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hand -to-hand fighting In tho streets,
the Germans using Muxlm guns ngnlnst
the French, who wero forced to retire
beforo tho steady fjre. The French
had nrtlllery nnd possibly they could
have expelled the Germans by bom
barding St. Qtientln, but It was feared
that the city would be destroyed."
Tho Germans nro icported merely
holding their entrenched positions In
ously against tho army of Crown Prince
Huprecht of Havnrln. Attack follows
attack In quick succession.
The vnlue of German strategy Is
becoming more and more apparent, tt
now seems certain that tho Germans
did not Intend to hold the heights Im
mediately north of the Alsne, as the po
sition to which they have fallen back
Is Infinitely stronger. Tho key to the
tho centre. This Is believed duo to the position of the German right Is a nut-
fact that they have been compelled to
withdraw large forces of men and ar
tillery and send them to tho west to
reinforce the Get man right. As a con
sequence, they must remain on the de
fensive, although the French are keep
ing tip their assaults, feeling out the
weak place In the line.
On the extreme French right, ac
cording to the latest Information, the
Germans are giving ground before the
French at tho northern part of the
French right where It Joins the centre,
but It has been found Impossible to
prevent the advance of the Germans
along the Meuse In tho direction of St.
Mihlcl. They have not, however, been
nble to cross the ilver. Every time
they string their pontoons the French
nrtlllery, which commands every point,
blows the bridges to pieces.
The German line now begins at
Mons, In Belgium, swings west to St.
Amand, south through Cambral, St
Qucntln, on the main road through
Ham to Noyon, and then Is unchanged
from the past few days at any material
point In Its spread across Franco In a
southeasterly direction, following the
heights of the Alsne to a point north
of Rheims and then directly cast to
Varcnnes, taken on Thursday by tho
Germans. From there the line of the
Meuse is followed with tho Germans
threatening the forts of tho Toul-Ver-dun
line.
On the eastern edge of the western
theatre of war the Germans are keep
ing up a terrific bombardment against
the works about Verdun.
To tho south of Verdun a heavy
French force, sent northward from
Nancy and Toul, is pressing vigor-
urnl horseshoe of stone quarries ex
tending around tho Olso from GIrau
mont and Antheutt to Machcmok. Tho
whole position Is marked by Mont
Oauelon, opposite Complegne, from
which the steep Bides of a plateau ex
tend toward the northeast and tho
southeast.
There sectns to be evidence for tho
belief that General Joffre, tho French
commander-in-chief, and Field Jtar-
shal Sir John French, the British
commander, are rallying all their
strength for a final effort against tho
German lines. Uvery available man
Is being sent to tho front, while the
commanders of the allied troops on
the two wings have been ordered to
redouble their exertions In their ef
forts to turn the German flanks.
The schemes of tho German General
Staff, of course, are secret, but mili
tary men who have so far studied the
German campaign believe that It Is
the object of the Kaiser's forces to
allow the Allies to wear themselves out
In attacks upon the strong positions
held by the Invaders. It Is necessary
for the Germans to assume tho offen
sive In a certain degree at some points,
but the real German offensive move
ment all along the line has not yet
been attempted.
As the result of a four-day fight,
beginning September IS, tho Germans i
have been forced back from the Wcs
serllng Valley (in upper Alsace) to
Cernay.
Reports of desultory fighting are
coming In from the Vosges, but It is
not certain that the French were able
to hold Cernay and Thann, both of
which places they claim to have taken.
ALLIES RETREAT 12 MILES
ALONG OISE, BERLIN STATES
BERLIN (by way of Amsterdam),
Sept. 25.
Official announcement was made to
day that the western end of the Ger
man forces in France had taken the
offensive against tho Allies and had
driven them hack 12 miles. It also
was stated that on the eastern end the
Germans had ascended the Meuse
Heights after hard fighting southeast
of Verdun and were advancing stead
ily despite strong resistance.
The statement follows:
Following repeated attacks along
the Olse by the enemy, who seem
to have been strongly reinforced,
our troops took the offensive and
drove the foe back 12 miles. Fight
ing continues on the western end
of the opposing lines.
Along the Meuse, southeast of
Verdun, we have gained tho
heights on the east bank. The
French opposed our advance there
with fresh troops, and the fight
ing was severe. "We continue to
advance, while our artillery main
tains its bombardment of the
French forts.
