For, come good or evil, they are all possessed now with the belief that, in the long run, Germany must win.

Their confidence is supreme.
It was characteristic of them, though, that, until word came of the first German success, there was no general flying of flags in the town.
Now flags are up everywhere--the colors of the Empire and of Prussia, and often enough just a huge yellow square bearing the spraddled, black, spidery design of the Imperial eagle.

But there is never any hysteria; I don't believe these Prussians know the meaning of the word.

It is safe to assume that out of every three grown men in front of a bulletin one will be a soldier.
Yet, considering that Germany is supposed, at this moment, to have upward of five million men in the field or under arms, and that approximately two millions more, who were exempt from call by reason of age or other disabilities, are said to have volunteered, you would be astonished to see how many men in civilian dress are on the streets.
Whether in uniform or not, though, these men are at work after some fashion or other for their country.

Practically all the physicians in Aix are serving in the hospitals.