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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1928-10-11, Page 3Germany Should Have Won 'Germany Should 1 -lave Won the War—That Opinion Will Probably Surprise You, Coming As It Does From the ExeCeneralissimo of the Allied Armies By MARSHAL FACH Germany could have won the war; i general retreat on ,.the whole German mot only at the beginning, but in the front. .spring of 1918, She eould have won' A psychological explanation 10 if her plans, which were very good, given us by the letters of General had been carried out with more abill- ty, To -day, I still wonder how it was ,possible that Germany, after having prepared so long for the war, failed >so lamentably in the execution of her ,strategic schemes, I wonder, for instance how it was possible that the German General 'staff neglected its right wing. I Meltke, Chief of the Great Staff, to his wife—lettere in which the pessi- mistic nature and the very advanced Sickness of the. General are clearly revealed.. It can consequently be affirmed that on the Marne the Central Staff of our adversariesompietely failed; it Proved very inferr to its task. Ought the Germans to have follow- ed the other scheme—that which ad- -know that General Count Schlieffen, vised the defensive on the Western 'who Planned the march against front and an overwhelming offensive against Russia? A Shorter trine I have already mentioned that in the spring of 1918• the Germane could still have won. If they had arrived But the right wing, extending from at Amiens the English Army would 'Belgium to the North of France in have been cufofl from the French the shape of a feu, had to be con Army, and even after the offensive tinually reinforced, and on his death- of General Mangle en Jaly 18, 1918' hell Count Schlieffen exclaimed: the Position of the Germans was not 'France through Belgium, unceasingly 'insisted onthe decisive part which :should have been played by the right 'wing, which: had to beseige Antwerp :and to occupy the coast of the British .Channel at least up to Boulogne. "`Provided that the right wing may be desperate. Wong enough" Unaccountable Mistake I confess that, from the military point of view, I do not very well un, derstand why, towards the 20th Au - The German General Staff commit- gust, General Ludendorff did not re- ljed the great and unaccountable mts- treat to the line Metz -Meuse -Brussels - lake of weakening the right wing at Antwerp. My Preparations were the most decisive moment in favor of to attack the "Hindenburg Line," and the link wing situated in Alsace -Lor- if the German Army could have retir- mine, and in removing from it three ed to the straight, short line men - divisions to send against the Russians tinned; I should have had to recom- 'In Eastern Prussia, where the battle mence everytbing. 'between Hindenburg and Rennen- This strategic retreat might have kampf had, however, already been Prolonged the war by one year—and ' -won. I in critical times many unexpected The German right wing consequ- things can happen in the course of a -eptly, remained too weak and too year. .small to extend itself up to • the sea.' On the other hand, I understand It failed to secure support, and conid that. Ludendorff could not persuade 'thus be turned. -himself to order this strategic retreat,. That is what happened to the army, but it would have meant the confes- sion of an evident inferiority and the of Von Kiuck when it arrived close abandonment of very important war to Paris. Some monthslater the materials.which could not have been 'Germans endeavored to repair their easily replaced. Terror and occupied the coasts, but at,I will even go so far as to say that 'Ypres they were defeated. in November, 1918, Germany could 'Ypres was the direct consequence have resisted behind the Rhine, If of their initial error. The right wing the German people had had a Gam - was too weak. betta the war would have been pro- • Von Kluck's Retreat it, langed—and who known? I believe that i a people which does As to whether the German retreat not want to be vanquished need not in the first battle of the Marne was be. Of course, . in November, 1918, necessary or too hasty, I consider Germany bad no further chance of that it was both. From the strategic I success, but if her army had resisted point of view (on account of the behind the Rhine many things would faults that I bave mentioned) the have been changed. •German army found itself before i I speak, of course, from an entirely Paris to a