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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01

Alcip dutCH nle1S. - -
Fail Mitchell. Employment Agency.
zee San Francisco St
WANTED-Delivery boy at the Murray Gro
Gerry, sos y. Oregon
WANTED-Boys with wheels or motorcycles
Acme Tip Top Messenger Service.
WANTED-Boy with wheel, apply Montana
grocery and market.
EXPERIENCED Greek bootblack wanted
Give telephone number in letter. Write O.
As. care Herald
WANTED-Messenge boys with wheels
Golden Messenger Service. 6O7 San Antonio
ST.
WANTED-Men to sleep at Hotel Every
bOdy's A clean bed for loo a night }luO
a week 716 South Santa Fe Street
PRACTICAL electrical engineer to study
evenings with technical electrical engineer
student No cost Write Generator. Herald
MEN our illustrated catalogue explains how
we teach the barber trade in a Few weeks
mailed free MOler Barber college, TT
Worth. Texas
WANTED-Mining engineer. state age. eN-
perience salary, what languages, married or
not and how many in family Address NJ.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
Help Wanted-SaIesmen.

Wanted HeIp-FemaIe.
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HAVE GOOD home for an old lady on farm.
Write L. 6s1, care Herald
WANTFD-Good cook. small family. 1909
Arizona.
WANTED-Housekeeper for family of two
Phone 4179
WHITE woman for cooking and general
house work. 1904 Randolph, Sunset Heights
WANTFD-Good cook, in family good
wages. Dr. RhOades. Al Fl Bliss.
WET NURSE TO take care Of seven weeks
baby Either American or MeAlcan, must
mass a doctors examination. Call 1OSt j.
WANTED-An English speaking woman for
general homework. Must stay nights SOz
Epson.
WANTED-Mexican girl for house work.
Must stay at night. call 142S Hawthorne or
Phone 622.
WANTED-Ciood general house worker.
Must he good cook and have references
small family Apply 9O3 Epson ave.
WANTED-Girl who understands cooking
swO in family, small amount or house work.
Go home nights No. 80 Palms Court
FOR GENERAL homework and plain cook
ing girl or neat women, stay nights. good
home. small wages Phone llS MI NlappeI'
bet. $ and p. m
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CNRPETTER wants work. job or day. P
Eno6 n
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
Money to Loan.

WE DO a general loan business. buy notes
can make loans to be repaid in easy In
stal1nents to suit your income. The money
is always ready No delay. Equitable Loan
Assn. 314-315 Trust Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01
For Rent-Stores and Office.
For Rent-MiscelaneOus.
For SaIe-AutOmObiies-Wanted.

AUTOMOBILE cylinders ground for over
size pistons smell Machine Works.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-01

FOR SALE--A $4,000 stock Of mdse. In
growing town in Arizona. Fl Paso Assn OF
CT. Men, SO7 City Natl. Bank Bldg.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-18
CUENTO DEL OLA
SUENO DE CARNIVAL

Noche de carnival en- el alcazar de
la reina Locura. Orgfa de luces, de
canciones, de risaS.... La relna, er-
guida en- 81 trono, repiquetea 4 III
.tervalos los cascabeles del tirso. y
entonces los ruidos Sc desbordan CO.
mo espumas, Y las risas estallan como
chisporroteo de fogata. Despues We
ne un ~instante de calma; hay langui-
deces cue flotan en- el aire como il
roncs de neblina; los ojos Sc entor-
nan; los labios, en- e de reir, be-
san.
Quo es esto?-dice Ia Locura.
indignada.
-;Por que habeis dejado de cam
tar? :Que significa este ~silencio?
Reid, necios, reid,
Sacude el tirso frencticamente. E!
silencio responde a Sis voces, y G.
argentine cascabeleo va chocando en-
los muros y repercutiendo de salon
en- salon, dandose a 81 mismo ironica
resPuesta'
-iDonde estalS VosotraS, las NJ
sas?
y las Risas, humlIdes, responder:
-Sehora Y re!na nuestra....
La Locura mterroga:
-;Por que a~oandohalS d mis- SUD
ditos?
Sonora ocuito hechlzo aeS'TuEs
nuestro e~Sfuerzo. on senio maieli-
co va interrumplendo las cancIone5
Y apagando el reir....
-~Bisquese ell culpabIe y Tenga 4
mi presencia.
PauSa- Los emisarloS ae Ia Loc"-
ia recorreA e! a~!cazar' oIen P'?'''o
retornan, trayendo prsionero Il uh
rapa2 de azu!es ojos y encreSpada
grena.
-He!e aquI, relna.
-5Quicn eres?
Soy el que hace liorar " los que
til hIciStc reir.
-PreCuntO IL nombre.
Amor me !Iamo.
~ osaS eSaliar II! Po"c''o'
Me hiZo et deStIno' sonora -ueF-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-18

