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The chancellor first outlined the
extraordinary situation and then, In
',swtinK'upon the achievements of (the
central pow©pn. made an announce*
ment which may possibly be the turn
-ini? point In the war which lor more
than two years has held the world
-plunder Its.spell. The chancellor said:
v'The
JiWestern front and the renewed Italian
^^tttaipjfcs- were intended to paralyze ^JJr
gijrla-Hungary.: »|f*s
"SitMation Was Serious."
P?Xhe"«ltuation wa? serious, h^t with
he^- jur -troops shaped cendl
-48 to.'grivel us security, which
is coBiplete but still more so,
|f before. The western front
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Berlin, Dec. 12.—Germany and her allies today pro
P9sed to enter forthwith into peace negotiations.
|f The proposition which they will bring forward, ac
& cording to Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg, is ap
jlpropriate for. establishment of a lasting p^ace. The
Austrian, Turkish and Bulgarian governments are
^making similar proposals. These' proposals also have
fpteen transmitted to the Vatican.
Tlie following is given out by the^ Overseas News
#Agency:
'"Hie chancellor this morning received one after an-,
-other the representatives of the Ui^ted States of
America, Spain and Switzerland—that is, of the states
e/prot^cting German interests in foreign countries. The
iihanoBllor presented to them a note to be forwarded
to their governments.
"In the note the four allied central powers propose
to eaiter forthwith into peace negotiations. The pro
positions which they bring for such negotiations are,
according ft their, firm belief, appropriate, for a last-
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rnments at Berlin, Vienna,Sofia and Con-
stantinople transmitted identical ftotes and also sent
Ithe notes to the holy see.Mi
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Berlin, by "Wireless to 'welther our emperor 8or our nation
yon Bethmann-Holl-
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^°n"' Bethmaim-HljlHr^r
fffUdafc to&tt»ced to the
Qf^rraany, together with
Tier
tfliies,
"conscloutf of their responsibility be-
'*t?*ifoTe GcA-
before their own nation,
^,|feroro liumanlty, .had proposed t^ia
^Hbaijiin* 6o the hoetiFe powera to «cter
^•^^ivpeace Jiegoti4tIDnB.
"^Practically all the members of con
rdriia answered''the unexpected sum
mons. The orowdefl galleries listened
In attentive silence when the chancel
lor ro§p for his speech.
3«ys Eriemia* Failsd.
reichstag had not been ad-
f*?JjdurAed for a long period, but for
tvnately it was left to'the discretion of
the president as to the day of the next
Meeting. This decision was caused by
the hope that soon happy-events in
the -field -would be recorded, a hope
fi'lftlled quicker, almost than ex
pe£ed. I shall be brief, for actions
spekk for themselves."
The chancellor said Roumania had
entered the war In order to roll up
•L,.y«ie Xlerman positions in the east and
M"ll^os^ of Germany's allies. At the same
ilfne ihe grand offensive on'the Somme
Its object to pierce the German
JSot only does it stand, by#
e| the ,Roumanian campaign'
ted' ot*t with, larger reserves of
material than it had been
ormeaiy The most effective precau
be^n taken against all
diversions. And while oij the
and on the Caiso the arum
jre resounded, while the Russians
feunbhed troop^-agi^iMt the eastern
J^frqnt of Transylvania, Field Marshal
ipfyoii Hindenburg captured the whole
jj^iyestern Wallaohfa -and the hostile
a'&ipjtal of Bucharest leading with un
J^^Wtklleled genius' the troops tJffl.tr in
.WM^tltion with ail the allies made
^rpoS«We" what hitherto jxa,s considered
M4T lltindenhurg does not rest. Mlji
&^tflW<opp|^kns progress. strokes
Ht tKe aA'Qrd flrtn foundations for our
imomic heeds have been laid. Great
ickgiof gr^iin, victuals, oil arid other
vHObd* i?e)l Into our hands in Roumania.
'Jffl*ir transport has begun. In spite of
i^i|?*carcJjky we could have lived on our
supplies, but now our saffety is
1 question, •r-:^
en Land and 8ea.
those great events on land heroic
llf pf oquAl impori^nce are added by
®tt^arir-es. The specter'of fam
yich our enemies intended to ap
-ij^l ii^Owp-oTrarsues'. 'them
tilaercjgir WhM». after tlie^ter
tHT flrtt year of -the war
ff entperol* addressed the /nation In a
ablic^appea! he said, havttiig witnessed
"i-^reat eve^iUi. my hjeart was filled
determination.'.
