New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Captured Secret Papers Re-
veal Ludendorf's Steps
to Prevent Outbreak
Men Refusing to
Go to Battle Line
Clothing of Soldiers Leav-
ing on Furlough To Be
Searched for Arms
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BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Aug. 21.-Gcrmany's military
leaders now have become distinctly
worried over the prospects Of revo-
luton in Germany. General Luden-
dorf, in a captured secret order, mas
taken steps to employ the assistance Of
his commanding officers and various
governmental agencies to help him
stamp out the glowing spark which has
been seen The order, which is more
Illuminating than anything that has
come out of Germany in many months,
follows:
at has come to my knowledge
through letter addressed to the Royal
Prussian Ministry of War that men on
leave have spoken publicly Of rev.
clution which is to break out after the
war.
"A soldier, said to have come from
the industrial region Of Rhenish Vest
phalia, declared in train that in his
home district men were going on leave,
taking weapons with them for the
aforesaid object, and that it was easy
TO take home German or captured re-
volvers as we'll as hand grenades sep
arated into two parts.
Orders Clothing Searched
"i desire that the clothing Of men
going on leave be searched as test cases
before their departure. 1t will be pos
sible to carry this out at the baths and
dressing stations. I wish to impress,
upon all superior officers who happen
to hear such objectionable talk, or who
hear Of it through others, that tncy
must deal with it at once and without
hesitation. The home authorities and
the director of military railways have
been directed to take corresponding
measures"
Another order just captured, bearing
the signature of the chief Of staff Of
the dist Infantry Division. recites that
courts martial have had various and an
increasing number Of cases where
subordinates cmphatcally refused to
accompany their units into the line, and
where the "supcrior officers have neg
lected to enforce obedience by failing
to compel the towards to go into the
front line" Obedience in this respect,
the order said, "must be enforced. even
though it may be necessary to resort to
force and the use of arms"
1t is right the order said, even to 20
TO the length Of shooting a man as an
extreme necessity.
Dead Buried Secretly
Another captured order deals with
The Investigation into a case where y
/ German airplanc was shot down, prob
ably in mistake by German troops, and
the occupants secretly buried. "Such
/ procedure the order said, "is un>
worthy of the German army
In still another document General
LudendorH says there are constant re
ports of German officers on leave voic-
ing utterances that are calculated to
awaken feelings of doubt concerning
German preparedness for battle. He
mentions an officer in Berlin who said
that further offensives were impossible
on the Western front because of the
shortage of horses and oats. General
Ludendorf warns officers against t
spreading unfavorablo rumors. He
says it is remarkable that they never
ring encouraging news home from the
front, and adds that it is "bctter to
color the situation with ROSY hue than
with black paint"