Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-01
ALL EUROPE IS STIRRED
WITH MANY RUMORS
Of WAR
Fear Germany Will Start
BloOdshed Some Day
When Mob gdy Is
Watching.
KAISER DREAMS OF
ENGLISH INVASION
UneaslneSs Has Spread to Even
the Smaller Countries and
Preparation Is Being Made
on Nearly Every Hand
for Conflict.

London, Aug. Mot since the
Franco-Prpssian war of a generation
ago has there been so much war talk
in Europe as is now keeping busy the
chancellories of the old world.
Austria has started to make strong
reinforcements along her southern
frontier, and Italy has taken fright
at this and Is laying In a heavy stock
of new artillery at a cost of $50, 0,000,-
900. Italy fears that the Austrians
have designs on Albania, across the
Adriatic from Italian shores, and the
fear of hostilities is causing mucn
uneasiness at Rome.
Germany is moving rapidly to place
war on new basis by the use of air.
ships, and the new monster air vessel
of Count Zeppelin. which the Berlin
government intends to purchase for
$500, 900, will serve as the basis for
an armed aerial fleet. The kaiser is
dreaming of a chance to invade Eng
land and administer a terrible chas-
tisencnt to his uncle's country.
France S greatly worried because
her plans to subude Morocco are not
materializing; she fears the Germans
will step in shortly and declare that
Paris has had its full chance to make
good in the land of the Moors and
somebody else should be given an OPP
,portunity. ae
England has just concluded q series
of naval maneuvers, using over 500
war ships, directed against Germany,
and Englishmen are considering the
Introduction of the continental sys-
TEN OF conscription for their army.
Russia Is making faces at Turkey
and on the Turko-Russian frontier
forces of both nationalities are being
modified. The Turks have given
large orders for artillery and ammuni-
ton, and there Is a report that the
sultan intends to go to war In the Bal
kans as a means of getting at Russia.
The war fever has spread even to
the small nationalities. In Scandina-
via the Swedes are starting to double
their naval strength, and Norway Is
, considering the erection of fortifica-
| tons in the neutral zone between her.
self and Sweden, while the two little
| countries are saying nasty things to
| each other.
Holland and Belgium are consider
! ing forming a dual defensive league
to protect both from possible German
| encroachment.
Every statesman in Europe is afraid
| of the outlook. There is fear that
! Germany, which is being driven into
| corner by the successful efforts of
! England to Isolate her, will turn round
| suddenly one day and strike out with
! the mailed fist before anyone realizes
| what has been done. Predictions are
being made that there has got to be
| one big blood letting in Europe, at
least, before general peace reigns.
! Such conflict would involve all the
| civilized countries of the world ex-
| cept the United states, and would be
the greatest calamity in the history
| of the world.
A war involving Europe in a gigan-
| tic struggle for the worlds mastery
would find former enemies fighting
together and present friends killing
one another. 1t would probably end
| with all the participants exhausted.
This conclusion is the strongest factor
in Withholding the powers from going
at one another's throats. If war does
not come it will be only because the
powers are convinced that the conflict
would be draw.