NEWS FROM GERMANY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144484, 19 September 1914, Page 3

NEWS FROM GERMANY.

A GERMAN PLAN FRUSTRATED. SWISS MOBILISATION TOO RAPID. (Received Sept. 19, 8..10 a.m.) LONDON. Sept. IS. The Standard's G- nova con esponihuit slinv.- t '■;11 Germany intended in cross Swiss t niiory in order to turn the fortress of Belfort, but the project was defeated by the extraordinary rapidity of the Swiss mobilisation, whieh was completed in 18 hours. RHINE FORTIFICATIONS STRENGTHENED. MORE GERMAN FABRICATIONS. AMSTERDAM. Sept. IK. 1. is reported that Cologne. Dnsseldorf. W,.sei, and Duisburg. towns on the liidrm. ate ft r'-ngthening their fortifications and preparing defences. LONDON, Sept. 18. Among the Delions circulated in Germany is that ••flte situation la fore Lari's is wholly favourable for our army." A oonesoondeni of the Berolina New-, Agettev reassert;- that it was true that .Mr. John Burn-.' speech was made. I- says that ii was one of many at a public nue.ing, 'rite same authority i.dds that tin- Lut'd .Mayor of London opposes the war. [Tliis refers to an alleged speech do-livi-nd by Mr. John ■ Burns at the Albert Hail The itteering never took place at all,J GERMAN OFFICER ' SHOT IN THE BACK. (Received S--pt. 19, 8..50 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 18. Thirty-two wounded Gorman officers shot in the back by tlmii' own men were recently brought to Brussels. THE GERMAN IVAR BILL. . (Received S- ut. 19, 10 a.m.; COPENHAGEN, Kept. 18. Tlio Berliner Tngebbut faye that tho cost of German military administration ! is throe million s T or ling daily. The total German expordiUn-o on the win to date is 132 millions sterling.