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VOLUME LXXXVII . MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA. THURSDAY, DECEMiyilR 28, 1916-EIGHT PAGES ••
Cotton Quotfitiohi
(New CleeelQ
Strict MiddliJ
Middling
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Cotton S«:d
NUMBER 363
NEV ORLEANS
GETS FARM
LOAN BANK
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Headquarters For 'Alar \
bama’s District Announc- j
ed by .Federal Board; 12
Districts Are Designated
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CONSIDERATION IS
GIVEN ALL SECTIONS
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Applications for LoansJ
Pour In; Hard Task to]
Select Employes; Capital
Stock Open i
... 4Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.—Springfield,
Alass., Baltimore, Columbia, S. C.,
Louisville, New Orleans, St. Louis, St.
Paul, Omaha, Wichita. Kansas, lious
,ton, Texas, Berkeley, California and
epokane have been chosen as locations
for Federal farm loan banks.
The twelve districts into which the
country is divided were announced by
the farm loan board today us follows:
District No. 1, Maine, New Damp*
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York and
New Jersey.
District No. 2, Pennsylvania, Dela
ware, Maryland. Virginia, West Vir
ginia and the District of Columbia.
District No. 3, North Carolina, South
Carolina^ Georgia and Florida.
District Nq. 4, Ohio, Indiana, Ken
tucky and Tennessee.
District No. 5, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana.
District No'. 6, Illinois, Missouri and
Arkansas.!
District-No. 7, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and North Dakota,
s District No. 8, Iowa, Nebraska, South
Dakota and Wyoming.
District ^To. 9, . Oklahoma, Kansas,
Colorado and New Mexico.
District No^ 10, Texas.
District No. 11, California, Nevada,
Utah and Arizona, '
District No. 12. Washington, Oregon,
Montana and Idaho.
Needs CarefnHy Considered.
“In determining the Federal lapd
bank districts and in designating the
cities within such districts where Fed
eral land banks shall be located," the
official - announcement says. "Federal
farm loan board has given careful con
sideration to the farm loan needs of
the country. The board held public
uheaiijiga.-ln nearly every steps, in. the
Union and ii# this Waiiner collected 1n-‘
formation of great value in determin
ing its decision.
“Every reasonable opportunity has
been afforded applicant cities to furnish
evidence to support their claim as lo
cations of Federal land banks. More
than seventy-five cities applied to. be
designated as tips headquarters of a.
bank and were heard through repre
sentative committees andfindividuals/’
Loan Requests Boar la.
The banks will be established as
soon as practicable. Each will have a
capital of $750,000. Application for
loans have been pouring into the board
in great volume recei\fly and it is esti
mated that a sum more than twenty
times in excess of the combined capital
stock could be used in making loans'.
Almost the first work of the banks,
after approving and issuing loans, will
be the issuance of farm loan bonds,' a
new form of security in this country.
The. bonds will be Issued in denomina
tions as small as $25, it is expected,
and will bear Interest at a rate one per
cent, less than the interest rate
charged farmers on their loans.
What this interest rate will be has
not been definitely determined. It is
limited by law to a maximum of six
per cent. The expectation is that it will
not exceed five and one-half per cent,
at first and subsequently may be low
erect
Loan Are UelM.
Loans on farming lands are limited
by the la^r to fifty per cent, of the
value of the land and may be payable
fti from, five to forty years. As fast
as loans are made, bonds will be Is
sued to cover them so that at no time,
under the present plan, will a bank’s
entire capital be tied up in loans to
the detriment of other applicants.
One of the chief tasks now confront
ing the board is to And experienced
employes for the new banks. More
than six thousand applications for posi
tions have been received. The appoint
ments will be exempt from civil serv
ice regulations, but the boat'd intends
to assemble a corps of men experienced
in banking.
The head of each bank will be desig
nated as the registrar. They probably
will be only residents of the districts
Involved and preferably attorneys.
