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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
4 Dangerous Slope

When the government asserts, says
Ludendorff, that the High Command
left it in the lurch it is wrong. The
government, by its readiness 70 yield
10 the Allies, had allowed itself to be
forced upon dangerous slope Lu-
dendorf asserts that President VIII
sons third answer justifes the High
Commands view Of the situation 1t
was clearer than ever he says. that
our opponents wished the humiliation
and destruction of Germany
"LudendorF and Hindenburg now had
no doubt that the war ought to be con-
tinued. We could have kept the war
going for several months longer BY
exerting all our strength we could. per
haps, have impressed the moderate
forces in the enemy countries,
strengthened the peace parties there,
and obviated dictated peace
"On October 25 Hindenburg and
Ludendortf stated their views to the
Kaiser and Vice-Chancellor Payer. But
the two army leaders were now con-
WINGED that the government not only
had no wish to continue the war, but
that they were prepared TO accept the
hardest terms. On October rs Luden-
dortf prepared his application for per-
mission to resign, but at Hindenburg' s
request did not send it in Immediately
Thereafter he learned that the High
Command had been vehemently at
tackled in the Reichstag in connection
with Hindenburg's telegram on the re-
ceipt of President Wilson's third note.
This was the telegram which linden
burg sent to all army commanders, in
forming them that the President
wished complete surrender, but that
both the army and the feet would
rather fight on to the last)
"Ludendorf asserts that he advised
against the sending Of this telegram,
as he wished the whole situation TO
be re-explored, but, unfortunately, the
telegram was sent without his knowl-
edge. Y would not have sent the tele-
gram says Ludendorf, as, in my
opinion, it was not loyal to the gov.
eminent In the meantime both Lu.
dendorff and Hindenburg had beer
summoned by the Kaiser. At thai
meeting Ludendorf received the i'm
preston that he no longer enjoyed
the confidence Of the Kaiser and re
quested permission to retire. Tha
afternoon the desired permission wa
granted"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
''Explaining the Americans"

really the first Americans he had ever
met. The major had spent most Of his
life in India and, barring the members
Of Buffalo Bills Wild West troupe,
which once toured the land of the
Rajahs. we gathered that he was not
conscious Of ever having seen an
American. Certain he was that he had
never communed socially with any of
the strange tribesmen who inhabit the
United States.
Eve were frankly bursting with
curiosity. not to say quaking with
alarm, as to how we should stand the
test We felt morally sure that our
host expected
81. That we would eat with our
knives.
"2. That we would chew gum between
courses.
"3. That we would tuck our servi-
cites under our chins.
a. That we would talk exclusively
in dollars.
90 That there was not an undivorced
or unindicted man among us.
So That our conversation would be
an endless tumble Of nasal 'guesses'
and 'reckons.'
AZ. That our feet would be hoisted to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

result Of his statement Admiral
Hintze came to a proper conclusion
that peace overtures must be made
straightway. The High Command
hoped that the Chancellor would i'm
mediately prepare Parliament and the
press for the new situation in which
Germany found herself, but this the
Chancellor did not do. Had he done
so the CONSERVATION with which Berlin
was seized at the beginning Of Sep
TENDER would not have been so great
"Ludendortf speaks of further con-
ferences, of Bulgaria's secession, of
how Austria Hungary's collapse was
closely bound up with this secession,
and comes to the conference held at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
His Nlemors" Soon to Be Off the Presses of Fore
most German Publisher, Reveal Many Interesting
Phases of the War -- Behind Scenes


Spa on September %. At this con-
ference, taken part in by Ludendorff,
Hindenburg and Hintze, the report to
be presented to the Kaiser was dis
cussed. In this report Admiral Hintze
recomm ended a change in the political
course in Germany, while LudendorF
reported The time is now come when
vigorous action must be taken regard
ing an armistice and the settlement
of peace terms The situation in
Europe can change to our grave disad
vantage. A further retreat on our
Western front may be necessitated at
any moment, and the worse our mill
tary situation is the worse will the
eventual peace terms be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08


