Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
Kaiser's Best Badly
Beaten By Americans

COntinue0 from rage Vhe
ber of prisohers from the Twenty.
eighth German Division. The report
said:
American assistance. which was un-
derestimated in Germany because they
doubted It's value and its opportunity,
worries the German high command more
than It will admit. The officers them
selves Secognise that among other causes
1t is the principal reason for which Ger
many hastens to try to end the war and
impose peace They believe that II we
succeed in holding on for the rest OF this
year the German cause will be lost But
they say that until the end Of the year
they will allow us no respite in their ef-
fort to break our morale and our will to
conquer. They hope that fear Of devas-
tations and the terror caused in Paris,
as well as continuing attacks of the
German army. determined to end the
war will get the best of our resistance
before American aid will become truly
effective.
"All agreed that the war is reaching
the supreme crisis at this moment. They
all declare that the offensives will be
renewed and prolonged in view OF this
decision until the German forces are ex-
hausted.
I'm addition, the prisoners did not
conceal their great surprise at the train
ing and quickness that the Americans
have shown against them nor for the
good work accomplished by the artillery.
-t-t-
off ,all food supplies and all REINFORCE
losses virtually all Of the officers and
twenty-five Of the men were killed or
wounded in a single infantry company
and twelve in a machine gun company.
Of which the full quota was seventeen
men,"
Especially important in this report
coming from the French army. not be-
cause the Americans would emphasize
such statements by prisoners. but be-
cause of the probability that the Ger
mans might be rather praiseworthy Of
Americans when questioned by our on
GERS with a view to getting better treat
ment as prisoners of war. There Is no
question that this document speaks the
truth.
A letter written by a Gernla - officer
and found on his body said:
The Americans are so courageous
that they don't allow themselves to be
made prisoners" Another letter written
by a German private called the Ameri-
cans devil hounds"
Now or Never with Kaiser
1t Is now or never with the Kaiser and
he knows It. That is why every soldier.
every gun. every airplane that America
can put in France In the next four
months will be needed as it will never
be needed again. Every resource, every
ounce of strength that the German high
command can send against the Allied
lines In the next four months will be
hurled forward
The Allied armies must from now on
face offensive after. offensive until the
German army is exhausted.
1t Is definitely known that the leaders
of Germany have reached this decision.
Their armies have been placed in one
giant system of attack and rest and at
tack and rest so long as It can last.
The Kaiser has staked all on beating
the Allies before winter. for he knows
he cannot do II next year, when 2,0o0, 900
Americans will face. him, 100000 OF
the hardest fightng men his soldiers
ever met s..
Captured German officers say, and
they are supported by captured docu-
ments. that the immediate German plan
is to make one straight line from Mont
didier to Compiegne to Chateau-Thierry
A glance at the war map shows that tc
do this they must take from the Allies
a salient about fifty kilometers across
the base and twenty deep at its deepes,
point. When this is done their plan II
to hammer and hammer until Paris Is
reached. II Is an out-and-out fight foI
the next four months, probably the hard.
est fighting the world ever saw.
Germany Fears America
It is the Allies task to hold the Ger
mans during those four months. Th'
Americans will play an important rol'
in that task, fighting with the aim o.
holding the boche until they get after
him overwhelmingly next year.
Germany fears America. and that feal
is growing. At first the high command
told their officers, and the officers told
the soldiers. that the Americans could
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