rather precarious position; military point of view. On the other lor we had turned its right wing, and handI know that Germany, than. .a gap had formed between the first .army (Klock) and the second army •(Bulow). doned by her Allies and cut off from the rest of the world, had not enough food to maintain•herself, and that the On the other hand, the Germans 1 German people, who had suffered se- -could still have recovered, instead oflverely, called loudly for peace, imme- retreating with so much haste. To- diate peace. day, one may clearly see that the in -I There we must let matters remain. telligence service of our opponents These retrospective considerations of was very defective. Only thus can history do not serve much purpose, be explained the part played by although they may often be very In - Lieutenant -Colonel Hensch, whoseterestiug. But what would have hap- -pessimistic reports determined the pened if , ..?—Montreal Standard. The First Moose Trophy Bringing ouc v,rh them the first moose shot in Quebec the 1928 ]hunting season, Mr, of Miami, Florida, reached que, Que., at the conclusion of Ve rniiliou River section with out - The moose secured by Mr, Hock incbes and while far from being the serve, was a splendid trophy and was the day on which the hunting opened. Dinner for Five Beef loaf Creamed onions Baked sweet potatoes Fruit salad 'Hot Rolls Devil's food cake Ice cream Beef Loaf Put through the food -chopper 2 pounds of fresh pork, and 1"slice of onion, Add 1 cupful of bread crumbs and a well -beaten egg, also a dash of Pepper and 1 teaspoonful of salt. Mix well together and form into a loaf. Lay on a greased baking dish and bake in a hot oven. Leave uncovered the first 10 minutes, or until the loaf is nicely seared, to keep the juices in. Simmer together for 10 minutes; 1 quart of canned tomatoes, % of a hal leaf, a bruised sprig of parsley, 1 table- spoonful of minced sweet pepper and a stalk of celery cut into small pieces. Strain and pour the liquid over the loaf, then reduce the heat and bake in a moderate oven, basting frequently until the mea is done. To the liquor in the pan add enough water to make 1 cupful. If gravy is desired, and thicken with flour paste as usual. Fruit Salad Cut into dice: 2 bananas, 3 slices of pineapple and the pulp from 2 .oranges; add 1 cupfulof grape's halved and seeded, a dozen each of dates and marshmallows cut into small pieces, .and % of a cupful of blanched al- monds. Whip in enough fruit salad dressing to give the salad the right consistency and serve ice cold on let- tuce leaves or in apple cups. Fruit Salad Dressing Beat the yolks of two eggs and add -slowly the juice from 2 lemons, then of a cupful of maple syrup.' Mix together well: 1 teaspoonful each of .cornstarch and sugar, and a pinch .of salt: Pour the liquid slowly into the dry ingredients, stirring slowly .all the while, and cook over boiling water until the mixture is thick. When the drossiug is 'cold, add 1 cup. •ful of whipped cream, Devll'e Hood Cake Cream 1 coffin of sugar with 1 cup- ,ful of shortening', add the yolks of 2 what was probably since the opening of and Mrs. Oscar Hock, Montreal from La Tu - a successful hunt in the fitter Armand Tremblay. had an antler spread of 74 largest secured in the pre - shot in the early morning of Apron Strings "My Dear," said Sybil to me when we were discussing life -in -general, "I distinctly foresee the shipwreck of Jeannie's marriage—she flourishes the apron -strings too much!" When fluffy little Jeannie got en- gaged to "Big Ben" Travers there had' been quite a sensation. Frankly—we were all of us in love with Ben; but we all of us imagined he'd _marry somebody statuesque and frightfully nice—"accomplished," too, as grand - mamma might have said! Then sud- denly he fell very much in love with Jeannie. I think the whole business rather turned Jeannie's head; you see, she had just been one of our set, dancing and playing games all together, and then suddenly she became a Real Ro- mance and Big Ben Travers' fiancee. Bathing in Polluted Waters Waters commonly used for bathing in the viclnity of large cities are ire• quently so polluted that they constt- lute a danger to health. This is cer- tainly the case in New York, accord - lug to Dr. Louis I. Harris, health coin. missioner of that city, who, in au in- terview printed in the New York American, declares that some of its encircling bays are se polluted that they present a genuine menace. He adds that it would net be far-letched to say that death lurks In