"Ludendorff urged speed In the send
ing Of the note, and the Kaiser, hav-
ing agreed TO Ludendortf's and Hintzes
view of the situation, said the note
would be sent by September 80 At
the same time Major Busche was sent
to Berlin to advise several members of
the Reichstag of the situation in which
Germany was now placed. News of
this situation was indiscreetly allowed
to get abroad and had disastrous
effect on public opinion. But says
Ludendorf, had my advice been fol-
lowed and the press and Parliament
been prepared in August, the disclos-
ures now made would not have so
staggered the public
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

and military authorities was maintained
right up to the end. To discuss this
answer the Chancellor called Luden-
dortF to Berlin. The situation was re-
ported as unchanged except that the
western front had hardened again, and
the War Ministry stated that, given
another 100000 men for a short time,
it might not be necessary for Germany
to deliver herself over TO President
Wilson's mercy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
When the Car
Flight
Planned

ment dealing with the preparations
made at that time for the flight Of
the Romanoffs from Ekaterinburg.
This attempt failed. The late and last
ruler Of Russia fell as victim of an
unsuccessful and untimely attempt to
escape.
The following is translation of the
last letter of the accompices in this
unsuccessful attempted fight by Nicho-
las II:
1--WE have been hindered from writ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

~ peace which Car Mich
olas, under the influence
of his Prussianized court, intended
TO conclude with the Central Powers,
with a view TO saving his throne and
DYNASTY from collapse. The "Pester
LLOYD" prominent German news
paper published at Budapest, the
Hungarian capital, not long ago
published an article purporting to
contain authentic particulars Of
these separate peace offers. The
article, reprinted in London, says:
4On October Is, 1915, the Russian
Court informed Vienna and Berlin
through neutral channel that as
Rssia's Efforts already had exceeded
her obligations she uould henceforth
reserve complate freedom of action
for herself The Implication was tha.
peace could Re concluded &. once
Everything depended OF Ger1na1ys
willingness 10 giTe WY OF the question
Of Cons-4r-inopls-
If Germany were ready 10 MAKE
cnnnesN anz, Russ1a up-2ld dema1d moth
lng from Aus-11-a-Il l1l,s-1-y and would
restore al thA occupied tArri1Dri es-
Germany vas either 70 lsave Turkey
to her [4tR~ or Al 1.ae Ts--y leAs1 obllge
Der 70 inrHr7a-i r-1a-il1s. the rAroE
w1rzrs round Cor-sr..a:n -77cDple by mans
al COASTAL s1-p Or either side, fsvs
kilnrne Tres daeqs administered by =
spvereign International commission IN
wtlch al seatariog states were II be
represented
~Stamboul was II re1r1aIn unda- the
immediate sove7nign1v nf 1hs Sultan
a. under The administration of the
Por.e Arrran.a Va = u II 1 11-r,- Oh ? II
buffers 1A,s undar l1-z---ga a-1al I-,-
tec..on. With al A1-ne--,aa Nah-
PaSAa, Tor eza-n-l.-9 RI is MAD aad
VIII defensive gzn t.z--u5raa- to1 which
Russia would provide IL nscazsar.y Il
s.rLctors-
AS far Poland. R1szla lad ID Oh
jsc1on To az a1---n1-n;yrls sta1a, headed
by Pole aid nda- -hs prDtec-on OF
lae -hree empires Moreover, .hs CIR
~2s prepared 10 -t.s-1-s COT pIs-e iras-
pAndanne u Finland a-d II reduce the
ennaec-sn- betuzs1 R-ssIa and Flnland
To ths Original s-1-I q @erely pe--
snnal un.on- Il As-At5- T1rkay. R1xxiA
uoald leare Germany f-ze haad south
q -hs lirs Be-Es OF tae Bozporas :
Eo--n-<S,,.-aS- BA jjaeid.
These proposals ue-e sobn;t,ed 10
L. Rzliplztz, 10 y. High Command Of
ire I-aper;2l md Eovzl Armies, 70 TIC
Germ Foreign OEce Z, Berlin, to
Gensrzl Headquarters Of TIE German
Amy ard 70 TIE Kiag OF Bulgaria.
King Ferdinand agreed TO them, the
Hisa Command OF the Imperial and
Royal Ar2ies gaze them serious cor
Eds-zcoa, bu~ German General Head
Eaars.rz rejected then Internationally
90 January y, 1917, re Russian
coor: again made overtures through
tie szus neutral channel
These Few overt0res were communi-
eated 70 tae Central Powers on Feb
roasy i, 1917. The result was the
San. as i re preceding October. Bul-
g7-a was agreeable, Vienna and Buda-
pest we're not dis;aclned, nor did Der
In refuse hearing-only German
Iere-al Eeadq1arters definitely re-
'sctsd tie oeer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
.REDERIC WILLIAM VILE,
X the Anglo-American who
was the Berlin correspon-


