Liberal and Radical newspapers ! vigorously protest. Some quote the i Kaiser's threat to smash Alsace and ■ Lorraine to atoms, and declare that the court-martial lias now saved him that trouble, but, they add, tho Zahern j affair is not ended yet.