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THAW OUT OF
DANGER AFTER,
TRYING S0IC1DE
Held Prisoner in Philadel
phia Hospital Under Con
stant Guard.
POISON TABLETS
FOUND IN POCKETS
No 3Iessage Written Before
Slashing Throat and .
Wrist With Kazor.
BIG MUNITIONS
PLANT BLOWS
UP AFTER FIRE
Heroic Telephone Girl Saves
v Lives of 1,400 Men at
Kingsland, N. J.
NO TERMS WITH AN UNBEA TEN GERMANY
IS REPLY OF ALLIES TO WILSON'S NOTE;
TEUTONS MUST GIVE UP CONQUERED SOIL
HEAVY EXPLOSIONS
"TERRIFY NEW YORK
Blaze Continues for Horn's
$5,000,000 One Esti
niateof Ldss.
Philadelphia, Jnn. 11. Harry Kcn
4all Thaw, after nn unsuccessful at
tempt at suicide this morning, Is a
prisoner to-night in St Mary's Hos
pital In the Kensington section of
Philadelphia. Two policemen are on
constant guard to prevent another such
attempt before ho answers four crimi
nal charges kidnapping, second' de-
free assault, conspiracy to flee Justice
and attempting suicide.
His frustrated self-destruction dls
dofed his whereabouts to the police of
Philadelphia, who have been search
ing for him slnco Saturday, and ended
his eighteen months of freedom, the
only period of non-surveillance he had
enjoyed since he killed Stanford Whlto
In June, 1906.
Thaw now is well on his wa' to re
covery. The razor with which . he
lashed himself in tlo neck missed his
Jugular vein and tho two gashes on his
wrist severed only a small artery. Al
though bcveral tablets of bichloride of
mercury were found In his pockets the
physicians of St. Mary's are certain he
ild not swallow any poison. It will be
ten days, however; before lie can bo
moved to New Tork.
Left So Meaaane.
Thaw, in the hours he Intended should
it his last, left no message. To those
ho were closest to him before he gashed
himself with the rasor he gave ,no lntl
tmtlon of his plan. His attitude, as
Interpreted by Samuel G. Maloney. rep
resentative of the Val J. O'Farrell De
tective Agency who knew where Thaw
i8 hiding here, was that ho would re
turn to New Yor:c to fliiht the charges.
lion ever, the flood or auvorsc circum
stances that arose to enhance the peril
of Ida plight probably brouRht on a
hopelessness that tho aftermath of his
recent siege ot debauchery did nothing
to llshtcn. Ever since his seclusion In
the little brick house at 6240 Walnut
street, where ho was under the care or
Sirs. Elizabeth Tacco, who owns the
suburban dwelling, he- has been In con
stant touch with tho developments
against him.
Those who had contact with him say
that although he applied the term
"blackmail" to the charges made by
Frederick Gump, Jr., of Kansas City, he
as pessimistic about the outcome of a
trial on the accusations. He was further
depressed by the-wecp of newspaper
editorials against him. This last factor
Is one that would operate more strongly
upon Thaw than upon probably nny
other man In 10,000, because of his In
satiable appetite for favorable news
paper comment.
Dlacnsaea Roberta Murder.
To this despondency new depths were
fhen by the reports communicated to
him by his detectives that men from
the office of District Attorney Swann
were close on his track. Tho loss of
the rapers that had been entrusted to
Oliver A. Urower proved no mitigation
of his adversity. The culminating touch
na afforded when his guardians an
nounced to him yesterday that they
would surrender him In New York to
night. ,
Slnce-hls self-inflicted Injuries he has
not uttered a word that has any bearing
on his case. However, eight hours be
fore he was found wounded In bed he
gained an Insight of the general opinion
about him through a talk with Mrs.
Tacco.
Weak and nervous from alcoholic ex
ceases, sleep would not come to him last
night. Ho persuaded Mrs. Tacco to re
main talking with him In her dining room
until 2 n'eloek this morning. They dis
cussed the Grace Roberts case, that has
been oreiinvlnir Iho thoughts of Phlla
oelphla lately. His talk Indicated that
he had given closo study to the whole
muzo ot circumstances surrounding that
murder.
"Have you been reading about tho new
trouble Ilarrv Thaw Is InT he asked.
