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THE WEATHER
ToiiIkM and Wednesday, Kiln.
ALBAN Y DAILY DEMOCBAT
EitabMsbad In 1865
Beat Advtrtiaiag Medium la
Linn County.
VOL. XXIX.
Mil A N V. LINN COUNTY, ORBOON. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1916.
No. 111.
0
.a Central Allies Formally
liter to Begin Negotiations
For Peace.
fL'JiRALS ASKED TO
ASSIST IN EFFORT
All Four Central Allied Coun
tries Have Entered Into
the Movement.
illy I'lutr.l l'rc-)
IWiIih. Hi SayvilU Wirrlr a. Dm
1.' - t. hatm llor llolUegg ' on
tlir diplomatic rept ess-Mat ivca f thr
United suit . SmUH nil S ilcrl nd
and lundrd I hem notes pfHpowttH
tlmt pc u - MfOtHttlOM b oitrred lfl
to forthwith. I he 'nil text of the
note wd if read in I lir Kcich.tag to
day. Thl cluiuellor askrd Ihr lirti
truls w hi It rcpr anil Germany and
In r allica, to brmg these prpo.jl H
the attention tif Germany's cneniic-.
irrm.,n hi lie ve a tlir proposition
arc appropriate iir ihr establishment
Ofl Uting peae. The Vienna, dm
iMHtSHOfHf and Sofia .ocrnineni
tAr ti .miiiittrd identical note- The
irmt WHI alio ml C IP Vatican, and
other MHtVtHl '1 he offici.-il Dft
bureau rnl 151 foBOHiH irrie la
Ihr MHtftU CHfHrtfHH!
"Tlir Chancellor tlvs morning rt
scivrd tr IftlfHUtiftl Oi (HC lilitt cl
Stair. Bptin J'"' Sw it ei laud, ot c
after another, and itansmilted ll r
OH wlnrrtu the four allied Germ. mi.
t.ioMtr to tntei ponww""
HHJ negotiations.
SCHOOL CENSUS COMPLETED
IN LINN COUNTY
Show 8,052 ChMdrMi of School
Age, op Population of
40,000 in County.
. oidin U) Oi,' boot census J'i '
COQjplatad 'n 1 inn county, tlirrr air
K.llSJ tnlilrrn til school age ill tlir
aanty Taking fiw ai t lie average
sird ainilj ihr pop 1 1 1 a 1 10 n of the
1 1 'i i 1 figured al aboul
000 inbabttatvti
TtM lignirs compiled tli- year
ibow a fllltni oCI "1 17a m ihr COttW
t i. i 1911 Thi aaaatti laal l'1
umber showed H.227 Tlit rluoll
in. 111 111 Mi.iins u 1.1-4 igalnafl I.4.1
in I'M - ! i-l MBB aWfcl agansl
9Qtf SMI vrj: I'.iownst illr vlnys even
will, K 1m, Hi years, anil LyOai is Ma
liinri will. SS llalscy -how- a irmin
ihi year. 111. mumrralion jiut com-
plctad itjoariaa, '"' "' 150 y"'
Sbfdr) l tklO ahrail ith 1 1.1 to MM
HtrflrriMfa i ihinii i-n. 99 in 1916
i.. .uti in 19U Mill I " loi ii
In 'Si n, -Ml licill'; fcinfilrd llii. h .-t
i.i IdBj m ISIS, j : "ii 4.' iim l
II. .mr ..')4 in llll in 1015; ("ra "
ordJVtn 7'' i.. 104; ud Tngn an
In 11.1.
BM cf .
illln
Sc. York, )c- II -Thr .t.i.l.
motkci I""1 "ii ih UN
Oil mili iTM-r awrfW. UaiMd Siai' -rtcrl
i nil Ii." .inl and Criu-ililr
i .l.iwn. k
Mlaattaolim, Ii - Wheat
drepatd low rcnti a (c atiaaM if
lat ihr atacc ptnpoial aiu miWjM
niti ihr ir.
Chic . Dr I.' -An hour after
ihr mirlirt opened Ma hr:-l drov
j.ed free (mini-
IlAKKISIiURG BLBCTIOM
i ika ItaffadjMWa lelloa Noaaij)
the tuHpwIaa crr ele. led
Trior, Mavor Tbl IfOtt
I'rtur. 92: C K 1
ii, i b. Adaao, 10
Inr rrinrdrr. C. M. M
i" .rl . hmMc ''4
Kor ireaurer A. J. Dworet, 1
Criirm I Wilhelin. 11
Pot Ma.nhall-M
V liller. 12.