Capital Stork Opea.
The banka will be organised tempor
arily by the appointment, by the board,
of ffve directors for each bank, who
shall be residents of the district in
which the bank is located. The direc
tors will select from among their num
ber the bank’s officers. The capital
stock of each bank will be open to pub
lic subscription for thirty days. If not
entirely subscribed in that time the
government la authorized to take the
unsubscribed amount.
Through a process of having borrow
ers subscribe in small amounts to the
capital stock it Ja expected that the
banks soon will be virtually co-opera
tive institutions. The permanent or
ganization of the banks provides for
nine directors,.six to be selected by as
sociations of farmer borrowers, the
other three being appointed by the
federal board'. The terms of these
directors will bd three years and they
.will elect ofBcers from among their
number. ■
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Pore cant Till 7 p. m., Thuraday.
For Montgomery and Vicinity—
Thuraday, partly cloudy and much
colder.
River Forecast.
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Chihuahua,
Ef, FAS'J. TEX., Dec. 27.— Fran
cisco Villa's forces are preparing to
attack Chihuahua City and Juarez sim
ultaneously in an effort to establish
railroad traffic between the border and
Torreon,' it- was said late today by a
jnan known to be close to Villa.
A Mexican refugee. who arrived
here today from Torreon, said Villa
was preparing to move north with 3,
OOt) men to attack Chihuahua City. He
reported another force of 500 Villa
followers to have been yesterday at
the Calderon ranch, G5 miles southeast
of Juarez.
Juarez Now
Villa Goal:
Bandit Leader,
Force of S'
f $
Read// to V +/&imulhb
* %
neons Attacks
(Associated Press.!
SKIralMIkc Hrportrrf.
Skirmishing between the rebels at
Calderon and the defact* troops
which left Juarez' yesterday for Chi
huahua City was reported here l^e to
day but could hot be confirmed in Jua
rez. The Villa forces southeast of
Juarez are commanded by Col. Man
uel Ochoa and Col. Mariano Tamez,
according to a deserter who arrived
at the border yesterday from the Cal
deron ranch.
The Villa followers were said to
have been sent north, to take Juarez
as soon as Villa started his attack
on Chihuahua City.
.Torres to Operating.
It is not believed here that Villa has
any direct tactical connection with
the operations reported from the eas
tern n\ilitary zone near San Lulls Poto
sl, Tampico and Montferey but General
Carrera Torres and the Cedilla broth
ers are said to be operating in, that
section under the Villa banner.
The occupation cf San Lulls Potosi
by the Villa forces Monday was re
affirmed today by men known to be
close to Villa, but was denied by Car
ranza Consul Soriano Bravo, who said
a message had been received today at
Laredo, Texas, from San Luis Pctosi.
Carranzaistas Deny
Fall of San Luis Potosi
(Associated Press.)
LAREDO, TEXAS, Dec. 27.—Carran
za officials in Neuvo Laredo tonight de
clared reports that Villa had captured
San >Luis I otosi were untrue. They de
clared that they were in direct tele
graphic communication with San Luis
Potosi and the town still was in the
possession of Carranza forces.
Surgeons and nurses were sent south
from Neuvo Laredo today and It was
imported that Carranza troops had
clashed, with a band of men 20 miles
south of . the border. . The identity of
the band could not lie ascertained and
Carranza offlclahrrefused to comment
on the report. Jne report, however,
was that six Carranza soldiers had
been killed and another that twelve
of the opposing band* were Killel
Torre on Evacuated „
by De Facto General
(Associated Press.)
EL TASO, TEX., Dec. '27.—Official
confirmation of the occupation of Tor
reon by Villa forces was made today by
Carranza Consul Bravo here. Torreon
ws eveuated by Gen. Talmante and his
command of 1,500 defacto troops. Bravo
said, because of a superior opposing
force. Bravo denied rumors that Gen.
