Semi-weekly herald., 1915-06-03

never fail to hit head when they
see it. They are in concealed posi-
tions and when they cannot do execu
ton they communicate with the artil
lery, and 3-inch gun is put to work
with fatal results.
Two Methods of Warfare.
AS have said before there are only
two ways to carry on this war, one
is for the armies to be maintained
in trenches, hoping that some nation
will be starved out in the course of
time, or else everybody must go to
work in face of rifles, cannon, bayo-
nets, spears, hand grenades and every
thing else. The first / will call the
Starvation method" The second
have not named, but it might be in
dicated by what is said to have been
put up at a dangerous railroad cros-
sing in the west many years ago,
to-wit: prepare to Meet Your God. ="
Switzerland Neutral.
Switzerland, being neutral, keeps
hands off of everything. The German
Swiss are just as neutral as anybody,
but it is whispeder that the French
Swiss deeply sympathize with France
But they are making no noise; they
are carrying on no propaganda in the
interest of France. Neutrality has
gone so far that the newspapers here
are not allowed to take part and ex-
press opinions on one side or the 9th
er. They simply give the news. They
are surprised at the liberality per
mitted in discussion and debate in the
United States. They forget that in
the United States every man can say
what he pleases. There is a paper
printed in Berne called the Neutral,
which is devoted to the support Of
neutrality.
But Switzerland has been active in
arranging for the exchange of prison.
ers across her soil. France touches
Switzerland at one point, and Germany
at another. The German prisoners
have generally been received from
France through Geneva; they have
then been transferred by rail north
ward through Berne, to a place on
the German border called Constance.
Thus the prisoners get long ride.
Trains go through Berne carrying
prisoners quite frequently. At pres
ent there is some halt between France
and Germany in regard to the ex-
change Of prisoners. Interner civilian
prisoners are also carried through
Switzerland. None but wounded pris-
oners or those disabled for future SER
vice are permitted to pass through
Switzerland.
Not every observer Of maps has dis
covered that Switzerland has little
piece of ground extending into France
and that on the other side of this
same little neck is the line of Ger
many. This piece of ground is the
source Of much anxiety on the part
Of the federal board of Switzerland.
Notice the word federal board" and
bring to mind the fact that Switzer-
land is governed by board of con-
troll or a commission. But, referring
to this little piece of land belonging
to Switzerland, and which separates
Germany from France, it is so mar
row, that with heavy guns, the bel
ligerent nations can shoot entirely
across it.
On one occasion not long ago, shells
that were intended to go across
dropped on Swiss soil, thus invading
neutrality. The Franch have estab-
lished high observatory point on
their side of the little strip to keep
an eye on the Germans, and the Ger
mans, learning the fact, have been
viligant on their side This is one of
the peculiar circumstances brought out
but the war. Until the war came no.
body cared who owned that little
strip. However, it is not anticipat-
ed that this near contact of Germany
and France will involve Switzerland
in the war.