dos a los servios con sus aliados y
entire 81.
p~ondrenos unoS puntos suspense
vos para iuego rec0brar e hiIo.
Ouirro ahora comparar. en- globo,
q no solo Ia prensa miiitar (s!enpre
IN primara Dor su autoridadl sino
.odos los p~eri6dicos, incluso aIsu-
nos aTad6filoS. r~ecOn0cen Y procla-
man Ia suma importancia de Ia in
vaSi6n de Servia. Y algiu diario,
como Eel Imparcial''. en- 81 articu-
10 dc fondo. que justamentc ha 81
10 comenCado. calcula que la lIcgada
de Alemania a Constantinopla Sc
"a =! ttrmino de Ia guerra.
Volviendo al punto concrete. 81
iactor dehe alui!atar con esmarc.
2rocu?ando calac Fl = fondo de los
l,chos. "a vrcja&a"a asti:ud y 81
uacil.. H.. a4-c. pals. La simple
observation le dara herha IA res
puesta del valor Y cOncurso de esq
factor. Grccia no puede II de nil
-Ina manera con io> aiiadoS. Aun-
due ia opinion puDlica st hublera
.ncIinado que no - aSi, pu"s So
10 IN tai o~ricntaci6n andaDan Ioa
~yan;zalistaS. y no todOS, segun -
NO en- Ia y0taci6n DE- Ia Camara>. e.
Monarch. =. EStado Mayor Y Ia ma
yogia de los politicOs vIcfon Ga
ramante e! immense pcligro de Ia
invasion De Segyia: peligrO hace tres
mr>r> hipotGtico..- para los Que as
.aban cie=oS: cierto = inevitable pa
"A los Ju. cont"mplasen >erenamen-
fr - curse IL Ia guerra y las nece-
sldad lmprriosa de unir>e los aus-
iro-alcmaasN a .os turcos.
y 81 va entonces Ia adhesion De
oirrcia a l0s aIiados-hasta por. "a
ION .Specifica de- frontera Y haSta
por futura Y fatal incompatibl!ldad
! on Serbia IRA uu impoSibi-.-cd-
NO no ma H. >.rlo ahora, cuando
auStriacoS. alemanrS y bdf-aroS. dc
/ Norta haria q Sur. IN Inca de $50
| Kilometres. Por = frente; Il" Est"
4 Oesta. a tolo 10 largo dc Ia from
/ terra V da OrSte a Este, por F!Se=ra-
DO. van eSirechandO =. cerco. y Al
: SUI lie Ia famo>a Pucrta Il" Hero,
sobre n r;brra del Danubio nave
-abl". han e~tabIecido va Ell contac-
70.
La cferta ie Chiprr Ia sido, sen
,illamente. una pifia mas que a
.-uSa 81 aturiimjento ie iOs aIiadcS.
. Hoy. desdehada Observation-Disclosures
so mas ciaro: humillada por Ia H.
-atiya -riega-apc.a a su Sistema d.
"A amrnaza. Pero sara tmbl"n ba'-
( lilo: no solo porlue Ia a1ncnaza -.
iran poirr naval 81 TN tdpico iesa-
r-sditado. Sino porluc. el proplo
! iu>tint0 lie conservation l. dire a
Trecla Il quedando entire dos ri">-
COS, - mnuor, mucho mrnJr. Fl d"
: lua IA c<cuaira britannica orupc taS
is3aS EGO. siempr-, Tecobrables ven
; -iendn Alemania. al ricS=o trcm"ndo
L. que. jriuufant.: la invasion po-
>"ryia. =. prolon-aTa por g. t"rrl-
( torio mrtrcpol!tano d" Ia Grecia. 1T
primcrO Srrja una mrIma. a IllulGar
n la paZ: 10 Sc-uu,lo poiria ser .!
t.rc-.r ra>o d,-puJs l.. BHl=ica : IL
S"rv!a.
In-lajerra. con III "trru" dlctaio
i. snih.rhia Y su political -."yada DE-
J protesrr q Grccia. no Va qu. Ia un!ca
! protection consist. I'll 'leiarIa n"u-
trai: Y ron SuS ~an,enazas SOLO con
,i-un CUE 4 rSta5 tCras. Grec,a CO.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-18
PAGINAS De IA GUERRA
LOS BALKANES

