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the lazy see news informations talk com mobile peace exploded into cheers and music it on it the in August 1914 Europe March for war with withdraws tents files those in every nation whose lives have been wouldn't good discontents who were restless disgusted filled with envy or with high ideals course was now of and a duty enthusiasm was report the a in valleys green wheels to where lovers wander mating they hear from over the hill music the high and the drum 15 pasta bowls along with them hollowed through this out of life the soldiers follow was down the distance they with dying note and swelling walk the resounding way that the still dwelling it was Austria's coro but it was Germany's war the Germany struck first westward at 5 a.m. on August 24 German cavalry cross the Belgian frontier their hoof beats on the cobblestones the signal F catastrophe in Berlin the Kaiser address the members of the hike stop I have no knowledge any longer a party or creed I know only germans and into combat of I ask all love you do give me all hands when the Imperial Chancellor victim and Harvick ask for the unprecedented Walker dove $265 million pounds the lifestyle voted Sudan's its manhole vague stated Germany's position in the clearest terms necessity and knows no law anyone who like ourselves is struggling for a supreme aim must think I'll never how you can this way through on through international agreements through the very concept of neutrality through those invasion of Belgium was demanded by the sleeve and Graham the master plan by which Germany hopes to win the war to avoid the French fortress system the Germans would cross Belgium passed through Brussels swing down into France brushing the channel Coast poss round west of Paris and attacked the French armies from behind the whole thing was expected to be over in 40 days one thing was vital to this plan and that will speed a point to first impact was Lee age blocking the crossings at the river murders and all routes to Brussels on the west well this strongly defended editor had to be seized to open the way for the waiting masses of the great German field army seized quickly and at whatever cost or alternatively defended at whatever cost I'll general among commanding we get is a lovely Asian had been instructed to do just that the Belgian tommy was weak ill-prepared conscious that he could not face the pot of Germany in the open field but brave and willing to fight behind the defenses which existed for which could be hastily constructed could get they were facing the most powerful military machine the army was the embodiment them so all the hopes and all the prior to this I'm expanding thriving Empire found expression every young man was I will serve most of them were overjoyed to do so the army marched all Germany marched through whom it the the mo the peacetime it numbered nearly a million conscripts the time then stood over four million trained reserves and a final potential love almost Tim the backbone as everywhere was the infantry seventy aids division drawn from the swelling cities the famous old times the Y invidious countryside of the German Empire almost a person's steady patient brave dependable and their home call was a hundred and ten thousand superbly trained noncommissioned officer the cavalry numbered over 100,000 they were the kaiser's favorites go to CNN's groom who learns with flaps top helmets unflattering ones the conference's regiment was the deaths head was off but it was the German artillery which would shock the world into the damage the field guns were not impressive but behind them arranged over three thousand weapons have heavier caliber 150 millimetres 210 millimeters 305 products at the firm of crops was a crushing weight of heavy guns well supplied with Cheryl's waiting to tailor continent apart you need it and I get for a while all this might was checked liaise proved a tough not on the first German assaults were repulsed with heavy losses if I tonight at to avoid the bills and machine guns sifting through the outer ring before some almost unknown German staff officer general who turned off made his way to the citadel in the center of the town itself they arrived government soldier was to be seen and the citadel was still in the hands of the enemy I banged on the gates which were locked they were open from the inside the few hundred versions with their surrender much sums there was jubilation in Germany the Kaiser kiss fun Motueka raptures but the excitement was premature general the mall was not innocent people he was in my love the forts and under his firm direction these continue to resist ok the on I on the way to Brussels was still blocked the following days the short pause while Germany's battling for a simple the nation's to serve the continent support at this stage many found it pleasing the German conference ropes the electric spark up the mobilization decree filed a trainer indescribable enthusiasm from them all to the tiniest hamlet in the southern German mountains at that time the vast majority of the German people regarding the military solution love the ever increasing political tension as the and even like a French officer with service with Israel there great nations heart was beating to Lotus yes days long homes crowds were gathered at every stage behind every badeah and at every window along our route