THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 31, 1916.
OOOB TO PEACE NOT
CLOSED, IS BELIEF
Bernstorff Says Berlin Will
Await Entente Allies' Re
, ply to Wilson's Note.
OFFICIALS KEEP SILENCE
Answer to Teutonic Proposals Not
Surprising: at ' Washington,
Where Hope Is Seen for
Further Negotiation.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. There were
no official expressions here of the
views of President Wilson and the Ad
ministration on the entente reply to
the German peace proposals for the
dual reason that the United States is
acting only as an intermediary between
the belligerents, and because a policy
of silence has been adopted during this
etagc of the peace negotiations.
The unofficial ppinion, which prob
ably was a reflection of the official
hope for progress toward peace, was
that some means for a further ex
change between the warring powers
would be found, and that even if the
present negotiations fail a basis has
been laid, which, it was hoped, would
make for progress in the final analy
sis. Door Left Open, It Belief.
First informal comment by one of
ficial who had had a chance to study
carefully an official forecast and who
checked against it the full press text
was that the allies had responded very
much as expected, tlwt they had played
their strongest cards for moral sup
port among their own people and in
neutral countries, and that while they
had made it hard for Germany to reply
without decidedly changing her tone,
they had still left the door open for
another advance.
Official Washington, however, was
deeply perplexed as to the future and
admitted that it probably depended on
the Internal conditions and confidence
of the two warring groups, and sec
ondly on how far President Wilson
would decide to push his own peace
efforts. On the whole, first comment
indicated that the hopes of an early
peace may have dimilshed, but not
disappeared.
Si'rond Note Is Awaited.
After reading the unofficial text of
the note, Count von Bernstorff, the
German Ambassador, authorized the
following statement:
"President Wilson having suggested
the finding of a method of etating
terms, I do not think that this note will
be answered by my government until
after the entente allies have replied to
the President's suggestion, stating, tf
they so desire, the modus they pro
pose." The German Embassy was outwardly
not favorably impressed with the tenor
of the entente note. However, the
declaration that "a mere suggestion,
without a statement of terms, that ne
gotiations would be opened, is not an
offer of peace," was taken to contain
a veiled Invitation to give terms.
The next steps by the American Gov
ernment will not be determined until
the entente reply to President Wilson's
note is received. It is expected within
a few days. While it is expected to
follow la a general way the tone of
the note received today, officials be
lieve It will make clear whether any
good will be accomplished by further
efforts at present on the part of the
President.
President Keeps Own Counsel.
The entente reply was not read by
the President today. Through official
dispatches from' abroad he knew of its
general tenor, but did not tell even his
closest advisers what he thought of it
German Embassy officials pointed
out that since the first peace offer was
made by the central powers and it was
indicated the entente demanded terms
as a preliminary to considering it, the
central powers have informed Presi
dent Wilson they desire to give their
terms at a conference. The Embassy
considers It now is for the entente, re
Plying to the President's note, to say
whether they want these terms which
they consider essential to an offer for
peace conveyed to them and if so in
what manner.
The official text of the note which
reached the State Department late to
day will be forwarded to the American
diplomats in those countries where this
Government represents the entente al
lies just as soon as Secretary Lansing
knows the official text is complete and
exact. There will be no necessity for
the delay that was experienced with
the central powers' proposals, as the
entente text came in a single loint
note, whereas the four central powers
sent four separate notes, which
were differently translate by each of
the four American Ambassadors in
those countries and had to be co-ordinated
here into one official text in Eng
lish. te May Me Sent Today,
It is thought probable that the note
may go forward tomorrow, as it is de
sired to have as little delay as pos
sible. It will require about 48 hours
to reach Berlin and Vienna and perhaps
a little longer to arrive at Sofia and
Constantinople.
No American comment Is expected to
be attached to the note. None was at
tached to the Central Powers' proposals
when re-forwarded from here to the
allies. President Wilson's note is
thought to give this country full op
portunity to express its view without
in any way attempting to confuse the
Teutonic notes and their replies with
the President's note.
President Wilson had been very care
ful to disassociate his-own note from
the German proposaIs especially as
the coincidence in time between the
two was made the basis of hostile com
ment in the allied countries. He is
expected very scrupulously to remain
aloof from the entente replies in order
not to prejudice the independent posi
tion of this Government in the nego
tiations. The United States represents Great
Britain in all four central empires;
Japan and Roumania In Austria and
Germany: France and Italy in Austria,
and Turkey; Serbia in Germany and
Turkey, and Belgium. Montenegro and
Russia in Turkey. Portugal alone of
the entente countries is represented in
none of the belligerent countries by
.thi6 Government.
