- THE CENTRF RFPPORTER. CENTRE HALL, PA.
TEUTONIC ALLIES | ifsies=ess [pAmG DERIDES | noait ror tomorrow || STATE NEWS
ing to their firm belief, an appre.
PROPOSE PEACE | sie =. UTONS' MOVE mr =r) BRIEFLY TOLD
been obliged to take up arms to AE “ whe,
ene defend justice and the lberty of ——————— ' IE ers a? % A Ae i :
national evolution. The glorious Bn i ; . 2 :
But Declare Rediness to Con-| eats of cur armies have in no | Regards Peace Overfures as EA n\n 4 Mokime’l | | The Latest Gleanings From All
r way altered their purpose. We al- Sign of Weakening. i, Xo 77 > Lh Over the State.
tinue the War. ways maintained the firm belief ¥ . 4 ; : ; §
———————— that our own rights and justified Ee, : \ 2Y - ; =
claims In no way control the rights ‘ i w AA Sp 24 ; !
’ 2 A Hi i |
WOULD END WAR AT ONCE | of these nations. PRESS SAYS, “CLUMSY TRAP : ha ; Cf | | TOLD IN SHORT PARACRAPHS
“The spiritual and material . a 7 feb y
Feet progreas which were the pride of ———— " ; 3 f :
kLiurope at the beginning of the . 5.5 17 AR nf )
I That Proposal ; aK 3 J . Tobacco Prices Highest
Overture Through u. S., Spain twentieth century are threatened Belief 1a Bxpragacy P 7 4 7), hie ) 2 at RW . he
and Switzerland. with ruln. Germany and her Is An Atiempt To. Create {5 7, [4 gt EAR 7 A 9 hn © Lancaster lobacco prices a
allles, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria Dissension Among PTT 7 RS i / N fo oy 5] | highest ever known, a
and Turkey, gave proof cf their Allies, £ 2177/3 {#4 } rey ro ny AM | Many Yyeteran !
unconquerable strength In this m————— {55 i / [nd oh 7 ad ; ¥ J | & meeting of the
4 struggle. | Parls~—The offer of peace of Chan “ : Ras - Ve i iB 1 | bacco Growers
WHERE BOTH SIDES NOW “They gained gigantic advan- - | sallor von Dothmann-Hollweg is re ) 4 % J | Present prices
CTAND. tages over adversaries superior in | safved with a chorus of derision in the A / #7 wy | WEappurs, ten cent
i number and war material. Our French press. The newspapers are | | : NC Fe. Lk ] Zh ' 2 | cen 8 ior eCrap
What They Have To Show After lines stand unshaken against ever inanimous that it is an admission that \ Ra ) Ay ALE the Lancaster
Two Years Of Hostilities and repeated attempts m<de by armies. | ne situation is getting eritical in Ger | | Dr ; he Por Ya | | eee ecm 1200
3 in “The last attack in the Balkans | many and that the Chancellor wants 8 | | : > 1 and abon
Millions Of Lives Sacrificed. has been rapidly and vietoriously way out hofore. it 1s too late His i ! acre a hés or
overcome. The most recent events move is considered to have the add} | According
have demonstrated that further |;(onq) advantare that, {n the event of | acreage in the
comes just two years and 133 days continuance 5¢ thé war will not | its failing. itswilt enible him to throw fifty per cen he ming yeas
after she declared war on Russia le ana ' 1 ih ng, i \
nd ty ars apd 129 dav iar result in breaking the resistance of | the blame for the continuation of the | 4
aid lwo years and 123 days ase cur forces and the whole situation war on the Allies, which he hopes will | Rolls Of Steel Mill Kill Man.
