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U. S. ARMY PROJECT
AMAZES ARGENTINA
News of Plnn to Adopt South
, Americana' Service Syotem
I Stirs Newspnpera
Vnlted Praia Special Bouth American fttrvlce.
11UEXOS AIItKS, Dec. 2D. Astonish
ment tu aroused hero today over iiowb
that the United States Is considering ndop
llon of a military servlco plan based on
that In forco In Argontlno. Tho puhllo
astonishment Is based on tho bitter criti
cisms which hnvo been lovoted nt operation
of tho plan In this republic
Press comment reflects tho Inability of
citizens of Argontlna to understand Amor
tca'a consideration of such a service plan.
One typical editorial today wagered Hint
less than ono per cent, of Amarlcan citizens
Understand tho system "otherwise," It
continued, "thoy would not want Its fa
voritism In conscriptions, duo to 'Influence'
or neatly placed tlpH u situation bound
to occur In such a system,"
Tho Argentina army plan, nccordlng to
Information here, makes every man In thnt
republic between tho nges of eighteen and
forty-flvo a soldier. Mon nf eighteen nnd
nineteen nnd from thirty to forty belong
to tho national guard and nro cared for
y tho States ; men of from forty to forty
flvo nro territorials nnd men from twenty
to thirty constituto tho "rogulnrs."
At eighteen all men must reglstor for
orvlce. From this registry tho War De
partment each year selects by lot from
thoso who hnvo reached twenty tho number
of men It requires for tho regular branch.
The period of service Is ono year In the
nrmy nnd two years In tho navy, fc'or tho
jftrlod nftcr completing tho'termn of train
ing In tho nrmy or navy until reaching
his thirtieth year tho Argentina soldier
remains a "regular" but Is not In harness.
Ho must practice shooting, there being n
fircscrlbed minimum por year, and ho Is
table to bo called on to attend maticuvoru.
After thirty tho regular passes again
Into tho National Guard and ceases to bo
Under orders of, or an expense to, tho Fed
eral Government, becoming entirely n serv
ant of his Stnto. These mon ennnqt bo
called on by tho Federal Government for
any reason until all or tho mon between
twenty .ana thirty havo been called,
In the public schools boys enter drilling
classes at twelve and at fifteen begin train
ing In marksmanship. Ofllcers for tho
rcgulnrs aro supplied from tho mllltnry
school, similar to the American West Point.
They aro taught for four years and Join
tho army ns sublieutenants.
Exemptions from tho plan nro mado for
Illness nnd physical defects, ns well ns for
economic necessity this latter Including
only sons of widows, men with brothcni or
Bisters dependent upon them, nnd others
almllurly situated. Hut unlosa actually poverty-stricken
those .ojcemptcd must pay n
mall tax annually for their oxcmptlon.
TWO GIRLS IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Ono May Lose Sight of Both Eyes.
Man Driver Also Injured
PASSAIC, N. J Deo. 29. Two girls
nd a man nro In St. Mary's Hospital hero
ns a result or nn automobile accident shortly
after midnight.
hose Itcorilck, seventeen, has a fractured
skull, and It Is believed will loso the sight of
both of her eyes. Minnie Itesnlck, sixteen,
has sovere bruises about tho body, Hnrry
Denner, of Cnrlstadt, N. J has a fractured
thigh and bruises about tho body.
According to the girls they wero racing
with another machine outside of N'owark
when Denner, who was drhlng, lost con
trol of his car nnd It crushed Into n tree.
The girls left their homo last night, tell
Ing their mother thoy wero going for a
walk.
Slionts III, Goes to Shore
ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 29. Theodore I.
Shonts, head of tho Intcrborough Traction
Interests In New York, Is hero to recover
from Illness, the result of tho strain of
tho New York traction strike troubles. Ho
Is able to bo about his hotel and to take
a boardwalk stroll today.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
John n, araen, TOU B. Clarion t., nn4 Mary J,
Btokley, Tut) 8. Clarion at.
Fr,1nA- .IftVv."?1 N- 13,h ' ot"l Ludmllla
Ilulka. 1S3U N. Jeeauri at. ....
Peter A Vfrnon. J23U McKtan at., and Paulino
Arufto. SOOT 8. 13th at.
yW&'iSu,!?,rH0-' N. aTth at., and Id Smith.
H02 N. 2Tth at.
Oaear Losan, 11)18 Ilalnbrldgo at., and Helen
Jones, 172) Lombard at.
Allyrisnoll, WW tfalrmount av., and Mamie
. V. Ford, 1300 Falrmount avt,
JIor llurdman. ssu N. Tin t., and Uthal
Ooldin S1B3 Euclid aye.
Jcaeph Daltelbaum. iTla N. Howard at., and
Anna Oranataln. 800 N. 7th at.