Francisco Murguia, commander at Chi
huahua City, had an understanding
with Villa and had made no effort to
oppose Villa's recent capture of Chi
huahua City.
Villa Forces 100,000
* Pesos From Torreon
(Ainoctitrd Press.) s
EL PASO, Dec. 27.—Villa obtained a
forced loan of 100,000 pesos from resi
dents of Torreon after the recent cap
ture of that town, a Mexican from Tor
reon reported today. There was no
looting, he said.
Obregon May Lead in
Fight Against Bandit
I Associated Press.)
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 27.—General
Obregon .who hastily returned to this
city from Querataro after a conference
with General Carranza laat night. Is ex
pected to leave for the north tonight.
Although official announcement has
not yet been made, it is believed that
he will take command of troops oper
ating against Villa. It also is rumdred
that General Pablo Gonzles may go
north as military commander.
Secretary to Mexican
Governor Is Sentenced
(Associated Press.)
EL PASO, TEX., Dec. 27.—Major
Francisco Arratia, secretary to Gover
nor Arnulfo Gonzales of Chihuahua, has
been sentended to death by a military
court in Juarez, it was reported here^
today. Arratia was arrested in con
nection with the fatal shooting Mon
day of Raoul Lfoya, chief of police of
Juarez.
Carranza Garrison
At El Oro Joins Villa
( Associated Press. )
EL PASO. TEX.. Dec. 27.—The Car
ranza garrison at El Oro, about 100
miles southeast of Parral, revolted De
cember 21, looted the stores of the min
ing camp and then started south to
join the Villa forces at Torreon, a mes
sage received today from two Ameri
cans still remaining in the camp stat
ed.
Not a Trace
of Maryland
(Associated Press)
NANTUCKET, MASS., Dec. 27—The
steamer Maryland which reported
Christmas night that she was sink
ing had not been found at a late hour
tonight, according to a message re
ceived from the coast guard cutter
Gresham. The message said that the
Gresham was still engaged in a
search foy the vessel. It was believ
ed that if any of the Maryland's
boats had succeeded in getting awa\
from the steamer, they would have
drifted westward in the path of trans
Atlantic steamers
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GERMAN NET
CLOSING INj
ON OIL LAND
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Sraila, Houmania’s Oil and
Grain Center, Noiu Ob- j
jective of Teutonic
Allies In Great Drive
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DECISIVE DEFEAT iS
SCORED ON RUSSIANS
, ' ^ i
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Greeks Demobilizing Armyi
—Emperor Asserts Time,
For Peace Has Not Yet j
Arrived 1
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'Associated Tress)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-Thc follow
injj summary of the conditions along j
the various war fronts is compiled
from official reports received by The i
Associated Dress from the belligerent !
capitals: I
The net of the Teutonic allies ap- I
parently Is fast closing in upon Bralia, !
Koumania's oil and grain center on ]
the Danule. Having taken Fillpechti.
30 miles to the southwest. Field Mar- '
shal von Mackensen'a troops have now i
captured the railroad town of Rimnik l
Sarat, relatively the same distance to
the east, while the guns of the Dob
rudja army are still hammering, and
with some success, the Russo-Rouman
lans at the bridgehead of Matchin, on
the east bank of the Danube op
posite Braila.
Kssslsss arc Defeated.
Prior to the fall of Rimnik Sarat
the Teutonic allies defeated the Rus
sians on a front of ten and a half
miles southwest of the town, while
the Teutonic Danube army captured
several fortified villages, according to
the Berlin war office: Petrograd ad
mits that the Russians and Rouman
ians have been forced to fall back
nor^h of Megura, blit say* elsewhere
the invaders were defeated with Heavy
casualties.
Mtt Prisoners Taken.
Since December 22. says Berlin, more
thast 8,900 prisoners and 27 machine
guns have been captured In Rou
manla. ,
Artillery duels, sapping operations
and attacks by small patrol parties
featured Wednesday's Bghtlng on the
fropt In France.
