The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-08
RE|CHSTAC AND
PAN.CERMANS N
BITTER QUARREL
Peace Party Insists That Auto
cracy Make Some Declara-
tion Soon
KAISER'E REPRESENTATIVE
KISSED DURING HIS SPEECH
Won Tirpitz Trying to Rally New
Party About Him to Stem
Tide
(By Associated Press.D

External pressure to force the Ger.
man government to set forth its war
aims clearly, having failed on the
surface, internal conditions within
the empire threatened to compel the
issuance of a full statement of Ger
man aims. What the German lead
ers want, if they are successful, will
be discussed in the reichstag this
week, probably today
Finding Way Difficult.
The imperial chancellor DR.. Mich
aelis, is finding the way as difficult
as it was for his predecessor, Won
Bethman Holwegg and he must now
face the critics Of his government In
the reichstag.
Whether, as has been charged, the
bureaucracy and the army have been
furthering the Pan-German scheme of
annexation and indemnities is expect
ed to be brought out in the debate.
Dr. Mirhaelis sent Minister OF the
Interior Helfferich. before the reich
stag Saturday to make statement on
his behalf. Helfferich failed to molli.
fy the critical members of the reich
stag and the sitting was adjourned to
today after the vice chancellor's
speech had been interrupted. Gener-
al Won Stein, the war minister, was
jeered when he attempted; to explain
the army's side Of the accusation that
the high command was using strong
methods to help the Pan-German agi-
tation. @"' ''"T 'TT'''' >''''''''''''
ID. War Party Busy.
Former Chancellor Won Bethmann
Hollweg some months before his resig-
nation; had test OF strength with Ad-
niital Won Tirpitz, the .reputed organ
izer Of ruthlesss submarine warfare,
and the chancellor won: The admiral
since has been busy and the new
Fatherland party of which he is spOn-
sor, according to recent reports, has
been very active in opposing the reich
stag majority declaration for peace
without annexations or indemnities.
Into Two Camps.
1t has now come to a test between
the followers Of Won Tirpitz and the
an-Germans on one side, and the ma
jority of the reichstag on the other.
Recent reports have shown that the
feeling between the pan-Germans and
the reichstag majority has become
more intense, some socialist mem.
bers of the reichstag having gone 50
far as to charge that the agitation of
The pan-Germans is dividing the Ger.
man people into two camps, and the
question of the aims of the war.
Approaching cold weather on the
western front is forecast In the ap-
pearance of snow in the Vosges. In
Flanders the weather has been most
the last two days, but
official reports mention no let up in
The violent artillery duels. The Brit
sh are probably using the new posi-.
ions won last week as base from
which to harrass the Germans in the
owlands, preparatory for new
stroke in this plan to outflank the
German positions in the north.
Unofficial reports from Stockholm
say strong German naval forces have
been sighted in the Baltic Sea off the
Danish and Swedish coast, bound
probably for the Gulf of Finland, for
/ drive on Helsingfors, Finland and
The Germans are said to
)e concentrating a large force, includ-
ng mine sweepers, seaplanes, and
and plan to attack Helsing.
'crs by land and sea.
TOday's Eritish statement indicates
10 let up in the Flanders battle. One
lefinite report announced the launch
ng. of a counter attack by the Ger
mans east of Polygon Wood.
More favorable developments in the
russian political situation are report
ed. Complete agreement has been
cached on all questions, by the rep
'esentatives of the government, the
democratic congress, and the Bour-
,eois, it is announced, and the i'm
Mediate formations of coalition cab
net is planned.