The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
Won TIRPITZ STORY
OF GERMAN DEFEAT
CONTINUED From Previous Issue.)

V-.e 49, NHA~
flourish OF trumpets and Dragging.
Our small U-boats now shoot down
everything that comes in their way.
The chancellor is tearing his hair be-
cause OF II and is doing his best to in
ituehce the emperor, Any liberties may
be taken with US, but our modesty
ana god behavior when our very ex-
lstence Is at stake causes the neutrals
TO doubt of our power to win.
tEdltors Note-March 2S the Brit
ism steamer Falaba was attacked and
sunk by a submarine with the loss of
III lives, including one American, April
. The steamer Hipalyce, chartered by
the American commission for relief in
Belgium, was torpedoed by a German
submarine, 10 lives being lost. Those
incidents greatly inflamed the English
many)
II is, on the whole, very satisfac-
tory that England's abusing us so i'm
moderately-a sign that things are UNI
comfortable for them. II only the new
KIND OF U-boat could be ready sooner,
nj show effects before England con-
sents to peace negotiations.
Here the chancellor and his set are
again running round with hair on end
because a little U-boat sank a Dutch
ship.
Instead of making a proud and reso.
lutte stand against unfriendly neutral
Af+nA w Ntiilt anu UIb AllGduA
apologizing without cause.
Emanueissegen, July 20, N1915 (To my
Wlte.)-Our guards which have been
nara hit are now confronted by the
RUSSIAN guards who have been brought
up from Petersburg, From this it is
thought that the Russians are stalking
their last. Falkenhayn has told Bach
mann that the chancellor wants to an
mex Courland. England will be de-
llghted at this. If we do it we will
have run aground for the next century
n run against the Russians, too
England will laugh In her sleeve and
we VIII retire from Belgium. England
will then have attained her aim and
we will be forced back to a purely con-
tinental state.
EDITORS N~ote-Further Indications
that Germany's war aims were from
the start the annexation of territory,
With her shaken army Germany began
the new offensive against Russia at
TINS time, and succeeded in capturing
successfully Warsaw, Ivangorod, Kovno,
Brest- Litovsk and Vilna.)
Falkenhayn is entirely deaf to the
pleas from Turkey and the Balkans.
The entire set around the emperor are
quietly doing. The emperor himself
spends much Of his time before a large
map, filling it in.
Emanuelssegen, July "a. 1915.-Today
we are expecting the American note,
tThird L%usitania note.) In case it is
harsh, Bethmann, Jagow and the 9TH
ers Will say, I'VE owe this to the
navy"
Editors Note-The third United
States note on the Lusitania sinking
was sent from Washington July 81. 1t
called Germany's explanations, made
on July 8, every unsatisfactory"
Emanuelssegen, July 20, 19l5,-Amer-
lea is so impudently and openly pro-
British that it is hardly credible we will
knuckle under. Still | think anything
possible. A remark in the note indi-
Gates that we have already secretly
promised to restrict the U-boat war
fare. We are sliding on.
But now it becomes u case of formal
acknowledgement before the world and
before the German people. The answer
can easily drag on for weeks. | can
not agree to a formal announcement Of
the U-boat warfare. We should there
by give up the only weapon of the flu
ture against England.
The refusal of Falkenhayn of all help
to Turkey weighs heavily upon me.
Editors Note-Germany's anxiety
over Turkey lay in the increasing press
ure which Italy was bringing on the
Turkish government, and which, unless
relieved by Turkish military successes,
was certain to provoke a declaration
of war. h Berlin realized would only
be the prelude to an Italian declara-
tion of war against Germany, thus
overriding the purely local territorial
questions which provoked the italian
declaration against Austria. Italy did
declare war against Turkey Aug. 20,
and against Germany soon after.J
Emanuelssegen, July y, 19l5.-A year
ago today ! reached Berlin and was
told that all was in order. did not
trust the assurance and unfortunately
was right. We have already lost
500, 600 men on the battlefields and
over 1000, 900 wounded and stlll there
is no end in sight.
] think that the shamefully harsh
tone of the American note is not a dis
advantage to us. As vet we know
nothing further from Berlin. At Will
helmstrasse opinions are said to he di-
vided. Herr kriege (head of the legal
said to have gone completely over
against the U-boats. He probably
thinks his time has come and that a
new, modern international law Is de-
%veloping.
Personally I think the American note
Is not to be answered and the U-boat
warfare will die a lingering death.
Emanuelssegen, July 20, 1915.-Today
was Informed that on Aug. l the en-
peror will issue a proclamation which,
in spite of the flourish of trumpets and
beating of drums, will be very like a
chamade. 1t is said to contain the
statement that we are not making war
for conquest. Other passages, assert
ing that we do not intend to extend our
frontiers and that we are ready to make
peace, contained in the original draft,
have been struck out.
Such an admission of our defeat
would make the worst impression both
here and abroad.
1t Is true that all inspired newspa-
pers take the same attitude as the
proclamation.
] at once telephoned to Berlin to OBJ
tain further proof of such a proclama-
ton being contemplated. In Pless |
went to see Wild Won Hohenborn, who
also was Mortified at the idea.
A report of our military attache In
Athens describes the Indignation of the
Greeks at England's oppression de-
signed to force them into the war. TO
Judge by their newspaper articles they
show more courage in this direction
than the Dutch.
Emanuelssegen, July 81. 19l5-Ac-
cording to apparently reliable reports,
after the sending Of our note to Amer
lea, Jagow went to IN American Off :
cial and implored him to do his ut
most to assure its favorable reception.
Behncke writes beside himself about
the decrease in the use Of the U-boats
in consequence Of the restrictions. That
the U-boats act only under these re-
strictions has doubtless been signified
to America. From the very beginning
have always fought for an energetic
stand against America but without re-
suit.
Emanuelssegen, August /, 1915.-We
went to church at Pless to commemo.
rate the anniversary of the war by n
church service, l told his majesty he
must take a hopeful view Of things
and that all would be well il we stood
fast.
He replied that Of course we would
stand fast" But from the aides de
camp I learned that the wretched
proclamation had been issued.
In the little church the last seat was
taken. The clergyman, a very old man.
! charges a small admission fee which