Nicholas Dl CrrJlco, fain Bllaworth at., and
Lucta D'Andraa. 2113 Montroaa at.
Ttfak Bertajon. Alltntown, l'a., and Full
- I'latrobon. Allantown, 1'a.
Xula. Ulatt. SMI William at., and IUtwcca
. HaUbare. 3347 Harlrllle at.
John It Jillla Un. l'a and Elljatxth M.
Loachner T N. "th at. ,
Xalla Bmlth, 1T08 Naudaln at., and ElUaUth
.ItoUnaon, 170tt Naudaln at.
William Jt. Harrison. 712 a. 18th at., and Uaaals
I. Itlwrirold, Hi 8 ISth at.
Ootillab Itupp. 178 Maatcr at., and Blliauath
Ui 2818 pakthon at.
Aliaiiilr Rarauhlmldls, 20s B. 10th at., and
Ulancha DaVoa. 93 E. Madlaon ava.
doorse Moors. 2U39 WjIoo at., and llartba Jack
. aon. soil Ferritin at.
Hush Ifullln. 4813 Waatmloitar av.. and Baa-
al Stun. RU1 Lex at.
Joph M. Alkofar. Jr.. J-Mfue Ialand. and
Uryarat K, Callahan, 1211 lit. Varnon at.
Brtoa H. Danltl. Leaxua Ialand. and Catharine
II. tonatd. 193a itpwan at.
CbVrUa Mua. lOltt 8. Dorranco at., and Llllla
Flaacr. 1019 8- Dorranc at.
Adalph A Wood. 2003 Cambrldxa at., and
Clotlld K. Hulmaa I22T B. tvth at. .
Howard H. Kasay. Wlndaor HqI1. WU,. and
Uruia Jvnca Jkiaaallou O. a
Joawh P iry-roeka .iT.fr"kford t., and
draca If. Tncmaa, 2733 N. Ota at.
Hurltnatuu D I'rtnca IU1 tiuuuaj at , and
A.iutaea i jtuHiuiii. Mi9 ituniiiuc raya avv.
badara Uo. Oud N. (Jto at. and HocbU Conan,
718 N. Franklin at
Jam Nrr 1203 Bahaiwt ava.. and Iran Korea.
0613 N. lSthTlt
Jaot O Fot7 2329 Sapvlva at . and Clara
M WlnkelmX?. 315 E. (Uul at.
Of villa U. llurf Ilk. 2013 a. Itaed at., and Anna
Ssredar. 30. Slat it.
Hawtt V .AEo, 2M0 W. Uhlgh ava.. and
Iran V. Coalsa 5W Cdar ava.
SaAMWla tvaoasn, 1719 N, lylodmwood at..
asd UtUU, MktuiiJon. 1)40 N. lindanwood at.
KoUrt Jtoblaaon, 2121 Kimball at . and Sua
Jonu, 100S Addlaoa at
David M I.twb. Clsvaland, O.. and Flora H.
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GERMANS GAIN 12
MILES IN RUMANIA
Capture Mountain Positions
in Transylvania and 1400
New Prisoners
PETROGRAD ADMITS LOSS
Asserts Foc'a Superior Pressure
Made Retirement on Mol
davian Line Necessary
IIKIIIjI.V, Uec. 29.
IJy n sudden thrust tho Austro-Uermnn
troops on the enstern frontier of Trnnsyl-
vnnln havo cnplured by storm sevcrnl
ttiotintnln bosltlons. tho War Olltco nn.
nounced today In nn olllclnl stntrment on.
Itumatilati oiieratlons,
Kotirtoen humlred Husslnmt nnd Ilu
mnnlans, eighteen machine guns mul tlirco
cannon wero cnplured.
lletwoeii Illmnlk nnd tho Union Illvcr tlin
pursuing Au.itro.flermniiH hnvo captured
several strongly defended vlllnges, giving
tho retreating Ilussliins tin tlmo to re-form
their lines or to settle down In previously
prepared positions.
In tho mountains northwest nf Hlmnlk
Hnrnt, Austro-Oennnn tnmps broku through
the mountain tfosltlniiH of the Hussliins.
rcachlni; Ininilircstl, twelve miles from
Illmnlk Harnt.
Ilnchel, In Hobrndja. lias been cnpttired
by Dulgnrlnn, Ocrmnn nml Turkish forces.
The text of tno oiucini immnwin ihiiuwoi
Army group of Aichduka Josef
Tho southern wing, cnminnmlrd by Hen
oral of Infantry Oerok, In co-ordina
tion with tho moverni'iits in groin vuu
lnchln, Hilvntiecil eastward In the inoiin
nlnn. Uerinnn and Aiistro-lliitigu-rlan
troops Intersected tho lilghlnnil
torraln along the eastern fronthr of
Trnnsylvnnln, capturing by storm nnd
In linnd-to-hanil nghtlng Hovernl poil
llons lying ono behind the nlhor. Four
teen hundred IlUMtltin .aid Iliiiiiniilnn
prisoners, eighteen innoliln" guns and
three cannon wero uptiircd.