England declared war on Ger- :
8 with regard to our troops justifies have a moral effect on Germany and |
g mye wh " 4 ihm South ‘Bethlehem. - Caught on
many. our expectation of further sue: | (ho meutral nation: BEFORE uh GERMANY q PLEDGE ay tap de 1 “Caugh jute
oc . cess-3, The French Government has as yet | triv it . oy fw > q wy 7% * BO
German Territory Hcld by the “If in spite of this offer of peace | Moi) ; of Gor | drive he SGFYY olla of the BIEN EHY
Hes Lb ae | received no offic notice { inch
Al . on <r edge of and reconciliadon the struggle | many's peace note to neutrals. nor has
S54Ce~ ne. j ; I '
should go on, the four allied |uhg American Embassy received the
Germany's move for peace
A ——— -— —— - {i of 3
{ Byron L ree, aged
» I DIY MO 1 . or FY Yq ror ¢ \ i ot : : 3 : { g :
Austro-Hungarian Territory Cap- DOORS are ress Tes. 1 eontinne 10 ext of the no'e from Washington for | National Amendment Ordered Sinking of Marina Violation of | crushed to death. He
; : i t 18 end, but u isciall ransmission to the Foreign Office. [If Y : i a pulde =
tgred by Ite Allisgr ano haif “i responsibility for'this before hu 2 reply 18 made toa the German note Favorab.y Reported. Promises to U. S. (BL poy
YS and al of Dykowins ame manity and history. The imperial |; wi) be only aPter consultation with itn
the southern fringe of Trentino as . , h (3 wi
well as the western border of the government through ' the good the alles of France, and such conver ever
a , (flices of your excellency, ask the |. ..:inne Eats) Saiseatw snaldnrabl | I
Istrian Peninsula, north of the Prt (here is inserted the | i BO ae ore o Fable STION WAS NOT EXPECTED FACTS IN CASE SENT BERLIN | came
ove J 8 II i “ima nquiry | responsible quarters } rol
city of Trieste. name of the neutral power ad '‘leited the opinion that Germany's
: dressed In each Instance) to bring y maneuver designed |
Be Ferrier aptured bY || this communication to the knowl. first, for effe~t at home: second, to im | Sheppard Bill Prohibiting Manufacture | State Department To Give German |
es— 0 rtheastern | g rr OVarnIaHt o ea he : i i - ’ :
Armenia and part of Mesopotami a edge of the government of (here is ress neutrs third, as a test of pud | and Sale Of Liquor In the Dis Foreign Office Chance To Furnish
— an the same of the beliiger- gE opinion in belligerent countries | trict Of Columbia Now the "Further Evidence Before
n 3 with Y " * { ame reaction § $
Bulgaria Tervitory Taken by the || ———— RE NT : b : w in Unfinished Business. Taking Next Step. RR
Allies- ~-None. je re Anv's geupostion 8 re Se isburg 1
an | ENTENTE WILL DISCUSS NOTE | jected tn authoritative quarters, where
y repetition in ' ‘ashington, }] L~Information
Entente Territory Occupled by 8 rerelilan ig ; stride toward Ie
he German Allies Northeastern Britain Disposed To Keep On Fighting na in Berlin from | °° smb ois Minne IH { by som clals to present a tion no
France, practically all of Belgium Not Likel N y Mal . LT Ree y | Judiciary ymumitiee unex edly vol sii vs = aL wi rm er vo! -
. ak time to time in lag 5 months clearcut violats erman bpleds roit and are
Pol. nd and Lithuania, more than }/| o ey ow 9 n a et ae t 15 mc d to recom: 1 adoption of the reso ip nda eM in pp > Wy t discipl
half of Roumania, all of Servia and }| Terms Germany Would iti z ibn constitutional In the sinking of the British steamer | Hons of discip
Harrisburg
of the peace dis nent an
Montenegro and dearh all of Al Accept, WHAT THE GERMAN TERMS | as nd “yy? orbidding th y m : . a Marina with the loss of America i
bania. as well as part of Persia —— MAY BE. |
and Egypt. Some of Greek Mace. London.—Peace is a step ne
donia is occupied by the German- stil] far off. Evacuation Of Belgium, But the
Bulgarian forces, alt ich Greece Chancellor von Bethmaon-Hollwes' Possescion Of Alsace and
is not in a state War speeca before the Re.chstpg Is no
Germany has lost all her over- prise Lo British
Lorraine,
seas colonies with a cold and unresponsive rece razhingtos ecember 12.1 Yin biacansz ’ considera tindet aller ol irtesy, 1 allow 1 im- —
