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Show LSy S LSI 8 L Russia Notified of the Intention and Is Expected Ex-pected to Make Representations Repre-sentations on the Same Subject ; Effort Made to Sound the Allies. PKTIHX; HAD, V(?ilnt'slay, Don. 10. Acronliiitf to prosn reports, .Russia lun been int'ornifd by tho (-oiitru powers pow-ers that they intend to mnl;e peace proposals to the allies. This report is publifdu'il in the fOven-i fOven-i Post , which Hays the represent a-fives a-fives of the central powers at the first preliminary jeace contertnee with the If Hasinas, heli J yesterday, announced that, the government intended on prin-i-ipb; to put the question ot: peace he-tore he-tore all the powers and that they had asked their allies to do likewise. Uussia was requested to take similar steps. It. is stated the linssians are endeavoring by all means to sound the allies. Ask for Information. The Kvening Post says the (iermanH have officially informed the Bolshevik i headquarters that the central powers are ready to consider the arrangement of peace on the basis of no annexations ami no indemnities. 1 1 was pointed out t hat self-definition of nations was impracticable. The representatives of the central powers informed the liussiaus they were read v to discuss peace prelim in-nries in-nries but (Jesired to know the result of Russia's efforts to induce the allies to join in the negotiations before proceeding proceed-ing with them. They said this point of view might be changed, however, and that they mi;ht be willing to discuss dis-cuss pence with Russia alone. The ("Terninns were of the opinion that the Jiussian armistice misrht influence the other fronts. The first conference was devoted merely to a dincussiou of who would participate' in the negotiations. |