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First to Last. the Truth: News . Editorials - Advertisements

WEDNESDAY, MAY L6, 1!M7

JMimtw CIRCULATIONOvi i 100,000 Daily

Net Paid, Non-Returnable

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Germans Fail|. OnslaughtsOnWestFront

«. ffer Tremendous Losses

n Regaining Few Yards

of Lost Ground

Repulsed Three TimesBy British Forces

£rown Prince Launches

Heavy Attack on French,but Is Driven Back

PO - Dl I I I 411'Ml \ l-

,fnn»n counter offensite against

.y rrenrh and British stops, after

iMr hour«, »ith he.v » lusse«, and

»site i-si *

Italians launch nr« offensite ¡n di-

mamtS of I rie-tr

t'.lied ff,-,-es make «mall gsin« in

Kicedonia

th« most

....rmisf l>v HiBden-»;rr toteg ' ..i*'1 ?° n's

Aghtiag was

i^f lait I French Bndth caeos the C'.er-

MHS f».- '.«tres and

.s'ered :.¦ es. They did

at sf.'" attaeluchief drive

.. Haig'l men

and to hai as, and

i0.j the B« i-outh of

nt tow:. There the Genaaaa attached.- manv directions.

-. »». re r« puis« d »¡thad and sr<h trench but the

succeeded in r»....und in the

. :: i ' Dan»

... hi... >¦Bl at« «rid« fro.

Here,re broke up

U < rmans beitig «Inven... !o>«,

B «t ere they tooled trench.

Bhthh KepuUed. Sa>s Berlin

oflttawatu

L'.. r. -,.r: -.,«er. As to «

-'-»**.' | t:.i- -i : ng '.' ''..'¦ ii.fi-1- re-

¦TTsj .¡ne to the shorteningi« nburg ha

entra«

him to counter at«and his

'.e \»ai

tes

Allied 1 orces l.realK Increased

¦i'iíip», badlya

g -« much nreued rc-t or:

theTk«re are mor»

thai luring aiher was au].

ered that their task

Sis! I'.'.. ten \

g the |¦i

"«* the « .ermansforce

.*

rs with irren*

'4aig Gradually CuttingAway Hindenburg Line

May 1 5.......

',«ripíete': ». .....

I IHulle-

>.

P «' ol the Scarp«, un

:''"' coun-'¦<

10 pull them,'*''.' ii dai

pperriat ¡ng I hemore wa* -

. ..

.h potippîng ell| raduall*

knewa ithreat» .- at

Me carefull)rong iuntil :«'. :«

like h cat»«ith their garr:

.ÚI. - I I '¦¦ typical. amount-, te «

tinued.,

" etinei advaaciagatmg. but alvtay.«

. for llaig'««..«"¦'..t ''''' '¦"'"'»n wireless r«

«..«.. .«.. | a

' reaten »» hich represent.,,, °,ur- . April n If. how-¦*ma\»\ " bent upori pos-Ç7V- »ti ap of ruins, thry will

"I" a' the attaek for the

netIr.t.,k '.*''"¦ .»ro i« row virtually a»t:,', :; ."'' .I " Gersaaa »«iij^S"-»*' ' thlrtaeath aaaaaltwa«

coaaaeat f>. QeiVk«»i,i!r" Vk>' frensiedl) counter at-

¿¡¡Jr'¦..' din-rs m the Hin-CJyJJ*-* through the edg«- of th«

leating many dead a« thry «tag--Mk defeated

rat retain's appesttiaaeui' fnrraJi.,,»,. .f ,i:r Frenchny and .,Ti , .«- ,/,. f)ttnlr

on l'a,,,

THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY OUT

Roosevelt ArmyClause Put In

Draíí Measui

Congress Expected to P«Bill at Once; Wilson

May Veto It

iRoosc

.. m ledto-monII. ise

greed I

bill. The t: It h« r. g" to

a «-ont« r«

it will havi .liter1which tl

Pn sidenl.'.

acl i'".. He may v»

th»" rn .'¦ Dei :. follow,"the conferrees.

v. h eh t K amendaient w

ou« elearlj indicated that

th.' amendment -. .ohited t

elective conscription.Such action on hi* part, of cour:

\voul«l result in much d»era under . raining, ai

. s that « bj«tion will weigh heavily enougl

Th«- eonferre« s aal «I littl« time «

th« lull to day. Thej «rere thoroughI. n d of lighting . '¦' «ietaiU bfore t I e theii rsl report.

