The sun., 1918-05-07
FOE PREPARES
HARDEST DRIVE
LudendOrff's Next Blow Will
Dwarf Earlier Offensive,
Report Says.
EVERY MAN Is CALLED
Austrians, Bulgars and Turks
Are Being Used to Release
Germans for Front.
EVERY MAN Is CALLED


Copyright, 1913: oil YtoAfs veserred.
LONDON, May 6.-A most valuable in
sight into the condition OF affairs In
Germany is furnished by the Rotterdam
correspondent Of the Daily Teie Oroph.
He writes that the veil Of censorship has
been drawn closely over the German
newspapers. which have been asserting
that interest in the empire Is centred
largely upon the Prussian franchise.
That, ne says. is merely camounaging
the real Germany. which Is plotting.
striving and working for world domina-
ton.
The newspapers give no hint on mill
tary TOPICS they are as silent as q
deserted battlefield. but nevertheless
there IL Information available which
compeis the conclusion that the whole
energies Of the rulers OF Germany still
are concentrated on the effort to end
the war BY, tho gamble in the west and
that that effort Is Of a magnitude which
Il 10 dangerous to underestimate.
Plans Are wiAeued.
Gen. Ludendorfr. in all secrecy. Is said
to be proceeding with measures designed
to increase the resources at his disposal
for the resumption of the campaign on
the western front. Tremendous as were
the initial measures taken. II Is asserted
they have been widened and strength
ened ever since the beginning or the
offensive In March.
II learn" continues the correspon-
dent. that the German General STAFF
has made still greater demands upon
Austria. which. since Baron Won Bu-
rian replaced Count Czern!n as For
eisn Minister. has been more than ever
a vassal State Of Germany. The Dual
Monarchy has been summoned to place
more Of its resources at the disposal
Of It's masters. although. as far as Is
known. no Austrian infantry actually
Ia on the western front. However. a
| very large number Of troops have been
brought into Germany. where they
, have been doing garrison and other
duties. Thus a very considerable num-
ber Of Huns have been freed TO take
part in the fighting.
"Ail Germans capable OF any sort OF
| military service are at the front. II
| Is by these means that the formation OF
80 many new enemy divisions has been
made possible. IN the other theatres of
! war there are left only sufficient num-
Der OF Germans to keep up appearances.
Especially is this the case on the Italian
front, which. during tho last month. has
| been depleted In order to help swell the
great stream flowing toward the west.
Bulgars Are AssistinG.
Bulgaria also has been made a minor
| tributary, although so far Bulgarians
and a certain number Of Turks have
been held back In garrisons within their
own borders.
''Supplementing all this. there has been
a further combing out. which still pro-
gresses. among the civilian population
There have been instances during the
last few weeks In which German bust
ness men who had been accustomed &c
pay regular visits to Dutch towns nc
longer are seen there
"From ono Of the few survivors
learned that his colleagues. who UP tc
now have been spared In the interests o
trade, have been seized under the civil
ian conscription act or have been called
offlcialiy to the service as auxiliaries ir
war work.
"Men having a certain amount o.
technical knowledge are being sent into
the poison gas factories Other skilled
men are sent to equally dangerous posts
My informant sums up the situation
thus:
1.-THE German people already hav'
lost so much during the war that 1t hal
become hardened. In the weeks befor'
the offensive we we're prepared CAREFUL!
by the newspapers for the heavy price
In blood we would have to pay. W.
have been disappointed greatly by tn
results obtained 20 far. hut the belle
obtains that victory is within the grasI
Of the fatherland and that soon It's lead
ers will be able to seize IT,"