- . r - fl(r vrfvv ab ir4 ar-(rtfvaflt? VUJK"MWWSjl - wh.Iv jr " a tf 8 m;. , li. "" . .... AUSTRIAN CABINET QUITS; PLANS FOR ;$ RUSSIAN SEPARATE PEACE PREPARED CenUiwM from rtr On t'yotaib1e successor to Bcthmann-IIollvyjg, predicts that the Allies will be ready Jjo talk peace seriously by autumn. v". The international Socialist pcaco conference at Stockholm, called for early licxt month, nnd delegates to which ore already beginning to arrive at the Swedish capital, may lead to interesting developments. Dutch and Scan tllnovlan Socialists at the conference arc said to be collecting written state 'inents of peace terms of the belligerent nations, obtained by Socialists of these countries. These terms will bo announced nt the conference. EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA , WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1917 PEACE OFFERPLANNED 4 I TISZA CABINET FALLS; : ; AMSTHIIHAM, "May 23 Count Tlia" Ministry lia rMlRnfd, nc- to nmlnpest illfpnlclipii rfctlxcd ere toelny by the Central Ntvvie. t There h.Te been frequent rumor of lain J fcf friction In the Hungarian Cabinet, re- (ponding to the unrest In Hungary ami J tirogres of the peace movement Count Tlnia linn been Privy Councillor ant) preil- cent of the Council, n the Hungarian iij. net Is called, since 1013 J cording ?be That Austria-Hungary Intends to make ! n, peace offer to Ttusla was Indicated bv I Advices received here today This offer vvflg discussed nt the recent conference of J fount C'zernln, the Austro-llungarlnn Vnr I elgn Minister and (lermnn officials at Her J nn Oreat Headquarters. It was s.ild Ao. 1 cording to the prev ailing belief In Vienna, J Emperor Charles Is disposed to offer 'kph- irou terms" to the Ilussians, Including J the freedom of the Dardanelles and the res- toratlon of Poland ! Peace talk Is becoming more and more Insistent In the Central Empires and vlr Liually all over Kuropo outside of England, France nnd Italy "r Socialists In the Scandinavian countries JM) working with might and main and their ! Influence Is not going entirely to waste, ',! It Is reported from Home that the f.er J man nllles made a secret pence offer to I! the Allies nnd that It vvns rejected if The peace movement Is gaining strength Jj In Turkey as vvell ns the Hilkan conn J! tries, and certain factions of the Young Turk party are becoming cr iiotlve In that direction jj Count Hertllng, the Itiuarlnn Premier, is tj again In the peace limelight lie predicts !' that "tho statesmen of tho Ilntcnle countrloi will see the error nf their vvnvs bv nutuinn nnd be ready to talk peace serlouslj " The llavarlnn Premier Indicates his belief that the Allies will modify their peace terms Kmll Zlmmermann, editor of the Local Anzclger of Berlin. Is contending th.it Hoc. J, tor von Bethmann-Holiweg, the (lermnn I. Chancellor made a mlsleatllng statement to JJ the Hclchstng when he said that he was In I complete nccord with the high command of JJ the army In political matters, sijs thn it Lokal Aniclgcr. the Chancellor ts responsl Jj ble, but In military nffalrs he has tu give .' formal consent to an thing Field Marsh. il ' Von Hlndenburg sajs whether he approves " of It or not The Int inatloM Is tint tho Oerman chief of staff Is not barking the i, Chancellor's personal views i' The Cologne (iazettc is publishing an JJ appeal for signatures to u petition demand I Ing a "Hlndenburg peace ' According to Jj this newspaper the Hermans are not llght . . Ing a war of widespread conquest, hut must " annex Delglum for their own good H ii ii t to America's position, there seemed scant likelihood of any headway In the German mole France's formula for pence, ns outlined by lllbot was "no forced annexations' nnd no contributions," and "restitution nnd reparation" as well. Amsterdam reported, as against this, the growth of a "Hlndenburg peace" plan In rlcrmnn. presumably fostered bv the Jun kcrltles, urging "no annexations nnd no In demnities" as n catch phrase, but paradox ically. In the same connection, urging re tention of Trench mill Helglan Iron districts and the Austrian court From Home came reports of secret peace "feelers' sent forth by Central Powers' emissaries to all Its representatives In Swit zerland Other Holland advices detailed "gener ous terms" which. It was said, Austria- Hungary was nbout to offer ItUMla These terms. It was rporteci, were ror free pas sage to Hussla through the Dardanelles, re establlshment of Poland ns an autonomous unit nnd possibly a loan to the new Ilus slan regime In the meantime the Cermnn-ngllnted So clallst peace conference at Stockholm Is be Ing actively boomed b tho Central Powers' propagandists L'nlicrsil approbation was expressed here today of Premier Itlhot s speech ns epi tomizing the Allied nlms and clearing up for Itussla's benefit some of tho questions Invoiced In tho ' no annexations and no Indemnities phrase lllbot made It dear that a restoration of Alsice nnd Lorraine was not "annexation" and that there was a sharp difference be tween "reparation1 whhh Germany mut make for her wanton destruction in France nnd Ilclgliim and ' Indemnities " "No conquests nnd no covetousness1 was the