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Show EMPEROR ADMITS LOUVAINTRAOEDY London. Sepl 0. 11:10 a. m. "There has ben published in Copenhagen a telegram which Emperor William sent to President Wilson under date of September 4." telegraphs the Copenhagen Co-penhagen correspondent of the London Lon-don Daily Telegraph. 'In this message mes-sage Emperor William protests against tho use by the English of dumdum dum-dum bullets and against the participation partici-pation of the Belgian population In the war. "Kmperor William ndds in his com munlcation to Mr. Wilson that his generals have in certain cases been compelled to punish the Belgians, and he expresses his deep regret at the destruction of Louvain and other Interesting In-teresting places " New York. Sept 0. The report from London that Emperor William had sent an important message to President Wilson gave rise here to a renewal of the rumors that peace overtures on the part of Germany-had Germany-had more than mere rumor as a ba sis of truth. These rumors have persisted since the visit on Saturday of Oscar Straus, a member of The Hague peace tribunal and Count Von Bernstorff the German ambassador to Washington Mr. Straus and Ambassador Am-bassador Von Brnstorff met again last night at the home of lames Speyer at Scarborough on the Hud son. This meeting Is taken as hav Ing special significance despite the denial of Seeretary of State Bryan that Mr Straus on his recent visit to Washington bad discussed peace with him President Wilson's offer of mediation media-tion Is an open one and subject to ac ceptance at any time, a fact, it was pointed out here today, that he will provide immediately the machinery looking to peace if any of the warring factions cared to avail themselves of It The communication given by the Copenhagen correspondent of the Dally Telegraph undoubtedly Is the message referred to by the North German Gazette of Berlin, the official organ of the German government. Information that this newspaper had knowledge of the sending of this communication reached London early i his morning. Washington. Sept 9. President Wilson let it be known in response to inquiries that he had not yet re celved Emperor William's message. Washington. Sept. 9. At the White House nnd at the state department it vis stated early today that no mes sage to President Wilson from Emperor Em-peror William had been received so far. At the German embassy, where both Ambassador Von Bernstorff and Charge Hanlel were absent. It was said that nothing was known of such a message having been transmitted Count Von Bernstorff and Mr. Han iel Von Halmhausen are in New York oo |