Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-08-13
PIONEER PAPER or THE COUNTY

as second-ClAss matter
As was expected the principal ma
tions of Europe have been drawn
into the Austria-Servia scrap, Eng
land and Belgium having become &C.
tive participants and several other
nations ready to start something"
any minute. The surprise of the
century has been the wonderful de-
tense put up by the little Belgian
nation against the invading hosts of
the war-lord. The battle has ragged
in Belgium and nearly a quarter of
the attacking forces of the Kaiser
have given their life's blood in the
storming of Liege and the nearby
fortresses.
Belgium, supposedly unimport-
ant nation, stood in the way of the
advance of the German forces in
their attack on France. The Belgi-
an authorities we're ordered to al
low the passage OF the German army
thu ough the little nation on their
advance. Nothing was farther
from the minds of the Belgians,
however. and the kaiser's am.
billions have been checked. Even
though the check is but tenn
porary one IT. is likely to have an
untold influence in the final count.
Germany has admittedly depended
on quick mobilization and fast foot
work to get the start of her enc
mics. Had she had clear sailing
through Belgium, or had she easily
accomplished her purpose there, her
forces might now have been well on
the way to Paris The Franco. Ger
man frontier is strongly fortified,
while the Belgian border is much
easier to pass. Germany would
have been able to strike q telling
blow on the French Republic had
she been successful in her first move
in the war-game. However, Belgi-
um is more than meeting her half
way and France is having ample
time to prepare for defense. 1t
would seem that the Kaiser has no
chance now of duplicating the feat
OF the Prussians in 1870 when Paris
was captured.
Another thing: When Germany
put hostile army in Belgium she
decided the British course. Ger
many played hard for British neu-
trality. The Belgium campaign
frustrated her plans in that direc-
ton and now the greatest naval
powers on earth is added to the list
of Germany's active foes. This re-
suit will mean much in deciding the
war. Germany must watch her sea
coast now. as we'll as her Russian
and French borders. There is not q
direction in which she can turn but
what she will find warriors at her
door. Germany. like every other
European nation. depends almost for
her living on other nations. With
England neutral she would have had
easy sailing to secure food supplies
for her armies and her people. Now
she must conquer the British navy
before she can hope for outside sup.
plies. And starvation is q much
more potent force. often times, than
bullets in forcing a war-like people
to submission.
II seems the German course is one
OF defense in naval way. Such 6
course is as good as victory tt
England without the chances of ar
engagement. With the Kaiser
sea.dugs hugging her coast for pro
lection England is practical maste,
OF the high seas as far as commerce,
concerns the warning nations. Hence
even without taking into accoun
the British soldiery, Germany
march through Belgium has heen
staggering blow tn her chances O.
ultimate success.
The present war has demonstrat
ed the extreme perfection of tn,
censorship established by the EN-
peror and by the Gear, too, for tina
matter. Practically all new. dis
patches have been those delivered
either by Belgium or England, botl
nations having nothing to lose b,
publicity. From the interior q
Germany there has been no news
even rumors, up to this week. Witt
the millions of soldiers at her com
mand, Germany must certainly be
making some move hesides fighting
the Belgians But Whatever hel
course may be, there can be nc
doubt but that the German war-lord
has put an apple into his mouth &C
large that he will have trouble il
rnasticating the bite.
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