The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-30
One Year Of the Great War
As Seen England Germany and France United f1ess
Feature Series Of Stories for This Week

AS SEEN IN GERMANY.
BY Carl w. Alderman, United Press
Staff Correspondent
tFIfth Story
BERLIN. July 5o--GermanEs as
sets after q years warfare can De
summed up thus:
Possession Of Russian Poland Bel
GUM and northern France-Ierritory
as large and rich as New England
and New YORK
The fatherland entirely free OF the
enemy, save for a small strip o. west
ern Alsace
Powerful and active submarine
and Zeppelin fleets
s tradition for the navy.
An army still CAPABLE OF offensive
operations everywhere IN the Tar
theatres And hundreds o. thous-
ands Of men capable OF bearing Arms,
not vet called 10 the colorS-
Finances untmpairet-she only bel
lIee-en, which has not borrowed
heavily, openly or IN secret II io--
esn lands, and which has naithe- de
clared moratorium or cancelled
public debts.
= A1Az2SA
ready to return home and help Ger
NAM recuperate after the war
Territory practically unchanged
BIZ the raTagss q the Wal.
Germans losses during the year
Over one half of her colonial en-
pirs captured
an her overseas commerce TEN
1cS~-r-1S
Two hundred and htty thousand
soldiers killed
Erpeadfture OF about sasao. Coo ,o1o
The war has given Germany these
heroes:
The kaiser
Field Marshal Won Etndenoerg.
Who wor the battle o, the MaEurian
lakes, freed Eas. Prussia from the
Saws and prickei the bubble OF Rls-
sEa's Irresistible might.
General ron EaessisT. who led me
German rush into France
Lieutenant Won der Linden Eno
With afrsen men, captured fort az
Nanan, Belgium. ~tshout fixing
sho. and permitted the Germans 10
baysu the roue OF the allies
Commander Otto Weddige1. o. the
submarine U-se. who sank four Brit
ism cruisers in the North sea sno
who finally met his death Ehsa his
submarine vas slnk By z Br.fisa
shin fTyfag the Swedish Tag
Captain ron sfuecke- ieErsraHt
Of the famous sea-ratde- linden
who led the Cocos Island landing pa.
II from the En6en safely back TO
Berlin. after the Enden vas sunk
Admiral ron Spec, ~ho sank one
British Squadron and preferred %
a-ht Nth his own squadron off the
FassIaads until ships and crews went
70 the bottom. rather than surrender
10 an Overwhelmingly superior Bit
ISL feet
The naval heroes equal to those o.
the army, Germany beneTes the ira
citton esta 5l;shed for her navy ey
the initiative, courage and ability O.
her sailors during the past year one
o. the most valuable benefits the war
has conferred on her The met Wno
diet az ssa for the fatherfand vii
hare their names inscribed on fmper-
fsnabIe rolls as q new Inspiration to-
the empire. When the present war
broke. the German navy wes an m
Ctsd instrument L had learned ali
IT knew of sea-Hghting by mansuvers
and study.
The war has demonstrated co-ciu-
siveiy TO Germany. that man for man.
the English. with ali their centur es
Of sea training. are not tie equals o.
the Germans. One OF the major SUP
urtses of the war Is the comparative
fnetfciency o. England's naval com
uands-s. TIE manner in which Ad-
uirsl CzdocE allowed himself to be
ouc-uaueuvered in the Gillian coas.
battle BIZ Admiral von Spec. the II
tiIity of the English attempt 70 force
the psrdane.Iss- and the disputes OF
the admiralty in London culInt1atins
IN the open mutfar OF Baron Fisher
are al beIievet by the Germans Is
representative incidents. sto~ia7
British naval prestige mas been per
-sne1tfy injured The activities o.
the German submarines are emcns
I the most potent causes OF German
optimism as new year OF TaEIarE
/ begins The Germans don't expect
their uudeTssas boat 10 destroy sne
English navy or 50 to reduce = q
TO permit the German high seas Ieei
TO venture forth to battle This se
lief did prevail for short time AZ
ter Admiral voa Weddigen's EXPLOITS
IN the North sea olE II Is no LcESs-
held. Nevertheless the operations
AGAINST Engiand's merchant fee, srs
considered to be second only Il in
po-tancs 10 under sea attacks agzins:
warships Themselves
The Germans are convfrced thz.
TIE submarines have oeno-ahZe1
Brftai-'s confidence That is ~h.
the government. will not abandon the
submarine policy 10 matter hoS
long the var nay go
AS SEEN IN FRANCE
BY WIN. Philip Sirsr1s- United Press
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