The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
Secs German Victory.

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 3.-Gcneral Won
Ludendorff. right hand mar cf Field
Marshal Won HlndenbNSg. is quoted by n
orrespondcnt OF the Vienna Neue Froie
Prcsse as making the prediction re-
comfy at German headquarters that the
war will not end in Il draw. but be de-
cided In fnvor OF the Central powers
The correspondent says the Nionna
dispatch. obtained this expression from
Won Ludenorff In conversations with
I'm during visit TO headquarters
where he also talked with Won linden
burg.
1T appears the Russians are the first
TO he inclined for peace" General Lud-
cndorff said. Il will not say that I
regard the Bolshcviki manifestation as
Il peace offer" he continued There
must be secure government for this
purpose. one which possesses power to
enforce internally nnd externally the ra-
suits Of the negotiations with MS. or
course We can conclude m armisicc
with Russia Mt any time as soon as
we have the assurance that It will he
maintained. general arIniatice. how
ever. will be difficult to achieve"
General Won Lud"ndorff expressed he
lief that n general armisticc would In
tcrrupt submarine nctivity and allow the
on the other hand no supplies would
reach the Central powers. Therefore no
thought, such an armiSticc should he n
hricf one. s otherwise the military ait
uatLnn would suffer.
General Won I.udcndorff considered
tho Russian revolution not n moro piece
"c luck for the Central powers hut n
natural result Of til" war operations
"Modcrn war" said the general. "is
IT war uf peoples. not IF armies md y
war ends now when mn enemy people Is
defeated
There are no decisive battles. MS IN
fnrrl"r wars. The hnttlrs merely have
an Indirect Influence ON IN" whole ma
,!nnAl system. iEhurinp; decay and cot
lnpsc."
Th" correspondent says h. gained tho
impression that Field MnrshaI Won Hin
hcuhurc and General Won lidcndorm Dc"
sire prnr" which will "r'at" "nndi-
rIurs of security mi stability nS fur
as possible. one witch W;ll bring with Il
secure frontiers and free ""tsInIntr ac-
i!vity on lRnd and sHo.
With RI trr"ncn to the Russian army.
Field Marshal Won HindcnhurE CAV" To
The correspondent his opinion that ma
more military activity on n LARGE scale
could hr expected from it. He though,
i, posaihlo however. adds H." "orr"-r"n-
don't that som" ,i"sp"t ar "iHcr ijlln
GRIND Duke Nir!;nlaS might .S"i"c power
nrd inrit" ;hr war-wrary Russian army
To n Nnai effort
Rocard!uE the SITUATION an tho west
orn front Ficld Marshal Won lllri"nhur%
soi1 the successful 'mi'i"Hm"u; # IN"
German policy "f 'lasi!" 'lri'i'''' '"i-
,;ru"l ari that "h"n ""'"fHi"N"'ts sac
.i,:,4 ,r r,urn~s..>, ur swak" ila'k"u"r
debris wcr" lvtt /" ;h-l" 'Tr"i" "i" Ia"
w.. rurru:.cs ii ~ali n~ human nHi"r'H',
- wae IL u" inlp"rtaur"- h'"h&t"N.I
rocaI -cl.its rlust Il" taken In" account
rs an irc,itnhl" cons p'"n'" o. carry
ing through great CIt"nslN"s at Other
points.
Regarding the supreme war co"n'i!
II The aii,cs. the ncld marshal said with
amiie: Such institutions are always
sign IF incaraci;y and hclri"sSncFs
When they mr. n their wits "nd Il war
council * "e'nhiish"d.
Fi.ld Marshal Nvu lI!ndcnburs iToni-