Army group of Fluid Marshal von
MackciiHon On the left wing nf thu
Ninth nrmy, Unvnrlnn anil Austrn-llmi-gnrlun
troops, coiumamlcd by I.lcuten
nnt (Icni'mls vnii Kriirtl nnd Oelmen
slngen, liroko through In tho mountain
district despite the strong rcslstuncn
nf tho enemy nnd hnvo arrived nt Du
mltcstl, twenty kllonictcrH (twelve
miles) northwest of Hlmnlk Snrnlh.
Tho right wing mlvnticcd between tho
Hlmnlk sector nnd the course of Urn
Iltucu nnd captured sevctnl tenacious
ly defended villages. Tho retreating
Itusslans wero given tin time to tietllo
down In prepared ponltlonn In tho lalto
region. In theso engagements, West
Prussian Infantry regiment No, H8
gained distinction. The prisoners on
December 28 brought In numbered 1 100.
Tho booty Included three cannon unit
iiovornl muchlno guns.
In Dobrudjn llachel was cnpturcil.
I'KTHOC.HAD. Dec. 29.
Retirement of Humanliiil forces befnro
superior enemy pressure north and south
of tho Itlvcr Kaslnii and west of (loveslm,
null n continued Tuutonlc iidv.inru. ntleinled
by llcrco battles cast of Scsinczc. wero re
ported In today's ulllcliil staluinent.
Tho ntntcnicnt snld tho Htimanlnns wero
forced back about 3B00 foet In tho Knslnn
Illvur section. Tho report continues:
In tho region of Kloshdenl and Kos
tomsra buttles nro proeceillng. Tho
Humunlnn nnd Husslaii forces occupy
ing positions on tho left bank nf tho
Hlmnlk repulsed nil enemy nssnults
iwlth cnuntcr-nUiickn.
Along the Moldnvlnn frontier. In tho
vnlloy nf tho Oltuz, tho enemy's nd
vanco continues. At several points
thcro are bnttlim In progress for dom
ination of tho heights vnst of .Sestnezo.
GERMANS PIERCE FOE'S
LINE ON VERDUN FRONT
niJIIMN', Dee. 29.
First, second nnd third line positions of
tho French on tho Verdun front wero pene
trated In n scries of fierce (Senium attacks
yesterday, tho War Olllco announced today.
Tho nttneks were mtnlo nfler strong artil
lery preparation In tho flecrnr of 11111 301
nnd along the south slopo of Deud Mnn's
Hill.
Two hundred nnd twenty-two prisoners.
Including four olllccrB and soven machine
guns, wero captured.
During the night tho French launched
counter-nttneks. but, according to tho olll
clnl statement, theso were repulsed.
Tho Hermans have shifted troops from
the Sommo to tho Verdun fronts. This la
shown by tho War Olllco communication.
It specincally mentions tho Thirteenth and
155th Infnntry Ileglincnts and Heglment
No. 37, of Fusiliers
FOE'S VERDUN ATTACKS
FAIL, PARIS ASSERTS
I'AIIIS. Dee. 29.
A sudden Derman offensive, following a
violent bombardiient between Hill 3UI and
Dead Mnn's 11111. which fnllcd owing to n
French screen of Infantry nnd mnehlno
irun fire, was teportcd- In today's olllclul
statement,
A small number of Hermans penetrated
to u French trench south1 of Dead Man's
Hill.
The (lerinmi nttnuk wns on a front of
npproxlnmtoly two miles, nccordlng to tho
French olllclnl Htutement.
Another German offensive movement wnB
reported on thu right bank of tho Meuse,
"near Mardnumont. This was also defeated.
, LONDON, Dec. 29.
The action of tho llrltlsli in taking over
an additional section of tho Sammu front
Is believed hero to Indicate that the French
are preparing for a drive eluewhore, prob
ably at Verdun.
A htnv' force of French troops was re
leased by the extension of the DrltUh line.
The lul on the Homme front continues and
Major Uensral K. I), Maurice, Director of
Military Operations at tho Wur Oltlce, In
timated In an Interview that It may con
tinue throughout tho winter.
YOUNG WIFE SLAYER'S
WISH TO DIE GRATIFIED
Remorso for Hia Murderous Deed Coun
teracts Efforts of Hospital Thy
slclana to Save Him
Fvancesco Clferlno had a mighty good
chance to live; for eight days he had been
able to breatbo with a silver tube In his
throat and he was getting better. Hut
Kruneeeco wanted to die, and hl w.sh was
granted during the night as lie lay on bis
bed at St. Agnes' Hospital.
