Tim OREGON DAILY1 JOURNAL. PORT LAlD. MONDAY, - SEPTEMBER 18. 1913.' ;
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ALLIES EXPECTED
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Bad Faith of Germany Exposed
tr ty Her Separate Offer Made
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NEGATIVE REPUES
NEWS ALONE IS FAVORABLE
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v All Other London Newspapers
Eager to, Reject Any Idea That
Allies Stop War on Germany.
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,v' lMjdon, Sept. 14. I. N. S.) "Iden
ffcaT: negative replies" from the allied
nations to the Vienna peace proposal
is nxeiy, it was tearnea mis arternoon,,
.; The. allied attitude. In shaping any
i reply. Is to be that Austro-Oerman acta,
f rather than words and proposals, are
-, necessary before there can be any real
, consideration ox peace.
' i There -is no doubt here that the Aua
'. . iro-Hungarlan proposals originated In
' J Germany. .
I-v All .dispatches received here show a
' generally unfavorable reception to the
note and reveal the lmDortaincA attached
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I .V A1UWW.U TIOTTB ... UVU4 bUlB VUUUU
and France.
i Newspapers cite President Wilson's
It. "peace principles ' and Premier Lloyd
Wllsoa , Bseogalsed as Leader
'r;- tf The -.i
great place taken by President
.-.t niuva m wvriu leauersnip was impnt
' j slsed today by press comment on the
Austro-Hungsrian peace note.
l What twineflt Austria might h&re ob-
. Hi I It .. 1 ' . . t . . I . .
. aaa oeen lessened by publication of cier-
v Hun's bad faith. Germany put forth the
: , following termst
. ; end of tha war; reconstruction of Bel-
; ; . Clwn and political and economic! inde-
, - euabiishment of German Belgian com-
f mereiai ' treaties existing oeiore tne
n war; Belgium to aid by moral suasion
: In restoring of German colonies ; the
- yienrUh question to be considered and
f ' . the Flemish- minority, which aided the
Clintlin inVmAATm fn wn mumnlihul
i - n Labor party leaders regard Austria's
Broposal. as - virtual aocentanee of the
- ; partya suggestion for an Informal con
V f rerence regarding peace.
- . Mne ixnaon momlnr - bmmm onm.
. i meniea, on Austria's proposal as fol
h VJbws :
HVvTi..k. fu .
; vfvm 111 . W. W H .
m ucMr, i true uiat ail DooDies
- a . - -
i (ong ior a speedy end to the struggle,'
; : , out me tunes nave siatea their preiimin
: t ary condition They are: Withdrawal
" r from Belgium and France : abroa-atios. of
. .- ine isrest-Liitovsk and Biwhu-ut trm.t.
lesetc. There is not the faintest bus-.
- gesnon mat tne central powers will
- agree to these conditions. It Is Just an
MinvauuH lu sm auurejL coniiirpnpsi si r wnmn
,- mmmm wv SMIIS U MVSUWr
v.-- Mwu vii uiiubM idiu viBTBUiia. - xunanne
TODAY
TOMORROW
, . . Iv If h40 l.-S5niIiHt Bait
Sfe- ; fl' :Mh Comedy
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burg wants time to' pull his armies to-
geuier. ; WegotlaUons mean a practical
armistice. Germany's not to Belgium
U another Brest-Utovsk schema.. - I
- fleck I KmbarraurXstemta- 1
'Chronlole "Tw motives . tnsnlre the!
note-first, the dealre to embarass tho
,t.nf. x t,i., ntwM waim at I
oontlnulnsr tho war. Second, genuine I reo s statement by anonymous prop
longing for peace.. tSerlla and Vienna j adjBi1 , - K "
...it.. u i- fin. ,. , I xme way -for. the central powers to
central powers cannot win the war. In-
steaa, tney are xearxui wua uo areaa oi i
defeat and disaster. No one wants to
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MMre. but the entente are net roinar to.!
be fooled with an unreal peace. It would
be foolish to expect good results from a i
conference until Bertln ; and Vienna
cfeange their methods of negotiations. In
WUsona language no general peace., no
,-v. infiniu umtflM !
