Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-20

|fhe pistol shot which put an end to
- life OF Archduke Francis Joseph
bir presumptive to the Austro- Hun
brian throne. at serajevo. June 2s,
bll. turned Europe into'a battlefield
TX weeks later. says the New York
Zines. The Serbians were blamed for
he assassination aud on July "a
Jenna sent an ultimatum to Belgrade
demanding the punishment OF the Of
lenders and Austriae participation In
their trial In Serbia.
Russia supported Serbia Id rejectins
the last demand: Germany supported
Austria. England, France and even
italy. then the ally Of Austria and
3;ermany, suggested arbitration by the
kreat powers. BY treaty Germany was
obliged TO support Austria II attacked
by two or more powers. BY treaty
France was Obliged to. support Russia
FOR a similar reason. BY treaty ltaly
was obliged to support her allies III
tase of a defensive war.
! Germany deemed Russia's mobtltsa :
ZION tantamount to declaration OF
WAR against her and declared war on
kuc. I. Alleging that France had al
teady begun hostile action against her
termany declared war on Frarfce or
Iug. 3. Germany invaded Belgium, IN
rider to attack France, thereby turn
hr into "sH-,p Of paper" Belgiums
bvepant OF neutrality to which Ger
fany was partner. Great Britain de-
Haired war on Germany on Aug. =
tally. deeming Austria the aggressor
fnc'.imnda her neutrality.
Pa,t these were merely the surface
IMPRESSIONS OF a long standing conspir-
4, on the part of Germany and Aus
tr'a- Hungary soon to be, revealed oH
Herman propaganda. Germany wisheo
~ render France impotcrt and absoro
IN, Gerr,anic provinces of Russia: sac
would then be In a position to hght OF
coorce the power Great Britain enjoyed
Nv reason of the latter's predominance
o. sca. Austria Hungary wished to
absorb the Balkan Slavs and make heI
way to the Aegean. For Germany there
was corollary to the success OF the
Acknowledgements scheme. (which. by
the fr'Hnry OF Turkey, would establish
ce-r~an dominion from the North sea
to the Persian gulf. In November Tur-
key entered the warion the side OF the
central empires.
All this was arranged. even to the
r,inutest detail. at the German Kali
sers Potsdam conference on July a.
There it was believed that IL the corol-
larry did not come into evidence too
soon both Great Britain and Italy
would remain neutral. That Japan
wtSuld enter the war on account of her
t-naty with Great Britain was thus
discounted.
Y United states Turned Scale.
Germany attempted to defend her
position morally on the ground that
she had been attacked by Russia on
accomnt of tbe-pan- Slavonic ambitions
90 that empire and by Great Britain
on account of the latter's Jealousy OF
! ~ world trade and industry. She was
t,,~~afnre lighting for her existence.
uor enemies in defending themselves
crtarAd into treaties for mutual ad-
~c-tage after the war. in case of the
s-feat OF the central empires. There
was cooperation. but no great unity
r.. aNtior or purpose among them. This
raye Germany great advantage until
$50 spring Of 1917. when the United
r.atee entered the war. That event
y osidns bringing the. material deciding
f,,r-or to the allies cause. established
ttcir war aims upon a world basis OF
. fight fof humanity-of republicanism
S.gainst absolutism. for the rights OF
r.rall nations. and Ito make the world
safe for democracy" All this was to
i q done by annihilating Prussian mill
tarism and Hohenzollern absolutism.
ON these humane principles twenty
rine nations arrayed themselves
against Germany. OF which twenty
four declared war.
The war, which has now brought
to the stage OF practical application
the principles of which the enemies
OF Germany have been fighting. has
been prodigi0hs in GEOGRAPHIC and
social extent and unprecedented in ex-
penditure of>lives and treasure. Thru
battle. atrocities, and nlassacres it Is
estimated that 100000 lives have
ben sacrificed; that $50,000.00O.o 900 OF
property. not including the wastage OF
war material, has been destroyed In
various WAYS: that the productive
wealth Of the belligerents. which in
1914 was estimated at 5000, oo0, 00t
has now been mortgaged for over 5000.
900, oo0, 900 much Of which now seems
Cermany's initial plan was to place
France hors de combat and then OBJ
tain victorious peace over Russia
Austria Hungary. meanwhile woult
attend to the BALKANS. The interven-
ton OF Great Britain brought this tc
nought Germany then directed Turkey
10 attack Egypt and the Suez canal
and 50 sttensie Great Britain in the
east.
1s14.1s15.
The first act of Great Britain was te
isolate the German fleet: her second tc
send an expeditionary force under the
command Of Sir John French to Bel.
GUM and France The Germans ad.
yanced into France TO within fifteen
miles OF Paris. and were then driven
back to the Aisne at the battle/of the
Narne. Sept. SIP. 1914. Russian armies
advanced into east Prussia. and were
held at the center east Of Posen. and
ovcrran Austrian Galicia. The Turks
were defeated at the Suez canal or
Feb. "a. 1915. In the following April
the Austro- Germans began drive II
Galicin, which by the following No.
yember had carried them eastward t.
5O-mile perpendicular extending
from near Riga to. the Russian from
tier.
From March until October the allies
attempted to gain Constantinople from
the pcntnsula Of Gallipon and then
withdrew TO Saloniki in an attempt t.
defend Serbia. Bulgaria having Joined
the central empires on Sept %. Bull
garia overran Serbia and established