GERMANY WITHIN.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1917, Page 2

GERMANY WITHIN.

(Per Tress Association.—Copyright.) CLIMBING DOWN . KAISER’S NEW PEACE OFFER. (Received this day at 1.20 a.m.,) ROME, July 17. Tlie Ageazia Library Berne correspondent says there is a licf in Germany that the' conferring with Gorman monarchs, wjll shortly send a message to all en«n£ belligerents offering peace without annexations and indemnities. KAISER AND HOLLWEG. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) AMSTERDAM July 16. The Kaiser has written to Herr von Bothmann Hollweg stating. “I have decided with a heavy heart to grant your request to relievo you of tho office, which you havo discharged for eight, years with eminent loyalty, placing your brilliant powers and personality at the service of Crown and country in tho most grievous time that has ever, befallen Germany, during which decisions-of paramount importanoo had to be taken. You stood at my side with counsel, and my heart’s desire is to thank you most cordially for vour faithful service.” ■' ■ HOLLWEG HONOURED. LONDON, July 16. A wireless Berlin message states that the Kaiser’s autograph letter accepting Herr von Rethmann Hollweg’* resignation concludes: “As an outward token of my gratitude and appreciation I award you th© Cross of Grand Commander of the Order of my house of Hohenzollern.” GERMAN POLITICS. AMSTERDAM, July 17. The situation in Germany is described as a sort of political civil war, wixn too many leaders, wborein the fighter*, don’t know who are frieids or enemies. The ordinary Party divisions are no longer clearly Whilst the Socialists majority is united on the no annexations or indemnity and ' the immediate introduction of a parliamentary system, no other party is ful agreement with them on both questions. " ■■ . ; The National Liberals aro hopelessly disunited. GERMANY’S BREAD. , - RETORTED CONTENTS(Received, This Dav at 8.50. a.xn.) ZURICH, July 17. Five minority (Socialist* of tha ORJnchl stag are asking Dr. Miohaelis whether he is aware that an analysis of the bread in various parts of Germany shows it is composed of twenty four per cent of flour 21 of lupins, seventeen of chestnuts 14 of acorns, 12 of treebark, six of wood shavings, four of potato© peels, and 2 of miscellaneous., indefinable mixtures. THE GERMAN CRISIS. CAUSE OF RESIGNATION. r ‘ ‘RKIJTEr’s’ ’ lEI.EGIIAM.] (Received This Day at . 9.50. LONDON, It is learned from Holland that th* political . crisis culminated after Count Hollweg purposed the construction of a body consisting ofßeich-*' stag members to act intermediately between the Reichstag and the Government of Bavaria. It was agreed that Austria, though politically unconcerned, frowned on the scheme. . \ The Kaiser, Crown Prince, General Hindenburg, and ' General Ludendorff opposed the policy of non-annexation. Count Bethman Hollweg" insisted thereon, and Bavaria and Austria persisted in the demand therefore. Count Hollweg alien resigned. ' GERMAN SHIPPING MOVE. r FOR AFTER THE WAR. - \ [LONDON TIMES SERVICE COPYRIGHT] / (LONDON, July 17. * An important project to recover the lost shipping position, after fhe war has been launched in the Reiohstag, in * measure providing t® re-build over 2,000,000t0ns of merchantmen destroyed by tho Allies. The German Government does not lend, but finds monov for iship-buildere for this purpose, also makix.s funds available for the upkeep of the interned vessels. Government and Bremen and Hamburg shipping magnates have been conferring for months on this scheme, which aims at restoring in nine years, Germany’s pre-war strength of merchantmen of five million ton*, whereof it is stated the enemy has d% stroyed or seized more than two millions, have blockaded in neutral waters a million, and war-bound in German harbours two millions.