1 Hill K t". Sihinler and Van
KOWMOII ere ile.l.d a incinhrr-
ihc Ciiy CoatnriL
A. I.
idbtTA o?
(,.1
llawlir. I.; M
whnt ovkk curnf
Bcml, "r., c. II -Nail Soall
kh of RtdrdlaadL Or., i- '!'-a.l roda
and two oihn- eiiniil. htlrt i- lat
retail .ii an aafomdwiri irnaih Da
ion Hnrdu'V, iiala legialaloi "i
Hedninnil, mi drivinn liin ar whin
ihr Bttafftafl K r Maaped and Ihi
ma. hinr idnnurd hm ' a 100-fool -IHI
BaraVlVl arm wan hr.'lcen. Max Cam
miiiK. . H.-rney, a latcraallf hurl
GRANGE INSURANCE BOGIES
ELECT DIRECTORS TODAY
C L. Shaw, of Albany, Succeeds
Self on Board of Fire
Insurance Co.
I he itacaaola'ai i of the Laanti
CohnaMa Fict laaaraaaa c'o. an or
lairhrtltlT n ti ihr Oregon SlaU
' .i . inel ill the 1 Ollllty Ctllil
r..,ni in the court holl-e thii a lit
OOa la elect a dire, tor to Mccaatl
I.. Sha. who-e Itrxn of office aai
Kplrad Mr Shaw a elected I
laccatd aitnarif, many voir- baia
l by .rov A P Miller, of for'
I mil. i i rr.idrnl . f llllv iTjanir ilio'
mid lacoB Ydortiir i ol wooabarr
. trcrelary C. I.. Sh. w. of thi- cm
- irratnrrr.
A mretiilK of the Vetei.in' Life It
m ranee. Co., ,.f Orajoa, WaaaMajioi
in. I Idabti. av lo have heen held f'
he vame aBrpOM at ihr ame dbk
I.iii there a not a aaofaBI .reeii
II ", I tedy, of Corva!'i.. it aiewlft
ihi hranch. and A. K. bllUer
r riinnd, - teeremry-treasurer
DAHO'S NEW
T
Is ifl Aliiany on a Visit Before
Assuming Duties of
Office.
NATIVE 0REG0NIAN AND
ALBANY COLLEGE GRADUATE
Is Advocating Abolishirtj the
Office That She Is Elected
To.
MHH Kthrl Krd:icll artivcd Ltlt
i ik'ht from LftHitoa, hlah , (n a viiit
I I lie boUM Ol btt .alhcr, I-. M. Red-
rtottfi sad iltker, Mr- j. m. Pftncfa
Slu lia tin- dUtinctlOB -f lirintf ttCt
4 iBJtrlHfl idtHl Ol -clio.-N of Idaho
ami of v. orkiny for tlir ah'dlOnurm
of the very offnc the it ahottt to fill,
hrniniitiifc; the firt of the year. Mi
Kediicld wa elected l the rciuhit
MU ii. I dem.KTa.Ii. hein th ti imi:c.
of huth jurtte-. though a repuhlican
Shr a. formerly niipenntcndent of
Ktfl PcTCC lounty, rritidiiu at I t-is
ton, ;ind made MrSl a record an Miper
int inlrnt u tu call for her promotion
It ii an ialcrtttlnfl fart that 31 of the
.17 Mipertiitriidrnt. in Idaho are wo
men, hWvHhh appreriation of the
work of wo'neri a edueJtors.
SUPREME COURT DECIDES
BANK-TELEPHONE CASE
I he Supreme I'ourl today rendrn .1
MM LaUoH 'ii thr UHM pi iKlinj,' btWjl
ttie lacifi St;ite Telephone Cv, and
the Firil National Bank, iRTolviHg .1
urtion Ol intrrcoinnuini.ntion of thr
W0 it lyttetltj in thr hank, that ift,
the nte of the wmc wire for th
two Albany plume". The cate Imi
now been before the poMk HTViCi
conintiitaion. l in uit COHfl and supreme
COHlti ami "ill f0 haek to the coir
iiiii ion for settlement.
aHTaafl
-.L. .
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES HOLD
MEETING LUST NI6HT
Good Results Already Accom
plished With Minimum of Ex
pense and No Duplication.