these years of tragical suffering. can be
arrived at unaer ine ojo metnoa oi oar-i
The Timei-"Germany Is employtag
Austria to sham peaca- proposals ana.
cover up ner rton to gain urne wnuei
jtunaenourg -organises nw loroea. -. x i
is one oi tne, oiaeat ana siaiesi. iticm i
ldest and stalest. tricks
What tha central em-
Joeia rejection of the
a.t thev;can airaln ore-
of diplomacy,
pires really hope
proposals so 'that they ; can again pre- J
sent -to . their; disheartened peoples :thelr I
also hope break Oie entente'a solid
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The Ppst-Tha Austrian ; note," die-
Uted 1y Germany, is the first definite
peace "overture from 'Germahy. " But to
pause now would b to throw away
the fruits of four years of war. dis-
miss forever all hope of victory and to I
betray clvUlraUon. Tha note say a that!
cussion of -peace. That may be true of
Dally Mall "The note is disposed of
In advance by Presidents Wilson's dec
laratlon that 'open covenants of peace
must be openly arrived at- Behind the
Austro-Bungarian , note and the Ger
ma.n nnin to Belsrium Is Hindenburar'a
desperate desiro to gain ; Ume for the
reorganisaUon of his shattered troops."
Manr.hftRter uuardlan "It would be .icisub osm urn awnnurau. wwusjl
monstrous flout If the Proposal, as i
such, should be flouted at heretofore. It
would also be unwarranted to lay down
definite military ends as a pre-requisite I the reply, should be immediate, pointed 0 fMrhaJ Foch, the advancing and to
to any dlaoussion. On the other hand. I out that there was no reason why. if tartan lesions directed by Hair, by P
we fear peace will be delayed if welhe so desired,. Secretary Lansing should j
enter confidential discussions without I
some Suggestion oi we enemys ap- f
oroach to our well known proposals. We
think the allies should require an ex-
pression relative to the lines laid down
by Wilson and Lloyd George. Let us,
m ktvva nil thinern. avoid renlvlnsr in such
terms as to give the.waverers xresnipialn that the United States cannot!
resolution."
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posal for a conference declaring: "Only I
in uwii iwi wTun " r"
actual diacuselon can prove whether dis -
cusslons at this time can lead the . world
nearer peace. Austria's dominating
tlve hardly can be doubted, inere is no
doubt that for her, more than any other
belllaerent. an early peace la Imperative..
Such a conference would not compromise
tne allies-' luntjanneuuM pm-ii. 1
the other hand, there is more than a re-
mote prospect that a discussion tnati.,aM. ,nfl. . n i.Min- MBM 1
might leave Germany obdurate might be
different in the case or Turaey, uui--aria
and Austria. The allies have ev-
4;V Freach Make Comment
Parlai 'Sept.? ltWCL N. 7B.)-451ight
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K1!lo..r,f .-Marthalaas tlie 1na- IS I
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w..w. , . - ' ... l
riA,,n4 . r t.a I
hopelessness of thelwrnUttarjE. situation
AND
LAST
TIMES
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and a desire by the leaders of the cen-
itrai powers- to save wnat is possima.
I The attitude of the French toward
the central powers' offer might be sum-
martxed as foUows: '
0 . Austrfcn-Hungarlan .premier
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out for les thaa this.
"How much- less credence , should
P"co proposals Is for us to tear
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mJl pem. f!?0P,a i,ot,i
classes, who discussed the outlook? tn
P days, U Blessed tho belief
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0?.Jhti' J f0r Bhe uu r-
"Irr . .. ::
.1 "Vti n .er:
IN( 01 uio- peaco drtva , In the central
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German Comment Characterfstle
Amsterdam.. Sept . H-OJ. P.lTh
uerman press see as to give the impres
bioo tnat it is not wnoie aeartedly in
zavor or the Austrian peace note, i
.The Berliner WNeuatoSteichten
calls ;the "not sltysit:,, ,;,
' Tbs BMncn Zultunr think. .
uivor oi me Austrian peace note
- Tha Boersen Zeltung thlnka ' thero is
llttle' hopo of tta 'sucoess.'"-a s i
tha note as- a sign, of .weakness, v Thel
Vorwaerta warns ininri .Z
optimism." but says the widest circles 1
of tho German people" will welcome the
note.' r - .
