THE LUNEVILLE INCIDENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 3809, 21 April 1913, Page 5

THE LUNEVILLE INCIDENT.

DENIAL THAT FRENCHMEN STRUCK GERMANS. NANCY INCIDENT NOT PROVOKED. A NUMBER OF FRENCH POLICE DISMISSED.

I UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT] PARIS, April 18. _ ‘•'Le Matin” states that Mr. Ogier’s inquiry shows that I ranchmen had not struck, but had insulted Germans. . The Government intend to punish the officials for not protecting the Germans. They are also prohibiting offensive p’ays in frontier towns. BERLIN, April 18. The Germans deny that they provoked the Nancy incident. The crowd hustled them into the train and kicked and spat- upon them. Nobody interfered until the stationmaster cleared the carriage, remarking, “Now you’ve had enough fun. ’ (Received April 20, 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, April 19.

The Government dismissed two policemen at Nancy station and is reorganising the Nancy police. A prefect was transferred to another department for neglect to report the incident. Tho German Ambassador lias been notified of the dismissals.

GERMANY’S NEW AIRSHIP. FRENCH PAPERS GIVE MINUTE DESCRIPTIONS. [INDEPENDENT PRESS CABLE] PARIS, April S. In descriptions of th Grman airship Zeppelin IV., which lately descended at Luneville. Every detail in the construction of the craft is described. Many official photographs of the dirigible were taken before it left on its return to Germany. Now' that they have had an opportunity of examining it, experts differ as to whether the latest Zeppelin is really such a terrible engine of war as it had been represented.