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DESCRIPTION OF FORTIFICATIONS
OF EUROPE; THEATRES ’OF NATIONS
Whether the Great War Now Devastating- All Europe Des
tined to Last For Years, As Napoleon Predicted, or Only
For a Matter of Months, is V" Hard Matter to Tell.
“Watchful Waiting"
London.—Whether the great wal
low devastating all Europe is des
tined to last for years, as Napoleon
iredieted, or only for a matter of
nonths, the military operations on
and between England, France, Bel
;ium, Russia, Servia and
>r one side, and Germany and Aus
ria-Himgary on the other, will take
place in three “theaters of war," the
western “theater” where England,
France and Belgium will meet the
hordes of Germany, the eastern “thea
ter” where Russia, Austria and Ger
many will meet in battle, and the
southern “theater," where up to now
only the Servians and Austrians have
been engaged, but where Russia may
take a hand if her troops'get by the
■Germans.
All of these war “theaters” which is
how they are designated in military
parlance, are hemmed in on all sides
by cordons of fortifications. France,
Germany and Russia have, since the
Franco-Prussian war in 1870 for the
most part, built strings of forts all
along their frontiers. It was the Bel
gian forts at Liege that gave such a
shock to the Germans and caused the
Kaiser's troops first pause and then
lall back, leaving thousands of their
dead on the field. All over Europe
there are groups of such fortifications,
vyliere there is bound to be desperate
and sanguinary fighting.
.These fortifications, classified ac
cording to the nation by which they
are owned, are situated as follows:
France.
Following the war of 1870, France
constructed several groups of perma
nent fortifications, parrellel to and
two days march from the frontier, the
Moselle group extending from Bel
fort to Epinal; the Meuse group be
tween Toul and Verdun; another
group from Epinal to Toul. and a
group extending between Longway
and Montmedy.
In addition to these forts, the French
border in the south is closed by for
tifications at Langres, Besancon and
Dijon. Besides these, France has
ample fortifications at Briancon, Lille,
Bayonne, Brest, Donai and Grenoble.
Around these forts would take place
the decisive fighting of the Franco-
German war, should the Germans suc
ceed in defeating the French now in
Alsace, *nd also get by the doughty
Belgians. Should France be beaten
back from the frontier, she still would
have defenses at Paris, Dunkirk, Lo
riegt, Cherbourg and elsewhere.
\ Germany.
Apparently more fearful of France
than any other antagonist, Germany
has concentrated most of her forti
fications along the Rhine. There she
has fortified Neu Breisach, Mainz,
(Mblentz, Uermersheim and Strass
burg. In Alsace the Germans have
the fortified camp of Moleshein. In
Lorraine they have the fortresses of
Metz and Diedenhofen.
On the east, against Russia. Ger
many has the fortresses of Rosen,
Konigsburg, Breslau and others.
Should Germany be defeated on her
frontiers, she still would have count
less fortresses, including those at Co
logne, Him. Magdeburg, Spandau,
KuStrin, Kiel, Danzig and Neisso.
Russia.
On the German-Austrlan frontier,
Russia has a line of fortifications at
Warsaw, Rowna, Litowsky and Kowno.
in addition to these, Russia has es
tablished a score or more of fortified
military camps along her frontier.
Russia has a secondary line of for
tifications extending through Vilna,
Riga, Smolensk and Kiew. Besides
these forts. Russia has massive de
fenses at Varsaw, Odessa, Helsing
fors and St. Petersburg.
Austria-Hungary.
The main Austrian frontier fortifi
cations are at Cracow, Przemysl, Bud
apest and Semlin. Also Vienna and
otljer cities are strongly fortified.
England.
The entire coast of Great Britain is
protected by fortifications, but it is
scarcely within the range of possi
bility that with the huge English
f/eet on the sea. there will be any land
fighting in the British Isles.
Servia.
Belgrade, the capital, is the only
fortified city in Servia, but the coun
try for the most part is mountainous,
ayd the ridges and valleys form natu
r. 1. defenses of the Balkans that would
make it Hazardous for Austrians and
Germans to att'tnpt to invade the
country
Supplementing the forts built along
the frontiers of the various countries
now at war, almost the whole of Eu
rope is well protected by natural de
fenses, mountains, rivers and valleys,
iiirrow passes and defiles. The coun
ts • along die French border, the east
ern. oar*, o i Belgium and western Ger
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many is hilly and crossed by mountain
chains. Three rivers and their valleys
of prirbe military importance cut this
hilly country, the Rhine and its wes
tern tributaries, the Moselle and the
Meuse on the French side and the
Main in Germany. In the valleys of
these rivers lie the principal lines of
communication of the entire region.
The Franco-German border may be
considered in two parts, the southern
or Alsacian frontier and border of
Lorriane. The Alsatian border is
formed by the Vosges mountain range,
fifty miles long, crossed by seven
roads passing through defiles, but the
narrow nature of these passes makes
their defense comparatively easy.
That is the reason why both Germany
ami France rushed their armies into l
Alsace as soon as mobilization was
begun and war declared.
To the west of the valley of the Mo
selle and separated frov it by the
massive mountain formation of the
Eiffel, is the rivar Meuse, coming
trom France, and entering Relgian
territory at Sedan. It flows through
Liege and the Dutch province of Lim
burg. v
Thus there are three natural lines
for any advancing army from Ger
many into France, or from France
into Germany, through the Trou de
Belfort, the-Moselle valley near Metz
or the valley of the Meuse through
Holland and Belgium. All three pas
sages are naturally well guarded by
the rivers and mountains and easily
defended. It is where the natural de
fenses are weakest that ttie rival na
tions have erected their chain of fir
tifieations. V
-the eastern “theater" of war,
stretching from the Baltic Sea down
to the Black Sea, comprising eastern
Germany, western Russia and north
eastern Hungary, is composed mainly
of huge plains, cut up by big rivers
and divided by the Carpathian Moun
tains, forming a natural defense for
Hungary against Russia.
