The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-30
Chancellor Gives Def to Ene-
mics of KaiSerism.
Boosting of Strengths Usual
He Hopes for Quick Peace.
WILL MEET RUSS IN BERLIN
Ready To Open Peace NegOtla-
tiOnS With SlaV Nation.
Won Hertling Makes FlambOy-
ant Maiden Address.

Berlin, Nov. So.-The war situation
was reviewed before the relchstas
today by Count George F, Won Hert-
ling, the new imperial German chan
celIor. He declared that Germany was
ready to enter into peace negotiations
as soon as the Russian government
sent representatives having full power
to Berlin. The chancellor said he
hoped and wished that the present eff
forts would take definite shape and
bring us peace"
German arms, the chancellor said,
have been uniformly successful and
the submarine warfare will reach the
aim intended for it. He said that
the ships sunk will exceed those newly
constructed. He praised the army and
navy and eulogized the home popu-
lation for it's patience and endurance
under great privations, Political re-
forms would be carried out but the
fundamental principles of the i'm
perial constitution cannot and shall
not be changed. The reichStag was
packed when the chancellor began his
speech. The new state secretary,
the new Prussian minister, the new
Bavarian premier, the members of
the reIgning German houses, the
Austrian, Turkish and Bulgarian am
bassadors and all the neutral minis
ters were present.
Victorious almost" Everywhere.
The imperial chancellor opened his
speech, after personal reference to his
assumption of office by asking the
loyal cooperation of the reichstag.
He continued:
I'VE are approaching the end of
the year that has been full of far
reaching and decisive events in many
theaters of the war.
'I am proud and thankful to say
that the arms of Germany and her
allies have been successful on almost
every occasion and everywhere"
| He recalled that the Flanders battle
hs-d continued almost without inter
ruption since July and that the British
army was superior in numbers and
! that several French divisions had
| taken part in the fight Notwith-
standing the loss of some villages and
| farms the German front there re-
as far as ever from his object of
aching the Flemish coast to destroy
German sU-boat bases. He added:
| Recognizing the failure of their
attacks in Flanders. the British are
now seeking near Cambrai a decisive
result The. hope which Great Britain
placed upon the wholesale use of
/ tanks has not been fulfilled. They
/ lie destroyed on the battlefield by
successful German counter measures.
THE initial British success was
parried by the entrance of our re-
| serves
THE French also have had local
successes northeast of scissors and
before Verdun but every strategical
| exploitation of these has been pre-
mander. Every one remembers the
evnts in the east which led to the
conquest of Riga md Jacobstadt.
Italy Lost Half Supplies.
'"The glorious advance of the
armies 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
prisingly rapid attack and penetration
of rough mountain territory. Italy's
army has lost a considerab BILE part OF
! it's forces and half of its total war ma
7 land which provided it with rich SUD-
plies. 1t has not yet been possible tC
! collect all the booty, calculated in
money value at thousands of millions
of marks, which has fallen into oul
hands.
/ Further the success of our vic.
torieszfrom the Isonzo to the Piave is
an effective relief to our own western
front In the same way this victory
also makes itself felt il Mace donia as
the enemy now appears to be givine
voluntarily the slight success which
/ he obtained west OF Lake Ochrida
from the Sinai peninsula, the British
] are operating against the Turkish
troops in Palestine and have beer
liable to achieve certain initial suceesse:
there. These. however, have no influ.
ence on the general war situation from
a military point of view. In the the.
ater of war in Asia Minor, and in Iral
/ the situation is unchanged"
/ After declaring that the German
war fleet had thoroIy fulfilled tht
hopes and expectations placed in it the
chancellor continued:
Faith in T-Boats.
The high seas fleet, whose con.
! slant activity often has been veilec
from the public view, deserves the
thanks of the country. 1t has since it.
: glorious day off the Skaggerak latelI
shown anew after a gong interval III
the capture of the islands of Oesel
aDago and Noon in typical co-opera
ton with the army and it's lately sue
cessful fight in the German blight il
the North sea against a considerable
superiority Of forces, its constant read
mess for battle As a support and re
serve it stands behind our submarine
boats. it protects their places of sup
port and opens out a way for then
into the open sea-"
The chancellor then reviewed tn,
submarine campaign, which be said i
the only effective. way of battlin;
against the power of Germany's enc
my and the economic war forced ol
her. He was hopeful of its success ant
, said that the allies were unable t.
make progress against it by thei
Communicating neutral ships or build
ing new ones. Count Won Hertling ex
pressed the wish that the territorie
formerly under Russian sway-Po
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