El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-01

-aTS WIoeTeT 6eaTe1 AWAY
wants to write book about It? It appears tina
mosr Of The better known German generals bepinniu
me crown prince himself, have sought to abb them
.es va literary efforts, while marshal French appar
ly sartng sti from the order that sent him back {,
england and put Gen Haig in command Of the British
uoos n France, also has written number of chapter.
eng and explaining and ustying his part IN the war
apd JoIIre has kept silence and has marshal Foch
ten PeIshing has contented himself with few general
SuteS 10 his officers and and the gallant coopera-
oH q me alsd troops In fact few of the allied leaders
nave mad much to say though any number Of subordinate
sis have put down On paper their impressions Of the
va ana their views OF the way It was conducted
Inc Germans however have been most facile in turn
ing rom the sword to the pen and Gen Erich Ludendor
uaeaster general Of the imperial armies and generally
eeailea with being the real brains Of the German war
machine in the latter half Of the war is the latest to
pak INTO print It IS understood that his nominal su-
eoI, held marshal Hindenburg IS at work On at
ieasI an equally voluminous exposition of the war
Because Ludendozff really was verv active force at
1hV- as he briefly designates imperial grand head
quarters his aarrave and explanations are OF really re-
arkable interest His book lately published does NOT at
al coincide with the daily coraunoues which he admits
he inspired while the was on Readers well remember
now nearly always these official statements recorded Ger
nan successes and with what skill were cam
outraged But there were signs by which those the
sac Of Germany having TO other information than
rae imperial headquarters furnishing able to read
aonlissons German reyerses, and again. Even as
lar away FL Paso, telegraph editors learned the double
e=tendrs Of such phrase "On the front between
Reis and Scissors the battle continues German civil
ans whose morale always must be stimulated were ex-
pecteo 10 take the statement what II uurported
TO express but the military and the government officials
and all others who on the INSIDE recognized It tc
mean. son the front between Reims and scissors the
enemy mas taken from US ground which trying to
The point now is that Ludenaorff justss these COM
uniques saying they true near the truth as
& 4 q could afford to tell having in mind the possible
military and political effect of official statements to
which their readers naturally attributed the highest au
thentiety AID importance Gsrman-ike, he practically
says that fasehood and deception perfectly proper
because OF the end to be gained Just the violation Of
Belgium quite all right because the Germans needed
pass through and the vcous submarine warfare against
women ard children and unarmed highly praise
worthy 50 lzHg it contributed to German victory
Great players for policy, the Germans and wholly IN
serupuious from highest to lowest, to the methods
employed.
Nor has Ludsndor IN this book Of his quite got away
from the habit Of camoufsge Nothing so delights his
soul to record any failure Of allied tanks and mini
nizs any they achieved Continually he refers
20 them until the reader wonders Why on earth the allies
persisted in using weapon that always broke IN their
HANDS. Il must have been in moment Of thoughtless
eVersiou 70 truth telling instant Of mental lapse that
actually lets get BY successful Of the tanks by
he allies. Telling Of the allied offensive IN the Cham
sagns sector IN July, 1918, he says:
Tanks were also observed which we're used for the
raHsp0rt Of These passed through lines, put
Town their passengers Nth machine guns behind the to
o1m machine gun nests and then promptly returned for
The reason, supposes, why Ludendorff constantly
= provided few FOR his army and those few were
szsz e hose Of the allies.
Now and then, very nfTequentiy, Ludendorf relates
bad sustained by his troops but decately
nd with many frequent references to their
fu forward pushes and magnificent defences against
IN the latter half OF 1918 TsmembeT-that the
zder apt to wonder Why the Germans did not win the
var after al
Herein comes Of the interesting features Of
lis great German leaders narrative. 9e notes punct t.
ouy the energetic defence and brilliant ofensives Of G
German troops but in single passage the reader
I'D one spark Of human appreciation BY Ludsndorf Of
he men who fought for hin-as MEN Ludendorff writes
ways Of divisions winning losing, advancing
Eating and he Tecounts IN extreme detail tie
his forces And he does It Just coldy though
ing brochure tactics and strategy For the Ger
Il soldier individual, has not word TO say Il
chapter after chapter with hint Of hu- h
feeling for the many thousands Of his countrymen
obeying his orders, went TO death IN battle, yet
he widows and orphans left behind b
Any regret expressed in his book for German losses Is
81 the fact that many thousands lost left him
nany thousands fewer troops for combat Contrast
Prussian attitude with that Of Pershing Haig and h
and Of any Of lesser generals al Of whom have Il
zpssed themselves in terms Of human relationship with
neirt .len Erwin Bundy Bullard Bell any Of
Ut fenerals VIII make thrill with the pride that
sy feel for the achievements Of the American soldier and
e7 as they gieve the inevitable losses which
thnn deep and personal matter Ard all Of them are
rofso-aI soldiers but different from Ludendorff who
anasts personal feeling whatever for the suffering