Show GERMAN OFFER TO HUES ALLIES WITHDRAWN SINCE THE ENTENTE IGNORED FRIENDLY PROFFER TERMS ARE NULLIFIED ED It Is Now a Question of Separate Peace Between Russia and the Central Powers Declares the German Foreign Secretary Amsterdam The Thie The central powers have withdrawn their peace terms made public at the Brest conference conference con con- ference December 25 It was announced an nn- flounced by Dr von Kuehlmann the German foreign secretary in his speech at the Brest conference with the Russians on January 11 Owing to the non-acceptance non by all the enem enemy powers of those terms Dr von Kuehlmann stated that document had become null and void Co Count nt Czernin Czerni n Austro Hungarian foreign minister Jt t a full fuU sitting of the peace conference e at Brest on Thursday said that as Russia's Hussla's allies ame had not replied to the Invitation to particIpate participate participate par par- In the negotiations It was now nov nowa nova a question of a n separate peace reace between Russia Russa and the central powers Keep Ally Influence Out He gave as reasons for not wishing to transfer tb negotiations to neutral territory a desire tl t to prevent Interference interference interference ence by allied emissaries and said that If the Russians were animated by the same Intentions as the central powers the result of the negotiations would be satisfactory If not responsibility for forwar forwar forwar war would fall fail exclusively on the Bus Rus sans Dr von y-on Kuehlmann the German foreign foreign foreign for for- eign minister said he lie considered that the difficulties which had interrupted the previous negotiations were not sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- I to tp justify the failure of the peace w work rk and a presumable resumption resumption resumption tion of hostilities He lie said the first task of the conference was to resume negotiations at the point where they were broken off at the time of the Christmas adjournment Referring to the fixed determination of the central powers not to accede to the Russian suggestion of transference of the negotiations negotiations negotiations ne ne- ne- ne to neutral territory he said Germany and amI her allies ames were not in a II position to conduct elsewhere the discussions discussions discussions dis dis- dis- dis begun at Brest al although although although al- al though they were willing willingto to have final formal negotiations carried on and the signatures to the tIme preliminary agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment affixed at some place to be I agreed upon after the debate |