Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-18
WAR WAS NARROWLY
AVERTED NOT So
LONG AGO
Public Is Just Beginning to
Find Out How Very Near
England, Germany and
France Came to Hostilities.

Washlngfon. d. c.. Dec. fS.--Dis.
patches from abroad are beElnning 20
npen the eyes 81 the public 10 the
fact that France, Englnnd and GER
many nearly came 20 blows n short
time ago The crfsis was but few
weeks back, and fur several nights,
English ships prepared for torpeao at
tack, and Germany had trap prepar-
cd and ready TO be sprung for another
campaign through France The last
disclosure n made la la Petrle.
According 10 the articles printed m
IA retrle, Germany had, all prepared.
trap whereby the nitro eastern
frpntifr ~ France was 20 have been
lsiniH1d teivli.i midninA aud sum
lfss. EueHni's Noftn Sea tlset at enc
iva cleared decks tor action and SCI
ou. torpedo EetA 20 protect sho ships
from German attacks. while Il v GER.
| tain that France was ready for In
slant hostlli.les. no details, however
| insianincant. being left 10 chance.
Farsighted Frenchmen do not be-
| ileee the aisning Ut the so-eallcd
"seFeement" hns settled the troubles
| II has only postponed a. Emile Mas
sard. one 81 the abiest writer's on po-
iltical subjects. In France. says;
1 "ii IL certain that the relations
/ tflnce the accord) between tho two
\ peoples remain the same, their points
~ view have not changed. The So
anccn OF the Releasing prove how the
1 Germans hate us and what the future
\ holds IN store once tho crown prince
4 mounts the throne.
| ''Welig you ASH. Well. Just thls:
\ That We had better keep our powder
| dry and maintain sharp lookout leai
| the explosion come before we expect
| a, catching ~ unaaarss,'
4 Cant. Pierre FELIX. IN an expose cf
/, the situation following the signing o.
1.-THE agreement, arrives az tAis con.
clusion; There must lie disarmament
or wnr. and since disarmament Tin the
| words Of the able eE-prlne minister
OF France, George Clpmenccaul In
only q beautiful dream. u IA not en-.
sseneiy difficult to see what must
happen"
| f,ermaRy's plans 10 take every
II French stronghold ana eyory city Ia
the eastern part Of The country were
most ingenious, according 70 ia Pat
rle'sH articles.
August 10. Il 10 said. the Germans
4 had parked, IN German frontier towns
and cities. hundreds 81 motor cars. d
rapid are gun In each. Every car had
I. lla chauffeur. an enlisted man Win
In cltlsens' clothes. had explored ev.
.ory highway aud byway IN Eastern
France. From eieht TO twelve inoF
c0uih ~ transported NJ MY miles ~
lhrnr 10 each marhlne "a Nalmcds
,Cegmanylthare were 300 cars; Al
slesx SSO. NJ saar5urg 600, ami SO on
aud the squads for each aoid Thorn
selves ready to 80 NJ a seconds no
tice Within one hour after the wofs
hnd hecn parsed. tNeniy-eisht ilkcua
afd seasoned soldiers ware 10 hhsl
been al preconceiyed strategic point
welt inside French territory. aud %
! each hour between that time and day
break another twenty -elkst ihousAn
men would havs been added 10 ~
j lFai
\ The motor cef secllun stationed q
u'eukr wns 70 fakf Nancy; the eaal
Il lbouFK section would take I,nnegilIs'
4 MAimcdy was charged with the cap
Itufe OF Sedan
i Nancy sWnrmed with Oermnn on
cefa In civilian clothes during tbs q
a lire period OF the France CofIna
4 'eonsefgaii9ns" A cenaus OF AL pe|
\ 'kvns ownins motor cars " Nancy VA