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I'jje Telegraph service of The Daily Gate City and Constitu tion-Democrat is received over onr own leased wire. VOL. 123. NO. 140. 4 jgland Calls Peace Proposal Merely a Trick by Teutqps in Effort to Shift the Responsibility. JSWEB, IS TO BE SENT [Entente Reply Is Diplomatic Neces sity, But War Will Continue With Unabated 7 Energy. mUnited Press Leased Wire Service.! I LONDON, De^. 13.—England is look ling forward to next Tuesday, when I Premier Lloyd-George will address the IhoDse of commons for Britain's an •Bwpr to Germany's peace proposals. Until that time, British men anJ wo •men are considering but one thing— I to continue the war until a decisive I victory is established. I The statement of Lloyd-George in |his-recent interview With the United •press is cited as the only answer (England should consider until the little Ittfelsbsian in whose hands England's •fortune has now been placed, has spok fen again. In this statement Lloyd-George said: "The fight must be to a finish,—to a |knock out—." If the comment of Lon don newspapers Is any criterion, Eng 1»nd does not propose to regard the German peace proposals in any other light than "another German trick." It was conceded Germany has made la very clever diplomatic play. Accord llng to all upofflcial sources, the note I Itself does not contain any concessions las the basis for Germany's desire for Ipeace it merely states Germany's wil llingness to enter Into peace negotla tions. $uch a proffer, it was pointed I out, makes almost imperative a coun jter proposal on the part of the allies which will state some basic principles [on which they are willing to end the I war. It'wae stated In high official circles I that a flat refused to consider Ger jmany's proposal obviously would leave I Germany In -an advantageous diplo I matic position in the eyes of the world and the view of her own people. There I fore, It is considered practically a dlp Homatic necessity that a forma] reply, at least designed to shift responsibility for further warfare to Germany, must be made by the entente powers, "Germany's cue was to snatch a mil [Itary victory to balance the five great military defeats which they suffered In the western Italian and Russian theatres," said tho Daily Chronicle" and then at the top of their territbrial conquest to come forward with an ap peal for the cessation of bloodshed and an offer of peace on as-you-were terms *hkh Sn such circumstances could be- a 'a'®e air Jf generosity.'* The course which the allies must take to meet these tactics is perfectly c-ear," asserted the Times. "They roust absolutely reject any idea of med jatlon in any shape and from any quar »v!r SO ,on« 113 *',e basis proposed is the triumph of might and not of right. fContinued on paze 2.) American Newspapers Think German Offer Will Not be Accepted by Allies. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] NEW YORK, Tefc. 13.—The bulk or editorial opinion of American news Papers today-seems that peace may have been brought nearer by Ger many's proposals, bnt that many things stand-in the way of an early ending of the war. Generally, edi torial comment expresses the belief that the peace proposal will not be acceptable to the allies. Financiers and publicists who to day analyzed the situation, revealed division of opinion, a majority de claring peace is brought nearer, but Is not an immediate possibility, be canse peace at this time is unaccept sble to the allies. Excerpts from some of the leading editorials fol'ow: New York World—It may be taken f.y.'x-i!*. SSf.iffP ANOTHER ATTACK ON CHIHUAHUA Anticipated by Citizens and All Foreigners Are Making Plans to Come to the American Side. CHINESE ARE IN TERROR Revolutionists Reported to be'In Pos session of City, One Hundred Mllea South of the Capital. [By Wefljfo Miller, United Press Staff Correspondent] 1 JUAREZ, Mexico, Dec. 13.—Import ant moves of revolutionists under Jose Robles, strath of Mexico City, are In progress today, according to reports 'brought to the border by foreigners who declare that the city of Puebla, an Important city about one hundred rnllee south of Mexico City Is In possession of revolution ists. 4 Anticipating another attack upon Chihuahua City, nearly all the re maining Americans and foreigners are planning to leave the city and come tq the American border. A party of foreigners about to take the train here for Chihuahua City early today received telegraphic' re ports from Gellego, which said a body of troops believed to be bandits were discerned in die vicinity of Gallego and the trip was abandoned. Chinese from every pert of the state of Chihuahua are. streaming to the border on every-train, terrorised over the fate of their countrymen. 