The Hoard ol iJirector of the Ai
tociatcd Chariiie-j met in the Com
mercial Club rooms la it evening and
coiihidered the net d t a number of
indigent families lo ited in and about
the city. A report oi the relief com
miUeci showed than 11 cae had
been baodled tC date ;it .i very mnall
rxpeoM hut erl h especially good re
sults. In accordetue with a plan for
systematic record nw 6( the work done
and preventing the duplication of
gifta, every case that bat been han
dled w tahulatrd, the upply prov id -ed,
recorded and -in estimation ol
what further relict would be necc
sary. By the Sf of this tyitem it
i already aseeet-n . that the As so
ciaHn hai already aved almost a'
much as has been expended by pri
vetlttng needless duplication of assist
ance, a
Rev. O. II. fdMng, president of the
Ministerial AtH0C'tion, who also is
a member of the Hoard of Directr.
stated that he had isked the ministers
of t.ic different churches to have th:
presidents of their Ladies Aid Soc:
eties name an executive committer
There is a plan M hive these execu
tive i oiiimittecs meet with the officers
of the Associated ' harities and plan
the work of giving tor the families
known to be in need, each organiza
tion taking certain iamilies and giving
them what assist - they may ncif!
from time to tinv
The matter o( Holding a common it
dinner for the peor on either Christ
mas or New Year was discussed and
final action in tfce matter postponed
until iome time in ihr "ear future.
PIONEER OF 1845
Ten of Children of Mra. Mary
Chambers Eat Birthday
Dinner With Her.
ONLY ONE OF ELEVEN WAS
ABSCNT FROM RiUNION
Mrs. Chambers Was One of
First Settlers of County,
Coming Here in 1845.
DEPORTATION RIOTING
i By United I're
AiiiMrrd.nn. Dec. U A aaWfpaptl
In ,, rcM.rle, Id llelKiam killed riot
in over ilciorl.ilion at Tiltcoinu, llrl-
v iiriii.
Miss Kthrl Rrdficld. Elected Super,
intendeni of Schools of Idaho.
Tiied 10 Run
The Northern Express horse Ihiv
noon .nteui.i, .1 io ran away, ami did
makl -omeihim; of a run: Inn ihl
driver, Mr WUItaBia, aral rasal lo
Ihr occasion, and did some first
rlav, inaiiiiiilalii.il "1 the line-, "ith
a broken hridlr daaav finally lorn ;im.'
the horse lo a asapi wWl JhUe dam
ae. only a hroVen (iflh ivherl.
I-eft for Illinois
Isaac Campbell
Baal lhanv
FORMER ALBANY PEOPLE
SHINE AT MONTANA BALL
cop) of liie Poplar. Mont, news
paper, txivimj an account of the
Thanksnivini; mask lull, has been
r, tlvffd '.x S Hart. Two foffHtt
tjbmn) people, Mii5 Klsie l.ain and
rtlntr Corbffl, riccixrd special men
tion. The comments are as follow
Mts Klaie Bain, it an jndian maid.
pn i nted a tine .ippe.irance. The
dress worn by Miat BhHI was a real
Indian dres. was inlaid with Indiatl
I v Riboll and gav
MtftC Kcdfi'-ld stopped m Portland
on her way lo Albany, and w..s inter
ciawid mi me i on ly by thr paper -I
, Orcktonton gives a good picture
of Idaho' . popular super- ndent
I b s I. a ith an inter, icw .
Miss RedfleM'l position in favor ot
abolishinii the office she has been
elected to, a big one. is uniiue. In
4cad of itpi i iittrndrnt it is proposcil
t baV gppohlttd by the gmernor
board of Hvi mrmbcrs. who shall elect
a cOBUBattavionai of education, taking
the business out of politic. The
new- officer would be at ht head ol
all the educational work in the state,
including the state university.
