The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-10
LARGE INDEMNITY
q
IS DEMANDED BY
FATHERLANDERS
Pan-German Pamphlets Flow
to Men in Lines,
By George Renwick

Al bY OeOIRe henWlCks
Y Copyright 1918 by tho New York Times
y the Chicago Tribune and the oklahoma
n City rimes)
4 AMSTERDAM, Sept lO-Hindcn-
burg's mourniul manifesto 10 the army
\ and the people at home is being fol-
1 lowed up by an entergetc pan-Gcrman
! campaign among the soldiers. Vast
4 quantities OF pan German pamphlets
4 are being distributed among the troops
4 and this is done by the latherland
4 party, with the consent OF the highest
I, military authorities The distribution
/, generally takes place on parade, but
I, great care is taken TO see that the men
n in the front lines receive those pamph-
l lets with pau-German light and lead
\ ing
( One pamphlet. which has been dis
y tributcd bv the hundreds Of thousands,
comes from the Hamburg branch OF the
\ fatherland party, and reader, are in
I. formed that it would mean mot only
/, complete suicide, but treason to, the
!. fa,hcrland," ii peace were arranged ac-
!, oordiug to the policy OF the reichS'ag
"a majority A large war indemnity is
Z stated to be absolutely necessary for
Fl, Germany
n Another pamphlet halls from ,hc
q fathcrland party headquarters in Berlin
!, and there is one interesting sentence IN
ID, it. reading: Seeing that Germany ,
? military position is better than anyone
would have dared hope a few months
u ago, the July resolutions oi the reich
Z, stag majority (no hldcmuities and no
I annexationS that iS) no longer comes
u intpssQpS liberation
.i INLAY Bar Enemy Papers.
~ The jump condition Oi German pub.
n lie opinion is the subject of much dis
1-cuSsion in the German press, and there
~ is a very general suggestion that the
II enemy Commuul1ueS should no longer
y be printed. The lokal Anlcigcr /,
4 rather in favor OF their suppression
z because the entente communlqucs are
Y merely propaganda, while those from
Z the pen OF ludendOrlt are. II YOU
4 please. contributions TO history
q The papers making this demand ior
Z the suppression OF the d'Sagreclhlc
Z communiquc, from London and Paris
2 have the audacity TO declare that the
= German communicates are consistently
4, suppressed in England and France
9 learn from reliable sources that the
v political world in Germany is bv mo-
Z, mean, pleased with the llindcnhurg
q manifesto. 1t is maiutt,-rd that while
= II is doubtful that it will have any con
q siderable effect in the army, and among
y the people, 1t Is certain to be regarded
a abroad as pretty clear evidence tina,
Y there is something rotten IN the state
q OF Germany In the democratic ranks
= Hndenburg is severely condemned a.
q having rendered an excellent service
y TO enemy propaganda
"ln view OF these conditions. th
4, German high command ha, decided no
X 10 conduct in the future a war of OF
" Tense but war oE defense lhcSt
4, are italicized word, from an article IL
q Norwaerts BY its military critic. cN
Y Colonel Gadcke The conditions tJ
"a which he refers are those which. hc
n says, arise out Of FuChS successful re-
turn blows, the superiority of the
n French ard British armies mn men and
u material and the gathering OF thou.
4, sand, OF new tanks and countless new
Xairplaucs 10 continue the long planned
n offensive Tor months
~ In addition TO all that, there are he
q SAYS two other important run,idera.
.tiianS-thr en'cntcs almost ineXhausti.
. bic supplies ol raw material and the
D. American army. Therefore If Vord'
mean anything, Il is admitted that III,
. German army i' ounumbercd, out
fought, and outgeneralcd As Seyera
q other papers comment ON similar line
j, can be safely presumed that Gadckt
wi,eS 90 something like official die
ntalion.
Blow to German People.
This return to defensive warfare vii
ifcomc as a heavy blow 90 the Gcrmal
people Up TO a day og two ago the
fwere assured that Nndcnburg anD
fLuderdorif were master, OF the silua
.liion IN reality and that this war O
imovement was what they wanted No,
fthey are informed that these leader
chad to bow to a stronger will and re
f,turn to trench warfare with the pros
ypects of carving ON that struggle g
Iihe face Of admittedly vastly supcrio
fenemy forces.
= Gadckc openly declares thar the hg
Jcnmmand's decision intolNs anolhe
Jpoin,, return 10 the Hindtnburg lin
ifiio shorten the battle front 50 as
ssave men and to avoid the danger ,
Hbeing outilankcd lie a, good as at
V,mh> that the rear guard actions ha,
y been costly affairs i1r the German
and though they DELAYED the cuem
Gthey resulted in the ",eycrcst and hi
ierest fighting OF this war; He say
tsigniiicantly:
4 4 st is quite understandable that ii
HGerman command should wish 20 diset
tgage the army more rapidly from col
Iiart with the enemy