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Show MAY CONCLUDE SEPARATE PEACE; Austria and Turkey Taking Preliminary Steps Without Consulting Germany Turkish Minister in Switzerland. Rome, April 4, 8:50 p m., via Pari., April 5, 1:20 a. m. In spite of various vari-ous denials from some of the bellig erent nations, preliminary steps have been taken to conclude peace, especially espe-cially by Austria and Turkev without consulting Germany, the report that ij;inl Pasha, TurKish minister of finance fi-nance who is now In Switzerland, is on a mission of peace, finds credence here. It Is pointed out that Djavid Pasha was one of the first Turkish envoys to undertake at Ouchay Switzerland the conclusion of an Italo-Turkish peace and that he conducted his pr eliminary e-liminary negotiations by round-about methods through neutral diplomats While he has denied emphatically that he Is at present engaged in a similar mission. It Is considered here that this denial should not be taken too seriously because he scarcely could admit at this time that his go eminent seeks a cessation of hostilities. hos-tilities. Similar denials were made by him when he first undertook the ta.sk of bringing about an agreement between Turkey and Italy |