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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-05-15

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bobcn Ole @obcn iii0ueItIid) pon So
bromil, Strp lmO Sombor crrcibt.
2ln0erc Grltppcnnalen inter @ene.
raj bon &iniingen rildcn iibcr Curtis
mo Sfole Dor unO ihlieben ltd 0enl
oQgenleincn &ormari6 an.
Cic Sdladt in Sii6.@aIi5ien
oauert tort. 5tartc rliiii6c Strcit
trGitc liro iiber Obertpn, n0rolih
pon Sniotpn uno D}obaia Dorgc'
rildi."
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tericebootc iih I'M Wiittelmecr beiin'
OeiL" mel0et Der NtbeusGorrcipons
0cn pon Hclltcr, bat oic brltidc
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fal5eitungcn crluiicn, in neldcr Cia
Ereis Don $25OO uuI WlittbcilmQen
9eicbt miro, luc!hc 3@r 3Crit6rlm8 eli
nc3 EmudbootcS iiIbren ioIltcr"
Gcutihrs llntcriecb0ot
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boot an Der ptortbllnlberlnno ailitc
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iein S6iff itief ol,i eiucn inter
@olIcr befin0Iictcn @egenitano.
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tGu jll Scr }lnnabme, ooB cin Inter.
lce6out geronlntt luor0en lei.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-05-15
prr}6gtrt.
ltebermittelnng amcris
tanlider Note.
9nrtb lteberbiirSmng Ses
Snbels.

Gns Gotluncut Oilrftc crit bclltc uOnl
9otihnitcr @croro ncnr Stoot@
ScfrctGr oc3 9iuSludrtiQen il6cr
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nobmc Ser Notc oltrh sic @rcIie
Oc5 2onocS crrcQt @cnuQtbmn0
i'm oiii5iellet l&nibinNton.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-05-15
AritiI0.
Sie Situation 1T
Stalien.
GenUimtipudre 2lmsbriiAe
errcgeu SeiprgniB.

9}od fcinc 20iltna Der @}iniitcr
ariic. - @criihtmciic pcrIautct,
ooB Solon0ro un0 Soruino i'm
2lmtc bIeibcn mcrocn. - GrnItc
llnrrbcn in Nom unO @}onlono
- go9 ariCQaiicbcr inn Stcigeu
bcQriiicn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
THE FARM DEMONSTRATION.
San Benito Light

San Benito Light
A situation which j. Of serious on
.ccrn 10 farmers nf the san Bcnito tract
and of all Cameron county, has arisen
because ~ the opposition Of the federal
department ~ agriculture. a. expires
sed by Or. ". +. Proctor, state agent,
and NJ. n. Payne. district agent, 10 the
appointment 0f Lindsay Waters, Of
liaringen, to the position of Cameron
county farm demonstrators
Or. Proctor. IN a letter a. County
Judge II. l.. Yates, president of the
County Commissioners Court. which
appointed Mr.. Matters. states that the
Cameron county farm demonstration
work. al least for the present, ~ "dIS-
contisned.
Mr.. Waters was uppointrd TO sue
ceed \. y. randy. The Light IS not
chiefly Interested ia any personal
phases Of the situation. The point a. De-
considered Is that the federal depart
ment of agriculture. according ~ the
statement BY Dr. Proctor H. not
c%o-operating and does not intend to
cooperate in the farm demonstration
work here III the county commissioners
retain Mr.. Waters. :.
The newly appointed dtmonStrator
IL reported To have strong
.dations 10 show his fitness for the pc
%sition. but, without the support Of the
federal department uf agriculture his
work as farm agent could not be- carried
ON effectively and 10 the best Interests
Of the Cameron county farmers.
II would Srem, therefore, that there
is good reason for the county com
misSionrrS IA reconsider their action.
County Judge II. l.. Yates II quoted as
having said that the commissioners.
i%nasmuch aS the county pays $1,000 Of
the ~l.lOO yearly salary Of the farm de-
monstrator. should have the naming of
the farm agent. On the surface tins
may seem plausible. AT the same tim" II
would seem reasonable to grant that the
object ia view b. to get the best possible
man for the position and that the re-
representatives. Of the government ; de-
partmcnt of agriculture are. ~ least
presumably. the best informed a. ~ the
necessary qualifications.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
Old Man Perkins on Popular Literature