Sporadic Battles.
There have been sporadic battles at
SeVeral points along the tins ' in
Russia and Galicia from Volhynla to
the Carpathians but no important re
a^ta *lav* been attained by either
The usual bombardment Is In pro
gress in the Austro-ltalian theatre. In
Macedonia comparative quiet prevails
Greeks Demobilising.
The demolilization of the Greek
army In accordance with Greece’s
promises to the entente allies is be- ]
Ing carried out. according to informa
office received at ‘be British foreign
The Russian emperor In an order
of the day to the Russian army deal
ing with Germany's proffer of peace
asserts that the proffer was made be
cause Germany feel that her complete
defeat Is near. j
Time for Poore Sot Here 1
The emperor added that the time i
for peace had not yet arrived and he
was confident that no Russian soldier
would desire peace until the invade
had been driven from Russian boil and
had . given guarantees to prevent a
possible repetition of a treacherous at
twe uay Battle Puts
Germans Through Line
< Associated Press.)
BKRLIN, Dec. 27.—(By wireless via
Sayville.)—The live day battle that has
been In progress in eastern Wallaehia
■aa resulted in the piercing of the Rus
sian lines at several points, army head
quarters announced today. The Rus
sians were definitely defeated on a
front of 17 kilometres southwest of
Rimnik-Sarat. Several fortified villages
have been captured by the Teutonic
Danube army, and the Russians have
been forced to retreat to prepared
positions farther north.
A total of 7,600 prisoners and twenty
seven guns have been captured since
December 22 by the ninth army and
more than 1,300 prisoners by the
Danube army.
Progress In Attack.
Progress is being made in the at
tack against the Matchin bridge-head,
in the northwestern corner of Dob
rudja province.
The text of the statement reads:
"Front of Archduke Joseph: In ad
dition to lively activity on the part of
patrols which frequently ended in en
counters with the enemy resulting fa
vorably to us, and temporary lively ar
tillery Are along the heights x>n the
east bank of the Uolden Bystritza, there
was little fighting activity. In the Oitus
valley there have been artillery duels.
Knsalans Detested.
“Front of Field Marshal Von Mack
enzen: The ninth army, in a five day
struggle, has pierced at several places
strong Russian positions which con
sisted of several lines of barbed wire
and which were tenaciously defended.
Southwest of Rimnik-Sarat the Rus
sians have been completely defeated on
a front of 17 kilometres ,n width. Al
so the Danube army has captured
strongly fortified villages, and thus has
broken into the enemy's front and
forced him to retreat Into positions
prepared further north.
“The fighting was violent ami the
success is due to energetic leadership
and the fullest devotion of the
troops. The losset to the enemy in
casualties were very large.
7.KOO Prisoners.
In addition he has left in the hands
of the ninth army since December 22
a total of 7,600 prisoners, 27 machine
guns and two inihe throwers. Tile
number of prisoneriNdjiken by me
Danube army is more than 1.300.
“In Dobrudja progress has been made
with the attack against the Mitchin
bridgehead.
"Airships and flying «quadrr„i have
been successfully active in the enemy's
rear against Important railroad and
port establishments."
Nine Aeroplanes Lost
Bp Entente Forces
BERI.IN. Dec. 27.—(By wireless via
tt»«ti««H e* Pans TWol.1
Sweden Joins in Urging Full
Discussion of Peace Terms
John Wartamaker's Letter to the Convention
In an open lettefr to the delegates at the convention of Associated Advertising Clubs in
Philadelphia some months ago, Mr. Wanamaker said:—
The only advertising of direct ami instant benefit to both merchant and consumer, is the
DAILY NEWSPAPER OF KNOWN CIRCULATION. All.others are VANITY and VEXA
TION OF SPIRIT.” „ ■
Thank you, Mr. Wanamaker for this blunt and forceful testimony. Coming as it does
from a man of perhaps greater advertising experience than any other living man, it carries un
usual weight.