The general situation In France re
mains favorable to the Germans, the
War Office says, although there has
been no decisive result. The German
i armies of the centre and left are
slowly but surely breaking down the
French defense, and Important de
velopments are hoped for in this sec
tion of the battle line.
Reports in tho foreign newspapers
that Pope Benedict had protested to
Emperor William against the bom-
! bardment of Rheims are officially de-
nled here. It Is stated that the Ger
man Envoy in Rome was asked for In-
1 formation as to the damage done to
the cathedral of Notre Dame and that
his reply was received without com-
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BRITAIN TREMBLES
FEARING ZEPPELIN
NOCTURNAL VISIT
Raids on Ostend and Bou-
logne Increase Vigilance
Across Channel Belgians
Protest to United States.
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SCENES IN THE GERMAN PRISON CAMP AT ALTEN GRABOW, NEAR BERLIN
In the upper picture are shown French prisoners at their morning ablutions. In the lower picture are shown types
of French, Belgian and Turco prisoners of war.
LOST GROUND REGAINED
IS LONDON STATEMENT
LONDON. Sept. 25.
"With fury unsurpassed in the his
tory of the world tho battle of tho
Alsne-Olse entered Its Hth day with
little apparent gain for either side.
The War Office hero today was
strangely silent. It admitted tho Ger
mans assumed the offensive yesterday
near Noyon and had mado substantial
gains, and that the enemy was push
ing back the French on the heigh'
of the Meuse. Rut In this connection,
It was told, that tho Allies heavily re
lnforced, had regained most of the lost
territory on the left wing, and that
by a series of brilliant bayonet charges
they had succeeded In entering St.
Quentln. That they did not hold this
position was due, it was stated, en
tirely to the desire of the Allies' com
mander to savo the town-
The Germans are heavily intrenched
on the hills north of the town, and
If the Allies had tried to hold It they
would have been compelled to face a
constant rain of shells from the Ger
man big guns- In order to avoid need
less sacrifice of life, the British with,
drew to the west, and have taken up
strongly intrenched positions, from
which they are now bombarding the
Germans.
It is reported here that many
GERMAN CAPTAIN BLEW
UP SHIP TO EVADE CAPTURE
Survivors of the Captain Trafalgar
Says Officers Were Lost.
BUKNOS AIRES. Spt. W.
Some of the survivors of the German
hjp Captain Trafalgar, who arrived hre
Thursday on the steamship Waermann,
today stated that the Captain Trafalgar
was not sunk by shl's from the British
changes are taking place In the Ger
man line. Parts of the troops which
formed the army of the Crown Prince
havo been withdrawn and sent around
to aid General von Klulc, while a part
of the army that was engaged under
General von Buelow has been trans
ferred to the Crown Prince and the
gaps filled with the landwehr and the
reserves. Tho object of this naturally
Is to put fresh men at various lines.
As a result von Kluk's army Is ad
mittedly now most formidable.
However, while admitting these
facts, the British military officials say
there 13 no reason for discouragement.
They again referred today to the sim
ilarity between the present battle and
the situation presented In the Russo
Japanese war, Insisting that, whllo tho
Oermans were able to maintain their
lines and by the sacrifice of hundreds
of men to advance at certain points,
they were not at any place In a posl.
tion to break tho French line, now
most strongly held. In addition, Gen
eral Joffre has thrown a large part of
his reserves Into the battle line, and
these fresh troops, aided by the fresh
British trooiis that have Just reached
the firing line, must soon make their
presence felt.
saw her capture or sinking by the Car
mania was Inevitable, when she was at
tacked several daya ago abgut JO) miles
otf Rio de Jinolro.
The sur Ivors denied the first reports
that the Carmanfa fired on a yawl that
contained some of the sailors wJ sot
away from the Captain Trafalgar beforo
ghe was dynamited.
Thre officers and tl members of the
crew were lost through the sinking of the
Captain Trafalgar, the survivors said
They feel certain that the captain and at
auxiliary cruiser Cannanla, bu; tlm the
captain of the Captain Trafalgar blew ( least eight members of the Captain Tra
ua hla own shin with dynamita wbea he falgars crew were eaten by sharks.
CHINESE RESENT
SEIZURE OF TOWN
OUTSIDE WAR ZONE
PRESS ATTACKS ON KAISER
PROHIBITED IN ENGLAND
Censor Stops Sale of Paper Contain
ing1 Cartoon of Emperor.
