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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Bradstreet's Review

New York, September 1.-Bradstreets tomorrow will say: With the advance of the fall buying season and the ac- tivity engendered by active purchasing retailers from western, northwestern and southern jobbers, there is rather more pronounced tinge of optimism In the trade advices this week. This, Of course, does not conceal the fact that in some big primary lines and markets at the east. there is quiet, coupled with uncertainty as to the outlook for the rather more distant future, this having its rise largely in the continued unset clement of labor. the threat of new strikes, the doubtful outlook in the exchange markets and the further shad- ing of crop prospects. except of corn, indicated blythe government reports. It is interesting to note, however, that rather unsatisfactory crop yields indi- cated in some states. notably of cot ton in the south. accompanied by re- ceding prices. and of spring wheat and oats in the northwest and west. seem to find little reflection in the trade reports at interested nearby market Weekly bank clearings, $7.75s,s ,s37, 900.
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COVERING SEEMS ID HAVE ABOUT RUN ITS COURSE IN COTTON
General List Closed Barely Steady, Net Unchanged to 10 Points Lower on
 the Day

New York. September Recovering on the fear of storm damage seemed to have pretty well run it's course on an early advance to e9.4o for December cotton in the market here today and prices eased off during he afternoon. December sold down to 2S.75 and closed at 2S.SS. with the general list closing barely steady. net unchanged to 10 points lower.
 The market opened steady at an ad- vance of 10 g points and sold S5 to g. points net higher during the early trad ing. Reports that the gulf storm was moving slowly, but heading toward the Texas coast with the barometer reading slightly lower than yesterday was the chief factor on the advance. There may also have been some buying on relatively steady cables and private report max ing the midmonth crop condition only 5s6, against the official report of 6li toward the end of August The labor news was unsettling, however, while ad- vices from the goods trade indicated a continued light demand, with second hands asking for bids on some lines, and as soon as the more urgent demand from shorts had been supplied, prices turned easier.
 There was no special change in the pews regarding storm prospects, put II seemed to be the impression among local traders that disturbance was losing force or was likely to do so. and the market reached the lowest prices of the day Tn the late trading. october sold off from 29.1O to- 2S55 and January from 2s,S2 to 2S. 70, with the close showing slight rallles on covering and reports of a steadfer spot situation in the Eastern belt.
 There was considerable selling here during the day that was believed to pc for Southwestern account, but spot brok- CTS with Eastern belt connections saio the basis in that section was higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
SPEC|ALT|ES WERE PLAYED LARGELYBY THE STOCK TRADERS Labor Outlook Continued to Restrain Operations in
 U. $. Steel From
 Trading
By Associated Pre-.

New York, September 12.-Dealings in stocks today centered largely in specialties, pools resuming their opera tions in several of the better known and closely held issues, while standard shares reflected the opposing views or sentiments of the trading element.
 The labor outlook continued to re- strain operations in United States Steel which fluctuated within a contracted area and closed at a slight decline. while kindred issues rose and fell within broader bounds.
 Especial objects of bu1lish attention from professional interests embraced the oils, motors and their various sub salaries, tobaccos, feathers and food shares, notably sugars.
 Features of pronounced strength in- cluded Fisher Body at an extreme ad- vance of 22 points; Cuban-American Sugar, 19; Lorillard Tobacco, IS; Saw age Arms, 7h; Mexican Petroleum. '; Worthington Pump, Az, and American Woolen 4.
 Equipments and shippings owed their intermittent strength to tangible signs of trade betterment, but metals eased on reports of reduced inquiry and rails were only occasionally quoted at to IF points in the investment di Nlslon. Among the interesting ueVel- opments of the session were the move ments of gold, London cables announc- ing receipt of further consignments of the precious metal from South Africa, partly for shipment to this country. These were offset by small exports from this center to the British metropo- lis, part of which was destined for Belgium.
 Easier tendencies for some of the leading rails and industrials imparted an irregular tone to the bond market. Liberty and foreign issues also were shading. Total sales. par value, ag gregated STATEHOOD. Old United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Money Market


