The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-19
Outsider is Be1Uildered By The
Perfection of German Efficiency

BERLIN, April ~ Every one re-
marks upon the luhumau efficiency of
the German army system Everything
from M army corps TO pair Of
shOes, Is delivered where It Is wanted
when II Is wanted Nothing is ever
forgotten Nothing IN ever overlooked
by ana by the secret or part OF
the secret duwus uh one lnry reach
efficiency through simplicity They
take short cuts They trust each
other They do not brother about red
tape.
How DO you account fOr this
bread al officer " Il neutral nation
nsked the German who was responsible
for the daily issuance ~ do not know
how many bread ratious They ran
into the hundreds NJ thousands The
German was puzzled
Il don't account for H." snid he
Il Just get the flour aud bake II and
then give out the bread duut hn,c
to account for it.
This particular neutral officer hu.
spent hs HE In the utrrockug
AN'"h'H va iAi AAN'NN A'''NhAlNk ~
TEN ever perfected In this world II
is such magnificent system Tint
nothing cnu be done under Il rNrrpt
keep accounts II provides for mn
itleSs extension NJ clerical help md
no one ever gets anywhere lie
wanted 10 find some trace NJ this red
tape Sufrocatiun ln the German plan
But what /, your responsibility.
ne asked
The German understood rhal Hi.
fqce lighted un lie explained prompj
ly
"Oh said he my responsibility I,
for getting the proper amount NJ bread
out to the men every day n did
not de- this | would uc held respousl
he."
TlNl seems tu be- literally true As
neAiiy m ! rnu discover, that aud
other angles NJ the army supply sys.
tim are worked ON plan us simple
as sending the Kitchen maid out for
Un'hvrh Some one finds out mst
now ruch " q given article is needed
Then >ume one elise Is ordered tu pru.
duCe. I'm this bread ration. for ~
ample. eAch day the baker rrreIpied
for the flour he received In little
hook that Is carried In the pocket NJ
an under officer other under Off
GER receipt 10 him iu his own little
book for the bread they take from
bill cannot learn that there hus
been any bread scandal or beef scnu
dial or flour scandal or ANY other sort
Of 4 scandal.
AbtellunEs Everywhere.
Everything works m "abtrIunrs "
An abteilung Is u department There
Is an aOtellung for everything. II IL
plague NJ rats were tn break out I'm
the first four miles Of the trenches
south Of Arras, there would he created
an Bbtellung FOR the rats Of the
trenches for the first four miles south
OF Arras, Then the German govern
mcnt would send 10 Berlin or Frank
fort or Munich for n professor who
Knows rats forward aud back - who
knows all there IL about rats-and
that professor would become "A ma Tor
and would put on sword and spurs
and take charge Of the rat abteihpR
When he had figured out the censo
aud cure he would destroy the rat
plague. He wouldn't know anything
about 42-centlmetre guns or the bread
ration or anything but rats He would
be densely Ignorant ON every other
subject except rats, perhaps. But on
rats he would he Herr Doctoriaslmus
No II was In France The Germans
now have most Of the sugar beet land
OF France In their possession. They
have sugar beet land Of their own.
Further II had become apparent that
not more sugar but more bread. win
be the great need next year Az soon