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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-31
COMPLETE TEXT OF
 JOINT ALLIED REPLY

Paris, December 3o.-The text of the note follows:
 The allied governments of Bel gium, France. Great Britain, Italy, Ja- pan Montenegro, Portugal, Rumania, Russia and Servia, united for the de- fense of the liberty of their peoples and faithful to engagements taken rot to lay down their arms separate ly, have resolved to reply collectively to tho pretended propositions of peace which were addressed to them on be- half of the enemy governments through the intermediary of the. Uni ted States, Spain. Switzerland and Holland. Before making any reply the allied powers desire particularly 10 protest against the two essential as- sertions of the note of the enemy pow CTS that pretend to throw upon the allies responsibility foYthe war and proclaim the victory If the central powers &A
 ALLIES WANTED No WAR
 The allied governments cannot ad- init an affirmation doubly inexact and which suffices to render sterile all tentative negotiation. The allied na- tions have sustained for 30 months war they did everything to avoid They have showed by their acts their at tachment to peace That attachment is as strong today as it was in 1914. But 1t is not upon the word of Germany, after the violation of it's engagements, that the peace broken by her may be based.
 NO REAL PEACE OFFER
 "A mere suggestion. without a statement of terms. that negotiations should be opened, is not an offer Of peace. The putting forward by the imperial government of sham pro- posal lacking all substance and pre- cision would appear to be less an offer of peace than a war maneuver It IS founded on calculated misinterpreta- tion of the character of the struggle in the past, the present and the future.
 "As for the past, the German note takes no account of the facts. dates and figures which establish that the war was desired, provoked and de ! clared by Germany and Austria Hun. gary.
 At the Hague conference it was a German delegate who refused all proposals for disarmament. In July, 1914 it was Austria -ffsaeary who. aft CT having addressed to Se via an un- precedented ultimatum. declared war upon her in spite of the satisfaction which had at once been accorded.
 ..The central empires then rejected all attempts made by the entente all lies to bring about a pacific solution of . purely local conflict. Great Brit ain suggested a conference; France
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-31

Paris December 30In reply to the proposals of Germany and her allies for peace conference the entente allies, in collective no declare that they euse to consider proposal which is empty and nsincere The handed the American ambassador, William Graves Sharp, today by Premier Brand a.d made public simultaneously in Lon don and Paris.
 The entente allies governments insist that peace poss be long they have not secured reparaon for violated
 rights and liberties and the free existence of small and have not brought about settlement for the future security of the world The note declared that the proposal of the central powers IS not an offer of peace but war It declared to be founded calculated misnerpetaon of the chacter of the struggle in the past the present and the future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-31
American Government is Absolutely Silent as to I'm
 pressiOn of the Answer
PREMATURE TALKNOW
 MIGHT MAR PROSPECTS
German Ambassador Thinks Entente Note Will Not be Answered Until They Reply to Wilson's Ap-
 peal to State Terms

Washington, December 30. There were no official ex- pressions here of the views of President Wilson and the administration on the en- tente reply to the German peace proposals for the dual reason that the United States is acting only as an intermediary between the belligerents, and because a policy of silence has been adopted during this stage of the peace negotiations.
 The unofficial opinion, which prob ably was a reflection of the official hope for progress toward peace, was that some means for a further eX- change between the warning powers would be found and that even if the present negotiations fail, basis had been laid which, it was hoped, wocld make for progress in the analysis.
 SUCH REPLY EXPECTED
 The first informal comment by one of ficial who had had g cnance to study carefully ali official forecast and who checked against it the full press text, was that the allies had responded very much as had been expected, that they had played their strongest cards for moral support among their own people and neu- tral countries, and that while they had made it hard for Germany to reply with out decidedly changing her tone, they had still left the door open for anothe. advance.
 WASHINGTON PERPLEXED official Washington, however was deep- ly perplexed as to the future and ad- mitted that it probably depended on the internal conditions and confidence of the
 
 how far President Wilson would decide to push his own peace efforts On the whole, first comment indicated that hopes of an early peace may have diminished but had not disappeared
 BERNSTORFF'S STATEMENT After reading the unofficial text of the note, Count Won Bernstorff the German ambassador, authorized the following statement
 President Wilson, having suggested the finding of a method of stating terms, do not think that this note will be an- swered by my government until after the entente allies have replied to the Pres- dents suggestion, stating, if they so de- sire, the modus they propose"
 The German embassy was outwardly not favorably impressed with the tenor of the entente note. However, the dec laration that "a mere suggestion, with out a statement of terms. that negotia- tons should be opened is not an offer of peace, was taken to contain yelled invitation to give terms.
 WAIT REPLY TO WILSON
 The next steps by the American gov ernment will not be determined until the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-31
Great Battle in Progress on Front 120 Miles in
 Length
INTENSE STRUGGLE
 UNDER WAY TO HOLD
 THE INVADERS BACK
Falkenhayn Is Meeting With Stub born Resistance, But His Corps With Machine-Like Precision
 Is Pushing Onward

