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Germans in the international pettioment It was written that we should be and knowing and independent. This, vare tocomarily exposed:

shall not reply to this scurrilous friends. The forces of history were in itself, would not”lije, mattered campaign of calumny and misrepresantastendily drowing us together, though very much, for after all the world tions. We shall keep a cool hend in early a fow far-sighted politicians will never be rid of vupil Enbblers, calm aseurance of victory. We shall reserverulisel this distinctly al frankly The truble was that there was a of the war, until the day of victory and an unhesitatingly accepted all the purpose at the bottom of all this For most the main gossip. The pro-Germans were skil even then we shall, in face of the fears consequences.

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which når enemies are trying to instil into one was oscured by junumerable fully encouraging the mord. It was neutral Stato, show the world that Germany its pusilerations. We did not they who Inched the epigrau.. has in this war fought for a great noi sacred quite understand Russia and Russia gavo forun to the steers, and saw to.

Their agitation e. We shall not force any foreign

It nations into the German Empire, for wadid not quite understand.us. It was their circulation."

never penetrated very deeply, want to roamin a homogenects German fural that this should be so. patico." It is in our unity and homo Russia and England are both so big dil not affect the masses of the peo- generasness that our strength lies. Not gaplex that it needed more ple, and the intelligent and well- shall wo aspire after any supremacy at sea, than the stroke of a pen or the mere informed indignantly opposed it. Hist.

England claim for herself, but wo

to adjust it was a very good thing that sirt shall proe aim the freedom of the sus for expression of good will all nations.

What the German nation nutual interests and completely to George Buchanan made his clear wants and needs is a plc in the ser and stablish a common understanding, and strong statement of the English elbow.com on mother earth, which we time of peace, too, we are all disposition when he did. It cleared thall certainly demand sul oltais.

the air. It brought the thinglitives persed anding a variety of sepurataj interests and activities, we see into their senses. It arcused a new port, we judge in part, and we miss mood, and, it must be said, started

new monde. I asked the other day' the signifience of the whole. And then in justification of the perplexity after a dilettante politician, who had of Englishmen it must be added particularly annoyed his English that Russia, during the years of frietals by bis loud harangues against ** 04! dawning, Anglo-Russian friendshipur military arrangements.

Krent whs passing through an internal was the answer, "He's n crisis, that her energies were diffused Auglelife now. because it's chic.

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Professor Hatachek, the wellknowa jurist, derives great satisfaction from the provisions recently made by the Defence of the Realm Act for the taking ovaz by the British Government of all works and factories repaired for was purposes Writing in the Kolnische Zeitung," he points out that by this measure vast num. 2.) p.m., at their Saies Rooms, No. 8, bers of men will be earsted into

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“wili thas beconte an instrument of power in the hands of the Tabour Party Russie the other there was but Teukanie enemy is run a development hier we in Germany may odd disparity of sympathies, In and it will need all the exertions view with complacency, since a State con- England, Germany made her bid to that the Allies can inuke to break trelied by the British Labour Party will have advanced liberals, in Russia to the down his defence. little inclination to get up wars out of com- One Massive Brass Eudstead (Practically mercial junlousy and to ally itself for that reactionaries. Thus groups in Eng- In front of us in the north there Low), Bram and Brass-mounted Bedsteads purpose with Russin, the arch enemy of all lur, who were most strongly op is the present line of German works Dinner and Dessert Services, Cutlery.freedan.

poser to crenction in Russia, and for immediately opposed to our Cooking Stovs. Carpets Mad Rugs. Professo: Gatorbek is quite welcome to that reason shank from association is Lille, now suitably defended. Kitchen Utensils. Glass and E.-P. Ware, his innocent pleasure at the new develop Electric Reading Lampe, etc., and Threements" in England, but his discovery is not with the Eastern Power, were the There are the successive lines of the new. It was made in England many years very groups that most ardently pro- Scheldt, the Dendre, and the Mense, A by the Tory Press during the campaige moted approchement with Ger- all prepared for a stout resistance, against the so-called municipal truding.

