Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-30
GERMANY's PRESENT ASSETS,
(By Carl W. Ackermanl


Omitted Press Staff Correspondence |
Berlin, July 30--Gcrmnny assets
after a years warfare can be summed
up thus:
Possession OF Russian Poland, Bel |
gium and northern Frcncc-tcrritory as
large aud rich rs New England and
New York.
The Nth2rland entirely free of the
enemy, save for small strip of wcoi
ern Alsace,
Powerful aud active submarine and
Zeppelin fleets.
A tradition for the navy.
An army still capable Of offensive
operations everywhere in the war the.
atcrs Aud hundreds Of thousands oil
men capable ot bearing arms not yet
ctlled to the colors.
Finances mimpnucd-the only bel,
ligercnt which has not borrowed hcav,
lily, openly or in secret, in foreign
lands, and which has mother declared
n moratorium or cancelled public debts.
\ million ci,i2cn, In neutral lands
ready to return home and help Germany
recupcratc after the war
TcrritWy practically unchanged by
I the raNages Of war
/ Germany's losses during the year =
struggle are;
over onc.half Of her colonial empire
captured.
An her overseas commerce tempe.
Urily destroyed,
/ Two hundred and fifty thouFand sol
diers killed.
! Expenditure Of about t2jOO.oOO. 600.
The war has given Germany these
heroes:
The kaiser.
/ Field Marshal Won lliudruhcrg, who
won the battle Of the MaNriun Lakes,
freed east Prussia from the Slays aud
prickcd the bubble Of Russia n irrcsis.
tible might.
Lieutenant Won der Linden, who with
- men captured fort ut Namar, Bsl
glnn without firing shot aud permit
ted the Gcrmnua 70 begin the rout ui
the Allies
Commander otto Wcddgen, Of the
submarine l'2G who sank four British
cruisers iu the North sea, and who
/ finally met biz death when his sub.
marine was sunk by British shin fly.
ing tthc Swedish flag
Captain Won MuccLc, lieutenant Of
the famous SEA raider Emdcn, who led
the Cocos island landing party from
the Emdcn safely back tO Berlin, after
the Emdcn was sunk
Admiral ven Spec, who sabk one
British squadron and preferred to fight
with his own squadron off the falk.
lands until chips md crews went 10
the bottom rather then surrender 10 an
overwhelmingly superior British fleet.
j The naval hcfOca equal those Of the
army GcrmiBy believes the Tradition
en- Gblishcd fof her navy hy the iniih.
tive, rOuragc rud pbiliiy Of her sailors
during the pllt year one ~ the most
valuable bcuc,its the war has confer
red ON her Tho men who have died ~
sea Tor the f.thcrlgud win have their
names inscribed on imprrishnblr roll,
Ar new Inspiration Tor the empire
When the present wrr broke out tL'
German navy WHg nn untfcd insiw.
meut IL hrs learned all ii knew Of
sea ightiu. By mrucuycn aud study
The war hes demonstrated conclusive
" 10 Germany th.t man for man th,
English, with ,ll their centuries Of saa
| training are nT the equals of the Ger
, mans One OF the mH ior surprises Of
, the war is the comparative inefnriency
of EpgIand's naval commander Th'
manner boz which Admiral Cudock Oh
lowed himself 10 bC Ouimhneuyefed ii
the Chilean ,oasl battle by Admire
Won Spec, he futili,y Of the Englial
y attempt 10 force the Daflnnelles, nu,
, the ditputas ~ the flmiralty in Ion
dun, eliminating iu iha open muiiuy O
: Baron Fisher, are all believed by th
Germans as representative incident.
showing British naval prestige has bee
4 permanently injured The retlyities %
tbe German .nbmrdn-s are among ,h
most potent riuarr 0f Gcrmun optimism
|ns new ycff OF warfare begins n
. Germans don z crpeei their unicnes
4 boats 20 destroy The English navy o
% 10 reduce u o. 10 permit the dei
4 man high sets fleet tG venture for.
10 battle. This belief Did prevail 10
short time after Admiral Won Wedl
4 gen q exploit in be- North sea bat
4 y 10 longer held Nevertheless, th
ouefatiou, against EhFlaud's merehan
!. fleet are considered to be second onl
n 10 importance ~ under ~a attack