Government Only Messenger.
The official text will not be made
pTiblic by the State Department, nor
will any indication be given as to
whether it agrees with the press text.
The State Department feels most
earnestly that it is the mere messenger
of the various belligerents whose In
terests it represents in the hostile
countries and regards the negotiations
as sacredly confidential. Any sort of
publicity must therefore be left to the
governments concerned.
This feeling is increased through the
belief that the only direct interest that
this Government has in the peace ne
gotiations is in the President's note,
and that the whole peace situation can
best be served by a policy of silence
till such time as the negotiations come
to a
i rJJore definite state. Too much
LATEST OFFICIAL
Russian, Teutonic Front.
T-vETROGRAD, via London. Dec. 30.
f l-tenortinir mi if.nrv nnrntinn.
on
tne ttussian western
Russian official statement
day says:
front, the
issued to-
"Western front In the region north
of Lake Koldytchevo our scouts at
tacked an enemy field post and cap
tured some prisoners.
"On the Odin Canal, south of No
vinka, our scouting parties attacked an
outpost of German officers. After bay
onet fighting the enemy fled, leaving in
our hands a number of prisoners and
wounded.
"Our artillery by successful shooting
dispersed three enemy companies mov
ing in the valley to the west of the
village of Prisonvtze and ' west of
Zborov.
"On the River Bystritza. a party of
our scouts attacked a trench of the
enemy which had been pushed forward
in the region of Patzikccv. Some of the
defenders. Austrians, were bayoneted,
and the rest. Including a wounded of
ficer, were made prisoners. After this
attack the enemy replied by unre
strained artillery fire which lasted sev
eral hours. In the same region our
artillery successfully bombarded
enemy battery situated south of
village of Rybno.
"On the Moldavian frontier, in
an
the
the
region north and south of the valley
of the River Oituz, the enemy launched
persistent attacks on our position. By
repeated blows he succeeded in occu
pying several heights and pressed back
our roops slightly to the eastward. Our
forces are consolidating themselves on
new positions north of the village of
Horsha and east and south of the vil
lage of Sosmezo.
"Caucasian front The situation
undergone no change."
has
Germans, Russian Front.
BERLIN. Dec. 30. (By wireless to
Sayville.) -Regarding operations on the
Russian front today's army headquar
ters statement says:
"Eastern front The weather being
unfavorable, there was only the usual
trench fighting today."
Russian, Roumanian Front.
PETROGRAD, via London. Dec. 30.
Today's Russian official statement of
operations on the Roumanian front
says:
"Roumanian front The enemy is
conducting stubborn attacks on the up
per part of the River Kamna on the
Moldavian frontier, west of Sovena,
tiear the source of the River Suchltza
and along the River Putna west of the
station of Kosa.
"The enemy with considerable forces
and assisted by heavy and light artil
lery continued his obstinate attacks on
the front northeast of Rimnik Sarat,
directing his main blow along the rail
way. He succeeded in taking posses
sion of the village of Bordestchl. on
the River Rimnik. and pressed back
our detachments near the village of
Zalestsi, 15 versts northeast of Rimnik
Sarat.
"South orthe Danube enemy attacks
were repulsed with great losses to him.
"Dobrudja There was infantry fight
ing." Russia.
PETROGRAD. via London. Dec. 30.
Strong Teuton forces, assisted by
heavy and light artillery, yesterday
continued their attacks on the Russo
Koumanlan positions on the battle
front northeast of Rimnik - Sarat. in
Central Roumania. says the official
statement issued today by the Russian
War Office. ,
The invaders captured the village of
Bordestchl, on the River Rimnik, and
pressed back the Russian detachments
near Zalestsi.
BERLIN, Dec. 30. (By wireless to
Sayville.) In the course of heavy
fighting on the Transylvanian front
yesterday, Teutonic troops entered en
trenched Russo - Roumanian positions
and pushed further ahead, notwith
standing strong counter-attacks, the
War Office announces. In Roumania
the Russians and Roumanians are being
driven back along the whole front be
tween the mountains and the Danube.
German, Western Front.
SBERLIN. Dec. 30. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) Today's German of
ficial western front statement reads:
publicity now, it is felt, may only tend
to embarrass the delicate steps and
force one side or the other to bring
them to an end.