eary the peuple are,
I eof mind to accept
srl ‘sace pr p znl as 1001]
Ber —Peace proposa 1a eer Bis Waited Too Lo
made by German aer a ' foliweg has dela; ed
1 " . » » 1} 3 2
Austr -H ung ,» Turkey an HER + should bave spoken before
fo Great Eritats and her allies, France, risis in the all.ed
Russia, Italy, ‘ortugal, Serbl and ! neuple inte
tr vam i ’
Roumania. and nol an offer of g
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollwes Before the Allies cat
announced to the Reichstag that Ger | myst hold a joint coale
pre
many, together with her allies, “con- | yndonbtedly will be done (mn
8cious of their’ responcibility before | 4 reply indub.tably wil
God, before their n nations, before |,
aumanity,” had ps ly to meet, with the war ¢
powers to eater present condition Premier Lloyd } to
The proposals, which expres '€ | George probably will give :
purpose of the Centr Powers “i announcement of the Brit
énter forthwith 1
with a
contained fe
many, Austria-Hungary.
Bulgaria to the representatives 1e Antwats. ey
eutral OW ers rotecting the inte }D.
erin of the outa ay, the fates | WILSONEAGERTOPUSHPEAGE |" wes ‘aise wterstont that no
"ie Hnlarm ‘ a fa
conditions amounting to economie
countries .
erms which Germany will ne
was understood
idea wa '
the future
control ineral lands of
ease of Cermanvy the presentativ The President Will Await the Formal thetn Franee ould: likely Ba a referendul ; 0 i » ma ; > ‘ a 3 \ Es ay u A ! ( r State Hospita
of the Un'ted 3 . E : Alor hem, « ana en on regu ya y 3
Bwitzerland are asked
note to the attention of the nations s Pulse Before Taking Chances
German Offer and Feel tie English Ae a I hat woke SO Sa ; ’ i —-——
lokt colonies she t nal ta in $1 mn rs he : | Limestone Workers Get Increase,
stare ed ams Cam . . ¢
war with the Central Powers he | Of a Snub. 3 John ‘ A waze ‘ ten
in the Pacific.
3 i 3 g pt ns : F anal : 4 viele tr re : i od si i . TY 18S granted 3 ‘ovens
gote has also been transmitted to the —— . 4 a 4 against t ‘ i appears to b . mea aap ie a “pam } nt. ha oun re od ¢
i : roy x . ve oe fm ert of eren mit . ad f h 3 yi »
Vatican and all neutral nations | President Wilson may gladden
Terms Not Given. wiole Christian id with a
In . ; of peace which il! make this hris
No terms are mentioned in the pro- | A a ie Biesi i relinquish the claim cn Kiao
posal or the note to the al d powers Ine } ra i IRL . i is il Chonh
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg! | '" i bate phd MCAT alraBst he security of Turkey In pos
before delivering a remarkable speech . porn hardn ' . i at ee y nf tantinonle probably
in the Reichstag and reading the por. || ms . , uld neisted wvpon by the
i will pre ent t : ; powers | the 2
tentious note, received, ong after an- . ’ . ‘entry Owe ns well as the re
§ fh ¢ I nd bonis suit { the near future
other, the representatives f the} .. sia ay. — ‘ oraticn of Alh-nia . r requisition by s Dir Jove | : %
I. a vi Hardly anyone doubt hat prohibi i. at ar me during 1 wh Coatesville Trolley Appro
¢ ¥
United States, Spain and Switzerland | *'''® dl, HHeusaon ha retahfish mont A Indenend a 4 Ya bd : i
and handed en a copy of the note hia inti hg ’ nm ent king in Lithoania and | th " RR ty Ath: Comer as if | Ut had trangported horses at so much | Harri
Before the ! neetlor entered thei ~ om. 2 4 . ri the mi : P 1nd wonld be one of the factors | tho REI r al xmendn at o “Bon per hea r the Allies { Commias
Reichstag the building was surrounded | '7 HHO Le. by ident: In presentin in the German nrponosal, although | ronch vot his 'winte In the He u ’ It is sonerally balley a hen | eation for i
by an enormous crowd } Gon wl : ’ ERIN at on. io o that rart of Poland nossessed by belo a # ancndirs : fo b o Feoa President Wilson an« deere: AD | Coatesville Tr
te 1 “might i Germany at the outbreak bf the | up for of neath a petit ENE ate reads A Je hy step loll run A Yne
! i a i al e lwill take rm of a communion | «ile and in Fas
I
i 3 What sdinstment would he made | must be adopted giving it right of way tion to clear up Goubdi tha AY | ley Townships. The appl!
