Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-03-19

% ade at a secret council at Potsdam :
10 1918: In which he declared that he Q
Is The chosen of God to conquer the a
world and that the Divine Power had d
p aced In his hand for this purpose
the Zeppelin airship, is related in a ,
n ,ok by w. LIZ Queux, the novelist.
entitled German Spies liz England"
Published here last week. The auGhor &
says he gave copy of the speech to
the British secret service with the in
formation that it was delivered to a
gathering of rmy and navy chiefs
the representatives of the Federal
States.
Inc Kaiser was nervous and un-
strung, Mr.. LIE Q leux says, aud spoke
In voice that was scarcely audible.
The Emperor declared he would, as
soon as a sufficient fleet of Zeppelins
for which he had already given orders
Vas built, find a speedy and just cause
for war from his 'army of spies
scattered over Great Britain and
France, as it is over North and South
America, as we'll as all other parts {
the world where German interests
may come 10 clash with a foreign
Power" He adds: 81 have issued
already, some time since, secret or
ders that will at the proper moment
accomplish What we desire''
Ep
After the CONQUEST Of England the
German army was 10 march into
France. Two or three battles we're
expected in France, which would f, re e
that country to accept the German
terms of peace Meanwhile Holland
and Belgium we're to be seized, and
tipally after the war, Russia having
been held in check by Austria, sit
will be time to set things right in
{ America and to teach my friends over
/, there that | have not forgotten the
object lesson which Admiral Dewey
saw tit to give me some years since
when we had the little alteration
with Castro. If God will help US as l
am convinced He will, | trust that at
the end of the coming year the in-
> perial treasury will be filled to over
4 flowing with the gold of British ard
u France war indemnties.
z Not content with the subjugation OF
=, the countries named, the Kaiser in
q tended, according to Mr.. LIE Queux
to unite all the conquered Powers
under Germany to oppose the easter
races. The Emperor is quoted al
. saying:
"Then-but not before then-th,
moment will have come to talk OF
disarmament aud arbitration. Win
Great Britain and France in the rus
, and the United States at my mercy
=. snall set new course to the destinie
OF the world-a course that will in
sure,to Germany for all time to CON
as the leading part among the nation
" OF the world. That accomplished,
shall unite all the peoples of tine whit
IN purpose of coping, under Germa
is guidance with the yellow perial"
The author saws that the Kaise
declared that three million German
" did his bidding at Presidential cleo
10 ton and that no American Admin.
Id tration could remain in power agaius
" tle will of the German voters, "wh
control the destinies of the vast Re
public beyond the sea-. FoIlowin
X. are some OF the most interesting part
70 of Mr.. LIE Queux's narrative:
- SIN calling this council l have foI
lowed the Divine command AL
mighty God has always been grea
at and true ally of the House of Hoher
n z)ilern. After long hours of ferven
~ prayer light has at last come to me
1--WE find ourselves now face t.
~ face with the most serious crisis i
t. the history of our new German EN-
81 pire The discomfort of the masse
|, is assuming alarming proportions
There are unmistakable signs that tn
discomfort is spreading even anon
a the troops. All indications point t,
n the fact that we have to dea
re with an International revolutionar,
4 organization whose expressed objec
is the overthrowing of throne an,
III altar. Breakers ahead. is the call o
lg the helmsman of Imperial ship o
S. State, and | am ready to heed it.
II God, our great ally, has givel
,, into our hands the means OF saving
oar empire from the dangers which
IL are threatening its happiness ant
= welfare. 1t IS that wonderful inven-
lie tio1 which his Excellency Coun
Zeppelin was enabled through tr,
grace of the Lord to make for The
" safeguarding and glory of our be
II loved fatherland. In this invention
God has placed the means at my dis
posal to lead Germany triumphantly
out of her present difficulties anG tc
make Cnce and for all good the words
+ OF our poet, 'Deutch.and ueber Allies.
Yes, gentlemen, Germany over every.
timing in the world, the first Power on
l e trth both in peace and war, that is
the world, the first Power on eartl
both in peace and war, that is the
place which I have been ordered b,
[ God to conquer for her with the hell
of the Almighty. This is my irreyo-
, lcable decision. At present we are,
thanks to our airships, invincible,
and can carry at will war into the
enemy's own country 1t goes with
out saying that if we want to maintain
the superiority and use it to best ad-
vantage we cannot postpone necessary
action much longer.
) Great Britin has thrown down the
gauntlet by declaring that she will
build to each German two English
dreadnoughts and l will take up tn
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