Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-29
A LOOK AT THE WAR.

says:
A LOOK AT THE WAR.
(By Savoyard)
AS often remarked, it is the biggest
war of all history and the victorious
issue of it will come to the side that
develops the man. On land there was
never yet a fighting machine like the
Germany army. 1t has the discipline
| invented by Frederick the Great
brought down to the moment, and for
military technique its equal never was.
It's weakness is a lack of democracy,
such as that which characterized the
troops of Grant and Lee, for in Ger
many the private soldier does not carry
the commission of a commander-in-
chief in his knapsack.
But it is the most formidable army
in the world and can be licked only by
superior military genius displayed by
the leader of the adversary on the
| field Thus the men-of blood and
iron-is going to get the victory for
one side or other
How will it come out? Let US see.
| Suppose Germany victor-suppose En-
peror William dictates peace at Paris
1t will not be till continental Europe
is at his feet as it was at Napoleons
feet at Tilsit Here is what he will de-
cide
Norway, Holland and Belgium shall
be incorporated in m yempire. Thus
l will have Copenhagen, Rotterdam
and Antwerp for seaports. l will alb
sorb Russian Poland l will take all
the cream of what France has got in
| Africa. Then Pan-Germany will rest
and recuperate and we will annex the
Balkans, including Turkey in Europe
and Constantinople, to do which we
will have to lick Russia again. Eng
land must take her place as a second
class power. France will be reduced
to third class and shall "bleed white"
in way of indemnity.
That is the stake Germany is playing
for and unless they can kill or cripple
that army the kaiser has she will win.
1t all depends on the man.
Now suppose the other side develops
the man and beats Germany. What
would follow? Peace will be made ct
Berlin and Germany PROSTATE Alsace-
Lorraine will go back to France au-
tomatically, and Luxembourg will
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French hands and others are afraid to
venture upon the sea. They would al
most certainly be captured by British
cruisers if they were to do So
England practically commands the
seas-at least the Atlantic ocean-so
far as nations engaged in the war are
concerned.
English ships may not be in hurry
to seek cotton cargoes because Eng
land wants to give her cotton merch-
ants chance to dispose of the stocks
they have on hand before they are
called upon to handle this seasons
cotton. The reason of this is that the
cotton merchants would be heavy los
ers if new cotton at a lower price were
to flood her markets.
Congress and the administration are
doing all they possibly can to get ships
to help move American wheat and
cotton, but it will be weeks before any
thing of practical character will lie
done. Private, interests do not seem
disposed to take advantage of the re-
Gently enacted law admitting foreign
built ships to American registry. They
are willing to do so provided the goy
eminent will guarantee the bonds tn
would be issued on such ships. The
is no probability that the government
will do this. 1t will likely invest, how
ever, in the stock of a corporation C
be formed for buying foreign built
ehinS and for huildino Shinc in Ap,or