The Teutonic armies in Rumania tinue to drive forward in the face of stubborn Russian and Rumanian re- sistance. The campaign was not only along the 12O-miIe front from the Dsn- tube river to oituse pass fin the Car pathians, but extends further north-s ward along the MoIdnvian frontier to the valley of the Putna river.
 The heaviest blows of the German armies are being delivered along the railroad line running northward from Rimnik -Sarat to Fokshani and they have forced the lines of the defend CTS backward on the front from the Danube to the Carpathians. The in- vaders have captured Bordestchi on the Rimnik river, and forced the Rus- sians to retreat near za1etsi, north east of Rimnik -Sarat.
 The Teutonic line in the battle now in progress near Rimnik- Sarat through Slobozia is midway between that town and Plaineschti. In attacks along the Transylvanian frontier Teutonic troops have driven ahead in the face of strong counter attacks and captured G50 men and seven machine guns. They also have occupied several heights and pressed back the Russian troops north and south of the valley of the oitul river
 Except for a French attack on the new German lines on Read Man Hi1l near Verdun, which was repulsed, there is little activity along the front in France.
 Minor engagements only are reported from the Russian front in Galicia and from Macedonia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-31
Charge Is Made Real Purpose of
 Teuton M0De Is
 War MQneuDeT
Allies Will Delay Reply to Wilson

Paris December 30-It is expected some days will eapse before the entente powers will make public their reply to the suggestions of President Wilson in favor of the reesabs nent of peace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-31
DECEIvING NEUTRALs

They endeavor to deceive and in timidate public opinion in neutral countries. whose inhabitants have long since made up their minds where the initial responsibilities lie and are far too enlightened to favor the designs
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-31
RUSSIAN REPORT

Petrograd. December 30.--(via Lon dor. British admiralty per Wireless Press )-StronE Teuton forces. assist ed by heavy and light artillery, yes- terday continued their attacks on the Russian lithuanian positions on thu
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-31

proposed an international commission. .
 the Emperor of Russia asked the Ger
 man Emperor to go to arbitraeion,
 ana Russia and Austria Hungary came
 to an understanding on the eve of
 the conflict But to all these efforts
 Germany gave neither answer nor eff feet.
 Belgium was invaded by an em-
 pire which had guaranteed her neu-
 trality and which had the assurance
 to proclaim that treaties were scraps of paper and that necessity knows no law
 OFFERS ARE SHOWN "At the present moment the sham offers on the part of Germany rest on the war map of Europe alone, which represents nothing more than superficial and passing phase of the situation and not the real strength of the belligerents. A peace concluded upon the terms would be only to the | advantage of the aggressors, who, aft l er imagining that they would reach 1 their goal in two months, discovered after two years that they could never attain it.
 | "As for the future, the disasters 1 caused by the German declaration of 1 war and the nnumerable outrages committed by Germany and her allies against both belligerents and neutrals. demand penalties, reparation and ! guarantees, Germany avoids mention of any of these.
 CALCULATED ATTEMPT l Tn reality these overtures made by | the central powers are nothing more
 than calculated attempt to influence the future course of war and to end l 1t by imposing a German peace. The
 object of these overtures is to create l dissention in public opinion in the
 allied countries. But that public opin-
 ion has. in spite of all the sacrifices endured by the allies. already given it's answer with admirable firmness and
 has denounced the unholy appearance 1 of the declaration of the enemy pow 1 CTS.
 They have the further object of | stiffening public opinion in Germany 1 and in the Countries allied to her one and all severely tried by their losses. worn out by economic pressure and crushed by the supreme effort
 which has been imposed upon their in- | habitants.
 DECEIVING NEUTRALS
 They endeavor to deceive and in
 timidate public opinion in neutral
 countries. whose inhabitants have long since made up their minds where the
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Evening star., 1916-05-11
DRAMA LEAGUES PROGRAM.
First of Series of Plays Will Be
Given June 26.