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Peace Ran Proposes Return to Status Quo Before War—Chancellor
Bethmann-Hollweg Explains in Speech in Reichstag Conditions
Which Caused Proposals to Be Made—Kaiser Says Germany
Will Fight Until Proposals Are Accepted.
emperor
ever chlfH(|^: «Mt#t miBds 1H Oils re
spect Neither nave they, now. The
^eniufl 'ind hefdtic acts of our leaders
%ave%^tl^iriS«jir«^ ***nrm as
irein. enemy counted upon the
/jmeoiy, t^ien he w.as
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.irir Allies.
The chancellor said the propositions
which Germany was bringing forward
had for their object the guarantee of
existence of honor arijl of Itygexty/ of
evolution for the four allied central
powers.
"The reichstag, by means of the na
tlonal auxiliary war service law, helped
to build a new offensive and: defensive
bulwark unidst the* great struggle
the chancellor oontinuedr ^Behind the
fighting army stands the nation at
work—the gigantic force of the nation
working for the common aim.
"The 'empire is not a besieged fort
ress, as our adversaries imagined, but
one gigantic §itd firmly disciplined
camp, with inexhaustible- resource*
That 1b the German empire which is
firmly and faithfully united with Its
brothers in arms, whn have been tested
in battle under the Austro-Hungarian,
Turkish and Bulgarian flags. Not con.
fused by asseverations, we progressed
with firm decision $pd we thus con
tinue our progress, always ready to de.
fend ourself and fight for our na^on's
existence, and alwayp ready to stretch
out our hands for peace,'
Advanced 8i*p Toward feaee.
"Our strength has not made our ears
deaf to all responsibility before God,
before our own nation and before hu
manity. The declaration^ formally
made by Us toward peace Were evaded
by our adversaries Sow wc have ad
vanced one step further in this direc
tion.
"On Aug. 1, 1914,^the emperor' had
personally to take the gravest de
cision vwhich ever feU to the lot of a
German-^the order for mobiiizatron,
whidi he w&s compelled to give as a
result .of Ahe Russian mobilization,
rfurlng these earnest y^ars of tlie war
•the ^BmpSror has ,b^gn moved by a
sinkfes thought how peace could be re
stored to ,s£tfeguard Germany after this
struggle which she has fought vlc
toriously., '.
"Nobody can testify better to '.this
than I, Wteo beirs' the responsibility
for'all actions of tlie government. In
a deep, moral. ajJd religious sense of
duty toward thls'«ati6n"and beyond it,
towards humanity, the emperor npw
considers? the moment has come for
official acction towaid peace.
Credits Kaiser WitftJMove.
"His majesty, therefore, in complete
harmony &nd -in common with our
allies, decided to profuse to the hostile
powers to enter into peace negotia
tions.. This, morning retransmitted a
note .to this' effect to all the hostile
powers thru representatives of those
who are watching' oV^r our interests
and rights in the hostile nations. I
asked- th^ representafives of Spain, the
United States Oni Switzerland to (for
ward that, note'
"The lisamfe procedure has been
adopted „tpdky in Vienna, Constanti
nople and* Sofia Other neutral states
and his holiness, the pope,/have been
formed." -v
similarly informed.""
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"FlftHT ON." SAYS KAISER.
German Ruler Says War Will Continue
Ifntil Peaee Tsrms Are Acted On.
London -Dec-. 1$.—A wireless dis
patch from Berlin--says that" in hla
speech before the reichstag1 today
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg an-
-yhr.
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Peace Plan Would
Restore Status Quo
Washington, Dec. 12.—Advices
from Berlin to the German embas
sy indicate that Germany'* peace
terms in general measures propose
the restoration of the status^auo
before the war, except for the\s
tablishment- as independent king
doms of Poland and Lithuania.
They are understood to propose
the oomplete restoration of the oc
cupied portions of Belgium- and
France in return for Germany's
colonise and the disposal of the
Balkan situation in the peace con
ference.
nounced that Germany, together with
her allies, "conscious of their .respon
sibility before God, befbre their own
nation, and before humanity," have
proposed to the hostile poweris. to enter
fcito peace negotiations."
