Show RUST IA SEES S. S BREAK I II I II I I King Kind Charles and nd Kaiser Discuss Peace SUBMARINE WARFARE MODifiCATION lOOMS AT PARLEY Of RULERS RULERS' H Hollweg Is Expected to Outline Outline Out Out- line New Proposals to End War Before Reichstag America to Be Discussed By International News Service T ONDON March Re 29 Reports Re- Re L LONDON ports that the central powers pow pow- ors ers rs ire are planning a another oth pe pem peace m rove move ve were received and nd strengthened strengthened strengthened strength strength- ened to today ay by the news th that t Emperor Charles of Austria and Count Czernin the Austrian foreign foreign foreign for for- eign minister have gone to Berlin Berlin Berlin Ber Ber- lin for a conference on peace with the kaiser and Chancellor von on Bethmann That peace proposals were to tobe tobe tobe be the sole topic discussed by the monarchs was not the unanimous opinion held here Belief was expressed that the rulers of the central empires might discuss also 1 The i-The The German-American German situation situation situation sit sit- and the possibility of avoiding an armed clash with America 2 The 2 The military situation on the whole eastern front and in Rumania as affected by the Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian revolution 3 3 Tile 3 The proposed Ger Austro-Ger- man offensive against Italy in which it is said masses of German German German Ger Ger- man troops and vast quantities of Krupp guns and ammunition arc are to be bG used and 4 The 4 The results of the ruthless submarine warfare A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph Tele Tete- graph from Milan says ays The Tile sudden visit of the Austrian Aus Aus' trian trials emperor to Berlin was decided decided de de- dc- dc upon unexpectedly and is connected there is is' reason to believe believe be be- lieve e with new proposals for peace which are to be made to the allies and for which the Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian revolution serves as a pre pre- pre text A Swiss dispatch to the Daily I Mail says that the imperial conference conference conference con con- ference may result in a modification modification modification cation of the drastic submarine warfare to prevent war between Germany and the thc United States Dispatches from Berlin ind and Amsterdam stated that Dr von I Bethmann Hollweg was expected to make an important announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment in the German reichstag today on the international situation situation situa situa- tion lion and would probably outline new and more comprehensive peace proposals Trouble Seen If U. U S. S Wars Ware With Germany While Whites Friendly With Her Ally AlIr America to Shape Policy By International News Newa Service ASHINGTON March 29 V Interest in the relations between Austria and thc jb United States toda assumed b to that of the German situ situation tion Reports via ia London of an im impending impending pending conference between Emperor Emperor Emperor Em Em- Carl of Austria and and Emperor Emperor Emperor Em Em- William said th that l the question of Austria's future policy policy policy pol pol- icy toward the United States is about to be shaped All the information r reaching the state department from r V Y Yenna Venna i enna h has s shown that Austria Was if as anxious to adopt a a. course which would preclude an open bre break k no matter what attitude finally was adopted toward Germany There also was reported to be serious dissatisfaction in Berlin because of this fact and German influence was declared to be utilizing utilizing utilizing util util- izing every possible means to fo persuade Austria to indorse t the e unrestricted use of submarines and demonstrate d that there was no Po difference of opinion between the two nations The Austrian embassy here js is utterly without any word from fron its home government government Count Count has awaited quietly the completion of the correspondence correspond correspond- ence now in progress bet v between n Washington and Vienna to find out whether he was to be peir to pre present his credentials to President Wilson Baron Erich k charge of the embassy until the new am ant ambassador qualifies has had several sev- sev sev several eral conferences recently with st state te department officials regarding regarding regard regard- in ing the thc status of Count Tarnow Tarnow- ski These conferences have been unproductive of any action H However wever there are many officials officials officials here who view with grave concern the thc possibilities of complete complete com com- complete friendly relations with Austria Austria Austria Aus Aus- tria with the maintenance here her hereof hereof of her embassy and all of her consular machinery while rhile the United States is at war with her chief ally |