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PROGRESS OF THE WORLD. 



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they killed. The people in Zabern, 

 where the incident occurred, promptl\- 

 resented this and vented their feelings 

 by insulting the officers quartered in the 

 town. Strained relations between mili- 

 tary and civil authorities naturally fol- 

 lowed. The subject was brought up in 

 the Reichstag, and a stormy debate en- 

 sued. The Social Democrats brought 

 in a vote of censure which they carried 

 b\- a large majority (293 to 54). The 

 whole affair brought out the overbearing- 

 ways of the Prussian officers, and also 

 showed the rising" resentment in Ger- 

 many against military domination. The 

 Chancellor, Bethmann Mollweg, did not 

 resign, but the attitude of the Reichstag 

 resulted in the Kaiser intervening him- 

 self and siding with the Stadthalter 

 Count Wedel, who condemned the action 

 of the militarx'. Ihe garrison of Zabern 

 was sent off nonnnallx' on maiKruvres, 

 actually in disgrace, to the dreary bar- 

 racks of Hagenau in Alsace. It is a 

 cheering sign that Germans as a whole 

 will no longer tolerate an}-thing" likeh' 

 to lead to complications with France. 

 The incident shows, too, that the ascend- 

 ency of the military hierarchy is pass- 

 ing. 



The Balkans. 



Peace between Turke}" and Greece was 

 signed on November 12th. Wild re 

 criminations are being indulged in 

 amongst the Bulgarians. King Ferdin 

 and is said to have compelled General 

 Savoff to attack the Servians. The 

 general at first refused, but under threat 

 of death, complied. Dr. Daneff had 

 previously told lum to demobolise 

 at once, as Bulgaria liad agreed 

 to accept the Tsar's arbitration. 

 There may be some trutli in t!ie 

 story, but as his enemies are en- 

 deavouring' to force bcrdinand to 

 abdicate, it might ecjual])' well be pure 

 invention. No real explanation of Bui 

 garia's sudden attack has \Tt been forth- 



coming. Turkey is giving British firms 

 extensive orders for dockyards and 

 floating docks. England is obtaining 

 considerable concessions from Turkey 

 in Arabia and Asia Minor, and secures 

 control of the international company 

 which will develop the navigation of 

 the Euphrates and Tigris. The famous 

 Kiamil Pasha died on November 14th, 

 aged 90. Four times Grand Vizier, he 

 was notable for his hatred' of corruption 

 and his friendl}- attitude towards Eng- 

 land. Fie was a native of Cyprus, where 

 he died. 



Atrocities. 



Terrible accusations hav^e been made 

 bv the contestants in the Balkans. Cor- 



IN MEMORY OP THE "BATTLE OP THE 



NATIONS": GERMANYS GREAT 



VOLKERSCHLAOHTDENKMAL. 



The centenary of the battle of Leipzig - where 

 Napoleon was beaten by the allied forces of 

 Prussia, Russia, Austria and Sweden — was cele- 

 brated at Leijizig on October 18, when the great 

 VolkerschlachtdeTiknial was dedicated in the pre- 

 sence of the Kaiser, the King of Saxony, and 

 nearly all the otlier crowned heads of the German 

 Empire. Everything about the memorial is sym- 

 bolical of i)ower and brute strength — of " blood 

 and iron " from the massive proportions of the 

 granite monument itself -tiiough squat in appear- 

 ance it is 300 feet in height -to the gigantic figure 

 of St. Michael at the base and the huge mailed 

 warriors 8upi)ortiiig the roof. It has cost £300,000 

 to erect. 