When she said she had he Inquired her
opinion. "I think It a shame that he
hk ccr let ko free." Bald Mrs. Tacco,
Innocent of uny Intent to hurt her
bo.irder, whom she knew under the name
or "West."
"I hope the police get Jilm and put him
away ulicre he tan do no further harm.
Wlut do you think of Thaw?" she went
on,
lie gave no nnsner.- With a hasty
pology lie fled to his room.
K ti r iv llrrnnril I.rwU.
Tlio Itolierts c.ise and the sulcldo of
Rcmard V. Lewis, who still is believed
to hau been the modern murderer, up
IMiiTitly preyed on Thaw's mind. He
fcnew Lewis. Ho gave evidence of (his
Interest last Monday. He and his mother
Hd lieen summoned to the Municipal
Court us defendants In the enso of a
tir who had been injured by llielr nu
loninblle, After the hearing he heard
that reporters) were on iino'.her floor of
t!.e city Hall, In which the court Is sit
uated, These were the men assigned to
Hi" Itolx-iiM murder. Thaw hunted them
down flnitultounly ho gavo his opinions
alwut Hie whole tangle;
"I Ju not think Lewis Is KUllly of this
crime." i after he lud Introduced
I r"c!f "He was hounded to denth by
ileicitiveK, It has been my experience,
iii'l u Iniii: oini It Iiuh been, that the, po
lie nnd Iho dlsttlct ntlornos can prove
n t'nns through their own witnesses."
1" Hlwuod It. Klrby. who Is the
I'lijuei.in In churgo of Wt. Mary's Hos-1
Continued tin Fourth Page., I
Tessie McXamara. telephone switch
hoard girl at the big 'munitions plant
ot, the Carladian Car and Foundry
Company on tho Jersey meadows near
Kingsland, freed her red hair of receiving-
harness and got up to get a
stlcK of gum from thegjocket of her
Jacket hanging on the wall near by.
This was Just at 3:40 P. M. yesterday.
She happened to glance out of a
window which overlooked a long ave
nue of concrete and iron one story
buildings and forgot all about her long
In for gum. For a w!sp,of smoke was
curling from the caves of building 30,
a shed stored with 200 gallons of gaso
lene and used for cleaning and polish
ing high explosive shells stuffed with
trinitrotoluol "T. N. T," a shed not
ten yards distant from another packed
with loaded shells, 75,000 of them,
awaiting shipment to Russia.
With one bound Tcssle was back at
the switchboard, headgear adjusted,
flghtlngvto conquer her rising panic.
She beat down her fears (she knew
what smoke wisps portended in a vast
plant packad with tremendous explo
slves) and rapidly connected with shed
after shed Just a word or two:
, "Fire In shed 30-rsuro to reach shell
iars on side track; don't wait a sec
ond get all men out."
Workers Swmrm to Safety.
And as she telephoned shed 30 burst
Into flame, Iron walls and Iron roof
melting Into cunning metal. McArthur,
the plant flro chief, was" sprinting for
the engine plant. Men were swarming
like bees from a dozen sheds to which
Tessle's swift, cool warning had, flashed.
She watched them In their rush toward
the great gates on the ntdge road, her
fear stifling her at times, but always
conquered by her plucky heart, and kept
plugging In and out as ihe got speech
with building after building. Without
turning her head from the switchboard
she saw, then heard, the disaster de
velop. As she telephoned she saw shed 30 con
sumed In a great spurt ot flame, saw
the flames leap to the railroad Ride
track where six cars stood stuffed with
T. N. T. In bulk, explosive to be used
in shell Ailing, at need. The fire touched
and overran the cars and tho T. X. T.
let go. not violently or loudly, for the
stuff docs not explode at the touch of
Are, but In a series of vast puffs as If
many gigantic firecrackers were fizzling
out The girl saw the Are leap from
the cars toward shed 28 and It required
all of the nerve she could summon to
stick at her post because she knew what
that would mean.
Shed Held 75,000 Shells.
In' shed 38 were ".",000 shells packed
In cases and ready to be shipped to the
Itusslan army. The fire rolled up the
Iron walls. Tessie waited. Nearly ten
minutes had passed since she first dis
covered the smoke curling, from the
polishing shed with Its 200 gallon gaso
lene tank.
