THROUGH GERMAN CLASSES

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLV, Issue 6219, 9 December 1914, Page 1

THROUGH GERMAN CLASSES

HERO-WORSHIP OF THE KAISER. "WILHELM THE GREATEST." According to a German physician, who leoentiy returned to Lonuon now Berlin, tne heio-worsuip ol tne (jeiuiaua, so tar as the iiau>er to concerneu, kmiiva mo Uounms. "Wuheiw uie Uireattot uiey can mm, aim uie greatest it. given wj wuat are uewaioeu ue iiu> giunous achievements. ine naiaer wu» to tio buuinug two z<eppeuuH a weea, ana to be uoiumg in leoei.o iuu aircrait oi thit> i}yc, nib lining to inarcn against tne C4oi a* 1001 as* winter set in. it tva& ouueu tuat ut ucl'ilialls tteru trtO Uajb 111 lilUOi.toiil£ iAIV,UUU ul'oopo 10 gO iM Ula UoJuuiance 01 wie Auotr.aua, uiuo uie latter to evacuate ijeuii/uig. Cul'Uillg UO Lilits illioiUluUb, Uciuiauj m touUuu to ilulu u.ll all cuats, aiiu to tu&e iroin ltus»ia two iv uu.u ui ii,uua»au i'Oiauu. i>ut tnat Wuo o.i necaa aKO, ana iuucu uuo u.uee.

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"jbor an tiifcou YiCbOi'ica, luu 1$ quutou ao uo ue i», "we nave ouv lumUai liuu llv u> our auuiuait una, ttuo m over uo." biuoe tnuii uie Jxuutur iiuo visueu uu aalauuMiUieuL kupi. uj a I'iokcouwu io.--KioUi> oi'Uel, Wii.cn uao ottuu luiul-u a niiiituiy iioapiuii. lit) kvai&eu intuitu i>iie various roouui ootiteeu lohb oi Lkuo wiitro lay wouuuuu soiuieis, auu an no pao6txl lie spoke to many ol uiem iu kijidly utuiio, giaspiug tne ouiouetcuoa nanus oi Uioue wjxo cuuia not ru>e oi Siuuit). Altui'»aiua lie bunt oi lootte to uvtiy wouiiuwi soiuier ill liio noii-iibal who uua not eujujeu a poisoiiui ciiat witn mm. inviucutatiy uu attributed many iron Croon uecoi'uUous. xhat is api<aieutiy aihuj* a leaiuio oi the pro^iainiue.

A oieigyuuui who wu iu puaige or iuu estabiisiuiKjnt, spose u> uio iuuma m a wemucaoiy i/oue aw>ut ma uoiiom o> me war. Tie luuner, lepijing, #■»•" ■ "We must maiie uiany buoiiUcc* ui these times. 1 mjiejl liave tux tun* liKiiung on the bame one." "lies, your Majesty," answered uiv chaplain, "(hat is our priue and iui t .. aesa in Uius great struggle." "1 did ail in iny power to prober peace>" went on the limperor, "hut out enemies would not iiave peace. J\ow we must crush them to the ground.'' Copenhagen is hooded with news from German sources. 'i'he shop windows are plastered with, photographic prints and newspaper pictures, and the moving picture theatres exhibit thrilling film*. Many shop windows are filled with coarse pictorial jeste aimed at the British, >as was the case during the South African war. Acoording to a statement alleged to have been made by a German official close to the Emperor, the latter could not believe a general European war possible. He had been told by the ,German Ambassador in St. that the Russian Government had.amured him that the Russian army. Was npt mobilising, and had no intention of doing to. Therefore the Emperor; refused to believe reports of aggressive moyejnents until the. members of the General Staff put proof before him. They insisted that the Kaiser declare waf a 4 once. " 'Leave me for an hour,' the Emperor requested. When the members of the General Staff returned they found the Kaiser weeping. 'Die-declaration of 1 war lay before him. He signed it, sayis*, 'l.wa't