Der Sonntagsbote und der Seebote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1912-1922, 1917-10-21

more successful further south where
they succeeded in gaining the
eastern slopes of the Broodseinde
ridge. Near Polderhoek Chateau the
British were pressed back a little
but on the Grafenstafel ridge they
advanced their front about 1900
yards in the direction of Paeschen-
daele. A considerable number of
prisoners is reported to have fallen
in their hands. in the afternoon
of the same day the Germans
strongly countersttacked in the
centre of the battlefront, along the
railway leading from Menin to Ypres.
There was no report as to the out
come OF the fighting that ensued
from these attacks.
According 10 belated German
reports on Mondays fighting the
British did not succeed In gaining
entrance in the German positions
but were held In the mine craters
between the fronts.
Heavy artillery fighting is reported
from the front near Verdun. Com
parative quiet prevailed on the other
fronts, and only on the Italian front
the artillery actions seemed TO
Sion of the mountains east of the
lsonzo river. The Austrian naval
base at Cattaro was bombed by
Italian aeroplanes. Advices from
Rome state that the attack was
great success.
STEAMERS SUNK. GERMAN u
BOAT ESCAPES.
According to reports of passengers
arriving on a British steamer in an
'Krag', 3,400 tons, and "Majorem'
1900 tons, were sunk by German
submarines.
Admiral Sims, commander of the
American naval forces in European
waters reported to the government
in Washington that an American
destroyer by mistake shelled an
Italian submarine killing an officer
and private. Secretary Daniels at
once cabled to the Italian govern
ment expressing his regret over the
deplorable accident.
According to information from
Madrid the German submarine u. B.
293 which was interned in a Spanish
port has slipped away and apparent
ly made good its escape.
The retail cost of food in the
United Kingdom has more than
doubled since the beginning of the
war, says the National Food
Journal" the organ of Lord Rhondda.
the British food controller.
CENTRAL POWERS MAKE NEW
PEACE OFFER.
The most important news coming
from Germany indicated today that
the Central Powers are about to
make another peace offer to the
Allies. The "Deutsche Tageszei-
mng" of Berlin says it learns on
good authority that Germany and
Austria Hungary have come to an
agreement on the new offer which
will have as its basis the surrender
Of French and Belgian territory and
the remuneration of positive ter
ritorial acquisitions for payments in
money and no indemnities on either
side. No details were given on how
or at what time the rumored peace
offers would be advanced.
In some quarters this announce
ment is regarded as an effort of the
German chancellor to extricate him
self out of the difficult position the
interpretations of the Reichstag
majorities have created for him.
The German press is filled with
comment on the crisis which Mi
chaelis now faces in the German
parliament. The resignation of Vice
Chancellor Helfferich was freely pre-
dicted in some comments. The
radicals in the Reichstag and even
many of the conservatives are solidly
opposed to him because of his failure
to announce a decisive governmental
policy at Saturdays Reichstag ses-
sion. Even number of the con-
servative newspapers received here
bitterly condemn Helfferich
Appearin before the Relchstag
main committee the chancellor
denied that the government had
anything to do with the propaganda
of the pan-Germans which the
majority claims has done irreparable
harm to the German cause. 1.-The
governments of the federal states
are endeayoring to regard all DO
litical leanings with complete OBJ
jectiveness and to do full justice
TO every political opinion" said the
chancellor. Il adopt this attitude
because / am convinced that every
political party honestly desires TO
do it's best for the common veal.
1t is to be greatly regretted that
this mutual faith should have been
pushed into the background in the
course of the controversy in the
last few weeks, and that mutually
antagonistic forms of propaganda
should have been the result.
Every German readily and gladly
makes the sacrifice of blood or
treasure demanded from him. | be-
lieve that among us there is hardly
any one who, remembering what
he has had to give Up, does not
gulp down his upsursing grief with
the reflection that It had to be-"
The chancellor pointed out that
Germany's opponents also are com
PEELED 10 make sacrifices. and said
that if this were kept in mind the
agitation which had made its ap-
pearance should become impossible.
The committee adopted a supple
mentary budget for the Office Of
vice-chancellor only the Social
Democrats voting against it.
The Reichstag main committee
recently rejected the So
cialists motion for a censure OF
Vice-Chancellor Helfferich on ac-
count Of Helfferich's refusal to sub
nit TO interpretations at Saturdays
Reichstag meeting.
ARGENTINE DECIDES TO RE.
MAIN NEUTRAL.
According to the last reports the