The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-17
BIG zEPPELINS
TO BRING MAIL
ACROSS OCEAN
Airships Can Cross the Atlantic
in Three Days, Says
Chicago Man.

CHICAGO, Sept 16.-Two double"
zeppelins, each with carrying ca
paclty Of sixty tons, have been con-
! structed In Germany TO carry mail
I between Berlin and the United States
! in seyenty-two hours. according to
Morris Epstein, who has returned TO
Chicago, after several months passed
IN Europe. Mr.. Epstein said he had
seen both the giant aircraft, one
christened Amerika and the other
Deutschland.
THE new merchant Zeppelins are
700 feet long and unarmed," Mr.. Ep-
stein explained. THE carriage re-
sembles the hull of ship and is float
ed by two huge gas bags instead OF
one single bag as in the case of the
I Zeppelins now in use. The Zeppeiins
which will carry mail only, are sched-
uled to make the trip across the ocean
in seventy-two hours.
Charge Extra Postage.
In Germany the regular postage
and mark additional will be charged
on all mail for the United States. In
the United States, postage will be the
regular two cents and twenty-five
cents additional. Each ship can carry
sixty tons of mail.
AS for hostile aeroplanes, the ships
can rise logan altitude higher than
any so far reached by heavier than
air machines. Once inside the three
mile limit on the Atlantic coast of the
United States the Zeppelins will de-
scend and come in on the water to
meet the requirements of our stat
utes."
According to Mr.. Epstein. diplomat
ic circles in Berlin believe that Eric
Won Falkanhayn, the recently removed
chief of the general staff, is slated to
succeed Won Bethmann-HollweE as
imperial chancellor.
Why Change Was Made.
Official Germany feels that Won
Bethmann-Hollwegg is too frank and
open to meet the tricky policies of
England Mrs. Epstein said. For this
reason, Won Hindenburg, who is idol
lied by the army and the people, was
made chief Of the general staff and
Won Falkenhayn is being trained to
succeed the present chancellor.
People in the United States appear
to be surprised by the appointment
Of Won Hindenburg | knew six weeks
ago that he was going to be appoint-
ed.
Everybody has faith in the army,
and the soldiers | talked with, al
though they are tired of the war and
ready to welcome peace, are deter
mined to fight until their enemies rec
ognize defeat. Seventy million Ger
man are taxing their brains every
day to help the fatherland.
Many Men Are Available.
LAS 10 the military matter, nobody
| but the general staff knows how many
soldiers Germany has in the field. So
far nobody under 10 has been sent to
the front. All under 10 are being
held in reserve in the cities; and
think 1t is safe to say that there are
as many men available for service
as there are now in the field.
Germany, incidentally, is the only
nation at war which publishes every
day detailed statement of losses with
the names of all the killed, wounded,
and missing. France has never nub-
lished such list and England pub-
fishes a similar list of officers only.
! In this connection, officers of the Ger
man general STAFF claim frankly that
England's losses in the war are small
Ter, yes, much smaller than the Brit
ish war office maintains.
These exaggerated statements Of
losses, the Germans say, are given out
by the British that their allies may
think they are doing more than they
actually are. incidentally, the Ca
nadians are the best fighters in the
English army, but they are paying
the price and don't think more than
ten per cent of them will ever re-
turn to their homes.
Germany Sure to Win.
MY own opinion is that Germany
will win the war no matter how many
enemies join the allies. Several
months ago spoke to an officer of the
general star regarding the possibility
the Rumania might join the allies.
II wish it would" he said emphati-
cally. ct would make it much easier
for us to deal with Russia"
while in Europe, was asked by
the German government to go to
France to see how the German wound
ed were being treated. made the
trip, and found that. Just as in Ger