Endnotes
1 The Prussian Ministry of War.
2 As a matter of fact, it was invented by the American Secret Service.—Ed.
3 This is not an extravagant story of German credulity, but is based upon the fact. The more improbable a story was at the beginning of war, particularly in regard to the British Navy, the more eagerly did the German Admiralty swallow it.—E.W.
4 Heine apparently describes as Highlands any hill country in Scotland.—E.W.
5 The inconsistency between Heine’s views of his own countrymen and the opinions he expressed to Mr. Craigmair may be noted as being a typical example of German mentality.—E.W.
6 The London Stock Exchange was closed between August and December, 1914, so probably Heine’s explanation is not as convincing as it might be.—E.W.
7 This tragedy actually happened to a local branch of a certain seditious organization in Ireland.—E.W.