Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14
NO CREDENCE
GIVEN RUM0R
L0ND0NSAYS
Emperor's Son to Succeed
Him-Hollweg's Resig-
nation Accepted7

London, July "a dis
patch to the Morning Post
from Amsterdam says that
rumors current that EN-
peror William has abdicat-
ed in favor of his son,
Prince Joachim, are un-
confirmed and must be
taken with all reserve.
A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph COM
pany from Copenhagen
says it is officially report
ed from Berlin that Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg,
chief of the general staff,
and General LudendorH,
who have been summoned
TO Berlin by Emperor WEI
liam, arrived in the CAPT
tai yesterday morning.
The Tageblatt learns they
had a long conference with
the crown prince and later
were received by the em-
peror.
Basel. Switzerland, July IA
Berlin dispatch from the semi
~.
says that the retirement Of DIR.
Won Betbmanu-Holl the Ger
man imperial chancellor, IN con-.
sideTed certain.
Copenhagen. July 1.-THE WOlff
News bureau Of Germany circu.
iateS, without accentia& any. re-
sndnsibiIitY for IL. a statement bY
tie Taegiische Rundscau that the
resignation Of Or. Won Bethmann-
HOilweg, the imperial chancellor,
has been accepted.
BY means of skiIlful play on words,
Theodor Wolff intimates in the Tage-
blatt Of Berlin that the crown prince
is supporting the movement TO unseat
Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg.
In case of the chancellor's retirement,
he writes, the activity Of the crown
prince would be interpreted in a man
ner not calculated TO increase this
chances Of peace.
War Head Quits
Berne5 Switzerland. July 14.-An Of
fetal telegram from Berlin says that
General Won Stein, the Prussian min
lister Of war, has resigned.
The Prussian war office is in real
ity the imperial ministry Of war. per
forming the functions of that Office for
the empire.
General Won Stein recently excited
the autag0nism OF the socialists by his
pan-Germsn activities He was charged
10y the socialist newspapers VOcrwaerts
last month with aiding I'm the circuia-
Ion OF pau-Germau pamphlet op-
posing peace efforts.
Get Views Of Houucg.
Copenhagen, July I8-According tc
Berlin newspa pers the crown prince
in interviews Thursday with reichstaa
party leaders including Herr Davic
and other socialists interested himself
chiefly in obtaining from the deputies
their views on the person and poIicy
OF Or. Won Bethmann-Hollweg the i'm.
perial chancellor He quizzed eacf
reputy privately. encouraging all oil
them TO express freely their views on
Dr, Won Bethmann-Hollweg. Individ-
ual audiences lasted more than hall
an hour each The crown prince is
reported 20 have said he was doing
this I'm accordance with the wish oi
Emperor William who had suggested
that be form his own opinions of the
chancellor's policy through interview
with party leaders
IJiudenburg Summons Overlooked.
The morning papers appear 10 have
bad no intimatiou of the impending
strike of relchstag deputies and the
amper0rs summons 10 Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg chief Of the general
staff They devote their columns 70 a
discussion Of the Prussian franchise
reforms and the paradox that crisis
originating in the demand for liberal
reforms and the proclamation of a
moderate peace program should have
made possible the supplanting Of Dr.
Won Bethmann-Hollw by the chan
ceIlor candidate Prince Won Buelow
with whom Won Buel0w by compari-
son is almost radical and who is an
avGwed believer ia aunexationisi
peace.
Opposes Retirement.
The Tageblatt opposes DR. voT
Bethmauu-Hollweg' retirement Wig
oroualy while other papers are luke
warm or openly hostile 10 the presen
chancellor
The socialist organ Norwaerts as
sumes that the royal instructions vii
insure the passage Of the Prussian re
form bill III the shape prescribed b,
the king Other papers are optimistic
They believe the conservatives quit