every mouthful of their waters swallowed by bathers. We read: day in and day out. And when "Little Ben" came, matters only became in- tensified. And now? Well, people just ask Ben out without Jeannie whenever they can, and both Beu and Jeannie are nuzzled and resentful. "Anyhow, what could Ben have done?" asked Sybil. "It's a great pity that he couldn't put her over his knee and spank her hard., . . .' I believe I replied—for, didn't I say in the beginning that we were all a little fond of "Big Ben"? Hunters Are Too Old Says Canadian Guide Take it from one who knows them, an experienced huntidg guide, the sporting fellows are a bit ancient. "Curly" Phillips is one of the hest - known guides in the Jasper National Park district. He is an experienced There is no accounting for, the peo- hunter of big horn sheep. In an article ple who fall in love with each other; on the .9lperta Big Horns in the cur - but you can nearly always account for rent issue of "Forest and Stream" he reveals some entertaining knowledge of human nature. It was dreadful, truly. Though at "The average sportsman is too old," first Ben did not see how dreadful. It is the guide's verdict. "That's the was "Ben this"—and 'Bon that" (you trouble. Office men wait until they know how maddening that can be), aro sixty before they take time off to and then she began to make Ben go on a hunt. That's at the bottom of fetch and carry; she "cut" her dances with him; she flirted round and let him trapse after her, and, and great booby that he was, hefollowed—so very much did he love her. But all this was only the prelude lose their heads and their tempers; those who fall out of love! Keeping Him on a String eggs and 1 cupful of sour buttermilk in which 1 -teaspoonful of soda has been dissolved, and lis cupful of water, Sift together three times: 2 cupfuls of sifted flour, 2 tablespoonfuls of cocoa and 1 teaspoonful of baking powder. Dredge 1 cupful of raisins with part of the flour. Stir the liquid mixture slowly into the rest of the flour, add the raisins, 1 teaspoonful of vanilla and last, the stiffly beaten whites of the 2 eggs. Bake 1 a moderate oven about 25 minutes .if in layers; 45 iuutes if in a loaf. An icing specially good with this cake is made by peeling and crushing a ripe peach and mixing with it about 1 cupful of sifted powdered sugar, or sufficient to make the frosting spread well. ToSave Time Prepare in the morning the beef loaf and the . sauce to be used with it, and leave them in the refrigerator. Potatoes may also be made ready for baking and the onions cooked. Make the calve and the salad dressing. An hour and a quarter before serv- ing time, start baking the meat loaf. Half an hour later put the, potatoes in the oven and put the salad together Set the latter in the refrigerator to remain until the last thing "before serving the meal. Set the table and. order the ice cream. FIfteen minutes before serving time put the rolls into the oven to reheat. With the opening of the bag, twisted to retain the moist. urs, ho rolls , will taste as if freshly baked. Cream the onions and set them on top of the oven to keep hot. When moat and potatoes are done, the dinner is ready to be served. nine -tenths of the trouble on the trail. They come out here from the city and expect to jump right into the open air life without noticing it. They aren't in trim and it tells on them. They to the more serious business of apron - strings. After they were married Jeannie set to work to make a real "married man" of "Big Ben." Nearly every night she fetched him from the office; he felt rather a fool but couldn't bear to hurt her feelings by telling her not to do it too often—she 'phoned him any and every old time; sometimes just to tell him not to for- get to call at the fishmongers, or to command him to hurry home as Mum and Dad and Betty and Billy and Bonny were all coming in to dance. Then, when he did arrive, she'd call out as he came in: "Do hurry, Ben, and change!