II see tibet tn news fcllcrS tibet WIZ
scared hum when th' furrin ccnScrS told
en- they WANT goin' 4 hr rnny more war
correspondents hey started tcllin' bout tn
CRATE struggles uv III past.
One fcller tells how be- an 4 c'rl put
an end 4 th' quarrel 'twiXt l:uShic IA
Jpan.
"Annthcr hrZ a piece ia one uv IA iif
teen cent Il g'Zinc> Jbout tn fun hc had
Z put up with 40 Manillcr.
While u vct'r.in r%'purtcr writes nn tn
frcak'ncy Nj speed AN TIL bullets AT
GettS'burg.
\ il seems 4 bc tn order nv tn day.
! c~allatc tibet III | wuz IN author Ia
spruce up NJ tell folks what \ GUS ~ 4
time ! went thro' with ~ VALLEY Forge.
"Mchhr a pen pirtcr nv tn terrorS lhct
u>lcrd IN TIL King Phillip Wars nd stir
things mp a hit pcrvidin' i fcllcr signed
IL 'Bv u Eye Witness.
IL th' cit, folks 'ud say. 4 little blui
~ thunder III PIT cnnHthin' over nov
adayS.'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
FOR INSANE PRISONERS.

Under the laws uf tins state. every in
sane person who becomes violent or dan
gerou. J., required 10 be- arrested and held
u prisoner. The state provide %u~ylum-
where such unfurtunatc~ ARE supposed to
be- cared for aud treated at the expense
of the state. unless relative provide for
their care NJ n private ~aniturum. Doe
tors and nurses or keepers are supposed
10 be- provided hv the state and every rca-
sonable care wv supposed a. b. given a.
every insane person ~ the state Who be
comcs q charge upon the state. Despite
The said law. however. and the prc~ump-
tlon that al such insane - those described
should be- cared tor properly by the state.
ii D. 4 lampntahlc fact that TIE state n
sane institutions are hopclr~~ly inadequate
10 care Tor the entire insane population Of
the state.
: Ia a very large proportion of Texas
county iail~ there are confined one or more
insane prisoners, who can mot obtain ad
mission a. the u-ylum-. and III 4 great
many Instance, it has been shown that
such prisoners are not receiving proper
care. Usually II appears actually mp"~-
sible for the respective counties 10 give
them the proper care. owing 90 the fact
that the laIl~ are not equipped with "A view
10 such contingencies. Prison inspectors
have reported repeatedly that the c"ndi-
tion Of these IcIplc--. unfortunate
creature who are held prisoners ia our
county iall~ through uu fault Of theirs. eN-
ccpt that their minds are diseased. W n
disgrace ID the state Ut Texas.
Believing thi~ 10 be true, all right
minded Texans viii bc Ill hearty sympathy
with the move undertaken by Dr. y. =.
Cox. health officer of Galveston county. 10
obtain the cooperation II Governor Fer
gu-on IN 4 movement M provide ample and
proper accommodations for the insane ot
rhis state. Every citizen a Texas should
uphold DR.. Cox III this matter. Letters
should De- sent to the governor. urging that
he use hi utmost efforts 10 see that the
Legislature shall provide i"r The care ~
these miserable creatures, and that thu
disgrace shall be removed from the name
Of the state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12

fore. II previously one could have doubt
ed whether prhihition l. destined soon
10 become an issue in national politi.>
and 4 factiunal issue IA the democratic
party that doubt must hc now quite dis
PEELED. III amy doubt j. possible at all.
il H. merely with respect ~ the minor
question whether this issue will he
thrust into next years contest for the
party'S presidential nomination. IL j. =
fair inference. though not necessarily a
true one. that Mr.. Bryan is willing to
have il made an issue next year. and that
moreover. hr A. ready ~ stand 49, the
champion of the prohibit rpni>tS. II
looks. indeed. AZ if Mr.. Bryan is ""ntri'
ing 10 bring about a happy conjunction
Of the hour aud the man. and that IL will
require ne very great importuning To ia
duce him To- accept the role uf the man.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
Fortune TellinQ.

Being an Easy Essay 81 Tantalizine
Trait.
Fortune telling j. IN excuse for not
doing real work. ~ born ia ignorance
and superstition. aud tlouri>hc> thro' the
.eullibility of the weak minded.
IL j. a trade that j. easy to start. All
.Non have t. de- " to buy 4 striped tent 81
hire the drug store that failed when they
voted YES: buy a pack Of cards: hire q
sign painter IN tibet day for Il day:
adopt 4 mystic name and sit near the
door. or flap ia q bargain kimona.
When the respondent gent comes in
YOU tell him al about the tall. DARK IA
.dy, and for him to loook out for the short
blondes SiStcrin-law. Read his palm
this way
The heart line il strong. You love
her. The lifeline SAYS 81. too. II will
save You from drowning in loves bitter
whirlpool. Nou have 4 good disposition.
VA have times when YOU are sad
Two fifty. peaSe-this i one of them"
You know general stun that would
apply a. anyone.
Moral: The lines in your palm are
~"reaSes where the different sections of
your hand lap>ovcr when YOU make 4
hst of H. Try il and sec for Yourself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
His Choice.

