The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 11, 1919, Page 4

_ @wer arrived. R TURNS AGAINST VON LUD . _THH SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1919. ENDORFF: DISPLEASED WHEN HUN ARMIES FAILED President Wilson sent to the Berlin government Oct. 28, 1918, the third of the armistice notes. He said bluntly that my could have only an armistice that would leave the States and the allies “in a@ position to enforce any ar its that may be entered into, and to make a renewal! ties on the part of Germany impossible.” He also Berved notice that the United States would not deal “with ay @rchical autogats of Germany * ace negotiations, but surrender.” not but veritable representatives of the German people” and it must deal with the military masters and the mon it must demand, This ultimatum brought about the downfall of Ludendorff, the kaiser and other autocrats of the German empire. The first result was an order to the army signed by Hin- against this and the for two years. and Ludendorff, attacking Wilson and breathing he second was an explosion in the reichstag order. The third was an about face of the kaiser dismissal of the man who had been the dictator of Then came the final note of sur+ which paved the way for the armistice and the revolu- “MY THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS” By Gen. Eric Von Ludendorff ria! ‘ted in Great by Messrs. Seix and Hartel All rights reserved for ¥iam countrica ‘On October 23 or 24, Wilson's an- It was a strong an- to our cowardly note, This he made it quite clear that the conditions a eer ml { pecial arrange: , by Harper and Brothers Britain by Hutchinson 4 Company a! the Londo i | wy h the McClure Newspaper All rights reserved, Times: Fratelli Treves; in Canada and Italy by France, Belgium, Holland, Russia and the “Wilson’s answer is & demand for unconditional surtender, It is thus unacceptable to us soldiers, It proves, further, that our enemies use the phrase ‘Peace of Justice’ ~| merely to deceive us and break our resistance. Wilson's answer can thus be nothing for us soldiers but a challenge to continue our resistance with all our strength. “When our enemies know that no sacrifices will achieve the rupture of the German front, then they will be ready for a peace which will make the future of our country safe for the broad masses of our people. , “At the front, October 24, 10 m. “VON HINDENBURG.” SIGNS ORDER THRU ERROR I had been so busy that major who had to draft the tele it first to the field marshal and then to me. Usually all documents for signature by the field marshal were submitted to me first to be oo zi i i ri fi g if i 7 | FRRHF | tsi if ; Ha if i i Lf Hl i a i appeared later that the view the wording of the telegram corresponded with the views of the gevernment, was incorrect, and Col. Heye stopped the publication of the order. From Kovno, where revolu- tionary organizations already con- trolled the telephones, {it came to It was further, usual course, given out confiden- majesty in Berlin, We expressed the view that we must fight on. Th head of the eivil cabinet, own in the background, he took the samo point of view as Prince Max We were surprised to learn that ho was ignorant of the fact that we had discussed the question of peace with the chancellor as early as the middie of August. His majesty came to no decision, but he showed full confidence in me, He referred us to the chancellor. ‘The latter was ill, and von Payer received us and Admiral Scheer at 9 o'clock In the evening. He seemed Personally ildisposed toward us; in contrast to his previous attitude He knew well that the cabinet wanted me to go, aa I wan fighting on, The minister of war was also called in. He had not stood up tn the reichatag and in the government for the em peror and the army, for had he done so he would have to resign, B vee © pee tid Bom, % being clear that the government did intend to fight any more, It thought it was necessary to sacrifice every- thing, Could It already hear the vember 9? Did it hope to save the country from the revolution by ca pitulating to foreign enemies? moved. I uttered a warning against the enemy's desire to destroy us, and against any hope being placed on Wilson. STANDS UP FOR EMPEROR I spoke warningly of the spread was then taking large proportions. i ut z iF The weakening of the Preme war lord at a moment when in the army and the state, at a time when the army was called to be the guardiqn of civil order, At a later stage, it did more to undermine the discipline of the army than the hasty evacuation of the territory on the left of the Rhine, to which we al lowed ourselves to be compelled. T spoke in the samg sense at the beginning of November to certain of Pperor meant to the army, not only) to us regular officers, but also to the rank and file, My view has been confirmed by many incidents happening since November 9th. WRITES HIS RESIGNATION one and a half or two hours, Gen- eral von Winterfeldt and Colonel von Haeften waited for me below. I was deeply moved, and could aghain say no more than: “There is ne hope. still the head of a mighty army. It was not until late on the evening of the 25th that I heard of this Meanwhile, however, the distor. thon of the facts had achieved its end, and