The Carpathians in their western
part have an Alpine character _anc| are
extremely difficult to pass by larfde
bodies of troops and heavy artillery.
The eastern 'part of these mountains
is lower but heavily wooded.
The southern of war is
apaprently of secondary importance at
this stage. It seems probable that the
first great engagement of the war will
take place in the west, between Ger
many and the allies, France, England
nnd Belgium. If a great battle should
occur there and not bring the bel
ligerents to terms, tke next decisive
action probably would hike place In
the east, either in Russian Poland or
between Cracow- and Breslau. In all
probability, Austria will remain whol
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ly on the definsive, and the fate of the
combatants in the southern “theater"
be decided by the fighting on the
west and east.
ITALIANS IN ENGLAND.
London, 4:50 p. m.—Enthusiastic
suport of Great Britain and a desire
to join the foreign legiin were ex
pressed at a mass meeting of Italians
Saturday afternoon. A group of Garl
baldian veterans In red coats and caps
occupied the place of honor on a plat
form where also were many veterans
of the Austro-Itallan war of lstiti.
FLORIDA EXCURSION
—-—via
GEORGIA & FLORIDA RY.
SEPTEMBER 15th.
Phone 709 for further information.
We are glad to announce that within
about ten days the Hansberger Phar
gnaey will have on sale the famous
Bheron’s Candies.
IF you have something that is
intended for your eyes only, put
it in one of our Safe Deposit Boxes
Fire cannot reach it—burglars cannot get it and you will
have absolute privacy because all our Safe Deposit Boxes
are fitted with Yale Locks which cannot be opened
unless you help. These locks ha\ r e double mechanism
that requires two different keys to unlock. You have
one key and we hold the other—and both must be
used at the same time or the box cannot be opened.
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Crown and Bridge
Work, $4.00 per
Tooth up.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
GARDEN HOSE
Large shipment of
Garden Hose just re
ceived direct from
faetorv.
Hose Reels,
Hose Pipes,
Large assortment
Lawn Sprinklers.
THEO. G. McAULIFFE
115 Jackson Street.
UNION SAVINGS BANK
Comer Broad and Eighth Streets,
Depository United States Court,
Northeastern Division South
ern District of Georgia.
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BLANCHARD & CO,
UNDERTAKERS
& EMBALMERS
1368 Broad Street.
Phone 3138,
Efficient Service Guaranteed
Good Roads for Telephone Talk
nnHE good roads movement has not been confined to the
* highways.
The Bell Telephone system has covered the country with
“good roads” for telephone talk, reaching every nook and cor
ner.
There are more than 12,000,000 miles of these “good roads”
in the Bell system. Some of them are strung in single pairs or
in aerial cables from pole to pole; others are hidden away in
underground conduits; they reach the heart of each industrial
and commercial center of the nation and to the most remote
habitations.
These “good telephone roads” of the Bell system, all oper
ated by one system, under one policy, forming one continuous
system of intercommunication, connect more than 7,500,000
telephones for universal service.
Big Drop in
Pianos and
Player Prices
Now is your time to buy a Piano. You have been waiting and looking for
bargains and this Ih your opportunity.
High grade new and u*ed Pianos 1-3 to 1-2 off.
We have more pianos and Players in store than we»need, and more on the
way, and have received instructions from the various manufacturers we repre
sent to cut prices and reduce stock.
World’s Choice Pianos For Little Money
$350 Reliable Rradley, dark mahogany, new ~sl2B
$375 Prescott, figured, mahopeni, new $l4B
S3OO Mason, carved V' . >gany, new $123
S3OO Conservatory, mahogany, used $96
$375 Harvard, carved mahogany, used ~ ...$195
$350 Bradley & Co., dark mahogany $l4B
$350 Bradley & Co., dark mahogany, carved $l5B
$450 Beautiful Bailey, Cir. Walnut, new $248
$350 Electric Piano, Oak Mission, used $385
SBOO Electric Piano, dark oak, used $250
SSOO Gordon & Son, Cir. Walnut $285
$450 Gordon & Son, Figured Mahogany $270
$550 Kranich & Bach, Figured Mahogany $325
$350 Stodard, Figured Mahoguny, used $155
$350 Kingsbury, oak case, used $95
S4OO Kingsbury, Mahogany, used $l5B
$450 Haddorff, Mahogany . ..$325
S6OO Newton Player, mahogany $295
Do not handicap your home and children by denying them a Piano; give
them an equal chance in life with your neighbors. Secure one of these great
bargains and have music and happiness in your home circle. You can make a
first payment of as much as you wish and arrange terms for balance. Play
while you pay.
We have many other good bargains in fine Pianos and Players of leading
makes. Our liberal guarantee goes with each sale, also the Manufacturers’
warranty.
Store open evenings during this sale. All Pianos and Players marked in
plain figures.
Organs, sls, $25, S4O, SSO.
A. A. Thomas Piano Co.
No. 639 BROAD STREET.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Formerly of Thomas St Barton Co.
COAL AND WOOD
We are the only Coal and Wood deal
ers in Augusta whose sales slips are good
for votes in M. & M. Contest.
B. A. DIAL
Phone 25 J and 2701. 639 11th street.
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
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