Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-04
GERMAN EXPCR1
 REVIEWS WAR
 UP 70 PRESENT
Admits Miscalculations, But Says Surprises in Store
 for Allies.

Berlin, Feb. 3.-The "yossische Zeitung" published a long review of the events of the frs. seventeen months of the war. written by one of the foremost military experts of Ger many. The author frankly admits some miscalcu!ations cn the German side. He says in part:
 When we threw our armies against France we acted according to plan which was based strongly on politi cal expectations. England at that time was not yet participating in the land war to q considerable extent. By quickly crushing France we hoped to destroy the community of interest between the allies. This aid was nearly realized. When cur troops crossed the Marnc Paris was thrown into panic and the French govern ment fled to Bordeaux, but at the critical moment lack Of ammunition. the quick concentration of large French forces before Paris and tho Russian invasion in Eastern Prussia and in Galicia upset our plans.
 "After our retreat from the Marne the front in the West became rigid. We adopted defensive tactics and then turned to the East where tho Rus sian steam roller started to move with dangerous swiftness. After very hard work we succeeded in stop ping the Russian flood and rolling it back beyond the frontier.
 'sWe were now ready for new of- fensive and the question arose: How and where can we build a bridge to the# Orient? Turkey fighting against heavy odds, only had limited techni cal resources and tho allies began their attack upon the Dardanellas. The Balkan situation became critical. We feared that Roumania would join Italy in her declaration of war against Austria, and that the other Balkan states would also be drawn into the war.
 Political considerations seemed to make quick stroke to open the way to Turkey Imperative, but the mlll- tary situation compelled us to keep our troops and war material together. as new attacks were to be expected in the East and West in the spring. The Balkan campaign had to be post poned, although the Turks were badly handicapped by tho lack of ammuni- tion and the entente worked feverlsh- ly to resurrect the old Balkan alli- ance and to force Bulgaria. Greece and Roumania into the war against us.
 Campaign Against Russia.
 sAt conference of the German and, Austro-H Hungarian leaders it was decided to strike at the Russian front. On May l, we began our gigantic at tack on the Dunajec river and this offensive developed into one of the most glorious campaigns of all his tory. Poland was attacked concen- trically and cleared Of the enemy. The same result could have been reached if Field Marshal von Hinden- berg had broken through the Russian front in CouIland, but political and military prudence dictated the con centration of the greatest number of German and Austro- Hungarian troops as near to the Balkans as possible. Especially Roumana had to be kept in check while the Russians were driven out of the Cafpathian noun tains and Poland.
 s'The great German victories over the enormous Russian armies eXerted the expected influence on the Balkan states. The war fever and pro-RuS- sian sentiment in Roumania subsided. Bulgaria boldly came over to the cen- tral powers and Greece decided to stay permanently neutral.
 Help for Turkey.
 "In the meantime the position of Turkey had become more critical. But the German and Austro-H Hungarian armies were now able to act and to open the way to Constantinople. The campaign against Russia was broken off as soon as our troops had reached the shortest and strategicaiiy most favorable line Of front.
 'The Balkan campaign, which con- nected Turkey with the central em- pires, was carried out by Field Mar shal Mackensen, Generals von Koe- vess and von Galiwitz and the Bull