rely carried <>'.' I hile^-ai

t«, tb« Roe evelt ameiulmcrft. and 0... ,tha- bill »eport« -I

Roosevelt to ConferWith Whitman To*da

Albatr., Ms ( olonel Theodoireit \» ill arrive in Albany t.

res* «» 11:80 O'clock and pa»«s a

« ft« r,....! In eoaference with Govern«\\ 'iiran. The Go* crBor, v, ho n

n, ha- ghen u

all engagements fur the afternoon t

.h the e\ Pre« del t,"I suppose h« »»it« to r<'ii<"er »»it'

mr about tb«- Roosevelt division, goinit<> Praaee." .-aid the Geveraor, eontertnng 11 eoi :« reacc

eodorc I lougla Rohiaaoni . : a of the « i tttend Ih«

copfereace, Ha hai airead) anaeuaeeite «til veluateei foi H it d;vision.

Each Judicial DistrictIn Country to HaveBoard of Exemptions

I-mu r. . .

\\ ash .-*". Ma) It Thar« i« to be

;i Board ol Ell I determine

wi.a* ini'ii aetweea th« ?.«.-«-- of tweaty-oiie mid thirty ft.all he exempted from

«silitarj aenrlce n arh .indicia' <¡¡-

»r'.'t. it was learri.-d to -night One of

the members of the hoard, which shall:r,,,,,v. d ol Ihre« men. is to be

| I | 1 doral district

iijdg'' ' '.'' °'' desig¬

nated b«. the Go ernof of tbi »»ate.

.ne of th'-m to I«, .m agriculturist «ridth«- ether an asapleyei of ut.or

_a\ii three, f« r their deeign«I., iiHtnri! h.» the l'i« s ,u i »

Roen hoard srlll !.. required to «il m

its own judicial district. j

Equal SuffrageBill Introduced

In the Commons

Reward for Loyalty ProvidesVotes for All Women

ol Thirty

London, May 15. Th« rai his» i.

»vhic'n was introduced in the Housi ofCommon« to-da* bj Walter II. I.ong,!

.-. or the Colonies,Great Bi rev srd for theand fortitude of I women.

Embodying the recommendstiom of theera' Electoral Reform « onfei

¡I provides for women's enfranchise¬ment, which now depend-- upon thl SO

of ParliamentWomen who have been toiling nti

!'¦ ..i m in her munition fac¬to, «n I - here

their employment relea ed mea to fight.-. nre to be allowed to ,

ipon reaching th.* age of thirty, ifthe bill i passed.

Mi. Long explained that the govern*ment adhered rigidly »o the recommen¬dations of the conference, and woulddo it- beat !" bring about the adoptionot the reform. The entire queation of

reform and proportioaalsentation, he said, would be left final!)to the Housi

.- -i ehairman of the loiWar » onference, Mr. I.eng nrged the«the electoral problems !>«. disposed ofal th« earliest possible moment, m or«let- tiat i,'i domestic questions shouldVOS the nation after th.- war.

The bill simplifies tr.e qualificationsfor men. Provision made to give

-.. to soldiers, -a.lurs and ab-and nil elections are t.. !>«.

held on the same day. Tin- Speaker\«. ill he chairman «.'" the boundary com«

on for »In- redistribution of seats.

50 Prominent WomenStart Campaign forSimple Plan of Living

"First Fifty" to Teach House¬wives How to Economize

on Foodl ftj prominent women of this city,

it was announced lust night, have organIsed a committee pl«'dgvd t«. curb wast«i nd « ttravaganCC IB their householdsand to aid ¡b shewing other- *¦« mar«medifi» ¦! and »pi« plea of living."

lin. committee, which includes Mrs.i» H P. Belmoat, Mrs, Gn»ge J. c.uid.Mr.« Hermann Oelrleha,Mrs. Charlea8.Whitman, Mrs !.. H. I.ary. Mr>. J_KHaggin Bad Mr Oliver Harriman, willbe 11...-.« i: j ii'«- "!. irsl Fifty."