\ street corner orator was addressing
an audience which consisted mainly of
small boys.
His subject WAS Kindness NJ animals.
and he urged his listeners to treat our
friends with humanity. Just a. a.
reached the end ~ his haranguc Y Ind,
walked past leading iva Hide dogs on 4
double leash one white aud one black.
The speaker seized hi opportunity.
Now. >uppn>c these two dear little al
lmalS began fighting" he said. LOUDLY, :
after hearing what | have said. what IL
the first thing - would 10 \"
a paralyzcd silence fell over the crowd.
\ very small boy ia the front row eyed
the dogs critically.
We'll. %guy'n0r." Nv said III last. VI
find III have tuppcn0c on the black one"
Answers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
SCRIPTURE.
John Gill.

~NH' -
And ~ Jesus passed hv. b. saw a man
which wa~ blind from W. birth.
Aud hi- disciples asked hmm. saving.
Master, who did thi- I'm. this man. on hi-
parents. that NJ was horn blind
Jesus answered. Neither hath thi- man
~inned, nor hi- parents bat that the work.
."i Gud should hr manifest W him.
must work the works of him hat sent
me. while IL day the night coineth. when
No man can work.
NJ long w. am w ihr world. am thr
hight of the world.
When hr had thus -p"ken. hr pat ga
ilr ground. and made clay uf thr -piitlr.
and BE- Amounted TIE cyc~ " thr blind man
with the clay.
Aud sand unto him. Go. wash w thc pool
of SLOAN. (which ~ IN Interpretation
SENT llc went hi~ WAY therefore. and
washed. ana came seeing.
The ncighhor- therefore. and they which
before had seen him that be- wa~ blind
~aId. II moi this IN thut -Ht and begged,
Some said. Thi- w hc: othcr~ said. Tr
- like him hui he sand. ! am hc.
Therefore they said unto him. How were
thin eve opened
lie answered and said. \ man that l.
called jesus made clay. and Amounted mime
eyes and sand unto uc. a. wv thc pool W.T.
Sloan. and wash and went and washed
and received sight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Subscribers in the city who fail to re-
ceive The Herald regularly are reques-
ted TO notify the office promptly. All
papers delivered IN the city should be-
received, as 4 rule. not later than 4 40
10 6 o'clock p. m. Unless some accident
10 the press or other untoward delay
occurs at the printing office, the paper
should be out not later than 4 so and
the carries should complete their distri-
button. ever L. the most distant suScri-
bers, within not less than an hour and
thirty minutes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
The Magic Phrase.
IN the garage: Is this your boat"
Economy.

Commend me To the average woman
shopper for real >~hrrwdnc~>." saws the
~ 4 we'll known establishment.
We received 4 visit from one The other
dav that taught ~ something.
She was considering the purchase NJ 4
ward ~ sir ~ ~ cents. The wumau'S
Purchase lett % rel" 1aut ot - yard and u
hali. which The sale Girl suggested that
snr should trkr.
"'What1l il cost asked the shopper.
Fifty cents
III take All. was lhr prompt response
and You may Keep the yard you'Nc torn
ofi. The Youths Companion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
PRIZZLED THE CHEMIST

Queer request are often received for
prescriptions which might puzzle either
doctor or chemist far more skilled than
the proprietor of the ordinary drug
store. Here il one recently reported. II
is a note from an cXcitable mother.
whose nerves were apparently a. much
in need Of treatment ~ the digestion
of her infant:
My little baby has II mp its fathers
parish plaster. Please 10 send An anec-
dote by the incloSed little girl. -
Youths Companion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12

That isn't ~ funny ~ YOU.
Yet % manage 60 wear
a philosophers mir
| would YOU would give mn the clue.
~ YOU hang 90 Your cage IN YOUR claw.
OR stick uul our tongue 90 Nuur jaw,
stun oar loot VA Nuur mouth
AS a cure for your drouth.
OR 20 >rrat- hing Your head with your
paw.
| NAV say | have never vet heard
ANY word ~ a bird that's incurred
- much ~ n laugh
without having u half
Am idea that ills natures absurd.
Aitcrthouglt-
ON second thought ID MAY ~
These %Iollir> in the cage
Are solemn because they Ice
OF Venerable agr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
SOMETHING CHEERFUL.
xH.H1"YH0YY
merchandising.

