| Show CHANGES AND pos roS TIES THE british army is about to lose one of its ita distinctive peculiarities which havel have made it very formidable in appearance the huge and ponderous shako is to give way for or the prussian helmet the is hot heavy and inconvenient the helmet is comparatively light and healthy it is made of black felt with a brass bran spike on the crown and brass ornaments in the front it has a military aspect although it does not g give ive lve a body of men inen such a massive and powerful appearance as the shako while english troops are adopt ing prussian headgear head gear it would b ba a startling arrangement in the present crisis if great britain were to form an alliance with germany austria exhibits exhibit aa a leaning towards russia and the czar makes no secret of his earnest desire to pro the austrian emperor Em geror if it the jatter can be alienated from england and by promises of territorial acquisitions be induce induced d to join with the czar in defying john bull and driving the turks out of europe it would not very much surprise critical lookers on now as the policy of russia is to obtain a sure marl mari maritime time outlet in the south so it is the policy of prussia to complete the autonomy of the german states england and germany combined would be more than a match for russia and austria and success in such an alliance as we have hinted at would not only drive back the tho northern and prevent his bis encroachment onabe on the louth youth and his march to the easty eu and thus save the threatened possessions of england but would open the way for the extension of the german empire to the ob liter atlon stion of austria except as one of the states of germany strange moves are made upon the chess board of european diplomacy and unlooked loosed un for alliance allian cea and complications may be at any moment moda ent one thing seems almost certain without the inter position of providence avast a vast and bloody war will soon convulse ther the vestern part of the eastern conti which whick may extend even to the rich possessions of her majesty queen victoria in british india england and germany united could sweep the field and spread terror and achieve swift victory upon the seas it would make a mighty alliance |
