The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-01-10

ths German military nkAtenytrs AT
Lisgnitz. Ia alasia, haying been In
yited by some toarnailAtic frssad~ of
alhs TO accompany them In the motor
allowed the press The military repre-.
seatstsses Of Engiand. Francs. Amer
sea and other countries were there
with the kaiscr's staff to witness the
display Of Germany's military power.
Apparently they were very much i'm
pressed. for | heard afterwards tAa,
enc ~ the Preach officers who bad
been present bad written book Ia
which he said: with sach an army.
Germany could annex France Ia SIX
m0nlhs.~
happened 10 mertion this fact 10
the kaiser shortly afterwards aud bis
| significant. comment was. ......
six months should hope Nv. IL
wouldn't take that bong"
The euantisnt belief that when "Dcr
Tag"-~''the day husIiy arrived. Ger
many would crush her vnenlies and ac'
eomplish her object withta a fsw
months Mt The outside was held not
oniy by the kaiser but by tbs people
generally and their conduct when the
war broke oas clearly disclosed 1t.
When Germany's man power was
mobllizea, no cse Ia Germany believed
II would be very long before they
would Nil be back and every effort was
made to make their few weeks Of ac-
tive service ~ little irksone as pos
| sihfe. '' "Itrb~sgahen." gifts Of love;
consisting q clothing #ad food 1T
! ~.sefs asssslsse5.aa. Mess. fpgsss.iIt!,ssi 10
them by their relatives aud friends Ia
! the most lavish manner. although. Of
| course, at that time thu German con.
missary was able TO satisfy all the sol
dlors requirements.
| one Of my patients told me that she
had seat seventeen hundred ro1nda at
| ,sauxages 10 cue regimeat within a
week. and when | asked her Wig shs
| had been so generous she replied that
her chauffeur was member ut the
regiment,
The extent 10 which the country's
resources were sqnRhdcred In those
early months ~ evidenced by The fact
| that the soldiers had such an excess
of mating woolen wearing apparel
that they used many ot tbs Anittei ar
ticles az earpieces aud covers for their
horses. No one had the slightest igiea
that the time might come when the
whole nation would be clothed In ia.
per
Al this late lay Il can hardly be
necessary 10 establish how thoroughly
prepared tbs Germans were for the
war, bu. an iueident which occurred In
the rariy days 81 the conflict may not
he out Of place to show the SELF salts
fled aud confident attitude which all
the Germans assumed.
Two Officers sitting az table In an
out OF dear cafe shortly after the war
began overheard ono OF several ladies'
who were pasSius remark: Look Of
those officers sitting there drinking.
Why are thcy net az the front Asht
mgr Gae " The officers go M and,
approaching the ladies, said "0ur
work was completed months RSo, We
worked from early morning til, lAts at
night on plans which our armies ars
uaw carrying out, IL IL oar time 10
rest",
The resistance that France would hr
Rhl0 10 put up was always very lightly
estimated. ard II the intcryent!ea &c
England was az aIi tuksa into c"add-
Grafton. the comparatively snail army
she t,utd place ia 'thv Geld MSS ~
CARRIED rs hut drug In thy hf}3kct cat1t.
,,afe4 with .ss wsll. trained, s.solaa
horde that was ready 20 sweep across
the border How coa'd EHGlsna's 5000
men cepe With you kluss's sshl.p9 or
thr hastily ryeblizei French armies rs~
SYST the thoroughly preparel, e,lp,pped
ana we'll disciplined German warrjoyS'
II Is really nor 90 be wondered AZ
Akt2k i've WV sAlNAbN it ts}lt IFNbtNNNa WAN
they would bring HE allies "a their
Sners within comparatively few
weeks aud that tho ctaQuertng Ger
man armies would celebrate Std4a
day. September =, In raTis. What &C
tually hapeened IA, Of c0G7se, too well
snown here 10 require recital. bat |
know that tho Germans were ke.,t In
absolute ignorance 81 the marvellous
resistance the allies werV able 20 Put
up Ia those critical days ~ August aud
September. 1914. ard 10 Tits Gay She
majority II Gevraans have ant heard
ot TIE battle Of the Marie
Just after the English passed thesr
c,nsCyiptiua law | WAS called ~ see
The kaiser ag the great army hea3Rasr,
s1rs, which st that tirle we've =; .f!sSs.
Although the var had thea lasted two
or three times as loas IS the Germans
had expected. the KAISER masked iAe
dtprcssioa be mast hsye fe|s ~ put,
unE en- y bold frpa,.
How foolish tar England - star:
easScripsien aow.~ b. declared "SAe
tAsgkS she can accomplish IA tew
montAS What Il has taxa Germany 9
hundred years III attain Ag9g3es ant
0E3Srvs Cannot r. aeycoFsa oyc- night
We have aeve- stopp,t preparinS SEN
the days q Fre<sericS ;AN Great
~l@S yGnr saScSty. tas tE.p North
era states IN our C}V3l 0a- IL; IN oCa-
srsps.aa tea years St:er he b~- @
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