 New York, September 12-Mercantile paper, 5A@51A per cent: sterling e0-day bills, 4.1Sl2 per cent: commercial 6O-day bills on banks, 4.1S14 per cent; commer- cial 60-day bills, 4,13 per cent; demand, 4.161a per cent; cables 4171l per cent Francs demand, S.52 per cent; cables, $50 per cent. Builders demand, SIS per cent; cables. 377s per cent. Lire demand. 976 per cent; cables, 974 per cent; marks demand. per cent; cables, 4ls per cent. Government bonds irregular; railroad bonds irregular.
 Time loans firm 60 days, 90 days and 6 months, 6 per cent.
 Call money easy; ruling rate, per cent; bank acceptances, 6 per cent
 Bar silver, SLIP. Mexican dollars, S6lxc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Hester's Weekly Cotton statemer

New Orleans, September 12-Compari- sons to actual dates not to close of cor responding weeks:
 Insight for week, l01, 900 bales; same seven days last year. 204.O00; same seven days year before, 230O GOO; for the month, 1 l7l,ooo; same date last year, 322,oO0; same date year before, 366 coo; for season, 476.- 900: same date last year, PA, 900; same date year before. S5eoo0 Port receipts for season, 31o,000; same date last year. 3eS,ooo; same date year be- 1 fore last, 521.0oo A
 Overland to mills and Canada for sea son, 570,000; same date last year. 72, GOO; same date year before 90, 900. Southern mill takings for season. 24s, l 000: same date last year, 333,0O0; same
 date year before, 333, 600. ! Interior stocks in excess of September
 1, 14o,0o0; last year.. 7s.000; year before, | 670Oo.
 Foreign exports for week, e7,ooc; same seven days last year. 71,000; same seven days year before, S7,000: for season,
 6e5, GOO; same date last year, 100000; same
 fore last, 1000
 | Northern spinners' takings and Canada
 for week, l5,oo0; same seven days last
 year. 5000; for season, 157, GOO; to same
 date last year. 165.o00. ! Statement of spinpers' takings of 1 American cotton throughout the world 1 This week. 156,000; same seven days last l year, l54,000; same seven days year be-
 fore, 1S5,o00; total since September 1, ESQ., 1 GOO; same date last year, 4,000; same date year before, 9So,000. /. Statement of worlds visible supply; | Total visible this week, 4056,oo0 last
 week, 4,234,oo0; same date last year, 2,9o2- 900: same date year before, 2,5l5,0o0.
 Ol this the total American this week.
 2.675,0Oo; last week, 2,72s, GOO; last year ' 1922, 600; year before. 1,374,00o. ! All other kinds this week 1,3s3,0oo; last
 week, 5o6,o00: last year, 1.0so, GOO; year be-
 fore f.f4l,0oo.
 1 Visible in the United States this week. ,3S1, 900: this date last year, ,399, 900. Visible in other countries this week,
 2,s75, 600; this date last year. 1.5oS, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
C'offee Market

New York, September 12.-An early de- cline in coffee futures was followed by rallies, but prices failed to hold the and the market was unset tied in the late trading. December sold off to 14.90c at the start, rallied to 15.50c and closed at 14.99c,, while the general list opened at a net decline of 40 to 50 points, sold about 10 to 20 points net higher during the middle of the day and closed at net decline of 5 to 36 points. There was a good deal of GOV ering on the early decline, which car ried prices more than Sc per pound be- low the high level of June and some buying on reports of relatively firm spot markets in Brazil Otherwise there was very little demand, however, and the de- cline later in the day was accompanied by reports of irregular firm offers and a poor spot demand. Closing prices: Sep tember, 15 .59c; October, 15.3sc: Decem- Der, fl. .s9c; January, 14.95c; March. II. soc; May, 14.85c July, 14Soc.
 Spot unsettled; Rio Is, 16@161zc; Santos As, 5G26Ac.
 Firm offers included Santos As at 2S.50G g Soc and Rio Is at 16. S0@1S 50c, London credits The official cables gave no quo- tations for spots in the Rio and Santos markets. Santos futures were 150 to 47a reis higher. Brazilian port receipts, 30,- O0O Jundiahy receipts. 1fo00. Santos cleared 45,OO0 for New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Port Cotton

