The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-08-21

an Austrian advance into Russia TO
the eastward, she would seek TO
fight her way resistlessly through the
Russian defense and capture st. Pc
tersburg. ''
But to swiftly, concentrate an army
of the enormous size necessary for
an overwhelming defeat of the
French defense, IL was necessary to
violate the neutrality of friendly
nation, and, so, to the calamity of
the Italian detection has been add
ed the burden of war with the COM
bined forces OF G,eat Britain Belgi-
um and Holland,
1t is the complication that seems
to spell the ultimate overthrow Of
the greatest and most efficient mill
itary organization the world has ev-
or seen. For If. as is probable. the
German fleet is crushed or driven
under the shelter of its seacoast for
tifications, and shut up there for the
rest of the war, Germany will be so
absolutely blockaded that not
pound of foodstuff will find its way
into her dominions. She is not
self-supporting. and Austria will be
hard to il to feed her own armies
and people.
The Triple Entente, on the 9TH
er hand. having command of the sea,
will be able to call upon the markets
of the world for supplies.
But the embodiment Of Great
Britain and her allies, Belgium and
Holland, will have military
strategic-effect. that will go far to
defeat the Emperor's Napoleonic
dream of crushing the allies in de-
tail by an irresistible initiative.
Great Britain, with the German fleet
either crushed or blockaded. will be
free to land at once 100000 men in
Belgium and Holland. These troops,
combined with the modified armies
of Belgium and Holland, will consti-
ltute a total Of nearly 100000 men,
capable of being driven like wedge
across the lines of communication
of the German invasion of France.
With such diversion threatening
its flank and rear, the pressure upon
France would be relieved. BY the
time the British Belgian-Holland
thanking movement is in full swing,
the Russian army corps will have
moved down to confront Germany
upon her eastern frontiers, and 1t
may we'll happen that Germany's
vigorous offensive will have to give
way to a defensive fight for her very
existence.
Not since wars began has so great
military people. with such sub
lime confidence in its invincible
prowess, played for so great stake
as that for which the German hosts
are now battling on sea and land.
Should the Teuton win. he will
hold all Europe in his mailed fist,
and the flag of his ships of war ant
commerce will float undisputed upoI
the Seven Seas. with nothing Il
; stand between him and worldwide
; dominance but the great English
: speaking republic of the New World
Should Germany, in spite of he
) stupendous heroism, go down to ah
: solute and crushing defeat on lam
and sea, the terms of peace may In
: volve as a guarantee of peace by pre-
venting the upbuilding of anothe
S such vast military organization. tn
e breakup of the German Confedera
y ton, and Germany's magnificent ma
: val and commercial fleets, to sa
a nothing of her foreign colonies, Wi
e have been wiped off the face of tn
n earth.
e Had Germany shown a less ruth
i less spirit in flinging herself agains
o the rest of Europe in a defiance S
t bold as to appear almost contemptr
: Gus, she might hope, in the event c
d disaster, for reasonable terms in tn
h great final accounting. AS it is, Ell
n rope, If victorious, will take heav
e toll.