The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
CONTRAST WAR Of 1875
WITH THAT Of 1915
Century ago Europe Was Mt War With
Much Same Conditions Prevail
Ing as Now Exist.
WAS EUROPE AGAINST FRANCE
Today II Is Virtually Europe Against
tho Kaiser. With Miles Practically
Assured OF Victory st Staggering
Cost,

Washington. n. g. April Il.--Whlle
the boundaries Of Europe today arc
trembling in the balance Of war ssys
. statement issued by the National
Geographic Society. IN jts Interesting
10 cun,ras, the Europe og April I.
1915, with tho Europe II April =
1915 Thou EUROPE was Al Nay just
AS st is now Then one great nation
WAS standing of "A host II allies Just
as today Tho arUnt If the present war
falls on ono great power aeains, a
field " allies The same five great
European nations that are at war
now were lighting then. only. The
lineup vas different
Then it vas Europe Britain.
PRUSSIA Au~tria and Nussia--aEalnst
France and Napoleor. Then. as now.
the vast arnies "f the allies were
making READY :ar a spring campaign
81 Invasion. and. much as Is the case
today. the Fields within present Bel
viunl were rirst choice for 8 war
iheatcr. Moreover. q century OF poll
sics and i o'umary have made littlc
chang in the questions about which
wars srs W Sed in EHrope. one i'm
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