The Washington Center of the Drama
League has inaugurated movement
for the presentation from time to time
of plays by members of the organiza-
ton, and the first performances of the
series are to be given on the 26th and
21th of this month. For the program
four one-act plays have been selected,
Joint owners in SPAIN by Alice
Brown; Riders to the Sea by j. NJ.
Synge; The Lost Silk Hat" by Lord
Dunsany, and Maid n-Oyer-the-W Wall,
by Bertram Bloch. The board of edu
cation has granted for this purpose the
use of the auditorium of the McKin
ley High School. Rehearsals of the
plays have been in progress for several
weeks, under the direction Of Bertram
Bloch of New York and Mrs. Glenna
Smith Tinnin of Washington.
1t is the purpose of the Drama
League PLAYERS to maintain a perma-
nent organization, possibly co-operat-
ing with other groups of play pro-
ducers in Washington in stimulating an
interest in the acted drama. Next sea-
son it is expected that several original
plays win be produced.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
CHILD is STRUCK BY CAR
AND INSTANTLY KILLED
Two-Year-Old Son of William G.. Sa-
voy, Colored, Is Victim of
Accident

Struck by city hound freight car
day afternoon, the two-year- son of
William G.. Savoy. Colored. of Bethesda.
received injuries that caused almost
instant death. The child's body was
mangled and was thrown distance of
several yards from the spot where it
was struck by the speeding car. Ray
mond l.. Harris, motormau, and James
Carroll. conductor, on the freight car,
did not see the boy, and the car pro-
ceeded some distance toward the city
before stopping
1t is thought the child was standing
beside the track and behind trolley
pole when the car approached, stepping
or falling on the rail just as the car
reached the spot. The accident occurred
Immediately in front of Savoy's home.
The father, who is driver for Alfred
Wilson of Bethesda, was within a few
yards of the spot. and witnessed the
accident.
\ coroners jury was empaneled and
viewed the body and the scene of the
accident also questioning the crew of
continued until $3.50 o'Slock this after
noon.
A coincidence in connection with the
killing of the Savoy child was the fact
that about year and a half ago a
white child, whose parents lived in the
house now occupied by the Savoy fam
lily, was struck and killed by a Rock
willie car within few feet of the place
where the accident occurred yesterday.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
ANTI-SAL0ON MEN SEEK
EXCISE BOARD HEARING
Would Give President Their Views
as to Qualification of
Candidates.

Andrew Wilson. president of the
Anti-Saloon League of the District,
called at the White House yesterday
and requested that a conference be
granted representatives of those who
think along the lines of that organiza-
tion in the District on the nomination
of a member of the excise board, IN the
event the President intended to hear
varying views before making the Sc
lection. Secretary Tumulty said that
he would lay the matter before the
President if the latter should wish to
ask suggestions from District organi
cations or individuals on the question.
II the appointment is made for the
delegation the members will consist of
Mr.. Wilson, A. f. Shoemaker, attor-
ney for the league: Rev. Clarence A.
Vincent. Rev. Paul r. Hickok and sew
eral others.
President Wilson decided that owing
TO the state of public business he
would not attend the exercises at
Hampton Institute today as con-
templated. The President also is going
slow a bout the acceptance of numerous
invitations reaching him. not knowing
what may arise that will keep him
from leaving the city for a long time
TO come. Senator Pomerene today in
vited the President to attend the dedi
cation of the Hayes Memorial building
at Fremont. Ohio, May 80. but the
President said he could not make any
promises now. He gave substantially
Indiana. who invited him to attend the
centennial anniversary of the admis-
sion of Indiana TO statehood at Fort
Wayne June 6 next
Evening star., 1916-05-11
QUARTET TO BE FEATURE.
Will Sing at Vaudeville Tea Under
Auspices of Confederate Daughters.

One of the most attractive features
of the vaudeville tea to be given by the
District of Columbia Division, United
Daughters of the ConfederaCy. Saturday
afternoon, at the Raleigh Hotel. will
be the Imperial quartet, composed of
T. Hammer, second tenor; Earl Car
baugh, first bass, and J. f. S. kinfell,
second bass.
After the vaudeville, dancing will be
enjoyed from until O'Clock. Miss
Nell Rose Baggett is chairman of the
dance, and Mrs. Leonard Hoffman has
charge of the music. They will be as
sisted by bevy of attra ctive young
girls of Washington society, among
whom are Misses Mary Abernathy, Lucy
Burleson, Katherine Bowie, Josephine
Brockman, Ethel Brockman, Mary Key
Compton, Julia Collins, Dorothy Ben
nett, Jane bod. Laura Elmore, Mary
Ferguson, Louise Garner, Helen CRIT
fifth, Virginia Griffith. Christobel Hill,
Hildegarde Hurley. Harriette Harmon,
Anne Jenkins. Pauline Jones, Taylor
Logic, Sylvia Metcalf, Eleanor Moffett,
Nernie Maupin, Louise Mattingly,
Kathryn Mattingly, Eltinge Marshall,
Belle Moncure, Martha Poole, Mary
Anne Padgett, Annie Irie +. Pou, Anne
Selden. kathryn Speer, Josephine Saun-
ders Carolyn Stone, Dorothy Shuey,
Emma Washington. Elizabeth Walker,
Asha Wells, Pansie G. Wilson. fnez-
cita White Ruth White, Margaret
Young and Mary Younger.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
This World

