University of Orcijcil Mail FORECAST Mii.vlimiiii ymtenliiy, 2H; Miulmmn tuibiy, iiU. Forty-sixth Tear. AiLIES TO ASK I BY GERMANY Embassies Reflect View That Peace Proposals Will Not Be Rejected Without Examination Note Con veying Proposal Arrives at Wash ington for Transmission. WASHIXGTOX, Dec. 14. The cm tnssies of the entente allies here to JJsiy reflected the view that German' jcace proposal wont uo rejected w:th out examination but that tho alllra In reply prolab'.y will call tor a stale. inunt of proposed terms, so they may not he placed In position of unqual ifiedly rejecting peace. Tho no'.o conveying the propoj.il for peace by the central powers whlMi tho United Slates is to transmit to the entente belligerents arrived dur ing the night and was being prepare 1 for President Wilson early today. The document was said to lie fiuli Btantinlly the same as published in the unofficial dispatches lYoin Her lin in the report of Ihe. Overseas News agency. A,i'cmnp:inyin it was n confidential report from American Charge Grew, understood to be an outline of affairs which led up to the German chancellor's speech in the rciclistag and the sending: of peace proposals. As soon as President Wilson has seen the note it will he forwarded to Minister WhiilocU in liclgium; Ambassadors Sharp, Page, Guthrie and Francis in France, F.ng land, Japan nnd Russia, and to the legations at the Serbinn and limnini ian governments. Act as Iiitcrmcaliwy. ' The actual transmittal of the peace proffer now brings up the im portant question of whethei' Presi dent Wilson will decide to act merely as nil intermediary or whether he will accompany the transmittal willi some expression of hope, in some form, that the nronosals for consideration of pence shall not he rejected with- j out examination and reflection. J here is a prevailing opinion here that the president wants to do something of the sort nnd is looking J'orward to some move for a league of nations to preserve peace as one of the ele ments of Ihe settlement of the war. It is possible that some means may be taken to establish a little more definitely the temper of the entente allies toward peace proposals before t.e president nets, but it is under stood there will be no delay in for warding the German note to the for eign belligerent cnpilals. Xo Clwnfte in Meaning. After rending the German note carefully, Secretary Lansing 'said that while there were some differ ences in translation when compared with the unofficial copy, and while the order of arrangement of some of the paragraphs was a little different, there was absolntc'y no change in inenning. Mr. Lansing said the note would go forward to the belligerents presumably today and Unit no decis ion had been reached as to whether the United States would accompany it with nny expression. (Continued on Pago Two.) AMSTERDAM. Dec. 14. A Berlin dispatch says that German subma rines between Xovember 28 and De cember 8, sank off the French At lantic coast among other vessels, steamships carrying coal cargoes amounting to 17,000 tons which were on the way to France nnd also an .English steamship with 6,000 tons of war material which was proceed ing from Xew York to France. LONDON, Dec. 14. Lloyd's Ship ping agency announces that the ship Emma Laurens has been sunk. The crew was saved. A Reuter dispatch from Chrlstiania reports the sinking of the steamer lljor by a torredo. The crew was landed. The Emma Laurens was a French bark of 2,152 tons gross. She was last reported at Bordeaux on Septem her 27. The Djor was a Norwegian steamer ot 1,090 tons, built In 18S5. QMS OFFERED ASKS MILLION MORE MEN FOR BRITISH ARMY it .Andrew Itonai' Law, i liniiccllor of ihe Kxcliequei' E E I'.KKLIX, Dec. H.