1 VrtV r '. -u v, -V v- u xfX&tf ?. -v-- '-?(: i i'VI ti.- ir'A .n '', ,f" 4 ? INDORSES U.S. WAR AIMS ;cr - Allied Committee "C Recommends Adoption of fcM . wusons jl ronus rpjpr i , . tt-s !&'AKPEAL TO THE ALLIES V V Opponents of Prussianism ,,, availed Upon to Make Collec l tivc Declaration of Views Z?y (he Associated Press London, Sept. 19. The International Relations Committee fH the Inter-AHled labor conference to day made a report recommending that 'the conference "subscribe to the fourteen points formulated b President Wilson. thus, adopting a policy of clearness nnd Ri tsted exclusively by chances on the war map. The committee report say the I'nlted tales already has been able to reject the1 Austro-Huncarlan proposal for a conference of the belligerents and that the Allies should make clear the identity of their levs by public and (collective declarations of their aims nnd Intentions. i i tf oclnlcn bv the conference that the 'V Allies would be assuming a heay and perilous responsibility by adopting a purely negative policy In their treatment Of the Austrian proposals, but It urge the Allies "to inlerrojtate their oppo nents regarding their general and par ticular war alms, wh ch hae neer been defined, thus Imposing upon the working classes the resuonslbllltj of choosing be tween the solutions proposed " The committee report further says "It Is by defining their on war alms. Jointly with the t nlted States, with the lime precision nnd clearness, that the Allied Governments will gle the workers Of the world the conviction that they are resolved to continue the struggle, not In order to meet the aggression of the central monarchies by undertaking In their turn a war of conquest, but for the . .single purpose of establishing on an un- ' assailable foundation a peace which will be just and lasting and in conformity with the aspirations of International tsmocracy." KAROLYI URGES PEACE BY THE WILSON ROUTE By the Associated Press Amsterdam, Wednesday, Sept. IS. Count Michael Karolyl. the Hungarian opposition lender, has reiterated his 'declaration that the Central Powers hould accept President Wilson's four teen peace points as the basis for peace negotiations, according to a Budapest dispatch to the Frankford Gazette Another essential, he says. Is for "seri ous democratic governments" In Austria Hungary and Germany to take the helm. The reactionaries, he Insists, must be Sent to the rear. The situation, he adds, also calls for the abrogation of the Brest-Lltovsk and Bucharest peace i treaties. "Thus only can peace come. the count declares. FAVOR CONDITIONALLY COALITION GOVERNMENT dthet-wlse. Vienna has not yet reached the stare when a durable peace Is pos sible. There Is hesitation there despite the fsct that each day shows the Ir redeemable failure of their plan of con quest. How long will this hesitation last, or is the step taken by Vienna a sign ,nat-. .Precipitate, events' soon will he The Olornale d'ltalla says! "President Wilson has glen Austria a proper slap In the face America shows Us how war diplomacy should be con ducted, going briefly right to the point. "The President has Interpreted the feelings nf Italy, where both the army and people are confident of victory and willing to await its hour." The Italian Government has no knowl edge of the Austrian note Inviting the belligerents to n conference except for the text of the document carried by the telegraphic agencies, the semiofficial Ktefnnl News Agency announces. The Government, however, Is Indlraed by the agrncy to be In no mood for opening such negotiations as are suggested by the unofllclat text. If the text Is correct, says the agency stntement, the Italian Government points out that .Austr'a's proposals seek to create a semblance of peace negotiations, without any real consistency or the pos sibility of a practical outcome fThe agency adds that recent declara tions by the men nt the head of the Austro-llungarlan and German Goern ments, which bar any territorial con cessions bv the Central Powers and seek to make binding and definite "the In litultnus treaties of Hrest-Lltovsk nnd Bucharest," make the opening of any useful negotiations Impossioie "The Rntente nations and the United States." the statement continues, "have mntle known their terms for the essential basis of a Just peace. On these points the Austrian note Fays not a word The same remark applies to the Italian nsplratlons. "I'ntll the Austrian Government shows lt-flf disposed to recognize her special nlms, as well as the other general nnd particular objectives for which the Al lien are Jointly fighting, Italy will con tinue to struggle for a lasting peace founded on liberty and Justice." GERMANY WAS AWARE