Show Bits From Berlin BEBLIN February 2Minister Von Hoffmann Secretary of State for Al saceLorraine in an address to the Alsace national committee contends that a vast majority of the population of AlsaceLorraine do not desire France to go to war to reconquest these provinces pro-vinces He urges the people of Alsacc Lorraine to elect members of the Reichstag Reich-stag who will show that those are their sentiments and says such an expression ex-pression their feelings makes a profound pro-found impression on France The Hungarian workingnien have issued an appeal for subscriptions to defray the expenses of the German Socialists elec ton campaign Herr Schutzenberger the famous Strassburg brewer is dead The Meizi Zeitung says four regiments regi-ments of infantry are about to be sent to reinforce the garrison at Metz Thirteen AlsaceLoiraine members of the last Reichstag elected have issued a manifesto in which they say if rc electeo they will vote against the septennate In all tbe theatres in Berlin extensive exten-sive preparations are being made for special performances in honor of tmperor Williams birthday i Th National Gazette states that Her batt French Ambassador to Germany in a recent interview with BismarcK tried to reassure the Chancellor regarding regard-ing General Boulangerd inteItion and pobitioni I |