The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-16
Hindenburg Able to Throw I'm.
mense Numbers of Reserves
Against Allied Armies 4i
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FIRST FRUITS OF CHAOS
AMONG Russ1ANs EVIDENT
Food Situation in Germany Stead
lily Growing More Acute
State Reports
IN BRITISH WAERS,
London, May 16.-The admiral
ty today announced the arrival
Of American destroyers In Brit
ish waters.
,(ey Associates Press.)

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The demoralizationso Of the Russian
army and the consequent withdrawal
Of German forces from the eastern
front are having their effect : in
France. The heavy reinforcement Of
men and guns, which Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg has been able to
throw into the defense. at his sorely
battered lines, have for the time .be.
ing at least, caused deadlock with
the most furious efforts OF the Bri-
tish and French have failed to break.
First Fruits. r,<.
The first fruits of the chaos in Rus.
sia are more ominous because of tie
hints they offer Of future possibili.
ties. The council Of soldiers i5s,shd
workmen's delegates seems gtoahave
been aroused at last to the pefils
Of the course it has elected to follow.
but it is a question of whether its
awakening has not come too late. The
soldiers in the ranks apparently have
the bit in their teeth and 1t remains
to 'be seen whether t6eFe IL asShaa6
strong enough to check them from
bringing about virtual anarchy. F
Minister Resigns. ~
Paul Milukoff. minister Of foreign
affairs, has resigned, leaving the cab.
met altogether. M. r. Eneschtenko
minister Of finance, has been appoint
ed foreign minister, and A. N. skegen.
sky, previously minister ot 3uStGe,
mas been made minister Of WaFsAnd
marine. 35t2S r
Hopeful Side. t :.
The hopeful side OF the picture IL
drawn by the multiplying signs that
the political and economic crisis in
Germany is as acute as ever. The
extraordinary measures taken by the
German censorship to prevent. the
outside world from learning c0ndi-
tions in the empire have been fairly
successful, but some facts could not
be concealed. Possibly for the drst
time in history, revolution and Ger
man republic have been openly talked
about in the reichstag, and most sig
nificant of all, the authorities do not.
apparently, dareigto check the grow.
ing audacity Of the radicals.
"'2 @ Growing Worse.
The food situation in Germany also
appears to be growing steadily worse
and alarm is expressed in various
quarters that the available supplies
will not sufiice to feed the nation un-
til the next harvest. The promises
with which the administration check
ed the May day strike agitation have
proved hollow and there are com.
plants that the attempts to substitute
meat for bread is seriously diminish-
ing the country's stock Of milk ami.
mails. tH.& s.if
Reports Conflicting.
Reports from Vienna and Rome ano
opposite as to the Id.
itial result of the new Italian OMEN.
sive. The Italians have made some
gains in the direction Of Triest, but
it is too early as yet to Judge how
the operation will develop.
A new German attack i on the
French line was delivered sl0ng Z
four kilometer stretch in the region
Df the Chemin des Zames plateau.
The French positions here we're main
tained in spite of repeated powerful
assaults by the crown princes troops.