The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-22
GERMAN SOLDIERS
TALK OF REVOLUTION
AFTER WAR IS OVER
Army Order Calls Officers At
tentiOn to Conditions.
Warns That Talk Must Be
Dealt With at Once.
THE MEN TALK PUBLICLY
Copy of the Order Was Cap
tured by British.
Throws New Light on German
Internal Conditions.
THE MEN TALK PUBLICLY
fRv the Asaocieted Press.l

British Headquarters in France,
Aug. 21.-Germany's military leaders
now have become distinctly worried
over the prospects of a revolution in
Germany. 81.
General Ludendorff, in a captured
secret order has taken steps to en-
pIoy the assistance Of his command
ing officers and various government
agencies to help him stamp out the
glowing spark which has been seen.
The order, which is more Illuminating
than anything which has come out of
Germany in many months. follows:
Talk of Revolt After War.
TT has come to my knowledge thru
letter addressed to the royal Prus-
sian ministry OF war that men on
leave have spoken publicly tof a revo-
luton which is to break out after the
war.
"A soldier. said to have come from
the Industrial region of Rhenish West
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 cap
tured revolverS as well as hand gre
nades separated into two parts.
Il desire that the clothing of men
going on leave be searched as test
cases before their departure. 1t will
be possible to carry this out at the
baths and dressing stations.
Il wis hto impress upon all superior
officers who happen to hear such OBJ
jectionable talk or who hear of it thru
others that they must deal with it at
once and without hesitation. The
home authorities and the director OF
military railways have been directed
to take corresponding measure"
characterization in Army
Another order Just captured, bearing
the signature Of the chief of staff OF
the Forty-first infantry division re-
cites that courts martial have had an
increasing number of cases where SUB
ordinates emphatically refused to &C.
company their units into the line ano
where the superior officers neglected
to enforce obedience by failing to COM
pei the towards to go into the IRON
line"
shoot Those Who Disobey.
Obedience in this respect, the ordel
said, rlust be enforced even tho
may be necessary to resort to forc'
and the use of arms
1T is right, the order said, even t.
go to the length of shooting mai
as an extreme necessity. -,
Another captured order deals VIII
the investigation into case where
German airplane was shot down, prob
ably in mistake by German troops
and the occupants secretly buried
"Such procedure" the order said, Il
unworthy of the German army"
Search Men for Arms.
In still another document, Genera
Ludendorff says there are constaE
reports of German officers on leav
voicing utterances that are calculate
to awaken feelings of doubt as to Ger
man preparedness for battel. II
mentions an officer in Berlin VIII
said further offensives were impossibl
on the e. estern front because of III
shortage of horses and oats.
General Ludendorff warns officer
against spreading Onfavorable rumor'
He declares that it is remarkable tina
they never bring encouraging new
home from the front, and adds that
is better to color the situation with
rosy hue than with BLACK paint"