It Is regarded as probable that the
note will be answered by the central
powers, If only to contest some of its
statements. German officials regard
ed as unfortunate for the peace move
ment that the entente have discussed
the past at such length. They feel
that if peace is to be had, the future,
more than the past, will have to be
considered.
BERLIN LOSING HOPE OF PEACE
Feeling in Leading Belligerent
Capitals Said to Be Too Plain..
LONDON. Dec. 30. The Berlin Lokal
Anzeiger has become pessimistic qver
the prospects of peace, according to a
Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchsage
Telegraph Company, The dispatch
quotes the Friday issue of the paper as
saying:
"As the result of Information re
ceived in well-informed political circles
we have the impression hat the hope
of speedy peace becomes more remote.
The feeling in leading circles in the
belligerent capitals is too plain, and
no mistake concerning the intention
of the central powers is possible."
AMERICANS GIVE HOSPITAL
Accommodations for 850 Wounded
Installed Near French Front.
PARIS, Dec. 30. Justin Godard.
under-secretary of war for medical
service, formally accepted today the
temporary hospital li. stalled by the
American Ambulance Service at La
Chapelle Station, where the wounded
from the front will be received and
distributed to hospitals. Lawrence V.
Benet, chairman of the ambulance com
mittee, in transferring the hospital, said
that the American aid for wounded is
the purest expression of the friend
ship the United States bears toward
France.
The temporary hospital has accom
modations for 850 wounded. Mrs. W.
K. Vanderbilt is enderstood to be one,
of the principal contributor:
it.
GERMAN PRIZE IN PORT
Intention to Sink Norwegian Taken
to Spain Is Announced.
PARIS, Dec. 30. The Norwegian
steamship Thyra, 3742 tons gross, is
reported in a Havas dispatch from
Corunna, Spain, to have put into that
port yesterday with a German prize
crew of five men on board. In addi
tion to the Thyra's crew of 14. there
were on the vessel seven members of
the crew of a British steamship which
had been torpedoed.
According to the dispatch the Ger
mans declared they were going to tor
pedo the Thyra.
WAR REPORTS
"Army group of Crown Prince Rup
precht Northeast of Lille an4 on the
Somme, especially on the north bank
and In isolated parts of the Aleve front,
the artillery fire temporarily increased.
Advances by British and French pa
trols were repeatedly repulsed.
"Army group' of the German Crown
Prince On the left bank of the Meuse
(Verdun front) the French during the
day launched several attacks, preced
ed -by strong waves of artillery fire,
against the new lines on Deadman Hill
captured by us. All the attacks were
repulsed."
French, Western Front.
PARIS, Dec. 30. The following of
ficial announcement was made here to
day: "In the Champagne a detachment of
tb enemy which attempted, after a
spirited bombardment, to capture one
of our posts in the vicinity of Beause
Jour was dispersed by our fire. West
of Tahure we" carried out a successful
surprise attack on an enemy trench.
"On the left bank of the Meuse (Ver
dun front) the night was relatively
calm. There is nothing to report from
the remainder of the front."
Italian.
ROME, via London. Dec. 30. A re
vival of activity on the part of Ital
ian artillery along the whole front is
reported in today's communication
from the War Office, which follows:
"Along the whole front our artillery
wasvery active against the enemy's
positions. The enemy again repeatedly
shelled the city and suburbs of Gorlzla
without inflicting damage of im
portance. "On the Carso a surprise attack at
tempted by the enemy against' our ad
vanced lines was checked promptly by
our infantry.""
German, Roumanian Front.
BERLIN, Dec. 30. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. T.) Today's German of
ficial statement of operations on the
Roumanian front reads:
"Front of Archduke Joseph In the
snow-covered wooded Carpathians Ger
man riflemen have performed success
ful patrol service.
"On the mountains along the
Transylvanian frontier the German and
Austro-Hungarlan troops entered en
trenched positions and pushed further
ahead in the face of strong counter
attacks, during which the Russians
left 10 officers and 650 men, with seven
machine guns. In our hands.
"Army group of Field Marshal von
Mackensen Our Indefatigable troops
are following the retreating enemy
along the whole front between the
mountains and the Danube and occupy
in the battle now In progress a line
running northeast of Vizlrul and
Sutesti, on the Bazul and through
Slobozia, half way between Rimnik
Sarat and Plainechtl."
Progress of. the War.