Klght days ago, en the ee of Christmas,
Francesco had an argument with his bride
of three months. He killed her at their
home, 1207 South Thirteenth street, and
then out hut own throat He was taken to
St Agnes's Hospital, where physician be
came Interested in the case, seven of thern
working at times In what seemed than a
suoseMful effort to bring lilm back to health.
But they- had reskoned without his own
desire. Luat night the man sent for District
Detective Oslerheldt, of the Fifteenth street
and Snyder avenue irtatlon.
"I want to die," he told the detective.
whw the latter leaned over Ills bedpide.
"I want to die." Ul worde came BUiwly w.th
la, "l WM wad e-jy. Ww Was good
jtg waj a, yw nute ." 4 wont
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WBi,8W4 Framesco
eww.p eriso JW uia wits,
GERMAN LEADERS SEE LITTLE HOPE
OP SUCCESS FOR PEACE EFFORTS
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Centlnnert from Tare On
When thcao battles begin pcaco talk will probably nubsido to awnlt tho
outcome or tho bitter struggles.
It Is believed in Berlin that England Intends to give Lloyd George n trlnl ns
Premier. Considerable depends on his efforts, it is believed here, whothcr peace
talk Is revived In tho summer or fall nftcr tho Issuo has ngnln been tested by
men and steel on tho fighting fronts.
Germany bolloves the Entente Powers will again meet defeat In their efforts
to break tho Teutonic lines.
Tho belief that peace will not come until hftor the Allies havo attempted
another giRantlc offensive is voiced by tho Vossischo Zcltung, which points out
tho preparations that nro being made on all fronts by tlcrmnny's enemies,
"In tho west there is considerable English artillery activity," tho paper
declares. "Hcgtnnlng between Ltllo nnd Yprcs, a new great English offensive
may bo expected. Everything is fully prepared.
"In Rumania our troops nro ngaln in close touch with tho enemy. Thoy havo
recently made Inrgo numbers of prisoners. Big bnttlo developments aro ex
pected thcro shortly,
"In Mncodonia something nppoars to bo developing. Ono concludes, there
fore, thnt General Snrrail has returned to his original plan of breaking. our line
in tho middle nftcr his nttempt on the smnll left wing" near Monastir. Dcsplto
local successes this may bo considered generally ns a failure."
In tho foregoing dispatch from Mr. Ackormnn tho firBt definite statement
from Berlin that peace is not expected until nftcr another Allied offensive
the reference to tho "pcaco efforts of President Wilson, tho Central Powers and
Switzerland" mny bo distinctly significant.
It is nppnrcnt thnt despite the statements of officials of the United States
Government thnt tho Wilson noto was designed ns n wnrning to Germany nnd to
forestall n brenk on the Rubmurlno Issue, It is regnrded as a move for peace.
Tho dispatch was passed by tho Gwman censor with tho phrase uniting
President Wilson, the Central Powers nnd Switzerland in efforts to bring about
peace. Ackorman's phraseology may be taken ns merely reflecting tho general
impression in tho circles from which ho obtained the information on which his
story is baRcd,
It is also significant that the dispatch from Berlin bIiows the view of
success growing out of tho peace proposals ns diametrically opposed to those of
German Ambassador von Bcrnstorff in Washington. The latter hns expressed
tho opinion that at least a conference would bo brought nbout.
PAGE CALLS ON LLOYD GEORGE; MAY
HAVE RECEIVED REPLY TO WILSON
I.ONnON.'Dec. 29. Premier David I.loyd
Ocorge received tho American Ambassador,
Wnltcr Hlnes Pago, nt his olllclnl residence.
10 Downing street, today. It wns assumed
thnt llio Ambassador was requested to call
upon tho Premier In connection with the
rcplj- of the Allies to President Wilson's
pcaco noto nnd that tho reply wns handed
to him by I.loyd George.
In view of Germany's failure to' nnmo
nny pcaco terms In the reply to President
Wilson, tho belief wns expressed hero today
that the Identical notes of tho Allied gov.
ernmonts- to Washington In ntiswcr to tho
American President nnd pcaco proposals
of tho Herman allien will greatly strengthen
tho position of thn Hnteuto In tho United
Stnteit.
According to a well-founded belief ex
pressed today, both state papers will bo
on their way to tho United Stnteu boforo
Sunday.
It was accepted ns n foregone conclusion
that tho tone of both replies will bo nega
tive so far ns tho Issuo of nn Immediate
peaco conferenco Is concerned, although It
Is likely that tho Allies may go further than
Premier I.loyd Hcorgo In sotting forth tho
alms nnd conditions of thn Allied powers.