A Central News dispatch from Ams
terdam says it is announced officially
in Berlin that,, Emperor William has
notified the-commanding officers of his
peace offer. Until the uncertainty is
ended, the-message says, they are to
"fight on." The message is quoted as
follows:
"Soldiers: In agretement with the
sovereigns of my allies and with the
consciousness of victory 3 hafe made
an offer of peace to .-the enemy. Wheth
er it will be accepted is still uncertain.
"Until that moment arrives you will
flght. on." Vf^
Official Austrian Statement.
An official Austrian statement says:
"When in the summer of 1914 the
patience of Austrli-Hungary was ex
hausted by^a series of sy«tema.ticaily
continued and ever increasing jjrOyo
cations and. menaces on- the monarchy,
after almost fifty,' years of unbroken
peace,, found Itself forced to draw tjie
sword, this weighty decision was aril-'
mated neither by aggressive" purpose
nor designs of conquest, but'solely by
the bitter necessity of self-defense.
London Is Skeptical.
A general note of pessimism prevails
in London. One prominent official ex
pressed himself to the Assqciated PresS
today as being very skeptical that the
proposed terms Would offer even a. bas
lis
for negotiations.
This official said,, however, .that the
note was a dramatlc coup, which would
create interesting developments in the
diplomatic situation and provide the
first official peace oventures of the was.
The offer finds the foreign office upset
in the midst of a change of administra
tion but as the new foreign secretary, A.,
T. Balfour, has kept most closely in
touch with fpreign affklrs while serving
iii a different department in the late
government, it is.not expected that it
will take long for him to be as well pre
pared as Viscount Grey, the retirihg
foreign secretary, to take charges
The foreign office today informed the
Associated Press that it is unable to
discuss the German peace until the
terms have been received. Meanwhile
the attitude of the British government
toward possible peace terms remains as
frequently enunciated by the former
premier and foreign secretary. \s,
French Cabinet Reconstructed.
Paris, Dec. 12.—Premier Briand an
nounced today that he had completed
reconstruction of the cabinet and that
the list will appear in tomorrow'))
Journal Officiate. The premier' Is ex
pected to make a statement to parlia
ment tomorrow.
..Mobilization in Grasce.^i^
Iiondon, Dcc. 12.—,\n Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from Copenhagen says
advices have been received from Swit
zerland that King Constantlne of
Greece' has ordered a general mobiliza
tion. j'i
Germans Withdrawing-Troops,
London, Dec. 12.—A Rome, dispatch
says Potrograd reports the Germans
have begun the retirement of some of
their divisions from_ Roumania, 'and
that tlie situation in* Roumania is-be-,
coming morfe favorable for the entente.
feermana Repulse Ruasian Attack.
Berlin, Dec. 12.—Heavy attacks by.
the Rus«ians in the. wooded Carpath
ians and along the Moldavian frontier
of Roumania/ were renewed yesterday,
says today's war office statement. Tlie
attack was repulsed.
CONFIRM DEATH OF QRAY.
Killed by Villa Bandits Aceording^to
Report to Mining Company,
01 Paso, Tex., Dec. 12.-=-A telegram
was received here today by the Alvar
ado Mlning and Milling Company from
a foreign consul ai Torreon, Coahuiia.
confirming the reported killing of
Howard Gray, or 'Howard Weeks, at
Parral. by Villa followers. The mes
sage also staled a Frenchman,' nfwned
Alexander Ricault, of Parml, al#o"had
been killed by the Villa, eoldiers jvhen
they occupied Parral.
Caterpillars found in the viciiijty of
Darling river. Australia,
inches In length.
MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1916
IS IN
Offer by Central Powers
Wholly unexpected in
Officiil Circles.
RUSSIAN REFUSAL
^FORCED CRISIS
'.
Germany's Failure to Negotiate Sepa
rate Peace With Petrograd Govern
ment Believed to Have Hastened
MOve to End Entirt War—United
States Only Asked to Act as Mes
senger in Transmitting Proposals.
Washington, Dec. 12.—News that
Germany and her allies were about to,
enter on
speacb
negotiations, was im­
mediately sent to
rPresident
Aor
Wilson.
