The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-30
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 ''The glorious advance of the ar mics of the Central powers in Italy ] holds the world in suspense even to- day. Overwhelmingly difficult tasks have been accomplished there by the fighting strength of the German and Austro-Hungarian troops in their surprisingly rapid attack and pene- tration of rough mountain territory. Italy's army has lost a considerable part of it's forces and at least half of its total war material. It also has lost stretches of land which provided 1t with rich supplies It has not yet been possible to collect all the booty, calculated in money value at thou sands of millions of marks" The success on the Italian front, he said, had been "an effective re- lief' to the western front, and this victory also makes itself felt in Mac edonia-~
 The British operating against the Turkish troops in Palestine. he said, had achieved certain initial successes, but these had no influence on the general war situation from g. military point of view.
 After declaring that the German war fleet had thoroughly fulfilled the hopes and expectations placed in it, the chancellor continued:
 '"The high sea fleet, whose constant activity often has been yelled from the public view, deserves the thanks of the country It has since It's glor- 5ous day off the Skaggerat lately shown anew after long interval, in . the capture of the islands of Oesel, Dago and Moon, typical cooperation xxr{fh fhn Tn ifo 1o%a cessful fight in the German blight in the North Sea against a considerable superiority of forces, its constant readiness for battle. As support and reserve it's stands behind our submarine boats, it protects their places of support and opens out a way for them into the open sea-"
 The chancellor reviewed the sub marine campaign, which he said is the only effective way of battling against the power of Germany's ene- my and ''the economic war forced on her."
 He was hopeful of it's success and said that the Allies were unable to make progress again it, either by communicating neutral ships or building new ones.
 Count von Hertling expressed the wish that the territories formerly under Russian sway-Poland, Lithu- ania and Courland-could have the right of choosing their own govern ments and could obtain that political form which corresponded to their conditions and culture. He said that affairs in this direction were still in 8 state of uncertainty.
 He referred to Germany and her allies as having placed themselves on the foundation of the papal peace note of last August, and said every ground had been removed for the foolish argument that the object of her ene- mics was to destroy German m1ltar- ism which was destroying the peace of nations. He said
 s.It has been shown where the peace destroying .nilitarism can be sought. The Italian minister, SonninO, in his speech on Oct. 26, expressly waived the thought of general disarmament. and Premier C1emenceau goes so far as to expressly shut out Germany and Austria Hungary from the peaceful community of nations of the future when right shall take the place of armed force. Premier Lloyd-George has declared distinctly that the aim or the war IS lIAe oeSll uClioh oA 1oA man commerce and that the war must be continued until this end is reach ed. Indeed, the lust of conquest foolishly attributed to us. is now plac- ed before the world through the pub lication of secret treaties by the Rus sian government.
 "Our war aim from the first day was the defense of the fatherla1d and the inviolability of it's territory, free dom and independence of it's economic 'life. On that account we could greet joyfu1ly the pope's peace appeal. The spirit in which the answer to the