flop-in which the Trench Premier Founded ? BERLIN RENEWS PLOTS I! FOR GERMAN PEACE i J LONDON. May 2.1 J Germany Is actlvelv pence-plotting ngaln, after a lull In propngand i efforts to thli end j, consequent upon Initial repulse of efforts ii to coax Hussla Into n separate peace com- f. The Teutonic effort' to bring nbout the j. and of tho war' on Germany own terms r-vvere revealed In d'tpatches received to "Tlay from half n dozen Kuropean cities ;omlng at a time when Premier lllbot h , firm nnd unjleldlng inieinent of Trance's i alms In tho war were piomlncntly dlsplard 1 here, n well ns additional statements as SOCIALISTS TO NAME NATION'S PEACE TERMS Ky ARTHUR K. MANN STOCKHOLM. May 21 Delegates ilr"id hero In advance of the International Socliltst peace conference began figuring today on the possibllitj th.it representative Socialists from belligerent countries might lose tlielr freedom, If not their Hies when thev return home, ns the price of their attendance on tho meeting So far onlv delegates from t'candlnavlan nations and Ilulgnrla and Austria are here Dalli ( onferences are being held between these groups liver persuasive effort Is helng made to coax attendance of Hngllsh nnd Trench delegates The Socialists would also like to know exactly bow tho American delegates will stand nt the meeting Seiietnri Cainllle Huvman nf tho Inter national hoi lalist Iliirciu, cabled Morris Hillqult cbilnnin of the American dele gation todav seeking light In advance on tho American feeling In the meantime Dutch and .Scandinavian Socialist leaders said thev were obtaining written peace terms of all belligerent nations from their respective Socialist delegates these tetins to bo announced nt the conference Lack of Information from German and Kusslnn delegates as to tho date of their arrival here still prevented any announce ment todaj of the exact date of the meeting The fact that Allied Governments have driven home repeitedly that the Stockholm meeting was called bv Geiman Socialists and that Germ in Interests would dominate the sessions led somo neutral delegates prliatelj to expies the belief tod ii that attendance of Allied Socialists was fraught with considerable peril to them personally. RIBOT INSISTS ALSACE MUST BE FRENCH AGAIN PA It 18. May 23 Premier lllbot. In a discussion of tho llusslan situation In the Chamber of Deputies, said It was neces sary to combat dangerous sophisms which sought to treat the restoration of "our lost provinces" ns being a question of annexation, and which also confused the question of Indemnities for ravages In the Invaded provinces "This Indemnity Is a contribution which Is Inflicted as a fine for wrong done, said the Premier "It Is a requirement which both law nnd equity demand The same reparation should be required for nil small nations which have been crushed, for liel glum, Serbia Rumania nnd Montenegro "No conquests nnd no covetousness that, In substance Is what the Russian Government declares Franco replies that It could not oppress nny nationality, even that of Its enemies It will call to Its aid to defend the small nations not vengeance, but Justice. "What France also wishes Is a durable peace We do not wish military despot Isms to endure which can destroy this peace when It Is once made. If the Ger man people comprehended this It would mnkn peace easier to attain That Is the view of Hussla at the moment when the United States Is making prepirnllons to enter tho war Now let Hussla make her offensive and we will be able to talk of peace not In nn equivocal manner, but openlv and this peace. If the do not ask It of Us we will Impose" M lllbot prefaced his reference to Rus sia by asking for a postponement of the debate 'because of conversations to which the French Government haB been Invited by the Russian (lovernment "We nre following the development of the Russian revolution with the utmost care and simpath.v, he continued- "The emi nent and courageous statesmen of Russia were surrounded for n time by Influences which rendeied their action difficult but tho men of Intelligence, who now have taken In band the Russian Gm eminent, have, made declaiallnns which give us complete nitlsfnctliii) They say that thev wish strong Government, nnd thev desire above all to establish In the nrnjv that severe discipline which Is nn Indispensable condi tion of the etlstence of the Russian nation Ho created Intense Interest by reading n telegram received from the Russian Minis ter of Tore'gn Affairs, which said Russia will never forget tho elation with which Trnnco entered the war on our side and will nlwaj remember that at the moment of tho pretent crisis In Russlu s existence It was the splendid effort of the Trench people which at tracted the enemy masses toward the west and thus permitted our Russian forces to gain time for reorganization Long-contiiiued cheers greeted the rending of tills telegram after which the Premier continued I .ici'ipt frr my roimtrv thc-e word" or confidence and gratitude Ves we march li'ind in hand with Russia, ever faithful Ves at tills moment Frame retnlns on her front all those German hordes gathered fiom the Russian fiont. permitting Russia t" recover herself nnd prepare that con fraternity of arms which will demonstrate tint thero Is no question of a separate peace As to the conditions of that peace the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs has himself exposed the sophisms whereby Ger many s formula of no annexation is made tho pretext for Germany's holding the prov inces she tore from France She nnnexed these provlncos, nlwas French until es terdnv There stands Germany, the cul prit guilty of annexation We ask slmplv for restitution of what helongs to us nnd riot for annexation " "REPUBLIC OF PEACE" LVOFF'S PREDICTION NKW YORK. 