Evening Star Newspaper, October 27, 1921, Page 3

Ludendorff in Panic Demands a Peace Offer at Once. By ANDRE TARDIEV. €aptain of the French army. French high com- missioner to America. Clemenceau's right band at the Conference of Versailles. _ CHAPTER XL Ludendorft Paniestricken. From August 14 to September 20 eveats, both political and military, were to disturb these hopeful expectations. The “local successes” did not come off; ©on the contrary, five times in five weeks the allied forces advanced. The Franco- British attack, which, near Amiens, throws back the Germans to their old Chaulnes-Ribecourt front; the Franco- British attack, which, from the 18th to the 26th of August, reaches the Ba- ume-Perrone-Nesles-Noyon line; the ranco-British attack, which, from Au- ®ust 30 to September 10, throws back the enemy from the Vesle to the Alsne @nd farther north almost to the Hin- denburg line; the Franco-British at- tack. which, from September 18 to 22 pierces this'line between Cambria an St Quetin; the Franco-American at- tack, which, from September 12 to Teduces the St. Mahiel salient. By Sep- tember 20 the enemy has lost nearly all the ground he had gained from March 10 June. His forces have severely suf- fered. He has engaged 163 divisions, of Thich seventy-five have been in_line two er three times. He still has sixty- eight @visions in reserve, which is nine Jess than in June. but 'of these only twenty-one are fresh divisions—ten less than in June. To keep up the effect- sveness of these units in the absence of rufficient reinforcement, he has had to ‘break up sixteen divisions and use them @s replacements. Austria Urging Peace. At the same time political diffi- tulties have begun. On the evening ©f the 14th of August and on the 15th, at Spa, Emperor Charles of Austria and Count Burian expressed the opinion that direct overtures for peace should be made as soon as possible. We have noted the de- cisions arrived at by the German crown council on the 14th. The kaiser, the chancellor the generals protest against the suggestion of their allies. They hold that such a atep should only be taken later on and that then it should only be taken through neutral channels and not di- rectly. The Austrians departed un- convinced and. on the 21st tele- graphed a plan for a direct appeal 10 the belligerents, after having tried to obtain for this plan the support of Bulgaria and Turkey. Excitement Tuns high in Berlin and at Spa. The discussion continues three weeks. From September 3 to 5 von Hintze and his undersecretary of state. von Stumm, go to Vienna to preach re- sistance. They seek delav—at least till the German army shail have fin- ished the strategic withdrawal which is under way. Hndenburg intervenes on the 10th with a telegram disap- proving the Austrian plan for a di- rect appeal “harmful to our arms and to our peoples.” On the other hand, he accepts “the intervention of a neutral power with a view to an jmmediate negotiation.” ~ Note the change compared to the decisions of August 14. Direct proposals of peace will not be made, but a neutral will be asked to suggest it immediately. The Austrians persist, nevertheless, in their idea, and on September 13 launch their note. Germany, at the same time, seeks the neutral who will undertake the mission. The search is long and vain. On Sep- tember 21 Ludendorff telegraphs from the great general headquarters that it might be possible to get in touch with the United States. It is a confused and anxious period. Anxiety and confusion are made worse on the-26th by news that Bulgaria intends to conclude a separate peace. Germany decides to send troops there. But it is already too late and on the 29th the Bulgarian armistice is signed at Salonica. Chan- celior von Hertling had declared ol September 3 at the council of ministers “We must say to our enemies: ‘You Beo that you cannot beat us—but we are always ready, as we have told you unequivocally on’ several occasions, to «conclude a peace full of honor. " Victories Change Situation. The succession of ailied victories, ¢he Austrian manifestations, the Bulgarian armistice, completely change this situ- ation. Is Germany ready to sue for peace—not offer it? That is how the qQuestion now presents itself. Listen to the answer. This answer comes from a quarter wwhence even yesterday it was the least ~ cxpected and in a form which aggra-- Today, for ‘the firat time, M. Tardieu tells the story of the panie of the great gemeral staft of the Germany army just prior to the armistice. feared his lines might be broken at any time and urged a quick appeal to Washington. Here is language of the Germans themselves how the conatant arrival of American reinforcements ed thelr Iast hopés of suceess. It Is a thrilling narrative, graphically told. vates its astounding nature. It is the 1st of. October. It is one o'clock in the afternoon. Gen Ludendorff sends for the two llaison officers of the chancel- lery at great general headquarters, Baron von Grunau and Baron von Lers- ner, and says to them:, “I beg you to transmit an urgent request with a view to the -immedia dispatch of our offer®of peace. Tod! the troops are holding, but ona «a not foresee what may happen tomor- row.” Half an hour later at 1:30 p. Mar- shall Hindenburg Intervenes, and re- ferring to the report that a new chancellor will be appointed that evening or the next day, says: “If the formation of the government remains the least in doukt and is not certain foy this evening betw=en 7 and 8 o'clock, I am of the opiricn that it is necessary this very night to s2nd our declaration io ‘he fcreis governments.” At 2 o'clock the liaison officers con- firm the preceding declarations. Baron von Grunau adds “My impression is that every one here has lost his ‘self coatrol.'” Gen. Ludendorft Insists. He goes off to the emperor, who agrees with him that, In order to take steps for peace, it is necessary to await (ill the new governmen: has been formed. But Gen. Luldendorft insists: “We are still in honorable posture. But our line may be broken through at any moment. and then our peace offer will arrive at the most unfavor- able moment. I have the sensation of playing & game of chanve. At any moment, and at any point, a division may fail in its duty.” At 9 o'clock that night he demands that to the offer of p <hall be added a reques: for the nation of the point of meeting for the negotia- tion of the armisitce. Me even goes B0 far as to give tha names of the men who will form th> armistice com- mission, including an Austran Turk. At mdnight he reitera* “The offer of peace must be trans- mitted immediately from Bern to Washington. The Army cannot.wait another forty-eight hours.” Panic reigns. Events prove thi For the Army. which. according to the general, “cannot wait another forty- eight hours.” will continue to fight without let-up until November 11. This panic seems to be due to three reasons. The first is that the military situation. although not hopeless, is bad. The second is that the-great general staff, so_overbearing three Abe Martin Savs: Ther’ hain’t no doubts in a lit- tle town t’ git th’ benefit of like ther’ is in a city. 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