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Show I Central PowersWithdraw Troops From I I WASHINGTON, Oct 7. In an appeal to the people not to let victories on the battlefield and peace, overtures from the enemy interfere with the fourth Liberty loan, Secretary McAdoo said today "our bo3's in the trenches are not going to stop fighting before the enemy is on the run." "Now is the time to furnish the money and keep moving until the vic- tory is clinched." r- 0 LONDON, Oct. 7. No armisticei will be granted the Central powers before the complete evacuation by them of Allied territory with a cessation of the destruction and burning burn-ing of Allied cities. This is the personal opinion of foreign diplomatists of the highest rank here who have been questioned ques-tioned concerning the peach speech of the German imperial chancellor, Prince Maximilian-of Baden. i,. ! I WASHINGTON, Oct, 7. Germany's peace note was delivered to President "Wilson personally today by Frederick Oederlln, an attache of the Swjss lega--- tipn, ThiaOHJrisQ'i.o-sugsQsttpnstKalr it came from Emperor William him-BERNE, him-BERNE, Switzerland, Oct. 7. The German government took its latest peace step upon the advice and with' the approval of the high command of the army, says the Stuttgart Neues Tageblatt. Germany, the newspaper adds, has decided to consent to very-Heavy very-Heavy sacrifices. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Minister Ekengren, of Sweden, presented the ,hote from Baron Burian, the Austro-Hungarian Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, to Secretary Secre-tary Lansing at 10:30 o'clock. He was at the state department only a few minutes. Germany , Anxious to Save Skin. - JjOON-CfclGTfrmahTln her' latest peace offer seems anxious to I save her own skin, even at the expense of her allies, said George Nickoll Barnes, member of the war cabinet, in 'a speech at Derby last night The latest lat-est offer showed no change of heart and no change .in the German system. The peace proposal only Indicated that the Germans realized the change in the military situation and the shifting- j of the balance of power, he declared, j "If anything could come of the over- i hires." he said, "we should be foolish j to deny ourselves that chance. But it1 would smooth and facilitate the path to peace if the Germans showed some evidence of work following their pro- j positions of faith. By clearing out of France and Belgium they could save their own souls." Attempt to Evade Disaster. PARIS. Oct. 7. (Havas.) The request re-quest for an anmisticc and the opening of peace parleys by the Central powers is looked upon by the French press generally as an attempt to evade certain cer-tain disaster. It is declared that Germany Ger-many hopes to conclude a peace which will permit her to exploit the peace treaties of Brest -Litovsk and Bucharest Bucha-rest and also to save the Hohenzollern dynasty. An armistice under the present conditions, con-ditions, the newspapers think, is impossible. im-possible. Tho conditions expressed by the new German chancellor do not at all correspond with tho conditions for peace laid down by President Wilson. WASHINGTON, Oct 7. A prompt and decisive reply to Germany's latest peace proposal is indicated by developments devel-opments in Washington early today. President Wilson cancelled his usual morning recreation hour and remained secluded in his study at work. Prlnco Maximilian's note wns received during the night at the Swiss legation where arrangements were made to deliver it at once to the stale department for transmission to the president. Prompt Reply Necessary. Quite irrespective of the nature of the- reply it seemed to be agreed that the German note called for a prompt reply so that the American people might not be misled into relaxing their efforts for the fourth Liberty loan and so that the American troops in the field may know at once the position of their government and also that an offer of peace may receive such diplomatic diplo-matic attention ns it deserves. The Austrian communication is substantially sub-stantially .similar to that from Germany Ger-many and "both ask President Wilson to arrange an armistice and for peace negotiations on conditions previously laid-downby llre'president. lt"Isrsaifl' terially from the version published in press dispatches. Ofllcial announcements of tlie attitude atti-tude of the United States government still were being withheld but there Avas j no abatement of the indication that if; Germany seeks a "negotiation" leading! to round table conferences and diplo-! matic qulbblings, the offer will fall ! flat. I j If she actually accepts without res-1 ! ervation the principles of peace as re-, i peatedly laid down by President Wil-i son and accepted by all the co-belligerents, the way is open to peace with j the withdrawal of all German troops ; from invaded territory as the first requirement. re-quirement. Secretary Lansing said there could not be any comment on the Austrian proposal until that of Germany had been received. Madrid Peace Comment MADRID, Oct. 7. (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press) The Diaro Universale, the organ of Count Romanones, minister min-ister of justice, sees in Germany's peace proposal the best proof of tho superiority and efficacy of democratic principles. It says: l'liuung liseu in a grave snuauon the German government turns toward tho left in the presence of danger. It does not appeal to force but seeks salvation in the abandonment 6f tho aristocratic military service organization organiza-tion which is Germany's principal characteristic." Foreign Minister Dato's newspaper, the Epoca, says: "It is not peace because the Central powers will not admit President Wilson's Wil-son's conditions without modification but In any case one sees in it a move toward peace interesting alike to belligerents bel-ligerents and neutrals." Fritz Beaten to Frazzle. LONDON, Oct. 7. American troops are among the wounded who are arriving ar-riving in large numbers at a southern English port every day. They are' Hushed with victory and jubilantly declare: de-clare: "The allies have Fritz beuten to a 'frazzle.' " Wounded German prisoners admit the end is not far off. Vatican Refuses to Aid Austria. PARIS, Oct. 7. Austria-Hungary recently again insisted that the Vali-! can undertake steps toward peace, it is reported in Rome according to a Havas dispatch from that city. The Vitican, it is added, rejected the proposal. pro-posal. McAdoo Makes Statement WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Secretary McAdqo made this statement: "Our victories on the battlefield and peace overtures from our enemies serve only to emphasize tho supreme importance of making the fourth Liberty Lib-erty loan a success in order to keep up the fighting pressure. . "Now is the tinio above all others,1 not to relax but to Intensify offorts that the goal for which wo are fighting fight-ing and for which wo have already made such sacrifices, inevitably should be won. "Our boys In the trenches are not going to stop fighting because tho enemy ene-my is on the run. Now is the time to fight harder and to keep moving until i victory is clinchedV I i |