The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-19
.L|NDENDCRFF
GERMAN BOSS
TRUSTED COLLEAGUE
Of Won HINDE,NBURG
Administrative Affairs Of the
Empire Are Largely IN
His Hands.

! GENEVA. Switzerland. Feb IS
Germany now has a real boss il
General Won Ludendorif. first quarter.
master general The hand of Field
; Marshal Won Hindcnburg's chief OF
staff and trusted colleague now Is felt
! not only IN his strategic determine
! lions and direction Of the armies Of
! tho Central Powers. hui reaches out
into Germans whole social and eco
monte life,
/ All threads noi-only Of military con.
/ troll but OF civil administrat ionr food
| distribution, industry. agriculture and
| finally even OF German foreign re!A-
| tons. all of which now are suhordi-
mated 10 military requirements. now
| run ultimately To tho chateau at The
! Sllesian country scat Of The Prince OF
! Pless. where General Won LudendurT
sits with The great Field Marshal Won
| ll;ndcnburG al imperial headquarters.
Who're 4 purely military decision Is
in question: Won Hindcnburcs name Il
usually cited as The derrmiuant au-
thority, but in all other great QuCs-
| tons in the forefront 0f German policy
in recent months. such AS the introduce
ton OF individual auxiliary labor scr.
vice. the conversion of German III.
dustry 10 an absolute war basis. III"
transfer OF Belgian wOrkmHn /" Ger
many, the tightening Of the fond d.
tribuliOn regulations and finally
Unrestricted Submarine War.
! thn prophecies Of coming decisions ~
| informed circles were almost lnvaT-
/ iably accompanied by The sclf.cNi'aH-
atory remark "Ludcndorfr is daIucr
| ti.udrndorT is for it,.
! The talented general stan officer.
| who in the exciting days of August.
ho nj
! mand"r in tho east. Lieutenant len
/ era! Won PrittwiIz md Gaffr"n, had
/ determined 10 retire before tn" supci-
| ipr Russian forces and ALREADY had
given orders TO abandon East PruS.
sia and foil behind The FiSiula river.
was hurried eastward from lmpCrld
! hcadularrcrs. picking NJ Field Mar
,shal Won llindcnburc on III" way. ia
save The situation. has merely extend
! cd, TO all of Germany IN" system
/ which he Introduced in The east vic"
/ Won HindcnburC was merely the over
commander Of the eastern forces;
lGcncral Won l.udCNdnrff lh"n mad tu!l
control Of The cnltr" administrator
lin tho
Occupied District Of Russia.
| IF 4 now customs tariff were 10 hn
inirndurcd for Poland. and if rcCula-
lions for the tobacco trade were |" Do
promulgated, the decision thereon MI:
| marnly rested with General Won l.udeh'
! dnrfr. New municipal regulations TOR
towns in occupied districts rmahatcu
/ from the civil administration bureau
attached 10 the "ovcrrommand IN me
cast" Tho representatives Of Amor
can Jewish societies who came I" Ger
many 10 arrange an opening ~ com,
mnnicaIion between Polish jews ana
| relatives in America. and Tor inc Sfnu'
! ing of relief funds, conferred win
General Won Ludcndorf before m"
plans -i,,,,
! When Field Marshal von llind"H
burg Was appointed 10 tho genera
command Of Gprmanr'$ entire mli!'aEH
strength General Won LudHndoFn ~
Tended not only III" scope or MS NM
iarv reSpons Utilities, but also has con
.rni Of those factors Of general He
wh;rh under tho present war r"hni-
ions are almost ~ important IN niii-
iory SuccrSs as Tho actual d!r"iF'inn
oI armies production IN" "l",'t
hurinn. manufacturers. transportation
and other social and industrial iHr'"r|.
lii: first decision waS - rrn"n! ~
far as uOSSihle in" error ~ h"nrIAi
Won Falkcnhayn. former chl"f al INC
crncral STAFF. who had attempted IN
fix The li.ur" for the maximum CON
SUMPTION Of munitions and had SahI!
urdcr.rSIinatcd h" required amounts
General Won IUirn1urrS determine.
ton vas 80 prndurH not ~" amour, ~
, INNS and munitions which exports
! ,,ich, c,lru]nir AZ necessary. hN' |hr
nnxi,num amount uG which Germany :
! indns,rirs were capable. ami Subnrdln
utrd everything cl>r 10 his purpose,
. From his ramr GCrrianE'> @ranh'nN'
scheme If mohiliHlng th" 'niir" iaD"'
. supply in direct a"rri"" "f III" army.
! rhr ;,lna IF the rumrIs"r: employ
mcnf Of Belgian Ia hnr in German IN.
! dustrv. il may now b" stated. also Wa
| General Won Lud"naoTh