The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-16
HUNS BOLSTER UP
PUBLIC OPINION
Reciprocal News Service
From l3, Queen Anne's Gate,
London.
Relayed by X. c. Office.
By K. Walter

next great battle and it seems TO be
having hard time doing so. The
resignation of Won Kuehlmann and
the appointment of an intriguing
reactionary in his place are part OF
the process. Looking through the
German papers it is evident that
there are two principal causes for
this sort; one is the growing
knowledge in Germany of the init
mate relations being established be-
tween all the English speaking ma
tionS. Quite apart from America S
military contribution to the war,
which is the other cause for alarm,
German reactionaries now show that
what they fear most, as an obstacle
to the aggressive plans of their
world policy after the war, is the
threat OF Anglo Saxon unity, and
particularly the continued cooper
alton of our navies. No peace can
be satisfactory, they now say, which
will leave the policing OF the seas
under Anglo-Amercan control. Ev-
cry effort must be made to create
difficulties between England and
America. Germany cannot obtain
political victory, says the Kreuz
Zeitung, the leading junker organ,
until Anglo-American world SUI
premacy is made impossible, adding
that th,, nnl,. ha nj, u a
against England. America, it is hint
ed, is to be made to feel that she can
get special favors from Germany if
she will kindly not be too friendly
with England.
Lloyd Georges recent declaration
that Germany can have peace to-
morrow on President Wilson's
terms has further aggravated the
fear of Anglo-Amaricanism. Eng
land is still the chief enemy, but
Wilson as the leader of England
and America is the arch-fend him
self. Apparently it never occurred
to the Germans that England would
ever acknowledge American leader
ship in the moral issues of the war
but echoes of the Fourth of uly
celebrations in England are now
reaching them and the vision of
British and Americans burying the
hatchet forever are obviously dis
turbing They had hoped at least
to be able to keep on saying that
Wilson was the tool of England.
Lloyd George, Grey, Asquith and
others have now made this impos-
sible by their outspoke adoption OF
the American policy. SO all the long
range guns of invective must now
be trained on Wilson. The following
from the Kolnische Zeitung, prob
ably the most influential paper in
Germany, is typical: "The car of
reactionary America presumes again
to preach to the Anglo-Saxon
world the lie of Freedom and De-
mocracy. Hypocrisy and Brutal
ty, thy name is Wilson,"
Ridicules American Army.
AS to the American army, the
German government graciously per-
mitted the publication of Secretary
Bakers figures, but instructions evil
IDENTIFY were sent round to discredit
the figures and ridicule the quality
of the American troops. According
to the Kolnische Zeitung the an
nouncement was typical Of Amer
lean bluff "We know exactly that
the figures given are greatly exag-
gerated and do not come anywhere
near the truth" The military cor
respondent of the Frankfurter Zeit-
ung says that The French now real
ize that all the talk about America
is nonsense because they need not
only numbers but quality. They
want soldiers who can attack and !
drive out the Germans, but the
are crowd without or
ganization or training. 1t took years
to make the English proficient and /
the Americans will need longer"
Gadkei, the best known military
critic of Germany, assures his wide
that the influx of Amer
leans has led 10 a diminution OF
supplies and that their fighting
value is not good. Yet there seems
to be an uneasy feeling in some
quarters about what the American
mob may do. The Reichcspost
warns its readers that American
war under Wilson's leadership is
not a war OF defense but a war OF
and destruction"
All this indicates a very different
mood from that in which the enemy
the first offensive in
March, but it does not mean that
he storm which is gathering in
France will break with less fury.
.udendorff's time is getting short
md his plans are no doubt made
IN scale TO tax the full resouces
It Fochs' disposal. For Americans
his will be the first great battle of
he war. They will have the salts
action OF knowing that wherever
he storm breaks their own fresh
Taliant troops will be supporting
french or British who have so long
ustained the grievous burden of
irmageddon. This knowledge adds
lso to the complete confidence with
which England awaits news of the
enewal CT fighting on large scale,
lready raised to high pitch by the
uccess of many local operations.
Iut everyone is prepared for a hard