The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-30
VICTORY WITH
GERMAN ARMS.
SAYS H[RTL|NC
First Speech of Teutonic Chan.
cellor Accepts Offer of Rus
sian Regime
HOPES MOVE WILL BRING
PEACE TO GERMAN PEOPLE
Declares Despite Some Losses in
Flanders, Hindenburg Line
Still Holds
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Berlin, Nov 3O.-The war situation
was reviewed before the reichstag to.
day by Coun: George F. Won Hertling,
the new imperial German chancellor.
He declared that Germany was ready
to enter into peace negotiations as
soon as the Russian government sent
representatives, having full powers, to
Berlin. The chancellor said he hoped
and wished that the present efforts
would take definite shape, and bring
US peace"
German arms, he said, have been
uniformly successful and the subma,
rine warfare will reach the aim in
tended forsita He said, that the ships
sunk will exceed that of those newly
constructed, He praised the army and
navy and eGlogized the Home popula-
ton for Its patience and endurance
under great privations. Political re.
forms would be carried out but the
fundamental principles Of the imperi,
al constitution cannot and shall not
be changed. Es
Relchstad Packed.
The reichstag was packed when the
chancellor began his speech, the new
state secretaries, the new Prussian
minister, the new .Bavarian premier,
the members OF the reigning German
houses, the Austrian, Turkish and Bull
garian ambassadors, and all the, ncu'
trail minister's were presented. ~ IT,,
The 1mpperial chancellor said ,oof
I'VE pafe approaching the end o.
the yefr that has been full OF far
reaching and decisive events, in tht
theaters Of the war. am proud ant
thankful to say that the arms of Ger
many and her allies have been sue
cessful on almost every occasion ant
almost everywhere"
He recalled that the Flanders bat
tie had continued almost without in
terruption since July and that the
British army was superior in number
and that several French divisions hat
taken part in the fight. NotWith
standing the loss of some villages ant
farms, the German front had remained
unshaken and the enemy there Wa
as far as ever from his object
reaching the Flemish coast to destro!
German U-boat bases.
Calls Il a Failure.
RECOGNIZING the failure of their at
tack in Flanders, the British are nov
seeking a decisive result near Cam
brai. The hope which Great Britain
placed upon the wholesale use
tanks has not been fulfilled. They liz
destroyed on the battlefield, ty SUI
cessful German counter measures.
The French also have had local sue
. cesses northeast of Soissons and be
fore Verdun, but every strategical ex
ploitation OF these has been prevent
ed nv the German army command.
Holds World in Suspense.
"The glorious advance Of the armies
of the central powers in Italy hold'
the world in suspense even TO-DAY
Overwhelmingly difficult tasks nave
been accomplished there by the hgnt
ing strength of the Austro-German
Hungarian troops by the rapid ad
vance and occupation Of their noun
famous territory. Italy has lost mos
of its forces, and plenty of material
II also lost land which provided
with rich supplies. 1t has not ye
heen possible to collect all the boot!
calculated in money at thousands o
millions of marks which has fallei
into our hands.
"F,rther, the success OF our victo
r;es from the Isonzo to the Piave Il
an effective relief to our own west
ern front. In the same way, TINS VIC
torv also makes itself felt in Mace
donia. as the enemy now appears u
he giving voluntarily the slight sue
ross which he obtained west OF Lax
Ochrida. The British are operatin'
against the Turkish troops IN fales
tine and have been able to achle''
certain initial success there. THESE
however, have no influence on the gen
oral war situation from mlntar.
noint of view. He declared that IN
German war fleet had thoroughly 1u
6,led the hopes and expectation
placed in it, adding:
Praises Submarine.
"The high seas fleet, whose COZ
slant activities often has been velle'
from the public view, deserves tnank
of the country
The chancellor then reviewed tn
submarine campaign, which he SAID
the only effective way of battling IN
mower of Germany's enemy, ana IN
economic war forced on her. ne wa
hopeful of it's success, and said tina
the allies we're unable to make proc
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