Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
GERMAN READINESS
LEADS 70 VICTORIES
kAlsERs ARMY READY TO MARCH
ON FRANCE WITH WARS
DECLARATION.
ALWAYS READY" HAS BEEN
POLICY OF GERMAN STAFF
No Universal Peace to Follow Euro
paan Conflict, No Matter What out
come May Be-siIenee az to Pro-
srsss Of War May Cover Plans For
Grea. Coup by Allied Armies.
ESPECIAL Correspondence.l


Washington. Sept "a month of
war has now elapsed and the struggle
among ne clashing nations has reached
the greatest proportions known to his
tory. 1t can not be any great stretch
OF figures TO say. as the dispa tches do.
that 100000 men are engaged in one
way and another in the conflict. And
when it is considered that Turkey and
Italy may Yet join i'll the fighting and
also all the Balkan states ii is APP
parent the tide of war may yet rise
even higher before peace is restored.
Germany's Preparedness.
(, If one were asked to name in a word
the most significant feature of the war
thus far ne would be obliged 10 say II
was preparedness. Nothing but the
absolutely perfect preparations of the
German general stah for war could
have enabled its army 10 have given
such an account of itself as il has. II
is all well enough 10 talk of universal
peace but how the believers in peace
can foresee its near advent as the re-
suit OF the present struggle requires
al least something OF fight OF the
imagination. Germany mas had the
better of the land operations thus far,
there IS no sign that she is 10 be
crushed or that she is TO lose place
Of eninence in Europe. II is quite WITH
in the possibilities that the allies viii
check her eventually and thar the war
ill end in something like draw.
Some there be who see prospects OF
tho German army beaten to its knees
bu: this can not he taken with much
seriousness IN the ligh; OF present
events Suppose then that Germany
does retain her place az one of thu
foremost powers o. the world. Does
ANYBODY suppose she vii! consent to
dlsarm or TO abandon her carefully
wrought out schemes for land service?
No Universal Peace.
Much more likely is II that prepara-
tions for war viii still go on. 1t is not
at ali unlikely they VIII assume even
keener forms Of ingenuity But be
this as ii may. there is no longer room
ies arguInei.t that The outbreak of this
.nar. o. the land side, found Germany
cornpieiely ready and found the allies
hut i'll prepared Little OF the dispar-
ity in preparedness mas crepi thru in
been revealed in more ways than one
and has been disclosed in the re-
suits.
A chapter might he written on the
subject OF shoes alone. Napoleon said
al army marched on its belly. meaning
10 emphasize the tremendous import
ance or the comissariat Al the same
time il is also true that an army
marches in its shoes. The difference
in the shoes Of The German army and
the f'rnch army. as disclosed in the
last few weeks. is wonderfully illumin-
ative.
When young man In Germany en-
lists IN THE arm his measurements are
taken FOR his Uniform his shirts, his
clothing. his shoes and headgear.
complete equipment is provided Tor
him When he leaves the active ser
vice and enters the reserve. his COM
plete equipment is still provided and
when mobilization comes he is ftied
out with everything needed In order
to go into a campaign. He not only
has new shoes which fit but an extra
pair Of them.
German Always Ready.
When the present war broke out.
the German army mobilized without
needing to take thought Of its shoes.
The shoes were on hand and they were
good ones When war broke out In
France hurried appropriations had to-
Ia. made to buy shoes and they were