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PRESIDENT-
LANSING SAYS FORMAL NOTES
AVOID WAR
NATION DRIFTS FOR CONFERENCE
TOWARDS WAR SENT NATIONS TEN MILLIONS OF
.- , - .
Position of United States as Neutral
Becoming Increasingly Difficult as
Its Rights Are Being Disregarded
by Belligerents Our Own Rights
Prompted President's Action.
" WASHINGTON, Dee. 21. Tlic
i1nu.rar of tho Unitt'd .States itself le-
drawn into the wnr by reason of
its increasingly critical position as a
neutral, was one of the moving con
siderations in President Wilson's dis
patch of notes to all the belligerents,
urging them to discuss peace terms.
Secretary Lansing todav authoriz
ed the statement that the material
rights of the United States had not
been the paramount consideration.
America's rights, he said, were being
more and more involved by the bellig
erents, and ns the United States was
"drawing nearer the verge of war,"
it was entitled to know exactly what
each belligerent seeks, "in order that
we may regulate our conduct in the
future."
Secretary Lansing's statement,
upon Which llio white house refused
to comment, was as follows :
Lansing's Statement.
"The reasons for the sending of the
note were as follows :
"it isn't our material interest we
had in mind when the note was sent,
but more and more our own "rights
are becoming involved by the bellig
erents on both sides, so that the sit
uation is becoming increasingly crit
ical. "I mean by that, that we are draw
, ing nearer the verge of war ourselves,
and therefore wo are entitled to know
exactly what each belligerent seeks
in order that we may regulate our
conduct in the future.
"No nation has been sounded. No
consideration of the German over
tures or of the speech of Lloyd
George was taken into account in the
formulation of the document. The
only thing the overtures did was to
delay it a few days. It was not de
cided to send it until Monday. Of
course, the difficulties that face the
president was that it might be con
strued as a movement toward peace
and in aid of thejernian overtures,
lie specifically denies that that was
the fact in the document itself."
Possibility of War.
Secretary Lansing further said:
"The sending ry? this note will in
dicate the possibility of our being
forced into the war. That possibility
ought to serve as a restraining and
sobering force safeguarding Ameri
can rights. It may also serve to
force an earlier conclusion of Ibc
war. Neither (be president nor my
self regard this note as u peace note:
it is merely an effort to get the bel
ligerents to define the end for which
they are fighting."
At the white house no effort was
made to lessen the importance of
Secretary Lansing's statement. Pres
ident Wilson would njake no com
ment. (Continued on Page Six.)
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21. The sale at
foreclosure of the Missouri Pacific
and of the St. Louis. Iron Mountain
and Southern railroads was ordered
by ,Iudge Hook in the United States
district court here today.
The minimum price for the Missouri
Pacific was fixed at 16.1.)0.000 and
for the Iron Mountain 923.000.00(1.
ft,' The sale of the roads at foreclos
ure will clear the way for the reor
ganization of the Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain system under plans al
ready approved by the Missouri pub
f lie service commission.
The two roads have been in reeeiv
t'ihip since August, 1U13.
Without Proposing Peace or Offering
Mediation, President Asks Bellig
erents to Discuss Terms on Which
They May End War Action a Sur
prise to Diplomats.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. In for
nial notes to ull the belligerents,
President Wilson, without proposing
peace or offering mediation, has ap.
pealed to them to discuss terms which
may end the war.
The president's notes had been
practically forty-eight hours on their
way today and officials believed thev
had reached all the foreign capitals.
All official Washington is listening
wilh the keenest expectations "for
any indications of how the notes were
received.
Diplomatists think it is incredible
that President Wilson should have
taken his action without some belief
that it would not be flatly rejected
without consideration by the entente
allies. The' wish and hope of the
German allies that be take some step
had long been well known, and there
is no doubt of the manner of its re
ception among them.
Nation's Peace Involved.
Officials and diplomatists here an
alyze -; the 1 president's' note find
something deeper than an appeal for
consideration of pence terms. They
sec that the resident in acting was
also considering what would have to
be the course of the United States to
conserve its interests as a neutral
if the war is to continue.
Coupled with the president's recent
declaration that the position of the
neutrals was becoming intolerable,
thev attach much significance to his
statement in the note that bis sugges
tion comes from a neutral whose in
terests have been most seriously af
fected by the war, "and whose con
cern for its early conclusion arises
out of a manifest necessity to deter
mine how lie-t to safeguard those in
terests if the war is to continue."
