Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
SAYS CENTRAL POWERS
STAND ON NOTE TO POPE
Teutons Not Responsible for Pro-
longation Of the Present Strug-
gle, Is Claim.
HOLD FIRM IS HIS PLEA
Declares Armies Have Been Gener-
ally Successful and Allies VIII Be
Unable to Master U-Boat.
NJ. the Associated Press.


BERLIN. November %. via London. No
vember 80. British admiralty. via Wire
less Press-The war situation was re-
vfswed before the reichstag today by
Count George F. Won Hertling. the new
imperial German chancellor. He declared
that Germany was ready to enter into
peace negotiations as soon as the Russians
sent representatives having full powers to
Berlin The chancellor said he hoped and
wished that the present efforts would take
definite shape and bring us peace
German arms. the chancellor said. have
been uniformly successful. and the sub
marine warfare will reach the aim in
tended for 1t. He said that the ships sunk
will exceed that of those newly con-
structed. He praised the army and navy
and eulogized the home population for Its
patience and Endurance under great pf1-
vHtiona. Political reforms would be car
ried GUT. but the fundamental principles
ef the imperial constitution cannot and
shah not be charged
Reference to Russia.
Tho chancellor said that the Russian
guvernn.ent had sent from Tsarskoe-Selo
. wireless communication signed by
Trp&xky and Lenine and addressed to the
sos.rnmsnss and the people: 20 Q, eo..a the bel
tons for truce and g general place be
opened at an, early date. and said
4 do mot hesitate to declare that in
insnt. 20 far. rs is at present known.
debatabae principles ON which the
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Russian government sends representA>I
psse hsSe ssss sad Stsh ihst hst s6sss E ss.l 81.
forts win sguu take dsfinite shape and
Reichstag Is Packed.
The .reiehstag was packed when the
chancellor, began. his speech The
neN state secretaries, the new Prus-
afanfs minister. the new Bavarian
psenieE the members Of the reigning.
and BulgayiAn Ambassadors and all
the neutr1f ministers were present
The Imperial chancellor opened his
speech alter personal reference to his
loyal cp-operatton of the reichstag.
He continued:
I'VE are, approaching the end OF the
year that has been full of far-reaching
md decisive events in many theatera
Of the war. ! am proud and thankful
to say that the arms Of Germany and
her allies have been successful on
almost every occasion and every
-">sSNS'
Sees British Failure,
He.recalled that the Flanders battles
had continued almost without Interrupt
ton since July and that the British
army was superior in numbers and that
several French divisions had taken part
In the fight Notwithstanding the loss
Of some villages and farms, the German
frontier remained unshaken and the
%~
Ject of reaching the Flemish coast to
destroy German U-boat bases. He
added:
"Recognizing the failure of their at
t4cks in Flanders. the British are now
seeking near Cambria a decisive result
The hope which Great Britain placed
upon the Wholesale use of tanks has
not been fulfilled. They lie DESTROYED
on the battlefield by successful German
counter measures. The initial British
success was parried by the entrance of
our reserves .
THE French also have had local sue
oesses northeast Of Soissons and before
Verdun but every strateeieal exnIeita-
tion of these has been prevented by
the German army command. Every one
remembers the events in the east which
led to the conquest Of Riga and Jacob
Gtadt.
italian Campaign.
'The glorious advance of the armies
Of the central powers in Italy holds
the world in suspense even today
Overwhelmingly difficult tasks have
been accomplished there by the fight
ing strength Of the German and Aus
tro-Hungarian troops in their surpris-
ingly rapid attack and penetration of
rough mountain territory. Italy,s army
has lost = considerable part of its
forces and at least half of its total war
material. 1t also has lost stretches of
land which provided 1t with rich sup
plies 1t has not get been possible to
collect all the booty. calculated in
money value at thousands of millions
Of marks. which has fallen into our
hands.
"Further. the success Of our victories
from the .Isonzo to the Riave is an ef-
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