Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-25

| work, from which the army derived
| incalculable benefit. 1t was obvious
that in these lines officers, as well as
| men, lived more quietly and comfort
ably than was the case with the troops
who were only in the communication
areas on their way to and from the
| line. Naturally. also, the men felt
this, although everything possible was
done for them.
Was it such a crime for an officer
to buy something in Belgium or any
where else to send it home to his FAM
| lily, in order to brighten their life a
, little? Was it not the families of
officers, who are rarely men of means,
who suffered most severely from the
increased cost of living at home?
When I was with the commander
in-chef in the east in July, 1916, ] ar
ranged similar facilities for the men,
these facilities being, later, still fur
Their developed From the west and
from Rumania parcels were sent home
in large numbers by the men.
Any special case OF irregularity on
the part of an officer which was
brought to my notice, even anony-
mously, was subjected to most search
ing investigation. The status and way
of life of the officers were frequently
discussed by the higher staffs. Under
the pressure of the continual COM
plants the field marshal issued an
appeal to all officers.
Harsh Words For Looters.
The corps of officers has emerged
/ triumphant from this attack on its
| honor. The man who infringed the
code was an exception. and was not
| In i'm ct
him could be too severe. The officer
who did not emerge from this war
with clean hands as an honorable man.
who retained property which was not
his, even if only to save it from de-
struction, besmirched the fatherland,
| the army, the corps of officers and
himself.
The corps of officers, as a whole,
may be proud of itself, not least be-
| cause, despite all the work of agita-
! ton going on in its rear it held the
army together for four years. led 1t
so often to victory. and was still able,
in cooperation with loyal non-com-
missioned officers and men, to lead
it back over the Rhine--a stupendous
achievement amongst the greatest
| deeds of the war.
Enemy propaganda did not concern
| itself with the non-commlssloned Of
| ficers. 1t was considered that their
| authority was already impaired, and
Fit was not deemed necessary to pay
any particular attention to them. But
/ antagonism between commissioned
and commissioned officers, which
had not existed IN the army in peace
time. was ingeniously created.
i Crown Prince Is Alarmed.
Many signs Of disease had been pro-
Z! excessively showing themselves in the
[ German people and army. The symp-
toms of disorder were no longer to be
ignored. indeed their presence was
recognized by many.
The German crown prince, who fire.
quently visited me at Avesnes, referred
to the matter with increasing anxiety
and also sent in report to the kaiser
on'the subject / could only acquiesce
in this.
In cases of mental disease it is ex-
| ceedingly difficult to know exactly
/ what to do during the initial stages
/ The existence of the malady is felt. II
is only later, however. when the dis
ease comes to head that the sienific-
anee Of the preliminary manifestations
can be fully realized,
The process Of disintegration q