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A less imaginative way of reading what the German feels

is to mark the instant action taken by the Kaiser on Rumania's declara- tion of war. On the very next day it was officially announced that the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Count Falkenhayn, was dis- missed, and Field-Marshal von Hindenburg put in his place. There are unquestionably signs of panic in this action. No one supposes that the Emperor has any great love for the grumpy old Field- Marshal, but he knows, of course, that Hindenburg is the idol of the German people, and that for them victory is always associated with his name.

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