¡t their nn.¡da -,, two

'.!-,« ,r .eaiag mea

three, it was laid, and will eatablish a

bureau for th« distribution of informa-tioti "m.« tu the eheepeit and best 'a.«.'I

for the family." Minus containing themost nutritious food articles and«« .,-* -.»ill be prepared."We a^i» the individual to «at plenty

and v äste nothing, for without this in¬

dividual control »»,. «.>.n 11 see a »cryperilous and d-rheul» situation an««'

from an unrestricted dram Ofl th« food«tuffs "f »his country," said an an-

nouacemeal of th» committee. "Thiscommittee proposes te wage war "n thesmall miaority '.«no fool that they «-.'in

continue, untiimilfu! of rondttion«. in

..i. heinous waati aad estravagaace,aid t.. fighl through proper chaam «

the fond gambler« .-» h«. are leaping a

great halve»» and who are attemptinglaaaalaation of iii« «.«-r«, lif« of

our «."untrj." |

Losses of ShipsDecrease; More

U-Soats Sunk

British Report, To Be Is¬sued To-day, "Most Favor¬able in Several Weeks"

London, May rhs report of theweeh' .: mugo lubmarinee, to

i. sued to-morrow, »ill be the mostfavorable in several weeks.

be number of ships torpedoed isbelow tin average, whil« the num¬

ber of ihipi eseapiag attach ¡; verylarge

rhosi r. i. t« h wi«h the anti« subnia«¦. campaign nr« also very cheerful

over the results of aiturtl attailubmarines, which hav« been pushed

'lie utmost \iircr «luring the fineweather of the la-* fortnight, rhii

.«.n particularly favorable t«> an

activity,According to <>nr report, more sub¬

marine- were --unk «luring ' I« Iweek than in the previoui month.

325 U-Boats Operate;More than 80 LostIn British Sea Nets

Amsterdam, Maj 15. Th« Germanshave about "-."' submarines in opera¬tion, and about 80 to inn have beenlost through British Bets alone, ac¬cording to the "Ti legraat." which printsan interview with a member of the, reu of th« abmarin« r«Mthe submarine which .-aril» th«. Dutch,v s n si ips .i i- «i.« nary.

Tin- r ;.s commanded bj » aptamCount Von Plaeteu. According to theinter» i«-w, tue ubmarin« dischargedthre» oi' four turn«-.i I theDutch i1- .''¦'- th» i .--.. .1 l.itureen them, inhing them with bombs.-.ml shell tu«. Win-, at tea the -..Ihm.-«rin«--- assemble at i givenmorning ind receive wirelitioas, presumably from Heligoland,There it.- abOUl thirty ruin t boats.if ti.west type, each mrri ng a« tew of ñfty-0Íl met, Phil fleet issupplemented bj a leeeudarj iquadronn.ark. .1 with a

Ti,.- ra< elai I"»at I.. .- ;, >IH.,.,\calculated ai sufficient to overtah« anycarga boat, Twe«thirds of theira«,- experienced. Kach i« equipped withtare periscopes,

Dispatch Sets Truth Pace in DallasDown in Dallas. I rxas. where the relisions press

\ies with three local dailies in publishing quark medí« alads, there's one newspaper that stands four-square on

the I ruth.In next Sunday's Tribune Samuel Hopkins Adams

t.-lh the story of The Dispatch and some oí its adventures with misleading advertisers. Against a backgroundof lax ethi« s of local and national advertisers The Dispat« h stands out in hold relief, together with the 100'.truthful Holland monthly magazines.

In his searching article Adams puts the « redit andMaine where they belong. Make sure of getting thisinteresting chapter ol tinrent business history. A wordto your newsdealer to-day will reserve your SundayTribune.

im=s «Ihe £imùai} (Tribune

Hollweg Withholds Peace Terms,Makes Bid for Truce with Russia;

Coalition Is Voted in PetrogradSocialists' Committee

Decides to EnterGovernment

Collapse of NewRepublic Averted

Workmen's Body Callson Soldiers to

Fight On

Petrograd, May î.v t;..- ,;.

who have beefl diaorgaaisiag Russiawill join in a ton! it ion government, it

a/as decided to-night arhen the execu¬

tive committee of the Council ofWorkmen'« and Soldier's Deputiesvoted, 41 to If, in favor of the plan.

