The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-13

German front and the renewed Italian
attacks were to paralyze Austria Hun
gary.
1.-The situation was serious" the
chancellor said, but with Gods help
our troops shaped conditions so as tc
give US security which not only is
complete but still more so than ever
before. The western front stands.
Not only does it stand, but in spite OF
the Rumanian campaign, it is fitted
out with larger reserves of men and
material than it had been formerly
The most effective precautions have
/ been taken against the Italians.
| While on the Sommr and on the
Carso fronts the drum fire resounded
while the Russians launched troops
against the eastern frontier in Tran
sylyania, Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg captured the whole of western
/ Wallachia and the hostile capital of
Bucharest, leading with unparalleled
genius the troops that in competition
with all the allies made possible what
hitherto was considered impossible.
And Hindenburg does not rest.
Military operations progress. By
strokes OF the sword az the same time,
firm foundations OF our enonomic
needs have been laid. Great stocks
of grain, victuals. oil and other goods
fell into our hands in Rumania. Their
transport has begun. In spite of scar
city We could have lived on our own
supplies. but now our safety is be-
yond question.
"To these great events on land" the
chancellor continued. "heroic deeds of
equal Importance are added by our
submarines. The specter of famine
which our enemies intended to appear
before US. now pursues them without
mercy When after the termination
of the first year Of the war, the EN-
peror addressed the nation in a pub
lie appeal, he said: Having witnessed
such great events, my heart was filled
with awe ard determination
Neither our emperor nor our ma
ton ever changed their minds in this
respect. Neither have they now. The
genius and heroic acts Of our leaders
have fashioned these facts as firm as
iron. II the enemy counted upon the
WEAKNESS of the enemy, then he was
deceived
The reichtsag, by means of the
national auxiliary war service law
helped to build new offensive and
defensive bulwark in the midst of the
great struggle.
Behind the fighting army stands
the nation at work-the gigantic fcrce
of the nation working for the common
aim.
THE empire is not a besieged for
tress, as our adversaries imagined
but our gigantic and firmly disciplined
camp with ineXhaustible resources.
That is the German empire which is
firmly and faithfully united with its
brothers in arms, who have been test
ed in battle under the Austro-Hun-
garian. Turkish and Bulgarian flags.
Not confused by assertions, we pro-
gressed with firm decision, and we
tl,,g ,rytipuo our prngraeg a1r.ad l.
to defend ourselves and fight for our
nations existence for its free future
and always ready to stretch out our
hand for peace.
: "our strength has not made our ears
deaf to our responsibility before God,
our own nation and before humanity.
The declarations formerly made by US
concerning our readiness for peace
We're evaded by our adyersaries Now
we have advanced one srep further in
this direction On August |. 1914. the
emperor had personally TO take the
gravest decision which ever fell to
| the lot Of a German-the order for
mobilization which he was compelled
to give as result of the Russian
mobilization. During these long and
earnest years of the war the emperor
has been moved by single thought:
/ how peace could be restored to safe
guard Germany after this struggle in
which she has fought VIGOROUSLY.
Nobody can testify better to this
than who bear the responsibility
for all actions OF the government. In
deep moral and religious sense OF
duty toward the nation and beyond
it. towards humanity the emperor now
considers that the moment has come
for official action toward peace.
"H,s majesty. therefore, in com
plete accord and harmony with our
allies, decided to propose TO the enemy
powers to enter into peace nesotis
tions. This morning dispatched such
proposals to all the powers through
the representatives OF those powers