The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-18
PASSION FOR i: WAR
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IS now EVIDENT
France. Germany, Austria,
Russia and Others Look to
Military Preparedness.

xarta March IA pAsstou for var
seems to be. swseptnE 60er Iii the
eountries OF Europe. The Balkan
state. have found Q nald Of expression
Tor their militancy. but countries
which have not this vent are expend.
ing their energies In war.like prepara-
tons. The small states are involved
equally with the greater powers. and
today France. Germany, Austria, Rus.
sia, Belgium and Switzerland are TAX
Ing serious count Of their military pre-
paredness. IN
Belgium 10 raising her army from Q
var footing Of 100000 to 100000 men.
Baron dc .Broqueville. the Belgian
minister OF war. In concluding a
speech on this subject before the Bel
saan chamber. urged that the army in
crease be voted as quickly as possible,
for the sake of Belgian security ana
honor" The country lives under the
shadows Of the great states. the min
lister declared. and Belgium must put
Forth treat. exertions' TO protect her
frontiers should her neighborinK pow.
era fall upon each other.
The most important newspapers of
Switserland are publishing the oficial
notices Of the government warning
Swiss. citizens residing inEuropean
countries to hold themselves in readi-
ness to return Immediately in. the
event Of war. and Swiss living in the
Ontted States have been requested to
stand ready to come back to switzer-
land on call. The Swiss republic. un-
der tts present military orgauisation,
could put into the field 100000 men
IN twenty.four hours and 100000 in
3orty-eight hours. one-third Of the
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military objects. In case Of supreme
neesseity. the government expects to
% able TO place $4,000 men under
arms within q week.
The French cabinet has adopted a
measure extending the term Of serv-
ice In the army. from two to three
years; this adds something over 20O.-
QUO men to the peace footing Of the
army. Every Frenchman," raid M.
Cheron. onicial analyst Of the appro-
priatlons committee Of the chamber
OF deputies. in a recent address. Unjust
at tho present moment fix his atten-
ton upon the military activity on the
other side Of the frontier" He then
compared Germany's expenditures on
hsr army with the expenditures OF
France during the past ten years. The
cost Of the German army had aug
mented constantly until now 1t was
double that OF. France. Next year. UNI
der the new German law, the outlay
on the army would be- $100,000,0 900
more than that Of France.
Tho new. German. military. bill will
add $4,000 recruits to. the army, CIV
Ing q total OF sos 1000 men, excluding
officers. Compared TO this France. in
Guiding the latest. numerical increase,
has a total Of 57s.7s3 men in her army
on"a peace footing, excluding officers.
,... Ahead OF France.
French opinion IL waking up to the
military aeronautics, IL leaving France
badly in the rear. '
Gen. Lacroix and q number of oth-
or eminent s~trateeists unite in declar-
ipg that France has, nothing. to. show
against Germanyt aerial cruisers but
a..f1eet-o OF penny .steamers,". and: they
strongly deprecate the attitude taken
generally in France towards d%irigibles.
They think the sudden development
OF aeroplanes caused an entirely un-
warranted enthusiasm for those ma
chimes. and. a corresponding dispar-
agement Of dirigibles. Gen. Lacroix
holds that opposition to rigid dirisi-
bles in France Is quite wrong: the
oupplo type Oh dIGeulp 10NOGeQ ny tu6
French military authorities is, from
the military point Of view. exceedingly
risky. a pin prick suffering to destroy
them. Air ships of the German rigid
type, with their several compart-
ments. are capable Of withstanding
considerable damage. before being put
Absolutely ont Of action.
New Wireless Compass"
Ships that feel their way along the
coasts Of France in foggy weather are
to have the benefit Of a new wireless
Compass" which will enable them to
Ascertain. practically automatically,
their correct position, and SO steer a
safe course.
The wireless Compass" permits the
detection. Of the direction from which
a wireless electric signal is sent. and
the signal itself will designate the
points Of its origin. Sending stations
are to be established at lighthouses
and other points Of vantage along the
coast. and two already are in opera.
ton on small islands. of the harbor
Of Brest. Signals from this chain Of
shore points will be sent automatically
.at regular intervals whenever fog pre-
walls. and q vessel equipped with the
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