II the Anglo-American who
was the Berlin correspon
dent of "The London Daily
Mall before the war, has recently
written a book for the benefit of
his fellow Americans-or was it
for the benefit Of his fellow Brit
lshers? - called Explaining the
Brltishers." Now he has reversed
the process and has contributed an
article to "The Landmark" "Ex-
planning the Americans. Showing
the need of the explanation, Mr.
Vile says:
"ln August, 1917, I was a guest Of
the British army at charming
chateau in France, maintained for the
entertainment Of transatlantic joy
riders. ! happened to be a member Of
the party that was to housewarm the
ENLISTMENT, which had just been
opened was called the American
chateau.' A delightful major Of the
old army was in charge as host. At
dinner the first night he opened hos
tilities by remarking that We were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

THE correspondent quoted then
deals with several notes, but does not
give dates, so that the narrative is
rather difficult to follow and gives
some questions which LudendorF ad.
dressed to the Chancellor in regard to
answering one Of these notes:
% Do the German people wish 10
fight further?
CD How does the Imperial gov
eminent regard the Bolshevik dan
ger, which regard as serious?
The spondent then refers to dis.
cussions regarding the answer to one
of President Wilson's notes, which re-
veals that the fight between the civil,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

4 FTER all, big Bertha" is
~ going to get" the fortif-
L n cations of Paris. even if in
an altogether different wav
from that calculated by Won Hin
denburg when he invited his impe-
rial master to that famous dinner
at Paris by April l." dinner which
never came off. To be more ex-
pllclt: The lessons Of the SUPER
cannon in the late war have induced
the French government to raze the
famous fortresses which for more
than half century guarded the
city of light" Very logically. the
French have come to the conclu-
sion that it is mere waste of per-
fectly good real estate to maintain
around city walls which would be
ground to dust in a few hours by
modern artillery. The event ELECTS
the following comment from Robert
Dell, formerly Paris correspondent
OF The Manchester Guardian:
IL Alphonse Karr could know that
the Senate has unanimously passed the
Dill authorizing the demolition of thu
farls fortifcations, which has now be-
come law, he would rejoice exceed
lhgly. Seventy-eight years ago. when
the Notifications that are now to dis
appear were made, he soundlv rated
the Parisians for allowing their city ia
be thus encorpa ssed They have de.
stroyed the Bastile,' he said. in which
they could hardly be put except suc-
cesslvely and few at a time: TO-DAY
an immense Bastile is being CON-
structed all around Paris, at their ex-
pense, in which they will all be put
with their houses, their children. their
wives, etc, and they are delighted
The Bastlle of 1541 is doomed after a
much shorter life than that Of it's
predecessor, and the Parisians seem
just IS much pleased as their ancestors
were when it was created. but am a,
the side of the Parisians of 1s41. In
my opinion they were right and Al
pnonse karr was wrong.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
IcOnocIastic

