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Show LUDENDORFF RESIGNS. Military Brain of'Germany Sees Handwriting Hand-writing on the Wall. Berne. The resignation of General von Ludendorff has caused a sensation sensa-tion throughout Switzerland and th& central empires and is commented on. as a sign that German militarism i. really abdicating. Among the German and Austrian peoples anger and indignation indig-nation is icreasing over the fact that the military situation has been so long-concealed long-concealed or wrongly presented. In the resignation of General Ludendorff Lu-dendorff Germany loses what often, has been described as her "military-brain." "military-brain." Unknown before the war. General Erich t.uilendorff sprang into prominence promi-nence In the fall of 1014 as chief of staff to Field Marshal von Minden-buig. Minden-buig. then a general in the operation? against the Russians. When Von Hin-denburg Hin-denburg was given the chief command in August. Ill 111. Ludendorff was appointed ap-pointed first quartermaster general-but general-but bis position in reality has been chief of staff and collaborator with Von llindenburg. Soon after bis appointment as first quartermaster general. General Ludendorff Lu-dendorff began to be looked uon as the real "boss" of Germany, and was recognized as the representative of ihe piui-Gonflans at great headquarters. |