--Kiench troops look the offensive in the Verdun re gion this evening, says tonight's sup plementary war office statement, ad vancing on both banks of the .Meuse. While the warring nations are awiiiiing definite deelopmcnts from the presentation of peace proposals by Germany and her allies, the oper ations on the various lighting fronts are proceeding as usual. The imme diate future, so far as the peace proffers are concerned, is indicated as likely lo be taken up by Consulta tions among the entente powers preliminary- o tbe sending of a joint re ply. Interest ill military developments Mill centers upon liumania, where the armies of Field Marshal Von Mackensen are fighting their way forward, despite Ihe difficulties of transport caused by Ihe bad condi tion of the roads in a Kumauian win ler. Whether tbe Hnmaninns have sue ceded in establishing themselves along the line of the P.iizcu, near the southern Moldavian border, is not yet apnarcnl. Ilcrlin's last specific men tion in lliis connection was made in last night's eonuutinicMttou, in which the Teutonic forces were reported to be Hearing the l'uzcii. In any cy-nt, it appears tli;,t the Kumauian evac uation et' southern Wallaehia is vir tually complete, a the German war office announces -that (Ileal Wal laehia, soulli of the Ducharest Tchcrnnvoda railway, has been clear ed of hostile forces. lieyond the German report of the repulse of a French attack in (he Ar gonnc on tlia western front nnd of Serbian assaults on I'.nlgarian posi tions in Macedonia, the war news presents little cl-e of interest. WASHINGTON', Dec. H. The ninth annual governors' conference opened here today with more than a score of state chief executives pres ent to discuss state administrative problems and other questions. About an equal number of governor-elect and former governors were In atten dance. One of the most Important sub jects for discussion today was the j executive budget for which a plea w as i to be made by Governor Harrington !of .Maryland. The session was opened by Governor William Spry of I'tah land addresses were made by Governor ' Spanning of Xew Hampshire nnd I others. GOVERNORS MEET CONFERENC DFORD MED FORD. E Will Make 5,000,000 in Service- Cost of War 5,710,000 Pounds Sterling a Day New Vote of Credit of Two Billion Dollars Is Asked No Answer to Proposals. LONDON, Dec. 11. A supplemen tary estimate issued today provides for an additional one million men of all ranks for the army service dur ing the present fiscal year. The or iginal estimate was for four million men. ' LONDON, Bee. U. Andrew llonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, an noiinod in the house of commons this afternoon thnl the daily average expenditure of Great ltritnin in the war had risen lo "i,, 10,000 pound: sterling. Mr. Law said ihe actual expendi tare bail exceeded the estimate owing to the increase in munitions and ad dilional loans to Great llritain's al lies and lo her dominions. The chancellor said : 'Financially, we cannot hope to go on indefinitely on the present scale, hut we can go on long enough to make sure that it will not be from financial causes if we fail to secure victory. Moves Vote of Credit. In moving a vote of credit of 400,0(10,000 pounds sterling ill the house of commons today, Mr. Law decided to confine bis speech entire ly to the financial side of the war, and, in the absence of Premier Lloyd George and Former Premier Asquith owing to illness, it was expected the debate would be merely along this line. Mr. Law said that no proposals for peace had yet been received by the llrilish government from the central powers, lie added that the entente allies required adequate reparation for the past and adequate security for the future. In any event Great ltritnin wil make no official com ment until liussia, France and her other allies express their views. The chancellor said the total amount of votes of credit since the outbreak of the war was .'I.K'i'J.OOO, 000 pounds, includin- It'J.OOO.OOO pounds for extra administration ex penses. Knornious War Cost. In moving the vote of credits he said that, assuming the rate of ex penditure was the same as at pres ent, the vote would carry them until February 24. The total for the fis cal year would lie l,!).")0,000,n00 pounds. The budget estimate of the fiscal year, he said, w-as exceeded by !l.i0,- 000.000 pounds. Loans lo allied governments mummied io 400,000 pounds daily. Ill discussing the vote of credit, Mr. llonar