"I am looking ahead to the future
not the present,' said Miss Kedfield
this morning to a representative of
the Democrat. "The plan is an ex
cetlent one which will work for the
improvement ol the cause ol ciluea
tlon in the state,"
Before it can be adopted, though, it
will have to be submitted to the ot
ers of the state, which wilt have to
be ordered by the next legitlatare
Itefore it can he voted on and put
into effect it will probably require
tour years, s,. that a upcnmcimem
will be required for that length 't
time, when the office. Miss Kedfield
declare, will be .superfluous.
native of Albany, graduate ol
Albany College. Miss Redticld's work j $
is one ot especial interest to our pro- q
pie, who reioicr in her success. Herj,
brother. Cbas. M Rrdfield. who has
made t splendid reputation as a civil
engineer in lii irrigation project work
C0LLE6E CONSERVATORY
RECITAL WEDNESDAY NI6HT
The pupils of the Albany College
Conservatory of Music will give a rc
cilal at tbc collide chapel tomorro-.-veninR.
at 8 o'clock, when the lol
lowing program will be prevented
Grandt.ither' I'lock. Maxim Mar
ian White.
Fairie'i Carnial Helen Xebergali
Si-n of ihv K.uydid Oti Gilchrist
Kri Km J. '. Ride Josephine
Ralston.
Anita Spanish Dance Olive Uar
kac.
Kain Pitter 1' iters Louise Mason
Shadow March Melba N'crlrv.
Pas lies Air,, i rrs I.rila Watson
Hal.incrllr Mayurka Lois Neber
aaU,
Arlaanin el Colombinc Francis
Haas.
Vocal "Drink lo Me Only Will
Thine Eves " 'Id English air Oscar
Doble.
Valsr. D-flat Lee Forlmiller.
Scrnr from .in ImaKincry Ballet
I'lorcnce Rissell.
Vocal The K-bin Sings in liie Ap
ple Tree; When Love Is Kind -Berenice
HacWeman.
Ru-tian Danrc Lillian Dunn.
Valse a la 1 vroliennc ansetnble
class at two pianos Lillian Dnan.
Florence Rissell. Naomi Hotline. Dor
othy Fswin
FARMER ALBANY MAN
0IE0 IN PORTLAND
Ex councilman J. J. Graham
Died in Metropolis This
Morning.
GERMANY'S PEACE
TERMS STATED
Having ten children present at a
celebration of her eightieth birthday
was the pleasure of Mrs. Mary Cham
bers, of 318 Baal First street, yester
day noon. The event was made a
family reunion, one immensely en
Joyed by the large family. It is a
remarkable fact thai out of 11 living
children there should be present ten
of them, and that out of a family of
14 children 11 should be living. Will,
who resides in California, was unable
to be here on account of his health.
Those that were at the dinner were:
Mat Chambers, of Blalock: Fd Cham"
hers and wife, of Montana : Mrs.
Martha Stevens and husband (Willi.
of Krlso, Wash.; Robert Chambers,
of Lebanon; Tom Chambers, oi Port
land; Mrs. Cordelia Brown, of Yon-
calla. Mr. and Mrs Take Chambers
and two children, if Knox Rutte :
Mr. and Mrs Jerome Williams and
three children, of Knox Rutte: John
Chambers, of Knox Rutte. nnd Mis
I.ctitia Chambers, who re ides with
her mother in Albany. In all there
are eight grandchildren, and two
great-grandrhildfen. the latter being
grandchildren of Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Chambers was the daughter
of James Knox, after whom Knox
Rutte was named, and settled with
her folks at the Butte in 1845. where
she l:ved continuouslv until moving
to Albany a few years ago. univer
-.illy respevMed and beloved. Her
iiusband, who died several years
ago, came here in 1847. Mrs. Cham
bers continues to own the home
place. Seventy-one years on the
ame plnce. or near it. is a record
that calls for attention.
Among the many sturdy pioneer
families this one has plaved its part
veil in the upbuilding of the com-
Mty In which the members lived.
Though now widely separated thev
continue to have a live interest in
Linn county and tn each other.
A dispatch was received from Port
land this forenoon telling of the death
there of J J. Grahnm, a former prom
inent resident of this city. He was
about (j$ years of age. Mr. Graham
resided in Albany for a number '
years, while here being a member of
the city council for one term. He
owned property at the corner of First
and Raker streets He moved to
Portland about ten years ago. and has
been in business there with hit son
Angus, dealer? in automobiles, with
a garage. Mrs Mark Rrownson.
formerly of Albany, is a daughter
He was a member of St. John's Lodge
A. F. & A. M . of thia city The re
mains will be brought to this city for
hurhl, which will le under the aus
pices of the lodge here.
The time ha not yet been set for
services here
They Call Fob Restoration of
Territorial Status and
Readjustments.
CHANCELLOR HOLWEtfi SPOKE
TO THRONGED GALLERIES
W. A. EASTBURN WILL
AGAIN HEAD DEPARTMENT
Conrad Meyer a Nominated
Assistant Chief at Election
Held Yesterday.
