The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-03
General Won Ludendorf, Hirden.
burg's Man Friday, Predicts
That the Central Powers Will
Eventually Get the Decision
BOTH MEN BELIEVED TO
FAVOR MOVE FOR PEACE
No More Military Activity on a
Large Scale Is Expected from
Russia, Unless Some Despot In
cites Army to q Final Effort.

~ Associated Prrss
Amsterdam. Dee. General Won
Ludcndorff right hand man Of Field
Marshal Vou Hudcuburg is quoted 10y
= correspondent of the Vienna Ncue
Frcirc Prcssc as making the rredic-
ton recently at German headquarters
that the war viii not end I'm draw.
but Doe dcclded in favor Of the central
powers
Th, correspondent. says the Vienna
dispatch obtained this exp essiuu
from Won Ludcuiutff 30 conversation
with him during VISIT to hcaduunr-
teri. where hc ALSO talked with Won
Hiudonhurr
"lt appears the Eussiuus are the
frst To- nc Inclined for peace" Gen.
Nuu Ludcndorff said 90 will not SAY
that { regard the Bolsheviki mauifeS-
tation rs peace Offer. There must
10, . secure government FOR this pun
pose. one which possesses power To-
enforce internally and externally the
results Of the negotiations with vs.. pf
course We can conclude AN ai1uistic"
with Russia AZ any time as soon as
We have the assurance u will br
maintained. \ general urmistice how
ever. VIII be- difficult tu achieve"
General Won Ludcudurff expressed
belief that general urmisticc would
interrupt submarine activity and al
low the entente To- improve its posi-
uuus while on the other hand no
supplies would reach the central pow.
cr- Therefore b. though such am
armistic, would bc brief one as
otherwise the military situation would
suffer
GENERA. won LuIoudurff considered
tho yussiu revolution not mere
picc" of luck for the central powers
but natural result ot the war orcr-
utious
'Nud,ru Wlr said the general
els "a war of peoples not of armies
and @ war ends now when AN enemy
people is defeated Th"ro are no
decisive battles as in former wars.
Tn battles merely have am indirect
influence on tine whole national sys.
tenn inHuciug decay and collapse"
Tn" correspondents says hc gained
the impression that Field Marshal
Won Hiud'nburg and General vun
l.udcndorff dcsir" % peace which will
create conditions of security ard stt-
hiliN Is fnr AS possible. one which
VIII hrug with % secure frontiers and
free ccouomt, activity ON land and
sea
Field Marshal Won Hiudcuburp gave
to IA" oorrosponIcnt has opinion that
mo- NOR" military activity ON "a large
seal" could nc expected from the ru.-
sian army he thought IL possible.
however adds the correspondent that
some desp1t and others like Grand
Duke Nicholas might seil" power and
iucit" the war weary Russian army 10
q final effort
Regarding the situation on the west -
oru front Fio.d Marshal Won IIndcu-
berg slid the successful omploNmo Q
Of the German policy Of elastic doe
Tense continued and that when ur-
Cu~iuuallN sections OF morasSr- ur
smoke hlackcucd debris were lcf tn
their opponents for the purpose ~
saving human material IL vlS OF up
Importance Occasional local rohutf~
must h, taken INTO account us au m-
rNtaule consequence II CARRYING
through gr'tJ uncusiNrS a' uth,r
points
Regarding the supreme war council
uf the alli's tho field marshal said
with e smile
such institutions are always s.ru
of inCapJ'iN and hrlplc~suv~-. when
they are J their Wit end 90 w|r
council is established"
General Won Ludoudorrt said thr'
for Gcrmguy Their was mo- question r.
tu Alsac"-LurrJuc lir Thought doe
cisNc hluw against Franc, perhaps
would vet succeed. although NOWADAYS
when national str,ngth fights national
str, myth. u single blow could hardly
Sidc the war.
The general said however that q
was not to hc doubted 90 single moo
mont who would bp the victor.