OF AUSTRIA'S OFFER REDS BARGAINED TO RUIN RUMANIA Murder of Soldiers Part of Mad Plot Made With German Agents SPIES BETRAYED ARMY 1.4 i By the Associated Press Cnenliaen. Sent. 19. German Social : Democrats, says the Taeeblatt of Berlin vWle not actually refusing tc Jolr. In a 7 coalition government, the formation of which has been suggested, would join (Only under certain conditions and with certain guarantees. f The article printed by the newspaper 'quotes statements made In parliamentary circles to this effect. POPE WILL ACT ONLY IF BOTH PARTIES AGREE Washington. Sept 19 German dis claimers of knowledge of Austria's In tention to dispatch her proposal for nonblndlng discussion of pence are be ing made In the face of Information In possession of the American Go em inent that the German Government was fully aware of its ally's purpose It Is not known that Germany g.uo her specific appnnal to the Austrian moe, but officials are satisfied that If approval was withheld It was .solely for the renson that a doubt was entertained as to the success of the undertaking That the German Goernmcnt was In full sympathy with the Austrian pur pose Is regarded as established from the record OHlcials called attention to the fact that this latest proposal was really nothing more than an elaboration In many words of one of the Initial pence efforts launched by both Germany and Austria December 12, 1016. On that date not only Germany nnd Austria, but Turkey and Bulgaria, addressed Iden tical notes to the neutral diplomats at Berlin charged with looking after the Interests of the Allied Goerninents, expressing an inclination to enter peace negotiations and requesting them to transmit this oerture to enemy States. As In the present case, the bpeclnt In terest of the Vatican was solicited and the neutral States were notified OII1- clals here see the marked resemblance between the two propositions GERMAN PRESS ASSAIL ALLIES' PEACE REPLY Wripdilngton, I). C, Sept 19. Tho betrayal of llumnnt.i, and elab orate advance plans of Germany and her nolsholkt tools for suppressing and murdering loyal Ilumanlans, Russians nnd Poles arc exposed In detail by the fifth chapter of tho astounding secret Husslan documents which the Ameri can Government Is giving to the public. Other Installments of the scries have described how the Bolshevlkl leaders, I.enlno and Trotzky, nnd their assist ants, were bought by the Germans for millions In cold and engineered their bloody oerthrow of Ilussla for the bene fit of their masters. Xow the story Is told of how while tho Bret-l.ltosk peace conference farce still was In prog ress, the Bolshevlkl were sending hired agents In itumanla to disorganize the armies of Russia's Ally, dethrono the Rumanian king anil turn loose the Ger man armies occupied there for serlce In a great offensive on the Western front The second phase of the latest dis closure shows the Bolshevlkl at German direction undertaking not only to kill refractory Russian generals, but to shoot, Individually and wholesale. Polish sol diers who were refusing to be sold to the Germans and patriotically keeping the field against their enemies. One of the documents transmits orders from the German intelligence scnlce to "take most decisive measures, up to shoot ing en masse, against Polish troops," and to institute surveillance of institu tions and pel sons, Including the Roman Catholic Polish clergy Hxplanatoo notes by Edgar Mon, who obtained the documents, add many details lacking In the papers thenieles. Including a story of how the Rumanian minister barely escaped assassination after being arrested by the Eolshcikl and released through the efforts of Am bassador Francis nnd other diplomats In answer to the demand by the New York Evening Post for publication of facsimile of the documents on which the expose Is based, the following was Issued After the I.enlne - Trotzky - Berlin series Is completed on September 22, all seven Installments will be pub lished In official form with facsimile reproduction of original documents GEORGE CREEL. The Evening Post hns been attacking the credibility of these documents. BAN ON PESSIMISTIC ORATORY WELCOMED BY CAMP LEE MEN Soldiers and Leaders Glad at Ousting of Irresponsible Men Who Paint Drab Pictures After Flying Visits to Battlefields Dv o Staff Cdrrespondent Camp I.ee, l'elertbnrg, Vs., Sept 19. War orators, the typo that paid flying lslts to France nnd then returned with "burning messages for the men In olive drnb," have been silenced nt this camp and all other cantonments In this coun try Their day la ended, and, much to the satisfaction of new recruits and the relatives back homo, there will bo no more war talks In the camp other