Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18

reward for the economic sacrifices Ger.
many has undergone in the present
struggle.
It would appear that Vice Chancellor
Won Helferich has definitely surrender
ed the reins and that the progressive
Won Payer has been chosen for this
place. Herr Friedberg has been picked
for the vice presidency Of the Prussian
and, as he Is national lib
eral. the reichstag evidently has won
its demands for the seating OF at least
two democratic leaders.
The coming session OF the reichstag
will be one OF interest.
Following Won Hert1ing's speech, when
It will have been determined how far
he intends to go with German internal
reforms. the parties possibly then will
realign themselves for or against the
1t is pretty safe to say. in
light Of current events. that the chan
cellor will have a majority In tho
reichstag. but the extent Of the margin
is, Of course. problematicaL
German hopes that Crown Prince
Rupprecht might rewin the Passchen-
daele ridge. in
Germans Fail on Flanders. from
which the British
Western Front. have pushed for
received a dash of cold water during
the past week. With Passchendaele in
the hands Of Gen. Haig. Won linden
burg realizes that it is only a matter Of
weeks before he must find better de-
fensive positions, and that in retirement
he must uncover the important subma-
rine bases on the coast. ostend and Zee
brugge. AS a consequence he ordered
one of the stiffest attacks attempted by
tho Germans in many months against
the British to the north Of Passchen-
tonic artillery was concentrated and
for a period of twenty-four hours the
huge guns of the kaiser kept the Brit
ISIS positions under fire. The British
ARTILLERY was not slow to respond, and
the duel which ragged is declared to
have been tho greatest in a long time.
The German attack then came. British
barrage met it. Germans were vertically
moved down by shells, but. notwith-
standing this. some detachments broke
through and swept upon Canadian posi-
tions. The territorials stood like the
rock of Gibraltar. however. and fought
mana 10 mana Win the enemy, oNcntu-
ally hurting him back. The most pre-
tentious German effort in recent months
had failed. The British now are mas
tiers of that which they survey:
The British armies have extended
their gains on the Paschendaele ridge
during the past ten days. cutting into
the German lines in the vicinity of Goe-
berg to a depth of half mile on a
front Of a mile and half
The attack in this section was him
dered on one flank. The artillery failed
to adequately cut up Geman defen-
sive positions, because of the marshy
condition of the lowlands along the
Paddebeek river. 1t was with great
difflculty that the British advanced at
all in this section. and 1t was not sur
prising that they should be forced to
withdraw their line slightly in the sec
ton. Other positions gained. however,
were held firmly.
British guns now dominate practically
the whole of the plains reaching toward
Roulers. The German lines Of commu-
nication easily are within reach of the
British guns, and a further advance of
the infantry soon will cut these routes
completely. 1t is indicated that Haig's
chief objective for the present is
Westroosebeke, directly north of Pasch-
ccndaele, and which occupies position
Immediately at the northern extremity
Of the ridge. After this position is
taken the salient which Haig has push