Thought von might have sai<^ a word about the bill boards, or outside electrical display, or
street car advertising, or college and church programs, etc., but no!
‘‘All others are vanity and vexation of spirit!” ■'
That is entirely to the point—- '
It takes some men a lifetime to learn the truth about advertising. The above sums up Mr.
Wanamaker s more than FIFTY YEARS’ EXPERIENCE. Shall he not be listened to, as one
abundantly qualified to counsel! Most of us would SAY so.
WHEN YOU BUY SPACE IN THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER
you know what yott are getting. Its no guessing contest. It has been classed among those
papers of KNOWN CIRCULATION and has always published its circulation daily on the
Editorial page.
The Advertiser, reaching the masses as well as the classes, will take your store message in- *•
to thousands of homes ih the Montgomery Trade Territory, where the Advertiser is a welcomed
visitor.
CALL 3695 AND ASK FOR THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT1
Members of The Audit Bureau of Circulations Southern Newspapers Publishers Association.
Socialists-In
France Want
Peace Terms
Resolution Requests En
tente to ■ Say They Are
Ready to^Announce Con
ditions to End War
(Aiaoclitfi Preu.)
PARIS, Lee* 27.—The congress o't *
r*‘enS!1.8oe|«d|«t£ $t>$ay by 4n iJmMt .
uh&nftnous vote passed a. resolution re
Questing the entente allied govern
ments to reply to President Wilson*
note concerning: peace by Saying that
they are ready to tell him their condi
tions for peace, which must include
just reparation for the wrongs done by
the central empires. The socialists al
so declared they were for such a peace
as was defined by the international so
cialist congress in London in February,
1915. m
It was decided by the socialist of the
entente allied countries at the London
conference that "no hope for peace can
be entertained until German militarism
is crushed."
Resolutions were passed urging that ;
Relgium be liberated and compensated,
that the question of Poland should be <
settled in accordance with the wishes
of the Polish people and that "from
Alsace-Lorraine to the Balkans those
populations that have been annexed ,
by force shall receive the right freely ,
to dispose of themselves." 4
President Is
60 Years Old
i AuoflaM Pma.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—President
Wilson will celebrate hits sixtieth
birthday tomorrow. Congratulation*
began today arriving at the White
House. He Intend* to work as usual.
Ohio Guardsmen Who
Signed “Round Robin'”
Confined to Quarters
1:1, PASO TEX., Dec. 27—All of j
the non-rommissioned officers of the 1
Kighth Ohio Infantry who signed a '
Ground robin” recently today presented
a written explanation to General
George Bell. Jr., commander of the
border division here.
General Bell t announced that they
would he confined to camp for fifteen
da>s hut would be permitted to retain 1
their non-commissioned ranks. He said
that only private ltobert Dixon W'ould .
l>e tried by summary court on the
charge of drafting the “round robin” *
Company Will Boost
Ameritan Trade With
France and Belgium
t’HU’AGO. Dec. - *.—A company was .
organized here today to co-operate in <
a movement to have American made t
goods repl»ce ,n France and Belgium
articles of German manufacture at the
close of tne Kuropean war. r
Kepresentativeu and prominent offi- t
rials of France and Belgium are said (
to be encouraging the movement. t
The plan contemplates the organiza
tion of branch companies in every
large manufacturing center in the Unit
ed States. Felix J. Streychmans. presi- i
dent of the Chicago company, said nis
concern would act as a bureau of in
formation for American manufacturers
and co-operate with various Made or- •
ganizati"tis The company will also ✓
send information to France and Bel- v
glum regarding what those countries
may profitably export to this coun- .
Hunlsville Man the |<
Victim of Highwaymen i'
{i*irerh*l to The ldvfrtl.fr.)
