Show VASON HALTS PEACE B BERUN UN N NOTE Tf I SIDESTEPS 1 Tr Tri i I ISSUES U I IS CHAR CHARGE Neutral Diplomats Say Kaiser Wants to Parley Parley Parley Par Par- ley in Hope of Bargaining Bargaining Bargaining Bar Bar- gaining for Terms By 1 to tb bs BERLIN Dec 27 The The text of the I German reply to President Wilton's Wison's note was wee made public publio here today I The Tho German note was con conveyed eyed to I the United States Statu embassy yesterday by Dr Alfred Zimmerman the th foreign secretary who ho remained to luncheon I with James W. W Gerard the the- American ambassador I S 7 Km i Sis to la TIle Tte IIa j I ONDON Dec 27 The Thc The c eva eva- a- a LONDON JL LJ sion of terms in in the German German Getman Ger Get man reply to President note has placed a ain ain aI in W Ot or t T w- w eXIr express e ehe TI o cc he her today It Is 18 pointed t out hr he really contains contain suggestion for tor an n Immediate ference had already been e allies In the note transmitted von Bethmann g cember I 12 It was rejected by Iy prem Premier I George rt-orge in a 1 memorable a speeds speech u. u tb I Hou House e of or Commons last week If I The German reply was wac not t tied for tr publication until too late t hm evening o papers papera of ot Tuesday a I first tint editions of at this w w. w It was printed with Jt great at p pIn In the second cond editions I The Wilson note was under d- d I b by the Imperial go at less than a 1 week which 0 under here rl that Germa Germany up Ut her lur not to give out br I terms term von even the thc BO no received ed In Berlin BALFOUR RETURNS The whole peace situ lilt ported to ll ha han havn n been tit dt regular cabinet council Balfour ti the foreign III II a present for tor the tho first time In lit 1 I w weeks ks lIe He has hM been sick alck The Standard In tho the German note says nays I It would be he a 8 mistake t th the German peace jJ would be even more fatal to wets T a over them We e trust trus the will give President Wilson ft a i courteous but also a Ii and then go on with the W as aB ever er ever The Pall Mall Gazette 44 I Of has hu not been the advantage ad given er b I Wilson's Wilsons maladroit dl dip It Jt would be R a real t tiTu many to ha have hav herself rs wire puller of the tho pov- pov I jeu her hr fi Impunity and which 1 lectured l name of ot all RII the t tIt Ir It would teach trach the WOj M letting the Americans Americana do di I 1 Germany understands ho how t to j Ild own wn way ay eventually t In the 0 practical politics I I 1 nEn C Switzerland D d T 1 make known her peace terms tera t time would seriously Germana Germanys Germany's Ger many's mana position according t to a a wt f e expressed pre lEd In diplomatic fc to toM to to- M day German Gorman statesmen are Mia ut to feet that they thy can bargain for tOX lor belter terms term II If It the they enter u a peace conference nce with their thIr exact condition Neutral declare it It U evident evi evi- dent that Germany wants wanta to purler Ier upon the basis baals of ut the present war Dr map and that It Is hi equally evident e that the he cuba allies will not Union lIsten to any such auch proposition that altion-that that Is III for tor the tho time Ume being The developments of ot the last tow few days das Continued on page 2 BERLIN NOTE t. t Continued from page 1 strengthen the belief bellet held here that the war will continue indefinitely Sweden Delivers Its Peace Note By Associated rr Tress s to The Telegram BERLIN Via Paris Dec 27 The 27 The announces that the Swedish diplomatic representatives have handed to both belligerents and neutrals a note in support of those of ot President Wilson and the Swiss government The London Daily Telegraph stated this morning that it understood that the Swedish government had sent a note to the belligerent nations similar to that dispatched by Switzerland Artillery Is Active in V Verdun Vaux-Verdun aux V Sector By Associated Prose Pros to The Telegram PARIS D Dec c. c 27 The The night was calm except on the tr front nt between Vacherauville and Vaux- Vaux Vaux Verdun Verdun s-Ct s sector r where the artillery was very active Bays ays today's announcement from the war office Lieutenant on December 24 brought down his fourteenth airplane between Chaulnes and le Grand south of ot the Somme |