 New Orleans: Middling 2sc: receipts S1; sales 5S12: stock 255,5Ss.
 Calveston: Mddling 2e.5oc; receipts 1881: sales 200: stock 107,2S
 Mobile: Middling 2s.5oc; receipts 8; stock 1O,60S
 Savannah Middling 2Sc: receipts 2s4e; sales 465; stock 1SS,14S.
 Charleston: Middling 2sc; receipts 200; stock 20,119.
 Wilmington Middllng 27.Joc; receipts loe: stock 25,4ls.
 Texas City: Receipts 230; stock Sz5. Norfolk: MiddlinS 2S.3Sc; receipts E2; sales 163: stock 55,S6S.
 Baltimore: Receipts 154; stock 400. Boston: Middling 2925; receipts 22; stock 55ls.
 Philadelphia; Middling 2s.4oc; receipts p: stock 76fo
 New York: Middling g 1sc; stock s6,477. Minor ports; Receipts 2725: exports S1S4: stock 34,4So.
 Total today Receipts Ss1s; exports s7s4; stock S04ss2.
 Total for week: Receipts f,sSa; exports 66,727.
 Total for season: Receipts 31o,S1o; ex- ports so4.si6.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling 2s.5oc; receipts 2eSS; shipments 2S7o; sales 2ie9 stock 106,0TS. Memphis: Middling BOG; receipts 27S; shipments 339; sales 25; stock 132SsS.
 Augusta: Middling 27.Slc; receipts 2S1s; shipments Go6; sales 1427; stocv 122,563 St. Louis Middling S0,5o; receipts 711: shipments I'll; stock 5104.
 Little Rock: Middling 2sc: receipts Eo; shipments 45; sales 45; stock 10972.
 Total today Receipts 725o; shipments 6326; stock 39494l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Sea Island Cotton
By Associated Press

By NssocIaten Press
 Savannah September 12-Sea island: Fancy, 7oq72c; extra choice, 67@7oc; ! choice, 6S@ec; extra fine. 55d6oc; fine,
 50054c; medium fine, 46d50c; common, SS@D 45c Market quiet and firm; sales, 107; receipts, 1l9; shipments, 401; stock, Ssl3 Crop in sight, 215s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Gold for America
By Asss.I.ssa Prs.s

London. September IF. = Gold valued at fsl3,o0O. which is half . shfpment just received from South Africa, has been seld for shipmeut to America, the price. including the eenmtssien. belng % shillings. 4 pence, half penny Der ounce. This fs 1s per cent abeve the Bank of England's ordinary buytng rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, September 12.-Cottonseed oil advanced early with lard and cot
 ton but later reacted under local sell
 ing on the break in grains and easier crude. Final bids were 5 points lower to 10 net higher. Sales, 5700 barrels. Crude, sold at 1ec. Prime yellow spot
 and September, 200; December, 1S10c; March, 1S20c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13

dinary, II. S5d: ordinary, 1s. sgd. Sales. 6poo bales including $500 American; receipts. 22,OoO bales, including 12,9oo American. Futures closed steady; September. 1S.SId; October. 1s.S9d; January, lS.4di March, IS 25d. May IS l6d; July, IS Old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Dry Goods.

New York, September 12.-Cotton goods were steadier today and print cloths shade higher. Additional prices were named on spring dress ginghams in keeping with prices made earlier in the week and slightly above the gov
 ernment level of last year. Foreign
 Tools were offered more freely. Bur laps were steady and yarns quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Weekly Liverpool

Liverpool. September 12.-Weekly cot- ton statistics: Total forwarded to mills, TOGO bales: American. 5S.O0o; stock, S54,- 000; American, 627,0o0; imports, l4o,o0V; American, 10000 exports, eooo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
w. E. Campbell & Go

Members New Orleans Cotton Exchange COTTON BROKERS Correspondents: Levy. Aronson & White Direct Private Wire
 Local Telephone 614i Long Distance Telephone S954
 2I7 Woodward Bldg.
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Naval Stores Rv Associated presS

