The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-11
omnipresent German Spy

AS for the German Secret Service
Department and Epionage-, In Ber-
lin, when the first Allied offensive on
the Somme was launched in July,
1916, the Germans knew it. They ex-
pected it and had taken precautions
against it. And the real offensive
whichh as followed the retreat of
Hindenburg. they knew a month be-
fore it took place that it 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
! powerful effort to retake the Brf-
ont fort The German information de-
partment is constantly and carefully
informed of everything which goes on
in France nlilitari1y. The espionage
center in Copenhagen is splendidly
organized and that of Berne is not
inferior. believe that they are go
ing to start a new. one at the capital
of Holland.
can never urge the Allies enough
to take every precaution against an
Organization which has already cost
them so much.
Germany can not be beaten
through starvation.
Only military victory will be
proof The Allies must be convinced
that it is useless to wait for a revo-
luton in Germany, for an insurrec-
ton of any sort because of weaken
ing, of q weakening provoked by hum
ger and priyation, to obtain the VIC.
tory they are hopins Tor. The Allies
must be convinced that the German
people will not bow their heads for
htese reasons. 1t is necessary to beat
their armies thoroughly. Germany is
vet 1vy IN fn I'm
Next spring!-and perhaps Ger
man offensive.
| 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, pos
| sibly. not VIGOROUSLY, but honorably
(?) giving up the least possible ter
ritory. And they hope that by the
end of the campaign of 1918, that the
losses of the Allies will have been sc
much heavier than theirs and that
| their armies will be in such a demon
allied state that the German army
! will be able to effect a powerful coun-
ter offensive which will show to al
j the Allies the vitality and force OF
i Germany, and consequently they vii
Iimplore them for peace.
And what if their hope is not rea-
liked?
1t is very possible that the German
i people will begin to discover thai
4 they have been deceived. And wller
that time comes they will lose con
fidence in the infallibility Of theil
i Staff Officers and in the ability OF
Il their government The German gov
4 eminent has promised the people tina
during the campaign of the coming
q year, the German military plans vii
d bear their fruits, one fatal blow will
be given the enemy. They live OF
this hope. IF they are deceived, NJ
A one knows what will happen.
The German Psychology
The German mind has in fact tw,
aspects: The German has q strons
will, great tenacity; he suffers with
out complaining; he holds up hi
head through everything. He bear
lup against suffering and misfortune
1t is because he is upheld by hi
hopes. But when these begin t
Y break down, when the confidence T1a
i gone, there will be a, 'caving in H
will have no tenacity in defeat; whel
he sees that much is lost he will sa.
, that it is useless to resist longer, AM
he will resign himself to fate. HI
will refuse to suffer longer, even 1
!, I1indenburg demands it.
q The German government know
: this and that is why it deceives it
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