than those of an uplifting and Inspiring char acter. This means that tho patriot who capi talized the war to build up a reputa tion ns n magazine writer and Chau tauqua speaker cannot enter the camps and pnlnt drab and depressing pictures of our vvnr overseas. It required many months to convince the war chiefs In Washington that this type of patriot was offending the boys In our camps, If not actually aid ing the cause of Germany. Now that they realize tho effect of the free-lance war orators, they have decided to silence them. Where Credit Is Due Considerable credit for this move must be given to the French and British offi cers who are at work In American can tonments At first they listened most attentively to the war orators, but dis gusted with tho tenor of the speeches and appreciating their depressing effect upon the men, they filed a vigorous pro test As one French ofllcer put It, "t was nt Verdun, through the first Marne campaign and other campaigns, but In my three years experience at the front did not see such horrible scenes as those described by men who fcpent less than two and three weeks In France. Their stories for the most part are ab- snrrt nnd nrttiallv fnlne " At this camn tho War Department I order barring the Joy killing variety has been greeted with enthusiasm. i am glad of It," said Thomas R Jordan, gen eral secretary of tho Y. M. C A , at this cantonment. "And the order will bo enforced to the letter, for in Justice to the men the Irresponsible men who have invaded the camps to talk vvat ought to be silenced. In the future no man will be permitted to address the soldiers on the subject of war unless he has credentials from the War I paitment. War talks of tho right char acter are not only appreciated by the men, but are helpful and the War De partment will encourage them. But no man will be permitted to invade this camp unless the wnr chiefs believe that he has a worth-while story Tales or horror and misery must beeliminaieei because they produce a mctt demoraliz ing effect upon the soldiers and tho folks back home. Truth Itnd Enough "War is had enough, but It Is not nec essary to emphasise Its ugly phases In tho camps. Our best speakers are men who have actually served on tho bat tlcfront. but rarely do they touch the drab side of battle. They have a sense of humor, and while telling the wonder ful story of Allied victories punctuate them with fine bits of comedy. Their stories arc relished by the men." Jordan, before the war, wns a news paper editor In Syracuse, N. Y., and Is familiar with the type of speaker that Is shunted from the camps. "I nm turning down requests," he said, "by the score, nnd will continue to do so. This rule applies to ministers and re ligious writers as well ns to others who entertain the Idea that It Is their duty to discuss tho war." Camp Lee's Y organization has now reached the dignity of being the largest Y organization In the world. "Wo have twenty-four separate branches under the direction of the central organization." said Jordan today. 'This gives us the right to claim the honor of being the largest Y organization In the world. We employ 132 cccretarles and will continue to expand " What "Y" secretaries are doing Is best Illustrated In a few figures. In hut No. B6 10,300 letters were mailed In one day. "This hut," said Secretary Harry A Klnports, "serves the boys from Scranton, Wllkes-Barre and other points In that section of Pennsylvania. They proved to be the star letter writers in the camp and nearly swamped us the other day. Selling more than 10,000 postage stamps and distributing paper and envelopes for the boys was a big task. Many of tho boys wrote eight nnd ten letters." IL NEMFC0 RESPINT0 AL FR0NTE ITALIAN0 Gli Italian! Vittoriosamcntc Sostcngono Cinque Contrat- tnccbi Austriaci Fubllahrd and Distributed Under TEHMIT No. 841 Authorized by the act of October B, 1017. on (lie at the roatorrlce of Phila delphia, Pa, Hy order of the President. A. Ft. mnit.KSON. . Pofltmuster, General. Roma, 19 settembre. II Mlnlstero della Guerrn, In base nl rapportl gluntl dal Quarticr Generate Itallano, ha pubbllcato, ncl pomcrlgglo dl Icrl, 11 seguente comunlcato: "A nord dl Monte Grappa cinque con trattacchl opcratl dal nemlco con lo scopo dl rlprendero II tcrreno occupato dagll Jtallanl nlla testa delU Valle Serena, furono completamente resplntl. "II numero del prllonlcrl catturntl In nrlnorl operatzlonl tra la valle Cesllla e Col dell'Orso, durante la mattlnnta dl lerl ammonia a 442. Vent! mltra gllatricl furono anchc catturate. "Sulle pendlcl dl Monte Xozzolo, n sud-est dl Mori, si verlflcarono vlvacl combattlmentl tra rlpartl In rlcognlzlone. N'ella Valle Ornlc un posto avanzato nemlco