Show ALLIANCE SEEKS TO END WAR s 1 E Et t a T it ENTENTE 1 i r of OJ Gerr Gerany's Ger- Ger anys lany's Willingness r in Corn Com Conlon on ion With itIl Her Allies JUlies to Bein Be Be- Bean I an in in Peace Negotiations Islade Is Isn Made lade in n the Reichstag b PEALS TEALS SENT TO TOK TOk K k NEUTRALS AND POPE 4 Have Ha e for Their Objective bective the Guarantee of Existence of Honor and of of Evolution for forIe he Ie Cen Central tra 1 P Powers o 0 w v e r s s' s sIGHT f.- f. IGHT ON IF SPURNED PE U s ye y- y Ike e Mile them them- lre Te rea rend ready to p pence rne Also Alao Al o they arc nrc rend ready to continue the war wor It at the entente do du not find the I time propitious for tor such nuch 11 rt loa The readiness of the central pow pow- I him been mode made in Identical notes note to o the thc United d Spain and unel I who bo ore arc naked to make moke known the contents ont N of the notes note to toChe he Che at nt war far with the Teutonic Teu Teu- tonic onic allies alilea I k While hUe no condition for pence Were ere mentioned In the note It was an I rt d that the hc proposition to be I Austria ads by Iy It Germany and anil have han for lor heir object a n a guarantee of th the ex- ex I cx-I I tenet tenee of the honor bOllor and the thc liberty t r evolution for the there theae notion nations and ronld prose prO pro c nn on appropriate hosts 1 for or the thc e establishment of a n I I Chancellor llor vOn on Dethmann ceK eg In ln to the the fact of the dispatch I bf f the note the rep tep i waa n token taken takena I In an n a the of humanity The identical note not In repe respect t to I o d I H refusal of the entente to i dt cU cua peace nod DUll rt i at t the four tour Teutonic were Tere i solved to continue to n id d but they disclaim if r t this thin before humanity and lory or t Dec 12 by wireless to Sayville Germany Say Germany and heres her heres herlies lies es today proposed to enter f forth forth- th int into peace proposals he i propositions proposition which the they will willIi tit Ii ng ig forward are arc according to Chan Chan- Jj for lor von yon approbate 1 bate ate te for the establishment of a last- last peace The he Austrian Turkish and Bul- Bul nan nan governments go are arc making aim aim- ir r proposals These proposals also lye ve e been transmitted to the Vatican The he he following announcement was WiS OOOO O-OOOO marks fine against t. t I I Continued on Pago 2 2 PEACE n r DEBY t G Good ool Offices o of of- V. 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S Sought in Conference Conference- V ith I Continued From Paso Pao 1 givon Ivon out loda today by bj tho the semiofficial O lr Overseas Cas Nov WR s agency I Tho chancellor this ro- ro cei one after another the r representatives pr tires of or tho the United States thC of America and Spain a and td Sn Switzerland nd that Is s of the states protecting Gorman h in hostile foreign n countries Tho chancellor transmitted to them a ant t n asked cd them to bring It to tu the Knowledge c of tho the ho government go The note noto will be rend lend today oda odan n n the tho J by the I N NIn f Ion In the note the tho four Cour allied 1 central pow powers r lr propose poso to enter forthwith on- on 1 peace aCc negotiations The propositions which thoy they tor for Cor such bich aio are according to their firm film belief appropriate ap- ap for foi the of of n a lasting peace Tho governments Bo at Con Con- and Sofia id Iden Identical n. n H nl note notes and also communicated o with the tho hol holy sc see and all neutral powers The Tho chancellor saido tho propositions l which Germany was Has bringing ng forward hail had f for r its object th the guarantee gul o of existence n e. e of oC honor anil null of or liberty of or evolution c C for r tho four o allied central pou powers Von on Jl tS Tev's Speech Chancellor von on speech Is reported IJ by tho the O Overseas as News S a agency en Y as as' as follows 8 Chancellor on von Bethmann HollWeg today announced to lO the tho that Germany together with her allies conscious con cious of their responsibility before belore God before their their- own nations before humanity hud had this this' mot morning morningto ning to the hostile powers to enter on peace pence net ne Pray J Pra ra all the members of ot par par- lamont ans the tho unexpected summons sum slim mons Tho cr crowded d cd house and house and thronged throns-ed galleries listened In attentive silence whon u hon th the chancellor rot recto o for his speech The Iho chanc chancellor first outlined tho extraordinary ex ex- political situation and then ui- ui upon the of or tho the central powers central powers mode made an nt which h po possibly ma may be the t turning Inin point in the war which for more than r two has ha held tho the World spell The chancellor said Id The had not been adjourned adjourned ad al for a f a- a along long period but fortunately fortunately fortu fortu- it was was' left to the discretion of the president as to tho day of or tho the next n m meeting ting This decision h by bythe bythe the tope hope that soon happy haPP events In the the- field would bo recorded a hope hOlo fulfilled fulfilled ful ful- filled quicker than expected l I Ishall shall hall be brief brIer t for r actions speak t for forThe r themselves The Tho chancellor said Rumania Rumania had had entered en entered en- en the war In order to roll up tho the German positions In the cast east and those of Germanys Germany's rs Dallies allies At the same samo time the th-e grand offensive on the had hadas had as Its object to pierce the German western front and the