The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

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 Unofficial reports from the Russian front say the Russians have captured the entire staff of the Eighty-second German army division
 T Toheran dispatch by way of Petro- grad announces the defeat of Turkish force in the region of Hamadan, south west of Teheran, while Constantinople reports that the Turks have been suc- cessful against the British in Arabia and are marching in the direction of Alden.
 Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary and Earl Kitchener. secretary for war. have conferred in Paris with Premier Briand. Minister of War Gallieni and General Joffre, the French comman- der in chief.
 The French cruiser Descartes has searched at sea the New York and Porto Rico Steamship companys steamers Coamo and Carolina and removed from them to the cruiser four firemen and a steward. all said to be Germans.
 
 sion, such as the entente is now pur- suing toward Greece, can no longer play the hypocrite. This we shall re- peat before the world as often as Eng land tries to hide her true feathers be- hind cloud of calumny.
 ''In an article on November 13 the Westminster Gazette openly admitted that England had taken up arms against Germany because that was the only way in which Germany could be mastered. The world knows now at fast the reason for which, at Eng = lands command, this murder of na- tions continues"
 MILITARY SITUATION
 Reverting to the military situation, the chancellor said:
 Tn the east our troops, with the Austro- -Hungarians, are occupying far advanced and well consolidated de- fense. The position of Russia is all ways ready for d further advance In the west, it is true the French and British, with the greatest defiance of death, have squeezed in our front at some points, but the interruption, which at all costs was to be forced. failed, as all previous attempts had failed
 'sThe Austro- Hungarian defensive po- sitions against Italy are firmly intact. In Austria's s heroic defense, against continual attacks the Italians have been repulsed with gigantic loss of life. Italy shoots to ruins peaceful towns whose deliverance she made her task. This will hardly compensate her for her military failures.
 Tn Belgium the economical situa- tion is almost normal Industry and commerce have been reinvigorated, monetary matters have been regulated the post railways and shipping roads are in operation; the production of coal is increasing and reached in the last quarter almost 3,500,000 tons. Unem- ployment is being checked, but it is impossible to bring the labor market to it's normal state because England is strangling Belgium industry by closing it's overseas export.
 ''In Poland Lithuania and Courland we found terrible destruction caused by the RussianS-a state of complete dis solution. We created new police and municipal laws and sanitary organiza- tions. Never in history when so many millions are fighting in life or death struggle has so much peaceful work been accomplished behind the front.
 Economically we have sufficient provisions if rightly distributed. This is fundamental determining factor. The enemy for important foodstuffs is paying higher prices than we. From our military and economical situation our enemies conclude that we are near an immediate collapse and are begging for peace. To Prince Won Bue- low in Switzerland, Dr. Solf at The Hague, Prince Maximilian of Baden at Stockholm and Cardinal Won Hartmann at Rome were attributed missions to mediate for peace. They also said, after our Servian successes that the German Emperor was going to Constantinople in order to dictate peace from there. There is not one word of truth in all these legends. This press campaign be- gan when the entente policy in the Balkans threatened to collapse and the enemy attempts to break through in the west failed.
 tion of the situation in the theatres of the war Against the logic of facts even our enemies can do nothing. Our calculations show no flaw and there are no uncertain factors to shatter our firm confidence. If our enemies are not yet inclined to yield to facts they will have to do so later. The German peo- ple are unshaken in their strength It would be an insult to try to make us believe that we strong from victory and standing far out in the enemy s country, should be inferior in endur- ance activity and internal moral power to our enemies, who are still dreaming of victory.
 No, we shall not yield to words! We shall resolutely carry out the war which the enemy wanted, in order to com plete what Germany's future demands from us.'
 The address of Dr. Won Bethmann- Hollweg, which has been awaited with extraordinary interest, was made in re- sponse to the socialist interpellation: .Is the imperial chancellor ready to give information as to the conditions under which he would be willing to en- ter into peace negotiations" In his reply he said:
 "As long as in the countries of our enemies the guilt and ignorance of statesmen are entangled with com fusion of public opinion it would be folly for Germany to make peace pro- posals which would not shorten but lengthen the duration of the war. First the masks must be torn from their faces
 At present they speak of a war of annihilation against us. We have to take this fact into account Theoreti- cal arguments for peace or proposals of peace will not advance us; will not bring the end nearer.
 'If our enemies make peace pro- posals compatible with Germany's dig nifty and safety then we shall always be ready to discuss them. Fully con- scious of our unshaken military sue cesses We decline responsibility for continuation of the war which now fills Europe and the whole world. No one can say we continue the war because we still desire to censure this or thai country as a guarantee"
 CHANCELLOR CHEERED ! In these words the chancellor witt of the German government on the ques- 1 nf e 1lxc