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PEACE IS HOLDING ATTENTION OF THE WHOLE WORLD.
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EMPIRE DECLARED' SAFE
Guarantee of Existence and Honor
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Jects of Proposition, Chan
' " cellor Tells Reichlag.
BERLIN; Dec 12. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. T.) Chancellor von Beth-mann-Hollweg's
speech is reported by
tlie Overseas News Agency -as follows:
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg
today announced to the Reichstag that
Germany, together with her allies,
"conscious of their responsibility before
God, before their own nations, before
humanity." had proposed this morn
ing to the hostile powers to enter on
peace negotiations.
Practically all the members of Par
liament answered the unexpected sum
mons. The crowded house and thronged
galleries listened in attentive silence
when the Chancellor rose for his
speech.
The Chancellor first outlined the ex
traordinary political situation, and
then, insisting' on the achievements of
the central powers, made an announce
meat which possibly may be the turn
ing point in the war, which for more
than two years has held the world
under its spell. The Chancellor said:
"The Reichstag had not been ad
journed for a long period, but for
tunately it was left to the discretion
of the president as to the day of the
next meeting. This decision was caused
by the hope that soon happy events in
the field would be recorded a hope
fulfilled quicker, almost, than expected.
I shall be brief, for actions speak, for
themselves."
Situation Once Serious.
The Chancellor said Roumania had
entered the war to roll up the German
positions on the east and those of
Germany's allies. At the same time
the grand offensive on the Somme had
as its objective to pierce the German
western front, and the renewed Italian
attacks were intended to paralyze Austria-Hungary.
"The situation was serious," jie Chan
cellor continued. "But. with God's help,
our troops shaped conditions so as to
give us security, which not only is
complete, but still more so than ever
before. The western front stands.
Kot only does it stand, but, in spite of
the Roumanian "campaign, it is fitted
out. with larger reserves of men and
material than it had been formerly.
"The most effective .precautions have
been taken against all Italian diver
sions. And while on the Somme and
on the Carso the drum fire resounded,
while the Russians launched troops
against the eastern frontier of Transyl
vania, Field Marshal von Mackenson
captured the whole, of "Western Walla
chia and the hostile capital of Buchar
est, leading with unparalleled genius
the troops that in competition with all
the allies made possible what hitherto
was considered impossible.
"And llackensen does not rest. Mili
tary operations progress, while at the
same time firm foundations for our
economic needs have been laid. Great
stocks of grain, victuals, oil and other
goods fell into our hands in Roumania.
Their transport has begun. In spite of
scarcity we could have lived on our
own. supplies, but now our safety is
beyond question.
Credit Given Submarines.
"To these great events on land,"
the Chancellor continued, "heroic deeds
of equal Importance are added by our
submarines. The specter of famine.
which our enemies intended to appear
before us, now pursues them without
mercy. When, after the termination of
the first year of the war, the Emperor
addressed the nation In a public appeal,
he said: 'Having witnessed such great
events, my heart was filled with awe
and determination. -
"Neither our Emperor nor our nation
changed their minds in this respect.
Neither have they now. The genius
and . heroic acts of our leaders have
fashioned these facts' as firm as iron.
If the enemy counted upon the weari
ness of his enemy, then -he was de
ceived." -
The Chancellor said the propositions
which Germany was bringing forward
had for their object the guarantee of
existence, of honor and of liberty of
evolution for the four allied (central
powers.
"The Reichstag, by means of the
national auxiliary war service law
helped to build a new offensive and
defensive bulwark in the midst of the
great struggle," the Chancellor oon
tinued. "Behind th fighting army
stands the nation at work the gigantic
force of the nation working fdr the
common aim.
Eucmln Declared Deceived. '
"The empire is not a besieged fort
ress, as our adversaries Imagined, but
one gigantic and firmly disciplined
camp with inexhaustible resources.
That is the German empire which is
firmly and faithfully united with its
brothers in arms, who have been tested
in battle under the Austro-Hungarian,
Turkish and Bulgarian flags. Our ene
mies now ascribe to us ajjlan to con
quer the whole world. But, not
confused by these asseverations, we
progressed with firm decision, and we
thus continue our progress, ready to
defend ourselves and fight for our na
tion's existence, for its free future, and
always ready for this price to stretch
out our hand for peace.
"Our strength has not made our ears
deaf to our responsibility before God,
before our nation and before humanity,
The declaratlpns formerly made by us
concerning our readiness for peace were
evaded by our adversaries. Now we
nave advanced one step further in this
direction.