All of US have a conservative side
and | confess to being as intensively
conservative where historical or senti.
mental associations are concerned a.
am revolutionary in more impor+an,
matters. The French in the maioritv
are just the opposite; conservative in
poltlcs and economies, and even !,
thelr business methods and other con-
Germs of practical life, but ruthless1v
lconoclast and utterly Indifferent to
historical associations. Witness their
mama for changing the names NJ
streets, sometimes for political or re-
lgious reasons, but sometimes for m
reason at all except that of a desire n
comm emorate some local worthy who
would no doubt otherwise soon be for
gotten. When one sees at street
corner IN some French provincial town
the inscription Rue Emile-Zola. an
cienne Rue Notre-Dame' one understand.
without approving, but it is impossible
TO restrain ones indignation when
some beautiful medieval street rama
with no religious or political signif-
canoe disappears in favor Of that of an
obscure general or mediocre poll
tician
French municipal councils seem 20
De bent on obliterating the history of
their town. appreciate the desire Of
the Paris Municipal Council to do
honor 20 the King Of the Belgians.
but could not some better method have
been found than that of changing an
historic name like 'Cours-la Refine into
Avenue Albert Premier'? Manon Leg
RENE.
TO me any change Of this sort is
misguided One no more desires chanrs
IN a town that one loves than in
woman that one loves-the very faults
Of either are adorable hate town i'm
provements. l shall never cease TO de-
plore the old houses and gardens that
were done away to make room for tho
Boulevard Raspail-that monument Of
the modern architects bad taste, than
which Berlin at its worst IS not more
ugly. And l shall mourn the Paris for
tifications for the rest of my lie No
doubt modern warfare has made them
useless for military purposes. NJ Paul
Strauss, who reported TO the Senate
the bill that doomed them, may be
right in saying that they Will make
room for open spaces, cheap dwellings,
garden cities and homes for large FAM
lilies, and thus diminish tuberculosis
and infantile mortality l should have
thought this rather large programme
for the area concerned. 1t is also true,
l admit, that the 'fortifs' have been
during long years the resort of undo.
sirable persons whom it was unoleas.
ant to meet at night. But why should
one ever visit the Notifications a,
night Rash people that embarked or
such an adventure had only themselye,
to blame
1T is not merely for the sake of tn,
fortiacations themselves that deplor,
their disappearance. True. they have
charm Of their own and they give
character to Paris which it will los
when they are gone. But that is no
the worst. With the fortifcations Par,
itself will so, not perhaps at once. bu
inevitably sooner or later. Like Lon
don, 1t will one day cease to be tow
and become monstrous excrescence O
the faco Of the earth"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
ME Official Bolshevik organ,
"Izvestia,r of Moscow, began on
/ April ? the publication of docu-

attempted fight of the late Car Mich
olas II shortly before his death.
The "Izvestia" states: Among what
is known as the New Romanoff
Archives there is an envelope con-
tanning letters and two small packets
and bearing the title: The first docu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
General Ludendorff Says His Say

1--WE books written and about
to be written by the defeat
H. ed rulers Of Germany in de-
fence Of their deeds and
omissions during the world war Will
soon fl a moderate sized library
Everybody is doing it, from the
Kaiser, who has expressed his grief
over the German d9bacle by rails
ing beard, to Great Admiral
Won Tirpitz, who did the same
by shaving off ditto. Now comes
LudendorF with volume Of
memoirs, soon to be off the presses
Of q foremost German publisher.
"The New York Times" comment
ing on this literary event, quotes
the "Norwarts' to the effect that the
book viii cost 25 marks. We read !:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
Looking Il Crer

-~s|9~sI ~ !, : ~ Ltt
"Norwarts," which terms this "a truly
popular edition." wonders why so high
price should be asked for Informal
ton as to who was to blame, which
the general and his friends have in
sisted was absolutely essential to an
understanding Of the German collapse.
But this YVES not the worst The pub
fishers have given the general an ad-
vance Of 200, 900 marks on the royal
ties, a sum which Will no doubt be de-
posted in some neutral sanctuary so
that the former master Of Germany
will have q modest competence Sc
cured, no matter what may happen in
the Fatherland
AS to the book itself, the Weimar
correspondent Of the Copenhagen
"Politiken" has sent several extracts
from II 10 ms paper Summarizing
these extracts and commenting upon
them, The London Times" says:
The general endcavors to put all the
blame for the catastrophe on the civil
authorities In the beginning Of July
General Ludendorf Informed the For
eign Secretary, Admiral Hntzc, that
he expected 70 be able to force de-
sire for peace upon the Allies as a
result of the next blow. The unfor-
tunate result Of the next blow, Row
ever, on July Is, made him waYcr in
his conviction and the defeat Of Al. It
finally made any hope Of militia y
Wetory disappear. August 3 is re
ferrcd 70 by Ludc ndorff as Germany US
Black Day az SIX or scvcn divisions
were overrun by tanks. The I'd Army S
deicat reacted upon the 18th ARM,
and the whole western front vas
thereby shattered.
"ThIs defeat led TO discussions on
August ii and ~ between the Chan
cellor, Dr.. Hcrting, Admiral Hintze
and Field Marshals Hludenburg md
Ludendorff, which discussions were
succeeded On August ~ by a Crown
Council. At this council Ludendorff
stated clearly and definitely that the
mar could no longer be carried on. Az
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

