The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-31

by Ed. 1. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent

IBy Ed. 1. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent.l
LONDON, Jan. 3O.-EngIand is Just
about to begin to fight. Six months
flict in a deadlock with the armies
And tonight official circles point out
With spring approaching, the voiun-
teer army will take the field. Then
the significance Of ION to Berlin" will
be tested az national slogan.
The end Of the first six months finds
never more confident that the uIti-
Germany. August found England,
with war on her hands, entirely unpre-
pared. She was uncertain Of the 10y
III found her apprehensive Of the
was also doubtful Of the sympathy Of
the world.
Germany, on the other hand, start
ers. She was entirely prepared and
pSOPiC "CVS Wuuty SvSttOOsdoStS
for conflict. Her strength and her
OF the allies have increased.
Tonight England faces the task be-
fore her calmly, confident Of her great
strength. The terrific six months
training Of kitchener's new army now
pouring to the front, has furnished a
modern army OF worth. The German
20.
also insisted every preparation has
been made to cope witt, It everywhere.
Germany's gain Of another ally In
the rerson Of Turkey Is expected
ssocn TO be cfsset by the entrance of
Roumania and probably italy into the
|confiict en- the side Of England, France
and Russia.
Greece and Bulgaria also are con-
sidering rendering their aid.
X was pointed out tonight that the
only real German success on land, in
the drive toward Paris, checked at the
Marne and in the east at Tannenburg
as well az the capture Of Antwerp,
took place In the first three months ct
conflict. Since then she has encount-
cred failures, especially In the drive
toward Calais and Dunkirk. Austria
has been negligible factor, her chief
defeat being the expulsion of her
forces from Servia with enormous
losses. The only German naval vic
tory was the battle off the Chilean
coast, soon offset by the battle off the
Falkland Islands.
The hoasted Zeppelin raids have
amounted to nothing and already the
claim is made that the zcppeIins will
never be Of any real use in this war.
It 10 true that the price of food
stuffs have increased here in England.
But this is declared to be due entirely
to transportation problems that it is
believed are easily possible Of solu.
tIon. England still is able to permit
her traffic in food stuffs to remain in
private hands while Germany has
been compelled to commander her
food supplies and faces the prospects
of continually decreasing resources.
On the naval end England is now
supreme. New warships commission
ed during the last few weeks have re-
placed those lost by the submarine
raids and these new ships are far
more powerful than those sent to the
bottom.
contrasted with this are the great
losses sustained by Germany. Al
though she too, has placed some new
in commission, her losses far
outweigh the gains and her naval
is much weaker than it was
six months ago.
Kitchener's Army.
LONDON. Jan. 20. tBy mail to New
Y ork. Earl kitcheners army is pro-
ceeding to the trent With the six
months period of training ended for
MANY Of the troops, they are being |
sent across to the continent to pre-
rare for field service. BY the middle /
Of March most of these will be on
French soil 1t is not expected this
army will take its place against the |
Germans much before the last OF
March or the-first of April. But it will
be in France at concentration points .
already agreed upon by General Joffre, /
IN position and condition to take the |
field the moment that Generals /
French and Joffre agree the time is
ripe to strike.
The presence in England this week /
If the French war minister. NJ. Miller |
md. is admittedly very significant. He
las been furnished with details of the
British campaign plans and will CO
operate in every way with the British I
var office and general staff. 1t was ex-
blamed to him, so it is understood.
hat the British new volunteer army |
will be assembled on the continent
yraduaIly and that there is no inten-
ion at the present time OF wasting
aso mon In tho oyiSt3por rraocbas