Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-12
6ermAn War Machine the Most
Elaborate Ever Devised
BY Man.

s2sine was written by DR.. Graves sew
aFai weeks before uermany's declara
aton If war upon Russia precipitatet
she European war. In reading the
article II would be- well to keep this
1act III mind.
THO unnterical strength. disposition
aad efficiency Of the German army are
moro or less well known. The brain
and afspravaillng power controlling q
aEhting force Of 4.5o0, 900 men IL. how
svar. not known. Here for che first
ksnas III published nm account OF the
ensids workings of the German val
HnAchina NO far 40 1t III possible for
aHy one man 10 give them. Through
ny intimate connections with the Ger,
aasa and other secret service sya.
ssms. through constant contact with
ERcmsnent army and navy offcera. !
Aaya enjoyed special facilities, Of
which ] have ayaiiea myself TO the
fRfi 70 gain the inside knowledge
shiNh here commit to paper.
This Fighting Force,
Tine most elaborate ayatem ever do.
Faaed BY tho ingenuity or man. used
so1 only for war and destruction, but
~ IN intelligence clearing house for
shn whole Of the empire, In the Ger.
ssaa war machine. Conceived BY Gen
nrai Stein In the days or the Napnie.
aRis wars, added to and elaborated hy
successive administration, solely i'm
aaF TIE control OF the ruling house. it's
azsleiancy and perfect and smooth
w0rktug are due Go the total absence
n political Vaccinations or prefer
ancas.
Brains. ability and thorough scien.
siiln knowledge are the only passports
1cr entrance ID the Grosser General
kstah, tho general stan of tha German
empire You win ind blooded young
asiseeFs and gray.haired generals past
meaase efficiency experts ranKing
fFnza IN ordinary mechanic so the high.
&sa engineering expert. all working
AaFmonsously together with one end
a view. the acme Of efficiency. Con
aFulEad and directed by the war lord
81 paSann through tha chief des Gros-
san General stabs At present Gen.
SRA Field Marshal Won Heeringen-
khia immense machine. the pulsing
brain ~ d lighting force DC 100000
maa. II composed Of from 1870 to 400
sfIinials.
AZ the peace Oh Tilsit. after the
xsnahlng defeat og the rrussian armies
"a ssFassiaa Eyiau and Friealand. 30,
malmrse had Prussia and the whola OF
eszsrai Europe al his mercy. Cen
sraxy - the advice Of hts genarals. es.
wmnsaafF the suocinct advice or his often
maAaeded mentor, Talleyrand. CON
yzatAiy 10 dlaintegrats Prussia. Napo,
aeon. through his fondnasa for pretty
suxnan. let himself be tricked BY Lou,
MA az Prussia.
the interesting historical story of
thfs incident may Be apropos here,
sAnwing how the worlds history can
~ changed BY q kiss. AT the peace
cnafeFence IN Tllslt Napoleon. ON the
srTge OF disintegrafing Prussia, met
ina beautiful Queen Louise or Prussia.
z'hrough her pleadings aud tho Inn
print III a kiss On her classic arm, Bo-
m1pzrse granted Prussia the right I'd
msintatn d standing army OF 10000
asem THAT In itself did not mean
mssh. bat II gave able and shrewd
Rxasalan patriots the opportunity To
sareumvent and hoodwink Bonapartes
peilcy.
Beginnings Of German Army.
Prussia has always been fortunate
NJ producing able men nc the most
aesaed moment A man arose with
q xift for military organization. He
had every province. district, town and
val2aRa Ia Prussia carefully scheduled
SID the able-bodied men thereof put
a. record. He selected the $4,000 men
permitted Prussia under the Napole
naAc decree and drilled them. Nc
ancasF were these men drilled than
Hizay were dismissed and another
H1g0e called Ia. From this poin,
Aafes modern conscriptlon the father
II which Yves General stein--and this
mise inaugurated the birth OF the wal
Msaehiae. In three years Prussia has
a&1poo well-driiled men and 1900
reserves. quite q different proposition
sTnA che 12.0Oo men Napoleon though
~ had TO face on his retreat from
Nl01egw, and which played decisiy,
snrtur III the overthrow on the dictate,
III Murope.
Through the wars Of 1894 and ise,
10 1870. the Franco.P russlan war, III.
w&r machine OF Prussia was merged
anfp that cf the German empire AM
III rseorA of Increasing efforts. On
xsilsng unbelievable hard work and .
esmpllafion Or the minutast details
no modern system OF organization
xxpersaiEy the mobilization schedule,
Ia the work OF IIelmut Won Moltke
she -Grosse Schweiger.. the Great 81
sent one, the strategist or the cam
paign or 1871
Its Present Head.
il II curious that there IL . grea
similarity between the late Moltke aa'
alsergnaens They have the same aqa
liae features. tall. thin, dried.up bods
ms cams tacitarn disposition. eve