Show GERMAN SOMME LINE IMPREGNABLE r YON BUELOW TELLS By CARL W. W ACKERMAN By Tte TLe Telegrams Telegram's Special Sews News F Service HEADQUARTERS OF THE COMMANDING COl GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL GEN GEN- ERAL OF THE GERMAN ARMY OF THE fIlE SOMME SOl Via Berlin and Sayville wireless Nov 11 As iL-As As long as the allies aHles maintain their present conditions peace is out of the question question and and if they expect to force peace by a a. decisive decisive decisive de de- blow along the Somme that expectation is an im urn urn- possibility So de declared lared General von Buelow commander in chief of the German force along that particular front where interest interest in iII terest now centers in the great warThe warThe warThe war The English and French face an impossibility along i ithe the Somme he continued if if they expect to to- break through It is reported they have cavalry always ready I Ifor for the rush over our our but lines lines but every soldier every officer officer of of- every general on the German side knows that the enemy cannot break through Its It's technically and physically physically physically cally impossible The battle will continue two months months- two years years two two hundred years years until until the English and the French get so much iron pounded into their heads they cannot carry them Stern deep and an uncompromising Yon iron Buelow's Buelow s eyes looked out grimly from beneath his heavy gray eyebrows eyebrows' at the group of foreign newspaper correspondents to whom he had just made the statement above The group had been Invited to dinner and had assembled before the meal in the smoking room of the large old French castle which the commander makes his headquarters The and then came Von Van Buelow Buelow Buelow Bue Bue- staff had entered one by one one and low short and gray haired and escorted by two generals also guests One was a modern Jackson small and dapper dapper dap dap- per the other tall quick and intense All three wore the order Pour Les Lea Merite MerHe and in Von Buelow's case this coveted order was surrounded by others that nearly cov covered covered ered his chest Throughout the dinner which followed for nearly J COV an I. I hour flour Von Yon Buelow and another general were in almost constant conference for Cor this general had Just withdrawn I his troops after three weeks' weeks service in the Somme region t Newspaper correspondents had bad been promised an Interview interview interview inter inter- view but time sped on Staff officers shied at asking their chief to talk It was an American who finally broke the ice with the question Will Vill your excellency permit questions from correspondents correspondents corre Immediately the staff formed a circle around to lis lis- listen ten ten for for questioning of a general is a novelty Generals are never questioned the questioned the custom is for g generals gen generals gen gen- n- n to do the questioning The question had no sooner been asked than Von Buelow stepped forward standing a lone target for ques ques- questioners Have the allies not broken through was the first query quer hurled at him Ask them came the immediate reply they know better than we tive It has been stated that the allies have not broken through first because of the strong German defenses If that is the first reason what is the was asked After months of or preparation after assembling enormous stores of men cannon and anti ammunition the allies al allies allies al- al lies thought this time they would Woud succeed the commander command er in chief replied Their materials had been assembled assemble 1 from throughout the world Von Buelow paused and then went on Note he said no one on the west front permits America to forget that Germany believes she sIle is fighting lighting today only the armed forces of the allies but American American Ameri Ameri- can financial and ammunition Interests The general paused again and then recalling the question ques- ques ques tion Uon went on After weeks of artillery pr preparation d during ring which time they thought they had destroyed everything on our OUI side the allies urged with infantry four months What have they gained Only four kilometers of or destroyed land Continued on page 33 L 3 i SOMME LIN LINSTONE STONE WALL MALL SA VON Z i Y r I I IM i i M a aStaff Staff Member Declares Ai Allies Al At lies Will ViII Reach Rhine n nin J q Jin qin in OO Y Years ars jH n Continued from page lYes 1 l. Yes interrupted d his hla staff cat we have figured out that at the p pI I ent rate of or progress the allies alUes w reach the Rhine within two hu years jears 1 3 The ef cb chef ef I IVon thing in modern battle Von Yon Beulow resumed is the th moral or of troops troops and and the firm conviction o 0 part of our troops is that unde to ti condition shall the allies ames break throng Every man every officer ever every pen eral is is here to do his duty and see seetha tha a break breal Is made impossible The T Ong l lish ah and French can go on but they will wll not break through firs because of the morale and power of our troops con se-con second of our defenses I What does your excellency think o 0 English tanks was next asked I They are fake advertisement Gen Genera General era eral von Beulow responded The Eng lisle Ush used them first as an experiment We Ve think they must have realized thel impracticability now because they d d' d not use them any more The plays a big r idle le in their use The The- cant can't go over the ground in bai ha weather for fOI they stick or are bl blow blos to pieces What about peace peace- he was asked aske l Speaking earnestly the com corn commander commander mander in chief responded we are no about peace for the near fu to ture As Ag long Jong as our enemies s their present conditions peace is is ou QU of the question Our troops will figh Sigh on and on because they know they av- av defending Germany German J t tA A few days before this inter General von Beulow speaking to Gera Geral G G- GIle era eral von yon Garner Gamier on peace had t c Glared The English sa say we w started this because we wanted war Its It's a a. d' d dl 1 re right lie Germany did didlot not lot begin ken a J n war Germany of all European c CT tries kept the peace for fort forty y Y ti 1 j 1 They say our kaiser r want wanted d war war- theres there's not a more peace loving lOving M 0 of t 0 in the world |