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Show c I IN THE HANDS OF THE CENTRAL POWERS whole situation, wlth regard EIIO WORLD WAR V our troops, justifies bar expectation of further successes. "If In spite of this offer of peace and reconciliation the struggle should go on, the four allied powers are resolved to continue to a victorious end, but-th- TEDIOUS CHECH diselalmTeBponsItitityfof ey this before humanity and .history. The imperial government, through the CENTRAL POWERS OFFERS PEACE offices of your excellency, ask good to Entente allies in note the government of (here is inserted ISSUED FROM BERLIN. the name of the neutral power ad dressed in each Instance) to bring this United States, Spain and Switzerland communication to the knowledge of the government of (here are inserted Asked to Transmit the Proposal to names of the belligerents). the the Entente Powers and Vatican Probable Peace Terms. Asked to Help Make Peace. Probable peace terms to be proposed ' by Germany are: Berlin. Germany offered peace to A restoration of the status quo the allies on Tuesday, December 12. existing before the war. This Includes The imperial chancellor. Dr. von the evacuation of Belgium and the reBethm&nn-Hollwespeaking for the storation of the occupied portions of German .empire and its allies, Austria northern prance lih the exception Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey," un- Alsace and Lorraine. It is understood announced in the reichstag that be had that the German idea la to make proof given to the diplomatic representatives vision for the future ' of Spain, the United States and Switz- Belgium and probably neutrality propose erland a joint note addressed to Gerparticularly of the city of manys enemies, proposlng'to them to Antwerp. enter into peace negotiations. All Germanys lost colonies she exThe chancellor did not announce the pects to be returned. Her possessions terms upon which Germany and her in the Pacific, however, are not & suballies will make peace. Nor are they ject of great concern, and the Berlin contained in the note he.handed to the government is understood to be ready three neutral diplomatists for trans- to relinquish the claim of Kiaucbau. The security of Turkey tn possesmission to the entente powers. The only reference he made to them was sion of Constantinople and the restorthat they had the object of guarantee- ation of Albania. The establishment of independent ing the existence, honor and liberty of evolution for the nations extending kingdoms in Lithuania and Poland. Domination of Mesopotamia by Gerthe offer, and are, according to their firm belief, an appropriate basis for many and Austria, to give them a path the establishment of lasting peace." to the Persian gulf and break EngThis reference is contained tn the lands gateway to India and Egypt. To award to Bulgaria all of Serbia note addressed to the allies. The representatives of Spain, the United as far south aa Nish, which would take States and Switzerland were selected from Serbia as much terrltory as she for its transmission because these gained In the Balkan wars. countries represented the entente Bulgaria probably will expect to get in Germany and the coutrles Macedonia and Dobrudja, which forof her allies. merly belonged to her, making the Simultaneously with the issuance of Danube the boundary between Bulthe note to the allies Germany sent a garia and Rumania and shutting the communication to Pope Benedict, latter from the Black sea. During the course of his speech bethrough the German minister to the Vatican, Dr. Otto von Muehlbach, no- fore the reichstag. Chancellor von said: j tifying the pontiff of Germanys peace Bethmann-Hollwe"The empire is not a besieged fort move, eulogizing the holy father for his efforts in behalf of peace during ress,(as our adversaries imagined, but the last two years, and expressing the one glg&ntio and firmly' disciplined confidence that Germanys initiative camp with Inexhaustible resources. 'will find a friendly welcome on the That is the German empire, which is part of his holiness, and that the work firmly and finally united with its of peace can count ypon the precious brothers in arms, who have been tested in battle under the support of the holy sea." Turkish and Bulgarian flags. Our enehe members all of. Practically reichstag answered the summons to mies now ascribed to us a plan (o conthe capital. A crowded bouse thronged quer the whole world, and then desthe galleries and listened In respectful perate cries of anguish for peace. But ilence when the chancellor arose to not confused by these asseverations, we progressed with firm decision and begin Us speech. First, he outlined the extraordinary we thus continue our progress, always political situation,' and then, touching ready to defend ourselves aid fight upon the achievements of the central for our nations existence, for its free powers, made the announcement which future and always to streteh out our Tthe turning point hand for peace!"