Show HUNS PREPARING FOR GREAT BLOW Feverish Battle Activities l Behind Lines Br Brand nd Peace Offer as Sham ShaIn V G Sl All T I X Ne' Ne C H s Service SIT Ice Cor Cor- respondent t. t Was Washington a hint ton Jan 1 No I.-No No preparations for peace tco are arc being ma made o behind the Gorman German lines Information reached Washington Va today Indicating be beyond ond doubt that Germany is feverishly hl press- press in in u her Preparations for fOl tUI further ther batu bat bat- at- at H lIo New Now oads arc are being built through Belgian territory Every Evely Evor possible possible pos pos- sible civilian hindrance to military operations operations op op- orations is being removed romo at whatever cost and loss to Belgium Official opinion began to Incline to towards wards delegating to Premier Clomen- Clomen of France th the tho task of or answering the peace offensive Clemenceau Clemen- Clemen the old tiger as he lie Is known In Franco Is all other allied statesmen qualified b by temperament and habit of expression to return the a burning answer It was waN believed h here re tonight that such an answer was more needed at gt t. n-t. this time lime than on one that would be conciliatory con con- in ill the slightest Ilc degree There havo have been indications which cannot bo be spoken en of or to tho the effect that the allies are already preparing to meet the great reat smash more than adequately adequately adequately ade ade- when It comes After Aler It has keen been defeated It is behoved be- be there will como come a real peace pence of offer offer of- of fer from Germany Gurman possibly from n a German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many torn b by a revolution against ng the time power that then thon will have driven her I people to tho the final sacrifice in hI vain aln |