'Phis town 1b swarming with the Mongols q3 they are not allowed to cross to the American side. Unconfirmed reports reached here that Mexican government soldiers of Murgia's command rioted over the possesSion of two carloads of food stuffs in the railway yards at Chi huahua City, resulting In the killing of forty-eight Demand on Carranza. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—^The state department today made strrag repre sentations to the Carranza govern ment in the matter of the arrest of Ricardo Soils, American citizen, at Matamoras and his removal fo Vic toria for trial. Departmental investi gation establishes Soli's American ship and shows he was held without specific charges being made against him. Guardsmen Leave This Week. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 13.— The militia movement from the bor der was scheduled to get under way late today. It will continue through to December 28. The Missouri bat tery of field artillery at Laredo, the District of Columbia signal corps at Nogales, the Second New York ambu lance company at Pharr, the Xltah battery of field artillery at Nogales, are to leave before tonight. The movement tomorrow will in clude New York troops and the second Idaho infantry at Nogales. First bat tery of California field artillery and the Iowa battalion of field artillery at Brownsville will leave Thursday. The First Iowa infantry at El Paso will leave December 18. The remaining two batalions of California guards men will leave December 21 and 28. Killed by Thugs. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 13.—Mal loy Boyles, oZ, died Tuesday of in* juries received in a hold up last Fri day. The thugs have not-been caught EDITORIAL OPINION DIFFERS ON PEACE PROPOSITION for granted that the terms proposed by the imperial chancellor will i-.ot be acceptable to the allies, unless tne complete restoration of Belgium, is pledged. Philadelphia Ledger—Germany is apparently playing not so much for peace as for conciliation of general opinion. Telegraph, Philadelphia Peace still far away. Boston Transcript—It is not ex pected that the entente will listen with any sort of eagerness to the suggestion.- Washington Post—Germany chooses a most inopportune time in which to propose peace negotiations. Milwaukee Sentinal— Speculation about the outcome will be rather futile until it is learned whether Ger many's advances will find the entente allies in a more receptive mood than was indicated in the recent bellicose statement by the new British premier. Courrier Des Estatas Unis (French) —No compromise with the bandits (Continued oa pas* -v EACE MOVE NOT TAKEN A. Canadian Scout Boat Thought Lost With All on Board, :-t.v \.v.. Opaw of Fiftjr.:. WAS AMERICAN YACHT •Sent Out Wireless Appeals for Hejp and Then Flashed That She Was Sinking. [United Presa Leased Wire Service.] OTTAWA, Ont., Deo 13.—The Can adian scout boat and submarine chaser Grilse is believed to have been, lost oft Shelburne, N. S., with all hands, the minister of naval service announc ed this afternoon. The Grilse was of 150 tons, formerly an American owned yacht and had McL. Fry, Sub-Lieut. Richard E. Wins loe. Artificer Engineer Robert Wilkin son Wirless Operators S. A. McLean and E. Clement. Very Touching Indeed. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 13.—A year ago the board of parole received a letter from Ed Smith, a parole violator, then in England, asking that he be pardoned on the strength of the fact that he had joined the Eng lish army. The board took no action. Today it received a letter from The military authorities stating that Smith was killed in battle and re questing a pardon be sent to Smith's mother in Oklahoma. Very touching —but the hand writing wan Smith's in both letters. Wedding was Postponed. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. Dec. 13. —Frank Craig, 'juror in the Jones Wilkerson slander suit, was married here today to Miss Ethel Solzer of Red Oak. Their marriage was post mnad when be tu rtimyu irSilWrtte (Lit anb Constftution-JSemncrat. KEOKUK, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13,1916 Greeks Are in Battle Against ^nch Troops pp. ft1 Five Thousand Men Pierced §iie and Captured Town From Allied Guards if Today's Report 1 [United Press I /Vlre Service] BERLIN (via Sayville wireless) Dec. Greek captain has captured Katerini and now stands with five thousand men opposed to the French, whose line of posts has been pierced, the press bureau announced late today. Fighting is going on north of Katerini between Greek regulars and French troops. The text of the press bureau's statement was: Greek captain has captured Katerini and stands now with 5,000 mfen on the line at Katerini-Borbotzko, by which fact the French line of posts is pierced.