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Mii.vlimiiii ymtenliiy, 2H;
Miulmmn tuibiy, iiU.
Forty-sixth Tear.
AiLIES TO ASK
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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'
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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.
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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.)
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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
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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
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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
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