- In vthat ten minutes her fidelity and
courage had gotten warning to every
building of the thirty-six In the twenty
acre plant. Nearly M00 men were run
ning for the gates or had already reached
the open roads nnd the meadows. And
then shed 28 let go, one tremendous
roar after another as case after case
heated from the flames and detonated.
As Tesslo sent In her flnal calls red
hot fragments of steel ripped from the
curstlng shells and flung high In the
air descended upon the roof of the head
quarters building within five feeT of her
Lead. Some of the pieces tore through,
Mie Just grazing her. She fainted.
With building after building exploding.
McArthur. the Are chief, and a few of his
aids dragged the unconscious girl from
the switchboard, carried her to the Ridge
road, put her In an automobile and told
the driver to stop for nothing. In .all
rrobabllity her courage and senae of
duty Bavcd the lives of many hundreds
of men.
Qeneral Manager Harkness of the Ca
nadlnn Car and Foundry plant tecog-
nlzed that fact. It was perfectly clear.
If the girl bad given way to her Arst
'natural fright and had fled for her own
life It would not have been possible to
warn shell filling- gangs In at least a
dozen of the buildings, and the loan of
life would certainly have been horrible,
i
'o I.Ives T.ost Is llellef.
As It was, no Jives were lost, so far as
In known, nnd the-lnjurcd aro fow. But
at an early hour this morning the ex
plosions continued and surgeons and
nurses summoned with nmbulanccs frpni
neighboring cities were unable to get
neur tho plant. .If Buy workmen were
Inside they were dead, but II Is believed
nil escaped.
They carried the heroic telephone girl
out nnd to safety, with tho plant turning
Ittelf Into hades of flame and noise.
Hurstlng high explosive shells from shed
38 fell upon and tired other sheds near
anil far which cuhtnlned completed shells
or highly Inflammable or explosive muni
tions material. Within firteen minutes
from the moment that Tesslo McNa
maru's yeainlng for n new ploce of
chewing gum led her to glance down the,
nvenue of shell polishing aheds the whole
vast plant was roaring with flame and
detonating as If the heavy artillery of a
European battlefield was In full action.
Terror itprritu hii uvur jumoy wuiini
Continued on t'ith Page,
TEXT OF ENTENTE REPLY TO PRESIDENT WILSON'S NOTE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The translation of the French text of the note of the Entente Powers in reply to President
Wilson's note of December 18, suggesting the outlining of peace terms, as cabled by Ambassador Sharp at Paris,
follows:
The allied Governments have received tho note which was de
livered to them in the name of the Government of the United States
on the 19th of December, 1916. They have studied it with the caro
imposed upon them by tho exact realization which they have of tho
gravity of the hour and by the sincere friendship which attaches
them to tho American people.
In general way they wish to declare that they pay tribute to tho
lofty sentiments wifh which the American note is inspired and that
they associate themselves with nil their hopes with the propoial for
the creation of a league of nations to insure peace and justice
throughout the world. They recognize all the advantages for the
cause of humanity and civilization which the institution of interna
tional agreements designed to avoid violent conflicts between nations
would bring, agreements which must imply the sanctions necessary
to insure their execution lest an illusory security serve merely to
facilitate fresh acts of aggressioq.
End of War Desired by Entente.
But" a discussion of future arrangements destined to insure an
enduring peace presupposes a satisfactory settlement of the actual
conflict. The Allies have as profound a desire as the Government of
the United States to terminate as soon as possible a war for which
the Central Empires are responsible and which inflicts such cruel
sufferings upon humanity. But they believe that it is impossible at
the present moment to attain a peace which will assure them repara
tion, restitution and such guarantees to which they are entitled by
the aggression for which the responsibility rests with the Central
Powers and of which tho principle itself tended to ruin the security
of Europe a peace .which would on the other hand permit the es
tablishment of the future of European nations on a solid basis. The
allied nations are conscious that they are not fighting for selfish in
terests, but above all to safeguard the independence of peoples, of
right and of humanity.
The Allies aro fully aware of the losses and suffering which the
war causes to neutrals as well as to belligerents and they deplore
them, but tHey do not hohj. themselves responsible for them, having
in no way either willed or provoked this war, and they strive to re-,
duce these damages in the measure compatible with the inexorable
exigencies of their defence against the violence and the wiles of the
enemy.
Accepts American Declaration.
