Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01
BORDER PATROLS SEPARATED.
eeuarre's to- Frequent Between
and German Soldiers.

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and German Soldiers.
/ Correspondence to Associated Press. ]
Amsterdam, Feb. s.-The Dutch and
German soldiers who have been pa
trolling on opposite sides Of the bound
airy line since the war began have been
ordered to withdraw from close con-
tact on account of the fact that a num-
Der of disagreeable incidents have &C.
Cured. Up to the beginning of Febru-
airy the Dutch soldiers and the Ger
mans paced side by side and carried
on conversations. It appears that
trouble sometimes arose thru the ex-
preston Of diverse views, so the COM
manders of the patrols have now
separated the men by a distance OF
100 yards Between the small strip
of territory separating the Dutch from
the German sentries no one is per-
mitted TO go except on chance Of being
Immediately shot.
Behind the frontier line on both sides
have been erected field Notifications in
the shape Of trenches and gun en-
placements. Those in Dutch territory
are so placed as to render impossible
any surprise inroad into the Neither
lands. and they are defended By strong
in Belgium the entertainments face
evidently intended to offer shelter to
the German army in case it should find
itself obliged to retire from It's present
positions in Flanders.
There is strong feeling among the
Dutch troops that the Germans will be
forced over the frontier in Limburg
~ volI CHI
them out Of Belgium. This strip of
Holland. forming a sort OF appendix to
the south, is bounded on the west by
Belgium and on the east by Germany.
+. 1t is very narrow and would offer great
temptation to retreating army trying
/ TO get away from it's pursuers- The
Dutch realize this and are determined
10 oppose any such action by every
means in their power.
+! On the other side of Holland the
greatest attention OF the Dutch gov
eminent is directed toward the pre-
yention Of attempts to smuggle contra
! band articles over the frontier from
Holland into Germany. These at
tempts are frequent owing to the profit
attached to such transactions The
precautions taken against such runs
! are of the most extreme severity. The
frontier line is patrolled night and day
and the troops engaged in this work
are frequently changed so mat they
may not become too intimate with the
inha bitants Of the frontier districts and
so be inclined TO display laxity in their
vigilance.
While these efforts to maintain a
strict neutrality are maintained there
has been some criticism of the Dutch
government in consequence OF its ac-
ton In keeping such large number
of troops under arms. Premier Cor'
van der Linden, however, maintains
that the position taken up has beer
the only one under the circumstances
and declares that the government IL
sure that "the Netherlands will, neither
Inow nor in the future, surrender her
rights to anyone without STRUGGLE.
! There is strong movement among
a section of the people in favor OIL ar
appeal for intervention in the Interests
| OF peace There exists an Anti w al
League" which recently has dispiayse
great activity and petitions are place.
everywhere for signature asking tn
queen Of the Netherlands to make som'
move I'm tilis~ direction.