The Kreus Zeitung fears tha nota'is
futile and mar lead to results opposite
from those desired. , . .
Tha Vosalsche Zeltung anticipates the
wlU mean declaration of tha bahkreptcy j
AUSTRIAN NOTE TO BE
ANSWERED PROMPTLY
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(paedatMd Turn Pais 0a ' 1
wabtainabla. either at, tha atate de-1
partmentor tha . Whlto Bonae. ; - Offl-j.
aemanaea mat they remain mute nntu i
the note actually waa deUTered.pow-l
ever, other 'officials, who believe that!
not immediately communicate tnis gov-1
ernment s -position to ut oweaisn min-'i
later for transmission back to Vienna I
via Stockholm.
it is expected here' that In rejecting
the Austrian suggestion President WI1-
mnn win tik mvuilnn tn milr. it
accept any such suggestions as having 1
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orb unun w iwu uiuii n a ox" I
Ducted to refer to the fact that the)
1 central powers know, and have known
I for montha, the terms upon which the
rao-wIltenU and the United States Will
rmake peace. Until these ' terms are
j accepted, and the ventral powers show I
a f.i.v w- ....,,M., 1
readiness to withdraw from aU in- I
.n4(aw n fit mah f nn.
.rtlon Whten the nrealdent has de-
nothing but a waste of time would ho 1
gained by holding such a conf erence
as. la proposed by the Austro-Hun-1
xataereu sy uenaasy I
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it is consiaerea certain nere toaayi
that the peace drive of the central
ZZSST BtnTLiSiM iffer wa.
powers for officials are completely
fathered by Germany--wni not , n4
..w .4UM -' . i .
; vw-ijwvwu " vivwui nu
w.m.i. mv ...t..l AM..f ...
a precarious condition both military
n Jnf11? GrT content is
1 I -1 u""jr
morale ta aunt armies m low
and i Bteadny being farther shattered.
.eonftnt poundln the mlhty
allied triphammer on the western bat-
tie line la shaking the very foundations
LPi9. aatrtca. Because of this
offlctala here said today that contin-
ued peace off era are certain for some
tune to come, uowever, untu tne mm-1
imum terms of the entente, aa already
voiced In the public utterances of Pros-1
raeni wuson ana jrremier uoya ueorgei
and Clemenceau are accepted by the
cental powers, au sucn -suggestions will
rail upon deaf ears.
Htium Flood Whlta VTnaaa -
' Officials take occasion to nolnt: ant!
today that th4 demand that the peace
suggestions be -.rejected - immediately
and emphatically was almost unanimous
in every , section of the country
Only one single newspapers so far at
-is reported to have amrreated t
wnwwnuva wiaiuiiiir oi iam Austrian
etfer. Messages to ths White House.
J,!er",la "4.h0U w
wuwi m, ku wuwu am single
senunwnd ui me exier snouia ne re-1 "Moreover, a comparison of the re
jected In such a manner that no doubt ception of the peace proposal of the
wouia oe wit wai tne unnea states!
was in the war to a finish and noth- J
Ine. less than a oompleU surrender by J
tne xoroea or autocracy . wm . satisfy
this nation. r .
Officials, after' carefully examining
the unofficial cabled text ot the Aus -
trlan offer, called attention to the very
adroit language which waa Used
throughout. It was pointed out that
Austria seemed very desirous of niacins:
all of the onua4or continuing the war
on the allies, and tried In every way to
Juggle the language so that it would 1 iurmaa European- ownerauip. these de
appear as though Austria waa ready to mands, the realisation of which was
maae material concessions which in re-
aiity ahe waa not doing. .