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Isaao P. Marcosson, representative of Kierybody'a Magazine "The newest nf democracies greets Amer ica with peculiar fervor, because It feels that the American people can readily under stand what tho great Russian revolution means," talcl I.voff 'Autocracy In Ru sln Is dead forever In Its stead will soon rise a republic of pence "We wish America to realize thoroughly that there can be but ono result of the great upheaval, and that result a real democracy modeled nlong tho lines of the American republic, creating n government by and for the whole people It will mean Justice nnd opportunity to tverybody "The namo Russia once meant darkness and oppression It will now mean light nnd freedom The now Russia will be tho frankest and most Ilbernl of republics in new Russia tho .lew and Gentllo nro brothers. "We want America to know that Russia will continue the war to n peaco dictated by Allied victory. The revolution, which wiped out tho pro-German conspiracies against national life, Insures tho tcsult Only on complete victory can our republlo of peace be reared "In that struggle we are proud to have America as nn all Russia looks to Amer ica for fresh bonds nnd new, lasting com mercial domestic kinship U. S. PLANS TO REPLY TO RUSSIAN PEACE STAND WASHINGTON, May 23 The United Stites Government plans be fore long to make a statement nf Its at titude toward tho Russian (.nldlcrn1 nnd workmen's slogan of 'no nnnevntion and no Indemnities" This statement while not vet reveiilcd. will doubtless take n form similar to that of French Premier Rlbofs statement jesterdav In Paris This nppnrently means Judging from Rlbots remarks, that the t'nltcd States favors the return of Alsace-Lorralno to France and restoration and indemnities for the small nations. Inc ludinit llelgluin which Germany has ruthlcsslv overrun Tho American statement will I'm nn In dividual pronouncement of pohltlnn. though' it will be In nccord with tho general Ideas of Amorlca'H Allies This statement of America's vIcwh probably will tin ludo a moio ucnnltc nnd concrete announcement of America'."! war nlms than anv thing to date DROWNING OF SOLDIER DECLARED ACCIDENTAL Finding of Coroner's Jury in inquest Into Death of Oscar S. Forsstrom Oscar S Forshtriuii tho twentv-three-vear-old guardsinnji of Company C, Sixth Pe1inslmnla Infantry whoso body was found In tho Helawnre River Inst S'atunlay, was sild bv Hie coioner's Jury, nt nn In ciuest Into his death today, to havo been ncctdetitnlly drowned Forsstrom. who hnd been missing from his homo nt 1420 North Wllllngton street, for more than n week heroic his body was lecovercd. was believed In Ills father, Charles O Forsstrom, to havo been the victim of foul plav At the Inquest today, Mr Forsstrom ngaln declared that ho knew or no reason that would prompt his son to end his life, but said that ho believed that ho had met his death ns a result of nn accident" Samuel S Watkins Lanmtt, Pa., was nbsolved from all blame In tho death of nfteen-yoai-uld Peter Vnttlmo. Iljs car penter street bj the coroners Jury n nutomobllo driven by Watkins on the after noon of Mny Hi stnn k nnd killed the hot near Ht J.ukos Hospital Testimony tho Inquest showed tha' Witkins was In no w.-i) to liliuni for tho m cldeiit I'KIESrS BEQUCSTS VALID Decision Insures $35,000 for Charities From Schuylkill Haven Pastor POTTSVILLL. Pa, May 1.1 Judge WIN helm presiding In the Orphans' Court decided that the will of the Rev .7 P Mul Jouiiv former pastor of St Ambrose's Catholic Church, nt Schuvlklll Have, Is legnl This wilt Insure t nfollc charltablo Institutions throughout, the State moio than fSG.OOn from the estate ot the priest, who was wealthy It was objected on the part of relatives, that the will was Illegal because It was witnessed bv inetnlr- of St Ambrose's parish and fie latter was n be-.eflclary tinder the villi TENNESSEE MOB, QUIET, FREES NEGRO SUSPECT Criminal Prosecutions Improbable Fol lowing Durninp; of Young Girl's Assailant MHMPIIIS May 23 The nmh spirit which ruled this district vesterdny died down overnight Where jesterday a mob estimated nt moro than 7000 persons cheered ns Kll Person, n negro, was limned at the slake tho situation todav was quiet Hewitt (t'umm) Ford nnd Pan Ann strong, both negroes nnd Implicated In a statement bv Person ns being connected with the killing nnd assault of flfteen-.vear-old Antoinette Rappnl were set free early todnv Roth had been in custody ".f the mob slnco j-csterelny afternoon. 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