Show WAR I IS NOT LIIEL t Mean Reply Is Handed the Argentine Minister S Min-ister at Santiago I 1 While Details of the Answer Are Not Made Public It Is Understood to Be Firm and Serene and a Clash of Arms Between the Republics j Re-publics l Is Almost Certain Not to Occur I i Valparaiso Dec 13Scnor Yancz the ChileanMinister of Foreign Affairs had Interview at Santiago hits afternoon wUh the Argentine Minister Senor Por Lola and handed him the Chilean reply for transmission to the Argentine Government Gov-ernment REPLY IS FIRMA FIRM-A contingent of the Chilean reserves has been called to arms It numbers about 50000 men No movement the military forces under arms has occurred oc-curred however Everything is quiet here The announcement of Chiles answer an-swer to Argentine which accprdlnff to public opinion is firm and serene BRAZIL OFFERS TO MEDIATE The Brazilian Government has proffered prof-fered its amicable mediation in l tIme Ar gcntlneChllo dispute It would seem here that this action will not be necessary neces-sary us both the Argentine and Chilean Governments hope to come to terms WILL BE HONORABLY SETTLED Buenos Ayres Press Issue Public Bulletin Bul-letin That War Will Not OcCur V Buenos Ayrcs Dec 13TIme Chilean reply to the representations of the Minister Min-ister of the Argentine republic to Chile has not as yet been made known The newspapers here publish bulletins V 5 today assuring the public Ihaf all mutters mut-ters between the two countries will bo honorably arranged NEW PROPOSITION Dispatches received here from Santiago Santi-ago de Chile say that Senor Yanoz Chilean Minister of Foreign AfEairs has handed the basis of a new proposition to Senor Portela Minister of the Argentina Argen-tina republic to Chile to effect the Impartial Im-partial and friendly settlement of the dispute between the two countries WOULD INDICATE WAR If this basis la refused by the Argentine Ar-gentine republic Chile will make no further propositions The refusal of the Argentine republic will be taken as Indicating In-dicating that country desires war WILLING TO MEDIATE Great Britain Has So Notified Chilo and Argentina London Dec 14The Dally Mall has received dispatches from Valparaiso and Buenos Ayres expressing the belief be-lief that peace will be preserved and staling that Great Britain has notified both the Argentine and Chilean Governments Gov-ernments of her willingness to mediate if requested to do so The Chilean State Council the dispatch adds recommends recom-mends that the strength ot the navy be Increased to fifteen large warships |