^ Fighting is now go- *1 ing on north of Katerini between Grefek regulars and the French." BLOOD ROWING E AS BEFORE War Does Not Cease While Peace Talk is Popular Topic Among the Nations. RUSSIAN VICTORY TOLD Rumanians, Reinforced, Are Reported .*ull Retreat, While Teutons Preaa, Forward. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] PETROGRAD, Dec. 13.—Repulse with great enemy losses of Teutonic attacks in the wooded Carpathians, was announced in today's official statement. Eastward of Chibena, a strong enemy attack was repulsed and southward and southwestward of Valeputna, fighting continues, the enemy stubbornly resisting. "South of Trotiesh," the statement said, "we gained a line of enemy trenches along the heights south of Agusulia. Enemy counter attacus made to regain this position were repulsed with great losses and a num ber of prisoners were taken." In Full Retreat. BERLIN, (via Sayville wireless) Dec. 13.—Full retreat of the enemy been equipped with a torpedo tube and forces which had taken a stand on quick firers. From Halifax this after-1 the flooded Yalomita. river in Ru noon came word that the Stadacjna. (mania, was announced in today's ofll whlch went from Shelburne to answer cial statement. the SOS call of the Grilse off Little The Rumanians were reinforced by Hope has not been able to find her in I Russian cavalry. Their retreat is the location given in the wireless call. northeastward. The vessel left Halifax at 3 p. m. "On the road to Buzeu, we gained December 11 for Bermuda. At 3 p. m.' considerable ground and took more December 12, a wireless' message was than four thousand prisoners," said received stating that on account of the statement. bad weather she was returning for shelttr to Shelburne, N. S. At 7:28 Nothing Important. p. m., she called SOS, stating her posi-1 BERLIN, (via Sayville) Dec. 13.— ,, tIon was ]at. 43.40 north long. 64.50 W. Today's official statement said there thinks. But his closest followers be At 7:30 p. m., a final message was was "nothing important" ta report |lieve that this nation ought to know flashed "now sinking."" No word of* from Arch Duke Leopold's front on what^the^ allies think of the offer be her has been received since. Orders the east. -i. were Immediately given for all avail able vessels to proceed to her assist-! Spirited Fighting. ance and endeavors made by wireless PARIS, Dec. 13.—Spirited fighting to inform any vessels at sea in that north of Monastir was reported in vicinity. Vessels are now searching today's official statement. A Bul for any signs of wreckage. "The lost garian counter attack against Italian officers on board ship at the time are: positions there, was checked by ma Lieut. Walter Wingate Sub-Ueut. C. chine gun and artillery fire of the allies. Today's War Moves. With Germany's bid for peace en routo to her enemies, there was no let up in the world war observable to firom bel- The Grilse carried a crew of fifty, the majority from British Columbia. The chief censor issued the follow- day in official statements ing report: The minister of naval ser- ligerent capitals. vices regrets to report that it is feared I The mt8t bitter fighting was taking that H. M. Canadian torpedo b#fet place in the Balkans. Petrograd ad Grilse, Lieut. Walter Wingate R. N. C. mitted retirement of Rii-mAnfn-nq at V. R. hag been lost at sea with all hands." enemy forces lined on tiie flooded (Continued on page 2) MOOB BUYING DAK? until ftOirte 5 Peace Flurry Over Germany's Proposal Will be Handled! Cautiously by United, States. AN ENORMOUS QUESTION President Wllaon Has Made Plans, Nor Expressed an Opinion as to What Will Be Done. [By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff Correspondent.] WASHINGTON, Dec. 13—What part the United States will play in further ing Germany's suggestion for peace is undetermined today. But these three big ideas toward it are in official minds: That England and her allies should at least discuss the offers. That any settlement, especially in Germany's frame of mind would have to be backed by a world gua ranty of peace. That the United States will not be stampeded in the peace move ment. On the whole the