Show W4RS EFFECT ON CANAL The renewed assurance by Secretary a son thit the Panama canal w 11 be opened on August lo for vessels not e iu r na more than thirty feet of wa ter calls attent on to the fact that the anal will suffer from the war in Eu rope With German shipping swept from the seas by the Brit sh menace and w th the ships of Great Bnta n and other nations pressed into wan service tho canai w 11 not transact much busi ness with European vessels at this time Th s 6hould give Amer can oastwise sh ppmg a big advantage wh le the war lasts Sir Edward Grey is reported to have sa d that the confl ct might last ten vearB but the general op nion is that it will not endure as many months The terrific force with which the great nat ons hurl themselves into the confl ct must soon deplete the r mil tary resources to the point of ex haust on Few expect the war to con tmue after that po nt has been reached G err 11a warfare by land or sea would be of benefit to no one and it is prob able that the conflict although tre mendous will be short By the time the Panama canal is fully pre pared to handle its maximum of traf fic the nations probably will be at peaco once more |