The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23

goes to the Red Cross. The clergyman
was simple, natural and fun OF heart
felt conviction. He took his text from
list Samuel: Hitherto hath the Lord
helped u.s."
understand, brahrcn,' he said, HE
hath helped. It is His wish therefore
that we do our utmost from pure mo-
tives and He will continue to aid US"
In speaking Of the hard struggle
which would come at the peace table
after the war, he said;
Then we must no longer say, Hith-
erto hath the Lord helped us but
rather, Fear not, the Lord Is with
Thee"
Three Prusslan officers are to be shot
on account Of a bagatelle Wild wished
to threaten LeprisaIs. Bethmann y
Bethmann thinks II too brutal,
Emanuelssegen, Aug. 3, 1915, -- We
have intercepted British wireless mes
| sages which show they are putting
armed parties on neutral ships and
shooting our U~boats down. 1t cannot
go on long thus with our u-boats un-
less the restrictions are removed, We
are planning new methods,
| cannot see any reason for our mon
in the foreign office being proud Just
now We have yielded far more than
we should have and in return we have
received more than one slap In the face
before the whole world.
This was much easier for the Yankees
as doubtless they had already heard
from Jagow of the restrictions put upon
| our U-boats. Now the English know 1t
too and are jubilant. A prominent
American in BerlinI told a journalist
that Germany's worst enemy was her
foreign office.
Emanuelssegen, Aug, a, 1915 am
sure that the proclamation was altered
because of the great excitement II
caused in Berlin. 1t is stupid of the
! press, inspired by the chancellor, to
talk so much about non-anneXation'
| They read into the erAperor's words
things he never meant to say.
Even II, as the chancellor wishes, we
do not keep Belgium, 1t Is OF no use At
| the present to Influence the minds OF
| our people in this direction. Under all
circumstances we should conceal our
purpose in order to enhance their value
to turn the bargaining at the conclusion
Of peace in our favor.
do not quite believe In the Reich
stag since they veered round in the "
boat affair.
The entire chancellor press advocates
the keeping of COurland to make the
loss Of Belgium plausible to the ma
ton.
Berlin, Aug, "a, 1915, ITO my wife,
I have not yet heard how the Arabic
case IL going on, !
Good Barnabe Spanish ambassador
was just here, He came to interro-
gate me on tho sinking Of two Spanish
vessels. OF course we know nothing
| about II because II It has been done by
! our U-boats we must await their re-
| turn before we can learn anything
| positive.
Those who have been behind the
scenes do not agree with Bethmann's
sentimental policy, Our diplomats have
| acted w~retchedly. There Is one eX-
cuse. They wero never given any aim,
or II they were, for example the fra
| ternlzifI; with England, It was wrong.
/ am afraid, however, that this idea is
not yet extinct.
The creation Of an Independent Pc
land will make Russia our enemy for
100 years and through this 1t Is not at
all impossible that we may yet be sub
jected to England.
Instead Of playing off Femings
against Walloons We take care Of the
land and strengthen a Belgian national
feeling which in reality never before
existed. y
In respect to our reconciliation with
Japan | have already accomplished
something, but there Is not time now to
tell about II.
In effect the chancellor IL saying to
England: 81 grant you have been faith
less TO me and you have been very
nasty, but all the same | am ready to
take you 10 my heart again. You leave
me Russia ard | will leave you Bel
GUM"
Emanuelssegen, Aug. 20, 19l5.-At -
conference with the emperor today tn
chancellor wanted TO assure the United
States that no ships with American
crews would be attacked, The en-
peror could not bring himself to do this.
He wanted to wait until he saw how
far America would go over the last
case. Falkenhayn had at first sup
ported Bethmann, but when he saw
how the emperor felt he trimmed his
sails and suggested waiting. Beth
mann was serious ard said that he
would not leave until Il decision had
been reached. He would not take the
States. The emperor will probably sur
render to the whole cannaille. The
best that can be expected Is to have
nothing but secret orders issued. That
always leaves the British in doubt as
to what we are going to do. II Is bet
ter than publishing n
They are talking Of submitting the
great Lusitania case to a court for ar
bitration.
Bethmann Is trying to surrender Bel
GUM and crush Russia by ESTABLISHING
an autonomous Poland. Frederick the
Great and Bismarck must have turned
in their graves when he made this clear
in his speech. cannot conceive Of
the effect this will have on the opinion
OF the men in the trenches, Their de
sires viii make themselves heard when
il Is too late,
Emanuelssegen, Aug. q, l915.-Yes-