Ilussla has nhendy allowed her uttltudo
to be known. It Is u lint rejection nf nny
proposal to begin n peaco parley with Ger
many nt this time, unless thn Herman Gov
ernment mnken known Its forms.
This was taken as a forecast of tho reply
from nil tho Allied Governments. Humnnln,
U. S. WILL WILLINGLY TRANSMIT
ANY SECRET TERMS TO ENTENTE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.
If Germany desires that tho United
States pnBs along nny secret penco terms
for the Untcnto Alllci to consider at n
round tnblo session, this Government will
lend Itself to that work.
A high Stnto Department olllclnl Bald
this today, but qualified his remarks by
emphasizing that tho United States would
have to bo acting "merely ns a messenger."
"Acting In such n capacity." this olllclnl
said, "would bo no Impropriety."
It was suggested to hlnr that Germany
Is apparently trying to maneuver thu United
States Into furthering such n. secret peaco
conferenco as Germany avowedly nnd
assiduously Is working for.
"Would the United States net publicly
nnd lay Its cards on tho table In such a
case?" he wns nsked.
"I don't think wo would have any cards
to lay It on tho tabled' ho answered.
Another olllclnl of (ho namo department,
when questioned on this point, pointed out
that whore this Government ucts as "tho
messenger" for ono side or tho other, any
communications which It bundles between
the bulllgcronta must bu kept secret If tho
Power transmitting such a communication
requests this Government to keep It a
Becret
Tho Idea of n break with Germany over
submnrlno wnrfnro. If the peaco proposals
fall. Is now generally held here.
Some Administration men say privately
the Gorman peaco answer Is Insincere. Thoy
see little hope, If nny. of tho Allies meeting
the German proposals. They fear nn "un
brldledjiubmarlno warfare" will follow fall
urn of present peace negotiations.
Those olllclals who havo talked with
Hrltlsh Ambassador Sir Cecil Sprlng-HIco
say the Allies never will consent to what
appears to bo Germany's present chief ob
jective, namely, the calling of a conference
before (.peclflc peace terms nro publicly
announced.
Thcro wero some Interpreters of the Ad
ministration's actions who today held the
belief that talk nf a break with Germany
over submarine warfare should peace pro
posals fall flat Is another "home-made
crlslB," put forth with a view to Influencing
Germany.
Meantime there Is talk among Congress
men that affairs havo been bungled i that
secret diplomacy Is being tried.
An Administration otllctal today used the
AUSTRIAN SOCIALIST LEADER CALLS
FOk STATEMENT OF PEACE TERMS
LONDON, Dec. S9.
The desire for peace In Vienna Is becom
ing overwhelming, telegraphs the Geneva
correspondent of the Dally News. Ho odds
that men carrying peace posters parade the
streets of Vienna dally. 1'eace discussions
In the Austrian newspapers are assuming
daring lengths, The Internal situation of
Austria-Hungary has become such as to
cause much anxiety to the new ruler, Em
peror Charles, it was stated.
The Vienna Arbelterzeltung prints the
following account of a speech delivered by
Vletor Adler. leader of the Austrian
Socialists In the Austrian Parliament, In
which he calls for a clear statement of tho
war alms of tho Central Powers and the
terms on whrfch they would accept peace:
"Whatever may have been our opinion
aa to the causes at. the war and of the
events that preeeded It, or of the attitude
of the proletariat In the face of the war,
or, as It Is mere generally called with ue,
tftelr attitude toward the 'policy of the
llh of August,' there Is ono thing about
which there oau be no ambiguity: Our prev
ent supreme duty la to conserve. In spite
of everything, tho proletariat Itself Its
physical strength and morale. Its lighting
strength tn the present and for the future.
"Thu duty, which conforms with our duty
toward all the people, our organxed com
rade have fulfilled wtu a kuomim tkitt U
xeoognized by our adversaria.
"Our ether duty aurias tfc -war, a mtty
the latest nation to Join tho wnr nnd the
country In which tho Herman allies nro
now carrying on a surcesrful conquest, ban
lidded her Indorsement to tho attitude taken
by Ittissla.
Germany's evident nttempt tn creato dis
sension among the Allies hns proved a
failure. The unity of tho ICtitente nations
Is said to bo closer now than over before.
Thcro are rumors thnt tho pact of I,on.
don, by which each Allied nation ngrets
not to mnko pence without tho consent of
Its Allies, mny ho renewed
Thcro Is n recurrenco of tho report that
Sir Cecil Hprlng-Hlce may retire ns Hrlllpli
Ambassador to the United States, but there
hair been no I'onllrmatlnii of It. It Is stated
Hint considerable criticism hns been directed
against tho Hrltlsh Ambassador In Wash
ington because of his alleged Inability to
copo with tho nctlvltles nnd propaganda
work of Herman Ambassador llcrnstorft In
Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.