I he council also issued an appeal tothe army to fight, and joined the Pro-visional government n« declariBg thata separate peace was impossible, andthat in permittir.i- Geraaay to with-dram men t«> fight Praace ;.;..i Britainthe Russian army aras preparing theway for the overthrow of 'in- new

demorracy when th.- other Alliesshould have been defeated.The Provisional ('.overnmen' an¬

nounced that it would permit the I'outr-cil to determine «¦hat. place« the Social-

ts would hold in the coalition.Thés«, developments came after it ad

been learned that (leñera!- BrussilotTand Gurko, two af the great militaryI'-auers v.ho had ma.1» the revolution

'¦¦. bad follow« .1 Miaister of WatGuchkoff m '. igi - because af later«;. renca by the i ouncil. Their resignstiens ha-», t.n« been saswered, sa thereis no head to th" War Department. Thewannt.g | estai .la', bl M in Iter .' .11tice Kerenihy that the country wa«« on

the verge of ruin irai si e affective.f.eneral Mai l rge¡. \rtion

Before the vote of the e\«*cuMv com-epreaentatives of

the Oeaeral Stall ¦. .;>.l the eomml teeand -poke mostly of the seri«OUSBesi Of the situation. Aciopiing to

their informa».on. thi speakers said,('.era! other army commanders pur-posed to resign, uwing in th«. impos¬sibility of fulfilling their duty -o theeOUBtry under tile present con.lit inns.

In so far a« it is possible to prasealan> definite picture of the whirlingmaelstrom of create "f which Tetrograd is the .-torm ««litre, the situation

to day ; « al follet I :

I he conflict between th» temporarygovernmeal and th.- Council "f Workmen'« and Soldier's Deputies is aearersolution than it i-a- been nee tha rev«olution. Hut the disorganisation, ¦.'

¦i... t anarchy, has reached inch pre;...:' .in- that ¡t sectil- c\trenu'ly doubt-lui whether any concentration of powerin the goveramoBt or «slated r» c

onciliation of the »wo forci-s whichhave beea pulling in opposite dime«tioai «an recreate order out of the

present chaotic conditions, for a ..";

iderali'," time at'Hie council'- appeal to the army and

it« décision to foin m s coalition tito its willingness to cooperate with th«»

Provisioaal Government Thus the dif¬ficulties between 'ne repre enta«the proletariat an.I the government ap¬

pear to he ever.

I rge Treotpa to I »«-hi iin

The deputies in declaring them-M.'v,.. strengt) sgaiast a leparate pen.'

n favor af conducting ¡i i ¦«¦

..-',.... ..« ar again ' a» arm) » htch"i- m the grip of German 'rr'|iet is

he.«., in fact, completely indorsed thepoint of view (,f the government, arhiehla. been attempting since its formationt., wain th«- countrj agalni.laager..r eeaaiag active military eperatiooi or

considering a prematun peace, w-hiehwould sacrifies all the country BBS

gained by the revolution a-.1 discreditRussia in «he eyes of »he world.

Bui 'h«« movement among the masses,loldiers and worhingmen, who havemisunderstood 'he eshortationi oftheir repreaentetivea and have fai out

.tripped 'he most advanced .'i«;«- oftheir loeialiettc lead. I-,

such impetus that it will .<' easily fol¬

low the alter« d course ..:* the DepU-

Plan Keorgani/alionTh,« Coaaeil ef Miaisten «a- m see-

siori until late I.'«-' Bighl to consider! b» reorgai ial ion of th« < ahina«.oi dei »«a pi.... .!.- for th» eat rar.«-.- latetha' bodj "r' popular représentai

It i- regar.!« al a- eXtn likelythat V l Keirneh) will tal

.¦ ter of War ai I 1 prosent position, 'I a' of Mini itei of Jas*tice will he filled by a 11' w

t:\,. ,,f th.. Sural Democratic partihatfii .¦¦ act ioa, I ewevi r. «rillthe meeting of tl

council with th" lemporarj ?...'

rit.M. GuehhofTs reelgaattoB »i- War

Minister, though frowned upon hy

Reichstag Hears Threat of RevoltBerlin, via /.on«/<>¦», May /.'.. Th* Socialist U-m', r. Georg Led

epeal n the Reichetag today, taid:The Chancellor doubtless dasiras annexations both in the taal ..«. i

With the the exception of extravagant viaiottaries Biobedy believeithai <i«-r' .any can win a »var of subjugation. The Russian SociallatS n S

.*. r which opens up the possibility of peace. This [g '.vhat theChancellor forgets. It is true that a separate peace with Russia cannot1. .-..¦ lievad, but the Russian government can convert Um Kntentc, and inthil «lirecfi i, we ought to assist it.

i' .-¦'.¦ idemann must take up cudgels against the government if hedoes not '.'..ii,' itn -.,: words which il»i not shrink even fron? the announce¬

ment of g révolution, tu ho followed by deeds. We are convinced that events

happen in Germany as they have happened in Rus-ia. That is wnat

those in power at* working for We must soon introdiee a repuhlic inGermany, and we shall propose that a constitutional committee take pre¬paratory step-- ¡n that direction.

