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Egyptian operations for some time, I
lnit the British are known to have i
been making somewhat elaborate 1
preparations to protect the canal re-!
gion from further incursions such j
as that of last summer, and their tie- (
fensive lines have been pushed far
out on the Sinai peninsula.
Apparently there has been a recent
effort still further to extend the de
fensive zone, of which the character of
K1 Arish constitutes an important de
velopment.
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the British front at this point well
toward the border of Palestine and
marks the furthest eastward penetra
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; and warships, and last May a com
| bined naval and aerial raid was report
ed to have destroyed the fortifications.
; On the Franco-Belgian front the
I artillery is the only arm of the ser
; vice that is displaying activity of mo
ment, and even the bombardments,
such as are reported in the Somme
j and Verdun regions are not of pro
nounced intensity.
! The British Parliament was pro
irogued to-day for the holiday period.!
King George in the speech from the i
throne, gave expression to confidence
I in the ultimate victory of the entente;
land stated a determination on its parti
to continue war until the "security of I
Europe" was established "on a sure!
foundation."
BEDFORD SUCCEEDS ARCHBOLD !
New York, Dec. 22.—A. C. Bedford |
was ■ to-day elected president of the !
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
to succeed the late John D. Archbold.
Mr. Bedford has for some years been
vice-president and treasurer of the
company.
CAPTAIN JOHN A. BELI,
1.0118 Keeper of Front and Illvinlon
Tollsate
Captain John A. Bell, 78 years old,
died last night at his home, 637 Camp
street. He was a veteran of the Civil
\\ ar and a former keeper of the toll
gate at Front and Division streets.
Captain Bell enlisted as a private at
i the outbreak of the Civil War. He re
| cei ved promotions until raised to the
rank of captain, the rank ho lieli at
j the close of the war.
j He was a member of the Second Re
| formed Church, Dauphin Bodge, No. 60,
i '• O. O. F„ and Washington Camp No.
102, P. O. S. of A., of Steelton. He is
I survived by his wife and one daugh-
I ter, Mrs. Joseph A. Quigley, of this
city.
Funeral services will be held at the
home Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock
the Rev. W. R. Hartzell, of Penbrook!
officiating. Private burial will be made
in the Harrisburg Cemetery.
HABRIEBURG TELEGRAPH
NOTE ASTOUNDS
j ENGLISH PAPERS
Many Attribute Wilson's Action
to Pro-German Propaganda
in United States
London, Dec. 22. President Wil
son's noto is given the honor of the
biggest display in the morning papers,
relegating the war news to a minor
place. Headlines such as "Presidont
Wilson's Strange Peace Essay," "Presi
dent s Peace "Amazing Note,"
indicate in slight measure the aston
ishment caused by the communication,
much speculation Is Indulged in as to
the motives or causes which inspired
the President to send such a note after
his assumption of the attitude that he
would not mediate unless invited by
both groups of belligerents.
One section of the press, utterly re
jecting any idea of the possibility of
peace negotiations as the outcome of
the recent German note, flatly at
tributes the President's action to the
success of propaganda conducted bv
Count von Bernstorff in America anil
what they describe as the masterly
inactivity ot the late IJritish govern
ment. The more general Impression
is that jthe agitation in America for
an embargo on l'ood exports had much
to do with Mr. Wilson's action, it is
also suggested that the President may
have received special information from
the German government and is aware
of the extent to which Germany is pre
pared to go toward "reparation, resti
tution and guarantees." This is the
view expressed by the Daily Chronicle.
Fome discussion is also devoted to the
chances of Congress passing food ex
port measures and possibly an embargo
on cotton and war materials.
Quotes Lincoln
The Daily Mail quotes Lincoln: '"lt
is an issue which can only be tried by
war and settled by victory. The war
will cease on the part of this govern
ment whenever it shall have ceased on I
the part of those who began it," and i
says peace while Germany "is in pos
session of her plunder would rivet her
fetters on the world for generations."