Savannah, Ga, September 12.-Tur- pentine firm. 15S; sales 126; receipts BIO; shipments 319 stock 9.3s1.
 Resin firm; sales 922; receipts 1,064; shipments 47S; stock 46,066
 Quote: 15,70@1650; D 1885; F 17.o5 m15.00; F 17.30@17.40; c 1770@17.S0; H 1s10@1S.2o: 19.25@1e.3o; K 1s.40@ 1915; M 2o.5o02o.s5; N 21.6o; Wg 22.1o; Wv 22.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
How They Closed
nx Asseelatsd Prsss

By Abooe1ate0 Vfees
 New York, September 1$s--Llberty Bond final prices today weres SHs. 0o.ss, frat 4s, 44.Sos seesna A.. 03.10, first 4Hs. o6y second 4Hs. 0S.7o, third 4As, S5.1o, fourth 4As, 8S.2o, Victory 334s. So.5e, vietesy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Hubbard Bros. & Go.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square. Nes York Members New York Cotton Exchange New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange, Associated Members Liv~ erpool Cotton Associations. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for con alignment of spot cotton for delivery. Cor respondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Chicago Futures R,t Ass>~l~AsA Dr~r~
Cash Grain

St. Louis, September 12.-Corn: No. 2, S1 51@1 .511a; No. yellow. s1.51G1 521a. Oats: No. 2. SSc; No. white, 69d70c. Corn: September. $l.461z; December. N.24A. Oats: September. 69%c; Decem- Der, 511ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13

The Birmingham Packing Company make complete changes in live stock quotations this morning. They report the demand good, market unsettled and price tendency lower. Spot cotton made no change yesterday. Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry Roosters-1Sc. Turkeys-Live. s5c. Ducks-sOGs2c. Fryers-4Oc. Hens-2S a BOG. Fresh Eggs-50c. Storage Bggs-4Sc.
 Butter Creamery--5s
 Fish Countrywide Spanish Maekerel-2 -20a2lIzc. Pompano-S5c. Salt Water Trout-2oa222. Mixed Fish-i2c. Gray Snapper Headless- and drawn, He. Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, 201 Ic. Fresh Water Perch-i214c. Grouper-1S1zd14c. Shrimp-1l012Ac. Eastern Select Oysters-$275 gallon
 Meats D. S. Clear Bellies -2Slk63oc D. s. Rib Bellies-2Si&dS0c. Pure L.ard-31%c Hams-Regular, 4oc; skinned ss1sc. Picnic Hams-26L5c. Bacon-Best, 4sc; lower grade, s7c. Pork Loins-ssdS7c.
 Live Stock
 (Union Stock Yards9 Fed steers: Good to Choice-$t0@11. Medium to Good-s967l0. Common to Medium-sSQe Grass cattle, according to weight, qual- ity and flesh: Steers-s7QS. Fat Cows-S7d& Medium Cows-s5@7 Cutters-$5@6. Canners-s4GA6o Heavy Buls-S6Qg Light Bulls -$5@s Oxen-SAds. Fat Yearlings-s6p7. Medium Yearlings-s4.5 50as.50. Vealers-SS010. Hogs: Choise Corn Fed Hogs. fe5 and Up- S1450D15.50. Choice Corn Fed Hogs, 1s5 to 1s5-S1sG II. Choice Corn Fed Hogs 90 to 1s-No de- mand. 1 Light Pigs, 90 pounds down-No de- mand. Best Heavy Rough Hogs-s12@t5. Half Fat Rough Hogs-$10@11. Soft and oily hogs from 1c to % per pound less than above prices
 Produce Sweet Potatoes-Sc h.. Colorado Celery-E crate Lemons-$75GGS. Peanuts-12@13c. Cabbage Virginia, 4c h. Irish Potatoes-5G51hc lh. Onions-Red Globe. s450ls00 per ioA Beans-sl@1. .2S Oranges-Calitornia, s6.50 Bananas-E Extras, 6Qp7c. Limes-sl per 100. Peaches-$2. .5013. SO
 Meal and FeedAtuS Mixed Horse--$50@75. Old Style Hulls-sl6. Corn-s2.1S. Corn Crops-s4.25. No. 2 White Oats-9Sc per bushel. Shorts-$70, Bran--S53. c. S. Meal, per cent-y7. Peanut MeaLs73 r Hen Feed-s425 per 1oo-lb. sack. .Economy Dairy E'eed-$70.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Rice Market

