The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-12
Kaiser Hasn't Announced
Whether He Will Accept.
Internal Situation Much Worse
in Last "a Hours.
KAISER WILL ISSUE UKASE
Emperor To Bare Crown COun-
Gil Secrets to Calm POpulace.
Washington Gets News of Prus-
sian Ministry Resignation.

Berne, July 12.-British Admiralty
per Wireless Prcss-Tht Vossiche
Zeitung of Berlin says me German
imperial chancellor Dr. Won Beth
-Hollweg has resigned. Emper-
or William, the newspaper adds, has
postponed his decision whe+he to &C
cept the chancellor's resignation.
An official communication issued in
Berlin yesterday says Emperor Will
liam expressed the opinion that the
political and constitutional reforms
demanded by the reichs.ag are such
that they concern not merely himself
but his successor inasmuch as they
would be permanent. For his reason
the emperor summoned the crown
prince to attend one or more crown
councils at which final decisions re-
garding the extent to which the crown
and the government will make con-
cessions to the reichstag will be reach
ed.
Breach Nidens in Reichstag.
Zurich July 12.-The situation in
Berlin between the government and
the majority parties of the reichs-ag
on the new orientation has become
appreciably worse in n, last "a
hours" according to word received
here.
The four great parties IN the reich
stag which constitute d majority
were said to have been unable SO far
to unite on a peace movement.
One report today declared that the
kaiser was about to issue a proclama-
ton to the people of Germany cover
ing the crown councils decision on
the Prussian electoral situation AMI
the general reform of the ministry
and the imperial parliamentiy ma
chine. This report reiterated reports
! current for more than two months
that Count Won Bernstorff. former
| ambassador to Washington. would
succeed zimmerman as foreign 11ln-
lister.
Urges Hindenburg as Dictator.
The Tages Zeitung was quoted in
dispatches received here today as viz =
/ lently assailing Chance lor RollweS
and advocating a dictatorship for Ger
many by Field Marshal Hindenburg
and General Ludendorff.
The vossiche Zeitung is one of the
leading liberal newspapers of Berlin.
Austria Denies Responsibility.
Amsterdam, July 12.-Emperor
William had an interview lasting sew
eral hours with Chancellor Won Beth
mann-H oIlweg yesterday and received
his report on the political situation,
according to a semt-offlclal dispatch
| from Berlin.
The chancellor also received various
party leaders Wednesday afternoon,
saws an official dispatch from Berlin
| A semi-official dispatch from Vien-
ma SAYS the report in the Vossiche
I Zeitung. of an audience hat Herr
Matthias Erzberger. leader of the
Centrist party in the reIchstag, had
with the Austrian emper0- Charles,
! is a pure invention.
| The crown prince arrived il Berlin
on a special train from the front and
Yesterday attended the :rown coun-
! ell, at which the emperor presided
Chancellor Aware OF Coup.
That Chancellor Won Bethmann-
! Hollweg knew in advance the reforms
Matthias Erzberger. Centrist 'eader,
would suggest and tacitly approved his
plans il secret as being h easiest
way to get rid of certain objectional
ministers in his cabinet vas asserted
TODAY bv the Handelsblad.
Washington Gets Tip"
Washington. July 12.-Chancellor
/ Bethmann-H ollweg has abandoned
| Secretaries Helfferich and thinner
mann. Five Prussian ministers will re-
sign Monday, new elementary sec
| retaries will be appointed anC imme-
date action will be taken about uni
versal suffrage in Prussia according
TO Koelnische Volks Zeitung reports
ooobjpo tho state deDa ment TODAY.