The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-16
WARS END HANGS
ON AMMUNITION,
SAYS Won KLUCK
"Will Last as Long as America
Sends Supplies to
Allies"
WHY HIS DRIVE FAILED.
Hints 1t Was Because Russian
Offensive Called Off Troops
Near Paris.
WHY HIS DRIVE FAILED.
BU Carl w. Alderman.

| DENIM, oCt' ~ ttnlted Gress cor
respondence) Another German Of
fensive on the western front, toward
Paris, Is not out OF tho question.
A year ago Gen. Won Kluck's army
was threatening the French capital.
To-day this army Is stlll the nearest
TO Paris. but the German offensive
centres in the Balkans. Later Il may
be Mt tho Suez Canal or in Egypt BY
spring, perhaps. II will have returned
TO tho well-ploughed battle line In
France and Belgium.
talked with Gen. Won Kluck to-day
concerning the whole war situation.
He was at his Wilmersdorf villa. His
walk was firm. his thinking clear and
spontaneous. From appearances he
has recovered fully from tina seven
shrapnel wounds he received six
months ago.
General" asked. how long will
the war last?"
We were walking in his garden and
he stopped to reply:
AS long as England Ia able TO fight
and as long as America sends ammu-
milton the war will continue. The I'M
successful French and English often
sive this month was a question OF
ammunition. This war has developed
into an ammunition contest 1t In the
worlds markets against the Central
Powers"
Can the western line be broken7"
You SEQ in the papers every day."
trying to break our lines, but they
don't succeed. During their FIRST
October offensive they lost 10000 men.
We lost about nth as many. DO
you think any army can afford such
losses TO win q milo OF land7"
Tho Generals five-year'old grand
daughter accompanied US on our walk.
She clutohed her srandfathcr's hand
and frequently Interrupted tho con-
versation with remarks concerning
the Generals pot black dog. Teddy.
THAT is our popular name for one
OF our ex-Presidents,' remarked as
I heard the chief say It.
You mean Roosevelt" said the
general. II thought no was n great
man. He was a good President,
wasn't he7 But to-day can't under
stand why he takes such a deter
mined stand against Germany. Surely
no other American President or
statesman ever tried so hard to mako
his country go to war.
II am glad he has not succeeded. III
have many very good friends In
America-many / do not know. At
the beginning OF the war received
hundreds OF letters from America.
And still they come. l know person.
ally a few OF your army officers. They
are fine men. This week had a let
photograph and a statement for some
army publication. | sent both and
hope they reach HIM"
Here we were interrupted by an
orderly, who. saluting. said the little
girl was wanted In the house.
"Goodby. my darling" said the
General, adding TO me: she is the
daughter OF my son who was killed
in France Jan. 2s.
DOtS lIlt SoiDlau campaign DTlnK
the war any nearer TO an end?" j
asked presently.
The wars duration depends on
how long the English are able to
fight and on American ammunition"
repeated the General. There Is no
doubt that American ammunition is
prolonging II. And now the allies are
raising an enormous loan In the
United States. i see no end to the
fighting yet"
"shall you return to the 'front.'"
inquired.
"That depends on His Majesty"
said the General.
But II In my impression that II de-
ponds on whether or not the General
Stan decides on another drive to
Paris.
why" ! asked. did the Germans
fail to capture Parish"
1.-THE French maintain" said Won
Kluck, that II was Joffre's strategy.
When the war Is over we can discuss
that, but not during the war"
zone OF Marshal Won Hindenb erg's
officers told me-" 1 remarked, that Il
was because the Russian invasion OF
East Prussia called so many men
from the west"
The Generals reply ] am not per-
mitted TO give, but left with the
idea that this, In his opinion, was the
correct explanation.
Gen. Won Kluck does not look his
sixty mine years and reminds one OF
Gen. Wood. He fought In 1866 against
Austria and in the Franco Prussian
War was twice wounded.
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