The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-04-09
Berlin Newspaper Publishes Some
Extracts From Manuscript.
(By The Associated Press.)

Berlin, April 7.-One of the Berlin
newspapers today prints extracts
from the forthcoming book written
by General Lundendorff, former first
quartcrmaster general Of the Ger-
nan armies.
Gen. Ludendorff says the defeat Of
the Germans on August s lin the
Franco-British offensive near Albert
and north Of Montdidcr) finally re-
suited in the Geramns losing hope IF
a military victory. Conferences were
held with Chancellor Won Hertling,
Admiral o Hintze, the foreign
minister, and Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg on August IA, Is and Ii,
and there also was a meeting OF the
crown council, Eat which l clearly
stated that the war could no longer
be won militarily," says .Ludendorff.
In September, the supreme army
command discussed the situation on
the western front. It then was de-
picted as very grave, according to
Ludendorff.
81 opposed Baron Burian's step for
peace on account Of its vagueness,
but favored an immediate peace step
in some other FORM" Ludendorff says.
lBurian was the Acknowledgements
foreign minister and constantly was
sending out peace feelers.)
"The supreme command" Luden-
dorff continues. chad an idea of me-
diation by Holland. On September 8,
renewed discussions between Won
Hintz, Won Hindenburg and myself
were followed by a report to the kali
ser. Won .Hintze was the first to al
Jude to a change on internal grounds.
II then said: we must act nov
theoretically on the arnristice and
peace questions. The situation in
u disadvantage. The western front
may at any time have to withdraw
further and the worse our military
situation becomes the harder will De
the conditions
"On the arrival of President VIII
sons note l came to Berlin and sub
mitted the following questions to von
Hertling:
Firstly: Is the German people
willing to fight on? Secondly: What
is the German governments estimate
of the Bolshevik danger, which I take
very seriously? Thirdly: Is the
Ukraine necessary for our provision
ing?
The second note to President
Wilson was also sent in agreement
with the supreme army command.
The answer to it clearly showed that
President Wilson no longer had the
power to oppose the entente's de-
mands. For the reply to the note
the chancellor again invited me TO
Berlin.
The military situation was un-
changed. In the west, however, there
was a consolidation and this circum-
stance, in conjunction with the dec
laration made by the mar minister
that he could, within a measurable
period, give the supreme command
100000 men, made the cituation ap-
pear such that we need not surren-
der Internationally to President Will
son.
81 emphasized the necessity of re-
plying to the note in a dignified tone.
An abandonment of the U-boat war
could not be considered. Admiral
Scheer (former chief Of the German
admiralty staff) spoke in the same
sense. This conception also contin-
ued to be held for some days in the
war cabinet. DR.. Solf, former foreign
minister, however, requested a more
yielding atmosphere. Solf won. The
U-boat war ceased and the path to
capitulation was trodden. Won Hin
denburg protested and proposed an