Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-20

necessary officers and non-eommis-
stoned officers Is scarcely an army, ac-
cording 10 present day standards
They may send them over to attack
Us, but | think We are strong enough
to beat them and drive them back
with bloody heads
AS 90 the proposed landing IN Bel
gium. We are fully prepared for any
attempt In this direction. The sooner
IL comes, the better
General Not Ioasiiul.
There was nothing boastful in Gen.
Won Falkenhayn's manner These
statements were made. instead. Ia a
quiet tone and with confidence in the
preparedness of the German army and
It's ability TO meet the situation.
What effect on the German con-
duct OF the war" Gen. Won Falken-
hayn was asked has the British
blockade and contraband policy eNer-
cisod2H
practically none at all, he replied.
"of food We have enough. Have you
observed any scarcity I'm Germany
We may have to husband certain
things aud Doe sparing with our wheat
consumption. but our war bread
treferring tc the bread made from
the prescribed admlNturc Of rye and
potato meat to wheat flourl is quite
as tasty and nutritious as the regard
as tasty and nutritious as the wheat
bread
"The probleln of feeding tho eivil
population OF Belgium, Holland and
the ocC CaFied parts of France, partiCu-
larly such cities as Lille or lodz. pre-
sents some difficulties. but for our
selves we have enough.
'As for the embargo on copper, "
Gen. Non Falkenhayn laughed, I'VE
have no copper underground, IL Is
true, but above ground we have more
than enough for an military needs
II our regular supplies become *
hausted We need only draw on the
enormous quantities of manufactured
copper already in Germany, In our
cables for transmitting electricity, for
instance, we have a couple OF years
supply
British embargo on copper ship
monts, II seems 70 me, Is a heavy blow
for America but for us II Is nothng.'
Gen Won t'alkenhayn used the Wig
orous south German expression fot
utter indifference"
Cannot Force Germany Ia stop.
How long, your exeellency. do you
think the war may last or can lastf
Lord kltchcner's three yearsf"
1T can last said the German chief
of staff. picking ont that particular
part OF the question, indefinitely for
US. | see nothing that can force us
to stop fighting
Food and materlalsG We are am
ply supplied. our strategic position
IL M
know that the recruits OF the 1915
class are to be called 10 the colors !.
october / 1915. is the normal date.
| was occupying myself with this
question Yesterday. Does that look
as lf there Is any lack of soldiers? We
have more troops in Berlin today than
In peaae times. They still need train
ing, however No men are sent to
the front without adequate prepara-
ton.
Enthusiasm YOU have been al
the front and know that there Is no
slackening IN the zeal of the men for
their task MOI We can go on IN
definitely.
Fight to Last Ditch.
And II IN this war. In which Kal.
niurks, kamchatkans, Turconans
Senegal negroes, Indians ana what moi
have been brought in 20 maintain In
the white mans Europe the su-cailed
balance Of power; II in this war to
crush a nation whose offense is that,
through industry and hard work Il
has prospered and is prosperous, we
should go down. we shall go dowa
with honor, fighting to the last ditch
and the last man"
And how far does Germany wish
TO carry this war. your excelleney?
Until the other side is completely
crushed 90
Until they are so defeated that the
possibility Of repetition OF this un-
provoked attack upon us Is COM
pletely eliminated" he declared earn
estly.
what about the new clouds on the
horizon, your excelloney,-1taly aud
Rumanla?"
Those are questions you should M
dress to the Imperial chancellor or
TO the foreign secretarY|
But under certain contingencies.
they might become questions of intcr-
est TO the chief Of the general staff
II was suggested
"Out of the question: was the em-
phatic reply = cannot believe that
these two states which have been
united to as for twenty years BY ties
of alliance should suddenly array
themselves In the ranks OF our ene-
niles, ! consider that utterly lmpus-
sible."