Evening star., 1921-10-16

every detail OF what was going on
at the most thrilling hours Of world
Tardieu was 1t once q witness and
an actor in the great drama Of war
and peace.
Tardieu tells some secrets Of the
peace conference. for he was always
the Impressions Wilson. Lloyd George
and Clemenceau made upon him.
! But his narrative is almost wholly
touched with the tang Of the battle
field and the excitement of the fate
proceedings are revealed for the first
Tardieu's secrets as to What was
going on behind the allied and
German lines at the time Of the
armisties % preceding have s.s = thril, Radn
was given supreme command Clemen-
ceau turned to him:
,, Well, general; 50 you have got
Gen. Foch. laughing back. says:
Eyes. and q fine time to give 1t to
II want you to go the whole hog"
said the "TiEer" And Foch did
The tale from the German side Of
the last few months Of the war Is
enthralling.
Word to Ludendorn.
In July. 1913. the kaiser sent word
to Ludendorff:
I'm the present offensive are you
certain. to defeat the enemy COM
pletely and decisively?"
my answer to your question is
an unqualified Yes" said Luden-
dorff.
On August 1s the kaiser arrived
at German general headquarters
Ludendorff again was asked what he
thought. This was his reply:
I'm July told you I was certain
the enemy's will to light and forcing
them to- make peace. Now I an no
longer certain" Then he said: I'VE
must confine ourselves to defensive
strategy"
ITO watch for 4 favorable moment
| for coming to terms with the enemy"
German Headquarters in Panic.
From that moment on the narrative
| runs with thrilling speed. October !
German headquarters is in q panic.
my impression is that every one
J here has lost his self-control." re-
marked Baron Won Grunau Of the gen
eral stan.
] Ludendorff meantime was demand
ing an Immediate offer OF peace:
I'VE are still in honorable posture
! he says. but our line may be broken
| through at any moment, and then oui
kpeace offer would arrive at q most
| unfavorable moment. I have the SEN
| sation of playing a game OF chance
! At any moment. and at any point. q
| division may fail in its duty"
| At midnight Ludendorff reiterated:
| "The offer of peace must be trans
mitted Immediately from Bsrn to
! Washington. The army cannot wal,
] another forty EIGHT hours"
| LuAenderA Had Lest Head.
| Ludendorff had lost his head. The
| German general stan had collapsed
For the army which could not wall
| another forty-eight hours continued
| to fight for another six weeks.
| What was the situation on the allied
| side?
The armistice terms were being
drawn up. Col House turned to Mar.
shall Foch. Tell US. NJ. lie Marechal.
purely from the military point OF
! view and without regard to any other
| consideration, whether you would
! rather that the Germans should re.
ject or accept the armistice on the
lines we have just agreed upon?"
| Marshal Foch answers:
'The only aim Of war Is to obtain
results. II the Germans sign an ar
mistice on the general lines we have
ljust determined we shall have obtain.
ed the result we seek. Our aims being
accomplished. no one has the right &c
shed another drop of blood"
These are but samples Of the quota
tions that TEEN in the book and bring
tits facts home to the reader.