The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-13

cause they are oppressed by an ac-
culmulation OF sorrows In the higher
classes OF society. the opinions on
peace are divided between the liberals
and the social-dcmocrats The liberal
thinkers are parlisans Of the statu quo
ante bellum; but the conservative par
ty--thc Catholics the nobility, the land
owners, the junkers, the Christian so.
clalsS and the ofiicets-demand
peace with indcmnities and the enlarg.
ing OF the frontiers, Some even fix
the boundaries at Bulgaria
We do not need to worry much about
the annexationists, for they are not only
the less numerous, but also the less
powerful, as we hope and expect Ger
many is already beaten.
The Germans believe that by subma
rine warfare Germany will be able 10
force France and Britain to sue for
peace because of the dimnution OF their
shipping tonnage and that very soon they
will scarcely have enough to transport
troops and none at all for carrying
food. They foresec, in fact, that as far
as food is concerned, the entente will
soon be reduced to their production,
They hope their submarines will be
able to sink million tons month,
and they figure that under these con.
ditons the merchant marine of Eng
land, the tonnage OF which a, the com
mencement OF the war eQualled that Of
the rest of the world that is to say.
little more than 20.0OO,000 tons, will
be reduced at the end OF year to
seven or eight million tons,
Still Trust In Hindenburg.
The Germans believe that the re-
treat of Hndenburg has been a clever
means OF escaping the powerful grasp
Of the allies, and at the same time II
allowed them to economic III men and
to increase their reserves. But when
they realize the swif,neS with which
the allies have been able to approach
and N certain places TO hold the Ger
man army they will see that they have
deceived themselves. They expect II
will be at least two or three months
before the French and British will
occupy successfully the ruined section
of France created BY the German arm
les during their retreat
The unanimous opinion is that the
allies will not succeed in piercing ,h'
German front They expected these
fluctuations, these partial and elastic
retreats. In every case, the Germans
and ] give the convictions Of militar,
authorities. will fight tenaciously foI
every inch Of territory. forcing the en-
emy to make such enormous sacrifice,
OF lives that they will be exhausted be.
fore reaching the Rhine This is the
general belief.
No More Dream OF Paris.
The greater part of the Germans are
convinced that now Paris is lost
and abandoned hope They realized
that the day after the victory on the
Marine. They all knew that that day
ended the German dream OF Paris. Now
) they hope only TO obstruct their enc.
mics, to make them waste their forces
to destroy themselves, so to speak. By
such means, II some day having crossed
Belgium and luxemburg, the allies
come before that sacred river, the
Rhine, they will not be able to pass
over.
As for the German secret service
department and espionage-in Berlin
when the first allied offensive on the
Somme was launched in July, 1910, tn,
Germans knew il. They expected /,
and had taken precautions against it
And the real offensive which has fol.
lowed the retreat of lIindenburg, they
knew a month before it took place tha,
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 retakc
the Brimont fort The German in
formation department is constantly and
carefully informed of everything which
goes on in France militarily. The e..
pionage center in Copenhagen is splen.
didly organized and that OF Berne I,
not inferior, | believe ,ha, they are
going TO start new one at the capita
OF Holland
can never urge the allies enough
10 take every precaution against ar
organization which has already cost
them so much.
Starvation Cannot Beat Germany.
Only a military victory will he proof
The allies must be convinced that /, i,
useless to wait for a revolution in Ger
many, for an insurrcc,ion Of any sor'
because OF weakening, OF a weakening
provoked by hunger and priyation, tC
obtain the victory they are hoping for
The allies must he convinced that IN,
German people will no, bow their head
for these reasons. II is necessary tC
beat their armies thoroughly Ger
many is not yet ready to come to heI
knees
We must expect TO see the Ger
mans 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 10 hold
out I'LL then against the pressure
OF the allies. possibly not victor
iously, but honotably (O giving up
the~Mst possible territory. And
they hope that by the end OF the
campaign Of 1918 that the losses Of
the allies will have been SO much
heavier than theirs and that their
armies will be in such a demoral
lied state that the German army
will be able TO effect a powerful
counter offensive which will show
10 all the allies the vitality and
force oi Germany. and consennrnl-