Ill’NT.-'vn.LE, AI.A.. Pec. JZLj
Agent I'amii of the Angot^e PjekiSK
Company was belli up fctfti- I
waymen in the northerly pit>r* •(' Ipp i
pity t.might anil robbed Pdf Jl»? aj*d i
a gold watch. The me^t jgj uroaishjd i
him as he «u cranking lu%.-**t/t-i<>tvb§e i
and knocked him over tt&jfch »
a heavy bottle. Camp 'et,.i;*i(j§d J
for a moment and was f|gfe&$j.;lt
triples*. The robber* . 1
Peerless Had
Fair Cargo on
Arrival Here
chandise for Local Deal
ers Unloaded Wednes
day Morning
Tb« steamer Peerless reached Mont
gomery Wednesday morning at 11:15
feyeng t&r roads of m&rcft&ndUe for lo
?al merchants, leaving” on her return
•r*P at 3:05 o’clock Wednesday after-,
loon, with a small cargo. i
The Peerless was due here Tuesday !
light, but was delayed by fogs for
dghteen hours, fourteen hours being
ost from this cause Sunday night, and
'our hours Monday night. It is stated
hat the condition of the river is good,
vith the steamer in good order since
)eing repaired, and no difficulty ex
>erlenced excepting that caused by
'ogs.
The Peerless brought to Montgomery
nore than a carload of coffee, two car
oads of matches, a carload of salmon
ind tuna fish, one car of bran, and
ibout two carloads of miscellaneous
trticles. On her return trip the steam
?r carried a small consignment of hard
vare for downstream way points.
The satisfactory tiipe which the
^eerless has been making recently in- |
licates that the repairs which she un
ierwent in Mobile have produced the
lesired effect, and that the steamer now
s capable of furnishing the long de
dred adequate river transportation be
ween this city ^nd Mobile. On her last
>revious trip, the Peerless reached here
>n schedule time, and the delay, due to
og, does not indicate that anything is
vrong with the steamer or the con
lition of the water.
Seven Carloads
Chicago Will
Cut Expenses
lAuarltltd Preu.)
CHICAGO, Dec, 27.—I'lans for the
■etrench merits. in 1917 in the various
nunicipul departments to meet a deficit
>f $4,000,000, in Chicago's purse were
innounced today by the city's budget
:ommittee and according to department
ifflcials will mean various eurtail
nent of efficiency In several branches
if city service. The plans Include;
A twenty per cent, reduction on the
lormal number of street lights. j
Seven hundred fewer policemen.
Abolition of twenty-two fire com- |
lanies.
Elimination of one hundred positions
n the health department and of several
lundred positions in \ari0u3 city hall
lepartneents.
\squith Sags Daughter
Not Engaged to Gibson
\ .Assoclatetf I'rf m »
LONDON, Def*. 27—Former Premier
isquith issued a statement tcnight
enying that his daughter Elizabeth is
ngaged to Le married.
Several of the London newspapers
'iwsdav morning reported the en- •
agement of Miss Asquith to Hugh S |
libson, first secretary of the Amr
an embassy in London.
\Ian Who Gone “Elks" 1
Their Name Is /);
< Associated Press)
PL.\ INFIELD, N. J, Dec. 27—Frai.
'harles Langhonne. who was a mem
er of a committee that selected the
ame for the Order of Elks, died at
is home here today. He was 72 years
Id and was born in New York. His
ote is said to have decided the
holoe of the Elks instead of lluf
aloes.
LEITH IN JAIL.
4 Associated 1'rfM.i
CHARLOTTE. N. C., Dec. 27.—C.
Leith, charged with misappropriat -
hr funds of a local stone con pany
/ho disappeared several weeks ago and
rva located in Toronto, arrested ami
el.vered to 1‘nited States officers, was,
rought here last night and lodged in
ail. When arrested Leith had enlist*
d in a company of militia and was
raining for service in Europe.
