Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
CABINET At berlin
GETS SHAKING Up
DR.. Richard Won KuehImann
Succeeds Zimmerman as
Foreign Minister. !
OPPOSES u-soAT POLICY

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. August 6. via London.--of-
fetal announcement was made today
that i've minister's of state. including
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman. and
four secretaries of state. including FL
nance Minister Lantse and Interior
their portfolios.
DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann. the Ger
man ambassador to Turkey. has been
appointed secretary for foreign affairs.
in succession to DR.. Zimmerman.
List of the designations.
The ministers and secretaries OF
state who resigned were:
Ministers Of state:
Minister OF tustice-Dr. Beseler, ap.
pointed November. 1905.
Minister Of ecclesiastical affairs and
instruction-Dr. Won Trott xu Solz. ap-
pointed July. 1903.
Minister of agriculture, domains and
forests-Dr. Won Schorlemer. appointed
Minister of fnance-Dr. Lentze. an.
pointed in August, 1910.
Minister for interfor-Herr Won Loo-
bel, appointed in May. 1914.
secretaries of state:
Imperial post ofiice-Herr Kraetke.
Lisco.
Secretary for foreign afrairs-Dr.
nans Z1aam1nmermann. appointed No
President of the food regulation
Doard-Adolph Won Batockf.
Dr. Eicnter. undersecretary of the
post. .
DR.. Karl Helfferich will continue To
pc the representative OF the imperial
chancellor and a member OF the min
fstry OF state and Temporary ryfnisfer
| OF the interior.
Other New Men Called,
Landrat Won Gaevinite was appointed
| to succeed Arnold wahnschafre A. chief
OF the imperial chancellory. The minis
try OF economies will ultimately be
separated from the ministry Of the In
terror, and Herr Waldran, mayor OF
Cologne, will be appointed minister Of
the interior and Herr. Schwandsr.
nomics. with the titles of exceIlency.
In addition to the appointment of DR..
Won huentmann IS secretary for for
| eign anatrs. Herr Ruedlin was made
| director Of railways and minister Of
posts, ana Privy Councillor Won Krauee
/ was named secretary Of Justice Over
PRESIDENT Won Waldow was appointed
chief OF the department OF the army
The vacant Prussian ministerial posta
were filled as follows:
Minister OF justice, DR.. Peter SPAIN.
leader of the Catholic patty in the
| reichstag.
Minister of the interior. Underssc-
| rotary Drews. -
Minister of instruction, Ministerial
Director Schmidt
Ministsr Of agriculture. DR.. Essen
Hartruthe.
Minister Of finances. Dr.. Hertx.
Opposes Submarine Warfare.
AMSTERDAM, August Gin q char
acfer sketch Of DR.. Richard Won KuehI-
mann Dust appointed German secre-
| tary for foreign affairs), the Nieuwe
Courant OF The Hague says that DR..
Won Kuehimann has. always been . Wig
orous opponent of ruthless submarine
warfare. He Is also. says the news-
paper. a disciple of the policy Of doing
everything possible to avoid the fur
Their alienation OF Great Britain. be-
| lievfng that after-the-war friendship
between Great Britain and Germany @
necessary to the latter.
| Dr. Won Kuehlmann, the Nieuwe
Courant adds il an antf-annexattontsf
and the newspaper expressed the opin-
| ion that in the foreign secretary1hfp
he will do his utmost to bring about
an understanding with England At the
earliest possible time.