London reports that tho British Foreign
Olllco Is considering replacing Ambassador
Kir Hecll Sprlng-Illco caused llttlo surprlso
hero today. 'Thn Hrltlsh Ambassador hns
not been In good health, and It is an open
secret that ho has been outplayed In tho
matter of publicity by Ocrmnn Ambassador
von Hornstorff. It Is nlso well known )iere
that Lord NorthelllTe, who opposes Sprlng
Illco, has suggested tin ambassadorial
Oinngo hero.
word "bunglo" In describing his view of
tho manner In which tho Stnto Department
handled tho publicity arrangements regard
ing the President's peace notes and the sub
sequent Lansing Interpretations, especially
tho first, which, he said, "was obviously un
premeditated." Tho second explanatory
stntoinent was Issued, it was declared,
wholly for tho purposo of making clear to
Germany thnt ns long ns sho keeps to the
letter of International law where Amcrlcnn
rights were concerned sho need have no fear
of nny changn In this Government's nttl
tudo of neutrality.
One of tho many Interpretations which
havo been placed on tho peace notes them
selves nnd the subsequent explanations is
that It Is now wholly up to Germany
whether this Go eminent will remain neu
tral or cast Its lot with tho Allies.
Whether thero bo secret diplomacy or not
there Is frnnkly nnd admittedly the deepest
secrecy oer developments nt this stngo.
Iloth Secretary of Stnto Lansing nnd Prcsl
dent Wilson have agreed between them
selves not to discuss peace matters at least
not the phases thereof that will bo In nny
way cmbai rnsslng to them from Administra
tion standpoint.
Tho Stato Department has let It bo
known officially thnt thus far It hns re
ceived no secret terms from Hermnny, but
It has laid down tho rule of not saying
"yes" or "no" to queries on thut subject
horenftcr.
This, thorcfore, lends to tho belief that
this Government mny expect such terms,
Ono report, probably true, was that Am
bassador Gerard has boen told tho "Inside"
of tho whole situation, nnd thut ho has
forwarded the Bamo to the State Depart
ment. It is known that qulto frequently
ho passes along personal opluloui nnd
private tljis from tho acrmnn Foreign Of
fice and that theso never see the light of
day.
The Administration defends secrecy on
theso points on tho theory that what Gerard
says thus Is not official news, but Instead
views which may or may not bo true and
which aro Intended solely ns guidance for
the Administration In framing its courses.
Furthermore, the Administration holda1
that secrecy has been the rule surrounding
peace conferences In diplomacy nnd that
premature publication might ruin every
thing. which the decisions of all the International
socialist congresses prescribe ai the line of
our conduct, Is to do everything and lend
our support to everything that brings us
nearer to peace. Our party, in accord with
the Soclal-T)einocrats of flermany and Hun
gary, outlined during the m-st year of the
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war Ihn course which we believed must be
pursued to bring about peace.
"We now demand that tho government
shall mnko ns near as possible the basis
upon whli h If will terminate the wnr. We
ask for nothing more than can reasonably
bo demanded of the government and of
every government now at wnr. H simply
asks that the government express Its tie
sire for peacethat Is to my. Its dispo
sition to enter Into detailed negotiations
with a view to ending tho war. Moreover,
we spenk more emphatically from the po
litical point of view than the Austrian
Social-Democratic party has hitherto
spoken. This political emphasis Is for the
moment tho most Important. Wo 'nsk that
thn belligerent governments, all of them
baUng solemnly proclaimed thnt the wnr
was an is a wnr of defense, shall now
openly declare thnt the war shall terminate
ns a war of defense. And for tho dom
inating reason that any other attitude
would provoke with certainly a futuro war.
"So far as wo nrc concerned, we nro for
pence without conquest. With regard (o
Austria, wo desire n. freo l'oinnu, tue tree
Balkan Stntos, nnd In tho future, If pos
sible tho freo union freely consented to of
thoso countries with Austria. And Austria,
If she wishes to survive, must become a
federated democratic State." ,
RUSSIA DETERMINED
TO CONTINUE WAR
PirritOHllAD. Dec. 29.
The wnr wjll go on Indcllnltoly so far
ns Russia Is concerned. That Is tho -attitude
formally ndoptcd by tho ,Cznr. tho
Government nnd n great section of the
prcBs. Tho declaration of tho Cnr that
llusoin will not treat with Ocrmnny nt this
tlmo hns found Indorsement In many nf
tho Influential newspapers In thn capital.
The tno big alms of Husnln nro:
1 occupation of thn Dardanelles:
'1 Tho rcticcupatlon of Poland nnd
Lithuania.
Statements made In olllclnl circles lndl
ealo that Uunsln was the first of tho Kntento
Powers to complete her reply to tho Her
man proposal thnt "tho warring powers
enter Into jjeacc negotiations forthwith."