It is with satisfaction, therefore, that they take nqte of the dec
laration that the American communication is in no wise associated
in its origin with that of the Central Powers transmitted on Decem
ber 18 by the Government of the United States. They did not doubt,
moreover, the resolution of that Government to avoid even the ap
pearance of a support, even moral, of the authors responsible for
the war.
The allied Governments feel it their duty to challenge in the
most friendly but also in the clearest way the analogy drawn between
the two groups of belligerents. This analogy, based on public declara
tions of the Central Powers, is in direct conflict with the evidence,
both as regards responsibility for the past and guarantees for the
future. President Wilson in alluding to this analogy did not of
course intend to adopt it as his own.
If there is a historical fact established at the present date, it
is the wilful aggression of Germany and Austria-Hungary to insure
their hegemony over Europe and their economic domination over the
world. Germany proved by her declaration of war, by the immediate
violation of Belgium and Luxemburg and by her manner of conduct
ing the war her systematic contempt for all principles of humanity
and all respect for small States; as the conflict developed the attitude
of the Central Powers and their allies has been a continual defiance
of humanity and civilization.
Horrors of Teuton Invasions.
Is it necessary to recall the horrors which accompanied the in
vasion of Belgium and of Serbia, the atrocious regime imposed upon
the invaded countries, the massacre of hundreds of thousands of in
offensive Armenians, the barbarities perpetrated against the popula
tions of Syria, "the raids of Zeppelins on open towns, the destruction
by submarines of passenger steamers and of merchantmen even
under neutral flags, the cruel treatment inflicted upon prjsoners of
war, the juridical murder, of Miss Cavcil, of Copt. Fryatt, the depor
tation and tho reduction to slavery of civil populations, &c? The
execution of such a series of crimes perpetrated without any regard
for universal reprobation fully explains to President Wilson the pro
test of the Allies.
They consider that the note which they sent to the United
States in reply to the German note will be a respon.se to the questions
put by the American Government, and according to the- exact words
of the latter, constitute a public declaration as to the conditions
upon which the war could be terminated. ,
President Wilton deairea more. He deairea that the belligerent
Powera openly affirm the objecta which they aeek by continuing the
war. The Allies experience no difficulty in replying to thia request.
Their objects in the war are well known. They have been formulated
on many occasiona by the chiefe of their divers Governments. Their
objecta in the war will not be made known in detail with all the
equitable compentatlona and indemnitiea for damagea autTsjredvuntil
the hour of negotiationa.
The Allies' Basic Peace Conditions.
But the civilized world knows that they imply in all neceaaity
and in the first instance the reatoration of Belgium, of Serbia and of
Montenegro and the indemnitiea which are due them. '
The evacuation of the invaded territoriea of France, of Russia
and of Rumania, with just reparation.
The j-eorganization of Europe, guaranteed by a atable settle
ment, baaed alike upon the principle of nationalities, on the right
which all peoples, whether small or great, have to the enjoyment of
full security and free economic development and also upon terri
torial agreementa and international arrangements so framed aa to
guarantee land and aea frontier againat unjuat attacka.
The restitution of provlncea or territorial wrested in the past
from tin Allies by force or againat the will of their populationa.
The liberation of Italians, of Slava, of Rumaniana and of Tcheco
Slovaquea from foreign domination.
( The enfranchisement of populations subject to the bloody
tyranny of the Turks.
The expulsion from Europe of the Ottoman Empire, which has
proved itaelf so radically alien to western civilization.
The Intentions of hi Majesty the Emperor of Ruaaia regarding
Poland have bean dearly indicated in tho proclamation which he ha
just addreaaed to hi armies.
.It goes, without laying that if the Allies wish to liberate Europe
from the brutal covetousnesa of Pruaaian militarism it never has
bean their detign, at haa bean alleged, to encompaea the extermina
tion of the German peoples and their political diaappearance. That
which they desire above all is to inaure a peace upon the principle!
of liberty and juatice, upon the inViolable fidelity to international
obligation with which the Government of the United States haa never
ceaaed to be inapired.
United in the pursuits of this supreme object, tho Allies are de
termined, individually and collectively, to act with all their power
and to consent to all sacrifices to bring to a victorious close the
conflict upon which they are convinced not only their own safety and
prosperity depend, but also the future of civilization itself.
The Reply of Belgium.
