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atohMMfc A Remarkable Forecast Made in 1911 of the War in Ait Arffcfe PifaUA thlrihdoti Fortnightly Review Three Years Ago Has Plan of Cam- &$®:$xacily C^xmh Wkwkmsss^ mm * Three years ago. In September, 1911, the London Fortnightly Review pub- lished an article on "The German Han of Campaign Against France," which gave a remarkable forecast of what is now happening on the plains of Bel- gium., the writer recognising the pos- sibility ot a Franco-German war, be* coming a general European war twen- ty-foar hours after its opening. ' TlieSnaln German Idea, this writer holds, was that France must be so se- riously damaged in the first three weeks of the war that England will be deterred from landing troops on the Continent and Russia win confine herself to waging a- defensive war. The German mot d'ordre on the com- mencement, of the hostilities, which are to precede the formal declaration of war, would be at all coat to get ■0 wefl estalamtedHm^FrenclLBoiL and ^'ZZL* iTzT* ^ST* concentrate as largo an army as pos- sible behind, that is to say west of, the line of the' Vosges, so as to fight a de- cisive battle somewhere in the neigh- borhood of Reims or Chalons. The Germans regarded their best chance of success as in an offensive movement through the comparatively open coun- try between Verdun and Sedan. ----------Evade the French Forts. :.-:)fr-.ir ■••=.'■ ■ aid P i u .;. All the French plana being based on the concentration of the national forces at Neufchateau, behind Toul, one of the objects of the German stra- tegists was to seek a line of attack . which would evade that baso of cou- |~ centration, render it inapplicable, to the situation created by their strategy, and embarrass the French to devise another in time. With this in view the Germans began In 1896 making the necessary preparations to secu re that broadened front for their advance es- - sential for the accomplishment of their purpose. It was predicted that unless Austria could be Induced to car- ry out offensive movements through Porrentruy and the Rhono valley, Ger- many would stand on the defensive in. Alsace. The recent fortification of several places near Mulhouse points t» this conclusion. South of Bel fort, if anywhere, the opening for an of- fensive movement seems more favor- able to France than to Germany. The contracted front of the Vosges 1s al- most as serious a disadvantage to the army acting on the offensive as the formidable character of its defenses. Says this writer further: "When the French drew the line of the Vosges fortification at Verdun it was assumed that the undefended gap south of tho frontiers of Belgium and the Grand I Duchy was too narrow to admit of any considerable. German advance from Thionville. and that if it were under- taken a favorable opportunity would offer for their assuming the offensive under promising conditions. It is not Quite evident why the French authori- ties did so, but they seem to have as- sumed that Germany would respect Belgian neutrality.. The German text- -- books of twenty years ago encouraged this view by representing that Ger- many gained by Belgian neutrality. These passages have long been elimi- nated. They were made ridiculous by the elaborate preparations for taking the offensive through neutral territory fi'um DalBoln to Treves. rr= «°rop"sfa so much, tho arrest of the iJermena^ja* Liege lor a,, tow. weeks wo» W secure the time needed to or- gan ire a formidable interior place of •W/3W*W tN\tollfled port- tion of Namur." ■•t..,i^illp»,;l^iab,.wriier. further; ^uaa the, Belgian raMroads tor thc|i luitlal rush, marching by the roads and using the, railways only for sup- P"«« and reiaforceraeuts. The Ger- man railway corps could repair any damage done to the line in % compara- tively shartjspnee, of, Ume» . "To talk of delaying German advance by blowing up a fow bridges between Stavelot and Gouvy may be compared to trying to stop a cannon-ball with an open umbrella" •^UeaeVFoitsy "■*<*■ In violating her territory German; tag so far as admitting her troops Into Antwerp, and so long as that gate remains opeh there is no elimination ot the factor,gr English participation in the defense of Belgium from the calculations of German strategists. They are counting on prompt suc- cesses, to be gained partly by the sud- denness of their attack and partly by the other side playing their game, to prevent, the weak points of their plan from being discovered, and to remove tho risks that attach to it in common with all other operations of war." This, It will be remembered, was written la Ifll, & 9K fsw ItsVtwWl HALTS "L"B0AD WORK Raising of Northwestern Elevated Tracks Delayed Until Spring. Six Direct Roads. "Even If we leave out of account the strip flanked by Dutch territory, Ger- nmnyncquired a new frontage for the outpouring of the enormous forces that will be employed in the next war or 100 miles from Thionville to Alx la Chapelle. By a converging movement leaving the Meuse on the right hand, that would gain