Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-02

"A -1r s;on war affords striking paralieiS of the war of 1914. As in the ples ont crisis. England did all Ill he, mower to avert hostilities. Eari t,ranville. the British Foreign Mlhls, fer offered England's good offices to France and Germany then, Just as Sil ,;a Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary olu at the beginning of the present nus tilitiel. England urged that the mat ter be submitted to couhoil ol 'no mowers. As in this case, Napoleoi, and King William of Prussia rejeo'e0 the offer. :s
 In 1870. France made the same liils- take that Austro-H Hungary made Wheh sine declared war against oei'ia' France thought she would fight Prus- sia alone, and confidently pelieseu that the southern German otatee would remain aloof and re1use Ut fight against her. The editorials In the inspired Austrian newspapers al the beglnning of the present conflict indicate clearly that the Dual Moh- archy was certain no other po"ero would join Servia, and that there was no danger in a general way. In le'o France had a rude and sad Wdkenlns from her dream. Will Austria nave similar experience this year?
 As in the present war, mobillza- ton began before the actual dec1ara- ton for hcstilities. Bismarck was as eager for war as was Napoleon, TOT he wanted to cement the German nj in successful war a good chance ,o consummate his ambition. To lnflame the Germans, Bismarck caused the publication of only such parts of the French demands as would arouse the people.
 On July 15, four days before the formal declaration of war, King Will liam arrived in Berlin, where ne met Bismarck, Count von Moltke, uncle of the present chief of staff of the German army, and room, and oruefs were given for the immediate moDlll- zation of three armies.
 In the meantime the North German Confederation came solidly to the aid of Prussia. That coalition, formed after the war with Denmark, took the place of the German Federation, and comprised Hanover, Hesse-Cassel, Nassau, Frankfort and othed prov; inces under the domination of the king of Prussia. The North German confederation was able to throw into the field an army of 450, 900 men i'm mediately.
 To the cnargin of France, the south ern German states also came to the assistance of Prussia, and each sent troops to swell the army. At the outset of the war, the Germans were abl to oppose France with upwards of one million men.
 Against these vast forces, France, to her surprise anl alarm, was en- abled to mobilize an initial army of only 2o0,0O0 men. Napoleon's eyes were quickly opened, and he saw the desperateness of his position. The Emperor had supposed that the French army was on a war footing, and that with the reserves, more than half a million men could be put in the field. His minister of war had informed him that the French army was prepared for war down to the last button on the private soldiers coat" How far this was from truth was quickly shown.
 Of the three initial armies formed by Germany, the first under Gen. von Steinmetz was placed near Treves; the second, under Prince Frederick Charles, was sent to the Rhenish Palatinate; the third, under the Grown Prince of Prussia, took up its position on the frontier of Baden These armies consisted of about 450,- 900 men. Subsequently Germany placed fourth army in the field, under Gen. Vogei von Falkenstein, which raised the total to 100000, and later a fifth army was raised, under Gen. von Bttcnfield. This, with ad- | ditions to the other armies, brought Germany's fighting force up to nearly 1,000,000.
 The French army was divided into Six corps, under Marshalls MacMahon and Bazaine, and Generals Frossard, Ladmirault, Felix Douay and De Fail ly. The French reserves were in even worse condition than the regu- lar army, but Emperor Napolean man. aged to round up 100000 of them, and