TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-01-27
GERMANY CERTAIN TO WIZ.

James +. J. Archibald, the notes
American war correspondent, who ba
made a study OF the German army II
the western front, declares that o
twenty-five great armies observed b,
him during his career none compares
with the fighting machine Of Germany
With eommissariat. sanitary arran
gements and marvellous perfection o
communication service which arouset
his ceaseless astonishment. Mr.. Archi
bald says the organization OF the KAT
er's army is the most perfect in the
world. I'm the end il is always organ
ization that succeeds. says be, "and
feel convinced that it win be ths
German organization that is going u
win the great battle in the end.
Mr.. Archibald is one of the most
noted authorities on armies and var
fare. He went through the Chinese
japanese war ami served in the Span
ish.American war, being the first Am
erican wounded in the conflict. He was
with the army Of occupation OF Cuba,
on the staif OF General Ludlow. lie
accompanied tbe British forces in the
sudan in ls999 and was with the Boer
army in the South African war. lie
followed Castro's army during tile
Venezuela troubles and accompanied
the Philippine constobulary against the
lsdrones. lie went with the Russian
nrmy from the beginning oi the Rns-
sian Japanese war, representing Col
lier's Weekly. Mr. Archibald is fellow
OF the Royal Geographical society and
the author OF "BIue Shirt and Khaki"
and Tales From the Trenches.
Considering biz extensive experience,
Mr.. Archibald's account of his obser-
yations of the German lighting machine,
published in the Neue Freic Presse, IA
Of exceptional interest. MT. Archibald
says,
Nothing remains undone by that ar
my. No detail is overlooked. Each In
diyidual soldier has an absolute and
natural faith in the all eonqueYing
power OF the German arms. And 'thls
faith alone can win battles.
The produce Of France has proved
very useful to the German army, and
the army leaders take full advantage
oi it. General won Emmich. eonquerer
Of Liege. told me land ! consider bis
communication the most important
piece oi news / have heard since my
arrival AZ the frontl that UP 70 Dec
cn,ber he had used neither provisions
nor fodder from Germany, but had ex
clusiycly lived on French produce That
is a most significant fact. just think
OF that big Germany army in the
oneiny- country subsisiing exclusively
on the produce Of that country and
paying ior cyerythingl
General Won Heeringen. conmandcr
Of the Seventh army. told me that he
had lent his artillery horses to the
French peasants In order to assist them
at the harvest and at the work for
the coming year. Where all the peas
ants had Joined the French army and
only the women and children were left
behind the German general placed sol
diers at their disposal for the field
labor | have seen dozens OF threshing
machines that we're exclusively manned
by German soldiers who worked for
the Frencq Inhabitants. These macll'D-
cs passed from farm 10 farm until the
whole harvest was gathered. Then the
German Commander purchased a GER
tain portion Of Il, paying cash and
good price at that. Furthermore, the
seed for the coming year was sown
under the supervision Of German sx
perts, who told the people what TO
SOW. These agricultural arrangements
do not look as II the German generals
wcrc about to withdraw from their
present positions in France.
In the end 1t is always organization
that succeeds. In my military expsr.
icnce among more than twenty-five of
the worlds real armies | have never
seen anything which could rival the
organization Of the German army. Tie
oommissariat, the sanitary arrangem.
ents, the Communication service in the
rear. each in its way is perfect and a
ceaseless source Of establishment 10 me.
Thus at Iaon arrangements had been
made tand saw the system work
without bitehD Whereby at any hour,
both day and night. q thousand sci.
diers could be fed At the railway station.
Only ilnagines what that giving
10 Thousand hungry soldiers every
thing they need Ia the way OF food.
all the tea or coffee they ask for. !
allowing them 10 take with them
everything they can carry and keeping
the concern going any hour both day
and night 70 the eating capacity Of a
thousand soldiers, And ali this is done
without delay 10 the train service, for
arrangements are 80 made that the
trains run right into the dining hall.