Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-06

must be handed over to Denmark, so
it will be useful for the peaceful pur-
suits of the world"
The remark has caused widespread
comment and has become a part of the
discussion. of the probable results Of
the war if the allies should win.
When the Kiel canal was opened in
1895 the Emperor of Germany with
representatives of the leading Europ-
can powers as his guests, said:
Germany will range the work in
a%ugurated today on the side of those
accomplished in the service of peace"
1t was regarded as significant that up-
on the enlargement of the canal last
June, the occasion was not one Of in
ternational celebration, although EN-
peror William attended and led a great
fleet of German warships through the
canal-Which now figures so extensive
ly in the naval operations as a magni.
f1cent refuge for the German fleet.
German s~trategists insist that the
kfel canal doubles the power of the
German fleet as it gives another en-
trance from the North sea to the Bal
tic and forces an enemy. to scatter it's
strength in order to bottle up the Ger
man warships. Eight enormous sid
ings have been provided within the
enlarged canal in which ships may
pass. These are so great they are said
to be capable of %sheltering all the ships
of the Germany navy.
English strategists assert that the
value of the canal has been discounted
C0nC1HlFQ hIv hv tho
the present war, and declare that it
has, If any thing, rendered the Ger
man fleet more immobile than it might
otherwise have been.
1t was Lord Beresford's contention
that Denmark would never be safe SO
long as Germany held this important
water way across the Danish peninsula
n he hoped to see the day when it,
together with Schleswig- Holstein,
would be restored to Denmark.
Enumerating other obligations which
he said would fall upon the allies if
they defeated Germany, he said the
first duty would be to Belgium, which
would have to be amply rewarded for
the wrongs it had suffered. He said
he would then have "the great Krupps
plant destroyed and all German forts
raZed.'
London, September 15.-No contrast
between English and foreign ways has
so impressed American tourists as the
reception of the recruits here during
the wal time. An idle crowd stands
during the day around the recruiting
stations watching the applicants. At
evening when the newly enlisted men
march out in a column of tours with
some attempt at a military swing, sing
ing or whistling, tits a long, long way
to Tipperary,' heads pop out of win
dows and crowds gather on the curbs,
but there is seldom more than faint
cheering if any at all. There is none
of the running up to hand the men to-
bacco, fruit or flowers, ommon to
more emotional peoples.
Once in the forces, the recruits, who
are mostly youths, may be seen march
ing to the parks for drill, but even
then they are watched only by voice
less idlers. The last e e Of them in
London is OF the platform Of one of
the great railway stations, to be sent
no one knows where. Generally they
depart in the night.
There is something grim and imper-
sonal about the English way Of taking
the war. But the American cannot
turn on a London street without meet
ing an extended hand for some fund
to benefit the soldier. Tommy Atkins"
is not made much of individually, but
collectively his comforts are we'll look
ed after, even to the question of tobac-
co in the firing line.