Pleases Germans.
In German quarters the eomictinn
that the president's action would
surely lead to sonic sort of a consid
eration of peace terms was expressed
in the following authorized statement
(Continued on Page Three.)
PLEA SURPRISES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Sur
prise was apparent among diplomatic
officials in Washington today over
President Wilson's plea to Kuropcan
belligerents to discuss peace terms.
Piiblicatiim today of the note fin
ished on Monday and dispatched on
Tuesdav to diplomatic representa
tives abroad gave most officials the
first notice that such a step was even
contemplated at this time. Opinion
here inclined towaid the view that the
action would give strong encourage
ment to some sort of exchanges which
might result in discussion of definite
peace terms between the belligerents.
It was believed further that since the
president seeks only a clarification
of peace views and does not offer
mediation, the United States will not
lie placed in an embarrassing position
if the Kuropcan nations should be
unable finally to develop a basis on
which to ep;iliach each other.
Officials of the P.iitish embassy
declared they were wholly unable to
explain the action.
('Mint Vim Itciiistorff. the German
nmhn-sador, said ;
"Now I am perfectly convinced
thai there will be a conference."
lie may confer with Secretary Lan
sing lod.iv.
American
DOLLS MADE III
UNITED STATES IN
YEAR JUSTCLOSED
Unbreakable, Lifelike Heads on New
Product Imported Bisque Affairs
Have Seen Their Day, Say Lead
ers of New United States Yuletitle
Industry.
NKW YOKK, Dec. 21. For the
first time in history America bus be
come the doll center of the world.
Close to 10,1100,000 dollies have
been intide in this country this year.
So extraordinary has been the suc
cess of American doll manufacturers
in taking over the doll trade lost by
Germain' and France on account of
the war, that we are actually going to
sell .dolls in Nuremberg itself, the
heart of Santa's German toyland. as
soon as peace has come to F.urope.
The new unbreakable, rcally-truly
lifelike American dolly has won the
heartsof .all America. . ' i
It TuXes Six Days to Make it '.Poll
Kvery doll in the Christmas win
dows today has gone through a mar
velous process of manufacture, pass
ing through fifty to one hundred
hands.
The dolls actually have to go to
the oculists, the hair dressers," the
manicure shop and the chiropodists,
before they are put on the market.
The new dolls are made of a secret
"wood-flour'' composition that looks
like brown sugar. This is put into
molds, which form the legs and bod
ies of the dolls. After being baked
for six minutes, the embryo dollies
are glued together, shaped up, pol
ished and painted. Delicate bands
and feet are made in separate molds
and the specially difficult process of
attaching them is next on the pro
gram. The bead, after being molded and
polished, is turned over to the
"beatify doctors," real artists, who
paint in the features. .The eyes are
then put in and the wig glued on.
The whole process takes about six
days.
fjtsque Hulls Doomed.
This year marks a revolutionary
epoch in the annals of dolldom. Not
since Papa Caveman first fashioned
a .wooden dolly for his little cave
daughter lo play with has there been
so sudden a change in the doll-making
industry.
The days of imported bisque dolls
arc past. The war has cut them off.
The day of the Atncricaii-niade doll
is here. And these new American
dollies, whose heads you can hammer
on the floor without breaking, look
like real life babies instead of like the
golden-haired, pink-cheeked, enntty
hcaded mniges that used to e'ome to
us from France and Germany.
(Continued on Page Three.)
DOORS TO PEACE
LONDON. ' Dee. 21. The Daily
Mail, which is close to Premier Lloyd
George, this morning gave promi
ncnee to the following: ,
''The Germanic and neutral pre;-
views on Mr. Lloyd George's refusal
of the German pence offer largely
take the standpoint that he did not
close the dor to peace. The actual
fact, however, is that he entirelv de
clined pence on anvthing except the
allied terms, and the door obviously
remains open only if Germany is
willing to accept tlie-e terms, which
are complete restitution, full repara
tion and effectual guarantees,"
Dolls Invade the World
Even to Germany's Doll Centejsf
tin tv I Tt fri df&Piii
i P i
Scene In the "Ileauty Itoom" of
VILLA ABOUT TO
J-;ii PASO, Tex., Dee. -Jl. Five
Americans and one other foreigner
who arrived here early today 'from
Parral by way of Torreon reported
that Torreon was about to be attack
ed by Villa forces.