many. But in Russu it was the while finally there is the Rhine, DRY and AIRY GODOWN reactionaries who stood for and were, which will be the worst obstacle at A Barrington Cami, No. 6, Diatheson NAVIKA ANA THE RATE, OF EXCHANGE, Another professor-Herr Jastrow, o supported by Germany, and ut many all. It is protible to hold all Road Bart. Berlin-derives satisfaction from another critical auments of Russian history these lines with comparatively wenk 474 source England's present passive balance it was the subtle difusion of Ger forces and to resist for long, so that, of trade and the drop of her sterling rate anan ipfluence that defeated reforms if this be our line of advance, pro- of exchange below the "gold point" After setting out this pherordenon in all detail, which enjoyed the sympathy of Enggress must be slow. It is not neces he says, in the course of an article in the lish Tiberais. One of the chief airus sary to examine other fronts, but; "Berliner Tageblatt"

of German policy was the wenken it, a certain that tienny can de- In vain do the British financial papersing of Russia, by the maintenance fend herself and prolong the war point out that the German rate of exchange of a wholly abnormal state of affairs, if she pleuses until she is exhausted, has dropped to a still larger extent. Eut

a perpetual and that the length of her resistance we have never sung the hymn of Germania by the promotion, of ruling the waves, we have ever bousted conflict between revolution and returns mainly upon the enterprise that the British Navy would be destroyed. action. The close co-operation be- and energy of the Allies in raising

We know what our fate would tween St. Petersburg and Berin was new troops sad in producing ade-] case of a wax, and we knew that most clearly marked in the system. quate material of war we would be able to hear it with hancur tie thwarting of the aspirations of

The weak point of the German and fortitude. But England has been drawn into the war without knowing what l'olan, but it affected in various position, exclusive of certain sectors sits her in the course of it. If the ways are all the departments of in the West, is the Austrian front. inker of the City of London had been told Russia's internal administration. Hungary is exposed to an enveloping before the war that Epglish bills would

and both Bailupest and On August 1st, Germany declared attack, would have point. drop below the gold believed it as little as that the starry sky war on Russia, and on the following Vienne are able to danger. The would sink below the horizon. .. Britain, day the Tsar declared Russia in a situubion in tla part of the theatre which rules the waves, no longer dares state of war with Germany. A new of war must be watched carefully. send her ships over the ocean with gold: The German submarines z the rato era was opened up in Anglo-Russian for if by reason of Russian succes- of exchange-even at the Now York Stock relations. The German barrier Las ses, or the intervention of other Exchange.

been removed for the, time being. States, Germany is compelled to The most powerful factor in the detach more troops into Austria or The special correspondent of the "Ber-estrangement of England and Russia Hungary, she will be gravely pre- per Tageblatt at the Austrian head has been eliminated. An unexam- judiced in her operutions elsewhere. quarters tells the following instructive pled opportunity has come for unit- The defence of the Trentino and story:

Un one of the Easter days a Russian ing the energies of two great people the Isonzo tay n any inoment now in the work of European reconstrue need important garrisons, and the parlementaire appeared before the Austro-

Austrian Aray corps, belonging to Hungarian positions and asked to be taken tion.

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1 In view of all these dificulties", La his accompanying letter the Rasaisa men or Russiaus were to fail to fuise commander, Ixid. in flattering terms to the height of this great opportu. which happily beset the aggressive tribute to the hero, and the power of resistance of the Austrian troops, and sugrity. So far the prospects are very Pawers which began this terrible war, gasted a three days' armistica in order good. Comradeship in air warms it is not péssible to predict the new that on both sides the Easter days might the blood and stimulates and broad lines upon which, German strategy Бо spent without disturbance. The reply ens thought, and Anglo-Russian will now be bused, we can only watch of the Austrian commander was couched in equally courteous and chivalrous terras friendship has made great strides carefully for Gerinan designs and since the war began. "No announce begin our own offensive, with the armistice for which he saw to military need. ment of Russian victories has aroused determination, to impose our initia Therenpaa, on the following day, general such enthusiasm as that which swept tive upon the enemy and to dictate It Iussian assault which

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descriptions of the organisation of some superficial recognition of thets. our army, the appearance of our Then will come the greatest test of men, and their exploits in the fieldur national character, for we must remain perfectly implacable until SILENCING ANTI-ENGLISH TALK Fenewal of this greatest crimeINDSOR LODGE Kimberley But there are certa u dangers, of of history is unde wholly and ob- which the Germans are waiting to

olately possible? The war/his take every possible advantage. A been hard and will be harder yet. the chief is the danger of mere phy. But it will be child's play to the sical and mental weariness leading

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