The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-11-27

gerous Russia bleed herself TO death,
to the end that against Germany she
may herself acquire great advantage,
both In trade and on the sea. and In
order to make France entirely depend.
ent upon her. The reader
will perhaps learn with surprise that
no hostile attitude prevails here In
Berlin against France. We march
against the French only with regret.
Hate against the Englishmen, disdain
for the Russians, profound scorn for
the Japanese, and ciivalrous dourness
against the frenchmen are the feel.
ings which one can attribute TO IT.
Seems to Confederate.
THIS opinion Is strengthened by
this new agreement among the allies,
that one should not conclude peace
without the consent OF the Others, a
proposition which Is believed TO have
been conceived and enforced by Eng.
land. A bnlletin tonight, our first
news from the outside world since our
ship was ordered by England to take
down her wireless, says that II Is ru.
mored that the German government
has empowered President Wilson to
treat With the allies for peace. with.
Belgium In her power and the French
| line driven back to the environs OF
Paris, with the Russians expelled
from Fast Prussia As the news tells
| 1T Is reasonable that France and
Russia would Ire willing to consider
terms. u remains to be seen what
attitude England would lake. pro,id.
ed all this Is true, and her behavior In
smell a case would largely prove or
| diSproye the German suspicious.
Met With Protest.
"li IL Of course England's desire TO
create the impression through her pa.
pers and the American press TO which
She furnishes news that the cause OF
war met with no opposition In Great
Britain. Yet II II said that posters
such a. the follnwidg we're displayed
In thousands Of conspicuous places
throughout the empire 10y body Of
prominent people calling themselves
tie Neutrality league.
Why 60 to War!
Engi>lmeu, do your duty and
keep England from narrow minded
aud Senseles~ war. \ small hut power.
ful clique wishes to drive you In
this var You must ihWlfi mi, uu.
,pifacN W. " Wiz he iuu ate. AK
Yourselves Nhi ought Nutugutu VAR
fhc clique parry siNS ~ must pre-
serve the balance II power and that
n Germany anncX,s Belgium uf ilul.
land II vii swallow H. up a. we'll.
liul thiS party l. no, telling you the
truth, II l. much more probable that
II Ne tight on the side Of France and
Russia tie balance Of power Will br
diStfibutrd ~ never before. We will
make Russia tie most important mi
itary power ON the continent and you |
know What Kind NJ a power l;uSsia j..
II l. your duty To- save your land from |
destruction. Act before II l. too
late
Warming In Handbilis.
AT the same time scores ~ hand. |
bills 10 that effect were scattered |
broadcast,
eli England enters the war We
shall lie helping Russia To- uIerrun he
cont inent III Europe, Russia u tile
country, Ia battle with which We ex.
pended millions ui pounds ~ the tri. |
mean war. Russia II the country |
which threatens our own empire, |
Russia N the country which, during |
III. last few weeks. has allowed peace. |
ful citizens TO Ire shot Own In the |
streets Of Its cities. Russia II the
country which II the enemy ~ pro.
gressiye ideas and tie enemy ~ Eng |
lish desires, OF honor and Just Ice. |
Which II the greater danger TO Eng |
landy Sixty i've million Germans Of |
the same blood and with the same
sensibilites as ourselves, busy IN com.
meIce, industry and peaceable under.
takingS, or one hundred and seventy
million Russians, slaves OF a corrupt
autocracy, whose only usefulness II
iorc.y A war for Russia N war
against civilization.
Estimates of Strength.
AS to what the ultimate outcome
vi he II hosiilites are continued no
one can venture a guess, \ few sta
tistics and opinions which appeared
In various German and French papers
may lie interesting
"An estimate ~ Germany strength
which appeared In the Muenchcner
Post may lie summarized A. follows:
In $50 France had a population of
=, 100 ,Opl, Germany one OF = ,Jun, oou,
To-day France has 10000, 400, Germany
~, OOO.O II Germany sends against
France The military strength Of na.
ton of ~, tau. Oon, she II III has that Of
one uf $4,000 800 with which 10 com
bat Russia IN conjunction with al
most the Whole Of the Auslro.lIunga,
rian army drawn from "A population
OF ~ ON ,no0, Written evidently he.
fore Great Britain Joined the allies.
Also whereas, In 1870 Paris was over
100 kilometers distant from the Ger
man frontier, 10y the latter's acquisi.
ton Of Alssce, Lorraine, II Is now only
aD kilometers away, From the Rel
nian border the distance II but 10
kilometers. Moreover the German
equipment i now superior 10 the
French With regard - the Russian
conflict the chief German advantage
lies IN the greatly different personnel
ana organization Of the armies.
The Naval Strength.
"a consideration OF the naval