The Daily Telegraph in an editorial
in common with the other newspa
pers says nobody will impute anything
but the worthiest of motives and >=in- '
cerest purpose of impartiality between '
the combatants to President Wilson,
but considers his note inopportune. I
The Times credits President Wilson !
with complete sincerity, but fears that I
his suggestion will be misunderstood, j
and has no doubt whatever regarding !
the reception the note will have at the I
hands of every allied government and j
nation. They, according to the Times,
will unquestionably treat it as Lincoln j
and Seward treated all suggestions of i
European interference in the Civil !
War.
The Graphic says: "President Wil
son's note shows that there is a gulf
as deep as the ocean between the mind
of Europe and the mind of the ruling
] party in the United States. Air. Wil
| son demonstrates that he has never
| even begun to understand the causes
| of the present war or the forces that
| prolong it."
U. S. HOPES TO BECOME
CLEARING HOUSE
[Continued From First I'ageJ
: pointed out that at first the opinion
| prevailed that the note itself was
' merely a "feeler" and that the most
immediately contemplated in issuing
it was the receipt of some sort of
definite of the various warring na
tions. That the President should let
it be known indirectly to the diplo
mats for their guidance, that he went
even farther than that and counted
on an absolutely frank reply from the
belligerents which would lead to an
actual opportunity for negotiations
proved only less surprising than the
actual note itself.
This feeling was increased by Secre
tary Lansing's authorized statement
yesterday that no soundings had been
I taken of the attitude of the belliger
j ents addressed and the note had been
sent entirely regardless of the Central
Powers' proposals or of the reply of
j Lloyd George.
: The question very much to the fore
j to-day was whether the European
j neutrals would present a united ap
peal. The Spanish and Swiss repre
sentatives here have been at the State
Department repeatedly since those
proposals came out and probably know
fully the plans of this government.
It is pointed out that the European
neutrals have suffered beyond any
other nations not actually involved in
the war and that peace is more es
sential to them than to any but the
actual belligerents. In addition they
have none of the bitterness of war and
none of its ambitions and are anxious
more for the coming of peace than
for the accomplishment of any other
purpose. Nevertheless their geo
graphical positions between the two
contending forces has been so danger
ous that up to now they have been
able to do no more than maintain
their neutrality without mixing in the
struggle even to suggesting peace.
Part of this danger is, however,
thought removed by the American
action.
Gradual clarification among the
entente diplomats here of the Presi
dent's purpose and indications that
they would advise their governments
to reply in a friendly spirit proved a
source of deep gratification to-day as
it was pointed out both in the note
itself and in Secretary Lansing's ex
planation that one of the dangers was
the allies would consider the step as
a pro-German move. Every effort was
made to remove this impression and
to have the note considered entirely
apart from any other events. The en
tente (fiplomats, at first very fearful,
have now accepted this view.
Charge Grew reported to the State
Department to-day that the Presi
dent's peace note had been received
in Berlin.
Early London press comment that
the note was painful because, it said,
the objects of the belligerents were
practically the same was not unex
pected here, where attention has al
ready been drawn to the fact that
President Wilson specifically declared
that the published views of the op
posing statesmen left that impression.
It Is stated officially that the Presi
dent would not presume to say that
the two groups were fighting for the
same object but merely that their offi
cial spokesmen had outlined much the
same general program without going
Into the actual details which he now
seeks.
Several hundred telegrams con
gratulating President Wilson on his
note to the belligerents arrived to
day at the White House. Practically
all of them construed the note as a
move for peace. They came from in
dividuals and organizations. The
White House telegraphers were kept
busy for hours receiving the messages.
King George Makes No
Mention of Peace Note in
Message to Parliament
London, Dec. 22.—Parliament was
prorogued this afternoon without the
members being given any further in
formation regarding President Wil
son's note or what action the govern
ment contemplated with respect to It.
Neither the note nor the German
peace proposal was mentioned in the
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king's speech, read in both houses.
The only reference to the President's
suggestion was made by Andrew
Bonar Law, the government leader, in
a reply to a question by Sir William
Pollard Byles, a pacilist member, Mr.
Law declaring that the question was
one which could not be dealt with ex
cept in communication with the allies.
The speech from the throne was
one of the briefest on record. It ex
pressed confidence in the ultimate vic
tory of the allies and determination
to prosecute the war "until we have
vindicated the rights so ruthlessly vio
lated by our enemies and established
the security of Europe on a sure foun
dation."