4ieorg Le.lebour is one of the leailers of thé Socialist anti-war fac¬tion and the founder of the new Social Democratic group in the Reichs¬tag, His uncompromising attitude toward the war has given him a

reputation m international Social: -rr. second only to Liebknecht.At 'h" editor at different times of some of the leading par'v jour¬

nal«, he has been a persistent advocate of the overthrow of the Junker*at.,I of the capitalistic politicians of (iermany. He is from the same dis¬trict in Berlin as Liebknecht and was elected by the same constituent y.

Russia Weathers Its Crisis;Storm Is Brewing in Germany

Socialist Deputies in Petrograd Recognize Peril ThreateningNation and Agree to Coalition.Radicals

Grow Stronger in Berlin

B> ISA A4 DON LEVINE

Russia has weathered the worst storn

lbs revolution, and (iermany i-¦¦ dCBtly facing it now. The probabl«collapse af Kussie hs« within a «la;In come the possible collapse of «Her

many.The gravit«, of the coun-.ry'« condi

tion. «niphasized by the resignation o

the most, popular army chiefs, hroughthe Russian council of labor deputier'o its verse«, for the time being, a

least. The council's executive commit¬tee, which refused more than a weekago to participate in a coalition gov¬ernment, yesterday «Iecided to collab-.r..-,. with th«« Cabinet of I.von".The passionate appeal of the council

to the army will probably hait the «lis-iategratiOB that threat -ned it. But

Rttl till has considerable difficultiesto overcome before full harmony is

restored between the leaders of theproletariat and the Duma. The devel¬opments in Germany will fortunatelyproraotS tha understanding between the

couaeil sad the Provisieaal Gavera«m. nt.

undoubtedly agree 'o

the council's demand that Russia'sroreign policy I baseat ui.or. the prin-ule or' in, SBBcxatioaa and no iniicm-

nities. I'his (|e,nand, to which theStockholm conference is dedicated, isdUS to the council's helief that a revo¬

lution in (iermany would be acceleratedbi the Aille restatement <>f their war

...ills m aceordaaee with that principle.In view of tlie I.edeDour declaration

m th«- geiehetaa yesterday there can

be no doubt that the Stockholm meet-

ng aill ratifj the Ruaaiana' plan to1utge the Entente Towers to come out

with a detailed statement of theirpeace 'erras. Certainly the events inBussia and the repeated appeals of theRussian proletariat to the Germanshave not passeil without, profoundlyaffecting the latter, if I.edebour WMallowed to issue a call for a republic in

lis iiisny from the tribune of theReichstag.

Bvfdaatly the Russisn Council ismore informed on conditions in Ger¬many than the rest of the world, whichhas recently been denouncing that body-as a lot of visionaries and theorists.The collapse of Germany may be muchnearer than is generally supposed.The Berlin police only two days ago

refused the radical Socialists, led byI.edebour, passports to cross into Scan-diaavia. Tu-<iay the news comes thatthe Foreign Office revoked the decisionof the police, an extraordinary proced¬ure in Germany. And when one remem¬bers that it is the same Ledebour whoil a pronounced republican that is per¬mitted by the government of vun Beth-niann-Hollweg to go to join the Rus¬sian revolutionists, then indeed someremarkable things must be happeningla Germany.There is only one deduction to be

made trom this astounding fact. Andthat is that Bethmann-Holhveg isafraid of the Socialista, Letting re¬

publicans abroad in Germany, allowingthem such liberty af speech as thatnow enjoyed by I.edebour. accordingthem unprecedented "courtes.« s'' andopportunities to meet Russia's uncom¬

promising revolutionists, and, finally,the persistent refusal to recognize and¦rage actual war against the republi-eaa United States-these are symptomsof a state of affairs that may wellaugur a speedy collapse of the im¬perial German government.

