Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-04
HOW GERMANY COULD
BEST FRANCE IN WAR
Well Known Military Authority
Freely Discusses Interna-
tional Politics.

oerlln.-Speciai: Germany and tho
Next War Is the title of a new book
no" I'm press by General Friedrich Won
i5efhhardi. the celebrated German MILL
.arv Writer, who IL this year to visit the
United States. In 1t the writer, who
''ace p a literary bomb into the
'nllltafy camps of Europe by revealing
'se possibility for Germany, in a future
war with france, to Outflank the
tfehch llnc of fortrcsses and invade
france by violating rhe neutrality OF
l'sleluin, discusses International pOlit-
'es with rare openress and frankly
'usseslS ways and means of provoking
Il war with France and England with
IVY ofinslns in Russia Z. disturbing
ahe delicate relations between Austrc-
hungary and Italy in the triple al
iiance.
Discussing the political preparations
,or Germany's next war, General Won
%i'crilhardl shows that while Germany
iorhlelly had to reckon only on the
SIMPLY combination of Il war On two
fronts with France and Russia, with
Italy and Austro-Hungary as faithful
allies either Excepting the ring" or TAX
ing. an active part in the hostilities.
GERMAN stratcgists are now in far more
u~h1avorable situation. An attack by
England, involving the landing Of a
British army either in North Germany
er IN Belgium to cooperate with the
Ffench forces, seems alinost q certainty
and the Austro-Italiun rivalry renders
" b If Austria. forced to look
liter its W military interests ON tho
italian border, Will be able to hold Rus
sia i'm check with the whole weight of
1ts army Russia's rebuilt fleet must
also be considered.
Big Aeroplane Contest.
An aerOplane OnteSt in which each
aviator will be expected to make about
l2o miles Il day With one passenger,
VIII start from Bremen in the first week
in June. The undertaking will be sup
ported by both the Prussian and the
imperial governments. The Prussian
minister of the interior has authorized
. lottery-a characteristic German
method of supporting almost every va
flety of project-to raise funds for car
wing ON the proposed contest, and the
ministry of var has established O.
money prize for the winner and also
promised to- buy for not less than So
400 apiece the best two aeroplanes.
which must be equipped with German
motors. The contest is open only to
German aNiators and not more than Is
nay enter. Each competitor must AXE
MS a passenger an officer from the avia-
non corps OF the ariny. These officers
WIN be directed, moreover, to require
specified strategic e%voluIions from tho
aviators. which will be carried out With
reference to tho sarrisons to be passed
IA the flight.
The first stage of the contest will be
from Bremen To Munster, the second
from Munster through Hanover to
Brunswick. n the third from Bruins
wick through Lubbock to Hamburg.
each stage must be covered in a day
ind the following day will be a day of
rest. One stop is provided for each
flying day, respectively at Osnabruck,
Hanover and Lubbock.
Two other aviation contests of inn
'eortance are planned for the coming
summer. One is to be a reliability
flight on the Upper Rhine. the other a
light through South Germany. cover
ing, among other cities. Munich. Stutt-
cart and Nuremberg. The first named
win be a novel undertaking. in that 1t
will be carried out Independently of
any and all manufacturers or promot-
ers Of flying machines. Outside Of
military aviators. only owners of ma
rhine who are not connected with any
Factories will be permitted to lake part.
'rhe prizes will be paid directly to the
aviators. The war ministry has al
ready entered a number of aeroplanes,
which will be guided by army officers.