"On August 1. 1914, the Emperor had
personally to take the gravest decision
- which ever fell to the lot of a Ger
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Count von Roedern, Answering
British Secretary, Asserts
Cost of War Is Public.
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man the order for mobilization, which
he was compelled to give as a result
of the Russian mobilization. During
these long and earnest years of the
war the Emperor has been moved by a
single thought: how peace could be re
stored to safeguard Germany after this
struggle in which sh, has fought vic
toriously. "Nobody can testify better to this
than I, who bear the responsibility for
all actions of the government. In a
deep moral and religious sense of duty
toward this nation and beyond it. to
wards humanity, the Emperor now con
siders that the moment has come for
official action towards peace.
wis Majesty, therefore, in complete
harmony and in common with our al
lies, decided to propose to the hostile
powers to enter into peace negotia
tions. This morning I transmitted a
note to this effect to all the hostile
powers, through the representatives of
those powers which are watching over
our interests and rights In the hostile
states. I asked the representatives of
Spain, the United States and Switzer
land to forward that note.
The same procedure has been adopt
ed today in Vienna, Constantinople and
Sofia. Other neutral states and His
Holiness, the Pope, have been similarly
Informed."
After reading the note the Chancel
lor said:
"Gentlemen, In August. 19.14. our
enemies challenged the superiority of
power in the world war. Today we
raise the question of " peace, which is
a question of humanity. We await the
answer of our enemies with that se
reneness of mind which Is guaranteed
to us by our exterior and interior
strength and by our clear conscience.
Wanting la Issued.
"If our enemies decline to end the
war, if they wish to take on themselves
the world's heavy burden of all these
terrors which hereafter will follow,
then even in the least and smallest
homes every German heart will burn
in sacred wrath against our enemies,
who are unwilling to stop human
slaughter, In order that their plans of
conquest and annihilation may continue.
"In a fateful hour we took a fate
ful decision. It has been saturated
with the blood of hundreds of thou
sands of our sons and brothers who
gave their lives for the safety of their
home. Human wits and human un
derstanding are unable to reach to
the extreme and last questions in this
struggle of nations, which has un
veiled all the terrors of earthly life.
out also the grandeur of human cour
age and human will in ways never
een before. God w-ill be the Judge.
We can proceed on our way."
xne jnancenor s speech was listened
to by thronged galleries. The royal
box was crowded. All the ambassadors
and ministers of foreign governments
were in the diplomatic box.
Idaho Debaters Win.
MOSCOW, Idaho. Dec' 12. (Special.)
At the annual debate held between
the University of Idaho and Wash
lngton. State College at Pullman, each
college maintaining a. team on each
6ide of the question, the University
of Idaho was victorious in both events.
WHEAT PIT EXCITED
Grain Market Slumps Wildly
on Word of Peace Offer.
REBOUND ONLY TEMPORARY
Extreme Breaks Reach 1 1 3-4 Cents
a Bushel and Close" Is Not Far
From Lowest Mark Other
Grains Also Go Down.
CHICAGO. Dec. 12. Wheat values
plunged wildly downward twice today,
first on account of Germany's reported
overtures for peace, and. secondly, ow
ing to traders' assumption of a likeli
hood that the character of the terms
reported to have been offered to dis
cussion would bring about an accept
ance. Extreme breaks in prices reached
11 cents a bushel, and were accom
panied by the transaction amounting
to millions of bushels.
Belief Is Expressed That 'Economy
Forced on Fnblio Because of
War Shortages Will Assist
' Materially In Faying Debt.
BERLIN. Deo. 12. (By wireless to
Sa'yville, N. T., to the Associated Press.)
"Germany's war finances are an open
book from which an attentive reader
can learn the height of the war ex
penditures, the maximum limit of the
floating debt and details regarding war
outlays of the federal states and mu
nicipalities necessary for forming Judg
ment as to the soundness of Germany's
financial position."
This fs the reply to T. McKinnon
Wood, the British financial secretary
of the treasury, of Count von Roedern,
secretary of the imperial treasury; who.
In an interview with the Associated
Press, the first and only interview
granted since he assumed 'direction of
this highly important section of Ger
many's war machine, .discussed criti
cisms recently made by the British 1
financial secretary that Germany was
keeping secret essential factors of the
financial situation and showed how the
figures are contained in the accounts
p'ublished by Germany.
Policy Declared Sound.