—Billie's sleeping in your dressing -room so change Mthe bed- room, and oh! Ben, mind you put on the socks I've put you ouf, and Ben! do take off your muddy shoes down- stairs....' Maddening! Well, you can imagine how mad- dening that sort of thing gets when it's practised in public and private, Taxis and Telephones A girl from a little village in a re- mote country district took a situation as a housemaid in a big clty. In. her first' letter home she wrote: "There aro many wonderful things here, Mother, None of the'cabs has horses, and often I have seen tbo lady of the house talking' to herself, through a candlestick In the hall." . Differences of culture do not neces- sarily connote. a relationship of super- iority and inferiority,—Dr. Sao'lto Al. fled Sze, w.... "Ill a conference recently between Dr. Harris and Dr. Charles F. Pabst, it was developed that in addition to the many internal diseases which the filthy waters carried, there were many serious and painful skin diseases against which the Public should be warned. Dr. Pabst, an authority on this phase of the menace, is a city physician and chief attending derma- tologist of the Greenpoint hospital. "Following their talk it was said that physicians and surgeons would not be astonished to see an epidemic of furuncles or boils, abscesses, and other inflammatory diseases of the akin and, blood stream. It was said. that these are quite likely to be con. treated by bathers in the condemned waters, where the subject has slight cuts or abrasions, "These abrasions, it was shown, need not be pronounced, but might merely be the result of chafing by a woollen bathing suit in order to give the bacilli a point of entry. "Eye specialists have pointed out, too, that these waters present the constant peril of pink -eye and all forms of conjunctivitus, some of which could conceivably result in per- manent injury to the eye, or even total blindness. "Perhaps the most prevalent after- math of bathing in `water containing sewage, it was said at the Health apartment, is that of middle -ear infec- tion, often :leading to mastoditis, alb- scesses, ear -drum infections, and often deafness, especially where the eusta- chian tubes become involved. "Respiratory diseases also play their part in the lives of bathers who ignore the Health Department warnings. At the department it was said that 'colds,' which bathers imagin They contract from staying around too long in swim- miug suits, really are contracted from the organisms in the filthy waters. "Many cases of pneumonia have been traced directly to this source, as have cases of tonsilitis, bronchitis, pharingitis, and all of the common and throat ills. "Swallowing these waters, it was declared, might easily lead to disturb- ances of the di; stional tract, not from the water itself, but from the dangerous bacilli they contain and might easily be a predisposing factor of appendicitis." can't adjust themselves; run into dis- appointments; blame it all on the guide and the country and go home fed up. The young husky fellows who should be out after game are busier than blazes making things go at home. They haven't time for hunting until they get to be sixty or so and then well, it's almost too late. "But the majority of men, even the oldest, are pretty good, I remember one chap; he was well over fifty but he was long and lanky and he sure could hike, and I have had a lot of Fellows like him, who couldn't go as they used to but who went as far as they could, liked it and never kicked." Two attorneys, one decidedly glum of countenance, met on the street. "Well, how's business?" the first ask- ed of the dismal one. "Rotten," the Pessimist replied. "I just chased an ambulance 12 miles and found a law- yer in it." Round.the-Woad Radio Goes Flying As Knowledge Grows Radio Waves Become More' Confusing—Signals Keep Moving Where is Stopping Point? Not once, but two and one-half timer do modern short ladle waves circle the globe, according to a study made by Dr. A. Hoyt Taylor, superintendent of the Bellevue Naval Research Lab. oratory, An informative interview with Dr. Taylor is 'reported in the radio section of the New York Sun by S. R. Winters, The strength of high. frequency eignals, says Dr. Winters, is suggested by their ability to encom. pass the earth thus, with a 'kith' suf- ficient to be a disturbing factor in re- ception. At the Bellevue Laboratory. the phenomenon of "echo" signals is the subject of a special investigation. We read: "Signals that race around the world in reverse direction from the trans- mitting station to the receiving set, or encircle the globe more than once, threaten to become a disruptive in- fluence in short-wave traffic. Mess- ages are garbled, and the only remedy thus far suggested Is the use of direc- tionalanreceiving antennae. "Dr, A. Hoyt Taylor, Superintendent of Radio at the Bellevue Laboratory, compares the effect of 'echo' signals to the results of two operators sending the same message, one being slightly lagged in keying. Echo signals are pronounced in the 20,000 -kilocycle band, but this disturbing