Will Outline
First Chief’s
Views Today
Mexican Commissioner
Will Tell Americans If
Protocol Is Acceptable to
Carranza
«Associated Pma)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27—Carranza'f
attitude toward the Atlantic at'r-pro
tocol, which will determine whether
negotiations between the United States
and the Mexican defacto government
are to be continued through the ex
isting Joint commission will be outlin
ed to Secretary Dane here tomorrow
by Luis Cabrera, one of the Mexican
commissioners. No definite information
to indicate what that attitude is has
reached officials tonight;
Secretary I-ane, who is chairman of
the commission, was notified early to
night that a spepial messenger bearing
a communication from the Mexican
commissioners. presumably General
Carranza s reply to the American de
mand that he approve or reject the
protocol, had left New York .for
Washington. When the secretary ' re
tired for the night however, the
messenger had not arrived and word
had come meantime that Mr! Calre-a
himself would reach the capital to
morrow morning to explain personally
General Carranza's position.
Although the United States had set
last midnight as the time by whieh
a reply from Gen. Carransa would be
expected, it was indicated tonight that
if the protocol is approved the de
lay will he overlooked, since the chief
purpose here has been to secure a
satisfactory adjustment. If the pro
tocol is rejected. Secretary Lane will
proceed with plans already, under way
to wind up the commission’s nffuirs
and adjourn sine die.
Just what the next step would be
officials will not discuss. A rejection
of the protocol, which provides for
conditional withdrawal of General
Pershing's expedition, would be in
terpreted here as a reinforcement of
General Carranza's demand of last
summer that the American troops be
withdrawn.
It Is reiterated that there has been
no change in the administrations
policy, which contemplates maintain
enre or an efficient force at the border
and does not purpose withdrawal of
the Pershing expedition until it is ap
parent that the step will not endanger
American territory.
Ink Flavor in Coffee
Advanced as Reason
For Not Stamping Eggs
(AuiH'Intfd I'rfia.)
NKW YORK, Deo. :.'7.— Danger of an
ink flavor in cofTee settled by egg
shells, was advanced as one reason i
against stamping "cold storage" on
eggs in argument here today before j
the supreme court on the application
of John J. Dillon, state commissioner
of foods and markets for an injunc
tion against selling eggs not so mark- I
ed. Another argument was that the in- ,
divlduallty or eggs as to shape made
the labelling of each one impractic- i
able.
The arguments were presented by
-rocerymen's counsel..A representative
the state attorney general’s office
ueil in support of the application
the failure of some stores to ap
se their customers of the sort of
s they were buying made the stamp
necessary. The court reserved
's Letter Call
Co-operation In
ng Greece Into War
^Amiorlatfd Press)
UTON, Dec. 27—Copies of a
» former Premier Veniz* loa
orakea, head of the Creek
ry movement in* Athens.
. 1 extreme efforts to bring
0 war on the side of the
1 to “the destruction at the
r of all designated persons
a who they may be" wore de
I ihe state department today
* harge Vouros for its infor
e letter was said to have
In the preneral's house and
November 24. ;
PLANS GOING
SMOOTHLY, IS
NOW BELIEF
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Government Sees Only
Progress in Negotiations
So Far, and Bernstorff.
Is Hopeful
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GERMANY READY TO |
MAKE TERMS PUBLIC
Call for Meeting of Premia
ers One of tiiggest Sur*
prises; Lansing Meets
President s
(Associated Fnu.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—OHriil ||.
nniMln has been received here that'
Sweden had addrraaed a peace aate ta
the belliRereata aad aeat coplda ta aea.
trala arilat coaalderatlan vt terms fst
peace.
Seeretarp Lansing aald today that'
■nch a note had not reached- the atata
department and that hr had ao ksowt
edae af Ita having been dlapatehed.
The advlrr received here aaid tha
note had heen delivered la aome of tha
belligerent eapitala and that It n.
aembled the Hnlan note, which endaraatft
Prealdent Wilson's note.