jig, he Might nol merely content him: ! Bensasontative WA ebb, chairman of the pxict at Berlin as th the In .y ation | : . I V. Penner
: . self with transmitting Germany's oro | to coger the Trentino region be Judiciary Committee. will ; a oxi a Wiriin a 1 ? : | H 1. Scholter, J Penner
Prepared To Continue War Until 8% with jransn without comment | tween Austria and Ital or anv nro Judiciary Committee, will ask for such | piven by the American Government 10 | yrympton 3. Rambo and W
o:al to the Entente without commen is ga “® . le early in nuary a ideavor | 4 Sarg todi wiv nf ' L tind = ,
Bitter End, But Desirous To posal lo Ihe ntente ibang i bi vielons affectine Feypt, the Sner | rar sar In Sai “ h yon endeavor (the German pled given after the | pote.
ut might accompany it with a note in | nat nnian . 0 press the resolutio 0 AN erly attack on the Sunssox
Avoid, Eurther Bloodshed, whi:h he would point out to Great cara) oe ol ma ot 1 ele vote : » in the Susser catastronhie, of.
—— Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the | ways toh1F] ho he An ie : spn cials here point out, the Marina and
Berlin, December 12.—Pollcwing | other governments allied with them | P pa hte net made clear In German C. B. SNYDER DEAD. Arabia cases have demonstrated the | Mi Carmel.—As Henry Brith and
ip the text of the note Mdressed that the Un:ted States was deeply in- | yo off — f i fa consid menace to Innocent! neutral lives in | John Rix were about tn decpand # ag
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by Germany and her allfes to ne terested in the German effort for peace del! -. "wa a to Former Pennsylvania Newsnaper Man | the practice frequently followed by | 8 breast at the Philadephia & Nead
hostile governments: and request those to whom the com sted 82 dod § he me . eonite: Dies in Connecticut. Gepman submarine commanders of at. | ing Coal & ‘dron Company's I 206
“The most terrific war ever ex- |munieation was addressed to give it »ntangled In: the peace ‘Greenwich, Ct.——Charles B. Snvder. [tempting to ascertain the character of | Colliery, they were bown to 1» “ot
periencea in history has been rag: their most careful consideration. | ence, a former newspaper owner in Pennsyl | a ship by periscope observations. The | tom of a ganeway by a té~i%~ ax.
ing for the last two years and a melts adil Ht HATE RIN RO vania and more recently up to two | 3 3 loslon of gas, both bein~ Sadly
{ i ! FC Y. BLL { United States har demanded that the | plosie < . ! n !
half over a large part of the world SENATE ELFCTS sAuLsBUR years ago business manager of the | character of a vessel be determined | burned.