GERMANY EXHAUSTED,
HELLOC ASSERTS
LONDON. Dec. 29.
Hllalro Uclloc, famous mllltnry critic.
In n review of tho wnr operations during
191fi, dcclnicu that Germany's desire for
pcaco hns been forced upon her by ex
haustion. Tho urtlclo says In part:
"For every nlxty-flvo men the enemy
now hn- In action, inclusive of field depots
nnd rono nnnlcs, but exclusive of men In
uniform working behind the armies nnd
useless from n military viewpoint, tho
enemy sees drafts of about twenty to supply
tho wnhtngo between this season nnd tho
Into part of noxt summer. This Is grossly
Insulllcletit. Tho Allies, on tho other hand,
seo Infinitely larger reserves of human ma
terial "
SCANDINAVIAN NATIONS
SEND PEACE NOTES
LONDON, Dec. 29.
Tho Scandinavian nations havo forwarded
penco notes to Kuropean belligerents, nc
cordlng to n Copenhagen dlBpatch today
to tho Kxchnnga Telegraph Company. Al
though Swedish dispatches yesterday nnld
that Government had donled sending a
penco noto. nil Information nvnllablo In
London today tended to confirm tho au
thenticity of tho report thnt such n scries
of notes had actually been sent to nil
belligerents.
According to tho Kxchntigo Telegraph
Company, Denmark, Sweden nnd Norway,
following nn Interchnngo of negotiation,
hnvo Instructed their respective legations
to deliver penco notes to belligerents simi
lar to that dispatched by President Wil
son, stating those nations "would bctrny
their duty to mnnklnd If they did not ex
press warm sympathy In all efforts con
ducive, to tiuttlng nn end to tho sufferings
mid losses, mornl ns well nn material, which
nro constantly Increasing."
Tho Coponhngcn dispatch dcclnrcd tho
notes will express "thu hopo that Presi
dent Wilson's Inltlntlvn will lend to a result
worth tho sublime Idea dominating him."
Russians Advance in Armenia
PnTItOGHAD. Dec's!). A Husslan suc
cess on tho Caucasian front In tha neigh
borhood of Van wns announced today. The
War Olllco statement says thnt "wo oc
cupied tho whole summit to the south of
Atnman, south of Vnn. Tho Turks have
withdrawn In tho direction of 111."
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L'INTESA DEVE F1SSAHE
LE CONDIZIONI DI PACE
I Giornali Roman! c Londinesi
Domandnno Che gli Alleati
tmitino la Russia
ItOMA, 2D DIcembre.
I glornnll commentnno nncorn gll sforal
che la Gcrmnnla fa per oltenere la psce
prima della Inevitable sconfltta, o prendono
10 mosso da un oolloqulo che t'nmbnsclntoro
nmerlcano Thomas Nelson Page ebbo lerl
rol mlnlatro degll Kstcrl, on. Sonnlno. In
questo colloquto I'nmbnsclntoro nmerlcano
splego' I motlvl che nvcvnno leplrnto la
notn del presldento Wilson a dlchlaro' cho
11 president? era mosso da motlvl nssolutn
mento nmlchevoll.
II Glornale d'ltalla dice cho In rlsposta
data dalln Oermnnla e dnll" Austria alia nota
del presldente Wilson mostrn, nncho prima
cho si nbblnno lo rlspostfl degll allentl
dell'lntesa, che In propostn della Germanla
o la mota dl Mr. Wilson non nvranno effcttl
durnturl e rlsultatl prntlcl. II presldente
Wilson n gll nitrl neutrl debbono csaero
convlntl cho I'orn della pace, dello trattntlvo
por la pneo vern, non e ancorn glunta o cho
gll Impcrl contrail hanno dnto vlrtualmchto
rpicstn rlsposta nl presldente.
II Corlrero il'ltntln csprlmo l'oplnlonc cho
gll Imperl ccntrnll deslderando renlmente la
pare a por questn rnglone si nono nffrcttatl
a ilnro In loro rlsposta nlln notn del presl
dente Wilson propnticndo una via pratlca
per lo scamblo dl Idee circa le inlcnzlonl del
belligcrnntl.
a Trlbuna e I'ldea Nnxlonnlo csortnno
nncorn gll allentl n dare la loro rlspoBtn,
dlrendo cho da tin rltnrdo pun' dcrlVnro un
mnllntcsn circa II loro punto dl vista,
Tclegrnmml da Lomlrn dlcono cho l'ordlua
del gtorno lanclnto dallo czar nlto trUppa
rnsse, nel qunle e' detto che Torn della pneo
nnn o' nncorn suunntn, ha prodotto cccol
lento Imprcsslono nel clrcolt londinesi. ' I
glornnll connldcrntio cho qucsto online del
glornn o' la rlsposta dcflnltlva cho In Ilussla
ha dnto nlla propostn delta Gcrnmnln cd
nlln noln del presldento degll Stntl tJnlll.
