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Show VMEMAGIS HD PEACE iVE ADVISED KAISER THAT GERMANY MUST HAVE PEACE AT ONCE ON TERMS SHE COULD GET. Washington. Reports reaching here through official sources by way of neu- j trul countries not only indlcutes the existence of almost chaotic conditions j in the central powers, but also said It i whs Field Marshal von Iliudunburg himself who wus respoiiHible for the (Jerinua governments accepting the i president's-' peace terms and Seeking an Immediate armistice. ' It was suld that at a recent meeting meet-ing of the military lenders and the heads of the parties In the re-lchstug Von Ilindeuburg boldly declared thut Germany must have pence ut once at the best terms she could get. He suld the urmles no longer hud the necessary munitions and muterials to continue the struggle, nor was tht-re auy source of supply so far as he wns aware. Iu the light of this situation, the field marshal suld he felt the time had come to try first for an armistice and then for peace and he urged that this could be put In the light ef a conceti-bIod conceti-bIod to the demands of the socialist and pacifists In - Germany. Prince Maximilian, the chancellor, Is reported to have strongly opposed such a course, but . imperial approval was given Von Hlndenbtirg's plans and the request for peace followed. No indication hus been given as to when replies will be made by President Presi-dent Wilson to the Austrian and Turkish Turk-ish appeals for peuce. It is understood under-stood that there is no ground for the apprehension which has arisen in Austria Aus-tria that the president would refuse to reply to Premier Burlan's uppeal because of the autocratic character of the Austrian government It was said that this mltfht well figure I" a final peace proposal, but would not operate to prevent the consideration of au urm-isilce urm-isilce which Austria seeks. The same is true of the Turkish up-peul. up-peul. . I . Mini Ml ,1, fill |