Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-30
ERTL.INC ON
GERMAN
OF WAR END
Address to Reichstag is
Review Of Big World
Struggle.

Berlin, New. 90, Via London,
Now 31.i British admiralty per
Wireless Press THE war situa-
ton was reviewed before the
reiChStag today By Count George
:. 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 rep
resentgtiycS having full powers TO
Berlin. The chancellor said he
hoped and wished that the pres
emf effort would take definite
shape and "brlng us peace"
German arms the chancellor said,
have been uniformly successful and
The submarine warfare will reach the
aim intended for it. He said that the
tonnage Of ships sunk will exceed that
Of those newly constructed. He
praised the army and navy and eulo-
gzoi the home population for its pa
tcnce and endurance under great pri-
yations Political reforms would be
carried out, but the fundamental prin-
cples of the imperial constitution
cannot and shall not be changed.
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
gsrian ambassadors and all the neu-
ual ministers were present.
appeals TO Reichstag.
The imperial chancellor opened his
| speech. after personal references to
his assumption OF office. by asking the
loyal cooperation OF the reichstag. He
/ continued
We are approaching the end Of the
l year that has been full Of far-reaching
| and decisive events in many theatres
! Of the war, I am proud and thankful
70 say that the arms of Germany and
her allies have been successful on al
| most every occasion and everywhere
He recalled the Flanders battle had
| continued almost without Interrupt
| tons since July and the British army
| was superior I'm number and that sew
| eral French divisions had taken part
IN the fight Notwithstanding the loss
| o. some villages and farms, the Ger
| man front there remained unshaker
and the enemy was as far as ever
| from bis object of reaching the Elem
isd coast to destroy German U-boa
bases To Offset the failure in Elan
ders the British are seeking nea-
| Cambria q decisive result The hop'
which Great Britain placed on thu
Wholesale use Of tanks has not beer
Untitled They lie destroyed on thu
battlefield by successful German coun
Il t measures. The initial British sue
cess was pa-ried by the entrance o
our reserves.
1 The French also have had loca
successes northeast of scissors AM
before Verdun but every strategica
e1ploitation of these has been pre-
vented by the German army comman
De- Every one remembers the event
| IN the east which led to the conques
! OF Riga and Iacohstadt
AIludeS to Italy.
THE glorious advance of the arm
ies OF The central powers in Italy hold
lhe world In suspense even today
overwhelmingly difficult tasks hay
! neen accomplished there by the fight
ing strength Of the German an
Austro-Huugarian troops in their SUI
/ prisIngly rapid attack and penetratio
OIL rough mountain territory. Italy
y army has lost a considerable part
q us forces and half OF its total war ma
leriai !. has also lost stretches {
and which provided it with rich SUI
plies.
| Further the successes Of our VIZ
tories from the Isonzo to the Piave,
an effective relief 10 our western from
the same way this victory ais
makes itself felt In Macedonia as IN
enemy now appears TO be giving Yolul
afily the slight success which he oil
alned west Of Lake 0chrida. Fro
Me Sinai peninsula. the British al
\ operating against the Turkish trooI
"a Palestine and have been able
slaieve certain initial successes thcr
ihese, however. have no influence 9
ae general war situation from mil
AIRY point OF view"
After declaring that the German VIZ
ueet had thoroughly fulfilled hopes an
expectations placed in il, the chance
10Y continued:
i The high seas fleet whose constal
activity often has been yelled from q
public view deserves the thanks OF Il
country As a support and reserve,
stands behind our submarine boats,
Protects their places of support al
opens way for them into the op'
Seas"
i The chancellor then reviewed y
submarine campaign which he said,
.ae only effective way of battling 7
power Of Germany's enemy and
economic war forced on her. lie "
hopeful Of its success and said IN
we allies we're unable to make pro
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