Show GERMANY IN STRAITS STRAITS' FOR LEADERS I OF ARMY 5 Supreme Supreme Chief Needed to Restore Morale le of Men Men- fand and nd People Courage r r GENERALS REMOVED Sh Shakeup Made Recently for Putting Putting Control of Forces c j in Competent Hands i lLAN July 29 The T The e absorbing absorbing ab ab- ab- ab topic of the the hour in in Ger- Ger of finding m ny is the necessity a supreme chief to lead the na- na nations nation's na na- tins tion's military forces a man whose whose name shall serve to regain the theco to restore the co courage rago of the populace In certain sections sections sec eec morale of the troops and to promise victory to Germ Gerel German Gervon Ger- Ger m man arms r Field el Marthat von Mackensen ensen ac according according according ac- ac of or Zurich correspondent cording to the the he Corriere of Milan is the man who wh the union of the great German associations asso asso- cl of merchants manufacturers well weH the eadus lead lead- as agriculturists as 33 and Iff ers us of the powerful national Lib Liberal era party Im Insist shall be chosen to fill the I great role Ute The names of Field Fid Marshals Marshall von yon and Von Yon Mackensen l hAv fato been heralded as the prime te leaders ders of the German armies It is known to the public that neither of th them in was vas an integral part of the tha great Gf German man military machine as represented represented by the great general staff be before be- be fore for the war began and that both oth of th them m when called upon for or theirs their s services Insisted on an extraordinary m r measure of Independence from th the central cen cen- b L bureaus Each of these marshals h his had his friends and votaries but tJ those se of Field Marshal von Mackensen Macken Macken- sen lSen are now bidding fair to gain tIe the upper hand The rhe he recent removal of several generals generals gen gen- saIa from the active German army I list nt t is regarded as par part of the last de despairing de- de pairIng shakeup for the purpose o of I putting the control of or the imperial imperia armies Into the hands of men of the very ery highest caliber An incident that tha has been particularly commented upon was the retirement into private life o. o of General von yon who had led th the second German army in the great rush t toward ward Paris In August and September Septem Septem- her ber 1914 Although her he had been a athe atthe at the tho disposition of the government for foi mo more mOJe e than a y year ar it was known that tha he was actively connected with the administration of army affairs and the announcement of his retirement was regarded as a concession to those who are contending that the entire general genera staff and in a special way the leaders of the six armies which invaded Belgium Belgium Bel Del gium glum Luxemburg and France have hav been grievously at fault and that only the two marshals who have operated on the eastern and southern fronts have shown the qualities of great l leadership Kaiser Not Considered It is noteworthy that the names o oboth of both the tho kaiser and the crown prince are eliminated fr from m all the present presen discussions In Germany regarding the military leadership In the contention which has arisen between those who favor Field Marsh Marshal Marshal Mar Mar- sh l von HIndenburg for the supreme post at the head of the German armies arid those who think that it ought t to tobe tobe be be awarded to Field Marshal von vonIa Ia It is affirmed that the performances of the former were no not of the very highest hest military merit that tha his battle of was a serious risk which might have been turned into a a. disaster had he been faced by a Joffre instead of by a R. and that his rolling back of the Russians Russians Rus Rue to the was made possible solely by the operations of Field Marshal Mar Mar- von yon Mackensen in Galicia The Thi latter It was who saved the Austrian empire and who regained for it all thi the territory which had been taken by th the Russians and he It Wa was also who performed performed performed per per- formed the masterly cleaning up in Serbia and Montenegro and the openIng opening open open- ing of the way to the coast of Albania for the future benefit of the operations operation of the Teutonic empires It was wae recently announced in Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many that Field Marshal von Mackensen Macken Macken- sen Ben had been sent to save for the th second time the situation confronting I the Austrian forces in Galicia but it I Is noted with Interest by the newspapers newspaper of the allies ames that his presence has no not I h been n reported on that front and thi the fact fact- that his friend General von Linsingen Lin Lin- singen continues in command of th the right wing of the German forces ii In the east is taken as confirmation o of the rumor that Field Marshal von voi Mackensen has positively refused ti to be responsible for any share In thi tho op operations on the Russian front unless he hels heis ls with control of the en entire tn en- tire situation This would mean that tha Field Marshal von Hindenburg Hindenburg- should elt either er serve under tinder him in a subordinate nat nate position or else retire from hi his hisco co command mand in the northern region an ai alternative to which it is 15 expected that tha the doughty old warrior would no not r readily adny submit and the effe effects ts of I which would undoubtedly be felt as a serious counter shock In the entire I Irman German empire where the field marchat marshal marshal mar mar- chat has has' been for nearly a year re regarded Ta- Ta as the national hero to whom status Hlay ay already lre be freely erected Major 1 the noted military of the Berliner i s regarded re- re larded as one of the supporters of Field Marshal Marsh von Macl Mackensen ensen and the French observers are are now are now flow carefully carefully watching his statements more as General Berthaut says for what Major does not say than for what he do does s say as it is the matters which be hC hints at by clever allusion which are by far the most Interesting features of his writings Rumania's Attitude a Puzzle Major now insists that the Russian operations in were inspired rather by the purpose of Influencing Rumania than for great strategic reasons and that the