LONDON, Sopt. 20.
Personal attacks on the Kaiser are
dcpiecatcd by the authorities. A news
paper the other day Issued a caricature.
not at ull violent in character, depleting
O. f .n, tl nt "i un violent in cuaracter, uepicune
CClipatlOn Or Wei-Hsien, tbe Kaiser throwing down his mailed
gauntlet and sti Iking his foot with it.
RC ITilar. T7-. T,- i Th police have forbidden the sale of It
uu iriiico i iuui Japanese i tho streets.
.-. . a T" The ln,''at Gazette, the official Brltlsl
vJperatlOllS Against I SltlC- ' 0TS-xn. contains no fewer than twenty-fou
r to o 1 pages of appointments of olIlcers t
Tao, Regarded as Aggres
sion.
PEKIN. Pept. W.
Japanese troops have seized the Chinese
town of Wel-Hslcn, in Fhan Tung Prov
ince, and the Cnincso Foreign Otllco to
day sent a protest to the Japanese Lega
tion, pointing out that Wel-Hslen Is far
outside the zone of fighting fixed for the
campaign against Klao-Chau.
(Wei-Hsien Is about SO miles from Tslng
Tao and twenty miles west of tho bound
ary of the German territory of Klao
Chau. It Is on tho railroad running to
Ticn-Taln.)
The Japanese took possession of the
railroad station and the cars. Though
there were Chinese troops at Vo-Hs!en,
they made no attempt to oppose the
Japanese.
GERMANS COURTMARTIALED
ON TREASON CHARGES
Alleged to Have Planned Escape of
French Prisoners.
OSTEND. Sept W.
It Is announced here that German au
thorities at Brussels are trying a num
ber of Bavarian soldiers, including some
Qfflcers. charged with conniving at the
attempted escape of several thousand
French prisoners of war.
It Is stated here that the friction be
tween tho Bavarian and the Prussian
troops has become so acute that many
of tho Bavarian regiments have been
transferred from Itelglum to other points
on the fighting line.
KAISER SHIFTING HIS TROOPS
Military Trains Moving Vast Num
bers on French Border,
MAASTRICHT, Holland. Sept JS.
For three days German military trains
have been passing back and forth be
tween Aix-!a-Chapcllc and the French
frontier.
Thq trains are filled with troops both
going to France and returning, indicat
ing that the German soldiers' positions
are being shifted.
GERMAN CASUALTIES 73,240
New Lists Show Increasing Mortali-
ty Among Officers.
BERLIN. Sept. IS.
Two new lists Isaued here contain 3TO
names and Increase the total losses of
the Germans In the war to 73,210 killed,
wounded and misting. German declared
war on Russia eight weeks ago toda, and
tur average weekly losses in the war have,
therefure, been SlMi
The latest lists snow increasing mortal
ity among the omcers. I
almost all the officers of several regl
mania are mtcu as Kiuea or wounded.
the official British
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pages of appointments ot mincers to
commands, staff nnd units of the army.
What strikes tho outsider must In the ap
pointments Is the recurrence of names
that hnve hardly been out of thp Gazette
since ever there was a Gazette. Tho nlile-ile-camp
Hit includes Prince Arthur of
Connnught and three members of Parlia
ment. Colonel Seely. late Secretary for
War, Is gazetted an "special service of
ficer." Near his name occur the names
of the two Goughs, Col. J. E. Gough and
Col. II. do la Poer Gough.
Lloyd George's decision to call in the
one pound and ten shilling notes, with a
view to the reissue of better ones, has
come as a relief to bankers. Thc-e
flimsy bits of paper have been freely
forged since they came Into use as a
legal tender.
Lady Naylor-Leyland, who Is one of
the most popular of the Anglo-American
hostesses In London, has gone to North
Wales, and Is equipping Nantelyd Hall
as a Red Cross hospital, to be used
If needed. She has also offered Hyde
Park House, the scene of many brilliant
hospitalities, for the same purpose.
BRITISH FLEET REPORTED
IN MINE-FILLED CHANNELS
May Be on Way to Assist Russian
Ships in Baltic Sea.
LONDON, Sept "fi.
Developments In the naval situation are
imminent. It has been learned on good
authority. Just what they will be can
not be stated, but there have been a
number of important conferences during
the last IS hours that will bring about
results.
