The Washington times., 1915-09-20
GERMANS PROUD OF
VICTORIES OF YEAR
Nation Is InvlncibIe, Declares
Gov. Won Puttkamer in News
Article.

LONDON. Sept. so-The British news
papers are reprinting with much caus-
tic comment an article by Governor Won
Puttkamsr. Put .,as,s. which sppe.rsd in Der Tag
review. of tho hrst year of the war
which has appeared. even in Germany.
The German writer begins his article
with the cheerful statement that Ger.
the beginning Of the war. II not stronger.
and that economically she Ia invincible.
This. he says. her enemies have already
realized with much alarm after w1tness-
ing the wonderful manner in which the
German organization has proved its
worth.
Tho writer refers vith contempt to the
efforts Of the British. and declares that
wise war materials in a few weeks any
moro than new arnnies can be made to
spring from the soil. All the attacks Of
the allied British and French forces in
and. moreover. Conquered territories
are reaping the benefits Of the German
rule and are being administeIsd and ,. de.
factories. and nrrns Of Flanders and
France are now supplying the needs OF
Ths Victories in in the A.scnn. ., ,..ul inspire r
mans are driving before them the scat
tered and decimated hosts" Of Russia
from the Baltic to Besarabla. Even
neutrals are amazed at Gernany's mas
writer has described Won Hindenburg
as "the greatest genius among generals
known to the history Of the world"
Germans Continue Sneers.
Governor Won Puttkamer continues:
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dered ridiculous by the existence Of rail-
ways and can be OF no comfort to the
entente. A mighty goal is to be reached
II We would secure ourselves forever
which will be reached II Russia does not
at the last moment Weld. Then let Rus
sia turn her eyes again to the east and
come to settlement In India with her
latest ally. Japan. with China. and espe-
eially with her faithful confederate.
I'm the Dardanelles the outlook for
tho entente grows xloomier day by day
and it's armies are bleeding to death.
The Turks are driving the English to
making no progress in spite Of Cador-
mas eloquent weather reports and she
has lost forever all hope Of the predomi-
nance in the Mediterranean which her
former allies would have secured to her
1t Is an attractive and comforting pic.
ture that the writer draws for his read
ers. and 1t is characteristic that ne does
not think the British navy worth even
word OF contemptuous reference.
The German papers continue to sneer
at the British army, and every incident
related In the official reports is made
the subject or some new Gibe. The
visit OF Lord Kitchener to the French
front has brought forth the following
from the Deutsche Tages Zeitung:
English Have a "Frontlet."
while sthe Russian fortresses wore
falling one after another. Lord Kitch-
ener subjected the French front and
spection. On that occasion, so the
Agence Havas informs us, NJ. Mile
rand. the war minister. gave the great
Kitchener the assurance OF Frances
eternal gratitude and Of her self-sacri-
hcinS spirit. The Agence Havas does
satisfied with Millerand's oath of vas
salage. Anyway. the French may now
say to themselves with pride that
Kitchener is compensating himself for
his failure to create British million
armies which are destined as the first
line Of attack.
The part to be played by France at
the side Of Great Britain ia hereby
drastically outlined. The more badly
things go with Russia, the greater will
become England's demands on France,
and, obversely. the further Russia's i'm
portance as military factor declines
the Inors France will be made TO de-
pend. both from a military and a DO
litical standpoint. on the British aily,
because the eastern equilibrium has
been broken. In England, although
they do not admit 1t, Of course. they
already look on France as a british
base on the Continent. Her treatment
ss such was inaugurated last week by
Kitchsnsg."