Show A alar of hie future when war comes in europe as it must como somo time it will bo soon that a new era has begun in thu art of destruction the belgian historian emilo le Love leyo sums up in an article in tho for october the terrible factors of tho next tho civil war in tho united states was but childs play in comparison with loussia and franco on one aide and germany austria and italy on the other seven millions of men can bo instantly put in tho field with ton millions in reserve tho facilities for concentration and the improved arms are such that more men may easily be killed in ono day than have over boford been killed in a aholo war tho continuous preparations for war even when thero is no thought of its immediate occurrence are far greater and more expensive than over before franco has surrounded her frontiers and her capital with a continuous line of forts and entrenchments germany has mado metz strasburg mayence and cologne fiig antic fortresses which seem absolutely impregnable italy has fortified bar alpine passes her seaports sea ports and even the eternal city itself belgium is spending doity millions of francs in construction the of re doubts with cupolas of steel to close tho passage by tho maas valley the war budgets are everywhere increase inc in enormous aart it id under this continual menace of the most frightful shook of armies that conr planet will over have looked upon writes M do Lave loyo that wo livo and the most extraordinary thing is that wo get used to it we go about our our pleasures wo rush in crowds from all parts to the paris exhibition while each ono bays it may bo for tomorrow to morrow |