Coblenz, "Aug, 25.
People poured into the city all day long to-day, from the Saar and all parts of Germany, {o. participate in w gigantic Saar demonstration of loyalty, at which Herr Adolf Hitler, the Reichsfuehrer. and Herr Franz von Papen, the German Minister Austria, witl speak to-morro% buildings in the city most hidden by Nazi and flags and bunting.
'Over 200 special trains were used to bring the participants, who wilt start at 6 am. to-morrow on' their March to the fortress of Ehrenbrel stein, immediately opposite Coblenz, where, they, will be accommodated in During the past five days 140,000 runners have speeded in relays from all parts of the country, carrying messages of loyalty to the Saar. A message from the Isle of Rugen, in the province of Pomerania across' the Strela Sund, was brought to the mainland by swimmers; that front Heligoland was sent by' sailing boat; while a message from Zugspitze. the Bavarian mountain peak, was handed down by expert climbers.
"AMI messages will be handed to Herr Hitler during the demonstration, at the end of which 10,000 carrier Pigeons will be released. This will be followed by a fireworks and the illumination of the old fo: tress, which was originally castrum. In the time of the Frank. ish emperors it was known as Irmstein, and it received its present name fon the occasion of its being greatly strengthened by the Archbishop of reve In 1183.
The fortress was besieged in vain by the French in 1623 and 1688, taken in 1799, demolished after the peace of Luneville, and restored by the Prussian Government since 1816.
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