Speaking fot the president, Secpetary
Tumulty sajycl he was deeply interested
but could make no comment, at least
untll it was learned whajt reception the
proposal received fronts the entente
allies.
The state department received its
first information
(of
Germany's pro­
posal from the Associated Press dis
patches, from which it was assumed
the offices of ifi'e' neutrals addressed
are asked only/'to trausmit the pro
poisatBr Thls Cwlll'be done, so larias
tl:^ United' Stales is conoefned,
promptly oh receipt o*f the, official dls
P6t^"hes in Wrfiij^jtgton. Thev,.3Bf|l! be
foTwaraed
$dl'. countries where the
Untted 'States represents ^the central
powers diplomatically.
Whether the United States ^ould
make any sugg#tion depends entirely
upon the natnrS of the proposals. If
the offer is deemed one on which all
s!des might negotiate, the United
Spates probably would urge that it be
taken lip.
i" Hope to Force Russia to Aet.
One prevb-jling opinion was that the
xSfermSnic alUesj.Aa^brouglit out their
peace ofter'jit 'this tline with the ex
pectation o^.making term» whlch might
be acceptable to the allies of England,
and In effect might cause the British
government to cause the nations light
ing with her to accept.
In this connection the recent 'crisis
in Russia, in which the dnma inter
fered to prevent the negotiations of a
^separate peace with Germany was re
called as an indication of what the
German foreign office might be look
ing forward to in peace negotiations.
Surprise in Washington.
The foreign embassies and legations
received their first Information of the
event thru Associated Press dis
patches. On every hand the discus
sion turned to what 4ad moved Ger
many and her allies to make their
proposals at this time. Altho for many
weeks there has been persistent and
officially denied reports that some
peace proposals were about to be made
by President Wilson, there was no in
dication that the central powers them
selves w«Jre about to make them.
Efforts at Separate Peace Fail.
It has been generally acknowledged
in entente circles that efforts vtrould be
made by Germany ^t'o conclude peace
separately with her enemies, but so
far-all the entente nations have reiter
ated their intention to adhere to their
agreement made early In the war"no? st™01*
to makey a separate peace. The recent
death or the Austrian emperor, Francis
Joseph, with the succession of King
Charles to the throne of the dual mon
archy also was discussed as one of the
considerations which might have been
a factor in bringing out peace propos
als at this time.
The United States represents Aus
tria and Germany in Belgium, France,
Great Britain, Japan, Russia, Serbia
and Roumania: represents Turkey in
France. Great'Britain and Japan has
taken ove* Bulgarian Interests no
where and does not represent any of
the belligerent governments in Italy,
Portugal or Montenegro.
BIG NEW YORK CHRISTMAS.
Business of Stores May Reach $200,000,
000, Gain of 20 Per Cent.
New York, Dec. 12.—'New York mer
chants report the heaviest Christmas
trade on record, both In number of cus
tomers and the ayerage sale per custo
mer. What is true In "the jewelry
stores Is true in department stores,' in
toy shops, in every establishment
financial expert estimates $200,000,000
as the probable volume o{ strictly holi
day shopping from Dec. 1 to Dec. 25,
Since Nov. 1," said a manager of
one of the large stores, "I should say
dur general buslnesf was 20 per cent
greater than in tho corresponding peri
od of last year. And last year's im
provement is in our best goods, lndl
catlnp'that the average/ purchaser has
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Petrograd reports the failure of
Teutonic attacks along the Mol
davian frontier and in Wallachla
sectors notably near Poloechti.
where the Austro-German forces
are pressing toward the Buzeu.
New activities have been de
veloped by the Germans on the
Franco-German front. They at
tacked last evening on the- edge of
the Des Lodges woods, south of the
Somme sector, hut according to
Paris were checked an3 driven out
of portions of advanced positions
wfcfch they hfd occupied.
The British foreign war office,
under the new fo.egn secretary, A.
J. Balfour, is occupying Itself with
the Greek problem, regarding
which it was said yestreday that
steps were being taken to reach a
very radical solution.
plenty of money to spend on Christmas
and is willing to pay extra for the best
quality."
The chain stores dealing in the
cheapest grades of goods also report a
much heavier than a year ago.
PRAYER VS. SURGERY.
