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Show RUMORS OF PEACE ARE AGAIN AFLOAT REPORTED THAT GERMANY 1STO ASK FOR PEACE THROUGH PRESIDENT WILSON. Story is That Ambassador Gerard is Coming Home to Lay Request of Germany for Peace Before the President. New York. The New York Evening Post publishes a story saying that it has been learned from a trustworthy source that Ambassador James W. Gerard, now on his way back from Lrermany, will lay before President Wilson a request that the president use his good offices in suing for peace with the allies. "Germany has definitely decided to apply to President Wilson," the article ar-ticle reads, "to use his good offices in suing for peace with the allies. This was learned Friday from sources in a position to have absolutely trustworthy trust-worthy information on these matters. "It is understood that Ambassador James W. Gerard, whq is on his way over here, will, lay the kaiser's request re-quest before President Wilson within a week. It is a fact, however how-ever positively it may have been denied de-nied officially, that the possibility of President Wilson acting as mediator has been discussed by German officials offi-cials with Ambassador Gerard.' It is, therefore, iby no means surprising that the reports now take definite shape in connection with Mr. Gerard's trip to this country." |