Parccchl giornali londinesi nfTeimano cho
gll nltrl nllcntl dcll'lntcsn dnvrebbero con la
stcssa franchczza uenta dnlla Ilussla sta
blllro quail sono I loro oblcttlvl nclla gucrra
o far eemprendcra cosl' ngll Impcrl ccntrnll
ed ngll stall ncutrnll che 11 rlprlstlnnmcnto
dello statu quo com'crn prima della guerra
e' fuorl dl qulstlnnc. I.'Kvcnlng Htnndnril,
dopo nvcro espresso questa opinions, dice:
"15' tempo ora cho belligcrnntl o stall
ncutrnll comprendnno la cni sltunzlonc.
Gll nllcntl dell'lntesa credono cho essl po
trnnno Infllggere tra breve una nconflttn
drclslva ulle forze mllltnrl della Germnnln.
Allorn ad cssn nam' offcrtn la pacn nulla
baao della rcstltuzlono dcll'AIsazla-I.orcnn
o del torrltorlo da essa ocdupnto durante
qucfeta guerru, della pcrdltn dello suo co
lonic o del pagnmento dl mglonovolt Inden
nlta'. mentre gll nllcntl della Gcrmnnla
dovranno ncccttnro lo domnndo minima
della Ilussla o dell'Italla."
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aicnno cno u nuovo minmtro dell n,...T.
ntistrlaeo, Alessandro Spltzmueller. b.2?
lando nl funzlonarll del suo dlcatrd M
fntto loro notnre la necesslta' nssolntai
reanzzaro economic e dl promuovtra li m
commcrcio hi csportnzione. Kgll h dti 1
che l'aumento del debllo pubbiico e' suit I
ntrfWafrllnnrlfi evrt tin artllitt.nlv it . . lO g
gravlsslmo della revlslone del ,.,
monetarlo, ngglungendo ch- gll InlereMl'
del deblto dl guerra debbono enters ce&ertr
da nuovo entrate che si potranno otUntra
con t'lmposlzlpne dl nuovo tasse. V
Tclcgrnmmt da Londra dlcono che I
Anglo-IIellcnlo League ha rlcevuto da
Salonlcco un dlspncclo nel quale e' it.ii.
che la divisions green, che si arreu ra
Costantlno dl partlre da Qoerllu, OermthuL
dovo e' Internntn, nlln volta della fronta
macedono per combattero contro gll m,ii
dell'lntesa. unl
r5o la nollila o' vera, questo atto m.
vnrrebbo nd una dlchlnrnzlone dl m..i.
pnrto dl re Costantlno contro gll alleaa siU
snpova del resto che le dlvcrgonzo tra 11 r.
dl Grecla n ell nlleatt ernnn i. ,1 ' V. H
rl8olvcrsl con una Intcsn, '
President Assailed as
"Sub-Rosa" Diplomat
Continued from race One
un without consulting us, Thcro Is evm a
debate of public men at to the ultimata
" " "i iu consiiiuttonal Powtniaal
of the President to set neldo the MonroM
llAnldtnji I (na ImbIbui.. V' taaaaT
i(ui,iiiiiv, iui iiiaiiiiii'u ; ;
"To ontcr Into a Icnsuo of peace or Acre :
l .tit nn .. In ma.mh.I. .1.. ... . . . .
...... , ,. ,u u.iuiui ,,,D country to that
policy without tho ndvico nnd consent of tha
Senate,
"What Is more Important Is thai it,...
great movements nro taken without the ed-
vico iiiiii consent 01 punitc opinion, which li
supposed lo bo tho governing factor Tn a
great democracy such ns this,
"It Is fnr wholcsomer nnd better thzl
secret diplomacy, so fnrns vital policies are
concerned, should bo 'done away with for
ocr. "Sunlight nnd tho open air nro the great 1
(ltnlnr.fl!iiilii 111 llm ...nt.1.1 ....! . ,j . il
to ii wholesome conduct of oUr forelrn !
nff.ilm"
"I mil nt n loss to nccount for the secret
moves being matlo by the AdmlnNtraiinT,"
said Scnntor Weeks. "It places the people 'j
In an embarrassing position. After a step
is tnucn tho people nro compelled to sup
port the President even though thoy may
havo different opinions concerning the
matter."
"The President formerly conferred with "
tno committee on Foreign Helntiunj uu
matters of this character," said Senator
Sutherland. "About three years ago when
tho Moxlcan situation was foremost' la
public Interest ho suddenly stopiMd thru
conferences. Ho Is not obliged to confer "
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