factor has been observed on various frequencies between 8,700 and 28,000 kilocycles. Dr. Taylor considers the possible dis- astrous effect of echo signals of such significance as to invite nation-wide study. He diagnoses the condition, and tells of the results in the follow. Ing interview: "'It is amazing that these echo sig- nals, which have been photographical- ly recorded after having passed ap- proximately two and one-half times around the world, are of sufficient in- tensity to cause very serious interfer- ences. "'Echo signals once around the world have been observed on various frequencies, but are usually restricted years. the London syndicate to an Antwerp diamond cutter, I. Goldberg, who has undertaken the delicate work of cut - tin ft. When it comps back on the number of hours of the day and over a market it will certainly bring a price of at least $50,000. The whole of the Kasai mines are worked in width and so far no shaft or underground gallery has been built. League Appointments Without Sex Distinction Women's Influence Appreciated by League of Nations and Her Plan Assured in Councils Trere can be few fields to conquer left for woman, as the League of Na- tions has now allowed her within its fold. Henceforth appointments on the government boards of all international institutions which are linked with the League will be made without distinc- tion istinct tion of sex, and women are now -as- sured representation. A resolution to this effect was given unanimous sup- port by the Assembly when it was in- troduced recently by Dame Edith Lyttelton of Great Britain. The first notable election of a woman to a position of authority within the League was that of Mrs. Henni Forchhammer, president of, the National Council of Danish Women, to the post cf vice-chairman of the com- mittee which handles social and hu- manitarian Suestions. Althocgh in Canada outstanding statesmen, such as Sir George Foster, Sir Robert Borden and the Prime Min- ister himself, support the League movement and are active officers of the League of Nations Society in Can- ada, women take a prominent part in the work of that body. Notable names are those of: Mrs. A. J. Freiman, President, Ha- dassah Organization of Canada. Mrs. W. Cowling Guliock, Convenor of the League of Nations Committee in the National Council of Women; Public School Trustee and President, Women's Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa. Mrs. C. Field Robertson, First Vice - President of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Mrs. C. H. Tharburn, Regional Presi- dont of the Association of Canadian Clubs, and President, Child Welfare Council of Canada. Mrs. J. A. Wilson, President of the National Council of Women of Canada and on the Executive Comittee of the Ontario Red Cross Society. Miss Charlotte Whitton, Secretary, Child Welfare Council of Canada. The above women are all members of the Central Eecutive Committee of the League of Nations Society In Canada. Commercial Street Along the curving brightness of the bay, The hurried little street runs like a song; Way -up -along, around, and down - along„ It takes its lilting, winding vivid way Between small shops and smaller houses, gay With zinnias, petunias, hollyhocks, Hooked rugs, strips' models, figure- heads, old clocks And modernistic paintings' of to -clay. Art students, tourists, townsfolk, fish- ermen, Elbow each other; motors warily Dodge horse-drawn carts; great buses, thundering • From distant towns, keep walkers wondering. A daring and delightful thing to be A stroller here—one always comes again! —Roselle Mercier Montgomery. We may concede any man a right without doing any man a wrong; but we can favor no one without injuring some one.—Colton. Stratford -on -Avon Festival Con.A,any Kimberley berley Nowin Danger Belgian Congo Increasing Diamond Output and May Soon End South African Monopoly Brussels. ---At the present rate of in,* erease in the diamond production of Bgo Belgian Congo; the South African dia- mond fields may soon lo•their mon- opoly of the world market. The Belgian Congo, especially the Kasai district, has become, since the war, a most serious competitor. In 1913 the output of the nasal mines hardly totalled 15,000 carats, Ten years later the output reached 415,000 carats, In 1924 the production totaled 548,000 carats; W 1925, 880,- 0000, and In 1920 the millico paark was =passed with an output of 1,108;000 carats, This already represents one-fifth of the total world's production, These r'eeults have been achieved mainly