The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
NO LONGER THINK
 KAISER INFAL[|bLE Presence at Front Always
 Means Defeat GERMANS OBJECTED
Financiers Say That German Pros- perity Will Be Blasted No Matter How the Con-
 flict Results
ny GEORGE DuFREsNE

Paris April 0.-(Special.)- )-M. Paul De- lay, the well known writer. who has just returned from a tour throughout Ger
 many as representative of the Echo de
 Paris where he met and talked to many German officers, declares that their atti-
 tude toward the Kaiser has greatly changed.
 Until November last Emperor Wilhelm was looked upon by practically every of- icer in his army as the God of war, or perhaps rather as an infallible person, whose decrees were accepted and re- spected without any attempt at criticism
 From the chief of the general staff to the youngest lieutenant, everybody was ready and eager to follow him blindly. During the last months, however, things
 have completely changed. Officers do not so so far that they blame the Kaiser for wiiat has happened, but they certainly discuss his plans and it has not passed
 unnoticed that his presence among his troops has been followed by defeats in
 Belgium, France and Russia.
 His majesty, a high German officer last month said to M. Delay, possesses
 genius for organizing, but he is apt to
 undertake too many things at the same
 time. Whenever he arrives at the front
 we are almost certain to receive a Set- back.
 "I naturally talked with a good many
 university professors who quite frankly criticized the government and deplored the many mistakes made
 The financiers took even a darker view
 of the situation, declaring to anybody who cared to listen that no matter what the
 result of the war, it would be fatal to
 German prosperity According to their opinion, 1t would be better to try to get
 peace now rather than to prolong the war for months, even if there were reason able hope of final victory.
 Altogether, the German people are in melancholy mood and nothing is more noticeable when you return to France than the difference between the growing German despondency and the robust French feeling of confidence.
 Gift From Orphan When a number of parcels reached
 French trench the other morning the so-
 diers found one to contain a new pack of
 cards. To the gift was attached the note
 bearing these words "A pack of cards
 presented by Robert Thierrard Moser,
 aged years. bought with his pennies in
 memory of his father, who fell on the field of honor near Arras."
 The soldiers in the trench all married men, handled the orphans gift. Several of them were unable to repress their emo- ton. The pack of cards has not been
 played with. The soldiers regard it as sacred gift.
 Reward for Germans Loyal Germans who turn in their gold to the Reichbank are to be given peep into heaven, I see in German paper. In suburb of Berlin the authorities hove promised the residents who decide to bring this sacrifice on the altar of their country not only war loan bonds, but besides a ticket which entities them to
 look at the stars free of charge in the largest telescope of the Berlin obserya- tory.
 Espionage in Belgium Fxa asperated because the people or Brussels persist in wearing in their but tonholes the portraits of the King and Queen of the Belgians. General von Biss- ing and his staff have started an inquisi- ton in the capital. Domiciliary visits are now the order of the day, and among those who received the attention of the inunisitors were M. Jadot, who was charged by the Germans to issue new bank notes, pr. Cheval, chief of the hos pital service, and M. Goldschmidt. Although nothing of compromising character was found at the house of Dr. Cheyal he was arrested and kept in prison for hours M. Goldschmidt is still in prison, accused of having helped Belgian families to receive news of their sons who are fighting with the Belgian army.