Con ser de- capital importancia e.
desuTolIo de ia acciGH a~ustco-ale-
mana en- Russia. por el momento-
dada Ia soliiez de aquel!a Inca y
Ia confiauza de Hindenbur@. hay
Que yolvar loS ojos prefcrcntemen-
te a los BaIkaReS. Sobre los aeon
tecimientos IN este teatro, hay mu-
cho que escrfbir. Procurar@ redu-
cjr an 10 possible. no tanto que priv
al lector de b~aStanteS eamentoS d.
iuicio para qla Sica con at"nc!6n
Y cxacto conocimjenDo 4 los hechoS
principaliSima fjnaIidad de mis- mo-
deslos eScritos 10 que ali IA suce-
dido y acontccc, ' ci probable. y o.
-ico. de>enyoIyim.anto de- los Snc"-
SOS.
y po.o lie ,om'alar a guerra
dice % ,orIrti;-Im rom,l.a-
dor L. Ej,I.-.r l.pllo.-h!.i-
iaos va uotar e.. ucclo vrrda,icra-
mente rxtraordinario de Que. por
parte de- los aIiados. Alu=uno de- los
b~eli-rranteS coutaba con >uS pro
pias fuerzaS para veneer al eneml-
20. CoufiaDan los France>es en Ia
funrLa naval lie !oS in=.rSes, ' t>tnS
Y aIur.loS IN 81 poderio apiaStan'r
l.. lsLNnar.N..- -
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-18

~
mfence d disloear embellishments
sus tropas..... Y no para uniTlas a
los ~fTance5e5.
Va 10 Tecela Y 10 insinua. lie
Temps, de Paris, mas perspicaz en-
este case que Ia prensa de LondreS
Sc Observation-Disclosures c~Oncentra-
ci6n de tropas griegas en- Sal0nlca.
al 7ad0 y cast mezcladaS con las
nuestraS. Es una Situaci0n muy par
ticular, de Ia que todavla no nos
atrevemos a deducir nincuna pro-
fecia. Es precise, 81, aladir que en-
la froutera hay contingencies bu!ga-
ros. east en- contacto con las partl-
das griegas".
No lego 20 a Sup0ner. por hoy. 10
que lie Temps en suS liucas la a
entender, cs decir que va los grI"sos
tienen tomada Su resolution de VOL
YER Ia eSpalda 4 los alladoS. Pero
no Is descabclIado e. pr6noStlro Dr.
due aSi acontczca 81 la preston j"
Inglate?ra siguc lanzand0 amenazaS;
p0ruue Grecia. que no ha pOdido ha-
Ger por los aliados mas que 10 Iu"
Ia hecho jtolecar 81 deScmharco y
contentarSe con Ia pr0testa sin VIZ
tua!idadl. Sabe, repito. que a! dis
parar In solo fuSil contra los bull
garos declara Ia guerra a Austria y
.Nleuania. Y como clio Serla Ia
ruina de Francia, purSta en- 81 iran
&c d. Ia eSpeda Y Ia pared, tirecIa "a
cabaria . acabara por pedlr Ia ma
no protectOra d" los invaSoreS del
RENO servio, para que no sean InNa-
sores Suyos.
" Rumania? La Correspondent
Gle DE ESpana', no Sc 81 c~ontasiada
por aIguna impression de pT"nsa,
FRANCESCA = inGleSa. d.Spu'iS H. ha-
ber d"Slizado Ia >oSp"cha Il" III"
no cuaja Fl movimiento allad6ti'o
d. la opinion rumana. .comp.cta-
mcntr f"icticiO Y vcducido a aI-unoS
a7Irl"oS <oc!alrS de- BuraT"St. POI"
"u'ti'. ''i''' 81 ~
; W. P'"'Sl' -
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CONSEQUENCE.
Por % d"maS. - cosa vista que.
como III "retia, IN Ru1nania pr'r'-
! pItan los dcOntrrlmlrlto~. Y ha>t1
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-18
g.! g3 IS en- a%rtlculos de tocador, por ST."
@NRHA

