The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-08
Snow In The Visges Her
aids The Approach of
Winter In Trenches
ARTILLERY DUEL
STILL CONTINUES
Strong German Naval
Forces Reported In The
Baltic Sea
tAssOciated Press War Summary

ASSOCIATED Press War Summary
External pressure to force the Ger
man government to set forth it's war
aims clearly having failed on the
surface, internal conditions within
the empire threaten to compel the is
suance of a full statement Of Ger
many's aims. What the German
leaders want, liz they are successful,
viii be discussed In the reichstag
this week, probably today.
The imperial chancellor, Dr. r.Michae-
lis. Is finding the way as difficult as
1t was for his predecessor, Won Beth
mann -Hollweg, and he must now
face the critics of the government in
the reichstag. Whether, as has been
charged, the bureaucracy and the
army have been furthering the pan
German scheme of annexation and in
IDENTITIES is expected to be brought
out in the reichstag debate.
DIR. Michaelis sent Minister Of the
Interior HelfEerich before the reich
stag Saturday to make a statement
on his behalf. Helfferich failed to
mollify the critical members OF the
reichstag and the sitting was ad-
journed to today after the vice chan
cellor's speech had been interrupted.
General Won Stein, the war minister,
was jeered when he attempted to ex-
plain the army's side Of the accusa-
tion that the high command was us
ing strong methods TO help the pam
German agitation.
Former. Chancellor von Bethmann-
Hollweg, some months before his res
ignation, had a test OF strength with
Admired Won TiFpitz, the reputed or :
ganizer OF ruthless submarine war
fare and the chancellor won. The
adfasi'af since has been busy Gaid the
new Fatherland party, OF which he is
q sponsor, according to recent re-
ports, has been very active in oppos-
ing the reichstag majority declara-
,tion for peace without annexations
or indemnities.
Tt has now come to a test between
the foliowers of Won Tirpitz and the
pan Germans on one side and the
majority of the reichstag on the 9TH
err. Recent reports have shown that
the feeling between the Germans
and the reichstag majority has been
becoming more intense, some Social
list members OF the reichstag having
gone so far as to charge that the
agitation OF the pan-Germans is di-
viding the German people into camps
on the question Of the aims or the
war.
Approaching cold on the western
front is forecast in the appearance
of snow in the Vosges. In Flanders
the weather has been most unfavor-
able the last two days, but official re-
ports mention no let-up in the vio-
lent artillery duels. The British are
probably using the new positions won
last week as a base from which to
harass the Germans in the lowlandss
preparatory for a new stroke in this
part to outfIank the German positions
in the north.
Unofacial reports from Stockholm
say strong German naval forces have
been sighted in the Baltic sea on the
Danish and Swedish coasts, bound
probably for the Gulf of Finland for
q drive on Helsingfors, Finland. and
Petrograd. The Germans are said
to be concentrating a large force, in
cluding mine sweepers, seaplanes and
transports, and plan TO attack Hell
singfors by land and sea.
Today's British official statement
indicates no let-up in the intense arr
tillery duel in Flanders. The definite
development reported was the
launching OF the expected counter
action by the Germans, which was
made east Of Polygon wood. The
British guns beat OF the Germans.
More favorable developments in
the Russian political situation are
reported. al complete agreement has
been reached on all questions by the
representatives Of the government,
the democratic congress and the
bourgeois, IL In announced, and the
immediate formation OF a coalition
cabinet is planned.