I the unavoidable insurgence of Polish
irredenta'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
Taking the
p arts I
Forts
Germany Didn't; But
the Historic Fortiica.
tons, Now Obsolete,
Are Going to Be Pulled
Down-And the Big
Bertha Is Responsible

a FTER all, big Bertha" is
~ going to get" the fortif-
{ y cations Of Paris. even if in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
The Gar as
Peace
Batter
Documents Purportins
toYrove That He Tried
to Negotiate a Separate
Peace With the Central
Powers Have Just Been
Published in Budapest

"A n UGH has been said about
M the plans of a separate
AVA peace which Car Mich
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-05
Republican Congres-Maybe thafn hold you for while"

without waiting on the order of
with the catch phrase: the world for
the workers. 1t is with the fellow
who works only his jaw and his evi,
propensities arrogating to himself
the very honorable distinction of
worker" and denying it to one
whose mental attitude and accom-
plishments contribute materially to
the welfare of the neighborhood.
We believe it was Ernest Renan
who wrote: Man is only sustained
by effort and struggle lin national no
less than in individual afairs.)"
Anyhow that is the record of history.
in that way only has capacity for the
supreme endeavor been developed.
So why waste effort in search of a
nostrum. cure-all? That is the
mental attitude of the dope" victim,
a delusion. The alternative is to
keep fit" as must one who would
keep his health. And then the
splendors along the way the vision
leads, shorter hours Of labor, profita-
BILE uses for the leisure so obtained,
better neighborhoods and better
neighbors! All in due time if we but
keep our faces toward the vision
and our feet willing and in the path.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-05
Diseases That Come
From Neglected Teeth

Science knows now that diseased
teeth in grownups cause rheumatism
heart trouble. Indigestion: in chill
dren. frequent colds, anemia, eye
affections. AS epidemics enter
through the mouth. such children are
often victims Of influenza and spinal
meningitis.
Mouth cleanliness is necessary for
everybody the year around. That
does not mean 'pyorrhea cures" or
other mysterious articles. Pyorrhca
is unknown among the young and
children should not be allowed to use
any preparation claiming to cure this
disease.
Unlike these, Albodon Dental
Cream is simply calcium carbonate,
saponified and mixed with the we'll
known oils Of cloves. cinnamon and
eucalyptus. which authorities like
Drs. Prinz and Long declare makes
an effective and safe composition for
women and children. 1t is Just as
good for you. and should be in your
home. A tube lasting five weeks can
be bought for Csc at any drug store
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-05

from the Senate, which approved by
the overwhelming vote of "a TO 5, >
being absent.
The conditions involved in the
proposed bonus for service men are
clearly explained and reasons given
why the issue of bonds for this pur-
pose affords the only practical way in
which the 100000 may be raised.
Anyone who may have undue ex-
pectations of relief from the high
cost of living by legislation alone will
do we'll to read what Governor Milli-
ken had to say respecting proposed
legislation. We are sure most will
concur with him that: I'VE must pro-
duce more than we consume, save
part of what we earn, be willing to
rely for the reward of service upon
the worth of the service itself, and
not upon artificial combinations or
restraints before we can greatly re-
duce the high cost of living"
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Recognition.

After the clear exposition which
Governor Milliken gave the Legisla-
ture in the matter of a bonus for
service men the public's compre-
hension seems to stand in no need of
further presentation. And as re-
CARDS sentiment, our sense of ap-
probation, the public judging by
what has already been done is not in
need of stimulus other than is af-
forded by its own good sense. Much
has already been done for dependents
and more will be done, and Yet. all
considered, the emotions the people of
this good State experienced at seeing
their best go away in response to the
call will be inadequately expressed
however much we may do. But we
nope the service men will feel the
warmth of it all, will carry with them
conviction that it was indeed q
privilege to serve such a State. and
VIII continue to be.
They have come back to us and
VIII be our mainstay throughout their
vigorous manhood. They have shown
glorious capacity to serve, they have
hao experience to sharpen their
vision respecting need of service and
the stage is being set wherein the
opportunities will be many. They
are like the rest of US in that they are
human; and while they are not look
ing for recompense-indeed there 10
no recompense within the power of
giving for placing ones life on the
neutrality-suspicious. is an undeniab,e
source OF satisfaction, and we do not
question that the people of Maine
wish them to have it,