The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-10-22
Indications That War May Come
to End In Spring.
FRANCE TO PAY MONEY: RUSSIA
TO LOSE POLAND
Berlin Will Demand Big Indemnity
and Restoration of All Her Foreign
Possessions.

Berlin But by the spring we
probably shall have peace. This re-
mark by one OF the most highly
placed. and prominent state official4H
conversation with the Association
Press correspondent may be taken as
Aan indication of the view on the prob
able duration of the war held in Ger
man government quarters or at any
rate in certain influential circles OF
the government.
Pressed to give reason for his
opinion as to the time the war would
end the official replied that he based
his expectations largely on THE sound
business sense OF the British" WHICH
would lead them to move for peace as
soon as they saw nothing was to be
gained by continuing the war.
have much confidence in the business
sense Of the British he said, "and
think that when once they have found
the Dardanelles cannot be forced,
this will lead them to take steps in
the direction Of peace
Statement Refused.
The correspondent suggested that
business men usually are unwilling to
make contract wherein all the ad-
yantages OF condition are on the side
OF the other parties to it and that ii
was customary in business circles to
have some definite idea of the terms
upon which an agreement would be
possible before sitting down to draw
UP a contract
The official said that for Germany
to make a statement at this time on
the conditions of peace might possibly
be interpreted as a confession Of
weakness and for the present prefer.
red to wait overtures from the othel
side.
Considering Peace.
Since the conversation the cores
pondent of the Associated Press has
heard similar remarks from other OF
ficials. The vigor with which the va
rious political groups and big indus
tries, commercial and agricultural or
ganizations are pursuing the resolu
ton of the tabooed topic OF the 'aim
of the war indicates too, that tn
government is giving serious consid
Grafton to the subject of peace. Th1
discussion and the oracular utter
ances OF DR.. Karl Helfferich, secretar
of the German imperial treasury 81
Edward Grey, British foreign secre
tary, and other responsible parsonage
on possible and impossible condition
Of peace, give color to the suspicion
that something may be going on be
hind the curtain.
VIII Not Talk.
No statement whatever as to Ger
rhanys peace conditions can be or
tanned nor is 1t even certain the gov
eminent has reached any formal con
clusion as to the extent of guarantee
for the future security Of Germany I
which the emperor and chancello
have referred repeatedly in public VI
terances. Should it be permitted
however, to hazard a guess. based ne
on any authoritative statements, bt
on personal observations and dedus
tions and remarks dropped from tim
to time in official circles the Assocla
ed Press correspondent would sa
Germany's terms at present IN we
include neither the absorption OF be
xium nor other wholesale annexation
Of the extent demanded by the DIV
sky" enthusiasts, who seem bound Q
adding to Germany practically e
erything now occupied By German a
mics