by moans of the moderniza- tion of the plants. The pickand other Primitive instruments are gradually, methodically being superseded by ex- cavators, steam trommels and wash- ing machines of the latest type, This policy, coupled with the systematic. building of 4,000 miles of roads, a seventy -mile narrow gauge railway, and the use of motor tractors, la steadily reducing the proportion of na- tive labor, which has to be imported from neighboring dist3',ts as com- pared with the output,. Last year 23,835 workers produced roughly 1,200,000 carats, as against 548,000 • carats produced during 1924 by 20,252 workers, - So much for ma- chinery. The Kasai diamonds, like all allu- vion diamonds discovered so far, are of a small size and in this respect the South African fields yielding large stones still retain an unrivalled posi- tion. Big stones aro discovered frequently in the South African diamond fields. One of the biggest stones dug up re- cently weighed 412 carats and was sold at Kimberley for $25,000. It is the first time that a stone of such dimensions has been found in alluvion diamond fields, and it is the most important find for a number of 1 This particular stone, MS cold by on the lower frequencies to a very limited time of day and time of year. In the band between 12,000 and 22,000 they may be observed over a large wider interval in the year. • The pre- dominant period for observation of echo signals is in the spring or fail, and the best periods of the day are in the morning or late afternoon hours. They require that the great circle route over which they travel shall be more or less in a daylight or twilight zone. Signals which go more than once around the world are still very frequently of at least one-third to one- half the intensity of the direct signal, but are commonly obesrved over less - ed time periods, and are restricted more to the bands around 20,000 kilo- cycles. 'When the signal goes more than once around the world it is generally observed as coming from the same di- rection as the direct signal. The time differences do not correspond to a ground'. wave, but they correspond to the circumference of the Heaviside layer, which is somewhat larger than the circumference of the earth. When more than one echo is observed the time difference between the first and second echo is apparently almost al- ways 0.137 second. "'No method other than estimates by ear have been used so far by this laboratory for the accurate timing of these signals, but the time intervals are such as to throw the dots and dashes of a message Into complete jumble. '81 has recently been determined during a period when any copy at all received on a vertical antenna was ab- solutely impossible, that perfect copy without echo could be obtained on a directional long, law signal wire an- tenna. In other words, the highly di- rectional antenna pointed toward the transmitter is not bothered by echoes of the first type, which have gone around the world in the reverse direc- tion. It is only bothered by echoes of the second type, which have gong around the world once plus the dis- tance from the transmitter to receiver in the same sense as the direct signal. Since these later type of echoes natur- ally require rather special conditions in order not to strike a region where the Heaviside layer is too high for these frequencies, they are not any - whore near as bothersome in inter- rupting reception, and may, for the present, at least, bo neglected, except in so far as they refer to the operation of beam stations, where it is under- stood they still constitute a somewhat serious menace, owing to the very great signal strength of these sta. Lions.'" Members of the Stratford -on -Avon Festival Company photographed on board the Whtie Star liner Law entia on w rich they arrived in Montreal recently. The' company will malco a 'tour of the principal theatres in Canada and he united States, • Painted Ceilings A new idea which may or may not be a success is that of having your ceilings painted or distempered the same color as your walls. With cream colored, yellow, or ivory walls the effect is certainly charming,. though with some colors it is apt not only to be oppressive, but to give the room a smaller, box -like appearance, "Now, I-Iiram, the new waitress is a college girl." "What of it, naw?" "50 don't loop asking liar to parse the butter. This ain't school." SAFE INSURANCE "You don't carry a very large maul% thee, do you?" "Not largo, 011011511 to . tecopt the, beneficiary: to shoot, she Ser."