It waa certain that in the reply which
the United States will jnakiHo thta note
the hypocrisy will be stripped from the
Austrian . offer and ; responsibility for
continuing the war until "the world
has been made safe for democracy". will
I u acceptsa oy resident Wilson.
ine state department, curiously
was in receipt of ais-1 wuia impose a constitution upon Ger
patches from a neutral country, trhlch I many from the outside.
stated that dlnlomats there. wirnA that
Germany was launching a most desperate
sucaatTs. .vuier-aispatonea oaiieai
attenuon to tho fact that the German
newspapers havo practically ceased edl -
as ins military auua -
tioa and that semi-official anaio-
lauure or tne -army, to keep advancing
now are missing. - 1
some doubt had been expressed Sunday
aa to whether the .Austrian nrotMMuii
not niTiTB pacmst aenument tn
this country. -This doubt has been more
tnan est at rest. AU of the information
obtainable here today la that not "only
J the country a nnlt In demanding that
m""" rem; wrt NCBwuAuva, out
is held that even to give consideration to I "Far more ouupoken.than in the do
i the Austrian suggestion would be an in- J main of concrete war alms haa the re
i "uu. w uw mriuT n htj wmcn s cov-
lertag Itself with klory. That the men
fighting In France and elsewhere and tha
relative of those whose names are on
mw ,tu wnvrwgiua ncTr cavnu-
nance any peace tnat ooea not crush tor
ail time the German military machine U
, shown absolutely by the messages reach-
: tog. herp .from! arery ;. section, of the
country.
AUblKIA btNUINU NUIt
' ? tO kli R F! 1 1R FRFMT
IW ALL DLI.MUCril,IO
I f ie.aaAaM4 l7fiaM v 4 ' -. a . VeTdft
!a k emautiMi aeaaaa vaw.. , arau 'A'eVAiVWU
communication telegraphed from Vienna
extends an Invitation to all belligerenta j
to enter- Into. non-binding discussions at)
some neutral meeting place for -an ex
nhange Of views regarding' possibilities
NEW YORK JliliES :
QiJLY PAPER THAT
Urges AITies . to Accept -Austrian
v Plan -; for : Peace Discussion;
'Warns . Militarism Must End.
ALL.OTriERS OPPOSEcSCHEME
"Do We BelieveWhat We. Say
l - ikifr.?TI.Ur r.Mn' TfstmvWT
ADOllt MniS Uerman -lting7', I
:'inniiirW
inquires new. IOrR iriUUIietl
NYork4 8!'15t!2t
Tork Times,' lxr an editorial today, urged
ium jfBBj w w;
looking toward peace.: Tha- newspaper,
however, declared peae oondltlona must
throttle- German: .militarism ' and insure
thsi thero b no repeOtion of tha war.
Pointing out that the peace offer comes
from the quarter where for three years
T
"It comes In at form which the-alliee
may honorably accept- In the confident
belief that Jt rwttt lead to the end of Ihe
- o mstom d Practice Of hWio
tha adltorlal -conUnued. .denoanda that
this invitation to enter upon tha prelim-
lnarles of peace 'deeerve the most se
-warnmenbi to whicht It la' addressed.
AlUad Saeeesses Are Caase
rious anoyrespectrui 'mttenuon oc ine
ii. mnA mrtrln nu af
i,.. mnst look to fha battle
fjeida of France. - Tha. French. Brltlah
American troops, under command
tain mA by Pershing, have brought
about this complete c bangs in tne nunaa
and in tne atutuae iowru m wr m
Vienna and of Potsdam.
The refluent current thafr began to
bear the Germans back from the Msrne
on July 1$ and baa never ceased Its lrre-
slstlble sweeo extinguished - their last
hopes or victory; oc nuim conei
an admonition ox impMuiwu w
trijtT. niA niMHTur. . -
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Mast Not Stop: War Plans
FAVORS PROPOSAL
The Times declared, all belligerents
desire the end of the war. but said, "It
would be the worst of blunders for na
or any of the entente allies to abate
war preparations now."
Commenting on what might be forced
from the central powers, the newspaper
ma:
" P0 ttt left Germany master of
the east would be a crime against our-
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aVAiva lV4 IU4 UiUQ a OMwUei'ww M vVWt e
Mams en. anetwftei a Ka itaMaaai 4m
vivua esvaaajg varesae skuwto iu aw uwi vvu tu
tw eemallv IndtsneKaabla. hut
reiteration haa made them famillsjM
Other Papers Oppose Plan
Other; New Tork newspapers declared
the proposals must be rejected as they
now stand, r - y -r .