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DAY'S WAR SUMMARY
the field of. war, the Teutonic
advance in eastern Wallachla ia
continuing with the Roumanians
apparently seeking to take up a de
fensive line along the Buzeu river,
near the southern boundary of
their province of Moldavia.
a physician's aid is a question to be de
cided _by a jury before Judge Joseph
B. David in the Superior Court.
May 27, when two street cars col
lided, Mrs. Fannie Mitchell was thrown
against the side of the car she waff" in
and her spine was injured.
She is suing the Chicago City Ral#
wa/s for $10,000 damage. In answer
to questions by her attorney, James C.
McShane, Mrs. Mitchell testitied that
as a result of these Injuries she has be
come permanently lame. She also tes
tified that instead of following the doc
tor's orders and resorting to a plaster
cast, she employed prayer. The City
Railways Company contends she did
not exercise the proper amount of care
to avert lameness.
'Tt is the llr8t time such a case has
arisen in the state," said Judge David.
"It is as queer a situation as I have
ever hear A of. The strangest part ^t
It ijj, thefe doesn't seem to be any law
,o'n lt^£"
DISMISS pA?keks*~APifcLs.
Fines of .925,000 Assessed Against Big
Firm For Alleged Law Violations.
Washington, Dec. 12.—Supreme court
proceedings' in the so-called Missouri
beef trust case were endeid today when
the court, upon request of Armour &
Co., SWift & Co., the Hammond Pack
ing Company and others, dismissed the
packers' appeals from Missouri de
crees, assessing $25,000 fines for alleged
violations* of the state anti-trust laws.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
ON SUMNER RESCUED
Taken Krom Grounded Transport in
Lifeboats, According to Message
From Steamer—Vessel Stranded on
.New Jersey Coast.
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New York, Dec. 12.—The women and
chitdren among the $32 passengers A
the United Statls army transport Sum
ner, around on the New 'Jrsey coast,
off Bamegat, have all been taken off in
lifeboats, according to a'message re
ceived here ibflay from Captain Web
ber, of "the transport.
The coast guard cutter Mohawk has
arrived at the Sumner's position, the
first of the rescuing vesssels to reach
her.
Arrangements have been made by
Col. John M. Carson, depot quarter
master for the army transport service
here, to bring the passengers to this
city during the day.
The Sumner apparently is not In a
dangerous position.
The vessel,' which was proceeding
from the canal sone for New Yorl^
last
nlKht
,v!
sent out
wireless
calls for help.
Cable advlceB from Colon, sent when
the Sumner left that port, were that
she haB $s ptfsengers seventeen first
and twenty-five second cabin and 190
third class. Many of these are pre
sumed to be officers and their families
coming north for the Christmas holi
days.
HOLDUP MEN GET *17,000.
Lock Bank Cashier in Vault anJ Make
Etoapa in Automobile.
Vlnita, Ofcla., Dec. 12.—In less than
three minutes two men robbed the
Farmers' State Bank of Vinlta of ap
proximately 117,000 and escaped In
art automobile with such a lead over
their pursuers that six posses last
night had not come in sight of the rob
bers and their booty.
Two men who recently escaped
from the Vlnita jail, where they were
being held on changes of being con
nected with the robbery of the State
Bank of Centralis, are believed to
have been the robbers here yosterday.
LIt
whose principal sales just now are of a 1 f°r the robbers to force the cashier,
holiday character. Jasper Martin/Into. the vault and to
Estimates of the amount New Y6rk! sather all the currency and escape,
will spenJ locally vary widely. One Scores of cltisens saw the pair as thej
Required only the space of seconds
fled down the main street.
pUGHES' LEAD 188,627.
Official Canvass of Vote in New York
8tate la Completed.
.-Albany, N. y., Dec. 12.—The plural
Sty of Charles, H. Hughes ip New York
state was 118^627, according to, an an
nouncement today.' .'
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NEWS OF THE DAY
T.-R. BULLETIN
The Weather,
Sun rises Dec. 13 at 7:17 sets at 4:M.
Iowa—Unsettled with snow flurries
this afternoon and in east portion to
night Wednesday fair and much cold
er fresh northwest winds.
Range of temperature at Marshall
town: Mond^-,
24
and 7 Sunday, 3d
and 21. Dec. 11, 1916, 32 and 27, At 7
thlf morning," 8 yesterday, 23.
