The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-08-04

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il will take the side of France and
England.
Changes Resulting From the War.
IF the Entente shall win. then
Austria stands to lose the most os-
siblv the empire will be disrupted
Certainly. if defeated. Austria will
lose Bosnia and Herzegovina TO Servia-
and Servia will become almost what
it was a thousand years ago. an I'M
portant country. She Will lose
Trieste. and the other italian-Speak-
ing provinces on the Adriatic. to Italy.
The newly set up Kingdom OF Albania
will be divided. parts going TO Servia
and Montenegro. and the Greek por-
tons to Greece A heavy defeat may
mean the end of h Austrian mon
archy and a separation between Hun
gary and the German portion OF the
empire. and in that event the German
portion of the Austrian empire will
probably a~malgamate with the Ger
man empire. as it would be too weak
to stand alone
Viii Change Map.
IF the Entente should be success
full and win a decided victory, the map
of western Germany will be changed
in two respects: First, AlSace-Lor-
raine will be returned to France and
probably all the portion of Germany
west of the Rhine will go to France
also. The Kiel Canal. connecting the
Baltic with the Black Sea. will be
k from Germany at the demand
Of England and made neutral. 1t
will probably be turned over to Den
mark. as it was Danish territory be-
fore 1854, when Prussia took it from
Denmark. 1t will be put in the posi-
ton Of the Suez Canal and left an
defended and free to the world. The
building of that canaI brought home
to England more acutely than any
thing else the danger of a German
naval attack. If the Entente is vic
tOriOuS in this war. the menace of the
Kiel Canal will doubtless be ended.
which l do not think is at all prob
able.
1T seems to me that Germany is
destined to lose all Of her possessions
in Africa and her Few OutpOStS in
Asia and a few islands in the Pacific
ocean. She cannot defend these and
they will fall almost a strug-
gle and will probably be taken over
by England in the settlement no mat
ter how the war ends. barring, of
course, the possibility hat England
be crushed, in which event, of course,
Germany would dictate the terms of
settlement. Likewise. if Italy should
line up with the Alliance, Germany
and Austria, l hin she is destined to
lose all of her African possessions:
TripOli and all her claims on Abys-
sinia and the Red Sea countries. If
she lines up with the other side she
will save these.
Strategy of the War.
"Manifestly. the strategy of the war,
assuming that England goes in, will
be that on the ocean the Entente
tEngland and F'rance) will take the
initiative and press the fighting. while
on the land these countries. with
Russia, will delay fighting as much
as they can, until the huge armies al
their commands are gotten to the field
OF operation; while the strategy OF
the Alliance will be just the converse
they will press fighting on land and
5 try to avoid it on the sea. In any
l event, when the fighting really begins
on land ana sea it will be fast ano
!, furious. More battles will be fought
4 IN a week than in the olden time
: under Frederick the Great and Ma.
!, poleon, were fought in a year. Thf
casualties will be larger and the los,
. of life will probably be appalling anf
: beyond all precedent. The use o.
e submarines, aeropianes. dirigible bal
looms, auto-driyen trucks, the new
t varieties of powder and explosives
|: Will pc on a large scale and of IN
heard of ~audacity. 1t is entirely DOS
e sible that appliances and invention.
y will be put TO use that are not nov
generally known. 1t is possible tha
y wireless currents will be used to ex
plode mines and destroy a~rsenais. in
: way not now deemed possible.
= Austria May Lose Most.
o "Of all the countries engaged i,
o war Russia probably stands to los,
the least, Austria the most: and afte
9 that. France. Germany and England
e in the order mentioned. In this
# leave out Servia and MONTENEGRO
# whose existence is at stake and wb,
will be wiped off the map il Austri.
ir and Germany are completely victori
Gus. Italy stands to gain a great dea
if she sides with Engian.t and France
and to lose her African empire if sh
II sides with the others.
a.. 1t is entirely possible. TRANCE as
!e may seem. that Japan will come to tn
e assistance Of England and Russia
The Japanese brought through Rus
STA on the Siberian Railroad and