Suggestions aro heard that a British
fleet has paused through tho Skagerack
around Denmark, presumably headed for
the Baltic. This would be a dangerous
move, as the channels are mined and it
would bo impossible to employ Scandina
vian pilots to Insure a safe passage. Hut
British admirals In the past have defied
mines and torredoes, and it Is well known
here that the German Baltic fleet Is Hy
ing the flog of Admiral Prince Henry,
brother of the Kaiser.
And, as a matter of fact, It is realized
here that the Russian Baltic fleet needs
help, so there may be much more In
the rumors than now appears. Anyhow,
the Admiralty refuses to discuss them in
any way.
ZEPPELINS SCOUR SEAS
FOR HOSTILE WARSHIPS
German Airships Reported Flying
Over the Kattegat,
LONDON. Sept "6.
News agency advices from Copenhagen
report continuous flights by Zeppelins
over the Kattegat- It is belleed they
are searching for hostile ships.
One Zeppelin soared over tho Island of
Thune, afterward disappearing in the
direction of the Little Belt
GREEKS HARASS ALBANIA
ROME, Sept 26 The population of
southern Albania will ask the Interven
tion of one of the great power to pro-
In some cases , tect It from the harassments of Insur
gents ana ureK, accorainK 10 a report
which has reached Bar), Italy, by courier,
BLOODY WATERLOO
FEELS TEUTON HEEL
IN MARTIAL TREAD
Belgian Aviators Report
New Lines of Entrench
ment Designed as Haven
for Right Wing, Shattered
by Allies.
ANTWERP, Sept. M.
That the Germans are planning a new
stand In southern Belgium which will
place their reserves directly on the plains
of Waterloo Is believed certain here.
Belgian aviators who havo made lecon
nalssnnces over the German positions
report tho construction of lines of In
trenchtnents north of Mons and at points
on the Scheldt, Dendre and Sonne Rivera
while the entire line of the Sambte also
has been made ready for defensive
operations.
While it Is admitted that these nre
purely the precautionary methods which
any army should take. It Is believed
certain here that the Germans have pre
pared a haven to which their entire
right wing, now being hard pressed by
tho Allies, can take refuge. Tho Ger
man intrenched positions, the reports re
ceived by the Belgian General Staff say,
are being built with unusual strength
and are plainly intended for a winter
campaign.
ANTWERP ASSAULT PLANNED.
There are also Indications that the Ger
mans are again planning an attempt to
attack Antwerp. Should they bo forced
back Into Belgium this will be absolutely
necessary, as, een though they should
mask the fortifications with a strong
army, they would at all times be sub
Jectcd to the danger of aerial attack and
would also be unable to conceal any
strategic moves from the eyes of tho
British and Belgian aviators, who could
use the city as a base.
Strong forces of Germans are reported
north of Ghent and also directly to the
east ot this city.
FAINT HOPE LINGERS
FOR CATHEDRAL'S SAFETY
Rheims Edifice Doomed if German
Bombardment Continues.
PARIS, Sept. !8.
Fear that the famous Cathedral of
Notre Dame will be completely wrecked
if tho German bombardment of Rheims
continues was expressed In all quarters
here today The Temps saye:
"Despite the destructive fury of the
earlier bombardment, tho magnificent
symbol of the past Is only partly damaged.
It Is truo that tho roof of the altars Is
burned, the walls smoke-blackened, tho
btaind glass smashed and some statues
chipped, but the cathedral itself remain
ed on Thursday In Its entirety Just as the
eyes of many generations have been ac
customed to see It.
"Money and patience would have re
paired the damage, but tho shelling Is re
ported to have started again and the re
sult may t fatal."
LONDON, Sept. .
London is nervous over the constantly
increasing raids of tho German Zeppelin
balloons, and there Is a feeling of appre
hension that a flight may bo mado over
this city.
The precautions taken by the Govern
ment, such as the ceaseless swing of
searchlights over the city at nglht. tho
darkening ot tho streets and tho patrols
of aeroplanes by day havo not tended
to decrenso the fears of tho people.
News of recent flight of German bal
loons over Ostend, Boulogne and Jut
land make plain the possibility of a Ger
man balloon rcconnaisance over London.
Tho fear is not that the Germans will
drop bombs upon tho city, as they did at
Antwerp; the feeling of panic, which
would probably follow the appearance of
a Zeppelin here would nriso fiom the
heightened possibilities of danger from
the air.