This world, after all, is bully
old place, it ranks with the best
of the spheres, and he to his TAM
lily was disgrace, who called 1t
a valley of tears. You see a man
weeping for something he's lost,
some chap who got hurt in the
game; he says this old world is a
snare and a frost, and you take
his word for the same. But hun
dreds are happy while one makes
his wall, while one views the
world with a frown: and scores
to the harbor of happiness sail.
where one strikes snag and goes
down. A little of trouble we GER
tainlv have, but when some afflic-
ton annoys, Just 60 to the drug
store and order some salve. and
grin with the rest of the boys. A
little of worry, a little of grief, to
season our days as they fit; if
there were no darkness. we'd soon
beg relief from light that refuses
to quit. This world we infest is
bully old sphere, no niftier
worlds are about! and | am en-
joying my residence here so much
that I'll hate to get out.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1916-05-11

In June. 1908, the graduating class
OF st. Charles College. thirty-fve
strong, celebrated their graduation
with banquet and a four-day stay in
Washington. Tuesday night, gathering
together for the first time in eight
years. twenty-five of these friends met
at the Hotel Gordon again, coming from
their various stations in the United
States for their first reunion. Rev. G.
D. HNogue of Cleveland. Ohio. spoke
on the Spirit Of the Alumni" and Rev.
2. F. Harrigan on The College of To-
day and of the Future" and Rev. Fran
els J. Hurney, on The Days of the
Past Musical numbers were given by
Revs. ]. T. Wood, W. r. Heffern and
G. F. Ewald. Yesterday they were en-
tertalned at dinner rendered by the
faculty Of st. Charles at Catonsville,
Md.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
Progress of Movement in
Washington Detailed by
Speakers at Meeting.
FEWER ACCIDENTS NOTED
AS RESULT OF ACTIVITIES
Cooperation of Citizens, Newspapers
and Police Department Commended.
Organization Elects Officers.

What has been done, what is being
done and what is expected to be done
for safety first was told by speakers
at the annual meeting of the Washing
ton Safety First Association of the
District of Columbia last night at the
Public Library.
Fiye-minute talks were made, de-
scribing how the safety-frst campaign
is being forwarded by the newspapers,
police department, citizens associa-
tions, parent-teachers' associations.
neighborhood meetings and temperance
workers.
The active campaign of the newspa-
pers for safety first was told by 6. \.
Lyon Of The Star. The speaker stated
that the newspapers are one of the
leading educating mediums for the peo-
pie and spoke of the work of The Star
in its effort to abolish pistol toting
and gave figures showing the accidents
and in many cases deaths that have oc-
CURED here as the result Of carrying
firearms.
J. Clinton Hiatt, secretary of the as
sociation, told of the organization OF
the association May 16, 1913, when, he
said, representatives of citizens as
sociations met at The Star building 10
discuss the needs of better traff1c regu-
lations and to devise some means OF
educating the people both operators OF
vehicles and pedestrians, IN sa1ety Hfst-
Evening star., 1916-05-11
ASSISTANT CHEMIST WANTED.
$1,000 Position Waiting in District
Health Department.

eligibles for appointment as sanitary and
food inspectors in the District health de-
partment, and as assistant chemist. will
be held by the civil service commission
May 81, it was announced today Appli-
cations will be received not later than
May "a DR.. Morris A. Posen has been
appointed chemist at 700 y year sue
ceeding the late DR.. Robert l.. Lynch
sistant chemist, which pays 81 200 year.
Fifty-seve applications for registration
as nurses were examined in the board
room at the municipal building today by
Miss S. F. Melhorn. president of the
nurses examining board of the District.
and Miss F. q. Butler.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
MRS. SARAH H. SAWYER DIES
Former Clerk in U. S. Census Office
Succumbs in London, XIV.