THE Teutonic armies In Roumania
along the Moldavian frontier con
tinue to drive forward. The campaign
covers the 120-mile front from the
Danube River to Oltus Pass In the Car
pathians, and extends northward to the
Valley of the Putna River.
The heaviest blows of the German
armies are being delivered along the
railroad line running northward from
Rimnik-Sarat to Fokshanl, and they
have forced the lines of the defenders
backward to the Carpathians.
The invaders have captured Bordes
tohl and forced the Russians to re
treat near Zaletsl, northeast of Rlm-nlk-Sarat.
In attacks along the Transylvanian
frontier, Teutonic troops have driven
ahead in the face of strong counter
attacks and captured 650 men and
seven machine guns. They also have
occupied several heights and pressed
back the Russian troops north and
south, of the valley of the Oltus River.
Except for a French attack on the
new German lines 01 Dead Man Hill,
near Verdun, which was repulsed, there
Is little activity along the front in
France.
Minor engagements only are reported
from the Russian front in Gallcia and
from Macedonia.
RUINS LOSE TOWN
Teutons Keep Up Advance and
Gain After Hard Battle.
RUSSIAN LINES GIVE WAY
fpntentc Allies Being Driven Back
Along the Whole Front Between
Mountains and Danube Re
sistance Hot but Futile.
BERLIN. Dec. 30. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) "The Russians de
feated in Eastern Wallachia are being
driven toward the Sereth by their pur
suers, who are pressing on closely at
their rear," writes the military critic
of the Overseas News Agency.
"In vain did the Russians attempt to
hold the strong prepared position east
of Rimnik-Sarat and between the Rim
nik and Buzeu rlvens. The- country
was fitted excellently for defense, be
ing covered with swamps, winding
rivulets, ponds and extensive lakes.
But again they were defeated, and
everywhere the battlefield was covered
with heaps of dead Russians.
"Rimnik-Sarat, in spite of a tena
cious defense, was taken with such
speed that the Russians succeeded only
in destroying one bridge south of the
town, while the most Important bridges
across the Rimnik fell undamaged Into
the hands of the conquerors. The rail
road station was defended stubbornly
and to the last by the Russians. The
last trains to depart, which were
crowded with fleeing Russians, were
hit by shells from the Austro-German
batteries.
"The rapidly advancing troops of the
central powers also extended their suc
cesses' to the west of Rimnik-Valley,
The village of Dumitresti, which is the
crossing point of three mountain roads
has been reached.
"In the Dobrudja the Russians are
making desperate efforts to protect the
Matchin bridgehead and the Danube
swamps toward Galatz. However, they
were again driven back by the brave
Bulgarian and Turkish troops."
County Sued for Deuths.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Dei;. 30. (Spe
cial.) uewis tjounty was maae ae
fendant in a suit filed in the Superior
Court yesterday by Tillie Bergen, of
Morton, who seeks $15,000 damages.
The suit is a result of the death of
three Bergen children in an accident
at the Riffe ferry over tho Cowlitg
Klver in May. 1815.
ENTENTE ATTITUDE
SURPRISES WILSON
Principal Points in Peace Note
Designed to Attract More
Attention Than Shown.
UNDERSTANDING LACKING
Proposed Arrangement as Guarantee
Against Future War Gives Al
lies Proper Chance to Talk
Peace, America Thinks.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. The Ameri
can Government, it rjecame known au
thoritatively today, believes there are
three principal points in its note to the
belligerents and Is surprised that they
have not been more clearly understood.,
particularly by the press of the entente
allies. These points, taken in their or
der of Importance from the Administra
tion viewpoint, are:
The fears that the position of neutral
nations be rendered "altogether In
tolerable" If the war continues.
The suggestion that arrangements be
made as a guarantee against similar
conflicts In the future.
The proposal that means be found for
comparing the concrete peace terms of
both sides.
The last point has aroused most com
ment, and the first was emphasized by
Secretary Lansing's statement, after
wards modified, that the United. States
itself might be drawing near entrance
into the war.
The Administration, however, it was
learned today, thought the suggestion
for an arrangement to preserve peace
in the future would attract more at
tention among the entente allies than
It apparently has, and furnlBh a means
through "which these nations could en
ter, with perfect propriety, into a se
rious peace discussion.
If such an arrangement could be
made, the Administration feels there
would be no grcund-for the fear that
agreements over terms made between
the belligerents would not be kept after
the war ends. It was pointed out today
that such a fear has been one of the
main objections of the entente allies
to entering Into peace discussions.