The refugees said Villa was at
Jimine, when they left Torreon three
days a?o. A lare force uf Villa
forces was expected to approach
Torreon from the south at the same
time Villa moved on Torreon from the
north.
Carran.a troops were preparing to
evacuate Parral when the refugees
left there for the border on December
lit, one of the Americans in the party
said. The Villa forces under Jacinto'
Hernandez had left the town aboiit
December It, he said, but was expect-'
ed to re-enter the town soon after
the refugees left for the border.
At Jiinhicz the Cai rnimt troops
were al the railroad station preparing
tu leave for the south and evacuate
the town lo the Villa forces, which
were near, the refugees said.
Government agents received a re
port today thai Villa was at Jiminez
yesterday in person and was prepar
ing to move on Torreon at once with
his northern command, co-opcratiiiL'
with rebels operating in the l.aguua
district near Torreon.
The Carranza giirri-son in Torreon
was said by these government agents
to number les than lOIH), while
Villa had scwrul times that number
of men, it h;w f-aid. This informa
tion was forwarded to AVa-hingloii
today.
BKIUJX, Dec. lil. On the Golden
Ity.-dritza river yesterday the Rus
sian made a determined effort to
advance, attackim.: four time, it is
announced oflicially. Their efforts
bloke down under the fire of A-iMro-lluugarian
troops. In Rumania the
Teutonic forces gained further
ground.
HiitUh troop penetrated advanced
German position north of Arras yes
terday, the war office announce.
Subsequently thev were ejected by n
German cotinler -attack.
n doll factory, sHowing heads, wlioso
WASHINGTON, Dee. iH.-Thc na
tional prohibition eonstit utional
amendment, materially altered from
the form in uhieh it was reported to
the house, was ordered favorably re
ported by the senate judiciary com
mittee today by a vote of Jii lo .'1,
Senators Culberson, Reed and l.ran
degee voting against it.
As reported by the senate commit
tee, the resolution would read:
"The sale, manufacture or trans
portation of intoxicating liquors
within, lite importation thereof into
ajul exportation thereof, from the
t'nited States ami all territories sub
ject .to the jurisdiction thereof for
he.verage purposes, are hereby pro
hibited. "The congress shall have power to
enforce this article by all appropri
ate legislation. This article shall not
be construed to abridge the power of
the several states to enforce slate
prohibitory Taws.'
The amendments arc changes in
phraseology which some senators de
clare strengthen the resolution.
When it will he called up for ac
tion is not indicated. Some senators
doubt that it can get the necessary
two-third-- vote at this sessjnii.
P0N1E CHIEF OF SWF
L
PARIS, Her. 2 I .-The official let
ter Kwnimonlnt; (icneral NlvcPo lo tiie
command of the armies of tho north
and northeast was signed by General
Jot fro an elder of all the Trench
armlert. Oeueral Casttdiiau, (ieneral
Joffre'ti chfef of at a If, having reached
the age limit. Iihh been retained on
the active list by a pedal decree
sU-neil by Pn-yident I'oimare, which
Ik preliminary to his aiMointmfnt to
command of an army Kionp.
Brigadier ( Ieneral Kerdf nand A 11
guslo Ponle, whom (ieneral Nivelle
haft chosen as his chief of stuff, has
been promoted to Kenral of division
for the duration of the war. (Ieneral
Pome, like hi; chief, !-, an artillery
officer, and was a junior lieutenant
colonel on th" hi.t( of one of the
armies at the beginning of the war.
HIh brilliant military talents foon
brought him to the notice of (Ieneral
J off re, who Kindled htm out for tapld
promotion.
shoulders are trimmed to fit bodies.
WHEAT SLUMPS
- ON PEACE TALK
THEN RECOVERS
CMK Ai, Uee. HI. A maximum
decline of 7 cents was registered in
the wheat market at the opening to
day on President Wilson's peace .note.
Wheat for May delivery closed yes
lerday at .fl.tiPo lo $!.()-. It open
ed today with sales ranging from
I..V1 to !.;. July at l.:t0 to l.;il,
opened VU to .Vl.'je lower. Pit brok
ers were loaded wilh selling orders
and a huge business was done:
Renewed weakness in wheat prices
was a speedy consequence of
statement bv Sceretnrv Lansing that
(he situation for neutral was becom
ing increasingly critical and that the
t'nited States itself was being drawn
near the verge of war. Selling broad
ened out anew on account of
statement, ami there was a setback
of 1! jc or more frum the crest of tin
bulue. May wheat falling to l..7:t i
Swift advances look place later
and the market jumped lo well above
yesterday's finish for December and
May, he-,idcs virtually olfsetting m
I'nll I he curly declines in the .July op
tion. The cause of the hurst of
si rem: ih at the la- was news that
the export sales during the day had
attained giant proportions, two mil
lion hiihels or more, at the highest
prices obtained from Kurope in
weeks.