Owing to the war labor law and' the
extension of . the field of operations in
the Balkans, said Count von Roedern,
Germany's war expenditures, which had
averaged 2.187,000,000 marks monthly,
had somewhat increased but he was
convinced that the necessary funds
could be obtained in the future, as in
the past,, upon long-term loans, and he
had no present intention of departing
from this standard German policy of
funding the war expenditures and pro
viding interest charges by taxation.
The projected application of the pro
ceeds of the tax on war profits, which
in unofficial circles is estimated at 8,
000,000.000 marks, to the reduction of
the war debt. Is only in form a de
parture from this principle, the tax
mentioned, being a. non-recurrent levy
of an. extraordinary character and not
regular revenue.
Count von Roedern, like the business
men with whom the correspondent has
talked, scouted the possibility of Ger
many embarking after the war on a
policy of "dumping," pointing to the
scant accumulation of manufactured
goods for such a purpose and the ex
pected high cost of raw materials at
the conclusion of the war as preventive
factors, but declared that the restora
tion of the normal exchange rate of
the mark would have been assisted by
the restriction of certain imports part
ly owing to high prices and the simpler
scale of living introduced during the
war and partly because Germany, un
der pressure of necessity, had learned
to use home substitutes for various raw
materials, or, as in the case of nitrate
fertilizer, to supplant imported articles
with home products manufactured at
considerably lower cost.
British View Ridiculed.
"The British Financial Secretary,"
said Count von Roedern, "naturally
presents the official British stand
point, and I can understand why, in
contrasting the German and British
financial arrangements, he paints our
situation in black colors.
"The German government" has been
publishing statements of revenues and
expenditures by the submission of the
usual budget in the Reichstag. This
done at the beginning of 1915 and
1916, and will be done again in 1917.
. The war expenditures for the army and
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of opinions expressed by leading trad
ers that a refusal on the part of Great
Britain and her allies to treat on the
basis of the supposed German offer
would doubtless bring about a sharp
rebound in wheat prices, whereas any
serious peace discussion might cause
a materially lower range of yalues.
Corn and oats felt the effects of the
peace news to a much less extent than
wheat '
Pork and ribs also were compara
tively stable, despite the excitement, in
wheat. On the other hand, lard Jumped
up 55 cents for the day, the general
idea being that big shipments of lard
would be wanted in Central Europe if
the movement for peace proved a success.
MARION'S' VALUATION LESS
Property"1 In , County Is Assessed on
Basis of $41,418,619.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.)
B. F. West, County Assessor, has
completed the statement of the assessed
valuation of Marion County, showing a
total valuation Of 141. 41S. 619, ' with a
total corporation value of $5,237,393.
The latter valuation shows a da
crease of $69,643 from last year. The
total valuation is also considerably less
than that of preceding years.
GERMAN PEACE NOTE TO ENEMIES
B
ERLIN. Dec. 12. Following is the-
text of the note addressed by
Germany and her allies to the
hostile governments: I
"The most terrific war ever experi
enced In history has been raging for
the last two years -and a half over a
large part of the world a catastrophe
which thousands of years of common
civilization was unable to prevent, and
which injures the most precious
achievements of humanity.
"Our aims are not to shatter nor an
nihilate our adversaries. In spite of
our consciousness of our military and
economlo strength and our readiness
to continue the war. which was forced
upon us, until the bitter end if neces
sary, at the same time prompted by
the desire to avoid further bloodshed
and make an end to the atrocities of
war, the four allied powers propose to
enter forthwith into - peace negotia
tions. Lasting Peace Proposed. -
"The propositions which they bring
forward - for such negotiations and
which have for their object a guaran
tee'of the existence, of the honor and
liberty of evolution for their nations,
are, according to their firm belief, an
appropriate basis for the establish
ment of a lasting peace.
"The four allied powers have been
obliged to take up arms to defend Jus
tice and the liberty of national evolu
tion. The glorious deeds of our armies
have In no way altered their purpose.
We always maintained the firm belief
that our own rights and Justified
claims in no way control the rights of
these nations. ,
"The spiritual and material progress
which were the pride of Europe at the
beginning of the 20th century are
threatened with ruin. Germanv nrt
her allies, Austria-Hungary. Bulararta
and Turkey, gave proof of their un
conquerable strength in this struggle.
They gained gigantic advantages ovor
adversaries superior in number and war
material. Our lines stand unshaken
against ever-repeated attempts made
by armies.
Balkans Victory Cited.
"The last attack In the Balkans has
been rapidly and victoriously over
come. The most recent events have
demonstrated that further continuance
of the war will not result in breaking
the resistance of our forces, and the
whole situation with regard to our
troops Justifies our expectation of fur
ther successes.