tho renewed Italian Hallan attacks attacks' were ere Intended to paralyze tc Austria Hung Situation t nl ns The situation was serious tho the chancellor continued But With Ith Gods God's help our troops shaped conditions so 80 as as' to give us security which not only Is completer complete but still moro so se than e ever eer er before The west western rn front stands Not Noi Ot only docs does It stand but In spite of oC tho the tho Rumanian campaign It Is 18 fitted out with wHit larger r reserves reserves' of or men and material material material ma ma- than it had been formerly f The The- most effective o precautions have havo been taken against all Italian diversions dl And on the Somme and on the Carso the thc drum fire iro resounded while the Russians Russians' launched troops troops' against the eastern frontier of ot Transylvania Field Marshal von on Hind captured captured captured cap cap- the whole of ot western and the hostile capital of or Bucharest leading with unparalleled g genius tho the troops troop that in competition with all tho the allies made po possible what was considered Impossible And does docs not rest Mill Mill- tar tary operations operations' progress B By strokes ot of of the sword sord at at- atthe the s same me time firm foundations foundations' for economic need neels haVe bien lain laid Great stocks of grain stain oil and other goods Joos fell our our hands In ln Rumania transport ha has has' begun u Ii I I In I spite of or Iri wo into could have e ou oti our own 01 supplies supplies' but no now our safety Is beyond question i To these great reat events e on land the chancellor continued Heroic deeds deeds' of equal hi Importance are arC add added d d by our submarines The T speed of famine which our enemies Intend intended t to o appear appeal I before us us now them the withoUt II m mercy rc When hen n after the lerm IJ on of or the thc first year tar of Off the war the emperor om em- p tifer Ei n nation in a public om-l om appeal lie said Having witnessed such great events e my my- heart healt was filled d with awe awo and determination Neither either our emperor nor our over changed their J l d In hI this respect re re- re I t Neither hac have they noW The Tine genius and heroic acts or our leaders lea I shave have fashioned these facts acts as firm as as' Ii- Ii ironi n. n If the enemy counted upon the f of his hie enemy then ho was deceived i The g. g b by thralls of oC the tho n na national na- na tiona auxiliary war war- ser lc law Helped to a a n-eW n offensive c and defensive de oJe- bulwark In iii the midst of or the great struggle the th chancellor con coltS t Behind the tho tI fighting army stands the r at at Work work tits tho gi gigantic gigantic s-I- s gantic force of the nation work working InS InS' for tor forthe th the thes aim lm I i i I j I Empire Not Besieges The empire Is 18 not ot a i besieged fort- fort tess as our adversaries ima Imagined but gigantic and firmly disciplined With inexhaustible resources e Il That at Is is' the tho German which to is firmly and finally united with Its In arms who Wn have hh been tested in lil battle under the Austro Hungarian Turkish mid arid Bulgarian flags Our enemies ene one mies now no ascribed to 10 us a a- a plan to conquer con con- quer quor tho the whole world and then desperate desperate des des- cries o of anguish for peace But riot riol contused u by these ae asseverations la W we wi progressed with firm decision and ana we wo thus continue continuo our progress progress' always al ready to defend ourselves ourselves' a d tf tot for our out d O i for It its its' free 3 ut tt o arid and alv Y w tU out HW oUr for tor r fco Our h lids lias s' s not made our OUI ears ears- deaf to our reMI responsibility on b before God Goa before out oui- oWn o naU nation and before liu l The lie clar c f formerly ly Je by us US' US Our out tc readiness for Ifor pe ce Verd eYd eVaded c by ct a urlet u- u Non n Wo o 0 have ad o e st 1 further In UHf this direction r On August nt 1 1 1 li I. tHe emperor had personally to to fr ko the fief gr gravest vest d lf e ct cr r fell fell to thA to lot t dr a Ger German p. p man the man the ord order l' l for Cor ll hd aa van aM compel loir t td rd o HH id a a a. arhult t lot of of- tHe Russian 1 During these 1011 long and earnest jears ears of or tho the war vat Ithe Ute the emperor has bus boon been moved bv b a t single sin sin- single gle Je thought thought- How p c cu c could uli l lie tte e restored re- re stored to o after ld in Which she sh has fought ought Id tori Nobody can CAll t testify better to th this than I 1 I. I wino who hoar hear tine tho responsibility for fog all actions of the tho government o In a a. den d ep l moral moral- or t Arid and religious sf df of d duty dilly t this tills tl J Jan an and beyond It dW rd Humanity Uhf emperor now considers that l had HiI 1 for official action towards peace HI U majesty th r in complete I I and In to com common on with our al allies allies allies al- al lies decided to to the hostile powers Vcrs to to- enter into peace negotiations This morning ruing 1 IT r. transmitted a note note- to this effect to all the tho hostile powers through the representatives of those powers which nl ar watching over o our Interests and rights lights 4 in n the hostile states I asked tho the r representatives of ot Spain the United cl States and Switzer Switzer- land to o forward that note The saute same JiroN procedure lr d ha haR t b en adopted adopt adopt- ed edd today in Vienna anti and Sofia SoCia Other neutral states states- and his holiness the pope have been similarly Informed c |