Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-25

being, was blow indeed In the first
anger that took hold of the people
when the fateful news arrived, there
were some among them who threw
stones at the windows of the English
Embassy and who displayed in various
other ways their adherence of the
nation whom till now they had hoped
to keep as a friend. On the next
morning, however, all over Berlin was
posted "A stern, strict warning against
eXcesses of any kind toward foreign
ers-"We fight out battles on the
battlefield and with an enemy pre-
pared to meet u.s."
She Stands Alone
The air was electric with excite
ment A look of inspiration shone on
the faces of all. Germany knew now
that she stood alone. Girded in by
enemies, she had nothing to depend
on now save her own strong will. And
in this splendid isolation, stronger be-
came her will, stronger her strength
A sordid desire for gain had blinded
England to justice, she had Joined
hands with the enemy for the sake of
unclean profit. The rage of the an
cicnt Bersekers awakened in this land
of dreamers, of idealists. They had
believed the English to be a just race.
They saw at last that justice weighed
but lightly there against cold, mate
rial calculation. No fear of England
stirred in them, only a hatred and u
contempt that knows scarce a paral-
lei. The blood of the old Nibeling
heroes is not dead yet. A wrath awful
in its intensity and its calm took hold
of them. They would fight for their
honor and their good name till vic
tory be theirs or till not one man be
left to witness the same of a great
nation bowed low. | saw no sorrow
in the faces of the women parting
from those they loved best. The
women here are heroes, too, bestow-
ing their all with glowing, triumphant
mien.
England's Hand
England declared war with Ger
many because Germany transgressed
the law of neutrality in that she sent
troops over the Belgian frontier. But
England took care to ignore that
France had already violated this same
law of neutrality in connection with
Belgium. French monoplanes had
flown through Belgium into Ger
joined forces with the Bel
gians as soon came to light
at Liege. Also England took care to
ignore that Germany had previously
assured the Belgian government of
full lndemnification for all damages
done in the passing of German troops
over Belgian soil. Besides Englands
own history is studded from the time
of Warren Hastings down to the pres
ent with shameless examples of
breaches of International law. Little
does 1t become her to speak of the
"sanctity of neutrality" 1t were bet
ter that she hide her head and at least
blush over the thought that she can
blush no more. To be Just, however.
fO 4 ha m I W n 10
English | have seen here in these last
days have all of one accord cried out
against the awful crime of which their
country has been guilty.
"A beastly trick" one Englishman
said to me. But he didn't do it. 1t
one little clique, not the English
I'VE have broken the faith not so
much with Germany as with our
selves We have ideals. Why have
we been untrue to them" an Eng
lishwoman said.
He Could "Grease the Wagons
Many token of love for the father
land have been shown in these stirring
days. An old man brought his we'd
ding ring to the Red Cross and want
ed them to sell 1t and keep the money.
His wife, who was on her deathbed,
had made him promise that when she
died the Red Cross should have her
ring. too A boy of appeared at one
of the barracks and wanted to enlist.
What could you do for us, sonny ;"
asked a soldier.
Grease the wagons that carry the
cannon" was the proud response.
A boy was seen dragging a heavy
iron chain and when asked what he
going to do with 1t, he replied: Tie
the enemy with it,
Two little boys sold their toys and
brought 6 marks and pfenning
($1.51) to the Red Cross.
little girl brought bottle and
said 1t was to put coffee in for the
soldiers
Another one brought a string of
glass beads and said they were awful
pretty but she would like to sell them
and give the money to buy pistols.
] went to the barracks one evening
to see my brother-in-law, who was
leaving for the French frontier that
night. The impression that had al
ready obtained on the streets. of the
buoyant, glowing inspired look on the
soldiers faces was deepened by my
visit to the barracks. My brother-in-
law is one of five brothers all fighting