sentiment here Is that at present the United States ought, merely to act as messenger for Germany and pass on her proposals. President Wilson is undecided he has not even told his cabinet what he fore making ariy move. Furthermore they say frankly they believe England will scorn the offer especially if based on the terms announced by a German embassy official. In these circumstances America's course must be cautious, officials hold. The United Press obtained its infor mation today from four™ the best in formed men in close touch with the ad ministration. Its main informant was onr of the foremost me\ in the coun cils and confidence of President Wil son. From him name the statement that anything purporting to he President Wilson's idea now is fiction. The president, he said, has not even confided 10 his cabinet what he plans, and indeed, has not yet. decided. But. two points, claimed a checking of the official view as reflected by Wil the Teutonic offensive elsewhere. I son's closest advisers can be stated Berlin claimed "full retreat" of thus: On the first point, the administration regards the question of peace so enor mous that it. must be given serious con sideration. On the other hand, it feels convinced already that the allies will scorn the offers. But be Germany's motive, political. altrufRtie or Kreedy, the idea of a step to end the war is too momentous to be cast aside without fullest official discusion. In these circumstances the govern ment may lend its influence-—secretely perhaps—to getting such discussion. But it will go cautiously before put ling itself on public record behind Ger many's proffer, until it knows accurate ly whether there can le the slightest chance of success. On the question of a world guaranty of peace, officials think that Germany's terms as revealed by a German embas sy official are such that only an inter- {continued on page 2) WEST ARE Part of This Big Boom on the New York Stock Exchange, Comes From Outside Business. POURING IN MONEY Mad Scramble of People to Make More Money After Becoming Rloh on Good Cropa, [By Lowell Mellett. United Press Stall Correspondent] NETW YORK, Dec. 13.—So anxious are the west and the south to dump their money 'into the New York stock market, the Western Union and the American Telegraph and Telephone Co., cannot provide enough, wires to accommodate them. Hundreds of sales it was learned today go by the boards simply because the wireB cannot carry the offers. Yesterday when Germany's peace proposals caused the greatest dumping of stocks into the exchange since the "silent panic'* of 1907, the selling or ders of these western and southern traders did not reach the floor of the exchange until late afternoon. These out of town speculators, who generally buy—play the market long—lost in the. shake down y.esterday while a large bulk of the professional traders of Wall street district had sold short and took profits on the decline. So furious is the trading on the stock e*chfigage th6t the tickera supposed to keep every broker's and banker's of 1 fice in even touch with quotations, 'sometimes are eighteen minutes be hind the market. Even in the cotton and grain exchanges,, business has be come too fast for the telegraph wires and the tickers frequently lag five or ten minutes 'behind. In the open windows of the curb brokerage houses, one today could see girls making the wild, mystio signals to the traders on the pavement, that never before were made by feminine fingers. The supply of brokerage em ployes has run short of the demand. And lambs are so plentiful that a bright young man who started a mag azine for their special treatment four months ago is a full blown publisher today with big circulation and adver tising. I "The south and the west," answered (R. T. Halsey, chairman of the finance committee of the stock exchange when iasked today for an explanation of the six two million share days and the I twenty-one one million share days on I the curb the past, month. "The people of^the west, are trading in New York stocks in a way none of' us ever saw before. They have money as the result of the big prices for crops "t jand they are making more of it here, many of them. The good cotton prices 'likewise have put the people of the I south into the market. They are new comers. Southern business on the ex I change in past years has amounted to practically nothing. Now it amounts •to millions.'' William C. VanAntwerp, governor of the stock exchange agreed, explaining that the people in remote sections are trading by wire in the stocks of con cerns they know. Utah