The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-18
DUTCH GUARDING
WHOLE FRONTIER
Fear II Germans Retreat They VIII
Push Across Border Into PArt Of
Netherlands.

AMSTERDAM, March rs Tn
Dutch aud German soldiers who hay
been patrulling ON opposite sides o
the boundary line since the war begal
hnve been ordered to withdraw From
close contact on account OF the fnc
that number OF disugreeable Incl
dents have occurred, Up to the he
ginning Of February the Dutch sol
dters and the Germans paced side b!
side aud carried on conversations
II appears that trouble sometimes
AROSE through the expression Of III
vCrs, Views, su the commanders Of IN,
by a distance of 100 yards Between
the small tsrip Uf territory separat
Ing the Dutch from the German sen
tries no one Is permitted 10 20 eN
ccpt ON chance NJ being immediately
shot.
Behind the frontier line on botl
slurs have been erected field fortified
tlunS In the shape Of trenches and gul
emplaCrments These In Dutch terri
tory are 80 placed AS to render lmpOs
slhle any surprise inrOad into the
Netherlands, aud they are defeated
10y strong bodies Of troops. On the
opposite side In Belgium the en-
trenchments face away from the
Dutch frontier, and are evidently In
tended 10 offer shelter to the Ger
man army IN case It should find It
self obliged to retire from lts pres.
cnt positions In Flanders.
There Is strong feeling among
the Dutch troops that the Germans
win be- forced Owen the frontier IN
lIwhurg should the allied forces
eventually push them out Of Belgium.
This little strip Of Holland, forming
a sort NJ appendix 10 the south, Is
bound on the west by Belgium and on
I've east by Germany II is very mar.
Tow and would offer great tempta
tlou ~ a rrtreatug army trying to
get AWAY from It's pursuers. The
Dutch realize this and are determined
To oppose nuy such action by every
mcms In their power.
On the other side OF Holland the
greatest attention ur the Dutch gov
erument Is directed toward the pre-
yention Of attempts to smuggle con
truband articles over the frontier from
Holland into Germany These Mt
tempts are frequent owing Ia the
profit attached 10 such transactions
2 taI
runs are Of the most extreme
severity The frontier line Is pntroll
ed night aud day and the troops en-
gagged In this work are frequently
changed 40 that they may not become
too intimate with the inhabitants Of
the frontier districts aud so be In
clhcd to display layity In their vlgi
lance
While these efforts 10 maintain q
srrlo, neutrality are maintained there
has been some criticism Of the Dutch
government In consequence Of lts nc
tiou I'm keeping such a large number
Ot troops under arms Premier COri
van der Linden. however maintain,
that the position taken up has beer
the only correct one under the cir
cumstanccs and declares that the gov
ernment Is sure that "thc Netherlands
will neither now nor In the future
surrender her rights 10 anyone with
oul struggle"
There * strong movement among
a section Of the people In favor of AZ
appeal for Intervention In the inter
ests Of peace There exists an "auti
war league which recently has dis
played great activity and petitions
are placed everywhere for signatures
asking the queen NJ the Netherlands
to make some move In this direction