No one but " a German or a vassal of
Germany could Imagine that with the
I .-iki imArm n -oma.i.n .m...
jam almost as false and boastful as ever.
la peace by negotiations Is possible.
I t vt. - t.
not to bo thus adjusted. No lie hi to
come triumphant from the fields where
o many brave men have perished."
The Tribune asked r "Do we believe
what we say about this German thing
that it -is frlehtful bevond redamntion.
I that It has no faith to pledge, that It
haa betrayed the very orlnciDlea of crvili
I cation, that it cannot be : lived with.
and that It most be utterly destroyed?"
and then pointed to the crimes which
have been committed. "Germany haa lost
this war." It continued. "The peace of
I tensive Is now her most danxerous
vtansn. Tnt ft break itself unnn tha
text lie that leadeth Into captivity shall
go into-captivity; he that kllleth. with
the sword must be killed with the
ewerd!'
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tel
gram says the note haa been drawn In
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lv.Ki i .v.
T'eHhT-wFl topeao.
i and understanding.
powers of the quadruple alliance on the
part- of their opponents 'with, the later
utterances of : responsible statssmen of
i the latter, aa weu as of the noa-respon' 1
Islble but. In a political respect, nowise
i uninfluential personalities, confirms this
1 Impression. -. -
While, for example, the reply of the
I allies to President Wilson made demands
( which amounted to the dismemberment
t of Austria-Hungary, to a diminution and
a deep internal transformation of the
German empire," and' th destruction of
MMa on tne supposition or an over-
whelming- victory, were later modified
,n "f"y declarations from official en-
tcnt8 quarters, or in part were dropped,
V- Plead War ef BefeaM
"Thus, in a . declaration made In the
British house of eommnna . ...
j Secretary Balfour, expressly recognised
I that Austria-Hungary must itsaif ania
1 its internal problems, and that no one
I - "Premier ; Llani 1.1
I the beginning of this4 year that it waa
UUL one sx tne aines war. aims to partl-
lon Austria-Hungary,- to rob the Otto
1 nia.n empire- of iu .Turkish: provinces.
1 w " "irin uermany intern ally. .,-
"it mftralao ha eannManut
tnat in December, 1S17. Mr. Balfour
I categorically 'renudtated the. iMUMnM..
I that British - policy had ever n..
t Itself for the creation-of an indn,i...
f stats out or terntonea on the left bank
t of the Hhina ' ' - - .
l he .central-powers T leave lit in no
j doubt that they are only waging a war
I of defense for their Integrity, and the
1 security, oz tneir territories. i -
i approaenment i . conceptions proceeded
I regarding those guiding lines noon the
1 basis - ot - which neaca shall k
( eluded and the future order of Europe
I sua -u vsm DUUl up. - V ' .
in this direction' President Wilson In
his speeches of February 03 and July 4
of this year haa form olatsd principles
which have. not encountered opatradioM
uon on um part oz ma auiea and the
far reaching application of which Ja
likely to meet with no objection on the
I ulJac also, pro-supposing utat this
application la general and reconcilable
with the vital- interests of the states
I &ODOCr&w)dL
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I i ; E4y Sees Sal Ahead V- v .
."It la true, it must be remembered, that
an agreement on ..general, principles is
- i insumaent. out that there remains -tha
i further matter ef , reaching . an accord
upon' their Interpretation and'.' their ; ap
plication to Individual concrete war and
peace questions. - ';;','"V'r'
"To- an . unprejudiced observer there
can be no doubt. that la all-fho bellig
erent states, t without exception, tha de
alre for 'a; peace' of . Understand wis; has
been enormouslr strenghtened ; that the
conviction , la increasingly r spreading
that the further continuance of bloody.
struggle must t- trasform Europe ; lata
nuns and Into a atate Ox: exhaustion
that will mar Its development for- de
cades to come end this : without any
that decision by arms which has, been
vainly "striven after by both aides, m
four , years filled J with,' enormoua sacri
fices, sufferings and- exertions. - f
"If an attemot is made, to e v'wr
tha basis exists for- sa. trnderstandinsr
calcnlatad to deBvergnrope tram tha
catastrophe of the aulcioaf conunuauon
ot the struggle. , then. In any t ease, a
method should . be chosen which renders
possible a direct.- verbal, discussion be
tween the ' representatives of ..the gov
ernmenta and only between them -. ..