There were ao Indlcatloaa to ahovt
what Spate latenda doing. . 4
(Aaaoelated Preaa) :•
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27—In spits at
the wide gulf between the Insistence
of the Central Poprers for an immed
iate peace conference and the forecast,
of a unanimous refuhal by the entente
allies to enter such a conference withW
out knowing Germany's terms In a>l*
I vance, the American government be
[ lieves that the -negotiations in pro
gress are resulting ip good. It wga
said with attthonttytonlght that ttn
til the door to peace actually Is closed
by one side or the other, President
Wilson wil continue to hope that any
discussion of the subject will tend to
hasten the end of the war.
Count Bernstorff, the German ambas
sador, returning unexpectedly tonight
from New York, authorized the As
sociated Press to make the following
statement:
"I regard the note of my govern
ment as constituting an acceptance of
everything suggested by President
Wilson in. his note to the belligerent
nations or Europe." ;
Heady Tv Aaaonaee Terms
It was made clear at the embassy '
that Germany stands ready t<» make
known her terms on the first day of
any conference that may be held, and
officials expressed themselves as be
ing greatly surprised at the view pbe
vailing In seme quarters here that
the Berlin government had failed td
meet the president's suggestions by'
not setting clown in the ; reply ths
terms upon which it is willing tc make
peace. The German diplomats say
President Wilson has no intention of
drawing a public declaration concern
ing terms from the Central Powers,
On the contrary they think the presi-,
dent’s suggestion "that an early oc-,
casion be sought tc call out from all
the nations now at war such an avowal
of their respective views as to thd
terms upon which the war might b«
concluded." has been fully met by Ger
many in seeking an immediate confer
ence with her enemies. .
ucrninn nmry iFniiinfa
The German policy upon which the
reply to President Wilson’s communi
cation is based, was outlined as fol*
lows:
Germany feels that the conference
suggested by it first should be com*;
posed of delegates from the belligerent4
countries whose duty it would be to
settle territorial terms. Once these
terms are agreed upon, representatives
of the neutrals should be called in td
participate in consideration of the
questibns of guarantees for the future,
in which neutrals are as vitally con*
corned as beliuerents. These guarant
iees. in the German view, necessarily'
would have to do with the freedom of
the seas, limited disarmament, fcrrtia*
tion of a wcrld league of nations to
cnforce peace and the establishment
of an international court of arbitration*
Germany is said to consider that
neutral nations can have no interest
of their own in terms such as thos*
relating" to territory.
K%peot Confidential Note <r
While there were no official advices
upon the subject, the view still per
sisted in German quarters tonight that
the note of the Central Powers might
be followed by some highly confident-,'
ial oral or written communication td ,
President Wilson, in which at least
broad tentative terms might be stated.
In this connection officials noted
with interest Berlin press dispatches
saving that Ambassador Gerard, who
as a result of bis recent visit to the
I’nited States is thoroughly familiar*
with the views of President Wilson*
had taken lunch with Alfred Zimmer«l
niann, the German foreign minister,)
and probable discussed the peaQ*’
situation with him.
Count von Bernstorff’s arrival in
Washington was entirely unexpected.
He had not planned to return until
tomorrow, but because of the situation
deemed it advisable to be at the em
bassy immediately. Tonight the am
bassador had no specific instructions,
to call upon Secretary Lansing, but it?
is not improbable that he will visit
the state department within the next
few days to seek information for hia
government and furnish the adminis
tration with any he himself may havaJ
in his posession.
\ext Step DIucnMed
Just what the Cnited States could
do toward bridging the gulf in case
the allies hold to their opposition to
a conference is the subject of serloup
discussion among officials, but as yet
no concrete proposal has been ad van* *
red. It is said officially that it even
has not yet been decidede wheth
er this country will send on to the
entente the Teutonic reply to th#
t^oatiaued ua Pane Two.) -