The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-10
CROWN PRINCES
DISAGREE WITH
OLD WAR HEADS
They Cling to Theory Of nm
possible Military Victory

LONDON, Sept l0.-Thc Daily Tx
press Amsterdam Correspondent lcle
graphs as follows:
Reports OF sharp conflict OF opin.
ION between Hlndenburg and Luden-
dorit on one side and the crown princes
Of Germany and Bavaria on the other
reach me from reliable sources. II
appears that German headquarters are
now divided into two sections. the gen.
erals party and the crown princes
party
Wilhelm and Rupprccht are studious-
ly depicted, no doubt for dynasiic rca-
sons as having strongly advised Hin.
1cnburg and LudcndQJif not TO start
their OF en'ive on July IS. as their pri.
ya'e ln'orU7'ion was that the allies
would answer the German offensive
with a counter blow oi such imnortance
hat the German armies would be un-
able TO withstand H. In the course OF
war conference at headquarters un-
drr 'hO KAISER IN the early days %
July all the army leaders were called
io give iIclr view, The two crown
prince, then developed tr. tcgcal con-
ccr'lun, quite opposite ,o those adyo-
Gated Bog lilndenburg and supported hy
LudcudJr't and the decision finally
wa, i0r the latter, much 10 the ,oniu-
sron OF the two crown princes. who pro-
tested loudly and said that they refused
to take any responsibility for a move
ment which was fraught with failure.
The German crown prince then made
his much advertised trip 10 Berlin,
while Prince Rupprecht Of Bavaria
banged the door and went 20 Munich.
apparently 10 yet engaged but both
agreeing 10 let Hndcnburg and luden-
dorii themselves tight out their own
muddlc.
"Whilc at Berlin and Munich. both
the prince, oampaicrcd againS, the
chief, OF the general staff. whom they
charged with Bringing about German, 3
defeat out Of a wish to court porular-
n.y. running heavy national risk, be-
cause they thought they could not err
Princes Again at Front
Both rho princes now have resumed
their ac'iy.ilc, at the front. but their
absence ha, been so generally adycr-
tiSed that they cannot be made rcspou
Sible for all that happened while they
were away People merely ak why
they went at the most tragic momc"t
Of the war and the answer given IS
as ! have outlined above
The conflict grows Sharrcr a, time
goes ON. and the allie, victories be
come more important but douhtc,, tive
BROWN princes return 10 the front with
increased authority after the results ui
their rivals disastrous strategy. The
crown prince made no secret OF his per
'onal pesSimiSm IN the course Of an in.
terview published today in which the
chief Of the German militarit part,
practically admits Getmanys defeat
and emphasizes the fact that German,
docs not wish to beat or destroy her
enemies but merely wants TO live lie
comes to the conclusion that Eng
lands entry IN the war made Germany
victory impossible. The crown princes
attitude is remarkable, inasmuch as he
now wishes 10 appear as a follower OF
the Won kuehlmann theory OF the i'm.
possibility ot military victory which
has irrilated headquarters so much
that the leaders asked the kaiser 20
choose between Hindenburg and kuehl-
mann, and the kaiser chose TO dismiss
the latter, wherea, the crown prince
uncns the fire Of his intrigue against
The veteran ticld marshal. whose popu-
larity always has been a thorn in his
,dc.
New Versus the Old.
"Such is the story widely circulated
IN Germany today. II is impossible to
say whether or not It Is absolutely
true, though there IS much in il which
sounds plausible; or whether it +, only
one more attempt TO keep the heirs ap-
parent Of the German and Bayarisr
crowns free from an, blame or rcSpon-
sibllity for present and coming events
III the story is true the conflict can
not long he concealed from the public
eye and an amazed world may soon
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