The translation of the Belgian note, which was handed to Am
bassador Sharp with the Entente' reply, follows:
The Government of the Kinjj, which has associated itself with
the answer handed by tho President of the French Council to the
American Ambassador on behalf of all, is particularly desirous of
paying tribute to the sentiment of humanity which prompted the
President of the United States to send his note to the belligerent
Powers and it highly esteems the friendship expressed for Belgium
through his kindly intermediation. It desires as much as Mr. Wood-,
row Wilson to sec the present war ended as early as possible.
But the President seems to believe that the, statesmen of the
two opposing camps pursue the same objects of war. The example
of Belgium unfortunately demonstrates that this is in no wise the
fact. Belgium has never, like the Central Powers, aimed at con
quests. The barbarous fashion in which the German Government
has treated, and is stiU"lreatihg,'the Belgian nation, does not permit
the supposition that Germany will preoccupy herself with guarantee
ing in the.uture the rights of the weak nations which she has not
ceased to trample under foot since the war, let loose by her, began
to desolate Europe. On tho other hand, the Government of the
King has noted with pleasure and with confidence the assurances
that the United States is impatient to cooperate in the measures
which will be taken after the conclusion of peace to protect and
guarantee the small nations against violence and oppression.
Duties of Neutrality Fulfilled.
Previous to the German ultimatum Belgium only aspired to live
upon good terms with all her neighbors. She practised with scrupu
lous loyalty toward each one of them the duties imposed by her
neutrality. She has been rewarded by Germany for the confi
dence she placed in her by the fact that from one day
to the other, without any plausible reason, er neutrality was vio
lated, and the Chancellor of the Empire when announcing to the
Reichstag this violation of right and of treaties was obliged to recog
nize the iniquity of such an act and predetermine that it would be
repaired. But the Germans, after the occupation of Belgian terri
tory, have displayed no better observance of the rules of interna
tional law or the stipulations of the Hague convention. They have
by taxation as heavy as it is arbitrary drained the resources of the
country; they have intentionally ruined its industries, destroyed
whole, cities, put to death and imprisoned a considerable number o'f
inhabitants. Even now, while they are loudly proclaiming their de
sire to put an 'end to the horrors of tfar, they increase the rigors of
the occupation by deporting into servitude Belgian workers by the
thousands.
Forced to Fight for Existence.
If there is a country which has the right to say that it has taken
up arms to defend its existence it is assuredly Belgium. Compelled
to fight or to submit to shame, she passionately desiros that an end
be brought to the unprecedented sufferings of her population. But
she could only accept a peace which would assure her, as well as
equitable reparation, security and guarantees for the future.
The American people, since the beginning of the war, has
manifested for the oppressed Belgian nation its most ardent sym
pathy. It is an American committee, the Commission for Relief in
.Belgium, which, in close union with the Government of the King
and the National Committee, displays an untiring devotion and
marvellous activity in revictualling Belgium. The Government of the
King is happy to avail itself of this opportunity to express its pro
found gratitudo fj the Commission for Relief as well as to the gen
erous Americans eager to relievo-tho misery of tho Belgian popula
tion. Finally, nowhere more than in the United States have the
abductions and deportations of Belgian civilians provoked such a
spontaneous movemnet of protestation and indignant reproof.
These facts, entirely to the honor of the American nation, allow
the Government of tho King to entertain the legitimate hope that at
tho timo of tho definite settlement of this long war the voice of
tho Entente Powers will find in the United States a unanimous echo
to cluim in fnVor of the Belgian nation, innocent victim of German
ambition nnd covetousness, the rank and the place which its
irreproachable past, the valor of its soldiers, its fidelity to honor and
its remarkable faculties Tor work assigned to it among the civilized
nations.
Basic Demands Include Indemnity
for Small Nations and Restora
tion of Lost Provinces to
France and Italy
TURK TO BE DRIVEN FROJ EUROPE;
GERMAN PEOPLE NOT Td BE CRUSHED
President Is Rebuked for Assimilation of Aims
of Entente and Those of Teutons Belgium
Defines Object for Which She Fights
X
WARN ANEW OF 8EA RAIDER.
Allied I'alrol Cruisers Tell Ships
(i, Keep Lookout.
