Evening star., 1917-11-05
NEW PEACE OFFER J.
EXPECTED TO COME
| FROM BERLIN SOON
Austro-Hungarian Foreign
Minister'S Visit Today May
Be Preliminary. !
LOOK FOR 4 CHAMPION :
IN IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR
Sympathies Of Won Hertling Held To
Be With the South Germans
and Austrians. :.

By the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, Novem- :
Der Sit is generally be- :
lieved in diplomatic circles
here that the visit to Berlin e
today of Count Ottokar Ger
min, the Austro Hugarian :,
foreign minister, may be a
preliminary to a new peace :
offer by the central powers. s
Won Hertling No Junker.
BERN, November 5.-The appoint.
ment of Count Won Hertling as imperial
German chancellor is looked upon here a.
revolution in the political life Of Ger.
many. In high official quarters the APP
pointment is said to shift the center of
the peace fight away from the Prussian
military circles toward Munich and
Vienna, and consequently 1t is considered
tremendously significant for the rest q
the world.
A majority of the south German ana
Austrian newspapers reflect the general
standpoint of the republican Germans Of
Switzerland, who undisguisedly are happy
over the appointment of Count Won Herte
ling. which they regard not as a Bavariaa
victory over the Prussians. but as Tar.
reaching good omen for a peace undes>
standing.
Count Won Hertling is expected by thefns
3H~@4
to be able to enhance the peace ideas Of
Count Czernin Won Chudenitz. the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister. in the Gers
man council. instead OF discardtng tnen.
as another chancellor :a,ght
The choice Of Count Won Hertiing every.
where here is hailed as victory for par
liamentarisIn, but it is little known thAf
Emperor william. and not Won HertlinS.
took the initiatlye In the pariiafaenSxrS
consultations. Emperor Wnuam toso. ron
Hertling he could have the chancealor-
majority in the reichstag was behind him.
It is said He added that he was unaltsr.
ably opposed to any one who. iike Dr.
Michaelis, the retiring chancellor. wss
groups and who would likely be Obliged
to resign soon.
Thereupon, It is said. Won Hertling saw,
the party leaders and gained the assurs
ance, first, of the support of the centrists.
whose particular head he had been. ana
then swung around to the position Of be-.
nevolent neutrality of the liberals, ma
sition had been notably diminishing. He
thus was left with only the conservatives
against him. .
Army Chiefs Not Consulted.
The appointment of Count Won HertiinR
is considered the more remarkable as the
military leaders. Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg and Gen. Won Ludendorn, drst
auartermaster general. were not cor.
suited. whereas they were sponsors for
Dr. Michaels.
On the other hand. while Emperor WI.
liam and the conservatives are known to
have been satisfied with DR.. Michaeite.
the emperor, none the less. had made uD
his mind not to risk a chancenorship
crisis in a few weeks and took recouroe
in the nearest approach to parlamentaf-
ism Germany ever has known. II ~
stated that DR. Earl Helfferich. vice chan
ceIlor, is certain to give up his post. and
that he probably will be replaced oy 6etf
Friedberg, national liberal leader. OF hefT
Won Payer. progressive DR.. August
Mueller, social democrat. the present un-
der secretary of the war food ministry.
will remain in office. though other 20.
cialists have declined actively 70 suppo1
Won Hertling by accepting posts offered
AMSTERDAM, November 5.-AccordinI
to the Vossische Zeitung Of Berlin,
Karl Helfferich. the vice chancellor. re-
signed Saturday.
Support Only Half-Hearted.
COPENHAGEN. November 5.-Satis-
faction of the liberal elements of the
German population and press with the
new administration in Germany seems
mixed and half way 1t is based rather
on the assumption that Count Won Hert-
ling. the imperial chancellor. is entering
office as the representative OF the ma
iority OF parliament than upon Won Hert:
iing's personality. and he evidenty wn
last only so long as he conducts his ads
as the representative OF the
ma jority party.
from the German newspapers. OF the
deyelopments of the last week are CON:
cerned. this assumption seems. for the
present at least. justified. Count Won
Hertling. notwithstanding his age and
and elasticity toward the demands OF
the majority party, which are scarcely
expected and the success OF the Won
Hertling era will depend largely on the
ability of the reichstag maJority 70 noIo
together and agree on a policy which
Won Hertling will be willing and able
to represent. =.
The pan-German movement has an.
Swered the appointment OF Won aelts
ling with straight declaration of war;
based on his known and suspected at.
titude on peace terms and the belief
that he is inclined to make peace on =
basis which will permit later raDs
with the western powers.
Consults Military Leaders.
LONDON, November 5.-Count George
= Hertling, the new German imperial
CHANCELLOR, conferred Saturday with
Cen Won Ludendorn. chief Of the gene.
eral stan. and Field Marshal Won Hin.
lenburg, i'm the presence OF seyefA1
eadine parliamentarians according to
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
ions with regard to the entry Of parliav
into the cabinet adds th8
will have to wait his re-
urn from Bavaria, about the middle Of
he present month.
Naval Forces in Adriatic 1
May Play important Part I
in Battle on italian Front
~ the Associated Press.