Law said an additional .00,000.000 pounds would be requir ed from February '24, to which time today's vote is expected to suffice until the end of the fiscal year, which (Continued on Page Two.) E RKRMAX ARMY HKADQUARTKliR IX TUB WKST, Dec. IS, Via llerlln lo London, Dec. 14. The German peace note was read at noon on Tuesday to all the reserves and to the troops resting behind the front. Its con tents were made known to tho sol dlers at the front or on the way to or from the trenches through announce ments on Improvised bulletin boards The effect of the announcements was to call forth spontaneous shouts of joy, tempered later by doubt as to whether the entente would agree to make peace now. It is generally agreed, however, that the note comes exactly at the right time and that in case it is rejected the fighting will continue with renewed vigor. The Inhabitants of the occupied territory displayed ns lively an Inter est In the announcement as did the soldiers and many praised the em peror unreservedly for his peace initiative. mi im MEN N ARMY OIJKGOX. Till" USD AY. DKCK.M15F.lv 11. 191(5. DISINHERITED BY HOUSE OF LORDS 8 "Teddy" Slingsliy. HOUSE OF LORDS TOTAL PROHIBITION REFUSE APPEAL I1 E l.ON'IXiX, iec. .M. The lions,, of lords refused the appeal in the Slingsliy legitimacy ca.se today with out calling upon tbe respondents. In giving imminent the house of lords held that it had been' estab lished that the child in iicstion was the son of Lillian Anderson and that it also had been proved that the child was handed over to Mrs. Slingsliy. The house of lords expressed regrcl at the pain caused by lite decision to "tile gallant ol'ticer who is now serv ing his count rv-- Cnnimandci' Slings- bv." III the house ot lords lay the last hope of the Slingsliy claimants. An inheril.mec was li ft in Knuland lo (lie firstj male heir of three brothers of the name of Slingsliy. The estate, in Yorkshire, is valued at about .."00, 000. Tbe case grew out of the at tempt of one brother lo establish himself as the father of an heir and the denial by the others. As the al leged heir was born oul-idc the em pire it was necessary lo establish the fact of hi.s Icgiiimate birth. In December, IPl.'l, a petition was presented in tin1 probate court for a decree that I'liarlcs Kiiycne Slingsbv was the lawful son of Charles K. Slingsliy and Dorothy Slingsliy. It was said the child had been burn in San Kraiicisco in 1111(1. Tluuiiiis and Alan Slingsby, toothers of Comman der Charles Slingsliy, alleged no heir had been bom, that the infant's mother was Lillian Anderson and its father I'aul Colvin; thai the child had been procured for t In petitioners and passed oil by them as their legal offspring, the birth record being al tered. CHAId.KSTOX. V. Vii., u; 14. Although ChaiI- K. nuli.-, n-p'ili-lirjin lumtiiwi' i'nr irer-iii-nt, f;irrii-l NY-t Vir-iniii l.v ;i plurality .l J7''l, tlm itii-i;i! rnint. nonilv ft'inpli'lcti, -how- th.'it Pn-Hlciit Wil-'m will r ccivc niu clccur;i voh from the Miitr. Colour! S. A. SimiII, ri'i'tihlii-iin ejector, who w pJurcil ott the tickcl following l hi iv-i-jn.-tlion of J. Y. Dawson, wjm Avivut -jI, rccii I riii ii MnjilIiT voti tli:n rl:iu!o liipti-f. lcnt""i;tli'' f'l'-t'.r. ( 'oii'i'tc ret urn- how tluit wom- (nn sitl I nure (irle.'ih d Uy ;i Ijm-lmt j m.'i.ioiit v (linn lh:il ;iy-(i ili ro!iili- (iui iiini'tiiliiii'itt when it nu- nitiliil in l.H'J. A toi.tl of li.l.:, In m.i. i witp cfi-t lor tin -ii) frjiM niii'Mnl 'lliniit itlitl )il,)07 H;iin- it. OFFER WfLSON GAINS VOTE PARIS, Lee. li.