HosTos, Jan. 11. Ilenewed radio
warnings ngnlnst a Gorman raider were
rent out at frequent Intervals by allied
patrol cruisers to-day, notwithstanding
reports In shipping circles jestcrdny
that a raider had been sunk by a lirlt
lnh cruiser. The warning, transmitted
In Kreneh nnd 'Ungllsh, said :
, "Kncmy raider may bo met nnywhere
In Atlantic. Keep sharp lookout and
take all nccessar1 precautions."
FLORIDA StirKBIOIl H1S11V1CE vis
Atlantic Coast I.lne, 4 Through All Btel
Trains Dally, 1111 O'way. Tel. Mad. Hq.
H60. Ait.
GERMAN LOSSES 4,010,160. .
Ilrltlah Government I'luarea Up
Casualties From Trnton Mats.
London, .Inn. 11. Tho total dermun
casualties since the "Degliinlug of tho war
were placed at 4,010,160 In nn ofllclal
nummary Issued by the Urltlsh Govern
ment to-day, which rcuds:
"A summary, of the Herman casualties
repotted In ottlclal German casualty lists
published during December- ges a tolul
of 88,291, which, added to thnso pre
viously reported, brings tho Jotal Her
man casualties to 4,010,160. The naval
and colonlul casualties aro excluded."
lir. Ilrush' Knrnysa la a aood drink from
Infancy to old at. Advtrtittmtnt,
ADMIRAL SEEKS TO SHUT CLUB.
Joined lu I'ctltlon lr Ilrltlah Aw
liassnilnr anil Mnrillah Minister.
Washington, Jan. 11. Sir Cecil
Spring-nice, Urltlsh Ambassador, and
W. A. P. Ekcngren, Minister from Bwo
den, Indorsed n petition to tho 'local
courts to-day by Hoar Admiral Hchrocder,
retired, which asks for, the closing of
the I'lnyhouse, the capital's exclusive
private theatrical club.
Admiral Sehroedcr, who Uvea next
door, says the dancing In the Playhouse
until the small hour.-: of the morning
prevents any one from deeping In the
rear or his home, nnd that fleets of
automobiles In tho street make repose
imiHe'sible In the front. Tho Urltlsh
Kmbassy la across the street and thn
Swedish Legation Is closo by.
The petition seeks to compel the
owners of the property to close It. The
Playhouse, located In the heart of the
ottlclal and diplomatic residential dis
trict, has long been nn exclusive gather
ing place for dances, parties and private
theatricals. Many men and women of
national figure spend their playful hours
there.
ALfltlKTA fll'ECIAL DAILY liOS P. M.
Via HOUTIIEHN ItAII.WAV. Aiken, Au
Kusta. Ashevllle. Drawing. HUteruom, Rec
tlan, and Compartment Hipping cur. Wn.
Ing car service. N. T. Oftlce Mi Fifth
Ave. J d i'.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Peace between the belligerents
in the great world conflict is as far away as ever. Only by the
arbitrament of further battle, waged mercilessly on land apd
sea and in the air, can the conflict be brought to a termina
tion now.
Here are the Allies' general peace terms as outlined in
their note made public to-night:
FuU restoration of Belgium, Serbia and Montenegro and payment
of Indemnity to each.
Evacuation of all occupied portions of France, Russia and Rumania
and Jnst reparation to each.
Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine to France.
Virtual dismemberment of the Dual Monarchy by the liberation of
Italians. Slavs, Romanians and Bohemians from foreign domination.
Reconstruction of the Ancient Kingdom of Poland.
In the proclamation to his armies, dated Christmas Day, referred in the
allied note, the Csar said, speaklgg of Russia's Intentions, referred to the
creation of a free Poland from all the thrco of her now Incomplete tribal dis
tricts, viz., Prussian Poland, Austrian Poland and Prussian Poland.
Expulsion. of Turkey as a European Power.
Guarantees,' by a reorganliatlon of the nations of Europe, against
another war which might threaten the foil security, liberty and economic
development of Europe.
Guarantees that hereafter International treaties will be respected.
Equitable compensation to be paid the Entente Powers for damage
done by the Central Powers daring the warT "
With the- receipt to-night of the Entente nations' reply to
the President's note all hope of peace negotiations vanished.
It sweepingly brushes aside all thought of peace for the
present.
It reiterates the determination of the Allies unitedly to
pursue the conflict to a victorious close. ,
It leaves no loophole for further peace talk.
