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Show GERMANY 1ST BEATENOLAi Kaiser Tells Troops Archenemy Arch-enemy Must Be Whipped at Any Cost. ARE IN GOD'S HANDS Great Britain Considered Most Spiteful Adversary Emperor Has to Deal With. COPENHAGEN, Aug. 24. England, the archenemy of Germany, must be beaten down at whatever cost, Emperor Em-peror William told his troops while on a visit to the Flanders front on Wednesday. An official statement Issued Is-sued in Berlin says the emperor addressed ad-dressed deputations from all detachments detach-ments which have had a share in meeting the British attacks. He said he felt impelled to express his thanks and his full recognition of the heroic gallantry shown by troops from all parts of Germany in the hard fighting of the last week. The emperor referred to the marked contrast between tho German and Anglo-French points of view and continued: con-tinued: 'Tt is in God's hands when In His wisdom Ho will give us victory. Ho has taught our army a hard lesson and now wo arc going to pass tho examination. ex-amination. With the old German confidence con-fidence in God wo shall show what we can do. The greater and mightier the problem the more gladly we shall grapple with it and solve It. We shall fight and conquer until the enemy has had enough of these struggles. "All Germans have realized who is the instigator of this war and who is the chief enemy England. Everyone j knows England is our most spiteful adversary. She spreads tho hatred of; Germany over the whole world, filling her allies with hatred and eagerness to 'fight. Thus everyone at home knows what you know still better, that England Is particularly the enen-ty to be struck down, however, difficult it may be. Your relatives at home who, too, have made great sacrifices, thank you through me. "A difficult struggle lies ahead of us. England, proud of her stubborn resistance, resist-ance, believes in her invincibility, but you will show that you can achieve still greater things, for the prize of the war is tho German people's freedom free-dom to live freedom at sea and freedom free-dom at home. With God's help wo shall see the struggle through and be victorious." |