Caaiioas Preeess Atvhwd , ;
-' Opposing J oonceptlona 4 of - Individual
belligerent states. would likewise have
to form the subject oi. such a discussion
for k mutual ; enlightenment ' aa well "as
the .'general principles that- shall nerve
as tha, basis forjteao aadvthe, future
relations of . the- states ' to . -one; another
and regarding which, in the TlmV place.
a .accord, can be sought ,wlth a- proa?
pace oe success, i ,--.-, ' '
"As .soon'; w as an " ajreemewt'were
reached on the fundamental pdneiplea.
an .attempt' would -have -to bo rssde tp
the course of the discussions concretely
to apply, them to Indlrldual peace ques
tions -and thereby bring about their
lutloni 5 :--7 'iiKA -'.'1 't
rWo. venture to hope that? there win
be ho obiectlon on tha part, ot. any bel-
Ugerenta td such an exchange of views.
The war activities would experience no
interruption.' - The discussions, 'too
would only go so fai- as was considered
by the participants to offer a prospect of
aueoese. s , i i -i - ,
t disad vantages' would arise there
from - for the states . represented.- Far
from harming, nuch' an exchange of
views could only be useful to. the cause
of peace. ; .-r v'j .--- -"'.'
' ' J Soiae Pesstallrtles Cited
"What dl not succeed the first time
can be repeated and perhapa it has al
rea ty at least contributed to the clari
fication of views.
,Moun tains of old misunderstandings
might be removed and many new things
perceived. Streams of pent-up human
kindness would be released in-the warmth
of which ? everything essential - would
remain and on the other hand much
that is antagonistic,, to which excessive
Imnortance is still ' attributed, would
disappear.. ' '
"According to our conviction, all the
belligerenta Jointly owe to humanity
to examine' whether now, after so
many years of a costly, bat undecided
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struggle. the . entire' course"' of" which
points-to an understanding; It is possi
ble - to make ' an ; end , to . the terrible
grapple. ' ..- - - y ': i:
"The royal and - Imperial government
woujd like.' therefore, to- prepes'to the
government of all the belligerent states
to send delegates to a-' confidential and
Unbinding discussion .oa the basic prta-
ciplea for the conclusion. of peace.-in e
place in' a neutral country and atN a
near- date that would yet have. to. be
agreed upon delegates y who were
charged to make known to no, another
the - conception 4 of -. their .- governments
regarding those"! principles, and v to re
ceive analogoua : . communications. - as
well as to request and give frank-and
candid explanations on ail those points
which heed to be precisely deflnedV ,
Amsterdam, Sept. ;If.--U; P.) -The
Auatrian-Hungarian , ministsr to Swit
zerland - handed 'the; Austrian peace
note to an allied , representative in
Berne at 1 . p. m: Sunday, according
to the - Voeetsche-Zeitung.
London.- SepC iiU. P.)--Tbe ' Swe
dish .minister haa received the Austrian
peace note and wtn deliver It to the
British foreign office today.
Editorial Leads -to
Arrest of -Two on
-Sedition Charges
HeJena,Moat, fSept. IS. (TJT P.) W.
F. Dunn; manager, and Leo Daly. adver-J
oalnr man. for the Butte Bulletin, a
lahor'publieAUon. were under, arrest hero
today, charged with sedition because of
the publication of an editorial attacking
tne autnority oz the state council of De
fense.
''The Bulletin .waa recently prevented
from - becoming a daily paper by , the
order of the war Industries board pro
hibiting tha starting of new dailies dur
ing the war.
. Federal- offioera .In Butte arrested 0
ether men aa alleged slackers and L W.
XT. . Daly and Dunn were brought to
Helena from Butte following tanlr ar
rest.
Fire Destroys Ammunition
Fort Bliss, Texas. Sept 16. (I. N.
