The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-16
BETHMbN WILL
NOT TELL AIMS
RUSS SLIDING
Bethmann To Reichstag
Hints at ''No Resti-
tution''
KAISER TRIES TO
TAKE BULLECOURT
italy Starts Fight-Greek
Force Battling In
Macedonia
BY ASSOCIATED press.

The British announce they repulsed
four German attempts to recapture
Bullecourt.
French and German statements
merely announce artillery action in
France.
Italians announce artillery and also
infantry actions against the Aus
TRANS.
The offensive assumed by Italians
IN the IsonZo region is along a front
Of nearly twenty-five miles. Italy an
nounces considerable progress by her
infantry after violent artillery bonn
bardments. The battle is still in
progress.
France announces another success
for the Venezelist troops fighting by
the side Of the French in Macedonia.
The Venizelist force captured two Do
sitions extending over a front of one
thousand yards, and resisted counter
attacks.
Few Sub Losses.
London, May 15-The weeks loss
q through submarines to be issued
tomorrow will be the most favorable
in several weeks. The number of
ships torpedoed is we'll below the av-
erage. The number of ships escap-
ing attack is very large. According
to one report, morn submarines were
sunk in the last week than in the
month previous.
Speech of Chancellor.
Berlin, May 15.-In one of the most
vigorous speeches before the Reich
stag since the outbreak of the war,
Chancellor Won Hollweg
bluntly refused to discuss Germany
peace aims as demanded in Interpret
lations by the conservatives and So
Cialists. While approaching the
passionate desire Of all classes ia
know the governments views, the
chancellor declared he would not be
swayed by any pressure from any
source. He said he was not under a
spell of any party or clique. The best
interests of the nation demanded the
reticence he imposed on himself in
the face of the continuous Clamol
since 1915, be observed.
The chancellor briefly reviewed the
military situation, declaring it had
never been so good since the begin,
ming of the war. He said that de-
spite the tremendous efforts of the
entente forces he cannot break
through on the French front. He
said submarines were operating with
increasing success. He said Germans
can trust with full confidence tina
the time will come when Germany
will attain the peace which will bring
her liberty to rebuild what the wal
has destroyed and the unhampere,
development of German strength S,
that from all blood, and all sacrifice
the empire and people viii rise again
strong, independent nd untnreatene,
by her enemies, a bulwark of peact
and labor.
Peace Bid for Russia.
The chancellor received thunderou
applause when he said that if Rus
STA wishes to prevent further blood
shed, renounce all violent plans O
conquest for herself, restore durabu
relations with GERMANY, then Ger
many would not make this impossible
by demands not in accord with tn
freedom of nations.
The chancellor said he would no
mail down the German empire in al
directions by the one-sided peace for
muls, which only comprises one par
OF total peace conditions and who
renounces successes won by tn
bloods of our sons and brothers an
leaves all other matters in suspense.
He said on the other hand German
did not go forth to battle, and wa
fighting at present only to secur
existence and establish firmly tn
future of nation.
Socialists Have Upper Hand.
Petrograd, May 15.-The executiv
committee of the council of wo~kme
and soldiers delegates after discuss
ing the internal situation of Russi
decided by forty-one votes agains
nineteen to favor the participation c
representatives of socialist parties
the provisional government.
Before voting for the participate
Of socialists in the PROVISIONAL COX
eminent, representatives of the ger
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