vital poi point of the German front in the east i- i Ht h o Vl 1 r TM PI i in b n the greatest generalship on the part of I Ithe the German leaders will be called for Field Marshal von Macl Mackensen's ensen's friends are unanimous in Insisting that he I should not be asked to tale take up the relatively subordinate work of remedying remedying remedy remedy- remedying ing the situation on the Galicia front but that in view of his Immeasurable services in the past and of his Invariably In Invariably Invariably In- In I variably perfect strate strategy y an and execution execution execution tion he has proved that he is the one man qualified to assume the responsibility responsibility responsibility for the supreme crises of the German military operations The question of whether Rumania will or will vill not Join the allies in the war Is being leing made an Important feature feature feature fea fea- ture of the discussion on the question of the choice of ot a supreme German leader The question as it is considered consid consid- considered er ered d in Germany is summed up in the following manner in the Paris Journal The occupation of Bul owina by the Russians Russians' must inevitably have an Important Important Im Ira- effect on the Rumanians who for a long time have hoped to that territory and it is now no secret that in the spring of 1915 negotiations on the subject of the transfer of Buko Bulco- wina win a to Rumania took place between Petrograd and Bucharest It is Is' Is no secret also that the Rumanian government government government gov gov- was entirely satisfied and that Mr the Rumanian premier congratulated his representatives on the promises which they had received It Is known that there are two factions factions factions fac fac- in Rumania with extreme and opposite tendencies the headed by Filipescu and Take Jonescu on on one side favoring fa intervention with the allies and the led lej b by Carp and on the tho theother other demanding that the nation take part with Germany and Austria Between Be Be- Between tween these two extreme parties is I Be-I the great bulk of the Liberal party faithful faithful faithful faith faith- ful to the premier who has haslet haslet haslet let it bo be known that he Is determined the preserve the neutrality until such time as he shall decide to do otherwise This time obviously must be the moment moment mo ran- ment when Hungary Austria-Hungary has re received re- re received a mortal mortar blow when the Rumanian RuI Ru Ru- manian mantan army is ready and assured of I receiving a regular supply of munitions muni munt- S and wh when n It Is not too late to act t S The friends of have announced announced announced an an- In his name nanie that the agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment which he ma made in April of this year rear with Germany German for the exchange of products did not bind him In apolitical a apolitical apolitical political way Tho The present hour would seem geem to be bethe bethe bethe the hour for or Rumania to act as Austria Austria Austria Aus Aus- tria is badly shaken and there Is nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing to hope from Austria except Austria by force of arms Rumania must now have havo all the Indispensable supplies of cannon rifles and munitions and the certainty of being able to renew these supplies The Th Bulgarians have their eyes fixed on on the camp at and the Bul Bulgarian arlan government government govern govern- ment has shown toward Rumania a disposition disposition disposition dis dis- dis- dis I position of positive distrust by closing her border It would therefore seem that either Rumania must enter the war now on the side of the allies or forever abandon her hopes of territorial terri tern tonal aggrandizement Expect Advance The French pre press l Is 11 Insistent that t t t. o row f i of rf t tV H. war nr nr will be the advance anco of General force from and the entry into th the field of Rumania Lieutenant Colonel Rousset the well velt known expert expert ex ex- pert of the Petit Parisien asks the permission of the censor to allude to this subject as in a. a previous article his mention of it had been elided lIe He quotes Gustave Herve Hen who says sa in the Victoire that the great orchestra of the Russians Italians British and French has now flow begun to pIa play in harmony harmony har bar mony and that all are waiting for the imminent entrance of General Sarrail's Sax Sar- rails rail's clarinet and the Rumanian flute sar-I sar Major i on th the other hand intimates the belief that Rumania can neither be scared nor enticed Into the war on the side of the allies and it Isto is isto isto i to be noted that General Berthaut in inthe inthe inthe I the Petit Journal seems to hold a similar view We Ve do not l know now what Rumania will do or will no do he says say A and we may be allowed to remain skeptical with regard regard to her action The general discontent expressed by spokesmen of German opinion In army I matters is commented upon by h- the I neutral critic Colonel Feyler of the Swiss army army- The Germans he says slow show tow themselves very irritable over the de defeat defeat defeat de- de feat of the Austrians In the place of the latter they would probably have oboe lone better for it cannot be denied that they reveal military quaIl qualities ties su superior superior su- su parlor to those of the Austrians antI and that they have often succeeded when the latter have failed It would seem Just however for the Germans German not to refuse an all responsibility in the consequences Major has no difficulty in agreeing agreeing- on this point at least indirectly He lie complains complains complains com com- plains that the German press has been badly informed re regarding arding the true value of the new Russian army and regarding 1 the insufficiency of the Austro positions If It the German press has hafi been badly informed on these two points It must be con concluded that the great general staff which knew th thorn them m. m was wa the first to compromise Its allies by y withdraw withdraw- I ling lag from rom Galicia the divisions division's which 1 w were re sent to Verdun These divisions helon belonged d precisely to the army of Vol- Vol I h hynia nia that i n te e sector tor which ItI It itIs I IK Is mr mat tf to keen keep solid |