The British view, based on the allegation that fifteen vessels had been sunk without warning causing a loss of eighty-four lives, was that German frightfulness was already in full swing despite Berlin's promise to the United States.
For the German frightfulness is a methodical affair, not aroused by the heat of battle, but coolly calculated and senseless.
Portugal is now officially at war with Germany, and the dogs of frightfulness are already toasting "der Tagus.
The use of the big gun was in the nature of a "side-issue" to bring terror to the French, and in line with the policy of frightfulness instituted by the German militarists.
Details of the engagement show the Americans stuck to their guns while the Germans were placing liquid fire, gas and almost every other conceivable device of frightfulness on them.
Without their diabolical products, ranging all the way from high explosives to poison gases, it would have few of the characteristics of ultra-frightfulness that render it unique in the history of international struggles.
The greatest hope of civilization, which trembled for a time before the spectre of German barbarity, is that frightfulness cannot endure the long and full test.
The official in Germany had been impressed by my investigations among the men behind Tirpitz, men who never for a moment ceased in their efforts to turn on frightfulness in full force.
As I write I can look from my desk in the Alexandra Hotel, Bridlington, on to the North Sea where it washes the "Frightfulness Coast," for Bridlington lies between Hull and Scarborough.
For if the men on the humbler craft could be intimidated, the doctrine of Frightfulness would be justified by victory.
The German phrases of frightfulness have a sound that matches their meaning: "Hatten unsere Leute bereits wie die Vandalen gehaust.
We have the signed statements of a thousand German diaries that they have practiced frightfulness village by village through Belgium and Northern France.
I wanted to meet him because he is in charge of the region where German frightfulness reached its climax.
Use such frightfulness that a Chinaman will never dare look at a German again.
The frightfulness of the situation was greatly increased when it was observed that the safety pin had dropped out.
The frightfulness of the weapon was never a ground of condemnation.
It is Prussia the army which has filled neutral countries with spies and lawbreakers, which has placed frightfulness above humanity, and in a fury of egotism and savagery has challenged the world.
The idea seems to be that the policy of frightfulness could be extended to the high seas without in any way shocking the American people.
Frightfulness was not a sudden afterthought on the part of the Germans, arising in the excitement of war.
Frightfulness was taught not only to officers and soldiers but to all the German people, and especially to the children in the schools.
I had listened, on the authoritative premises of the Imperial German Government, to perhaps the first official proclamation of the hate and frightfulness programme so far uttered.
To whatever extent this impression of Prussian frightfulness has been disseminated the submarine campaign has been a success; but right there success ends.
Once more the frightfulness of German methods, so dear to the Germans, will bear its fruit by arousing rebellion of the people oppressed.
There was plenty of the frightfulness without these added horrors.
To make war terribly and successfully, to make it with frightfulness and with a frightful speed, was their sole aim.
Neutrals, although irritated by German frightfulness and overbearing action, on hearing of Verdun would shiver and cease to obstruct the Teuton.
That Kaiser will surely rue the day that he ever commenced this war, and will most certainly regret the frightfulness which he has taught his subjects to show to the people of all nations.
What was meant to be their particular branch of frightfulness I cannot say.
For vocal frightfulnessthe black beat the white hollow.
Listen to Ayling, concocting his diurnal scheme of frightfulness with a colleague.
He told me many strange tales of frightfulness and gave me his card, asking me to come and visit him at the palace.
But it served to show the deliberate policy of terrorism and frightfulness which the Huns pursued.
This doctrine offrightfulness will--already has--acted as a boomerang.
That an intellectual nation should deliberately include frightfulness as a chief item in its creed perplexed him horribly; it seemed to him conscious spiritual evil openly affirmed.
Worst of all it has suggested to onlookers that the people who have so plenary a belief in frightfulness are not themselves strangers to fear.
The practice of frightfulness has not worked very well in this war.
In the meantime they teach frightfulness to their officers, and most of their officers prove ready pupils.
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