News has been received in Washing
ton of the recent death of Mrs Sarah
H. Sawyer. at the home of her sister,
Mrs. w. B. Catching, in London. Ky.
Mrs Sawyer was employed from 1900
until November, 1912. in the census bu-
reau in this city. She suffered a stroke
of paralysis and was compelled to re-
tire from the government service in
1912 Since leaving Washington she
made her home in London, Ky. Mrs
Sawyer was born in the town where
she died. October 26. 1851 She was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Hardin
and In September, 1877, was married to
the Rev. J. A. Sawyer of the NJ. f.
Church South.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
BAND CONCERT.

United States Soldiers Home
Band. John S. VI. Zimmerman,
director, at bandstand. Soldiers
Home. tomorrow afternoon al
O'Clock.
March. american Trumpeter."
Lake
Hungarian overture, "Ra-
kaCzy'. y'.............K Keller Bella
Suite chars cteristIc" ..Gruenwald
~ Pomposity. 90 Simplicity.
90 Coquetry. a. Sincerity.
Selection. Doris ..-..... Cellier
Comic patrol. I'm on NJ Way
to Dublin Bay" .--.--.-.. .Lampe
waltz suite, "Youthful Spir-
its h Orn1ak
Reverie. Cathedral Chimes"
Lindahl
Finale. The Irish American"
Frey
The Star s2angled Banner"
Evening star., 1916-05-11
Mary w. Grafton Asks Divorce.

Mary W. Grafton has filed suit for an
absolute divorce from Ernest Grafton,
naming a correspondent They were
married April 30, 1909. and have no
children. Cruelty and misconduct are
alleged. Attorneys n c. Turnage and
S G. Quinn appear for the wife.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
Will Lecture on Color Photography,

An illustrated lecture on The Pra acti-
cal Application of Color Photography"
Will be delivered by DR.. William Simon
of Catonsville. Md. tomorrow night at
o'clock at the Corcoran Gallery of
Art. under the auspices of the Capital
Camera Club. DR.. Simon is one of the
earliest students of color photogra phy
1t is declared, and will show many
autochromes during the course of his
lecture.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
Association Officers Elected.

Officers OF the association were elect
ed for the ensuing year as follows:
William +. Peabody, president: Walter
4. Patterson. first vice president; DR..
l. d. Walter. second vice president; j.
Clinton Hiatt. secretary: DR.. Edgar d.
Thompson. treasurer: directors Will
liam f. Peabody. Daniel w. Edelin,.
Walter b. Patterson, J. Clinton Hiatt.
Prof. c. II. Thompson. g. A. Lyon.
Aloysius ]. Driscoll. l., D. Waiter
Frank A. Woodheld, Maj. Raymond
Pullman, Albert T.. Shoemaker, George
W. Evans, Selden NJ. Ely. William +.
Dement,. Cuno II. Rudolph. W. w. Nairn
Miss Flora l.. Hendley and Mrs. w. W
AlleRer.
Evening star., 1916-05-11
Sues for $40. 900 Damages.

The District of Columbia and the
Capital Traction Company are named
a3 defendants In suit to recover
1000 damages. fled in the District
Supreme Court by Eva ID. Quinn. She
alleges that she sustained a broken leg
as the result of tripping over a depres-
sion alongside the car tracks on 14th
street northwest between " street and
Florida avenue March s last. She is
represented by Attorneys Cuttings and
Chambsrlin and Robert e. Mattingly.
Evening star., 1916-05-11

Ss25 bbl: "a lbs. Old-time. 75c: Fat
Norway Mackerel. Sc and 7icc: White
Meal, &C ID; Best Tea. 49c: Wonder
Coffee, zoe. Peanut Butter, 10c, lbs.
Rice, CSC; Ross's Whole Wheat Bis
cult, csc. Spaghetti, 25c: Niscon--
sin Peas. 25c: 4 Sugar Corn, 23c:
Karo Syrup. CSC: Penn Mar Syrup,
csc: large cans Beans. 25c: Evap.
Milk. 15c; cans Herring Roe, 25c:
large cans Cal. Peaches. Ice; Blue Bell
Tomatoes. 1Oc- 926 Ia. ave. and all the
J. 7. d. Pyles Stores.
Evening star., 1916-05-11

sf3 = st. NV. Prices tomorrow Fine
Rav Trout. 112c: Norfolk Crocus. &C: Big
Melt and Roe Shad. 40c and '3c; Tie
Fish, 16c: Rock Perch, Crab Meat, etc
Evening star., 1916-05-11

Take Your Meals at Armstrong; Cafe.
S2ll 14th St NV. Home cooking
prices reasonable.
Evening star., 1916-05-11

Baltimore and Ohio. 1920 am. Sun
day. May II. Children half fare. Sight
seeing way into New York.-Advertise-
ment.