New-York tribune., 1914-11-28
MORE SECRET"
WAR MAPS FOUND
Germany Said to Have
Discovered Proof of
Belgian Perhdy.

That Belgium had made secret
treaties with France and England long
before the start Of the present war
and that the English and French had in
their possession detailed typographical
and mobilization maps of Belgium are
among the charges advanced by "The
Fatherland," a German weekly, in its
issue 70 be made public to-day.
BaSing it's claims on documents al
legged 10 have been found by the Ger
mans in the archives OF the Belgian
staff in Brussels. it is asserted by "The
Fatherland" that Germany did not vio-
late the neutrality Of Belgium, but that
".t was Belgium. herself who made
breach IN the paper wall upon which
she had counted for her protection.
AS early as 1906" il is stated, "the
dispatch Of an English eXpeditionary
force 10 Belgium, in case of a Franco
German war, had been arranged for.
According TO report dated April 10,
1906. the chief Of the Belgian General
Army staff, in collaboration with Lieu
tenant Colonel Barnardiston. at that
time British military attacne IN Brus-
sells, had drawn up detailed plan.
Fer instance, large number Of in
terpreters aad Belgian gendarmes were
TO De put at the disposal of the English
forces and the necessary maps delivered
to them. Even for the care Of the Eng
lish wounded provision had been made.
"Dunkirk, Calais and Boulogne had
been decided upon as the points of
landing OF the British troops. The fac.
that it had been decided to land those
troops in French ports and transport
IL. -, oh 20,
that the English Belgian arrangement
had been preceded by an agreement
with the French General Army staff.
Those three powers, then, had
minutely determined the plans for CO
operation Of the allied armies as they
are termed i'm the document. The fact
that a map for use in the French bor-
der mobilization was found I'm the
secret archives also testitieS TO this"
Reference is made TO two maps, one
OF which, a "mobilization map" Of Bel
gium. is alleged 20 have been found
in Sedan.
The military districts covered by
the mobilization maps are Holland and
Belgium says "The Fatherland."
The German authorities consider the
map another point of proof that good
portion OF the trench army would have
been modified on Belgian soil If the
German General Staff had not known
OF the French plans and succeeded in
anticipating them
The other map Is one said 20 have
been found in the knapsack OF wound
ed English officer.
ut is a map Of Belgium" "The
Fatherland" states, prepared, accord
inc 70 the inscription, in the geo
graphical section Of the British Gen
eral staff. II is carefully worked
ort military map, in which every topo-
graphical feature is indicated in Eng
lish. making the map available for
spies. scouts and commissioned Of
fcers. Copies Of the Belgian map pre-
suppose connivance on the part OF
Belgium in the furnishing OF such
maps.
1T should be noted that these maps
were for the use in rank and file, be-
cause officers of higher rank IN the
British General staff must be supposed
70 know how TO use maps with topo-
graphical description in the French
language. Thus the value OF these
mans is one for practical warfare and
no. merely for purposes Of studying