"If, in spite of this offer of peace
and reconciliation, the struggle should
go on, the four allied powers are re
solved to continue to a victorious end.
but .they disclaim responsibility for
this before humanity and history. The
imperial government, through the good
offices of your excellency, ask the gov
ernment (here is inserted the name of
the neutral power addressed in each
instance) to bring this communication
to the knowledge of the government
of (here are Inserted the names of the
belligerents)."
does not
of war ex
penditures any more than does Ger
many.
"Mr. "Wood has declared that we con
ceal the floating obligations of the
empire. Whoever takes the trouble to
study carefully our financial arrange
ments will see the total war credits
voted to the present, and the total long-
term loans, the exact figures of the
subscriptions having been published.
The difference between the two sums
represent a maximum amount for
which short-term treasury certificates
may be Issued. That maximum, how
ever, is naturally approached on the
eve of the grant of a new credit, and
is at present far from being reached,
since he previous credit was author
ized only last month. With each of
our five war loans we have been able
to convoke the greater part of our
standing short-term obligations into
the funded loan scope. This will be l
the case in the future.
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L0PJD0N AGAINST PEACE
(Continued From First Pace.)
Commons, said: "This is clearly a po-
llticl maneuver, designed to Impress
the world aa a dramatic stroke, but
having little serious purpose - toward
securing an enduring peace. One of
the chief essentials of any peace would
be such a curbing of German mili
tarism that a resumption of the pres
ent conflict would be impossible. With
out such a guarantee, England and
France would be compelled, as a mat
ter of self-defetnse, to retain vast
armies and thus continue the enormous
war bureaus of the present, instead of
being permitted to resume peace with
assurance that they will not again be
plunged into war,"
, The offer finds th Foreign Office
upset in the midst of a change of ad
ministration, but as the new Foreign
Secretary, A. J. Balfour, has kept most
closely in touch with foreign affairs
while serving in a different- depart
ment In the late government. It la not
expected that it will take long for him
to be as well prepared as Viscount
Grey, the retiring Foreign Secretary,
to take charge of Great Britain's end
of any negotiations which might fol
low Germany's offer.
Allies Must Be , Consulted.
Although It Is still a matter of mere
speculation. diplomats believe the
modus operandi would follow the prece
dent set by the negotiations Wbicn end
ed the Spanish-American War, when
France presented the Spanish offer
through Jules Cambon, the French Am
bassador at Washington. No action
could be 'taken, of course, without full
consultation with Great Britain's allies.
Much speculation In official circles
as to the possible action of the Reich
stag today had hardly prepared them
for an actual offer of peace, and the
utmost curiosity was displayed as to
the details of the proposed terms.
Afternoon papers, which were on the
street at 6 o'clock contained only brief
bulletins giving the bare facts of the
German Chancellor's- announcement
that a.formal offer for peace negotia
tions had been made. The general im
pression was that the German offer was
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not likely to bring immediate results.
particularly if, as tns emperors p. o
nouncement indicated, it was made on
the basis that the Central Powers are
victorious.
Press Comment Is Sarcastic
Later editions of the evening news
papers comment sarcastically on the
German peace offer. The Evening NewB
says that inasmuch - as. the Germans
have obtained their "maximum of
plunder," and as "the avenger in the
shape of Lloyd George is about to in
flict punishment," Germany now de
sires to make peace. -
"The Chancellor's declaration is al
most blasphemous," the News con
tinues. "After the crushing of the clti-
ELL-A MS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25cat all druggists..;
sens of Roumania, and tne deportation
of French and Belgians, the Kaiser and
Chancellor place on the allies the re
sponsibility for continuing the war." -
Norwegian Steamer Sunt. ,
LONDON, Dec 12. Lloyd's announces
that the Norwegian steamer Agder is
reported sunk. The Agder is a vessel of
S04 tons gross. Her recent movements
have not been reported.
$55.00 .RANGE $35.00
WkH Every (our room outfit.
Thai exact range. Nickel leg
bate, am pUte attached.
"Hot oom ten mtnuia."
Our Evirtg room, dining room
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"Up-to-date and ripht"
Eaay payment or cmah, nl
delivered anywhere.
M. H. CALEF
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tised internally as directed in book
let packed in all original red cartons,
f ives permanent and positive relief
rora indigestion, gas on tho stom
ach, lower bowel troubles, gastritis,
catarrh of the stomach, ulcerated
stomach, - sore throat, biliousness,
ptomaine poisoning and similar ail-,
menu.
For sale at all druggists
'Insist on Genulno In Bed Cartons. ,