Der Sonntagsbote und der Seebote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1912-1922, 1917-10-21
DOES NOT BELIEVE IN COM
PLETE VICTORY.

PLETE VICTORY.
An interesting feature of the
debate was speech OF George
Gothien, progressive member of the
Reichstag. Before the central com
mittee he expressed the belief that
il would prove impossible for the
German army TO crush the enemy
on land although the military situa-
tion had to be regarded as salts
factory.
As for the submarine campaign.
7,000,000 tons of shipping had been
sunk, he asserted, but no disposi-
tion toward peace on the part of
England was discernihle. A ration
ing system for foodstuffs had not
been even introduced and no one
was able to say when the U-boat
would make England more inclined
for peace.
America cannot he forced to make
peace" Herr Gothien continued.
I'VE cannot force America to pay
war indemnity. There remains
only England. But should we. in
order to obtain an indemnity of TO-
100000, 900 marks. sacrifice 50,000,-
100000 marks and another half mil
lion men?"
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg in
replying TO a congratulatory tele-
gram from the Catholic Peoples
Union of Essen. advised a policy of
holding on and waiting as the one
for Germany to pursue, according to
Berlin dispatch.
I'VE, too, desire what the pope
desires, namely, the termination of
the war which was forced upon us, -
the field marshal's telegram read.
Our enemies, however, are not will
ling. President Wilson's note was
not only an insult to the German
people, but also an insult to the
pope's good will.
"Our enemies, however, will
gradually come to their senses.
Therefore, we must wait. Let us
continue to be victorious and hold
our peace"
kERENsKY SUCCEEDS IN UNIT
ING PARTIES. A
In Russia conditions seem TO be
on the way of improvement since
Kerensky has succeeded in uniting
the conservative and moderate
socialistic parties against the Bolshe-
Wiki and their anarchistic program
In spite of this apparent success the
government seems to be still unable
10 stem the tide of new demands
of the workmen who threaten to
tie up the industry of the country
A strike on all railway lines has
been decided upon by the railway
mems committee in consequence of
the governments delay in dealing
with the demand for an increase in
wages. Only military and munitions
trains are to be permitted to run.
Premier Kerensky issued an ap-
peal to the railway men not to
multiply the countrys difficulties by
inconsiderate action, but to wait a
few days.
The workmen in all the paper
factories of Petrograd also have gone
on strike. The strike threatens, if
prolonged, seriously to embarrass
the early convocation of the con-
stituent assembly owing to the
demand for paper for the electoral
bulletins.
Unofficial reports from Paris based
on unpublished official estimates give
the following crop reports for 1917:
Wheat, 3,95O,000 metric tons; spelt,
10000; rye, 700, 900; barley, 10000;
oats, 3,500.000 tons.
The 1916 crop figures were as fol-
lows: Wheat, 5,S41 070 metric tons;
spelt i'll ,427 tons; rye, 911, ,632 tons;
barley, S57.94O tons; oats, 4,127 500
tons.
The French deputy Turmel who
has been seeking to explain why
a large sum of money from Switzer.
land was found in his room in the
Chamber of Deputies was formally
under arrest today. His arrest
makes the fifth growing out of the
famous Bonnet Rouge case and
Bolo Pasha. The authorities refuse
specific information to the charge
against Turmel.
FRENCH AID BRITISH IN NEW
ATTACK.
Together with the French who at
tackled the German front north of Ian
gemarck the British Tuesday opened
new drive against the German
positions protecting the Belgian
coast defenses. II is significant for
the extreme bitterness of the fight
ing now going on in this sector of
the western front that the new drive
was started in spite of the in
clement weather. No less significant
is the fact that for the first time
since the beginning of the great
rattle in Flanders French troops
participated in the fighting which
is expected TO rob the Germans of
their submarine basis on the Belgian
coast. The French attacked on the
northern wing Of the battle front,
near Draibamk, a few miles north
of Langemarck. They succeeded in
overTunning the outlying positions
Ct the enemy and pushed forward TO
the extent Of about 1900 yards
They took several hundred prison
ers Near the Houtholst farm the
fighting came 10 halt In the
meantime the British attacked
further south. near POelcapeile
Broodseinde. Grafenstafel and Poe
schendaeie According to Unofficial
reports the British pushed the Ger.
mans through Poelcapelle and fight.
ing ensued in the eastern outsl sl,irts
Of that village. Since this report is
not verified in the official announce
ment ct the Britigir headquarters Z,
seems ,ubtfnl whether the British
succeeded !u holding their gain at
this point. They wezz apparently