The Washington times., 1914-08-20

The Stats Zeitung this morning
reiterates all that 1t published yes
terday In regard to the presence Of
French officers and soldiers at Liege.
1t claims to be in position to sub
SITS ntiate the assertion that the force
which opposed the attacking German
invaders was too large numerical
" to consist Of Belgians only. This
being the case, so much more credit
ought to be given the two small
German corps which had to be
thrown SO rapidly into Belgium even
before they could be modified. es-
pecially when the numerical odds as
well as their quick operation In the
enemy's country are taken into due
invited the disaster that overlook
his little kingdom. seems to be fully
established. AS the German cham
cellor has stated In an interview,
Belgium. In her supreme" appeal
to England for aid, and so e1iphat-
icly footing her neutrality which
the Germans had deliberately vio-
lated" had all along been the secret
ally of France. II was only by
the remarkably quick move on the
part Of the German general starr
and by the sarifice of soldiers that
could not be put in q warlike con-
dition that the Germans. under ad-
verse conditions, managed to gain
the mastery over Belgium. In all
fairness, asks the editor. can any
fairminded American blame the kai-
ser for resenting such a palpabie
outrage. so fragrant Q violation Of the
comfy of nations? History will de-
eide who IL to blame in this instance.
The Cologne Gazette. one Of the
foremost German papers, publishes
a detailed list Of the losses Of the
Germans up to last Tuesday. August
about 1000 wounded. To the name
Of each individual killed or injured Is
added to what regiment he belonged
and where he was stricken The
Hamburger Nachrichten. another
leading daily Of the Fatherland.
states that the German navy. so
far as 1t Is not blockading the Rus
Dor. This is exactly what has been
surmised in well informed circles
1t appears daily more and more GER
tain that the KKaiser Is preparing
coup against England itself. In case
his fight in Belgium should be as
as such a move would be. and nd
iculed, as it would be by the experts
who have made SO many wrong
guesses thus far about the European
chess board, 1t would, nevertheless
be Just like William ii to undertake
II in spite of all the apparent odds
against him on the water. NOBODY
everything else II guesswork. unless
any direct information that be given
out by the Cologne Gazette (Which Is
the semi-officfal organ Of the
Kaiser's governmenO. And even
then. the news may be inspired"
for q purpose.
In Connection with a possible
cross-channel move Of the Ger
mans. let II be understood that there
Is the small but strategically high
ly important island Of Heligoland in
the North sea. not far from the east
ern entrance to the English cham
mel. which Great Britain, during the
reign OF Queen Victoria ceded to
Germany by special request OF the
Queen, who was the Kaiser's grand
mother and who desired to do her
share in aiding Germany to become
a sea power. British statesmen do
some funny things. They gave Ger
many one of her strongest bases in
the North sea. they allied them
selves with Russia, though II is only
a question of time when the problem
VI WIN 10 " uoio Tic hcy W thc
Is bound to embroil
them with that nation. and they aid
Japan to gain full control-of course.
the entire far Eastern
trade And all this because Of rival
~ toward Germany on the industrial
and commercial fields, With Kiel on
one side Of the North sea and He'll
goland to the north close by, those
who shrug their shoulders about the
rorafva annfhar
surprise.
The Austrians at last have COM
uined with the southernmost army
OF the Germans on the French bor-
der. Reading 50 much of the sue
cess OF the French in upper Alsace.
in frontier skirmishes. the arrival
Of the Austrians,. II needed at all.
would mean also the bringing of
the famous Austrian mountain ar
tillery which will be heard from in
the fights to hold the Vosges passes
Disregarding Lege absolutely. thus