South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-05
TEN MILLION
MEN TO TAKE
FIELD SOON
Preparations to Arm Soldiers
Under Way and Big Clash is
Expected in Next Few Days.
Only Calm Before Storm.

scured by the absolute absence Of I
news from the vatious warning ma
tons.
Every indication is that while ten
million men are now being feverishly 1
armed. the great clash is still several
days of. This accounts for the serene (
state OF mind prevailing in England. /
where the people up 20 Tuesday have
not come 10 realize the appalling out /
look for every nation in Europe, Great /
Britain included.
This is only the calm before the
stern.
Already the primary cause Of this
colossal war. namely. Austria's agrees /
sion IN Servia, has shrunk into insig- |
nificance.
No news comes from the Danube; |
nobody is concerned 20 have any.
Servians Successful
Servian reports from Nish give the |
impression that Austria is encounter [
ing indispensable resistance from the
little SIav state. whose independence |
was the casus belli for every Eu
ropean power.
The paucity OF war-like news does
not OF course. mean that great events
are not stirring. IL is easily explained
BY the fact that big battaliOns are now
in the process of formation. EurOpes
most brilliant generals are mapping
out their stra tegical plans like so many
chess players in an international tour
ney.
These military leaders in whose
hands lies the fate OF western civiliza-
ton, are playing the mightiest game
in the worlds history.
Titanic Clash soon.
They have at their backs millions
OF troops, who once they have re-
ceived their impetus. will rush into
titanic clash with the enemy.
Given these facts, this is the first
great war in which military science
will play the leading role.
Victory will go to the general staff
that shows itself most competent TO
WELD the hordes of troops in orderly
and precise fashion direct the great
est blows at the most vulnerable points
and avoid "A waste of energy on mere
~ heroic but unavailing exploits
That Germany is bent on doing the |
attacking the French frontier If
not on the Russian border is clearly
shown by her invading of Luxembourg
and Belgium. She is now engaged in
lining the entire northeast frontier as
well as the eastern frontier with her
finest regiments.
Here in Paris we see in the streets
all kinds Of enthusiastic demonstra-
tons BY all classes Of Frenchmen. re-
publicans. rOyalists. extreme social
lists, Catholics. Jews and foreign
colonies. We also see hundreds Of
thousands OF young and middle-aged
men marching joyfully TO join the
colors.
Work Is Systematic.
At the ministeries. where the re-
spOnsibility for the future destinies of
the nation lies we see not fam buoy
ant boastful aggressive action but
quiet, resolute and systematic work
ing of the nations great war ma
chine.
To the experienced military experts
now here this serene. undemOnstrative
official frame Of mind is far more
encouraging than the noisy manifesto
tions IN the streets. 1t is a new note
in Paris symbolic Of all that is best in
modern FranCe-the note of victory.
Perfect of Police Hennion Tuesday
Issued a decree warning the public
that in view OF the declaration OF
martial law all gatherings in the
streets would be prohibited. Any one
guilty OF piilage or voicing seditiOus
cries or songs In public places i'm
mediately will be court martialed.
Every newspaper Tuesday deplOred
editorially the sacking of the Ger
man shops and many French shops
mistaken for German shops by dis
orderly bands. The police are stamp
ing out this movement with the ut
most vigor and already about 200
youths are about TO be court
martialed.
All Are Patriotic.
French cafes. restaurants and
shows with anything resembling Ger
man description are now covered with
announcements that the proprietors
are patriotic French people.
Grande Taverne. the big restaurant
and cafe in FaubourE. Montmartyr.
was stoned but the early arrival of
a strong body OF police prevented
serious damage The proprietor is a
French officer who was one of the
first TO leave for the front with his
entire STAFF to fight for France
The windows Of the Hotel Meurice
were battered in Tuesday but II was
suspected of having German direc-
torate.
No business was transacted in
Paris Tuesday. Every shop except
those where provisions are sold is
closed because the assistants have
gone to war How newspaper STATS
] have been depleted is best shown by
the fact that the Matin with normal
" 700 employees. is now left with only
three.
All cafe terraces have been sup
pressed. Automobiles and taXicabs
1 are employed almost exclusively TO
i carry reserVists 10 the railroad sta
tions. Ordinary citizens are bound 10
| walk wherever they want 20 go. al
/ though tram cars run occasionally
sad there are still some underground
trains working.
Soldiers Are Cheered.
Wherever uniformed officers and
men appear they are enthusiastically
/ cheered
The bourse OF commerce remains
open. but payments are suspended.
Many banks are temporarily closed.
The biggest institutions have warned
their depositors that they can draw
up 20 $50 but on any deposits they
draw on over this sum five per cent
must be paid.
Food prices remain steady with no
abnormal rise. The water supply is
fully assured and measures have been
taken TO ensure an undimlnlshed gas
supply for a Ions time
There was an unimpOrtant change
/ u the ministry today NJ. Gauthier.
| minister or marine resigned on
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