Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-21
GermaayS MonstrOuS Conspir-
aGY aid Its Defeat by Forces
Of Civilization.
WORLD DOMINATION SOUGHT
Amefjea's Entrance the Decisive Fac.
tor in the Mighty Struggle In
WI ca Democracy Triumphed
over irresponsible Auto
cradle nil, tarism.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD.

Auto latic militarism, imbued with
an aEaI powerng greed for world
DONNA Jon, started the Great War,
Democracy, inspired with decency
and sense, ended 1t.
AN are commercial is 4 say
ing th. true Of all modern wars.
The greatest war Of all time, just end
ed, wa uo less SO than others, for
though it was made by the military
class 81 Germany, II was for the bene-
lit OF commercial Germany, for the
conqueSt Of The trude Of the world.
Ever since the defeat Of France In
1870 and the formation Of the German
empire HE ruling classes of Germany
had been assiduously preparing for
the mighty struggle that began In
1914. Secretly at times, with brazen
frankness at others. they laid their
plans. built up their mighty military
machine. extended their espionage sys-
tenn 10 an lands with the aid of the
business houses and the diplomats.
Though warned by more than one stu
dent of affairs, the world in general
ignored ali this or looked on 1t as
merely hoastfulness and legitimate
trade competition
Germany's plan was nothing less
than an enormous conspiracy TO es-
tablish what the conspIrators knew as
"Mlttel Europa" a dominion extend
ing from he North sea to the Persian
gull. As preliminaries, German
princes were placed on thrones Of
middle Europe wherever possible, and
financial relations were established
that gave Germany virtual control
over the coveted countries. Then the
Hun autocracy lmpatiently awaited
THE Day,
Excuse Was Resdy.Made.
Merely nm excuse was needed to
pre- ipi,utg The conflict, and this was
afforded on June IS, 1914, by the as
s~assinatlon of Archduke Ferdinand OF
Austria and his 8ife In SaraJeyo, Bos-
mia, by a Serbian. That this crime
was inspired TO serve as a pretext is
evidenced by the fact that everything
was prepared a few days in advance
for putting the German military ma.
chine IN motion. Austria, under or
ders from Berlin, made demands m
Serbia TO which no Se~lf-reSpecting ma
ton could submit, and on July % de-
clared war on its neighbor. Russia, as
ally Of and sponsor for Serbia, mo-
bilized Its armies at once, despite the
protests Of Germany, w%hereupon the
kaiser declared war N Russia.
France. being in offensive and defens-
i've alliance with Russia, was COM
PEELED TO mobilize, and the kaisers
armed forces got into action at once.
The course of events 50 far had been
foreseen by the German high com
mand and II was IN accordance with
It's preurranged plan, which was to
crush France by a swift advance on
Paris, and then to turn about and
make an end of Russia'S military re-
s~istance.
On August 2 German troops entered
France at Cirey and began moving
through Luxembourg, despite tine spir-
tied protests of the grand duchess,
and Berlin asked Belgium TO permit
the passage of troops Through that
country. This was refused the king
of Belgium appealing 10 The powers
that had guaranteed the neutrality Of
his kingdom.
All this time Great Britain had
been striving to avert the outbreak Of
a general war, and Germany rested
complacently on the information Of
her spies that the British would not
enter into the conflict. But Berlin
reekoned without the British spirit of
fair play and faithlulnesS to treaties
and when the kaiser tore up The
scrap Of paper" and invaded Belgium
Great Britain jumped TO The rescue,
Her mighty feet was modified aud
her army, pitffully small, began mov.
ing across the channel. Then events
came with dazing rapidly. One af.
ter another the nations fell into line
against the Germans and AuStro- Hun
garians, but the Teutons We're ready /
and the others, except France, were
not.
The Invasion Of Belgium.
On August 3 began n Of the most
shameful chapters In the history Of
the world-the rape Of Belgium. King
Albert and his heroic little army re-
sisted to their utomst, but the suppos-
sdly Impregnable forts Of Liege, Ma
and other Belgian towns were
speedily reduced by the Hun cannon
and the land and its people were made
captiye. The atrocities committed by
the Germans, officers and privates
alike. will remain a blot on the name
of Germany to the end of all time.
The world has been so well Informed
CONCERNING those brutal crimes that 1t
Is unnecessary to recapltulate them.
Having overrun all but narrow
strip Of Belgium, the Hun armies be
yan what Berlin fondly believed was
to be a trlumphal march to Paris.
England's llttle regular army was
thrown aers their path aud fought
and died ai.Iest t1a man and side By
side with fAef1et tr French Poilus con-
ghnr ,,ara DuShpd