The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-05
No PEACE TALK
BY CHANCELLOR
HOllweg Says Allies Can't
Pierce German Lines.
U. s. CALLED UNNEuTRAE
Made Theme For Criticism OF Amerl
cana With Entente Armies.
Chancellor Dlseouraees
Peace Talk.

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the heels OF the uttorances OF the I'm
Derial Chancellor in the Reichstag con.
oerninE the submarine campaign the
afternoon newspapers generally print
strong critieIsms OF the neutrality Of
the United States, based on the nows
Of the death OF the American aviator,
Kitten Rockwell. and the presence OF
other American avlators on the west.
srn front.
They connect this evidence Of Ameri.
can sympathy for the Entente Allies.
and the supplying OF war materials by
firms in the United States as an indi
cation Of the futility OF concessions to
the American standpoint with regard
to submarines. They declare that
these facts show how American re-
Epect for neutrality is vanishing and
how America is mlsusing the present
form Of submarine warfare 10 cover
the active participation OF American
citizens in the war on the side Of the
Entente Allies.
The Lokal Anzeiger. under the head
ing American Neutrality" prints the
following:
with a naivete which must appear
astonishing, even In a war which over.
turns ordinary conceptions OF interna.
tional law and neutrality. the Paris
Matin announces that Aviator Rock
well, one OF the best-known American
Rirmen, has fallen in an air battle. The
Matln does not attempt TO dispute the
fact, long known to US. that at Ysrdun
an aero troop under the name OF the
American Aviation Squadron partici.
pated in the fighting.
Cancellation Mlsussd, Says Paper.
we all know that. impelled by love
OF peace and chary Of human sacri.
hcss. we made concessions to America.
and now see with astOnishment that
the concessions have resulted only in
the further supply Of the Entente with
ammunition and guns. We now see
further how our concihatory attitude
directly has been misused on the
American side, and Americans can,
therefore, reach the enemy and 6n i'm.
portant positions.
we are acquainted naturally with
the love Of adventure in the American
blood, and We do not condemn il. We
also would have no occasion whatever
to pay attention TO the exercise Of this
passion, II we had not believed that
the concessions to the United States
would be sufficient for honorable men
TO bride the strongest inchuations to
ignore the most natural obligations OF
neutrality.
We still believe II will be possible
FOR the American Government 10 take
measures that the concessions made
to it shall not undergo usagea to which
under no circumstances we can sub
NIT on the part Of American citizens.
Such actions can only be regarded as
an evasion Of our agreement with the
union"
Would Ues Every Means.
The German Chancellor did not di
recuy discuss the submarine issue In
his speech to the Rsichstag the only
reference made to 1t being the declara.
ton that "a German statesman who
would hesitate TO use against his
enemy every available instrument OF
battle that would shorten this war
such a statesman should bs hanged"
He also expressed his contemp, for
those who were circulating reports
that all Germany's means Of fighting
we're not being employed 10 the fullest
possible extent He added that in or.
der to dissppoint the enemy. who Is
on the watch FOR every breach Of our
inner determinations" he would not
give details.
Germany VIII persevers until Victory
is hers, the Relchstag was told by the
Chancellor, according to the full text
Of bis speech. The Chancellor De.
clared that this years harvest had
made Germany's position much more
secure than was the case last year.
In his attack upon Great Britain he
declared that that country was break.
ing one international law after an.
other and was above all Germany's
most egotistical fercest and most
obstinate enemy"
Predicts Lines Will Hold.
The Allies cannot break through the
German lines on the Somme. Chan.
cellor Won Bethmann.Hollweg told the
Reichstsg, making a similar statement
IN regard to the eastern front
The English and French, It Ia true"
he said, have achieved advantages.
Our first lines have been pressed back
some kilometres and we have also 10
deplore heavy losses In men and ma.
tsrial That was inevitable in an Of
feusiye on such a mighty scale. But
what our enemies hoped TO accomplish,
namely, break through on a grand
scale and roll up our positions, has
not been attained. The battle Of the
somme will cost further sacrifices. stm
another trench and another village
may be lost. but they viii Rot get
through"