Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-06


did not respond to the appeal of the
authorities there was nothing Tor 1t
but conscription: when they would be
compelled to go ana quick, too; this
had the desired effect and Lord
Kitchener got about 10000 men in
few days.
Day by day the army Of returning
tourists grew bigger and the means
for getting away less. One day while
waiting in the disconsolate crowd a
gentleman from Pittsburg said he
thought twas possible the Canadian
lines might be able TO help us and
We set off together and booked to
Qebec Quebec is a quaint old city
with its frowning battlements and
cannon. reminding You strongly of
Gibraltar
THE causes that have brought
about this conflict OF the nations are
mainly commercial when we get at
the root of the matter Germany.
after her conflict with France in 70
and II, became imbued with the idea
that she could rule the entire world
il properly prepared for the struggle.
Her military caste promptly fell in
with this view, but they realized that
an irresistible army was absolutely
necessary for their purpose, and they
set about this gigantic task in thor
ough workmanlike manner and they
shaped military machine that far
surpassed any human effort OF this
kind in history. The Boer war opened
the eyes of the kaiser and his adyis-
: ers TO the fact that no army, however
great, could rule the world without a
| powerful navy TO act In conjunction
, with it, and he determined TO build
t navy that could hold its own with
that of England These aspirations
were shared by vast numbers of the
German people. They stifled all op
a position and commenced to build ar
+ enormous navy. England now begar
: TO get alarmed and a small but pow
D erful party tried TO rouse the English
} nation to the impending danger, bu
! with little success. At last the enor
. nous strides made by Germany in 4;
J. short time convinced many sceptica
: people to reconsider the views ant
e admit that there was danger ahead
h However, there was one great diff
:. Guilty in the kaiser's plans He nigh
t build the navy. but the men to mai
l. it could not be produced like the so
i diers, A good soldier can be mad
It in years training ii well carrie
d out, but the naval man-"the hand
IT man" takes six years, so that Their
e was no possibility of springing a SUI
e prise on England The kaiser's pc
scheme was put to the test in tn
e Moroccan aair and he found tina
IT Britain was. ready TO back up Franc
e. by force if necessary.
y His role of dictator of Europ
e was shattered He was silent bu
IS furious. whilst the German war part
e with the crown prince at their hea
f. swore vengeance and tried to fore
- the kaiser's hand Twas an ope
secret that if the heads of the arm
had considered the army ready the
would have hurled it at France TIL
naval men also advised the kaiser {
wait until they we're stronger. 500
after this the German army bill wa
passed, which put another million
men at the call of the military part,
Europe was now thoroughly rouse
and no doubt secret arrangement
were made which would be quickl
put in practice if necessary En-
land was the only nation that sleI
comfortably on the sumbering VIC
cano.
The home rule bill appeared
have cast a spell over the entire nj
ton and aprtisanship was so bite
that the whole empire looked as
it would be shaken to pieces. tt
kaiser and the war party no douf
thought a better opportunity woul
never come again and launched tn
war bolt"