Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-02
EXPECT NO DEFEAT
ON THEIR OWN SOIL
Germans Are Confident of AbiI-
ity to Repel Any
Invasion.
ADMIT SITUATION is GRAVE
Berlin Is Like Great Military
Barracks, With Soldiers
Everywhere.
ADMIT SITUATION is GRAVE


barracks Everywhere you meet soldiers
or every rank and every age. On the
other side. you see fewer wounded
mere than In any other city in Ger
many, for these arc systematically sent
elsewhere. so as to avoid adding to tho
anxiety OF the Berlners and keep I'm
the spirit in the capital to the utmost.
In front OF the royal palace stand
seven big Russian guns captured from
the Russians, and Frederick the Great,s.>
statue is surrounded by Belgian can
mons.
The doors OF the "Ruhmeshalle" (Hsu
of Glory. in Inter den Linden. ara
Kept open at all hours that people who
are downhearted may revive their
spirits by looking at the many trophies
exhibited inside.
Twice 1 have seen the Empress drive
past on her way to the military hos-t-
tails. where she is a frequent, almost
aalS, visitor. No ovations greet her
Out the respect that everybody feels
Tor this -;indhearted and sorely tried
woman Is shown on every face. and
every head is respectfully uncovered
| as she passes.
L have talked to people OF all claaaes
during the last week, and although
theS readily admit that the situation "a
serious. nobody believes that GERMANY
VIII be defeated on her own soil.
our country Is menaced on all
Sides" they say. Powerful enemies
nave plotted to bring about our ruin
out Just walt and see. The world docs
"o' KNOW us yet When the hours
eo'ne 10 detehd our country against an
INVASION. we Will fight as no people ever
| 1ouSht before, fight to the last man. tbe
nd
| -four" "
Tune OF LEADING PAPERS
CONTINUALLY SWINGING.
me tone or leading papers is con-
| tlnually swinging between firm CONF
| givings.
me koelnische zeitun~ writes:
! we must face the unpleasant trutA
| 'hht In spite OF all our victories tby \
situation is exceedingly grave. Tbl B
| question before us is whether ,ye musk
| lose or arc able to defend our Kultul B
| our political unity. our freedom. cEEf
whether we are to return to the miIQI
cries of the Thirty Years War. Mtl
| IN the East we are threatened III
| the siaVs' In the west we are 1rhtinI 8
"s"'"sl the !ust OF revenge of ths,.u
,',nGn' put even moro against the}A
49,, poi'tics OF England. against
| which country the entire German neol
pie justly concentrate their b.trodn
Almost simultaneously tho yreuv,aSs
| Jung writes or the war in 1870:
bismarck reached every goal no sa+A
| h'ihsef He did not believe in or ,uont1
| preventive wars. but this did NOT ,+onk|
"'n from giving the dispatch-.sr e.l,47f,
| winch made war inevitable He ala ehI
because the other side wanted war MI
ne desired to avoid first humilIntion
gre those who hold that he acted
! "!"hsiS' put We are grateful to him far
"hat ne ala, and are convinced that hi.
AZ. was 1ustihable before the Almighty. 4
10y Hou Always give Germany states,l
ously and intelligently "a ala d..
| marck" o DIST
| ."-AHA MINDS UNBALANCED
by CONDITIONS OF wan
IN the Muenchener Medizin wochenl
sehfii. lMunich Medical weekly, I find
an article signed by the famoua D.
leSsor uaupp' OF Tucbingen, an expert ,
on mental diseases, on INSANITY In ~
German army. from which T onota.
AT the beginning of the war Oh.
state or health of the German ,roons
| especially rs regards nervous diseases
was Splendid, but the awful condi,inns .
| uhder which this war Is being carried
." mas drought In many cases OF mental
ana nervous disorders manifesttn,
themselves in insomnia and abnormai 4!
constituencies to the influence OF aIcoho,
oitcn resulting in abnormal drunken y
ness.
"'hee the FRENCH offensive began iLi5|
,"c l,'uole or December. a large nunfs
e' vi men nave been incapacitased r. II
~
excitement and absolute nervJys nro,s#
tration These eases are founSsm ,no,tE
men who have never been .ct,a,I OK
wounded. and are caused bv tho IN
plosion OF heavy shells. OF fear AL
anxiety at the death Of friends Al
comrades. e.
Inc acute symptoms such as paraIYj 3i
SIS. commissions, deafness, loss OF sneanH +
ue''riuh or authorizations, have in mo.AE,s
cases readily given way to ration III
treatment in hospitals, but very DRILL
the symptoms of nervous prostra, ~ III {
nave reaDpeared as soon as the mi Il n
returned to their regiments and ma}H3 +
nave oeen sent home as absolutely Ms Il
MT Tor military service The n,sgH
thought OF returning to the front MI
often been sufficient to produce tsEys
currence or the nervous crisis approa Iu Is
ing insanity I'D "a
"A young officer who conyer,ed M 81 x
great interest about subjects that M 49,
nothing TO do with the war began Afss
cry and sigh whenever Ii was suapt N ~,
ca mat he should return to the frf u
assuring me that he could not possst III
take up his military duties as 10
the war lasted sSss
great many older men, and
VINO haVo never served in the II
presented similar symptoms. In s34
tho cause of their mssstrf. ~
originated In their imaginatton SSJ
doubt whether they will simprov.
the war lasts. y fsSstsl 3 ssS8
Their trouble had not ibaAr
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