Arizona republican., 1914-09-04
As in 1870, the More I'm portant of the Emperor's Councillors Accompa any Him to Scene of Actual Fighting
CAMPAIGN IS
 MACHINE WORK
Practically Every Movement of the Germans Seems to Have Been Thought Out Years Ago and Not Since Departed From
TAssoCIArED PRESS DIsPATcH]

BERLIN, Sept. 3.-The departure Cf Emperor William in the direc- ton of Mayence," that is as much as the press was permitted to know or report about iD may be sad to mark the beginning of this great European war, so far as Germany IS concerned.
 AS in 1870. the more important or the Emperor's advisers went to the front with him. The party included Chancellor von Bethmann-H Hollweg, Secretary of State vop Jagow, War Minister von Falkenhayn, and other high governmental and army officials
 The plan of campaign is that thought out many years ago ana never since departed from-to bend all energies at the very outset to the smashing of Germany's western neighbor. Russia is to be left to Austria until France shall have been disposed of.
 No one can come in daily contact with the officers of the general staff without being impressed with their confidence in an eventual and abso- lute victory. There is no boasting no disposition to underrate the abili W of the enemy, but there is grim determination to win at any cost That this cost will be ter-ifically high IS rot for a moment doubted but the men in charge of operations are determined to make any sacri- flee, no matter how appalling, to reach their goal.
 A marked feature of the situation las been the wonderful manner in winch German mobilization was car ried out. Everything was prepared in advance. Remarkably enough there was not during the whole period of mobilization. a single ques- tion from any person in charge of any branch of the work.
 An illustration of the thorough preparedness of the general staff is the experience of America's military attache. Major Lanshorne, who called on War Minister von Falkenhayn ir the midst Of the mobilization. Major Langhorne began to excuse himself for intruding at such a busy time.
 Come in, major said von Falken- hayn. I'm not particularly busy I haven't anything to do."
 A striking thing about the organ iZation of the general staff is the fact that one department has absolutely no knowledge of what is going on 1T the other. Each officer has his par ticular work to do and nothing else Many of the busiest high officers il the staff know less about the course of affairs to date than is known b! the general public.
 The only department of the gen eral staff which was not systema partment, which even yet is no working smoothly. There is m agreement or common understanding among the dozen different officers il charge of the distribution of new and its censorship, and one is dis posed to admit dispatches of whicl the other will not hear.
 The working arrangements, too, ar so clumsy that unnecessary delays 0 many hours are caused which coulc have been avoided.
 The enthusiasm or the people TO war passes all bounds and continue to increase, if that be possible. Ther are no longer any parties. In tim of peace the ruler often has calle the social democrats fellows withou country" together with less pleas ant names. The sale of socialis newspapers at the railway stations