other men,her« of itry, is I

niticint of the general feeling am«

all the army oAeers, -rhese authorhas been completely destroyed by

..;' all their orders to t

-"'idler-' councils, arhieh decide whetltha orders of their eommaadera \«

b«. obeyed. M GuchhOat said in an

terview regardiag his resignation:"I left my post in order to make t

present ertsis mature as quicklypossible. I'n'il tin- crisis is pastcan da nothing. I informed the otlministen last vetk that we were

the eve of a catastrophe. It was u«

Imi for me to remain wh« u mv ord«¦rere aanutled bj other organuatio»There is displeasure among all t

eommaadera at the interference of c«

tain organisations in their work. T'tie government in

in from which there is no ex

but I trust that with my rOSignati»the criMs \» ill pa

M. Taeret idopl g a new tonebis addrees te the Couacil of Werl

>¦. an.l Soldier«' delegates jesteday, commented upon the mistakei.ieas held I«v the wldil 1*1

bellet «-." i.e mid, "that an a(

»anee at tr. front carries with it thidea "' IBS, anal so refuse t

idgS from the trenches.inderstand the whole tde

a.f peace. Te them the struggle faiad tha moment tu begin nega

tiatieai mean th.» i l Lag. It :

not poai ble te conclude peace on th

Germany has transferred mo«

«f her troops to the \V"«»«*rii front. Iour dut y to prevent th i«

of the entry into the From o-., Goven steal of repreeeatati* i

of th« as discussed by th»' itlve e» Bimittee, « re

\ foi '. op« nly pur«uing.' irachttig as soon a*

p lihlc a eneral pear,- » .¦

anni «" or indemnities, on the. af the right of nation» to

t their ".« r deatinl '.-.-. measen eitl ¦«

. «!. moeratiratiea of the armv andreinforcement ai Russia'i military«.r.-ngth at the front for the ii»fen«.» ..:" l'u««-.an liberty;The Provisioaal Government, follow¬

ing liuchkotT'« re.ijnatiori, issued thefollow it,g proclamation:

The government recalls that its

point «,f vie»» on the prêtent pol,tiraisituation Wal let forts la s prorlama-

addressed to the popu¬lation on the Itl full agree¬ment Tf-ith Mil itei Gurhkoff. Thatproclamation of the PtoviaJOBSl l«o\

eramen! stated frankly to th» ceuatrythat 'he -fa»«- »a« in danger an«lthat for its saltation it v»as ncccs-

ssry to utilize all the live forces ofthe country, while at the sain«' timethere must be complete confidence inthe authority of the government.At the same time the government

decided unanimously to do everythingpossible to include in its composition'he creative forces which had not yettaken part in the responsible task ofgovernment.Without waiting for the solution of

this question, M, Guchhetf. thought itfeasible personally to leave the Pro¬visional government and divest him¬self of responsibility for the desti-ii.s of Russia The Provisional GoV-ernment. which is fully atare of th»danger at present facing Russia af¬ter the troubles the country has gonethrough, considers that in obedienceto the dictates of conscience it hasno right to shift the burden of pow¬er, and is remaining at its post.The Provisional Government iscon-

Adent that the participation by new

representatives of deaSOCTBCy IB th»responsible task of government will.tablish that unity ami fulfilmentof pov»er in which the country willtind its salvation

[The <ipi>e<tlit of the PetrogradCeaaatl of Worknttn't ">i/f Saldiere*Deputatt to th. iiemy iihd to the

fsrelstetiet af ether ñafieas appearen page f>]

e

Hollweg UpsetsKaiser's Plan by

Threat to Resign.

iLondon. May IS. A diSgateh to "The

Evening News" from The Hague saysthe Berlin "Deutsch« /.»it.ng," the of-final organ of »he annexiontsts, de¬clare« that Dr, '.on Bethmann Hollweg,the German Imperial l'hanreüor, went

to general headquarters recently to of¬fer hi« resignation. Ti.e correspondentadds that the "Tage.blutt" indicatesthat the resignation »»a» not accepted.

"rterlir; parliamentary cirr'.es." thecorresponder.', continu«»«, "believe thatthe Emperor and the junker par'vwanted to elote tha Reichstag ar d so |nullify th» plan« of »h» constitu'ionalromnuttee ."or electoral reform. The< hancellor. it appear«, opposed thi«muzzling plan and probab!) threatened!to resign if ,t »vas put in operation "

Chancellor Says ThatSilence Serves Na¬

tion's Interests

Challenges FoesIn the Reichstag

Insists He Will Yieldto No Pressure; "Serv¬

ing People"[Paaaed by the Gart per]Berhn «via London', May li -¡nona

«,f tha' BlOSt vIgorOBS ard plaifl «pokertspeeches he has \ ..! nada before the

Reichstag since the outbreak of thewar, the Imperial German Chancellorto-day bluntly r-¦. ter into a

OB Of Gl Saay's peace aims, as

demanded in interpellations by theConservatives and BocioHotS.