- -' possibly may act in the war which for more than two 8ENTIMENT 0PP0SE8 PEACE. years has held the world under its ROUMANIANS NORTH OF BUCma REST TURN ON OFFENSIVE AND DRIVE INVADERS BACK J Little Fighting in Progress on Berlin Reports Repose . Heavy Attacks by Entente Troops Near Monastir. Easte-Fron- g, ts Paris. Little fighting i jn 'j r. on any of the fronts except nia. Here thd Teutonic all .r.puia to Berlin, are still mak. g. pr, , re&a Patregrad a rsm the Roumanians northeast ot Bacha rest have turned on the offen-.v- e and driven the Austro-Geriuback Along the Transylvania - U .uraanu frontier Petrograd reports progress fot the Russian troops and Berlin adm.ti the loss "of & height. Bulgarians are crossing the Danube southeast of Bucharest. Stennnglj an impediment will be' placed in the way of the retirement of the Rouman ians and possibly some of them may be caught between the AuhtroGer. mans moving east and the Bulganant driving north. Aside from aGerman attack m th Vosges region near Col Sainte Mane which was repulsed by the French and the recapture by the Germans ol a sap in Champaigne the French had entered after its evacuation. only bombardments and minor engagement! have taken place along the line m Francrand Belgium. Berlin records the repulse of a heavy attack by the entente troops near Monastir, while Paris reports the capture by the British south of Seres, Greece, of Turkish positions A violent! bombardment is in prog ress east of Gorizia and on the Carsc plateau of the Austro I taban theater ai This is the foreign office a( Bucharest, the Roumanian capital which the armies of the central powers have occupied. WASHINGTON SCHOOLCHILDREN SAVE PAPER ts HEAVY LOSSES OF ROUMANIANS g Austro-Hungaria- spell. Tsxt ef Nets. Following Is the text of the note addressed by Germany and her allies to the hostile governments: The most terrific war ever experienced In history has been raging for the last two years and a half over a large part of the world a catastrophe which thousands of years of common civilization was unable to prevent, and which Injures the most precious achievements of humanity. Our aims are not to shatter nor annihilate our adversaries. In spite of our consciousness of our military and economic strength and our readiness to continue he war (which has been forced upon us) until the bitter end, if necessary;, at the same time, prompted by the desire to avoid further bloodshed and make an end to the atrocities of war,, the four allied powers propose to enter forthwith into peace negotiations. 'The propositions which they bring .forward for such negotiations .and .which hare for their object a guarantee of the existence, of the honor and liberty of evolution for their nations mreraoccrdtngtcrtheir-ffrmbeli'efr'a- n appropriate basis for the establishment of a' lasting peace. "The four allied powers have been obliged to take up arms to defend justice and the liberty of national evolution. The glorious deeds of our armies have In no way altered their purpo&et We always maintained the firm belief and justified that our claims In no Way controI Gie rightsbr these nations. "The spiritual and material progress which was the pride of Europe at the beginning of the twentieth century is threatened with ruin. Germany and , her allies, Bulgaria and Turkey, gave proof of their uncon querable strength in this struggle. They gained gigantic advantages over adversaries superior in number and war material, Our lines stand unshaken against eveirepeated attempts made by armies. "The last attack in the Balkans has been rapidly and victoriously over own-figh- ts- Austria-Hungary- j ar-mi- n, - u Since December 1 More Than 70,00C Men Have Been Captured. Paris. The Importance of the sue cesses of the Teutonic neii Bucharest is emphasized by' the an nouncement that since December 1 the Roumanians have lost In prisoners more .than.TD,0fl0.menIl$4-Gan&- a and 120 machine guns, .and the losses Jjt dead and wounded are dec lared to be in proportion to the number of pnsoners. Proposals gall to Create Profound Impression Among Londoners. London. A strong current of public sentiment opposed to the German peace proposal was evident in the expressions Tuesday nighL both from the public men and the British press, although these were without any word from high authoritative sources indicating the attitudtAof the government - It waa noticeable that the proposal had not created any profound impression among the average Londoners. There was little talk in the hotels or other public places. Government circles also held aloof from any discussion. The foreign office would make no comment. In tbe absence of the terms, but indicated that the British attitude, up to the present, was embodied in the declarations made from time to time by the former Premier and Viscount Grey, and that any new proposals would have to be considered by all tbe entente allies before a definite attitude - JURYMEN WILL CONDUCT PROBE. - 1HT E R E AF1T A fc Germanys Proposal Breaks Chains That Have Bound United States. Washington, Germanys, proposal for peace is regarded here as having broken the chains which for months as have restrained iheJLnited-Siatc- a, well as other neutrals, from making Living Investigation of High Cost-to be Made. . Washington. Department cLlustice. officials announced Saturday tbatfed eral grand Juries at New York and of Tbe high cost of print paper has been utilized by Washington schoolchildren to swell their fund for municipal playgrounds. They have added- several ' hundred dollars by a few weeks collections. Each school has designated for bringing old papers. reg-filafUa- Detroit, probably at Cleveland and possibly at Kansas City,Minenapolis and SL Louis, would onduct sweep ing Inquiries into the high cost of living. Several hundred witnesses including dealers in coal, railroad employees, and dealers in and producers of foodstuffs will be examined. PENNSYLVANIA OFF