Russian telegrams give some slight additional details of the extraordinary statement attributed to the Prussian Minister of the Interior, in the Landtag, that "it comes necessary for all Ge-mans irrespective of age or sex, to consider themselves under military servian. "This, we are told, is due to the form which Great Britain hae given to the war." "The aim of all must be to do as much harm to the enemy 2a possible. With the whole nation intensely concentrated upon this aim, a victory for Germany is certain." Assuming that the Prussian spoke seriously, does he mean that women and children are to be sent into the firing linet One hardly imagines it, Much more likely dace it' seem that he is lod ing forward to the day of Germany's being invaded, when to have. proclaimed both women and men as militants, will, it is hoped, enable offensive measures to taken by civilians as well as soldiers without fear of the consequences. Of course, there are two sides to a proclamation, to pro-nonce and to obey; and even if the Prussian is speaking eorioualy, he will not be treated. seriously.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.