Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-06


This is the general belief.
The greater part of the Germans are
convinced that now Paris Is lost ana
abandoned hope. They realized that
They all knew that that day ended the
German dream of Paris. Now they
hope only to obstruct their enemies. to
make them waste their forces, to de-
means. If some day. having crossed Bel
GUM and Luxembourg. the allies come
before that sacred river. the Rhine,
they will not be able to pass over.
omnipresent German Spy.
As for the German secret service de-
partment and espionage. In Berlin.
Somme was launched. in July. 1916.
the Germans knew 1t. They expected 1t
and had taken precautions against 1t.
And the real offensive which has fol-
lowed the retreat of Hindenburg. they
knew a month before it took place
that 1t would be in the region between
Rheims and Noyon. At the beginning
of February they admitted freely in Berlin
that the French were preparing to
make a powerful effort to retake the
Brimont fort. The German information
department is constantly and carefully
! informed Of everything which goes on
in France militarily. The espionage
center in Copenhagen is splendidly or
ganfzed, and that of Bern Is not in
ferior. I believe that they are going
to start new one at the capital OF
Holland.
1 can never urge the allies enough to
take every precaution against an or
ganization which has already cost them
so much.
Only military victory will be proof.
The allies must be convinced that 1t is
useless to wait for revolution in Ger
many. for an instruction of any sort
because of weakening-of a weakening
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obtain the victory they are hoping for.
The allies must be convinced that the
German people will not bow their heads
for these reasons. IT is necessary to
beat their armies thoroughly. Ger
many Is not yet ready to como to her
knees.
We must expect to see the Germans
hold out. at least. another year. The
coming spring, that will be the great
and last hope of the German people.
They are convinced that their armies
will be able to hold out till then against
the pressure OF the allies. possibly not
VIGOROUSLY, but honorably 60, giving
up the least possible territory. And
they hope that by the end of the cam
paign of 1918 that the losses of the al
lies will have been SO much heavier
than theirs and that their armies will
be in such a demoralized state that the
German army will be able to effect
powerful counter offensive, which will
show to all the allies the vitality and
force of<Germany. and. consequently.
they will implore them for peace.
And what il their hope is not real
lied?
1t is very possible that the German
people will begin to discover that they
have been deceived. And when that
time comes they will lose confidence in
the infallibilfty of their staff officers
and in the ability of their government
The German government has promised
the people that during the campaign Of
the coming year the German military
plans will bear their fruits-one fatal
blow will be given the enemy They
live on this hope. If they are deceived
no one knows what will happen
The German mind has, in fact, two
aspects: The German has a strong will
a great tenacity; he suffers without
complaining; he holds up his head
through everything. He bears up
against suffering and misfortune with
out the outsider being able to see in
him any symptoms of weakening. 1t is
because he is upheld by his hopes. But
when these begin to break down. when
the confidence has gone, there will be a
'caving In He will have no tenacity
in defeat; when he sees that much is
lost he will say that it is useless to re-