The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 12, 1916, Page 1

NIGHT EDITION This is a re ninder, girls; time is getting short Leap year will be over soon, Also, there are only a fow days left to sign the non san bill parti TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12. SEATTLE, WASH., VOLUME. 19. “ONE CENT Satta stad” PEACE IS OFFERED. | ALLIES BY GERMANY ' BERLIN, via Wireless to Sayville, Dec. 12.---Proposals by the central pow- ' ers that peace negotiations be entered into forthwith were made in notes *handed to representatives of neutral countries which are representing Ger- ) many in belligerent nations today. | Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg called the diplomatic representatives of | ‘the ae States, Spain and Switzerland to his office and handed this note p to them The full text of the note will be read in the reichstag today. The chancellor asked the neutral nations| ich represent Germany and her allied powers in the capitals of the nations with “ayhich she is at war to bring these ~Saal o the attention of Germany’s enemies. e propositions which Germany ad-| ; vances in the negotiations are, according to} Germany’s belief, appropriate for the estab- lishment of lasting peace. } The governments at Vienna, Constanti-| nople and Sofia transmitted identical notes. , 1916. _ Restore Territory Practically as — Before War, Peace Terms Propose THE: EMBLEM OF PEACE IS STILL “UP IN THE eat * PANICHITS “Last WORD” ISN'T STOCK MARKET YET SAID, HOWEVER, } q ( a Zo The text was also communicated to the vatican at Rome and to all other neutral powers. The exact text of the first announcement of Germany’s intention, as wirelessed by the Official Press Bureau today to neutral coun- tries, was as follows: “The chancellor this morning received, one after the other, the representatives of the United States and Spain and Switzerland that is, of the states protecting German in- rests in hostile foreign countries. “The chancellor transmitted to them a ote and asked them to bring it to the knowl- edge of the hostile governments. “The note will be read, complete, today| in the reichstag, by the chancellor. “In the note, the four allied powers pro- pose to enter forthwith into peace negotia-| Mii i i LA oe ea ioe i i it i ane ) eu) “ Haalatnliiy i oy i - NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Chan. cellor Hollweg’s announcement that Germany had formally pro posed peace caused a near panic in Wall street today, and prices broke two to five points WHEAT PRICES TAKE TUMBLE cH AG Announces ‘EMBASSY DECLARES - WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Germany’s © peace proposals, according to a German em- bassy official, will include a suggestion that -¢/territorial status of the nations engag ; returned “practically” to what it was before °* the war started. The exemptions are establishment of in- dependent kingdoms of Poland and Lithua- nia and some readjustment of international boundaries in the Balkans. On the latter question, it was said, the situation is so complicated that it is hard at {this time definitely to suggest anything like *| positive terms that would be accepted by all «| belligerents. The one concrete suggestion made is that " \ % tions. | Bul babl ill t th tu f oe ; r ah <; garia probably will want the return o} “The propositions which they bring for closed very weak 3s the territory she lost in the second Balkan such negotiations are, according to their be- lief, appropriate for establishing lasting peace. . Ne Sih ik u f} - c fas fas 3 . wie TOLL OF LAST AIR | war, and it is supposed Germany guaranteed this when Czar Ferdinand cast his lot with \the central powers. ae The governments of Vienna, Constanti-| RAID ANNOUNCED |... peace terms, the, United;and thoroly discuss with him the Pp informant said, include | whole matter. It is believed pos nople and Sofia transmitted identical notes. ° | ation of Northern France, r sible Von Bernstorff may shortly The text was also communicated to the Holy HN! Dec. 12—One man ion of the King f Bel-|exprese a desire for an audlen@ pe ‘ at least a partial ion | with President Wilson, See and to all other powers.” vt i alts lis t German a chil Gerard Didn't Know It is not d Rumania and the re lost colo- believed Ambassador of ar t|turn to Germany of he Gerard had any definite informa- By handing the existing i cold cn ee S., sentatives of th jonsible| | ree 10’ made public today by | The factors which are said to| tion of