The close was strung i the (op
mn, level of the day. 1 M off to 2 1
udvaiice as compared with yester
day's latest figures. May finished at
f l.(;:ti . lo l.t;:i"i. ai:d July at
to .ti.:i.v-s.
ING PEACE
I WASHINGTON. Dec. -JI.--A reso
lution "strongly indorsing" President
Wilson's peace note introduced in the
sMiiite today by Senator Hilr-lieock
j was sen! to the foreign rclalimis eom
mitl ee on object ion by Senator
, Itorah that the senate had not had
I still ieient opportunity to consider the
I note.
The text of the resolution say, it i.s
the sense of the senate (hat this ac
tum of the picsident represents the
overwhelming public sent intent and
earnest desjres of (he people of the
I'nited Stales.
On mti'ti of ('hairmau Stone of
the senate foreign relations commit
tee, the note was ordered printed in
Ih'c 'V.igres-.innal Record,
STOCKS TUMBLE
ME DAY IN
WALL STREET
Liquidation on Large Scale Follows
Presidents Peace Note, Which Is
Accentuated by Lansing's Explan
ation Steel Drops to 100 Rail
roads Affected.
NKW YORK, Dee. 21. President
Wilson's communication to the war
ring powers and the subsequent com
ment upon it by Secretary Lansing
were made the occasion, of another
tremendous liquidating movement in
the stock market today which far ex
ceeded in scope and activity any
session of the past ten days.
War Issues Itreak,
Special slocks, notably those re
garded as war issues, broke 4 to PI
points during a wild opening, with
dee line of 1 to .'t points between
sales. There was a quick rally, but
this gave way to alternate declines
and advances during the forenoon
culminating after the noon hour in
another sweeping downward move
ment which followed soon upon the
publication of Secretary Lansing'rt
statement.
The latter break was marked for
Hie first time since the recent period
of liquidation began by heavy weak
ness in rails. Despite the declara
tion .of an extra 2 per eent dividend
bv I'tiioii Pacific, that stock showed
an extreme loss id' 5' points, and
Reading- and other leaders in the rail
way dixision also fell abruptly.
Steel Takes a Prop.
I'nited States Steel was the center
during the trading of the forenoon
of convulsive movements,. n one lot
at the opening .")0t000 shures wore
quoted at KM ! 4 to lU.Vj, ait extreme
loss of li'o points. This was the
largest single transaction in the his
tory of the exchange. During the
day Steel dropped to 102'. Total
sales of all stocks during the first w
two hours reached the almost unpre
cedented total of l,:t0U,000 shares.
Trading, with its (puck, nervou
rallies and declines, caused many
brokers to discourage the buying of
the more volatile specialties exeept
for cash, ami others refused to ae
eept less than oO per eent margins,
even for standard shares.
Another wave of selling swept the
market during the last hour, prices
tumbling to the lowest level of the
day. Actual slocks sold ". 10 mid !
points under yesterday's final quota
tions. Total transactions just before
the close were estimated at about
'J,70ll,ntm shares, the largest, with
one or two exceptions, in the history
of the New York exchange.
BY 7314 PLURALITY
SAI.KM, Or., Dec. 'Jl. Charles K.
Hughes carried Oregon by a plurality
of 7ol I over Prcsidmt Wilson, ac
cording to the official returns an
nounced here today by Secretary of.
State lieu W. Ol.-ott. The final count
stood: Hughes rj(i,7l!l, Wilson 11.0,
ft"i. Allan Meiison, socialist candi
date, received !1"D0 voles and J,
Frank 1 lanly, prohibition candidate,
17'Jib The total prohibition amend
ment carried bv .VJ(il.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. M. I.ow tern
perature records for the season were
again broken in this vicinity early to
day. In Omaha the mercury stood Ht
II degrees below; at Sioux City, ,1."
below ; at Sioux Palls, S. D., 20 be
low, while at Norfolk ami Long Pine,
Neb., ivported 'S. and '! In-Iow, re
spectively. There was no wind and
the weather was (dear.