New Orleans, September 12.-Rough rice, steady; 500 Japan. $500 9.50c; 225 Blue Rose, 10.50c; 1925 Carolina, 9.50@ 10c; 1850 Edith. 10.50c. Receipts. 4697 sacks; millers, 3l92 sacks. Clean rice, steady: sales, 951s pockets Honduras, 5%@ @7Sac. Rice by-products: Bran per ton at mill. $50: polish, per ton, at mill $1O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Produce Market


 g, >.ec Chicago, September 12.-Butter, strong; creamery, 47G541kc. \
 Eggs. higher; receipts. S,284 cases; firsts. 4id45c
 Poultry. alive, lower; springs, 27Hc; fowls, 26d30c.
 New York, September 12.-Butter. firm; receipts 15,229 tubs; firsts, 52@57c: Eggs irregular; receipts, 25,246 cases; firsts, 47G5fc.
 Cheese, easy; receipts, 1855 boxes; av- craze run, 2sihQ3lc.
 St. Louis, September l2-Poultry. geese, 20c; others unchanged.
 Butter and eggs unchanged
 Live Stock
 Dy Assssiatst Press
 Chicago, Sc .tAe. .Iogs, receipts 5000; slow; evenly steadier to 50c higher than yesterdays average. Heavy, s1sG 1775; medium, $16. 75aas25.
 Cattle. receipts 5000; unsettled. Beef steers, medium and heavyweight, choice
 r ne, s15 151TI7.5o; medium and good. eight, good and choice. sls.75a11 25; common and medium, ss0p13.5o: butcher cattle, heifers. s6.5oGii.75; cows, S 25a 1350; canners and cutters, s5.35ni '5. zeal calves. light and handy weight. SaGgd21; feeder steers, sIMi2. , St -erc ss 25nl0: western range beef steers, ssqi5: cows and heifers, s6.2og Sheep, receipts 10,ooo: steady; lambs. s4 pounds down. s13. 5odf575; culls and com non. ssal3.75; yearling wethers, $10.5o0 1225; ewes, medium, good and choice. $7GS.5O; culls and common. s2.2JQ6.15. St. Louis, September 12.-Hogs, receipts 5000: higher; bulk, $l6751l7.50; medium, sl6.25diS: pigs, s15@16- Cattle, receipts 3o00; steady; beef steers. medium xnd heavy, medium and good | s1l. .5OQ13 50; veal calves, SIS. 25Q19 stoclef steers. 3S.5ld10. Sheep. receipts 25oo; steady to lower; 'ambs. $13d15.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Sreo- N.rket.
BY Associaled ,ess

BY AsSocIaIfd fess
 New York. Septe Der l..-There was nothing new in the local raw sugar mar '-et, with centrifugal quoted at 72sc to the refiner. No sales. The market rs- med was unchanged at Sc for fine gram uiat ted. The demand continues put most refiners are still out of the market, although it was said that one local refiner was accepting new business in d moderate way, while others expect ed to be in the market again next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Spot Cotton.