If Hkc city council ratifies the se
lections made by the Volunteer Fire
Department at their :unual electio.
ye-terday. W. A. Eastburn will aai:
serve as Chief Engineer for the com
ing year, and Conrad A. Meyer trill
be assistant Chief. Paul Miller w;
electcd chairman of the rdvisor
board, along with John Spooner am1
John Warner.
The votes cast for the differet
randidates were as follows:
For Chief W. A. Er.sthurn. 32.
For sst. Chief Conrad Meyt
a?6; Pan) Dawson, 6.
For Advisory Board Paul Milk
21; John Spooner. 19: John Warner
16; Lyle Ficklin, 13; Loren Davis
10; Sanford Archibard. 6: Paul Dav '
son. 4.
FORD BECOMES UNMANA6ABLE
AND ATTACKS FIRE HYDRANT
Bought Firat License
Today County Clerk R. M. Russell
received the nr. 1917 gamr IketvJal,
iml Grant Frotnan. one of Linn coun
ty's best known aportsmen. bought
the first hunting license. His is No
I in Linn county.
o-
Hon. S. M. Garland, of Lebanon. i
in the city today. Mr. Garland ii
hold-ovrr senator in the legislature 't
the next session, serving with Htm
E. D. Cuick. of this city.
STUART NOT SO
KEEN ON RACE HORSES
Wayne Stuart, the well known race
starter, who is also a Round-Up en
thusiast, had a novel experience as a
buckaroo recently while endeavoring
lo teach a new horse sonic iancc
paces. Following the recent Rouml
l'p. Pres. Roy rpor, and Mr
Smart have been collecting racing
stock, in preparation for thr debut :i
next vear's Round-Up. One ol the
J. A. Howard, a local real estat
man and Alban booster, has decide
that he preiers to drive his ow
Rambler auto 'o a Ford. Yeslerda;
Mr. Howard was driving D. IV Sir.
der's car. a Portland insurance niai
and at the corner of First and Fcrr.
streets he tried to turn into Ferr;
tlui something stuck and the e.-.
would not turn. Instead, it ecri
enough lo turn it toward- the S;
Francis hotel, but a fire hydrant stoo.
in the way and prevented the nia
chine's crashing into the plate gl.
windows. The radiator of the Foe
was badly damaged, hut that ara
ibout all the damage that was don
Returned to Portland
Mrs A. J. McAllister, of Prndh
young steeds lately acquired did not ton. who is on her way home rrol
.1 .- .- .- . il . " "
a HAS DECREA8ED DIVORCE 9
(By United Press) '
Denver. Colo., Dec. 12 There 51
was only one divorce action to a
$ every three niarriaircs in Denver
during the closing year. To date t
ihrre have hre.i 786 divorce suits
in Eastern Oregon, is also here, mak- jn,ti,trd. while 21.10 marriage a
! fainilv rrltnion at thr old Red- nnej., hiv. he-en issurd.
ing
field home on Calapooia street, next; q
seem to understand all of the fancy
steps, which in Mr. Stuart's judgment
a first class race hoise aSwuVi perf, mi
and so. equipping th; tced with a
very fancy jockey saddle ar.l a silver
mounted bridle Sttvirt sallied Jatf'rt
to demonstrate his knowl.-iUe i i race
horses.
Prrs. Newport accompanied him
and. was just admiring the gracef.i!
manner in which Mr. Stuirt tansl'
bis horse to cantrr. gallop, single
foot and trot, when thr 'Irrd Stopped
hrforr a large, con.mo.lious muu noie
ttrtaMj his back ar.d sent
plunging thru the air after a mann r
of Albany'? football hero. Herman
Abraham. The next scene font-1
Stuart emerging from Ihl wallow,
covered with mud jnd expressing his
opinion upon race norses in m
FRENCH CABINET
(By United Pressl
Paris. Dec. 12. Premier Itriand an-
California. stopped oft i.i thi city for
a visit with Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Livin
good and family, former residents ol
Pendleton. She continued on he:
journey this morning.