Get man balloon raids are becoming the
bugaboo ot u big part of tho people,
especially since tho morning papers told
of a German aeronaut dropping bombs
bupon the shipbuilding yard at Boulogne.
It Is easy to equip u Zeppelin with
sufficient fuel and other supplies for a
voyage of from 500 to 700 miles, and the
distance from the German strongholds
in Belgium and France to London and
return is less than that. The Admit atty
has adopted stringent precautions to
protect the coast and the warships lying
in tho North Sea and English Channel.
ALL LIGHTS OUT AT NIGHT.
At night all unnecesyary lights on both
sea and land are extinguished. Tho sky
Is combed with searciillghts at intervals
and aeroplanes are held ready day und
night for a flight aloft to give battle
to an invading airship.
If an airship raid over English soil
should be attempted by tho Germnns,
the balloons probably would bo convoyed
by aeroplanes to give battle to tho Eng
lish planes. A German aviator dropped
bombs upon the race courto at Amlons
on Thursday night, evidently mistaking
the course for a British or French mili
tary aerodrome.
Tho Zeppelin observed over Jutland
was seen by persons in Thuno, who said
it was traveling In a southeasterly di
rection and at an enormous altitude.
BOULOGNE ATTACKED.
A German aviator dropped a bomb into
a shipbuilding yard at Boulogne Thurs
day. No person was injured and slight
damage was done.
A dispatch received today from Basel
states that two of the bombs dropped
by the English aviators who flew over
Dusseldorf, Germany, caused consider
able damage. Ono of the bombs, it Is
bald, damaged one of tho huge Zeppelin
airships, while the fcccond landed on a
machine shed and destroyed many dupli
cate pieces of machinery for tho air
crafts. The raid made by the British aerial
scouts has caused all cathedrals along
the Rhine river to hoist whlto flags,
while the dimensions of tho Red Cross
flags on the hospitals In Cologne und
Strassburg have been greatly Increased.
OSTEND PROTESTS TO U. S.
OSTEND. Sept. 16
The burgomelster today presented to
the American Consul for transmission
through him to Pi evident Wilson of the
United States a formal request that tha
protest to Germany against the upcia
tlons of tho German Zeppelins. In the
communication the burgomelster sets
forth that Ostend Is a non-fortllled city,
that the malorlty of Its Inhabitants aro
non-combatants and that bombs have
been dropped on buildings with which the
military have necr had any connection.
"The action of the Germans In dropping
bombs from Zeppelins," bays the appeal
to the President, "Is an unjustiiiable vio
lation ot the rights ot the people."
AMERICAN REPORTERS FREED
PARIS, Sept W.-The American corre
spondents arrested last Sunday for trying
to reach the fighting lines have been re
leased at tha request of Ambassador Her
rick. but they have been forbidden to
write of their experiences or tell what
they have seen,
I
NIGHT'S COOL TOUCH
CALMS WAR FEVER
AS ALLIES' SLEEP
Then as Dawn Breaks Over
the Trenches and Martial
Routine Begins Suspicion
and Alertness Prevail.
i
By GEORGE DUFRESNA
PARIS, Sept. M
During the terrific fighting in norihe'J
and eastern Fiance, the troops of tj,4
Allies havo had very little sleep. Thtti
baa been a great deal of night fighting
and heavy rains have made tho position
of tho men In. tho trenches vastly uncond
fortabte. l
Tho trenches within the circle of forti'i
nre cloaked before dawn by mist. Hett'
nnd there, hidden under temporary shel.'
tcrs, a groan or murmur lotto .t,-. .. 'i
soldiers sleep o nstraw, behind the ln,
trciichinents. The stations of the Wot
lines aro filled with straw, and amomr
sacks nnd accoutrements tho more for.
tnnnto are asleep, crowded closo, tinier
the open sheds,
Here nnd there, ns ono moves, shadow
loom out of the mlst-tho close slnndlnr
.-entries, singular figures, hidden In whlti
vapor to tho waist, all wearing hcavv
cloaks of different types, but made unl
form by tho military cap, the shouldered
or grounded musket.