By Associated Press New Orleans, September 12.--Cotton spot steady and unchanged. SaIes on the spot 70S: to arrive 5,104 Low middling 23.75; middlng 39.00; good middling 5000. Receipts 6S1; stock 255,536.
 New York, September 12.-Spot cot ton quiet; middling 2s.15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
livernool Cation

liverpool Cation By A.sociated Press Liverpool. September 12.-Spot cotton in
 fair demand; prices higher. good mid
 ding, 1S95d; fully middling, IS. 45d; mid ding, 17sS5d; low middling, 16d; good or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Metal Market Rv Assariafsh Prsss

By NSsocIdfeu FF6N
 New York, September 12.-Copper quiet; electrolytic spot and September 231s; October and November 231a @14. Iron steady and unchanged.
 Anthony 887.
 Metal exchange quotes lead firm; spot 5.75 bid; October 5.S5 bid, 6.10 asked Spelter weak: East St. Louis spot 7.So October 7.35.
 At London Standard copper spot HOO 2s Sd; futures f1o0 12s 6d electrolytic spot f109; futures f120.
 Tin spot f2S5; futures f274 15s. Lead spot f25 5s; futures f25 15s !, Spelter spot f40 15s; futures Al 15s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
LOCAL MARKETS

The Birmingham Packing Company make complete changes in live stock quotations this morning. They report the demand good, market unsettled and price tendency lower.
 Spot cotton made no change yesterday.
 Quotations were as follows:
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Choice Pea Green Algalfa--s4s. Wheat Straw-slS, Timothy-sf9
 Hides and Tallow Quotations are as follows: No. 1, green salt hides 37d3Sc. No 2 green salt hides. 2Ja35c. No. 1 green hides, S1032c. No green hides, 29nS0c. No. i dry flint hides. 45d46c, No. dry flint hides. 44a45c. No. l dry salt hides. 42Ii3c No. 2 dry salt hides, HQf2c- Sheep skins. 50c9S2. Horse hides, $50l0 Goat skins, Sla1.25 Hog skins, 5odT5c. Tallow, 1eGl4c. Clear wash wool. e0G70c. Clear grease wool, 5oN55c Bufrry wool. 25d25c. Ginseng (wildl, Sio113.
 Cotton Good mlddlIng ...--.......-...... .........-o strict middlinE .-..................-......Z Msldilng ..--..................-...s Strict low middling .............t-......2t
  The harbor of Rio de Janeiro has 50 rY,iIee nf anchoraCa and fs saiT to he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13

The harbor of Rio de Janeiro has 50 miles of anchorage and is said to be the finest in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
New Orleans Futures 1v Associated Press

, New Orleans September 12.-Cotton
 closed steady at a decline of 10 to IS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
New York Futures nV A.eartafAd press

BY Associated Pre-. " York, September 12.--Cotton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13

Choice Pea Green Algalfa-s4s. Wheat Straw-SlS.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Ludendorf's Book

According to Berlin dispatches, Luden-
dorff the author exhibits much the same
faults as Ludehdorff the general. His
chief anxiety as historian seems to be
to whitewash himself. His chief con-
cern, when the tide turned against him
on the Western front, was to cover up
his strategic mistakes.
The German public, after the war was
lost, showed much evaporation at the
studied deception practised on it by the
high command. Ludendorff has taken
up this question in his book With char
acteristic self-sufficiency he says: "My
reports from the front were true. and
were formulated as our conscience toward
the army and our people at home and
toward our allies Dictated" How much
truth was left after the generals con-
science toward the army, toward the
weak-kneed German public and toward
the still weaker-kneed allies had finished
funct1onlng? Not enough to arouse con-
fdence anywhere in the high commands
scrupulous veracity and candor.
Ludendorff himself notes this shocking
weakness on the part of German civil
lans. He says: "Distrust of the reports
OF the German High Command went at
times SO far that they were compared
with enemy reports" So, evidently, Ger
many lost the war because the German
pubic doubted the General Staff's ability
to tell the truth under disagreeable cir
cumstances! Lack Of faith in the COM
munlques brought it's fatal punishment.
DR.. Wilhelm Muhlon came to the con-
cluslon early in the war that the Ger
man High Command could never be ex-
pected to tell the truth except when Ger
man armies we're winning victories. Won
Moltke refused to admit that any such
battle as The first Marine was ever fought.
Ludendortf was almost as skeptical with
regard to the second Marne Maybe he
still is
II he has written his book to sustain
the theory that his reports from the
front were true" there will be little value
IN 1T. 1t will represent merely con-
tnulng effort on his part to shift from
ms own shoulders responsibility for
Germany's defeat greater than that borne
by any other German.