Thrrr w as a falling olf in di- S1
IHnrr of rrv il... c,..,ti-.n, ,-.mat. -a Ae4 ihJs vear whilr there w-as v
left thi. afternoon Co. Ml - 'me ,..,.. ; - - ' T. ,.. ,..,; eonmletrd. He make.
hr will vi-il "lib relatives ; lea
turc of his visit will be the altrnda' ce
of a family reunion of about one hun
dred people.
of the bounding main. We never week or two belorr Her term m -knrw
thl main houndrd. but we'll I gins, in order to become familiar
lake Art's word for it." I with the details of the office.
l - . I . . r-i I
1 creae in divorces is attributed to a lormal statement to ine v,iia.....v, -
91 Deputies tomorrow, revr.in'.g inr no
! ministers.
prohibition.
S
5,000 POUNDS OF MILK
RECEIVED AT CHEESE FACTORY
i
Monday Ihr Albany Purr Milk
Stua-t t-nrrsc lo. rrceivru
milk front which they made i cnees.-
at an average weight oi 2.1 pooada
This made about HO pounds ot
s-heese.
This is the large! day's make of the
factory. For this the farmers have
been receiving the past month M
cents a pound, butter fat. bringing
them between 17 and 18 cent- per
gallon of milk.
Mr. Pate says thr businrs is grad
ually growing, and that he is arrang
ing to pnt in more chresr equipmrnt.
lo enable him to handle double the
amount ot milk the coming season.
He expects to be running to full ca-
pacity by that ime.
It Is Said That Lloyd George
Is Determined to Fight
to Knock Out.
(By United Press)
Washington, Dec. 12. A German
Embassy official said that the peace
term., included the restoration of ter
ritorial status and establishment of
ndependrnt kingdoms for Poland and
Lithuania, and some readajustment of
the Balkan international boundaries
Bulgaria wants restoration of terri
tory lost in the second Balkan war.
Liermany offers lo evacuate Northern
France and Belgium and partially re
store Serbia and Roumania. provided
he allies return their lost colonies
BertSo, via Sayville, Dec. 12. The
jress bureau announced that Chan-
reUor llollwrgg told the Rrichstag
that Germany and her allirs are con
ns of the responsibility before Gtid
nd beiore her own nation and hu
manity, and proposed this morning
hat the hostile powers enter into
eace negotiations. A crowded house
mil thronged rallrries listened as the
-hancellor outlined the extraordinary
Hi M situation, and reviewed the
German victories, lie said that the
Sommr. Roumanian and Italian of
fensives had been frustrated: that
Gen. Hindenburg had captured suffi-
lent -tore-; of gram, victuals, and oil
i Roumania to relieve Ihe German
needs. He said the submarines had
tcconiplished historic deeds.
Chancellor llollwegg failed to men
tion specific pAce terms. The Reich
stag adjourned immediately pending
he president's call. Meanwhile party
leaders conferred on peace conditions.
Tollweg said: "If. despite our offer
of peace and reconciliation, the strug
gle continues, Germany is resolved to
continue to a victorious end. It sol
emnly declines every responsibility
before humanity and history."
He declared that Germany wanted
guarantees for her existence, honor
and liberty of the Central Powers,
and appropriate basis for the estab
lishment of lasting peace. "Ger
many's adversaries have evaded thejr
former declarations. During the long
years of the war the Kaiser has been
moved by a single thought: How can
per.ee be restored so as to safeguard
Germany after a victorious struggle.
We were always ready to stretch out
the hand of peace."
London. Dec. 12 The British for
eign office makes no statement until
the German peace terms are oificiallv
known and all the allies are con-uPcd
Lloyd-George delivers his first speech
as premier on Tuesday. The Com
mons held a session of only 15 min
utes today. Liberal Member Prin :le
attempted a flippant sptech and 'as
howled down.
The Evening Star dccla-' d tint the
peace proposals are tinjikely to affect
the war. It said: "Unless the Cen
tral Powers' new-found sense of re
sponsibility to God causes the surren
der of Constantinople and restoration
of Alsace and Lorraine, and the evac
nation of occupied territories, making
hie reparation, the war will continue."
Washington, Dec 12 Rritish Em
bassy officials believe that Lloyd
George will discuss Hollwegg's pro
posals when he addresses the Com
mons, and may outline Britain's peace
ideas. One official said that Lloyd
George is still determined to fight to
a knockout.
Berlin. Dec 12 The Kaiser sent
a message to his troops and soldiera:
"In agreement with my allied sover
eigns, with the conscious!'. of vic
tory. I have made a peace offer to
the enemy I am uncertain whether
it will be accepted. Until that rm
ment arrives we must fight on.