BAILEY HAS HESOLUTIOX
Washington, D. C., Dec. 2 —A reso
lution to have the House endorse
President Wilson's peace notes was in
troduced to-day l>y Representative
Bailey, of Pennsylvania.
Russia Considers Peace
Note Adequately Answered
Petrograd, Dec. 21, via London,
Dec. 22. Since the text of the Ger
man peace proposal transmitted
through the American embassy to the
Russian Foreign office is identical
with the declaration already received
unofficially through the press, the
Russiafn government, The Associated
Press is Informed, considers that the
offer of the central powers has al
ready been adequately answered. The
official reply. In conjunction with
Russia's allies, will be made as purely
a matter of form and will contain no
new point.
British Will Not Answer
Presidents Peace Note
London, Dec. 22. The British
government will make no statement at
present to President Wilson's peace
note, considering it a question to be
dealt with only in communication with
the other members of the entente.
Announcement to this effect was made
in the House of Commons to-day by
Andrew Bonar Law.
Mr. Law was asked whether a state
ment could be made regarding the
American note. He replied:
"It must be obvious to the House
that this is a question that can only
be dealt with in communication with
our allies and that it Is absolutely im
possible to make a statement now."
Wilson Is Accused of
Siding With Germany
Edinburgh, Dec. 22.—President Wil
son is declared to have placed himself
in a position of an Interlocutor on the
side of Germany by the Scotsman,
which. In an editorial commenting on
the President's note, says;
"President Wilson has hitherto ob-
DECEMBER 22, 1916.
served a discreet reticence, which he
; maintained when the small nations lie
| is now so concerned about were suf
i fering unparalleled wrong. What 1110-
j tlve can have prompted him to throw
i aside that peculiarly prudent reserve
j just at a moment when his action was
! most likely to be misunderstood?
"His explanation on this point makes
| his action still more unintelligible. If
he brooded over this conception so
long in silence, what reason can have
impelled him to become suddenly com
municative just at a moment when his
perception of the proprieties makes
him uneasy and distrustful? It is not
surprising that he feels embarrassed
for he acted so that he becomes vir
tually an interlocutor on the side of
Germany. Why did he not wait for
| the entente's reply to Germany? Why
! did he step into the ring with pro
posals which, whatever his intention,
must present themselves to the allies
as directing the course which in his
| judgment they shall take?"
Vorwaerts Is Deeply
Disappointed Over Speech
I Berlin, via London, Dec. 22. —The
Vorwaerts, which was one of the first
| newspapers in Germany to talk of
' peace, expresses deep disappointment
| over the speech of Premier David
Lloyd George.
The paper cites passages in the
speech from which it claims the only
logical Inference is that "firstly, the
entente refuses to make peace until it
can do so upon the ruins of Germany's
military power; secondly, the entente,
because Germany breaks treaties, will
make no treaty with Germany at all,
but will itself take substantial guar
antees by force of arms; thirdly, that
Germany must swallow the entente's
terms whole and unseen before Lloyd
George will condescend to negotiate."
James O'Kelly, Nationalist
Member of House of Commons
Dies After Wild Career
London, Dec. 22.—James H. O'Kelly,
Nationalist member of the house of
commons, died in London this morn
ing.
Mr. O'Kelly, a member of the house
of commons since 1895, was widely
known for* his adventurous career. He
was one of Parnell's earliest recruits
in parliament and went through the
ritual of suspension and removal from
the house which marked the earljf
elghtlfes. While still a member of par
liament he accepted a commission to
go up the Nile during the Sudan
campaign and interview the mahdi,
but Lord Kitchener barred that enter
prise.
Mr. O'Kelly fought In the Franco-
Prussian war, having a commission In
the French army. His passion for
adventure also found an outlet in the
United States army during the Indian
: campaigns of a generation ago. At
the time of the Cuban revolt against
Spanish rule he served as a corre
spondent for New York and London
newspapers and distinguished himself
particularly by his daring, when, con
trary to the orders of the Spanish
captain-general at Havana, ho made
his way to the rebel lines and sent a
series of dispatches concerning the
revolution.
Mr. O'Kelly was born In Roscom
mon, Ireland, and was In his seventy
first year.
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