THE KAISER BOASTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3998, 3 August 1915, Page 5

THE KAISER BOASTS.

"MY DESTRUCTIVE SWORD.”

THE RUSSIANS CRUSHED.

NEW VICTORIES SHORTLY.

(Received August 2, 8.40 p.mi) BUCHAREST, Aug. 2.

The Kaiser has telegraphed to his sister, the Queen of Greece: “My destructive sword has crushed the Russians and they will need six months to recover. In a short while I will announce new victories won by my soldiers, who have shown themselves invincible in battle against nearly the whole world. The war drama ( is nowcoming to a close—Kindest regards, ‘Tino.’ ’’ THE MASTER HUMBUG. ' KAISER REVIEWS THE WAR. INGENIOUSLY-WORDED MANIFESTO. DUST THROWN IN HIS PEOPLE’S EYES. BERLIN, Aug. 1. The Kaiser, in a manifesto to tho German people, states: “A year lias elapsed since I was obliged to call tho German people to arms. An unprecedented time of bloodshed has befallen Europe and the world. Beforo God and history my conscience is clear. I did not will the war. “After preparations for a whole decade the coalition powers, for whom Germany was becoming too great, believed the moment had conic to humiliate tho Empire which stood loyally beside her ally in a just cause or to crush it by overwhelming encircling forces. No lust to c-onqner drove us to the war.

“When all our able-bodied men niched to the colors in August and our troops marched to a defensive war, every German on tho earth felt he was fighting for the highest good of the nation, for its life, its freedom.

“What awaits us if the enemy succeed in determining the fate of our people and Europe has been shown by the hardships endured by my dear province of East Prussia. “The consciousness that tho light was forced upon, us has accomplished miracles. Political conflicts were silenced, old opponents began to understand and esteem each other, a spirit of comradeship governed tho entire people. “In full gratitude I can say that God was with us. The enemies’ armies who boasted they would enter Berlin in a few months have been driven back with heavy blows far east and west. Numberless battlefields in various parts of Europe and naval battles near distant coasts testify what German anger in self-dofcnco and German strategy can do. “No violation of international laws by our enemies is able to shake the economic foundations of our conduct of the war. Communities of agriculture, industry, commerce, science and technical art have endeavored _to soften the stress of war. Appreciating the necessity of measures for the free intercourse of goods and wholly devoted to the care of their brethren in tho field, the population have exerted the utmost strength to parry the common danger. “With deep gratitude the Fatherland to-day remembers and will ever remember its warriors; those who defying death show a bold front to the enemy; those who are wounded and have come back ill: tboso, above all, who rest from battle on foreign soil or at the bottom of tho sea.

“I grieve with t-lie mothers, widows, and orphans for the beloved who died for the Fatherland. •‘The internal strength and unanimous national will in the spirit of the founders of the Empire guarantee victory. Tho dykes which they erected in anticipation that- we would once more have to defend what we gained in 1870 have defied the highest tide of the world’s history. “After unexampled proofs of personal ability and national energy I cherish bright confidence that the German people, faithfully preserving the purification which they have acquired through the war, will vigorously proceed along old and tried paths and confidently enter new ones. Great, trials have made the nation linn m heart and in heroic action. Wo suffer and work without wavering until peace comes, a- peace which offers the necessary military, political arm economie guarantees for future conditions necessary for the unhindered development of our producing energy at home and on free seas. “Thus shall we emerge with, honor from the war, for Germany’s right, and freedom, however long the war may last, and bo worthy of victory before God. who wo pray may henceforward bless our arms.’’

BRITISHERS AT BAY. PLUCKY STRUGGLE IN NORTH CAMEROONS. STORY OF A MUD FORT. LONDON, Aug. 3 . Reuter gives details of a plucky struggle in the North Cameroons. Three Englishmen and thirty-six natives were seven hours in a light against four hundred natives and sixteen German officers with lour m Tho British occupied a mud fort, and lost two Englishmen early m the action. A third, J. b itepatrick, '■ 1)0 was not a soldier and did not know the native troops, carried on tlic llc The Germans attacked on all sides, and wore sometimes within four hundred yards. They concentrated the maxims on one wall. Our men h<_ only rifles, but fought vat-h splendid confidence. If a bullet passed through a loophole they only wiped tho dust from their eyes and changed . damaged rifle for another. Late in the afternoon nearly eight 'undied other Germans approached, hut apparently were short of ammunition, and unable to persuade the men to risk ‘ bayonet charge. They retired after looting the village and murdering four villagers. The German eawatms wero three Europeans and that} ...reo natives killed and four Europeans and twenty-eight natives wounded. The British had four killc<i and cloven wounded.

GERMAN WAR METHODS. FRENCH PROTEST TO THE POWERS. PARIS. August 1. Official: The arrests made at Roubaix were due to a refusal to pay indemnity of 350,000 francos in penalty for the bombardment of tho German Consulate at Alexandretta. also for refusal to work by 130 men interned in the prison camp at Krustow, MechlenVerg. . Tho French Government informs the civilised Governments of this now* and odious violation of international Yaw, and threatens reprisals unless th© men are immediately released.