Show SPUR NEW PEACE OFFER PROMPTLY REJECT TEMPTING OFFER FROM AUSTRIA AND GERMANY allies will give the italian government every aid in resisting thrust at lombardy lombard expected as result of refusal washington ionly has spurned a new aud and tempting peace offer from austria and germany this fact was officially confirmed in diplomatic information reaching washington march 10 19 it formed one of the principal bazes bases of the success of the just conclude meeting of the war council in london according to diplomatic advices advises received here tuesday the result ot of the war council upon which it issued a new defiance to the central powers and it a new pledge to fight for victory may be summed up as follows first west of suez the allied line Is firm in a political and military sense every possible military disposition tp meet and in some instances to more than meet a german offensive has been made second east ot of the suez the german menace Is recognized as for the present remote though the entente statesmen are reported to have been unanimously in favor of japanese intervention tion in siberia they are also reported as willing to awalt await the crystallization ol of events in russia and a possible ble change of the attitude of the united states before taking actual measures to meet the german advance with the help of japan the decision of tiie ane council with respect to italy is reported to have produced a particularly happy result the council in effect has recognized the vital importance of the italian link in the allied chain which binds germany on the west with tile the full cooperation of italy steps have been taken to help her meet the great thrust at Lombardy the plains of which fresh evidences have developed within the last few days I 1 the peace offer to italy Is understood to have been of the most generous nature and to lave have conic come from a direct otti cial source it was promptly rejected by Italy as only a part of the political drive accompanying the thrust at lombardy the shifting of the german attack to the westward as indicated indicate in dispatches from switzerland and italy and recently received here was recognized as a menace to effective italian operation cooperation co in the war should the germans reach brescia it was recognized that even it if italy continued to fight as premier orlando pledged lier her to her work would be little more effective than that of siberia and rumania smilar similar 1 I tenders of peace accompanied P anted by threats of a drive were reported at the councils to have been made to serbia and even to france not only were all rejected but according to the reports here the delegates to the council left assured of the fact that ample military provision has been taken to meet every possible military threat |