It administers a mild rebuke to the Presidbnt for the
language of his note.
All these salient features were unmistakably clear.
Neither in the text nor in the spirit of the note is there the
slightest evidence of a desire to entertain further peace talk
under any consideration.
President Wilson is admittedly chagrined. Secretary
Lansing is silent. Count von BernstoriT, the German Ambas
sador, is understood to believe that the die is now cast and
that war to the bitter end is inevitable.
Aim ml on I'rnor Hope.
Tho feeihir amoni? tho oa.r i
Congress is that hope of peace haa
flown for the present. Kvcn some of
the President's Will-limit biiiiniW.r.
take the view that his efforts, however
commendable, hnvo failed. Republi
cans were almost unanimous In thin
opinion. Only n few Senators, amone
them Senator Hitchcock, profess to see
nny chance whatever for further ne
gotiations.
The President nnd Col. House, who Is
hero from Xcw York, uined with Secre
tary Lansing to-night ond aro under
stood to have already threshed out the
virtually hopeless outlook. Tho lan
guage of the noto Is such, however, as
to Indicate clearly that further press
ing of tho pence Issno by tho President
will not be welcomed.
So far ns tho President's request for
terms is concerned tho Entente Allies
state frankly thnt they will not give
terms in detail until the hour of nego
tiations has arrived. They do not dis
guise tho fact that this Is not consid
ered the proper time.
General Term Arc Given.
Thn- Entente nntioiiH arc responsive
to the President's -suggestions to the
ixtcnt of stating In general terms tho
objects for which they nro contending.
But these general terms which they
outline servo only to show how drastic
tho punishment of tho Central Powers
Is to bo before tho conflict will bo con
sidered closed.
Besides demanding tho restoration of
Belgium, Serbia and Montenegro with
Indemnities and tho evacuation of In
vaded territories In France. Russia and
Rumania, thn Entcnlo virtually In
sists on tho return of Alsace-Lorraine
to France, tho libcnitlmi of Italians,
Slavs, Rumanians and Bohemians from
the domination of thn Central Powers
and demands the expulsion of tho Turk
from Europe.
To the Administration this clearly In.
dleatea that the P.ntentr, for the present
at least, la more rnnrerned about stir
ring the people of the tarlous countries
to renewed sacrifices Inward relentless
proserntlon of the war Ihnn to any
thought of neutral opinion.
Iteboke to I'rraldrnl.
The rebuke which thn note ndmlnla-
I ters to President Wilson for comparing
me iiiiijm ot mo r.im-mo unu mo uoa
tral Powers Is as follows:
"Tho allied Governments believe that
they must protest In tho most friendly
but in the most spectrin nwnn'T ngajnat
tho assimilation established jn (j
GERMANY POTS
BLAME ON FOES
Tells Neutrals War Must Go
Oh. as Offer Has Been
Refused.
Bkkli.v, by wireless. Jnn. 11. Ger
many handed to-day to the envoys of
the neutral Governments a noto con
cerning tho reply of the Entente to
the German pence proposals.
It Is 11 rut stnted that the German
Government has received tho reply of
the Entente to the note of December
12 containing a proposal to enter at
onco into pence negotiations. The noto
co'rttlnues:
"Our adversaries declined this pro
posal, giving ns the reason that it is a
proposal without sincerity nnd without
Importance. The form In which they
clothe their communication excludes
an answer to them, but tho Imperial
Government considers It important to
point out to the Governments of neu-
trnl Powers lta opinion regarding the
situation.
nianirs Rntente for War.
"The Central Powera have no reason
to enter Into nny discussion regarding
tho origin of tho world war. History
will Judge upon whom tho Immense
guilt of tho war shall fall. History's
verdict will ns little pass over the en
circling policy of England, tho ro
vengeful policy of Franco and tho cn
deuvor of Russlu to gain Constantino
ple ns over the Instlgntlnn of tho Ser
bian nsuasslnatton In Sarajevo and the
complete mobilization of Russia, which
meant war against Germany.
"Germany nnd her allies, who had to
take up urms for defence of their lib
erty nnd their existence, consider this,
their aim of war, aa obtained.
"On tho other hand, the hostile
Powera always went further away
from the realization of their plans,
Continued on Second Past.
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