Show PREPARING WAY FOR PEACE believed that germany Is willing to listen to peace proposals washington the message from pope bene benedict dict to president wilson it was learned authoritatively sunday makes it clear that the german emperor and the vatican have an understanding on the subject of peace the pope was direction of the emperor it was declared that germany is willing to treat for peace 1 or to listen to proposals with p peace e ace as their object pope benedict it was declared has been approached by the austro hun garlan garian government with peace representations and aad has haa received ree elved tram from emperor francis joseph tangible propositions which would warrant him in seeking the services of the ahe united states in theine the interest resi of peace cardinal jannes gibbons ot of baltimore recognized head of ot the catholic if church in fix america said sunday in a statement to io the international news service he knew there Is something in the air he expressed the hope that it would ome come C to a successful irful termination |