I was dismissed. KAISER WOULD NOT DECIDE On October 25, the field marshal and I placed our views before his Germany is lost.” These twe were greatly touched. In the German note of October 37 we capitulated. At & o'clock en the morning of the 26th, still in the mood of the previous evening, I wrote tendering In this Chancellor von Payer, I had gained the impression that the government would not act in the crisis, that his majesty, the country and the army were thus placed in an untenable Position, that I was counted as aN THEATI wil Imm fi ash ik [ =19 | Id ea oy ( CIN WAN Kt all aupyee ofthe UT ae NOW — AND FOUR DAYS THEREAFTER A PICTURE THAT REACHES THE PINNACLE OF SPLENDID DRAMA IN A LOCALE OF SCENIC GRANDEUR—ONE THAT YOU WILL SEE WITH JOY AND REMEMBER WITH SATISFACTION, MAN’S DESIRE —Wwith——_ LEWIS J. STONE - TOM PRICE Beside which we have that famous funny fellow— Singing a New One— “At the High Brown Babies’ Ball” SMITH ST CHARLIE CHAPLIN x: | Uency von Delbruck, wan present. | While keeping any opinions of hia! murmurs of the revolution ef No) I spoke seriously and was deeply | That had been the decisive turning-| *~TUDENDORFF tells in't The Star Monday of the collapse of German army and people, revealing how || the great military machine went completely to pieces as the armistice was signed. He inveighs | against the results of the revolution and declares | the future prosperity of | | Germany can be assured | only if she returns to the | old ways. He draws his | own set of commandments | for the people. | see ects se anxious te prolong the war, and that, in view of the attitude taken by the government to Wilson, my departure might ease thelr position. I therefore begged his majesty graciously to accept my resignation. In accordance with his usual practice, the field marshal came to see me at 9 o'clock on the morning of the 26th. I had placed my letter jon one side, as I had made up my | mind not to speak to him of it until | the letter was before his majesty The field marshal was master of his own destiny, and I did not want to influence him, The form of the letter attracted his attention, and hé begged me not to dispatch it, but to retain office. I ought not to desert the emperor and the army at this time. After an inward struggle I consented 1 became convinced that I ought to retain my post, and proposed to the field marshal that we should make another effort to see Prince Max He did not receive ua, being still ili KAISKR TURNS AGAINST HIM While I was waiting for news on this point, Colonel von Haeften re- ported to me that the government had succeeded im permuading his majesty to dismins me, the ostensibie reason put forward being the order above mentioned. His =majesty .| Would shortly send for me to the Bellevue castle, I was no longer capable of astonishment, and had no anxiety about myself personally. Before this conversation ended, we were suddenly called, at this unumal hour, to attend his majenty. On the way from the general staff |. | office to the Bellevue castle, I told the field marshal what I had just heard. Later I heard it atated that moments of my life. I enid respect- fully to his majesty that I had gain. no longer his confidence, and that I accordingly begged most humbly |to be relieved of my office. His majesty accepted my resignation. = rai I gave up my post at once, I sent off the letter which I had written tn the morning; I should have now worded {t differently. On the morning of the 27th I was at general headquartera In the afternoon I said good-bye I was much moved. It was very hard for me to leave my officers and the army at this anxious time, but how- ever hard it waa, I could do noth- ing else, in my view of my position as an officer over against the su- preme head of the army. In my life as a soldier I have trod- den but one path, the straight path of duty. One, and only one,. great thought has moved mo, the love of my country, of the army, and of the hereditary ruling house, For them had I lived, even in these last four years, My one aim was to break the enemy’s desire for our destruc. tion, and to secure Germany’s future against new hostile attacks, MANHOOD HAS NOT ALTERED On October 27 1 stood in Spa, tn the prime of my life, at the end of a military career which had brought me infinite work to do, and at the same time # responsibility such as falls to the lot of few men. In the evening I left Spa. In Alx le-Chapelle I sought out my first war billet. I thought of Liege, There 1 had found my manhood, and had not altered since. My muscles stiffened. I went back home, In the West meanwhile events took the following course: The Fourth army completed its rearward movement into the Hermann line (next position behind the Hinden- burg Hne) in the closest contact and in constant fighting with the pur- guing enemy. Bruges, Thielt and Courtrai were evacuated on the 19th, On the 20th there was fighting on the Lys, the enemy taking the onst- ern bank around Deinze. He at- tempted to force us to leave the Lys by strong pressure between the Lyi and the Scheldt. On the 26th thi fighting again took the form of a battle, in which the enemy, attack- ing the Scheldt, slowly gained ground towards Ghent-Oudenarde, Between the Lys and the Scheldt the fighting also