Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-24

cd Germany by publishing Lieutenant
Hilsc's famous book. Life In a Small
Garrison, but after the Harden arti-
cles. the author WAS afraid that the
high army officials now easily rec
ognized would cause his arrest, and he
therefore stopped the publication Of
the book
The military authorities claim to
know who the author is n would
have him placed before a court mar
tiai. but as long as the book remains
Don manuscript nothing can be done.
The Rhonish Westphalian Gazette
publishes some remarkable statistics
showing how German trade Is extend
ing In an directions Ion the far east.
This Is stated 60 be particularly the
ease in Hong Kong. where ia leading
commercial positions are held by Ger
mann Five out of the ten directors
of the Hong Kong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation. including the
presiding director, are Germans. and
thirty German firms have formed a
cooperative alliance. The business
done by these firms exceeds that done
by am the British firms In Hong
Kong
a book written By a member Of
ANNf ENNNN'M NtAANNANfAs VI. NtuNAftNA T. W.
titled. 'Our Dcfcnscs.' De- being eager
~ discussed in military circles here.
dealing as % does with q possible war
between Germany and France.
NJ Humhert states that De has be-
come convinced that On tase Of a wal
with Germany. which may break cut
40 slight proVocauon. and which was
narrowly avoided twice during the
last five years. France would be no
better prepared than sne was in
1870
he SAYS thar the morale of the
French officers is anything but good.
mat many % them are secret enemies
10 the present form of government
ana have as their motto. " serve
France not the public
For the common soldiers be- has
nothing but praise. o. the %sonoffs"
tunn-commlssioncd nfncersl. be com
-Idcrs superior to any boz ihe world.
The French army. N Humhert
Says Is tpdaN without a CDmmander-
iu-chlet There ls too much official
red tape Goo many 'Hurv8ux 90 nam
per the generals. ami these bureau
are the birthplace pf grau and pull
ttn uSo the american rXpre-sionl. aud
the temhs of aI military reforms
The artillery I- short 90 guns both
field guns and wltrHlueuses and some
NNNAN.NNAH NA NNH ".|""HN" M""HNNA NMN
Francn-German frontier irr inicscrib-
abe
The author Declare that De has
written DIS book NOT ts create a SEM
-atiou hut o. prove the necessity 80
R thorough investigator before 10 is
fna isfc
Coming at q time Wheu releiaiious
e.. ucsrnlur -scandaIpus conditions ln
fht German fortress nf Metz has MARI
rluiy been avcrtrd. thr French book
being SOLD h1 the thousands OF
copies o. Germany
20 dn not think 81 possible fo build
faster boats propelled hy steam than
fhe LusIiania and MaufsrrIa Herr
HaiIu. president pf the Hamburg
American line said iu an Interview
Just srcr hs return from England
fuH % company IT, not thinking -
mining back the Atlantic champion
shin fnr speed now held h1 the Gu
nard people but We Wln build larger.
much lager boats and build them 80
comfortable thaf ala travellers with
the exception 10 Tire few American
husins- men, to whom 8 few hours
gained are OF Importance. Wlll prefer
hoafs 10 The latest greyhound
The KerN fast boats must ucCe~-
saniN he run az = heavy iosz aud
reulI uat BE- q without subsidies