Show 1 Talk alk of Peace and ii What J It t Means J VT t A It is is not surprising sing g that that- there is is talk again of f peace in in Europe it its to be anything more than mere if But Blit it will be surprising proves talk Naturally the Teutonic n nations would welcome a peace CO con l- l I For or this their own way fe renee now as s they have everything ic reason son it is not difficult TO believe press reports leports that mo sa say the 1 pope 7 dias i t presented pea peace c proposals to the president of the United St States Ma te s suggesting that he lie take tak up the the propos proposals ls with the thc allies The Austrian court at Vienna is IS Catholic The pope pope would therefore have easy means meat s of discussing the q question of peace with the Austrian emperor Through the latter his holiness could get the viewpoint vi of Berlin t Therefore the visit isit of Cardinal Gibbons at atthe the White House to f today ay before Mr 11 Wilson the peace proposals did aid not Dot startle any ony one It did not necessarily mean any show o of weakness on the thc part of the central powers For them there could be bc no better time to talk pelf pence peace On Foreign Ground o The kaisers kaiser's s 's forces arc are bivouacked on a large part of France Belgium in their grasp The Germans and Austrians have made the Russians run like likes s scared ared rabbits until now it is a question when the e ca capital pital vital of the will fall into the hands of the conquering invaders Fort af after cr fort has lias fallen into the hands of the onrushing It seems that the only hope left for the czars czar's forces is save to-save the main army armp from annihilation I s is SO 50 IF HOSTILITIES SHOULD CEASE TODAY Y TIT THE KAISER AND THE AUSTRIAN N I EMPEROR COULD MAKE BIG DEMANDS rANDS WITH GOOD GRACE THEIR TERRITORY IS FREE FROM FRO THE ENE ENEMY IY THEIR FORCES HAVE CON- CON OF THOUSANDS OF SQUARE MILES IlLES OF THE ENEM ENEa ENE- ENE M a TERRITORY THE ARG ARGUMENT lENT Ul FOR INDEMNITY ITY vt ULD ALL BE ON THEIR SIDE II I PEACE PEA E EV WERE V R DIS DIS- CUSSED CUSSED j It is therefore quite improbable that England would consider isU s proposals for a moment i Winter Russia's Ally i lIt It is much more likely that hat the Ow snows will co come ne and go the flowers t will bloom and wither and the fhe grain glain will turn golden goldena i ia a i in before the blessings of or peace descend upon blood soaked 5 Europe if- if ifS ifS' S' S I In Russia pretty soon the weather will be lie too loo severe for furth fur fur- f th 1 Austro Austro German advances In the west the Ithe campaign will settle ettle down for another dreary drear trench siege of mouths 5 Most lost of the thc interest will will- center around the Dar Dardanelles If h send send the proper reinforcements an and if tho the allies succeed V. V forcin the straits before the central powers rush aid to the tottering tot- tot teB g Turks lurks it is reasonable to believe behave that Russia may mar come b barrk next summer for an offensive campaign that may retrieve Y ji n of the czars czar's lost laurels z t H i Allies lies Just J Beginning i If The allies only began preparing for will war war after war was dc- dc e- e Germany had been preparing aring for fort forty y years Jears Now the allies are just beginning to draw liberally on their r They believe that the Germans have begun to feel the i of the drain the they thep ha have already made on their reso resources Ii z The fellow who has been heen getting all the worst of the fight b but t ho feels eels that hi his opponent is growing weak while he lie is holding ais ilis own and is iR regaining courage is not going to welcome inter- inter H iere from a bystander c Neither will the allies welcome or accept any peace proposals t y Hit this time time There is il every indication now that the they will want wf nt make it a fight to a nish j. j 3 These no decision contests have lost their popularity t |