The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-14
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GERMANS Won FsLsEs-sIs
INSTALLED IS CHEF OF TrE
GENERAL STAFF.

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10 @lz, they teru Ms failure up 70
Ire pres=-t tine IL the operations o.
the Eez-=rl front
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poTz-y caiet Of the general stz1 OF Oc-
tg5e- - says the Berliue- Tage5lztt-
he therefore las held the position
since the fall o. antwerp. During this
period have occurred the battles Of the
Yser and D.xm1de In this serious time
therefore. Won EzlkeiLaya has been
uniting al the functions which during
the ~ar Of 1870 vsre divided bets cen
Won Mo.tEe and Room
Press ln,ina,.s Friction.
It is iEtimated il these nev spapers
that there has been friction between
Emperor William and Count Won Mott.
ke, owing to a difference ot opinion
concerning the conduct Of the cam
paign in the west, it being understood
that while Won Moltke favored ener.
getic operations against the French
center, the Emperor was strongly in
cliued toward pushing the advance in
the direction Of Calais As a result
Of this conflict Of opinion. it is said,
Count Won Moltke retired 70 take the
cure a, Homburg being, however. in
actual need OF medical attention.
General Won Fslkenhayn then con-
tinued the operations In Flanders un.
der the direction Of the emperor, with /
results which are described as no,
wholly pleasing TO the German public. I
Announcement @zs made five days ago
that General Won Falkenhayn would
remain al the head Of the general staff, I
but that Count Won Moltke might b.
given another mission
The plan Of campaign Of Count Won
MOltke a. originally outlined, vas 10 /
advance on Paris a. rapidly as posi- !
bic. and this led 10 the swift move
ment toward the French capital By
General Won KIuck and General Won
Hausen, IN August and September
which was ended b. the forced retreat
10 the positions now occupied By the
Germans in France. It is stated tha,
riction between Emperor William and
Count Won Moltke first occurred at
this time, the emperor taking the
ground that the movement tactically
vas futile
After the capture OF Antwerp it was
ION Moltke's desire. according to these
'eports, to concentrate efortg on the
'erdun-Toul line, while the emperor
pointing to the possibility OF an enyel-
ping movement by the allies or a
freak through the wedge Won Moltbe
to advance, favored the con.
Of operations against the &.
orces Of the allies in Flanders. This /
5 the situation it is now said, which
nally led to Won Moltke's trip to
iomburg and the installation OF Won
'alkenhayn as chief OF the general
taft