The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-06
Kaiser Alarmed at Magni-
tude of Americas Prepa-
ratiOns for the War
STILL PINS HOPE
ON THE SUBMARINES
Supreme Effort on Large Scale Urged
to Smash Through Entente Line =
Bethmann- Hollwcg Believes He Can
Bring About Truce Any Time.

Bring About Truce Any Time.
WASHINGTON, July g. - Official adj
vices received in diplomatic circles here
say the German emperor is so deeply con
cclncd over the magnitude OF america
war preparations that he recently sum
moned Won llindenburg, Chancellor Won
licthmann llollweg and others to a secret
conference to discuss tile peril of Ger
manys cause which resulted from Ameri-
cas- action. Interesting accounts of the
effect this conference has had on German
Iloiiicials are included in the diplomatic de-
>patch which contains information gath
cred from German officials in Bcrne
1t appears the Kaiser il now beginning
to appreciate the tul weight of what pra- |
| uclpation of the United States may mean !
German oticlaldom is frankly staggered by |
the scope OF this nations war programme
The placing ot the entire nation on Il war
footing, the despatch oi military and naval
forces to Europe and the determination
rot America to devote her entire resources
70 the prosecution of the war have opened
the eyes Of the German officials
As a result the whole German war PIE.
] a..
ng go the advlecs received today. Instead
ol following the policy of attempting To
present an iron front to her enemies Ger
many may now seek to make last super
ldtivc military effort on the French or
Russian front This would be va
banquc policy but German officials ale
understood to realize that long drawn
out war IS bound to defeat the Central
Powers There stll remains the hope in
Germany that the l-boatS may win the
war 10y starving the Entente into submits
SION. tut this hope Is not SO strong now
as 1t six weeks ago.
1t would, however, he a grave mistake
to imagine that Germany has given w
hope OF succeeding in her submarine cam
paign. In response to inquiry III the Reich
stag the German admiralty has replied
that there IS no reason to believe thu
I boat campaign will not be successful.
Germany i SAID To be building new Subma-
rincs at ii record breaking rate of speed
aud the Admiralty asserts this new con
,truction Will easily make good such losses
~ the submarines are suffering
1t is also stated that the new German
boats will be of a far more powerful
type than any now in operation. They are
= referred to in Berlin as submarine dread
4 noughts, and are sand to be more than 400
| feet long and armed with five and SIX inch
| guns.
Because of the lasting faith of tac | at
1 lhcir Is a division ot opinion IN German
military and naval circles as to whcthc,
L the German army should continue 1t
1 present policy of holding fast or whcth
cr an attempt should be made to smas
its way through the Entente lines.
III Il AZ.
ot continuing the present plan Of h6liin,
his ground He is said to believe that tn,
Entente can make no apprcciablc impress
SION on the German lines in France in on,
or five or ten wears and that the Ger
] mans therefore should maintain, so far
4 as possible then ring OF steel in It's pres
/ cnt position. Opposed to this Wow are tn,
/ opinions Of the younger elements in tn,
1 amy, who see the German people begin
nin@ e. chafc over increasing hardshp
and believe that German offensive shoul'
be initiated on large scale.
THIS opinion reflects the conldenc
which Is widespread in German army cir
clcs that the German general staff com
plctcly outmatchcs the entente genera
stalls IN mancuvering ON Il large scale, am,
that it is still possible to gam a decision
IN the battlcfcds which might prccipi
tate the end Of the war
The entry Of the United States into tn
conflict has strengthened the hands o
those who favor the more risky W
m. l~nquo policy OF attempting to smasl
cd through The argument they advance j
that decision must he had before Amer
!. lca comes into its own in war strength
Oc Won Bethmann- Ilowcg, according to tn
en- diplomatic adviccs received here, favor
The socallcd supreme offensive effort
Should this fail. he feels the German GOV
eminent can still bring the entente to di,
70 cusson ot peace terms by timely conccs
SONS or by stating the minimum term
. which Berlin would accept
i The opinion III Bcrne *. therefore. tha
II Il smashing German offensive effort IS o
II the cards and is to he followed by anothc
II German peace fcclcr For some reaso
II which officials here are unable to explai
II Won Bcthmann Holwcg still seems to |;
II Dor under the delusion that he can brin
II about truce at any time, provided he
II willing to make certain concessions
II minor value and state the irreducible mil
II mum which Germany would accept f
II its victorious part in the war
III