Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-07-10
IS MADE THE GOAT
Autenberg Put in Cell TO Save
ArChduke.
Austrian Commander Sent 10 Prison
by Emperor to Prevent Expose of
Disaster In Serbia-Blamed
Frederick.

Venice, Italy.-The story of the fall
Of Gen. Baron Auffenberg from his
position as commander of one of the
most powerful of the Austro-Hun-
garian armies to an incommunicado
cell In an unnamed prison is one Of
the most closely guarded secrets in
Vienna. Austrian newspapers are not
allowed even TO mention his name and
inqulrers In the hungarian house of
deputies have been advised to let the
matter drop.
From information which has just
reached Venice II appears that the
general was summarily arrested as
he was about to leave for Switzerland
and has not been allowed to communi-
cate even with his family or lawyers.
His object in going to Switzerland was
the publication of a volume of me-
moirs. in which he hoped TO establish
his innocence of mismanaging the
Austrian campaign against Serbia by
putting the blame upon the shout
ders of the commander in chief, the
Archduke Frederick
The following explanation OF Gen.
eral Nuremberg rise and fall comes
from personal friends of the general
It Is In general agreement with such
facts OF the case as have been pre-
viously established
General Aunenberg, as former
minister of war and one of the great
soldiers OF the empire was placed in
command of the armies which under
took the invasion Of Serbia at the
beginning of the war This invasion
ended disastrously The Austrians
were defeated with tremendous losses
and retired across the frontier in dis
order There was q hasty investiga-
ton In Vienna and the investigators
reported that General Auffenberg was
mainly responsible. owing to his gross
mistakes Of strategy In planning and
carrying out his ofieuse. They rec.
commended that he be suspended from
hts command.
but Il seemed uuwise to the mill
'ary powers to draw public attention
TO the extent of the disaster in Serbia
so II was decided that Auffeuberg's re-
t!rement be attributed 70 in health
brought on by the strenuous exertions
OF the campaign, and that the title OF
baron should be conferred on him TO
support the impression that after all
nothing really serious had happened
to the Austrian forces in Serbia. The
new baron was ordered home and
placed on the retired list among ON.
GERS at the disposition of the emperor
for future military service
The general came home mystified
and began a quiet INVESTIGATION of the
situation. As soon as he found out
that he was blamed for the failure of
the Serbian campaign he demanded
that his side of the story should no
heard. He received no ENCOURAGEMENT
in official circles, but IL became gen.
orally known among military men thar
he planned 20 re-estabNsh his own
reputation BY showing that the biana
for the failure must be attributed IN
the Archduke Frederick
In one case, for example. the gen.
ersi declared TO "a group of military
men y will not &c made the scan,,.
goat for an archduke who ought never
20 have been intrusted with the SD
premo command of the imperial
forces, but who ought rather 10 have
been locked up in bis palace in Vienna
70 prevent his meddliug in the conduct
OF the war
This remark, with others OF sim
nar nature reached the ears Of the
archduks. whose influence was exer.
cisco to bring about the downfall OF
lhe general The climax came when
Nuremberg asserted that having