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PAGE ONE.
General NeWs
... Christinas Money Across Seas.
Mourning Garb in America.
Telegraphlo News:
Germany Sues For Peace.
'Proposes Basis of Settlement of War, xV JTTKS IKSPFPTrnW
Offer Creates Surprise in l^orritllUJ
ington.
afjV*
Germany Explains Belgian
Hons. fHP
Peace Effort Causes PrlceO* .iump.
Wheat Drops Almost 9 Cen ,.
PAOES TWO, THREE AND FOUR.
Iowa News:
•Schmedlka Sufis For Slander,
Spirits figure in,'Murder Trial.
Victims of Negro May Die.
Mrs. Fleming Says She Was Duped.
County Fairs prosper.
Farm News ftnd Notes.
PAGE FIVE.
PAGE SIX.
Editorial:
Naturalization Changes/
OUet's Do the Thing We Can.
The Jones Case.
Topics o( the Times.
Jury Must Decide Queer Suit Involvingl TEN, •urgont
$10,000. ELEVEN.' the Belglasui because their idlcnes# was
Chicago. Dec. 12.—Whether city News: causing demoralisation and says the
can be considered legally equivalent to,
Tja^onlp Man MeeU Instant
Frank Plavets Killed bjf Tmin.
State G. A. R. Committee Here.
Bangor Community Gathering
gins.
Muscatine Plans to Remain
League.
General ami °f City News.
PAGc. TWELVE.
Markets and General:
In
Peace Talk Oruh^s Crash in Wheat.
Corn Prices Also Drop.
Cattle Market Steady.
Hogs Weak
Plans to Reduce Food Cost Outlined.
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Wheat Drops Nearly 9 Cents
Per Bushel Because of
Germany's Action.
TRADING ENSUES
ON HUGE SCALE
Corn and Oats Also Adversely Affected
by Peace Move—Reverse Effect on
Provisions, Whioh
Advance Steal'
Takes Tumble, Especially Shares in
Industries Selling War Material*—
Other Market News.
Chicago, Dec. 12.—'Wheat on the
Chicago board of trade ^n receipt of
the news of the proposals for peace of
Germany and her allies made a sheer
drop of nearly 9 qent^ a bushel. May
wheat sold last night at $1.75^ and
within fifteen minute* aftqr the open
ing today'the price touched $1,664.
The extreme drop was to $l.&6Vt for
the May delivery, a loss ot S% cents
compared with yesterday's finish. At
the point buying was vigorous. Trad
ing was on a huge scale.
May corn dropped 2U cents. May
oats similarly sold oftlfi cents. Jan
uary lard, the index of tho provisions
market, after selling at $15.80 advanced
to $15.90 on thtiTpeace*propoBals.
Steel Stooks Tumble.
Npw York, Dec. 12.—The stock mar
ket became Immediately unsettled to
day on tho news of tho peace proposals.
Munitions and shams of other com
panies profiting by the war were most
affected, Bethlehem Steel dropping 26
points. .United States Steel sold 3
pdints under yesterday and other In
dustrials yielded as much.
Trading became feverishly actlvo
and urgent liquidation was evident.
The selling embraced every issue in
that class of specialties.
While the. market was not demoral
ised in the early trade, support was ev
ident only in the Investment issues.
Thei announcement of the German
peace proposals served to atop the de
jcilne of the cotton market today, prices
advancing from the opening of 18.18
for May to 18.60 or about $3.60 a bale
above the low level of yesterday after
noon.
GO BACK TO NORWAY.
Ten Young Men of Roland to Spend
Christmas in Fatherland.
Roland, Dec. 13.—Ten young men
from this place left for Norway on the
Christmas excursion conducted by the
Norwegian-American S. S. Line last
week They are Emll Larsen, Llndreth
Andra, Jacob Ikdahl, Ted lav Wicks,
Ben Enge, John Ness, Iver Swensen,
Lars Seia. and Efran Nygaard. Some
of the party left this place on Satur
day, Dec. 2, and the remainder left the
following Monday. Their ship, the Ber
gensfjord. left New York Saturday.
These young men were born in, Nor
way and are returning to their for
mer home again after having spent
several years In this country.
