text_original: What remains to day of that African Empire on which Bismarck's successors formed such hopes? The present war has wholly given it into the hands of Germany's enemies ; the Germans at this hour have neither ermine mantles nor shirts
text_transcription: WHAT REMAINS TODAY OF THAT AFRICAN EMPIRE ON WHICH BISMARCK'S SUCCESSORS FORMED SUCH HOPES THE PRESENT WAR HAS WHOLLY GIVEN IT INTO THE HANDS OF GERMANY'S ENEMIES THE GERMANS AT THIS HOUR HAVE NEITHER ERMINE MANTLES NOR SHIRT
phonemes: wˌʌt ɹᵻmˈeɪnz tə dˈeɪ ʌv ðæt ˈæfɹɪkən ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ bˈɪsmɑːɹks səksˈɛsɚz fˈɔːɹmd sˈʌtʃ hˈoʊps? ðə pɹˈɛzənt wˈɔːɹ hɐz hˈoʊli ɡˈɪvən ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈændz ʌv dʒˈɜːməniz ˈɛnəmiz ; ðə dʒˈɜːmənz æt ðɪs ˈaʊɚ hæv nˈiːðɚɹ ˈɜːmɪn mˈæntəlz nˈɔːɹ ʃˈɜːts