seventy miles of prac- tically undefended country . on the northeast frontier of France. Tjie roads intervening between German and French territory are excellent. There are several useful lines of rail- way Joining. the ; main, Brussels-Metz line at Marloie, Llbramont. Arlon and Luxemburg. Even if We exclude Na- mur, the Germans gain six direct roads to the French frontier. They have the Ourte valley route to Marche- Kochofort ■ and to March-Ciney, both good for Dinant, Beauralng and Givet; the Viel Salm. La Roche and St: Hu- bert tor Bouillon and Sedan; the Stavelot, Bastogne and Llbramont road for Bouillon and Garignan; the St. Vith-Gouvy tor the same destina- tion; the Diektrch-Arlon-Vlrton for Montmedy; and the1 Treves^Luxenv burg road for. Longwyr By the longest of the roads German territory is only seventy--mBes--frem-Freneh; byr, the shortest, Treves tp Lohgwy, it la only that she had no hostile intent, the Belgians being politely Invited to turn the Liege forjs over to the Germans "If the German siege batteries could hold their ground the Baraque de Michel and Gileppe, their fire would reach the ci,ty of Liege itself. If, "The completeness of the success of Germany's attack on. the northeast frontier of Prance would depend there- fore on the fate pt Liege. If it passed into her hands in the first few days of the war German strategists would have no anxiety about their right flank, and would press on on the broad front from Givet to Thionville. We have dwelt more especially on the role pf the troops marching across the Bel- gian Ardennes, one entire army corps in the first Place,to be increased to two as soon aa the fate of Liege was de- elded. This would be the right wing pf tho army of invasion. But the left wing moving through Treves, Thion- ville and Luxemburg would be even more formidable. Its objective would be Sienay and Vousierp. The taking Up of a strong position on the Alsne by the two armies moving through Belgium and the Grand Duchy would represent the successful achievement of the first stage in the German plan of campaign against France. gained for England to play her part, and tho further German troops have got south of the Semois the better our chance of striking at their rear. It will bo not a bad thing tor France's chances of flpal victory If the first great battle of tho war can be deferred thirty* miles In pursuance of this plan Germany proceeded to provide frontier railways flanking the projected front and link- ing them up with, the two liases on tho middle Rhine at Coblcntz and Cologne, with sidings and landings sufficient tor .____over 120.000 men, which, it is so be- ■ lieved, could be thrown into Belgium in a single night without the Belgians . knowing what was coming. It was de- clared by the Germans that the four cavalry regiments and tour horse ar- tillery batteries at Elsenborn camp during six months of the year could bo at Llbramont within alx hours of lcav- ~r^ha«er~-The Germans would owever, the Belgians display tho moral fortitude to hold nut at .Liege despite the .imposing demonstration -that the Germans Intend making against it, they ought to be able to maintain their ground until aid reached them from both France and England. Even If they could not ac- until the Germans are in the Alsne valley. It will take the Germans much longer to get there than the three weeks we shall require to come into action, and it is not difficult to con- ceive a situation in which the Ger- mans might find themselves Very un- comfortable. "On the other hand, there is a risk that the French generals will not rel- ish the idea of giving ground, and that they will strain every effort to meet the Germans before they have got off Belgian territory. This will be to fight the Germans' battle, and to risk giving.the color to the whole war by an initial blunder due to military pride. They should make allowances for the conditions under which their allies can alone come to their help. Both England and Russia must be slow from different, circumstances. Therefore France must be patient and give ground. Catinat is the general they, should take as their model, and rceuler pour mieux tauter should be their motto. The oply way to baffle the German plan of campaign is to leave the development of its inherent difficulties to time end distance. The Germans will be far less formidable at Rethel or Vouzters, if no battles have been lost by the French before they arrive there, than they would he It Is a matter ot only a few day* until moleskins and shin guards and aU of the; other football paraphernalia will be taken fron the storeroom of the Northwestern gymnasium and given out to the men who are going to do their level best to uphold the name ot their school on the football field. '■' ' ■ -v'- l^ojcb.iMurpby to toady to begin practice. JJlmer McDovitt, recently employed as line coach, and Willie McGill, the trainer, whom Northwest- em took from Illinois this summer, are here. The men who expect'to go out for the game are coming back and the real hard work of whipping a team into