implicated the Sixth army. The Sixth and Seventh armies had abandoned Lille and Douai on the 17th, and had fallen back, in touch with the Fourth, behind the Deule canal, ‘in the direction of Aveighem, Tournal and Valen- Gennes. On the 20th the enemy was approaching these towns. The civil population again took part {2 the tighting = jute of it— Wives, you have to fight the devil with fire nowadays. This wife does in the picture now here, and you'll enjoy every min- You see, this young husband believes in stepping out—for hus- bands only. So what does the wife do to cure him? SHE STEPS OUT. And she steps high, if not very wide. And before long hubby wishes he had never left his happy home. A PLAY THAT IS GUARANTEED TO REUNITE 4,683 SEATTLE COUPLES Strand Orchestra, Under S. K. Wineland, Playing “Carmen.” Drdla’s “Souvenir,” Violin Solo, by Wineland TWENTYSEVENTH GOES FORWARD AGAIN The southern wing of the Seven-| teenth army and the Second and) Eighteenth were in heavy fighting, the enemy attacking heavily on the| 17th and 18th between Le Cateau and the Oise. We were forced to withdraw the front behind the Sam- bre(ise canal, from the district to the southwest of Landrecies as far fas the Oise. After @ pause on the 19th, the enemy tacks extended from the 20th onwards towards the north. ‘The enemy pressed on past Soles- mea and Le Cateau, in the direction of Landrecies (New York's Twenty- seventh and the Thirtieth “Wildcat” divisions were engaged here). Our loases were heavy, and the troops did pot fight well at all points. Other troops, however, conducted themselves magnificently. It was the same as ever. At first the army group of the German crown prince had left the left wing of the Eighteenth army in its position down the Oise as far as la Fere. The enemy's efforts to cross the Olse were defeated. On the 20th the Hermann line, between the Oise and the Serre, was occu- pied. The enemy attacked this line in force, and violent battles develop- od. The Seventh and First armies were attacked between the Serre and the Aisne. In the main, they main- tained their positions, and on the 25th they threw back a powerful enemy attack with heavy losses. POSITION OF GREATEST STRAIN Again, on the Aisne, as far as Vouziers-Grand Pre, in the Aire val- ley, and towards the heights to the |left of the Meuse, the enemy was applying strong pressure. The fight- |ing was heavy and costly, but did ; not lead to any important changes jin our line. As before, the battle the greatest strain. There was fighting from the Dutch frontier to Verdun. No help was coming from home. Every encouragement was absent, It was miraculous that the troops should fight so heroically. The work of evacuation went on, in spite of the terrible condition of the railways. The construction of the Antwerp- Meuse line progressed slowly. Its fortification was beginning. Genera) headquarters had to reckon with the possibility of withdrawing the front back to that line at the be- ginning of November, in order still further to shorten it. Of course, this would be of advantage to enemy also. On account of the rai way destruction, the enemy attacks in the north would be bound to lose strength. It was to be expected that they would now attack in Lor- raine. (A great American-French attack from the front of Nancy, aimed to strike to the Rhine and encircle Meta, was in preparation wien Ger- many surrendered.) DEWS OF EVE No More Gentle Than “‘Cascarets’’ for the Liver, Bowels It is just as needless as it ts dangerous to take violent or nasty cathartica, Nature provides no shock-absorbers for your liver and bowels against calomel, harsh pills, sickening of] and salts, Cascarets give quick relief without injury from Constipation, Biliousness, In- digestion, Gases and Sick Head- extended to the eastern bank, with- jout producing any essential altera- \tions here either. Further south- | Wards, as far as the Swiss frontier, the ine was quiet. On the evening of the 25th the Western front was in a position of ache, Cascarets work while you sleep, removing the toxins, potsons and sour, Indigestible waste with- out griping or inconvenience. Cas- carets regulate by strengthening the bowel muscles. They cost so Uttle toa, {ITALIAN OFFENSIVE BEGINS In Italy, on the 24th, the Italian |attack began. At first it was direct- ed to the mountain front, but from the 26th onwards it was raging with full force on the Piave, By the evening of the 25th there had been no important developments. The Austro-Hungarian front was still holding. Nevertheless, I expected a quick conclusion of peace with Aus- | tria-Hungary, In cooperation with the Bavarian ministry of war, the first protective measures on the Tyrolese frontier were arranged. In Serbia, General von Kovese found it necessary to order the re tirement behind the Danube. There was no change on the Danube fron- tier of Rumania, and on the line Sereth. Matters there still hung tn the balance. A rallying of the German people would, in any case, have improved matters, It is impossible to say for how long we might have continued the struggle. The enemy morale was not too clearly known to us, If only they had a firm will, a great people were not to be defeated easily. 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