AmeriCanlssim0.
When trouble comes.
IL make Nnu Sruwl
When all night long
You're like the owl:
Your ewes wide upc
Your mind upon
The thoughts that SAY
You're luck j. gone.
WIZ. thank the stars
That you're alive.
And that you're not
Ina EurupcS hive
Of bowling hell.
Where millions fight
Because u few
Believe in might.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
To the (C)Aged Parrot.

ID. Poll. tell me how in the deuce.
As YOU Chamber about vour caboose.
You manaee "a keep
An expression - deep
On your visagc 50 thick and obtnse9
There j. nothing al all that YOU do
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
"TnlNK" THEY HAVE LINES on THE

The divers engaged IN the work ~ IT.
tempting 10 rai~c the ~uukcn United States
submarine "a think" they have seen the
submerged craft at \ depth NJ l1O feet.
under the surface ut Honolulu BAY.
aud Rear Admiral Moore at Honolulu re-
ports that the rr~cucr~ have two lines on
her. Let ~ hope that the divers think
correctly this time. ID would be- 4 terrible
disappointment and humiliation u Amcri-
cans. il II should develop that the rc~cucr~
were merely dragging another anchor or
some piece vi wrcckagc ~ the surface vi
Honolulu bay. instead 81 the lost FL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12

The Galveston News On Sunday. April
IL. passed H. >eycntN-~ccond anniversary.
The New T. not only the oldest daily paper
IN Texas. INT II u one "a the best news
paper ~ the state-and. not only IA the
state. bat in The entire country. The News
j. one ~ those institutions 81 which Texas
j. iu-tiiiahly proud. May il continue ~
thrive and live ~ loug Il. time shall last.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12

The automobile may replace the horse.
the mule. the Ok. or amy other draft ami
NAL. bat genius ha, not vet dared to think
of q substitute for the time honored dairy
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
Cheerful Charlie.

The master Of the shoStlv stun
j. Edgar Allan Poe.
The secret: II ~ mostly stun
That makes YOU think it, ~,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12

What oi Brownsville proposed packcry
project What II the creamery project !
Are We gong To keep moving. or are We
going a. take another ~ic-tnl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12
Force Of Habit.

Screcant-What H. the rounter-ign?
Private. First Ai-lc-Ca-hl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12

N a woman laughs al her own trouble
-he doesn't mean III.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-12

Some people who pretend 10 be original
are not even good im~itators.
Evening star., 1915-01-31
The War and Music.

THE war extended to the world OF
i music as soon as the first gun was
fred. German music, or music oy Ger
man authors, was tabooed in the lanos
NJ the allies, and only music by Ger
manic composers was heard with pa
tience by the Germans and Austrians
There was no neutrality in music. Per-
hans in the aftertime this will seem
an excess of patriotism or an exag-
geration of patriotism.
In England or among the British this
musical patriotism is being taken hold
of as a means to encourage British
composers in the production Of music
which. Of course, will be called British
music.
In Great Britain musical entertain
ments. called war emergency entertain
ments, are being given throughout the
land for the benefit of funds for SOL
diers and soldiers families. There is
a strong tendency to make these enter
tainments serve a twofold purpose by
being also Of some aid to British COM
posers, particularly to those who have
not had their chance OF being present.
tho programs be made up entirely OF
the works Of native composers. Isl
dore de Lara, who, IN collaboration
with Muriel Viscountess Helmsley, is
promoting a great number of these wal
emergency entertainments, has written
to the British press that never per-
haps in the history of England has ma
tional feeling been SO strongly aroused
as at the present moment; that never
before. perhaps. have the young mu-
sicians of England had such a splendid
opportunity OF emancipatinX them.
Evening star., 1915-01-31
Why War?

A NDREW CARNEGIE. the worlds
leading advocate of peace, said OF
war the other day:
Each fighting nation, as it slauRh-
ters and destroys, declares that this
war is foolish, that it didn't want war.
that war was thrust upon 1t. And vet
each nation keeps on fighting.
What a world! I know a man who
was in southern France last August
when the war began. In the courtyard
of my friends hotel a regiment of
chausseurs. come down from the heights
OF the Maritime Alps, was In bivouas for
a day or two before going to the front.
At luncheon one morning my friend heard
a robust younr chasseur growl fero-
ciously over his soup:
by gracious, I'm going to bring
back pair Of English ears from this
campaign"
English ears?' said my friend.
'English?
"A sergeant interposed politely:
PAY no attention to that young
fool. monsieur. He's an ignoramus'
And then the sergeant turned to the
ear hunter:
Shut up, you fool! English ears.
Why. don't you know the English are
your allies? It's the Germans you are
going to fight
"Oh. yes. of course said the young
chasseur. The Germans of course
He thumped the table ferociously with
his spoon and added. BY gracious,
then. l bet I'll bring back a pair Of
German ears"
Evening star., 1915-01-31
Unscientific Measures.

