The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-19
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Statement Of Gcrmany's Next Plan or Cam.
paiGn Agreed on ny the Triple Alliance.
The plan for the concentration Of the Ger
man army. or rather tho armies OF tho Triple
Alliance. appears now in the Figure: and that
lively Pnrisian sheet boldly threatens to give
more precise details and provo conclusively
overy ono Of it's statements IL tn, official press
Of Germany should question It's allie: itions.
But. even II il should all turn out to be un.
founded. they point with tolerable clearness
to certain probabilities which will be inter.
! estinG to tie large number OF people who be-
love that war must soon break out in Europe.
In 1880. lays the Figaro. the plan for concon.
trntion prepared by Won Moltka only left threo
army corps at the disposition OF Gen. Blumsn-
thai. who was charged with the duty OF watch
Ing the movements OF the Russian army. It
Was then believed in Berlin that the Gear
would confne him self to n mild Intervention.
and TINT Mt al svonts the mobilization OF the
kussiun army would be slow enough to per-
NIT the Germans to complete the formation Of
their reserve forces.
In the month VI October. 1901. the Cabinets
Of Rome and Vienna asked the German Gov
eminent Tor complete details The Austrian
Government demanded the cooperation Of six
Prussian army corps. In case Of war. NeRotia-
lions were carried on tediously. In December
two star officers OF the Austrian army appear
cd at Berlin. and on the 10th Of January last
an agreement was reached between the three
Governments.
According TO the terms Of this agreement.
Germany. In the event o. war. will concentrate
posed Of nine army corps and tho Guard.
two Bnynrlan CORPS. and the Wurtem-
formation upon a war footing will nottake more
thai a. three we;ks. VIII operate against Russia-
the right wing OF the, German army. will be
formed by the aid Of the seventh and Tenth
and Aix.la,Chaorllr Will, the exception q the
f r. ssnt to 81 Ms sa,, !" s.n or ,,f o to- tSe T iormat ION
Of the arst Gnrk OF siege artillery:
v, TsS G '%ih r nsi,ts ta 5s" II. ta Berlin s ses,n Its sn.
which viii come from K6niGsserg ami Han
over: and form u junction en-, route with the
q is ssSairy rssinents . tSs Fir.s fpsvlsion:
esS.l rye ., 'iSsi rsse ea' sA: Tss ssrtIfie .rt fsslm.S At
viii remain at Gel"sns Xheis The Guard: n q
i lss i hssd SsS Ct Inc "Tis,'a1 fsnsh VIZ Gor ss."i rum
Hanover. will take IN q nositiop between Gro
1 nos. snS q, " tie Fo mnfi ar Rissh Il the ss ssn E ! :%m,
corps. will havr Tor it's objective point the
A,dsa Jsy d n IA md i isissy, to 1 sS %,l fh & XXI x if i
reach the line from Treves to Cologne. 1t will
be accompanied BY q division Of cavalry. and It
ments Joined . tho divisions OF infantry must
soon be reinforced by tho regiments Of re-
serve. and ~ thus way one or two more diVis-
On the express d nand Of the italian Gov
s su%srIs:ll ,.s and 'sf vii Tl 6: e wH, % IL e. s she pssy
SSSas IA III. hI ttssP IL ;.: ssS S s!5,::a ss. sSs;
TIE M9sslIs and I'll. ths AZ Ard%:nnsa The Second
Ana they va BE- sanSoItsd; a. Il least thrss;
corps csys . 81 H. e 9 rsserys. The d i~Ma; q .fsff a ssii.
mates that Hpderthese eiTcups stances the ftai:
IL t. aI fps. KY sfss f Fl ss%sSsd: ND DOS si. sss.sis
di A! ths r iiis IS. aE Elsss ss;s' e sa!I b; .s Il ss1 *:
IN: S 1;s;:sssad dii|.iSa: 3 isis sSss:' II: H fSe
gania ~ Gy means OF tho reserve battalions Of
which are stationed 10 AIsscs.Iorrain.. they
lli sass1 '%a sensis. s.s isss sIssS III Il B i;s% N t Is;
s%ss1Ii:S; sss ssiiI p rus lam e: ssd'l sh .ss st&s. r. :;
s ssss = s.s ": gsa :s': p: : 4 !; liz lRs' v , 70 i sisa::
a. asss, ap Sy l Il fsi ,p pl. Ro q SG sR: f4a:.isn
ia e ccSis ut es aud rdfa essSesse g Trsss. . .pSI h sis:
Dat this has since been modified by common
nSSHaS G ssp,s:snt osR,,.t 3, wa. asisI" ana snf fts r:
Eiii Ss sent to Dusseldorf. passing through
In Assoc the Fifteenth Corps will no, be oo-
ypsges. This will be conhded to tho bAttalions
SlteAdY cAssrnsd between Mulhouse. Colmar.
bchlsstAdt. and 6averne.
Almost all the efforts OF the German army
wim be confined to the opetsttons Of II: Two
valley Of the Disc. the old imperial route, and
toward switzerland and the gap Of Belfort. the
RSint OF ianetion between the esrmsn n
As for the concentration Of the PrussiAn
Any on ~ ssstsn frontier y 70 nly nscss-
pPPtssss g foIiSx Hnen shs nap The movements