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Show WAFTO CONTINUE ' SMS 1DEN9UR6 FIELD MARSHAL SAYS NEXT YEAR MAY SEE MANY BIG BATTLES IN EUROPE. Declares There is No Thought ef Peace, But Declines to Prophesy Duration of Struggle, Depending Upon Opponents. Berlin. "The situation is as good as possible, and all will be well also in the future." TO nM 1 f.. ,.-1, nl ttti TT;,i,1.i,,1,pw l una i' ariu .uaidiiai vun iiiiiutuuuib, chief of the German general staff, described de-scribed the present war situation to a representative of the Vienna Nieue Freio Presse, whom he received at headquarters, in the presence of General Gen-eral von Ludendorf, first quartermaster quartermas-ter general. As to the duration of the war. Field Marshal von Hindenburg said : "That depends upon our enemies. Prophesying does not pay. In the tour of war one had better leave it ilone. It is possible that the year 1917 will bring battles which will decide de-cide the war. However, I do no! fcnow, and nobody knows. I only itnow that we will fight this war to a final decision." General von Ludendorf here added: "We do not think of peace. We are absolutely decided to continue the war, as is shown with sufficient clearness by the measures of the allied (Teutonic) (Teu-tonic) army commands." |