Tho challenges run round In subdued
tones. Even suspicion scorns lulled in
tho truce of, tho night the mind even
of tho sentry Is patslvo. The artificial
atmosphere that makes nil but tho known
uniform un enemy Is forgotten for th
moment. "
Looking buck at Paris, the city Ij
shoulder deep In whlto mist Only the
spires and towers emerge, gray nnd
sleepy. Tho summit of the Eiffel Toner Is
lost agnln ln a yet higher belt.
As tho gray light grows yellow and
red with tho coming sun, the towers ara
projected ngalnst it, as It Moating In
mid nlr, a city of dreams. Can this b
the town that Is waiting halt empty
garrisoned with soldiers, every public of
fice a barrack or ambulance, for ex
pected bombardment, almost certain leset
Yet only u few miles to the north
how fow the citizens do not yet know
tho advance patrols of the enemy ara
also resting, sleeping under the sama
bands of white mist.
And behind us, also hidden by the
mist, the restless movement of the
Allies' troops continues. Trains are
shunting nnd banging, there Is the rat
tie of heavy wheels on tho roads.
The yellow light widens; the mist lifts
nnd grows thin. The sentries seem to
shape themselves nnd swing their cloaks.
A general stir rustles out of the shel
ters. The clatter of cooking pots and
boots, even of voices, begins round u.
Tho night has been warm, and a sultry
leciinR iaus again at once with tha
opening of day. A cavalry patrol via-
ihlo nlreadv fn lhj Hr-lifp,. Hltto nnlrn.m.
files past. Tho men move out to their
wont on mo earinworiss. 'mere is the
rattle of arms as the muskets are freed
from their standing stooks. Strange
sheaves theso, In their threatening lines,
by tho edges of uncut cornllelds. They
begin to glitter ns they are lifted In
the early sunlight.
Tho sound of a distant shot, unex
plained, btnrtles my Jlttlo circle ot vie
Into alertness. The truco of nlpht goes
In an instant with the mist. Suspicion,
tho sharp tension of prospective nttack,
chango in a becond the atmosphere. Or
ders, loud voices nnd movements tell the
beginning of another dny In tho war.
Palis, as I return, is already awake!
sharply outlined nnd stirring Carts nra
moving In nnd out of one gate, which
has opened early. Small parties of oftl
ceis roll out noisily ln motorcars from
their city quarters.
It is time to get back to the suppressed
shepherded existence of a civilian In a
town under military government, for
whom rumor-fed Ignorance Is considered
to bo the only safeguard ugalnst panic.
MONROE DOCTRINE
MENACED BY KAISER
OPINION IN LONDON!
The Spectator Warns U. S.
That Germans, if Success
ful, Will Cause Trouble in
South American Tradq
LONDON, Sept
Tho anti-German campaign of thu ling-
llsh newspapers toQk a new tae't to
day when tho Spectator editorially
warned tho United States that a victor
for Germany in tho present war would
result In that country seeking the riches
ot South America, and thnt this would
seriously menace the Monroe Doctrine.
"We note." sas's the Spectator, "that
the German Secret Service agents In tin
United Sta'tcs are trying to make tk
llebli of Americans creep by talking about
a shortage of rifles. Wo would ask out
American friends, when they hear suci
talk, to possess their souls in patience,
As it happens we have no shortage, ol
anything approaching It.
"As regards the nun In aition. "dyi
for action, or likely to be ready totl
action for some contlderabla time. i
rlfln vienltlo... I. 1, rt.i ..i',.r WA adllllt. I
serious ono for ull nations which l"el
upon voluntary enlistment as in Amer
ica. We should, therefore, once mor
urge our kinsmen In the United Statei
to look to their military stores and
remember that you may rely upon wv
piovislng men, but It Is madness w
rely, as wo fear they ara doing, upot
Improvising rifles, artillerj, ammunition
and gcneal equipment. .
"We Implore them to be warned w
,me- . .hat
"Wo aro not ashamed to confess tiw
the military unpreparedness of Ain'"f
haunts us like a nightmare No ""0'"
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many can now be victorious stm, "
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tlonably would turn her attention to in
great unravuged and undeveloped ncn
of South America. She would, inaeeo,
hardly have any choice but to renew n
strength there, and then, how about "
Monroe Doctrine? , m0
"Strange as It may sound to rno
American ears, and furious as " ""
render many thoughtless transattow
Jingoes. It is none the less true. that
this moment what stands be"" -.
Monroe Doctrine and Its '""' 'J,ort
struction aro our myo - ,.,ineaj
Sea and the battle-weary, ffltt4- '
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