FOR A SPEED TEST 4 . i r Nl T : ' i on?, fit un k f f .. ' s h vex -- ' " - - - ? ' '- '.'v 77"?r ' - - I" If ......" ws was possible. -- '- vs. AMW v'' vvsyyv Vv.ssyww , A v. vv. - s . , V vzr SA I , MM 1 V ' ' Tv ' -- ' - t V 1 s w,;; - sssvssw v ' s e.ev e.V H - r WTv'sw1i W .vww. J, , . :: w "' v v". ' s a. avsw.v.n vt ves s v- y fr i lew of the U, S, S. Pennsylvania just as she poked her nose beneath the Brooklyn bridge spanning the East rPferl The uiunKTTvsMTTnrrmlfwannknnnr w EerT'5Rel8tob'e''put through her speed tests. A NOVEL CIPHER CODE KEYBOARD Boycott it Effective. . X Seattle. The effect of partial boycotts cm foodstuffs- - by the public last week brought ddwn the price of butter and eggs, failed in regard to potatoes and flour, curtailed the move ment of apples, and decreased the consumption of nearly all perishable staples sold In the local markets, it was announced by boycott leader 5C Sunday. Eggs declined from 65 to cents a dozen, and butted from 60 tc 50 cents a pound. - No Proposal for Mediation. Washington. Qffers of mediatior or suggestions of peace to the Euro pean nations have not been madeby the United States, 'and will not be broached by this government Jn the near future, unless there is some quite unexpected turn in world events to the contrary. ISOLATOR OF CANCER GERM offers of mediation Xow tnat one set of belligerents has signified its willingness to discuss peace terms a condition often reiterated as necessary to any action by President Wilson there are indications that when the United States, acting as the intermediary, transmits the German proposal, it may accompany its action.by some steps to throw the influence of the United Slates into the balance for at least a consideration, however preliminary, of the terms on which a lasting peace might be brought to the world. Some ranking officials of the American government believe a league oLnations. such Field Marshal Oyama Dead. Tokio. Field Marshal Prince Iwal the Oyama, commander In chief of Manchurian army of Japan during the e war, is dead. - Field Marshal Prince Oyama shared with Field Marshal Prince Yamagata the in highest military and civil honors the gift of the emperor. Russo-Japanes- Chamorro. Names Advisers. San Juan del Sur, Nlc The new cabinet of President Chamorro will he made up as follows: ' Minister of eign affairs, Jose Andres Utrechp, minister of finance, Martine Benard, minister of war, Thomas Masis; minister of interior, Alfonso Solorzano. minNavas. ister of public fr Jl a riJ? rzon Betrothed. London. The engagement isnounced of Earl Curzon of Kedleston. Mrs-- 3 former viceroy of India, and Alfred race Elvira Duggan, widow of Duggan, of Buenos Aires. . W dmonstrated that further continuums must be the outcome, and it could not of the war will not result in breaking be perfected without the participation the resistance of our forces, and the of the United States. More Money for Marines. An increase of IS a month in the pay of every enlisted man in the navy was recommended by Secretary Daniels to the house naval committee. It would add $3,000,000 a year to the pay rolL New York. el rebuked, the board of aldermen here in vetoing its objection to salary increases of certain 'city employees, amounting to $120,520, In the citys budget for 1917. which lotais $211,115,016. Proposes Government Ownership. Washington. Representative Lewis of Maryland, author of the parcel post law. Introduced a bill on December 12 proposing government ownership of the public telephone system in the capital. Paris. Five small Bulgarian posts on the right bank of the Vardar river on the Macedonian front have been captured by the French. The operations north of Monastir are being im- ha-ton- MayorFavorSaTaryTncrease Mayor-M-itch- French Capture Bulgarian Post. peded by snow. T. Larye of Bancroft, t u., has invented an auxiliary keyboard for use on any standard typewriter which is capable of trurlMng and translating any message in a manner which makes It Impossible, he declares, for anyone other than the person or persons possessing the key to read. The keys of the invention merely operate the keys bf the typewriter. An endless Jhk on which are all the letters of the alphabet, slides between these keysf which are arranged In two rows. The sender of the message begins by moving the tape so as to place a predetermined letter opposite a certain letter on the keyboard. He and his correspondent know which letters are to face each other at the start. Instead of following the keyboard in forming words, the sender follows the tape, striking the key which happens to bei opposite tbe desired letter on the tape. After each letter Is made the operator moves the tape a certain number of spaces to the right or left, according to prearrangement. -- ly bygone of the highest officials oi th government to counteract report - ' Washington. , Contracts for Hydroaeroplanes. x nineff--siWashington. Contracts for wr high power hydroaeroplanes Uni the coast artillery stations in tbe tae ed States, Hawaii, Philippines and Panama canal zone were let Saturday by the war department. S. Reject Strike Proposal. Tonopah, New. By a heavy wo Dr. Clifford Safer of Cincinnati, whq mine announces that he has Isolated the can- Jority approximately 1,000 voted to, reject cer germ. He Is shown in his labors era in this district advance fiat a for strike proposal atory experimenting on a rabbit. Ihf regard-in wages a cents 0 day work 5 occupied many yarirs. -- |