Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-08-03
GERmANY's MAN POWER.

IN American gentleman name
Dr. George Usher is reported 10 hav
told the United States senate tina
Germany falsifcd her population
statistics for twcnety years precedin
the war" In 1914 she had 10000,
600 inhabitants instead Of the 6s,
100000 she was supposed to have
"Hindenburg gave this information
TO my daughters when they wer
visiting him in 1919" AYERS Nj
Usher.
II Is very interesting and cas-.
explanation Of the man power mys
terry. As an editor once said 20
reporter who told him that he new
positively that the world was comm,
to nm end the next day. Il Is i'm
portant-if true.
The faked-eensus story. Of course
is not new. We have all heard II
and been eager TO believe II.
No. Personally I find the explana-
ton Of the Huns seemingly bottom.
less well Of man power In the presm-
bic to the Hindenhurg Mass Levy
law Of November. 1916:
|. Every male German. from
the completion Of his 18th TO
the completion Of his Goth year
is in 10 far as he has not been
summoned TO service with the
armed forces. liable to patriotic
auxiliary service during the
period Of the war.
2. Patriotic auxiliary service
consists. apart from service in
government Offices and other Of
fetal institutions. in particular
OF service in war industry. In
agriculture. in the nursing Of the
sick. and in organizations Of ev-
cry kind Of an economic charac-
ter connected with the war, as
well as in other undertakings
which are Immediately or indi-
rectly Of Importance for conduct
Of the war or provision Of the
requirements Of the people.
Every man up TO so q soldisr--ir
the trenches. In the shell factories,
on the farms, IN the hospitals. or or
actual war work Of some .hi~a--
therein. II strikes me. 10 mainly %
be found the solution Of the csrnas
man power pusrle.
The kaiser faces us in superior
strength because the German war
machine docs not allow one solitary
scrap Of useful human strength to
be wasted except on the business
OF war.
Conscientious objectors and ex-
emption- fort e-ssking are unknown
In Germany in either peace or war.
am assured that Ludendortf EN-
ployes thousands Of one-lcgged or
one-armed men in the field. They
have been taught TO work machines
guns. There are countless other
nds Of work. ne has discovered,
that they do. even though rrippled.
] only am not advocating such a
heartless procedure AS worthy Of al
lied emulation. | only chronicle II
as wellauthenticated and signih-
cant bit Of information.
Finally. we should not forget that
though German generals have CON-
manded on many fronts, they often
directed the operations and slanght-
err Of non-Germas divisions. Aus
TRANS. Hungarians. Turks, and Bull
gars have been driven into dozens
Of battles by Mackensen. for example
hut these have not Slapped German
man power.
The most persuasive estimate OF
Germany,s remaining fighting ma
terial that | have seen-published
early in June in a prominent provin-
cial newspaper-dxes the Huns
aNaitAutt hiau f'NtA ~ NtN''f'V''
The estimate is based on a total
number Of Germans mobihzed since
1914 at 100000. Of whom half
are said to have been definitely pu,
out Of action
Writing early in 1917. Mr.. Gerard
estimated that Germany then had
1900. 900 available fighting men. Al
lowing for "attrition" Of 5000. 600
during the intervening sixteen
months. the estimate above mention
ed--that we have to meet and beat
5000. 900 Huns-imprcsses me as
one that is fairly eorroborated by the
axiute American ambassadors Elm
side" figures.
Let us allies watch cot Tor one
gigantic msnaes--thst Csrmssy'
bsasssins from allied psesv.ssinssisu
in Russia. may noilisss arm. and
lead into battle against ne the limit
lsss man power Of Russia. To me sha'