Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-10
FRUITS OF HONE GARDEN HOLL VEG IN DILEMMA
Chancellor Makes Address Before
Reichstag In Secret Session on
Monday, 1t is Said.

Amsterdam. July 10.-The main
committee of the Reichstag yester-
day continued its confidential dis
cussion Of internal and external po-
litical affairs. Dr.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, the Imperial Chancellor,
the secretaries If state and many
membersc of BundeStrat attended the
meeting.
The Imperial Chancellor made
lengthy speech. Ear.ier in the day
he had another conference with EN-
peror William.
Amsterdam, July 10.--The Tage-
blatt, cf' Berlin, says it is rumored
that a change in the German chan
celorsiip may lie expected. Among
those mentioned as the possible sue
cessor of Chancellor Won Betnmanr-
Hollweg il names Prince Won Bue-
low. former chancellor; Count Won
Hertling. Bavariaa Prime Minister,
and Count Won Roedern, secretary of
the imperial treasury.
Count Won Hert.ing has had sew
eral conferences recently with Aus
tvo-Hungaran officials. presumably
IN regard to peace questions. He is
said to fator peace without cash IN
demnity. During the war Prince Won
Buelow has spent most Of his time
IN Switzerland.
It has been reported that the Ger
man Government has kept von B"e-
low in detached position in the ex-
pectation of calling him hack when
the time came to arrange peace, with
the idea that he could render greater
services on account of having had no
share in the conduct of the war.
Copenhagen, July 10.-A Berlin
dispatch to the Fremdenblatt. of
Hamburg, says that the entire Cleri-
cal party in tha Rcichstag, with tha
exception of thr2a members. voted
on Saturday night to support the
stand taken by Matthias Erzberger,
who made sensational speech M
.he secret session Of the main COM
mittee attacking the Admiralty and
Pan-GcrmanS as the great obstacles
10 peace and advocating peace WITT
out annexations or indcmnities and
the introduction Of a parliamentary
form Of government
Amsterdam, July lQ.--=Storm sig
mails continue to fare up on the po-'
Utica! horizon OF the Tcutonlc er,l-.
pircs. which ever grow III frequency
and violence. Out of the maze OF
spcculation that was rife at this neu-
trail point of observation last night
ir was realized that unless all signs
lie. crisis between Germany ana
her chief ally. Austria, is at hand.
Most pregnant Of momentous pos
sihi!ities is the apparent sudden es-
arrangement between Austria and
Germany. There have been several
such periods Of ''peevishneSs' on both
sides since the war began.
Just as the storm seems about 10
break loose, there comes military
news Of mos aggravating' nature.
Vienna admit that the Austrian
lines near Starislau have been
broken through by General kornl-
ioA's army The Berlin official re-
mort emitting all reference to the
Austrans. says almost pontedIy
.bat German reserves brought the
thrust to standstill." The phrase
is almost as significant as the ref
ercnce the other day to Saxon,
RLenish and Ottoman troops
guarding the approaches to the
capital of Austria's crownland. Ga
=;icia.
The Austrian Cabinet has resigned
after two weeks existence. The
Hungarian problem is growing more
menacing daily.
The political crisis within Ger
manv seems to have calmed down
somewhat. but everything depends
upon the ChancelIor's Reichstag
cpeech.