shape will begin In a very short while,' Northwestern lo3t seven men from last year's team* The. record of the ag- gregation of it) 13-14 is fresh in the minds of all followers of the local team, but these players who have been lost to the university were with hardly an exception men who knew the game and played well even under handicap of a long ttft of reverses. : Captain Kraft Of Wat year's team will be back in school, taking work in the engineering' department, but his services in the, athletic line are ended. The others who are deprived of the pleasures ot the gridiron by diplomas are Springer, Gruhn, Whit- ing, McCosh, Motensou, and Smith. Sharp, a law man, will hot return to school. Of last year's freshmen team, which at its best was a bunch ot lightweights, E. P. Williams and L. Well will be the only two men who will come out for varsity work. Well Is a good punter, while Williams is fast and heady and will make a good backfield .candidate. Of the men who are left from last year, Schnebcrger will probably be played at center, while Stromherg will be shifted to tackle. "Red" Whit- tle and Snyder will probably hold wo end positions. Wilson and Price are two good line men. "Gravy" Os-i born, famous for his performances on the track, will try out tor a back po- sition. Osborn has spent the sum- mer as a life guard at the Kenilworth beach and looks in perfect trim. Cap* tain Hightower Is here already, and from his appearance he will be able to put up the same kind of a game Germany Will Wast* Men. It is not easy to see how a German success up to that point can be pre- vented, and it Is to be hoped that France in a vain attempt to hinder what is practically inevitable may not squander her magnificent cavalry, which, if preserved Intact, might In the second phase ot the struggle turn the scalo in her favor. To obtain her primary objectives Germany is pre- , pared to waste a large number of men. The cost of men will not prevent her straining every effort to attain her ends. If the French pour'over into Belgium to meet her half way they will be playing her game and equaliz- ing her chances of loss. An obstinate defense without risking too much In any pitched action north of the Reims- Laon-La Fere line is clearly the best ,,.,,. ,, «, f T^rencTrstTTOyT^^^ <£*- sette, and Pursell are all good men for the back field Unexpected constriction In tho money markets has caused cessation Of work on the Northwestern elevated road between Howard and Lawrence avenues, where the company Is ele- vating its tracks. No further work will be done on raising the tracks until next spring at tho earliest. "It had been hoped to have com- pleted the construction of one retain- ing wall from Lawrence avenue to North Edgewater station, Granville avenue," said Britton 1. Budd, presi- dent of the Chicago Elevated Rail- ways, today. "Condition in the money market made this Impossible and work has ceased for several weeks. i "As co|d weather will soon he here, there is practically no possibility ot more work being done before spring. By that time money conditions may be such as to warrant a resumption of work." Evanston and north side residents have wondered If the four-track serv- ice, with a new express schedule, would be attempted. President Budd j said there undoubtedly would be room for tour tracks, and for at least three, from the city limits to the Wil- mette terminus. The postponement of elevation work will jurove a disappointment to the many Evanston and Wllmette patrons of the road who use the Northwestern "L" for transportation to and from the city, to say nothing of the resi- dents pf north side Chicago wards. This branch of the road passes through one of the most thickly set- tled sections of Chicago, and in- creased speed and extended service had been expected from the eleva- tion. * ' l YACHTING IS OVEfc; RACE CANCELLED Bad Weather Knocks Out Last Flag Event Sat- urday. The situation can be summed up by saying that Northwestern wiU^bje_rep- resented by a fair first team, bur will be in a bad fix for surplus linemen. ~W<arf>Wn «?8eH frtf coaching Is I jg fi™ **** UMttsr^ameo at Watmlng* at, let us say, Llbramont or even Se- ft>p. It will no doubt be disagreeable to French sentiment to Bee the first battles of the war occur on French soil, but victories there would be better than defeats further<*iorth. The Ger- man authorities seem strangely confi- dent that at the first stage of the war they wftT not have^muc^~trou1>le W" the Belgians ahd that if they only succeed in the campaign they will have none nt all*-- - -■-■ v----*-=.