-@ catastrophe which thousands 1ELEGRAPH TICKS Ea. Graphic here, died at the age of 65 yubt
¢ : . 1 rts » 11) . £¢ of 65. ‘beyond doubt before an attack Is
cf yours of common Stvilization Receives A : 30 23 for Salling! | ie was at one time owner of tha Ber- |made that endangers the lives of its Revokes Auto License.
was unable to prevent, and which ; wick (Pa.) Independent and later of | eitizens and contends that this can be
} y Ye # . Rd 1 ! : ? b ~Sta igh Fr Crm.
injures the most precious achieve Repre entative Lewis, of Maryland, ‘ Washinxion Senator Willard Sauls the Wikes-Barre Record and the | done practically only by” actual visit arr Ste. 1 a a I
ments of humanity. author of the Parcel Post Law, introg """v. DNa™Mnaerst. of Delaware. was elect Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. and search . AE
“Our alms are not to shatter duced a bill in the House proposing €' T=~~'"e=! nro tempore of the Senate ; . hicle license held bY, Bonn L. Mon
bo h ER ————— y 4 ob »
wor annihilate our adversaries. government ownership of the public recelving #1 votes to 11 for Senator WILL BOYCOTT BUTTER. $1,000,000 FIRE KILLS EIGHT. | 2°. of Millersburg, wilo was convietad
“In spite of our consciousness ‘elephone system in the capital | Callinea~ Rennhiean, and five for Sen In the Dauphin County cours an No
ol our military and econ mie : {ator Clapp, of Minnesota, the candi N York H p vember 27, of having operated a mo'or
strength and our readiness. t The Indian Appropriation Bill, | | date of the Progressive-Republicans. a ousewives Plan Three. | Huge Ouaker Oats Plant In Ontarle | yonicle whi'e intoxicated. He was
engi a AGINGER.t0 con |. rying approximacely $0,000,000, first | Se vitnvibditad Week Campaign. Destroyed By Explosion. fined $100 and corts,
tinue the war (which has been )f the annual supply measures, was | ANTS u. 8. MILL AND BAKERY New York.-—A boycott against butter | Petersboro, Ont.—-An explosion and
forced upon us) ‘until the bitter {04 poh, ithout a roll | will be started in this eity Wednesday, | fire destroyed the Quaker Oats build a
y assed by the House without a ’ Two Men Killed When, Roof Fails.
end, if nece.sary, at the same time call. WN Tyee d continuing for three weeks or longer, {ings here with an estimated loss of
prompted by the desis to avo'd : d Nort rhatan Wout Demonstrate i oq announced by Joseph Hartigan, | eight lives and injuries to ten other | Wilkes-Barte. — Geor~e Richards,
further bloodshed and wake an John McViekar, 73 years old, once Real Cost Of Making Bread. commissioner of weights and meas. | persons, all employes, and with prop | teed forty-eight, and Bernard Ewil,
end o the atrocities <f war, the |Presidcnt of ‘the International Typo | washington. —Erection of a Govern ures, and secretary of the mayor's com. [erty damage amounting te about $1. | aged thirty-five, miners, were cauht
four allied powers propose to enter raphical Union and formerly editor | ment flour and bakery tn the capital mittee on food supply Housewives | 000000. Tt is supposed that the ex | mer a fall of rock and con! in te
forthwith into peace negotiation. f the Detroit News, died in Chicago. | 15 demonstrate the real cost of making will be asked to economize In the use | ploslon occurred in the dry room and | Woodwasa mine of the D. I. & W.
“The propesitions which they Thirty-seven produce merchants | bread is proposed in a bill introduced of the product, it was stated, instead [that It was caused by spontaneous | Jompany. at Pdwardsyille and ba'h
bring forward fcr such negotia- ere convicted in New York of having ; hv representative Young, of North Ds of being urged not to buy it at all. combustion, were killed, Tre men were In thelr
tions and which have for (heir ob wid cold-storage eggs as fresh eggs. | kota, | ; chamber when the roof rave way.
nd the Berlin govern
ment is understood to be ready to
te Powers might go mueb
“ | Ent !
THE TEUTONS' YEAMCE NOTE. far er than fiecessity requires that war wend net he inelnded
Expiosion Injures Two Miners
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