fu catturato. "1artlgllerla nemlca fu partlcolar mentn nttlva lungo II Plave, nclla reglone del Montello "c tielle vlclnanze dl Fagare." In un lungo artlcolo, II quale rlflclto I puntl dl vista delle altc autorlta' prenso la Santa Sede, se non del Papa stesso, ll.glornnlc "II Corrlere d'ltalla," l'organo seml-uftlclnlo del Vatlcano, dlchlara che l'Austrln dovra' essero plu' espllcita nelle sue dlchlarazlonl circa le trattatlve dl pace propo8te con la reccnto nota. II Gencrale Coral, II valente crltlco mllltare della "Trlbuna," non soltanto si rallegra del grandl succcssl nclla presents offensive, at fronts occidentals, ma della posslblllta dl un- reals stra teglco sticcesso lungo tutto It fronts In Prancta, It qualo puo' ora essero possible. Clo' si puo' ragglungero con una glgan. tesca offenslva lungo tutto 1c llnee, la quale causerebbe una raptda e profonaa rttlrata da parte del tedescht, rltlrata rhe potrebbe ccccdere quAlslasl aspct tatlva. Oil Ingelsl stanno ora agglrando la prima grande linen dl Hlndenburg, l'armata dl Mangln attacca St. Gobnln, un punto forte del tedescht, ma l'atlone degll amerlcanl e del fra'neest sulta Mcuse o la Mosella aprono vastl orlzontl, trattenendo dlrcttamento non solo le rlsorso mlnernll del nemlco, ma anche le cstrcmlta' delta llnea dl Hlndenburg. I passatl success! dl Foch gll permette rnnno dl "tentare, un'offcnslva In larga scala. II vlgore del dettl successl glustlfjcano ta speranza dl altrl plu' che m.il grandlost. LA CELEBRAZIONE DEL , "VENTI SETTEMBRE' Git Italian! dl Philadelphia celebre ranno la fatldtca data del Ventl Bet-, tembre. It th July d'ltalla, domant sera all'Independence Square, alio ore 7 pom. La grande commemorazlone e' sotto git ausplcl detla Legtone Romana, una d,lramazlono del Committee on rub.tlo Information. Prcsldera' l'AvvocatoGto vannl Dl Sllvestro, una dello figure plu' popolarl e stlmate della Colonla Itnll ana, o presidents della locale sezlono della anzldetta Legions. Lo Logge del grande Ordlne Flgll d'ltalla In America ed assoclazlonl ed organlzazlont Italians lnterverranno In massa alia cerlmonla, per asslcuraro quel complcto successo che si addlco alia j patrlottica rlcorrenza. Diamond Bar Pins What more precious and appreciated gift can one select than a pretty bar pin especially those of lace work design with the dia monds artistically arranged. We recommend one of open work design, effective ly set with seven diamonds $130. S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st. DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS Buy War Savings Stamps By the Associated Press Home, Sept. 19. It was stated at the Vatican today, with reference to the ubject of peace proposals, that the f i preierence oi me I'ope; is eo aci tn sucn 'y a matter only when asked so to do by However. It was added. If a diplomatic representation were received from one of the parties. Inquiries would he made of the other party If It desired to re estve such a representation In a long article, which Is taken as ,reflecting the views of Vatican officials, , !f not the Pope himself, the Corrlere D'ltalla, the semiofficial organ of the Vatican, declares that Austria should bs more explicit In her peace declara tions. "The old subterfuges that the note un doubtedly carries show the desperate .need of peace." the article says. "There " jno need for secret conferences when K . "jresiaent wnson ana omers airenny S.' fev.i apt fnrth th Allies' eonrtltlnnit. There Is no doubt that the note was In spired by Berlin. With the cannon of Hlndenburg unsuccessful, we now will rues a return to tne sumieites ot diplomacy. "If In the year 1916 they offered eace, now they ask It." the article con tinues, "but In what spirit do they ask peace?" f. "'When President Wilson on July 4 at 'r i'Mount Vernon demanded the destruc w'.tlon of arbitrary power the German Chancellor responaea. accepting the principle, and then began excluding jsuch principles regarding the Russian possessions. He asked guarantees against Belgium and denied the aspirations of JTranco and Italy "Today the Chancellor makes a lit tle more headway by admitting that Belgium Is right, but Interposes a re serve regarding the vital Interests of the central empires, which term bears an Ironic flavor. "Vienna should have spoken far By the United Press Amsterdam, Sept IS The German press Is bitter In ItB denunciation of thfe Entente's replies to Austria's efforts toward peace. "Balfour settles the Entente's posi tion regarding Austria's proposal," de. clnres the Cologne Volkszeltung. "He talks as If British troops were before Berlin. Our troops will teach him that ho has a lot to learn." 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