The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 30, 1919, Page 20

| ~ CEN. LUDENDORFF’S STORY OF THE WORLD WAR It Is a Frank Confession of the Most Colossal Failure of Might Against Right in the World’s History. His Revelations Will Startle the World In this intimate, authentic and close-up history of the German effort written by Ludendorff, the Teuton militarist admits that from 1916 on the German cause seemed hopeless. He lays bare the impotence and weakness of both the German armies and the im- perial statesmen. The German side of the war has been shrouded in mystery, and up to the present time no one who knows has spoken. We know so much about our own defeats. Germany was so silent about hers that it seemed at times as if the balance of victory was all on her side. But Ludendorff discloses the a condition of Germany just before and during the war. Ludendorff’s story will be complete—the history of every great battle and campaign. A FEW HIGH SPOTS ROM LUDENDORFF’S BOOK ALREADY TRANSLATED TELLS how Germany feared that Holland and Den- mark would join the Allies and give her her death- blow on those unprotected frontiers which she had not a single man available to defend. EXPLAINS that at no time had he any hope of the col- lapse of any of the Allied Nations. CONFESSES that Verdun was a colossal mistake, with its ghastly toll of wasted lives and material. TELLS of the Battle of the Somme, and admits the terrific effectiveness of Marshal Haig’s policy of attrition, which caused huge losses that Germany could ill afford. ADMITS that the weakened man-power of the Ger- man Army and the shortage of munitions on the Western front was more alarmingly serious than the Allies ever suspected. ACKNOWLEDGES that at the end of 1916 the Ger- man noha oy on the Western front were completely exhausted. ADMITS that the attempt to organize the Polish Army to increase their available man-power was a complete failure. GIVES DETAILS of the serious troubles between German statesmen and the High Command on the one side and those of Austria, Bulgaria and Tur- key on the other. ADMITS REPEATEDLY the weakness of German statesmen, and lauds the abilities of Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Wilson. CONFESSES that the campaign against Rumania, which seemed a brilliant military victory for Ger- many, left her.in a greatly weakened condition without compensating results, TELLS of the unwillingness of those in power to take any responsibility for unrestricted U-boat warfare and divulges who actually gave the order at last. REVEALS that Germany hoped, in September, 1916, that President Wilson would act as a go-between for peace. Says the German Government knew in November, 1916, of President Wilson’s plans for his note of December 18 on “Peace Without Vic- tory.” TELLS how Von Bernstorff attempted to further Wilson’s peace plans and to keep the United States out of the war. ADMITS the so-called strategic retreat to the Hin- denburg Line was actually a necessity, with no alternative. THROWS NEW LIGHT on the attempts of Ger- many to embroil Mexico with the United States. THIS TREMENDOUS FEATURE WILL BE PUBLISHED SERIALLY IN THE SEATTLE STA STARTING MONDAY, SEPT. 8 Simultaneously With Its Appearance in a Group of Other Leading Newspapers of Which the Following Are Members: e Baltimore News Atlanta Georgian Milwaukee Journal Minneapolis Tribune Pittsburg Gazette-Times New York World Chicago Daily News St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cincinnati Enquirer Philadelphia Public Ledger Boston Post San Francisco Examiner Los Angeles Examiner Louisville Courier-Journal Toronto Star San Diego Sun Buffalo Times Omaha World-Herald Washington Post Seattle Star Dear Sir: RITE OR PHONE MAIN 600 FOR SUBSCRIPTION a carrier) mail {for which I inclose $ ADDRESS .....ccsccscsensccccele coccteeses 000 een a (City) (state) |]