The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-21
Interpreted in Entente Quarters
as Feeler for peace of
4
Cancellation"
49,, .
MAX1MALlsTs PROCLAIM
GOVERNMENT FOR PEACE
Italians Still Hold Firm, But Huns
Gather for Second Heavy
!: %" Offensive. s..s

Copenhagen, Nov. 21.-The Ber-
lin correspondent Of the National
Tidende learns that the German
government has received inforna.
ton by an indirect route that the
Russian MaximaIist government %
has declared Russia out Of the il
war. ,.......
The correspondent ascribes his
information to competent source,
later in the dispatch indicating
that it was received from a mill
tary quarter, where, he declares,
the belief now is held that the
prospects for "peace of conciIia-
ton" is far better than before.
He adds long statement on the
military situation, TO indicate that
the entente might as we'll give up
all hope Of defeating Germany and
come to terms with the central
powers.
The dispatch gives the impress
sion Of having been prepared Of
ficiaIIy for the correspondent and
may be regarded as feeIer.
The American mission, headed by
Col. Edward NJ. House, which recently
arrived in England for the purpose of
discussing and co-ordinating efforts to
win the war, has had it's initial meet
ing with the British war council and
its right hand men.
Announcement is made that little
formality attended the conference and
that satisfactory progress marked the
The far reaching scope
of the conference is indicated by the
attendance upon the meeting of joint
of the army, navy, the
food controllers, shipping boards, the
treasures and the war trade boards
David Lloyd George, the British
premier, opened the session with an
address, and the conference lasted an
hour and a half, during which recourse
was had to statistics and official dOcu-
ments. Colonel House, was not pres
ent at the opening session.
CIemenceau Outlines Policy.
simultaneously across the channel,
M. Clemenceau, the new French pre-
mier, was reading the declaration of
policy of the new ministry to the
chamber of deputies. 1t was to the
effect that the new government had
assumed Offices in order to carry for
ward the war with redoubled effort
tO,var1 SIC cuoco.,ful concluc;D, II
declared that civilized nations were
engaged in the same battle against
the modern development of ancient
barbarity and that France, with her
allies, was barrier in the path that
should not be passed. The premier
asked each citizen to take his full part
in the common defense, and to Shout
der the same abnegation that at pres
ent exists in the army.
Some day, from Paris to the hum
blest village, shouts of reclamation
will greet our victorious standards
stained with blood and tears and torn
by shells-magnificent apparitiOn of
our noble dead.
The premier concluded, THAT day,
the greatest day of our race, after so
many other days of grandeur, it is in
our power to bring forth" The cham
Der, by a vote of 41S to 65, expressed
in the new ministry.
The Italian Theater.
Between the Brenta and the Pave
rivers on the northern front of the
Italian theater, the Italians are hold
ing the enemy and preventing his
advance southwark to the Venetian
plains. the gaining Of which would