Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-16
Gen. Won KLUCK
INTERVIEWED BY
CARL ACKERMAN
Veteran German General
Talks Upon Progress Of
Great War
CERTAIN TO CONTINUE
UNTIL BRITISH GIVE UP
American Ammunition Alone
Enable Allies to Oppose
German Arms
By Carl K. Ackerman.
Omitted Press staff correspondent.)

NtHlIeu IcSs sldlI correspondents
Berlin, Oct. 27.-(By mail.)-Anoth-
er German offensive on the western
front towards Paris is not out of the
question.
A year ago General Won Kluck IS
army was threatening the French cap
ital. Today it is still the nearest to
Paris but the German offensive cen
ters in the Balkans. Later it may be at
the Suez canal or in Egypt. By spring
perhaps it will have returned to the
well plowed battleline in France and
Belgium.
/ talked with General Won Kluck to-
day concerning the whole war situation.
He was at his Wilmeredorf villa. His
walk was firm, his thinking clear and
spontaneous. From appearances he has
recovered fully from the several shrap-
mel wounds he received six months
ago.
General" asked, Chow long will
the war lastY"
We were walking in his garden and
he stopped to reply.
O. AS long as England is able to fight
and as long as America sends ammuni
tion the war will continue. The un
successful French and English often
sive this month was a question of am
munition. This war has developed into
munition contest. 1t is the world 4
markets against the central powers. /"
"Can the western line be broken9p
" You see in the papers every day.
said the general, "that the allies are
trying the break our line but they don 4
succeed. During their October offensive
they lost 100000. We lost about fiftl
as many Do you think any army cal
afford such losses to win a mile Of
land9"
The generals five year old grand
daughter accompanied us on our walk
She clutched her grandfather 3 hant
and frequently interrupted the conver
sation with remarks concerning tn,
generals pet black dog, Teddy.
(Which is our popular name for on,
Of our popular ex-presidents," / re
marked. "You mean Roosevelt" sale
the general "I thought he was ;
great man. He was good president
wasn't he' But today l cannot under
stand why he takes such q determined
stand against Germany. Surely no Am
erican president ever tried so hard I,
make his country go to war. am glat
he did not succeed. / have many gooC
friends in America-many 1 do no
know, At the beginning of the war
received hundreds of letters froon
Americans and still they come.
know personally few of your army of
ficers. They are fine men. This weel
/ had a letter from one of them, ask
ing me for photograph and state
ment for some army publication, sen
both and hope they reach him. "
Here we we're interrupted by an OF
derly who, saluting, said the little gin
was wanted in the house.
"Good bye my darling" said tn
general, adding to me, "She is tn
daughter Of my son who was killed i
France, January 49,"
"Does the Serbian campaign brin
the war any nearer to an endl' aske
presently.
"The wars duration depends on no,
long the English are able to fight an
on American ammunition, repeate
the general. "There is no doubt tina
American ammunition is prolonging i
And now the allies are raising an Ell
ormous loan in the United States. SC
no end to the fighting yet"
"Shall you return TO the front'
inquired.
"That depends on his majesty" sal
the general,
, But II is my impression that it de-
pends on whether OF not the gcneri
staff decides on another drive I
Paris.
"Why," I asked, "did the German
fail to capture Paris9n
"The French maintain" said Vo
Kluck, "that IL was Joffre 5 strategy
When the war is over we can discus
that but not during the war"
"One Of Marshal Won Hindenburg
Officers told me-" remarked, "th0
IL was because the Russian invasion q
East Prussia calls NO many men to tn
west. "
The generals reply am not permi
ted TO give but / am convinced this
this in his opinion was the correct e.
/ PLANTATION.
. Gener al Won Kluck does not look h
GO years aud reminds one Of Gcner
) Wood, except that he seems TO have q
G ample supply of patience. He fougl
g In 1866 against Austria and in n
s Franco.Prussian war was twice woun
ed.