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NUMBER 297
Gives iReasons for Belgian
Deportations in Reply
to Protest
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OF BELGIAN CAMPS
Declares United tSates Government Hat
Been Misinformed as to Measurea
Taken, and Asserts Aotion Was in In*
to rest of Belgians Themselves—inter
national Law Said to Have Beegi
Observed in Removal of Workmen.
Berlin, via jLondon, Dec. 12. Ger
many's answer to the American note
regarding the deportation of Belgians
'is con lined almost exclusively to a pre-
Kentation( of the situation in Belgium
before the deportation order became ef
fectlve. The note declares there was
need
Be-
'or »°me kind of work for
United States Is Misinformed.^
The note declares that the United
States has been misinformed as to the
measures taken and says that the lack
ot work has Increased until 1,260,000
are suffering and sii unuenmuiv (itu«
at ion is created. Nothing remained,'
therefore, the note continues, but to
offer the workless situations in Ger
many. It is contended that the major
ity of those who have coma to Ger
many are happy and contented with
higher wages and personal liberties.
and.that.onty those who prefer to loaf
have been compelled to work.
international Laws Observed.
The answer declares that the msas«
ure is entirely in accord with interna
tional law and cites article 4S of The
Hague convention, whioh requires an
invading government to maintain or
~der. ThU, it Is maintained, Is possible
only In Belgium In1 providing that peo
ple who are able to work shall have an
opportunity to do so and not fall a bur.
den on charity.
The note says this has not been car*
Ned out with severity. Mistakes have
occurred and have been due In part t?
the fact that Belgians themselves erred
in making up the lists of those to b»
transPorted
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says
I deported workers are assured of well-
r«
being in new situations in Germany. J|1
The reply volunteers to permit
American diplomatic reprMentatlves to
visit the workmen's camps and assure
themselves that the Belgians are well
off. It concludes with an expression of
regret that the United States has nevei
seen tit to protest against what it de
scribes the dragging off of Germans
from East Priuaia, Alsace and other
places to Serbia and elsewhere.
to Germany by including
persons unaffected by Governor Gen
eral Biasing's order ot May 16, 1916.
Would Continue Relief Work.
The note says that Belgians now
working in Germany are working at
ocupatlons permissible under Interna
tional law, such as legitimate agricul
ture and Industrial pursuit, and that
the German government regrets that
the situation has been misrepresented
in the United States by the "lying
press of Germany's enemies." The
German government, it is declared.
w(Ai!d also regret if the activities of
the Belgian relief commission were af
fected.
8ocle| Democrats Protest.
Ixndon, Dec. 12.—A strong protest
against the deportation of Belgians
was made at a great meeting of the
social democratic labor party at Am
sterdam yesterday. Magistrate Krle
gen, of Amsterdam, the principal
spe«k«r. ntr.ingiy condemned German
methods in Belgium. A resolution was
adopted appealing to all lovers of free
dom to protest against the deports*
tions.
Cam tile Huysmans, the Belgian deleft j,
gate, was given an enthusiastic weM *£p
come. (5*3 1
Growing More Tragic 'Daily. V*
New York, Dec. 12.—The situation^
affecting the deportation of Belgians
by the Gormans is "daily more
tragical" and the minds of Belgians
are turned toward America and Presi
dent Wilson, according to a cable mes
sage received by Pierre Mall. Belgian
consul, here from Carton de jyimrt,
Belgium's minister of Justice.
Tho dispatch, dated yesterday st
Havre, was made pu'bllc today by the
committee ot citizens which is arrang
ing a meeting .to be held in Carnegie
•vail Friday night as a protest against
'enslavement of Belgians.'
The commTttee recently sent a tele
gram to President Wilson disking for
information which the department of
state might properly furnish r*gardlnj^.p
the deportations.
The cable message from Minister de
Wlart recited that, in *Nivelles, after
having hunted for a thousand men and
locked them In railway cars for un
told destination, German soldiers went
thru the streets, among the despairing*.
sobbing women and children singlnc .-ti
"Gloria Victoria."
"Every single remaining authority in'
occupied Belgium." said the dispatoh, ^5
"clergymen, magistrates, members of
parliament, all persons possessed with
courage and di«ulty—heard as, we
'."lib deepest gratitude what the Unltetf\" is
SKates Is doing for them. They
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