Germany's peace proposals x ain and Swit ‘ Re \\ Pane h. It was on this oc | have Ts d to the German peace pro-| when he left n. In diplomatic + ally transmitted it tly to her! , ne cast! that British flyers bagged | P¢ s at this time are \ J : | | two the Zeppelins which made ‘The favorable military posl- ‘ = i n of the attack tion of the central powers. " c | The fact that the winter at . ; hand will necessitate cessa- ADVERTISING MANAGER'S |, id |MESSAGE bg POPE tion of hard fighting for three DAILY TALK v | months. the war, the chancellor de: ; list espectful si ew | A desire to “smoke out” the br ‘GE RLIN, via a Sale Dec si ears te ary the ana paguaincca in il silenc he | ihn sla can de, Cee re ee ier onet. LaNta. — $-—-Chanosllor “Vor wae le thought in ‘ they are fighting for. < propositions for peace negotia |: an peace be restored 80 Desire to convince the world tions as outlined in the | Mcoard Gartiany after “A and the German people wher FEDERAL JURY. HERE reichstag have as their object, " ich she has fought vic a | ever they are that Germany is istence, of honor and of liberty lly all members of the) may act as the tursiug | conquest and— of evolution for the central peared in answer to a! war whi h for more th | Desire, if war continues, to : ——— powers, appropriate for the | sum ¥. | let the world know Germany The federal grand jury of 23 for Xmas hor od basis of establishment of A crowded house and gallerie will not be responsible for fur members began an investigation at Pp in the ad pete é 1 tie The Tene tate ntiined, the ke y of slleges Sm ers Ads in “Un we have pro and that of our allle LONDON, Dec. 12.—The Brit he pence, terms cutlined, :the iy ible for high cost of The Star today gressed. It is our firm de eK aiser Tells His or | Ish foreign office will make no German Reet AB rape oe: x6 ; nant de cision thus to continue te ro Troops of Peace ,, jo time the grand oe shaternant repatding Germany's sarily Germany's al Pp 8 sistant, District, Attorney Mar- Look them over gress always, ready to defend | mme had for its| peace proposals until the terme ared the federal authorities i tbe ourselves to the end for the | : ob, reing of our Western} proposed from Berlin are offi Want to Sound Allies | ha en investigating the high carefully. You'll nation’s existence,” he said, | BERLIN, Dec. 12.—Kalsor Wil newed SlAlly Rnoun awa all @llleashave rhe important question is to|cost of living for several months, . : “and for its free and safe fu liam notified his troops in the field) had as their purpose to paralyze] been consulted ut whether the allies will talk ay refused to comment further, find many a help- anish a nd] ture. We are always ready to lioday that he had made peace pro-| Austria Hungary "The situation yeace,” said the official The venire was issued Monday H 1 inis ter, identical notes stretch out the hand of peace. | " was serious “Germany makes the proposal in| by Federal Judge Neterer. This ful suggestion. thelr response to Ge Kaiser's Hope |Posals to the enemy “Army Positions Strong TO BUY DOCK SITES) find out whether It may | move is s significant. It “Our strength has not made Soldie h n But with God's help our troops | |be sonable to stop fight-| was not e da jury would be ? ur ears dumb aaainst respon. |agreement with al-| shaped conditions #0 that: they give! 5 side is to get in| called unt! in January, Of the id sibt lity before God, before our |lies and with ¢ eu curity which not only is com-| Deputy Prosecutor Ewing began | what Llc svid.G eorge called, in his|86 jurors in the venire, 23 were c nation and Stats humanity.” tory, | have made an offer of peace | ple t still greater than ever|an exam . ance rview with the United Pre: nn lected Tuesday to act as the MORE THAN 60,000 COPIES Ger declarations, he said, |to the enemy befo | validity of me days ago, a “knockout.” grand jury i DAILY I Amer by Germany's | Whether it will be accepted is The West front stands firm,| whieh the county commissioners Altho he has no appointment, it Several minor offenders are also adve sential and are now advisealstill uncertain, Until that, moment! and, in spite of the Rumanian cam-| propose to purchase on the Du-lis expected Ambassador Von Bern. kanoom the men whose cases will wise and Spanish diplomatic representatives at Berlina. | SG ss js further, During the long, earnest arrives, you will fight on,” (Continued on page 5) | Wamish waterway for @ dock site, storff will see Secretary Lansing come before the jury,