-r-Total prohibition throughout France of tho consump tion of such alcoholic beverages as whiskies, brandies and liqueurs has been decided on by the government. Tills is shown by thetext In the Jour nal official today of Premier llriand's declaration yesterday before tho chamber of deputies Premier llrluiin said: "The gov ernment will ask you to give It the faculty of solving by decrees all ques tions of interest In regard to tho na tional defense, which the laws are too slow to regulate. A particularly grave question which can be regu lated only in war time, tho solution of which involves the life of the coun try and its salvation, is the total sup pression of the consumption of alco hol." The premier's remarks were greet ed with loud applause from many ot the benches. Deputy Mayeras Inter jected: "In the army also?" "Yes, in the entire country," said the premier. The use of the term alcohol in this connection Is understood in France lo include such beverages as absinlhc, which already has been suppressed; whiskies, brandies and liqueurs, but not wines or beers. IN WAR BABIES NKVV YoKK, I Mm. I I. A-;r-hwi--.ion fiver (hi- of t hi Teutonic )e:ice proioiil- "D the en mini! s of tntinhiiMi nml -lift en;np:iiiies eiiii---ed juiotlier -cvi'iv liienU in the stock nuirki't toility. Alter r;ir!ier ilcelinf-s oi-k- iliuiii-j I lie noon hour were lit- eljtlly poiil'i'il out, leju in; Uo M'Mllit of ihe ni".:ejit ch,ir;;e!cr of (lie liiti ; (hilion. I I'iinicky i-omlit ion. virt ii:i!ly pie - veiled in ll:e -lock iniiiket's fimi hour hnhiy, )irie.-- -ioviny e.xlrcme nel lo---e-i of to 12 points.' There u its no ji ppiei inhle Hiippoi't. except in mil--. Titnl -pie- nt 'A o'clock, nl uhieli time Ihe ticker li:il not ejinvhl tip with the tno! in;:, npproxiniiilel J,:iiKt,0im -h;iie-. Mi'iy -pecii!iiti c nerotmt in t he lute irioliiiiT were eo-.e (Mil ;t t t he iimrket," Steel wn- ninon the wc!ik t, itecliiiini; fo 1 1 't 1 i , .jii'-t he fore the clo-e, ii Jo'- of over ti point-. The rleiiliiiu-' in -teel np proiiintlet helwccii "Jit nml 'J.'i per relit of tin: totul tiun-uctioii-. KJJSUJYK VOTE E Proposed Amendments Reported Out by Committee, Suffrage Favorably and Prohibition Without Recom mendation To Settle Issues by Vote Early in January. WASHINGTON", Dec. 1 I. Tho pro posed prohibition amendment was to day ordered favorably reported to the house by the Judiciary committee by a vote or 12 to T. The proposed uni versal suffrage amondinent was ordered reported without recommen dation. ' The vote on the HUffraue proposal ,.... .1 , c nu no... I resentiitlvn Under would submit the several Susan 11. Anthony amend ments to the stales. Chairman Webb of the committee said he would not ask for a rule on the prohibition resolution mull after (lie Christmas recess, lie will not ask for any action on tho Hiiffrngo pro- posal.. Representative (lard of Ohio who haa been .opposed to sut'frufte, ' was clio.sen to report it. Jlopresen tativo Cnrliu of ViiKinlu will report the prohibition proposal. To Kettle- Sul'I'i'iiRe. Tho rejiorthiK of the s ultra no pro posal waH tine to the belief of some of Its opponents that H can ho beat en on tho floor and they thought It heat to settlo he, Ikhiio by brUislttR" U to a direct vote in tho bonne. An effort was made to couple, it In the votiuK as was done at the last session of congress and which result ed In boh proposals being kept in the committee nnd eonslderation of them postponed indefinitely until the eommittee by a largo majority, how ever, voted not to do no. The reporting of the suffrage amendment was a surprise to its mip portei'H . Tbe designation of Ijopre Henative Walsh of Massachusetts, an anti-suffragist to succeed Represen tative Moss of West Virginia, aH a member of the committee a few days ago, was finally believed by many Htit'lriige leaders to have dealt a death blow to their chances of hav ing any sort of suffrage resolution reported this. year. Prohibition Amendment. The proposed prohibition amend ment drawn by Chairman Webb fol lows: Section 1. That the sale, manu facture and Importation for salo of intoxicating liquors for beverage pur poses In the United States and all ter ritories subject to the Jurisdiction thereof, nre forever prohibited. Section 2. That the eongresH and tho states shall have power Inde pendently or concurrently to efface this article by all needful legislation. i iip sunrage resolution iouowsr UPON SUFFRAG DRY I Section 1. The right or citizens of! H.