The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11
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face, Internal conditions within the en-
pire threaten to compel the issuance
of a full statement of Germany's aims.
What the German leaders want, if they
are successful, will be discussed in the
%reichstak this week, probably today.
To Smoke Out Pan-Gcrmans.
The imperial chancellor, DR..
Michaelis, is finding the way as diff
cult as it was for his predecessor, Won
Bethmann-Hollweg and he must now
face the critics Of the government in
the reichstag. Whether, as has been
charged, the bureaucracy and the
army have been furthering the Pan
German scheme of annexation and
indemnities, is expected to be brought
out in the reichstag debate.
DR.. Michaelis on Saturday sent Min
lister Of the Interior Helfferich before
the %reichstag to make a statement on
his behalf. Helfferich failed to mollify
the critical members of the reichstag,
and the sitting was adjourned to to-
day after the vice chancellor's speech
had been interrupted.
General Won Stein, the war minister,
was jeered when he attempted to ex-
plain the army's side Of the accusation
that the high command was using very
strong methods to help the Pan-Ger-
man agitation.
Won Tirpitz Comes Back.
Former Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, some months before his resig-
nation. had q test of strength with
ganizer of ruthless submarine warfare,
n the chancellor won. The admiral
since has been busy and the new
Fatherland party, of which he is one of
the sponsors, according to recent re-
ports, has been very active in opposing
the reichstag majority for peace with
out anneXations or indemnitieS.
1t has now come to a test between
the followers of Won Tirpitz n the
Pan-Gerinans on one side and the ma
iority of the ~reichstag on the other.
Recent reports have shown that the
feeling between the Pan-Germans and
the reichstag majority has been be-
coming more intense, some socialist
members of the reichstag having gone
SO far as to charge that the agitation
of the Pan-Germans is dividing Ger
man people into camps on the ques-
ton on the aims of the a
To Attack Finland.
Approaching cold weather on the
western front is forecast in the appear
ance OF snow in the Vosges mountains.
In Flanders the weather has been
most ~unfavorable the last two days.
but official reports mention no letup
in the violent artillery duels. The Brit
ish are probably using h new posi-
lions won last week as a base from
WnlCl TO IiaTaSS the 1cTtldIlo al Tic
,lowlands between the Passchendaele-
Gheuvuelt ridge and the Roulers- Menin
railroads. i'll preparation for a new
stroke In the plan to outflanlc the Ger
man positions In the north.
New official reports from Stock
holm say strong German naval forces
have .bcerf sighted In the Baltic sea
off the Danish and Swedish coasts,
bound probably for the u of Finland
for a drive on HelsingfGrs. Finland and
Petrog-ad. The Germans are q to
be concentrating a large force. includ-
ing lsine sweepers. seaplanes and
Transports, and plan to attack tlelsing-
fors by land and sea.
Todny's British official statement in
dica>ss no letup in the intense artillery
duel in Flanders. The definite devel-
opment reported was the launching
or the expected counter nttnck by the
Germans. Tho ATTACK delivered after