The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-09
INTERESTING CONTRIBUTION ON
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION
Anthony, Fla, Oct. 2, 1914.

To the Editor Ocala Banner:
Please allow me space in your pa
per for few lines in regard to the
European war and Col. Henry Waiter
son.
"Lieb Vaterland mayst runig sein. .
This wonderful line from the Ger
man national song bears a deep sig
nifcance today. 1t may be freely
translated by saying, My beloved
country. may thou rest secure" The
German national existence has been
made the stake in an uncertain war.
Heavy doubt clouded the minds of
German sympathizers when they re-
allied the enormous forces arrayed
against our Vaterland; but German
strategy has been indicated, and the
| German arms have been triumphant
beyond all expectation. The shadow
of the German army spreads further
towards it's goal. The imperial hosts
swarm into France, gray-clad and
strong, unutterably strong. 1t is the
strength of cold steel, and cool, calcu-
lating intelligence. The heart of
France is chilled, the satisfaction of
England arrested. 1t is indeed a. ter
rible army which at one blow storms
the impregnable Namur, routs the i'm
petuous Joffre and hurls back the
stolid British expeditionary forces.
The German offensive has proven it.
self a thing of power.
| dreaded the day when that great
assault was to be launched. l fear
ed that the murderous modern artil-
lery would throw it back, mass of
broken, bleeding units, but the great
German machine is still intact. Even
London, Petrograd and Paris admit
the truth. Small as is the need of
glory which they admit has attached
to the German arms, it is all-sufficient
for those who can read between the
lines. 1t is song of victory that fills
the hearts of every German and their
sympathizers over all the world to-
day.. But the German victories are
very real, very clear-cut and decisive
The French offensive is a thing of
the past. 1t amounted to nothing and
availed the French campaign nothing
German territory has been swept of
the French, and the German nation
may repeat in unison:
"Lieb Vaterland mayst ruhig sein."
Germany is making tremendous eff
forts to drive home the advantage.
The first part of the stupendous trag-
edy has been enacted. The principals
are all upon the scene, and the de-
nouement promises to add another
chapter of fame and glory to German
history. The spirit that drives that
gray army is the same that was in
evidence from Weissenburg to Sedan.
Germany is in the grip of one of those
waves of patriotism that sweeps over
a nation from time to time 1t is
democratic in its appeal, embracing
all classes, and filling them all with
the same mighty purpose.
"The Vaterland stands united"
Germany will win the war. Determin-
ed men, ready to make the extreme
sacrifice, directed by the master in
telligence of highly specialized COM
manders, make combination that is
well nigh invincible. The morale of
the French army has suffered. The
advance of the Germans will continue
on the schedule mapped out by the
general staff.
1t appears that three separate
French armies have been defeated.
The one commanded by General Joffre
has suffered to such an extent that
Berlin reports it as practically de-
stroyed. The British troops have re-
treated in better order, so London re-
ports, but are also defeated so bad
Lhlt tACy nave w oCnu lOI luO DIOWn
men of India and the yellow men of
Japan to crush the great German
army The Russians were defeated
in east Prussia, and lost 10000 men.
Indeed, the German nation and it's
sympathizers can repeat in unison:
''Lieb Vaterland mayst ruhib sein,"
We hear from all sides in the Unit
ed States that the German kaiser is
glory-hungry, and that in mad desire
to achieve name like Frederick the
Great, or Napoleon, he has flung this,
his great army, in the face of Europe
The kaiser has so we'll kept the peace
of Europe during the twenty-six years
of his reign that Mr. Carnegie, only
few months ago, presented to him
tribute as an expression of the ad-
miration of peace-lovers the world