copper, Texas oil and Montana power stocks, he said bring orders from their respective states in large numbers. "But the influence of the foregin business is more significant to my mind," he said. "South Americans are 'coming into this market as the result ot conditions in London and Paris that have shut them out of their usual mar ket. The volume of business from 1 down there Is becoming very big. "From Europe the cables are carry ing an enormous business to New York The increase in our listings has been (Continued on page 2) THE WEATHER Fair. Continued cold. Local temp—7 p. m. 20 7 a. m. 1. press and People of Empire Have L1V tie Hope of Alllea Paying Attention to the Propoaitlon. [United Presa Leased Wire Service.] BERLIN, Dec. 13.—If Germany's bid for peace is rejected by the entente powers, it is certain the cen tral empires will not take the initia tive again to end the war. Die Post warns the entente "If Germany's hand is refused, her fist will soon be felt with increased force." The editorial also suggests that Germany's own peace offer indicates there is no necessities of neutral na« tions speaking of peace. A Master Stroke. [By Carl W. Ackerman, United Presa Staff Correspondent.] BERLIN, Doc. 13.—Germany has not asked neutral powers to start peace negotiations. The American embassy's understanding Is that she has merely asked neutral powers to inform the nations ctf the entente that the central powers are willing to discues peace—putting up to the allies the acquiescence or fefuial of the tender. The diplomatic corps here general" ly considers the German move a master stroke. Secretary Grew of the American embassy, personally typed a trans la-" tion of the note of which he received two copies, one written in French. TO DIVERT PEOPLE'S MIND FROM REAL SITUATION Frenchmen Take Little Stock in Appeal for Pea-ce as Made by Germany. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] WASHINGTON, l)c. 13.-—"Pre mier Briand is speaking for France in the chamber of deputies today. As for us, we are not at all excited over his pence talk and we do not think the war will end soon." This was the answer of the French embassy today to a request of an ex pression of opinion through the I'nit ed Press Tegarding Germany's peace proposals. Oae official who was careful to cx-1 S&...C ilkmma •'. ""••.• EIGHT PAGES I OPEN HID If German Pe^ce Proposal is Rejected, Increased Force is Promised in Prog ress of the War. DID NOT EXPECT MUCK The 'public today voiced complete approbation of the Imperial chancel lor's solemn warning in the relch stag yesterday that if Germany's ehe mles continue the war, it is because they have conquest in mind. Such a belief imbues the general public with an inflexible deteraaination to fight on to the bitter end against any diamembarmept ot' the .father-, land. The hopes of the German people are whole-hearted, but if the present proposal is scorned, the rejection of the plan for a discussion of terucs would serve to cement the empire more fully in its determination and to dispell peace talk and speculation, which has been current. Berlin newspapers were not san guine today that the peace offer would be accepted, although applaud ing the chancollor's steps. The cpm ment of Editor Theodore Wolff of the Tageblatt is typical: "If the opposing allies should de cline peace overtures or disdain them as a sign of weakness and sutiering, the people will once more ask them selves whether thoy are not being: driven senselessly and without urgent need to new sacrifices and renewed massacres. "The German people, If their oppo nents answer in the negative, will see clearly it is their duty to bear the heavy burden or heavier bur dens, so long as there is no possi bility of agreeing upon an acceptable and sensible peace." The American charge was asked to (Continued on page 2) plain he was si eaking only for him self and not for the embassy, said he was certain nothing would come of the proposal and that the entente allies would continue to fight antil they had attained the objects whirl* have ben previously stated by tho Kovt-rnnienf. "I am quite sure," he said, "Germany's peace proposal wu.i made for the effect, it would h^vti upon her o\A people and neut.-alff Mi'l not b'-cause she hoped the allies would listen to it. Despite the vio tory in Rumania, which may be only temporary. Germany is in a very bad situation, according to tue informa tion we get and something had to be done to take the minds of the people away from the food situation and {Continued on page 2) '•41 ^11 J§^! Si I All x, r." 'V