8.) Fire which is believed to have been
started' simultaneously in three buildings
hero last night Tiestroyed thousands of
dollars worth of ammunition and cloth
ing.
Mexican Collector Dies
El Paso, Texaa. Sept. 1 .!. N. &--
Francisco Acosta, newly appointed cus
toms collector at the Mexican port, Agua
Prteta. sonora. Is dead hero of heart
failure. He was en route to his new
post from Mexico City. The body will be
sent back to the .Mexican capital.
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SERBIANS CAPTURE
THREE WiHS
Offensive Is Renewed in Co
operation With French f Bul
garian Line Pierced.
Washington. Sept, It. (t v N. 8.
The Serbian offensive haa been r
hewed in cooperation with French
troops, three peaks having, been cap
tnredv and the Bulgarian line has been
pierced on the SaloniU front, according
to the Serbian official communication
received by the Serbian ; legation this
afternoon. ' r ."
Peak Verpernlk. Dobro Polie and
Mount 8okoL three of the - enemy's
most formidable positions, which have
been In course of fortification rv
months, have been captured, the com
m unique said.
"The enemy front has vnow been
pierced and all three peaks ars In our
bands, we have taken several hundred
jsuiganan prisoners, numerous guns
ana great quantities ox other war
material. Our operation continues."
The three peaks reported taken have
altitudes ranging from 4437 to M77 feet.
Italian Take Prisoners
Rome. Sept.' 11 Nearly too prisoners
wero takea by the JtalUnS tn a access-
ful attack on the Austrian: positions
at GroveUa. south of Corta, In the
Brenta valley. All the enemy's defenses
In the sector attacked were captured,
with many machine- guns and great
quantities of material, the war office
announced today. The assault took
place yesterday morning. .
In the Concalachl and Poslna sectors,
Austrian detachments attempting to at
tack the Italian positions, were -beaten
off with heavy losses.
Five Austrian airpUnea were brought
down by Italian filers Bunday.
Amsterdam. Sept. 15. Italian troopa
nave Begun another a rive against the
Auetro-Hungariana, according to a dis
patch from Vienna Saturday, quoting the
rnoiai representative of the Austrian
war office.
The Austrian war office report said t
The enemy waa repulsed east of the
Brenta and in the sector of Monte Pol-
larolo.
"Italian attempts to cross the Plave
river la the Sundona region were re
pulsed.
Tn Albania (Balkan front), north ef
Pojane, we captared some farm a. -
"Ground was gained in the Torear
mountains.
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Balem,4 Sept. ltvL. C GUman. dis
trict director for the railroad admlme
tratioa. ; suggests that a .conerenoe be
held becweea railroad offlctala. the state
publto serrlae commlseions . of Oregon
and Washington and a representative ef
ine rauroad administration to wmsldar
complaints pros uted relative to railroad
track scales. This suggestloaUs con
tained tn a letter sent to ell railroads, a
copy of which waa received today;by tha
pneiM aemma commission. . i -.-
Tha Oregon commission haa been in
sisting that railroad scales at termlaal
points were being overworked because
railroads insist on re-weighing cars
which already -have been weighed- on
seal as tested by the commission.
Gas Change Flea Withdrawn
Salem. Sept. 11 The Portland Gaa
Coke company today 'requested the pub
lic serrtoe commission to dismiss its ap
plication for a decrease In the standard
of gas, which It filed with the commls
ioa about a year ago. The company
gives as its reasons that the government
la now taking up the question 'of fixing
a standard for gas, and also that oper
ating oondltiona have changed since the
application was filed.
20,000 Mines Strike
Pottsville. Pa.. Sept. 14. (U. P. In
the face of the order and Importanltiee
of the United Mine Workers abort 10,000
mine workers In the ninth district went
on strike this morning because tho gov
ernment has not granted them tho in
crease la wages that they demanded.
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Age ft years, ketgkt I feet 4 lacks,
weight 14 pesadt, eeailsxlea me
dlasi, eeler ef hair blaek, eyes else. .
gray. Were wsea last seta gray
tree Mrs aa vest, nightshirt, ae
kat or eeak VeUfy
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