Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-16
idmsr General News Editor Of the ines Republican,

area Is $500 square miles, and ~
population about 1,S75,0DO. The prfn-
cipal towns are Metz. Strassours'
Muehlhausen, and holman. It contains
the great iron ore district of Briey. one
of the principal sources of ~German
supply. and the extensive Saar coal
fields. It's textile industries are among
the most important in Germany.
Tho Palatinate is part of Bavaria,
which acquired it in 1915. 1t is 1872
square miles in extent, and has about
$50, 900, inhabitants. 1t is chiefly a
farming and wine growing. country,
altho there are some large manufactur-
ing industries. The capital is Speyer
Birkenfeld is a principality belong
ing to- altho detached from the grand
duchy of Oldenburg. 1t is inclosed IN
the Rhine province: It's area is l94
square miles, and it's population about
$4,000.
The total area of the grand duchy
of Hesse. about one-third of which
lies west Of the Rhine. is 1856 square
miles. and it's total population is L.
100000. The capital of Hesse, which
Is on the west bank of the Rh: Is
lMainz, one of the principal fortresscs
of Germany. Evacuation of this terri
tory also frees from German control
the nominally Independent grand
duchy of Luxembourg, which. invaded
by Germany at the beginning of the
war, has been completely under its
control since that time.
4 The German submarines, by forcing
America to intervene in the war, cost
Germany victory. BY the terms OF
the arm.stice Germany's navy, whfcn
during the two decades just preceding
the war was the pet of the empire. IS
to be reduced to Impotence. Germany
must turn over to the allies and the
United States Six battle cruisers, ten
battleships eight light cruisers. fifty
modern destroyers and $50 submarines
The remainder of her fleet she must
disarm and place under the supervision
of the allies and the Urt Led States.
Germany's navy is the youngest OF
the greater navies. Before 1890, the
German people and their rulers took
but a languid interest in sea power.
and the big navy" idea first became
popular craze n190O. But from
1900 on the German empire bent It's
energies to command great power by
sea and the German navy league be-
On me the best advertised thing in Ger
many.
The navy included 301 var vessels OF
all closes in 1914, when the war clouds
broke. This strength must have been
largely increased during the early
wears of the war when, particularly IN
the submarine class, the German yards
began a fevered construction.
Tiirpitz Holwe,. Reventiow the kaiser
the German people had a naive faith
in their subsea weapon. 1t was to bring
the allied world to its knees: 1t was 10
win for Germany all that her grand
fleet could not hope to win. the SUD
marine was the great war fetish OF the
Germans. and one .Sof the principal
means Of their undoing.
When the controversy with America
over the righteousness of -unrestraineo
submarine sinkipgs seemed laid in 1910
nv German acceptance Of the view OF
outraged nentrals as that view was
formulated by the United States. the
military and Pan German party began
a strong popasanda everywhere to
force the government again fully to un-
leash the treacherous submersible 10
do its work OF destruction.
Those of the submarine fetish won.
They had promised the people a GER
tain victory and had even set the
date. German submarines. the only
active arm OF the German navy. ran
amuak thru. the seas, and, for months,
things looked black. indeed for the
entente Amerioat joinsdsthe war; the
submarines slowly failed: and the Ger
man navy finally established its right
to be regarded as one of the CHIEF
forces in the ruin Of the German en-
pre- first. by arousing the suspicious
of Great Britain and, thus aiding IN
bringing on the war-and. finally, nv
stirring up the hostility Of the entire
civilized world by Its excesser'.
Europe will be under everlasting oo-
legations to America for saving tho
entente and. other nations from Ger
man domination When victory for
the kaiser appeared fenr Tenton
statesmen begah to formulate terms
to be exactcl. fr|m4 her enemies. Ger
many was confident Of victory and q
dictated peace. Here are the terms
formulated to bring not only Europe
but Asia and America, under Hun
domination:
1. No armistice.' The uninterrupted
continuation Of the submarine war
fare. Refusal OF every offer Of concil-
iation as long as a single English SOL
der remains on Belgian or French SOIL
and we are not masters Of Paris or at
its gates. Our enemies, who are count
ing on American aid, are seeking only
to gain time by their negotiations
2. Annexation by Germany Of occu-
pied Belgian territory, the same to en-
JOY an autonomous administration, but
to be under German domination In
military and economic affairs. All
tonsmy in Flanders. Cession to Ger
many OF the Flemish and French
coasts 70 and InclIding Calais.
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