RUMAN CABINET FORMED
J. J. C. BR ATI AN O IS PREH1EB AND
FOREIGN MINISTER.
M. Vlntlla Heads War Office, M. Con-
atantinrxco. Interior, and V. An.
tonesco, Finance.
JASST. Roumania, via London. Dec.
30. The Roumanian Cabinet has been
reconstructed under the Premiership
of J. J. C. Bratiuno, who also will hold
the post of Minister of Foreign . Af
fairs. The other members of the Cab
inet follow:
Minister of War. M Vlntlla.
Interior, M. Constantinesco.
Justice, G. Cantacuzene.
Public Works, M. Justlane.
Public Instruction, J. G. Duca.
Industry and Commerce, D. A. Gre-
ciano.
Finance, V. Antonesco.
Agriculture, M. Mlrzesca.
Ministers without portfolios, M.
Phereky.se, Take Jonescu and E. Con
stlnesco. MUNITIONS QUERY MADE
United States Attorney Calls for Re
port of Sales at Eugene.
EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 30. (Special.)
Ammunition dealers in Eugene have re
ceived letters from United States At
torney Clarence Reames, of Portland,
asking them for reports of all sales of
rifles, revolvers and cartridges during
the last 60 days. He states the purpose
of his Inquiry is to ascertain whether
the neutrality laws are being violated.
The letter requests Immediate reports
of any unusual sales of rifles or ammu
nition, and warns the dealers not to
ship any firearms or ammunition un
less plainly marked as such, the true
names of the consignor and consignee
being given.
GERMANS FREE FATHERS
Plan to Be Kxtenslve if France Will
Reciprocate.
BERLIN. Wednesday, Dec. 27, via
London, Dec. 30. Germany has decided
to release for Internment In Switzer
land 100 French prisoners of war,
fathers of three or more children and
inmates of German prison camps for
18 months.
Tlils step, taker In response to a sug
gestion by Pope Benedict, will be ex
tended. It is said, should France dis
play a disposition to reciprocate.
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LONDON. Dec. 30 The coronation of
Emperor Charles and Empress Zlta, of
Austria, as King and Queen of Hun
gary took place this morning in St.
Mathey Church at Budapest, the Am
sterdam correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph Company cables. The cere
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tional mediaeval pomp. The King
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Field Marshal and was surrounded by
the captains of his bodyguard.
The Queen rode in a "coach drawn
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Roman Catholic Church against any
enemy. Afterward the King, wearing
the crown, took the oath before the
Parliament building In the presence of
the populace.
FREIGHTER ELUDES U-BOAT
Arrival of British Destroyer Just in
Tlmo Saves Chicago City.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30. The British
freight steamship Chicago City, from
Bristol, England, December 11, was
fired on and stopped by a German sub
marine December 14 when about 120
miles off Fastnet. according to a re
port of the crew on her arrival here
today.
The Chicago City was saved from be
ing sunk by the timely appearance of
a British destroyer. The men were get
ting into the lifeboats when the de
stroyer hove Into sight and the under
sea boat Immediately submerged.
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EARL OURJKON SAYS PEACE IS I .
UKBLT IN XKAR Ft ri HK.
New Year's Message to Primrose Club
Says Inconclusive War Means
Destruction for Britain.
LONDON. Dec. 30. In a New Year s
message to the Primrose Club Earl
Curron. a member of the War Council.
says:
"This is the third year of such a
message In circumstances of war, and
we all pray It may be the last. It Is
Impossible, however, to say aa yet that
the end Is in sight.
Signs of exhaustion are visible in
many quarters, peace kites are flown,
but meanwhile the struggle goes on
and neither side has obtained that de
cisive preponderance which points to
conclusive results. It seems likely that
well Into another year, perhaps longer,
must we continue this dreadful trag
edy that is -turning the world into
hell and wrecking the brightest prom
ise of nations. Our spirit cannot falter,
since an Inconclusive war or a patched
up peace means for us not only humili
ation but destruction."
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Captain of Steamer Alslaby Taken
Prisoner on Submarine.
PARIS. Dec. SO. The British steamer
Aiflaby has been torpedoed by a sub
marine, says a Havas News Agency an
nouncement today. Twenty-two mem
bers of the crew have been landed.
They declare, says the agency an
nouncement, that their captain was
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FRENCH FAIL AT VERDUN
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BERLIN, Dec, 30. (By wireless to
Sayville.) Several attacks were made
by the French yesterday on the Ver
dun front, says today's report from
army headquarters.
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