Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-12-07
TINE FALSE PROPHETS CONFESS.
Marvellous German Victories in Ru-
mania Upset the Theories of the
Experts
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and enter Rumania, but l believe
that this last attempt BY them to re-
gain somewhere their initiative is
doomed to perish
Well, the Germans have pierced
the Carpathians and entered Ruma-
mia, so we have 1t on the best author
ity that the situation is serious,
however it may turn out In the end.
Stanley Washburn, the London
Times correspondent at Bucharest,
telegraphed on November 2
1T now seems probable that what
the enemy has been unable to ac-
complish hitherto he cannot accOmp-
/ lish now. From observation of the
terrain IL scores OF places ! cannot
see how the enemy can possibly
negotiate these mountains with his
heavy artillery, and without it the
RumanianS need fear nothing.
THE same policy of beittling or
concealing the German gains was
pursued 10 the last. and on November
2 ] the Russian official bulletin stated
that the Rumanians wero retiring to
the region OF Filiash But F'iliash
had been taken two days before, ana
the Germans were then entering
Craiova, twenty miles beyond"
This is merely q conspicuous in
stance OF how our editors have relied
on the British news and London and
Paris opinion and how they have
been fooled Prejudice against the
German cause and ignorance have
chained ihe American editors to the
British chariot And now they tell
their readers what The Independent
says:
And only two months ago, when
Falkenhayn began his offensive, the
Rumanians had possession Of a large
part OF Transylvania. Now the Teu-
tons have penetrated into Rumania
four times as far as the Bumanians
had then penetrated into Hungary.
! Such a sudden reversal Of fortunes,
ccmMg at q time when the Allies
supposed that the Germans had lost
their power OF initiative, rs decidedly
disconcerting.
1t is certainly "dsconcerting" to
the editor with truly pro-Allies
heart.
The New Republic confesses its
poor judgment TO it's readers in the
following lines:
I'VE have underestimated the re-
serve Of offensive power in the Cen
tial Empires. 1t was an error made
by practically all commentators here
and abroad whose sympathies are
with the Allies. We supposed, as
the whole neutral world did, that
Rumana would not have been per-
mitted to enter the war If Germany
had not reached the end or her Of
fensive. The tragic disaster which
means the conquest and ruin OF an
other small nation convicts the high
command Of the Allies and all whose
synpathies so with it OF most
terrible blunder in judgment"
The Evening Post said yesterday:
In no previous campaign OF the
war have Teuton resourcefulness and
singleness OF purpose been so adj
mirably displayed in no previous
campaign have Allied planlessness
and lack Of decision been so manifest.
Let it be recalled that the Germans
began their conquest of Rumania at
what was apparently the lowest ebb
of their fortunes. Austria seemed
out Of it, Within four months she
had lost anywhere from 100000 to
three-quartcrs of q million men. 1t
would have been a remarkable effort
for Germany IL she had simply sue
ceeded in stopping up this enormous
gap in her battle-line. She did much
mere. She not only stopped the
Russian advance upon Lemberg, but
found men to spare for q campaign
Of vengeance against Rumania."
Finally, we might remark that less
is heard at present OF tho Central
Powers having lost tho offensive.