Pr. von Bethmann Hollweg assertedthat tlu'se called fer the government'sspecific peace programme, the an¬

nouncement of which would, af the

present time not only be premature,but which would be difficult to formu¬late. The announcement, he added,would be of no practical service to thenation in the present situation.While appreciating tl.e passionate de»

sire of all classes to know the govern¬ment's views, the Chancellor plainlydeclared that he would not permit him«.-elf to be swayed by preesure from anysource, and that he was not under thespell of any part) or clique. The beetinterests of the nation, he believed, de¬manded that the re'.ic« nee lie had im¬

posed on himself la the face of con¬

tinuous clamor since December, lili,should be observed by him until themoment, was ripe. He was sure thatsuch a course would be indorsed by tha-.xtio.i at lait*«?, »-..ii.«. soatiaued to

rally around its Emperor, and wouldalso meet the «-iew« of the majority ofthe members of the Re.chstag.Chancellor ReviewsMilitary Situation

Th« Chancellor then briefly reviewed1the present mili'ary situation and Ger¬many's relations to the -cutral«, in th«ro-.ir'e of which he warmly prai«e«| th«iattitude adopted by Spain. In his ad¬dress he said:"These interpcllatiain* demand from

me a definite statement on the ques¬tion of our war aim*. To make aucha statement at the present momentwould not serve the country's inter¬ests. I BMSt therefore decline t.»make it."Since the winter of 1114*11 I have

been prcsed. now from one side, not**

from the other, publicly to «»ate our

war aims, if possible v.ith details.Every day they were demanded fromata, lo force me to speak an attemptwas made to construe my silence re-

garaimg the programme of th« war

aims of iadividaal parties as agree¬ment. Against that I must again reso¬

lutely protest."»In giving brrfy for ths free du-

cussion of war aims I had it expresslydeclarad 'hat tie governamat could notaad would not participate in the con¬

flict of views. ¡ also protested againstany positive conclusions whatever re¬

garding the government's attitude be¬ing drawa from tha geveraaieat*8 si«lence.

.Stated War Aims as

General Prin« iplrrs"I now repent tiw« protest la the

MOB! conclus,v«. form. What I was

.ver able to .«ay about our war aims Isay here in th- 'Reichstag publicly.They are g«'iieral principles they couldrot be wore hut th.. ¦.»..,- clearenough to exclude identification suchas was attempted v.it'i other pro-gaammes. rh«-aa fundamental lineabava been ndbered t<> up to to-day.They found further solema «.»pre...ionla th» peace o»»er made conjolatlj withour allies «m December '-'. ISM"The supposition, winch has recently

that .»utile «Jlgcri BCI of opinionbel

;¡ a:.«I our Allies beloags te th«- r-almot fab!«'. I »p.. this nowa 'n certainty. I am, at the »hin« time,al«'> expr'-s'ing the COBVictiOfl 'hat theleadiag statesmen ot tn< powers whichere our allies ;»r« with u«.

"I thoroughly and fully understoodthe passionate laterest «.» the people!¦ tin' wat aims and peace conditions.I understood th» learaeaswhich to day is addressed to me from

I .- Left, but ia thadiscussion of our war aims, the onlyguiding Una for BIS is the early andsat.sfa.-tor> r.inclusion «>f the a «t. Betend that I >'ar,: ol do or say »ny'htng.Says No PressureWill Make Him Speak

"If the geaeral sltaatioa forces m»to reserve, as Is the car««' now. I shallke«-p this reserve, an.I M prooeWSt

from Herr ScheidOBiaaa orMt-rr Roesiekc a»iH force me from |,,ypatii I shall not allow niv««.|f t« bi¬lí«! aetra) bv utteranc« h\ whtciiScheidemaaBa at a time when «limn«fire soumis on the Aisr.e ai.ti »t Arra*.believed he could «prend among thepeople th* poaaibilit) «>f s revolution.The GetmOB people will b» »tilh me

ii -ondemmng siirh utterance» an.Ialso Koesukc's attempt to represent