--« Baffle in Second btagc "With regard to the German plan of campaign aa a whole, there is nothing to bo done,except to tie prepared to good time with measures suitable, not to foil It in the first stage, for that Is Impossible: end will only invite disas- tor hut ta baffle it in the second stage, Tho last Hag race of tho season at the Evanston Yacht club was called off last Saturday on account of bad weather. The official season Is now ended. This does hot necessarily mean that the boats will be put away for the winter, but there are no more scheduled events. Andrews' Dawn won the cham- pionship, scoring bettor than 75 points. Andrews also Won the John Victor Lee trophy on Labor day, and the Carpenter cup earlier in tho Ben- son. The clpb has had a successful sea- son, several new. boats having beon added to the local fleet. ^-^=^=^^ UNCLAIMED MAIL. The following Is a list of unclaimed mall matter now belng-he«L-at the- Wllmette postoffice. If not called for before Sept. 22 this mall will be sent when English cooperation has be- come possible. Belgian complaisance to Germany, even if it Is displayed, will not be tor a very long time, go- conceded. He has a brilliant record as a player' both from his academy days at Andover and as a varsity player at Yale. He knows the game of football and further than that knows how to teach It to his men. His ability In handling players was well demonstrated last spring when he took tho remains of tho wrecked baseball team and built up a com- bination that won three straight games at the end of the season. McBevitt has followed In Murphy's footsteps. They both attended An- dever and Yale, Murphy being two years Ahead of Mm. He was on the football squads at both of these schoolswhen Mttrphy-wae^n the reg- ular team and made his place on the regular lineup after Murphy had left. McDevitt played guard on the Yale team In 1910 and 1911. He was line coach at, Yale in 1912 and at Minne- sota in 1913. He has the advantage then-of knowing both eastern and western football. Physically, McDev- itt does not look like he could ever havo held down a place on the line, for tie Is a short fellow. He did It, however, by using his head, and this makes him particularly well fitted to teach the art to the men whom ho will have under his direction this fall. --A trainer Is something that North- western has needed for a long time. They have been fortunate in select- ing a man like McGill, for there are none better to the business In the west that this little fellow whom Illi- nois men-have nicknamed "Wee Wll- 116." * majBnt O SyliUllr- hag "on its schedule is with Lake For- est This Is carded for Oct. 8. The very next week the team will go down to Stagg Field to play the Chi- ergo team. It seems unfortunate that this first conference game should be with tho champions of last year. It will be an early test of strength tor Northwestern, and .ma; run prove more good than harm. In a hypnotic trance last spring, one of Prof. Walter Dill Scott's students in psychology predicted a disastrous de- feat tor Northwestern, but the stu- dents haw taken no stock in the prophecy. ton. The names are: Mrs. Tillie Doo- Httle, P. M. Fegen, 1401 Elmwood ave- nue; Miss Henrietta Fraser, A. E. Kol- tenbaum Edward Mahler, ca*e-T£, N. W., Mgr. Opera House; Bert Morris, Miss Pearl pantley, Fifteenth and Mill; Fred Smith, Mrs. Maggie Thompson, 520 Lake avenue; N. M. VanHoesen. Governor Dunne yesterday Issued a proclamation setting aside tun- day, October 4, aa • day of prayer, meditation, conference and public meetings In behalf of world peace* His proclamation follows: .'.':.Whtto««L.JIiiny ef the great na- tions of the world ore new engaged In 9 sanguinary war, which has caused and is causing enormous lots of human life and properly and menacing the future of civilization; and Whereas, Our own state and na- tion have as adopted citizens hun- dreds of thousand! of the aona and daughters-of the nations at war whose hearts are wrung with grief over the disasters befalling their kith and kin; and Whereas, All the citizens of this state and nation are appalled at the awful destruction of life and prop- erty and anxious tor its speedy termination; and ' Whereas, A war fever "and bleed lust has apparently temporarily de- ranged the leaders of the warring- nations, and hope for early peace Ilea only In an appeal to Almighty God; and Whereas, The President of the United States has designated Sun- day, October 4, 1914, as a day of prayer and supplication to Him tor the restoration of peace: Now, therefore, I, Edward F. Dunne, Governor of the State of Illinois, do hereby designate Sun- -day? the 4th day of October next, as a day of meditation and confer- ence on the subject of the world's peace, and of prayer and supplica- tion to Almighty God that strife may be ended among the" warring nations, and respectfully request that all the,people of this state as- semble on that day in their re- spective churches and synagogues and other places of public meeting to appeal to the Almighty In His divine mercy to em this awful war and it« attendant horrors. In witness w&ereof I have here- unto set my hand and caused the seal of the State of Illinois to be affixed. Done at Springfield, III., this 9th day af September, In the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fourteen and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-ninth, EDWARD F. DUNNE, Governor. ORGANIZE DANCING CLASSES. Mr. and Mrs. €. 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