- Maro Island navv van! ofMclal the Tnlted States Lo vote shall not be ,10.n Rlt t,M,rf, ;m, twoll(v mn denied or abridged by tbe, United i a,oar(, t1P -ii, I1Hhore north of Ku Statos or by any state on account or j rnkai UohUWh Lieutenant Moguweh nnd sox- j Lieutenant 10. enike. Ol'flcfalf Section 2. Congn-ss shall havoSad (hny J)nd no list Hi,owing tllH power, ny appropriate legislation to enforce tbe provisions of this article. NKW YORK', Dec. 1 I. lohl to the 'amount of ItO.OOo.uoO Imported from ( Canada, wha deposited in the assay office here today to the account of .1. I'. .Morgan ami company. This ! brings the total Imports from all sources since January 1 to $(J0,i)0n( uou. This amount of gold imports jexceeds by 1 1 .'iQ.uon.Oiin the entire world's production of the metal for the year Hi 1.1. WASHINGTON". Dec. II.- The ! president and Mrs. Wilson went 'Christmas shopping together today j for the first time. They strolled I slowly through tbe business section of thn city, stopping here and there to look In shop windows. They were recognized by many shoppers, and Mr. 1 Wilson was kept busy returning greetings. WEATHER Maxiiiitim yisstt'ttlay, iiK; Minimum today. NO. Submarine H-3, En Route From Ercmerton to San Diego, Strikes Shoal Off Samoa Waves Pound ing Tiny Vessel Only Conning Tower Prevents Ship Turning Over, Tl'llKKA, Cal., Hoe. 1 t. -Tho I'nited StatcH siibmnrliie li-:l com manded by Lieutenant Commnnder 11. It. Hoguseh, went ushore in a fog early today on a shoal off Samoa tivij miles north of the bar on Humboldt Hay. The diver was rolling heavily this morning to an angle of forty five degrees, bat wutchonf ashore, a dis tance ot 2tlu feel, heard the diver whistle "all safe." three blasts. Life Savers al Hand The I'. S. S. Cheyenne, mother ship of the submarines, H-l -2 and -U, whic h were on their way to Maro isl and navy yard from llremerton, Wn., was standing by a milo northwest. The tug llellef was a quarter milo off to tht, Clllit ,, a , savlng cvlw from Humboldt bar was Hearing the distressed dvler to shoot a Hue aboard. It was feared the 11-8 would be a total loss. Tho water Is too shallow for any adequate relief vessel to approach. An attempt will be made later, it was said, to take the crow off in a bttechos buoy as the diver Is unable' to freo itself. Another alternaUve was to drivo tho H-;t farther ashore into the sund. ' Vonning Tower Strikes. At It o'clock tho 1I-U was keelhvi over in tho breakers until 'the "con ning tower was awash and the hrldge and decks were deserted. Kvery few minutes over tho roar of the surf wtnm tho blasts of. the diver'? air whistle the commander's message lo those ashore and on tbe Choyenne that they were still safe within. The t.heyenno imperiled herself by slow ly moving in closer to the Il-Jl. Shore observers said the conning tower of the submarine struck the sand bottom, first on one side, theu on the. other as tremendous waves caught the little craft. It was the conning tower that sav ed the diver from completely turning over, they said. At 1 p. m. the waves had driven the submarine j 00 feet up tho beach. The tide was then near flood. Coast guardsmen expressed the hope thnt tho receding tide would leave tho boat high and dry. Tho line shot across her storn stayed aboard but nobody emerged to take it. Kear was expressed lest chlorine gas should generate In the hill; otherwise- thn chance of rescue were considerftil good. MAm,: iS,AN-i) NAVY yard. Iioc. names ol Hie men In the crew. OTTAWA. Out.. Dec. 1 4 Canada attitude toward the Cermaa pence proposal Is Indicated in a message sent by Sir (leorge Foster, acting pre mier of the dominion, to Vremiei Moyd-ijporgo, as follows: "Canada stands with you and the empire Tor vigorous prosecution of the war until complete victory Is at tained." FEDERAL PROBE OF COST OF LIVING WASIIINdTuX, U.-Tho Itiirliiiicl rrMlnli,m oilii-iii tln 1'cil-im-iiI Irmlf i'inniiii-iiiii tn iuvi'sl imo nil mill's i,l' tln hi.h i-,M ul' livinir. ill'-lllililH; tlir lll'i'ilui-illi; i-jtpii'-ily of On- I I! 1 1 il Sillies iniil -iii. vio IiiImmi nl' i In- nrili-liti-l Inws. wns I si i i n lil v ri'imrlnl l.iilay by llii; IliniM' jllilii uuy uiiiiiiiiiUi'i'. U.S. SUBMARINE GOES ASHORE IN FOG AT EUREKA i