1T is strange fact that. while France
u makes use of her metrical system
of reckoning by the decimal in every
form of measure and standard except
in her money, the United States does
not use the decimal system in any
form of measure except in money.
The Frenchman measures his dis
by "deka" and "deci" and other forms
Of pref1xes denoting an increase or de-
crease of ten-fold. until he comes to
his money, in which case he adopts
the unscientific method of the sou and
the franc and the louis dor. with the
ltyre and crown and other unscientific
terms of denomination to fill out.
The American, however. although
boasting of his scientific advancement.
still uses the same old unscientific
tons or yards and feet and inches and
such antiquated standards as suff1ced
for the simple commerce OF the middle
ages, but are wholly united to the
orderly and scientific business methods
of the twentieth century-except when
it comes to money. Then he wakes
scientific and adopts the decimal sys-
tenn, using the cent and dime and dol
lar and eagle, each differing by ten
fold.
The strange thing about all this is
that, although the French legislative
bodies and the American Congress have
both made efforts to change their sys-
tenn of measures SO as to make them
wholly decimal and scientific. the op-
position has been so great that these
efforts have been in vain. The ad-
vantage of the decimal system Is ad
mittedly obvious; the disadvantages of
the older systems are patent to every
one.
Yet. such is the conservatism of the
average Humankind these compose the
bulk of the population-that they re-
fuse to submit to change which has
everything in it's favor. It is the same
Evening star., 1915-01-31
LITTLE joke
WITH WASHINGTON IRVING

07 7HEN, in 1926. Washington Irv-
WM ing was preparing his Life
Wv of Columbus" he took up his
abode in Madrid at the home Of the
American consul and. some time later.
while collecting material for his Con
quest of Granada" and "Alhamora,
he lived for quite long time in south
ern Spain. Then. after serving for a
term as secretary of the American le-
CATION in London. he returned from
his long sojourn abroad to enjoy the
fruits of his fame as a writer.
But, as time went on, the memories
of those pleasant days in Spain grew
sweeter and there sprang up IN MS
gentle heart a longing to visit again
the land where his life had been so
filled with the romance and poesy or
the past.
And SO. in 1912. determined to sat
isfy this craving, he resolved to call
upon Mr.. Webster. then Secretary OF OF
him for the obscure position OF bearer
of dispatches to the American minister
to Spain, in order to diminish the ex-
pense Of a trip to that country. Irv-
ing was an old friend Of the Secretary
OF state. and, as the position sought
WIS an humble one with modest pay
he anticipated but small difaculty In
securing the place. especially as the
new minister to Spain had not even
been determined upon.
When, however. presuming on ms oid
friendship, he called upon Secretary
Webster at his private residence, which
was the mansion at the northeast cor
ner of H street and Connecticut ave
nue., later lived in for many years by
the famous philanthropist, w. w. Cor
coran and afterward occupied by Sem
rarrassed when, on making his request.
the Secretary hesitated for time and
Evening star., 1915-01-31

French Indo-China is popuious and
rich. but the chances are that France
will draw most OF her colonial levies
from Africa. and that today at concen-
tration camps and training camps in
Algeria. Tunis, the Ivory coast, the
Somali coast. Senegal and perhaps
Madagascar great armed forces are
being made ready for service in Europe.
The British empire has an African
native population Of about 50.000.000.
living principally in the East African
northern and southern Nigeria. the
Gold Coast. the Uganda protectorate.
Somaliland and Nyasaland. The white
population of British South Africa lives
Africa. the federation which was form
ed in 1909 of the four British colonies
of Cape Colony. Natal. the Transvaal
and Orange Free State. The popula-
about 100000. divided among tho
members of the federation as follows:
Cape Colony. $4,000 Natal. 100000:
Transvaal. 100000. and Orange Free
state. $4,000 The number Of white
Africa is about 100000.
Belgian Africa of the Kongo state
has native population OF about
At the outbreak Of the war Germany
had an African subject population OF
about 100000 in Togoland, CAM
eroons, Southwest Africa and East AZ
rica.
1t has been given out by military
writer's that the first stroke Of German
strategy at the outbreak of war with
France looked to securing control OF
the Mediterranean by its high sea fleet
and preventing the transfer of troops
from French Africa to continental
France. The hand of Great Britain
prevented the execution of that move