Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1917 — German Navy Head Reported Resigned. [ARTICLE]

German Navy Head Reported Resigned.

Amsterdam, Oct. 12.—-Vice Admiral von Capelie, the German minister of marine, has resigned, according to the Frankfurter Zeitung. Vice Admiral Eduard von Capelie was one of the administrative directors in the ministry of marine before the war and had served as a captain at sea. In March, 1916, he succeeded Admiral von Tirpitz as imperial minister of the navy. Several times since then von Capelle has appeared before the reichstag with optimistic statements regarding the progress of the unrestricted submarine warfare campaign as late as August 26, 1917, defending the Üboat policy. -