ESta cs una O]portunidad nunca vista has
IA hoy. TenemOS una regular eN:slencla
cstos iucgOS Y listed debe comptar uno
ah0ra que Sc lc preSents Ia OCCASION de
conSeguir por $50 10 que en- clslquier
botica It. cucsta cuando Inenos 1915. lie
S2.25. GHa visto listed iamas
also scmcjantc? Fl Iueso Sc compone de
una GAIA dc pOlvo para Ia cara, una DO
tella de i0nico para cl cabello, una bote-
la de crema para la pteI. I'm iabon Palm
oil y oIrc Green or para Ia cara, IN
iabhn de v!Oleta Y otro medicinal. I'm bo-
t. de colG-Crean.. IN Jab6n para las ma
nos y dos rrascOS de magnifico perfume
dc Luxe" En- total. once art.cu!os do
Trimerh calidad, pOT el baIislmo precio de
$50. :! listed e. honbre, su hnTElaEis,
SI mama o SUI IOWA le ~agradeccran mp-
chO un rngalO de este soberbio fSiuche
de aTiiculOS de tocador.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-18
Decide Que pase de largo.

Decide que pase de largo.
We'd. sonora. que parece descon-
solado. Y Ell frio de Ia noc,le pesa So
bro 81 alma.
-Ha de entristecernos 81 lie vemos.
-Habdis de a~legrarle 81 lie dejais
que os yea.
Entire, pues; pero dele en- el UNI
bral de ri alcazar laId Y pesares.
Entra el cantor conducido por las
Risas. Sin duda, su meiancolia ha
dc estar encerrada muy alma aden-
tro, rorQue 81 frente Sc muestra ter
sa como trono de paz Y Sis oios ful-
guran maiicias. Viste, con garbo.
harapos de trovador pobre.
Llegado a tronc, incl-nase y di,
&c:
-Gracias. Locura, por tn hospita-
Iidad.
-Triste ~cantabas, Y ahora pareces
le-l2.
Mi tristeza. ioh Locura! fuG ar
did para llegar Il tn presencia.
-Inhabil ardid. mo sabes que
no gusto lie PehaS'
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dido?
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TOLEDO NOVELTY COMPANY - i'll Brooklyn Ave. - SAN ANTONIO, TENAS
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(paSa i Il Pay. 81. Col. 2a.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-15
DRASTIC EFFORT
TO RELIEVE CAR
SHORTAGE STARTS
Emergency Measure Is Design
ed to Take Brake Off Coun-
try's Commerce

Washington, Dec. 15.-Drastic reg
ulations adopted by the railroads went
into effect to-day with the approval
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, as emergency measures to re-
lieve the shortage of freight cars
which for months has been a brake
on the country's commerce and af-
fected the high cost of living.
The remedy is the railroads own,
proposed by the car service commits
sion of the American Railroad Asso-
citation and approved by the Federal
Commission. The first regulation pro-
vides that consignee may have the
usual two days to unload a car and
that thereafter demurrage shall be
charged at the rate of 81 for the first
day, 81 for the second, SO for the
third and IS for the fourth and each
succeeding day. Heretofore the charge
CONTINUED on Pnge Al
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-15
German Embassy Authorizes Statement That at Least Les
sening of Armament Would Be Discussed If Peace
Conference Is Held
OFFICIALS AT WASHINGTON AND
FOREIGN DIPLO OMATS WILDLY EXCITED
Eagerly Thresh Out Announcement; Kaiser Threatened
Withdrawal From Second Hague Conference if Sini-
lar Action Was Mentioned

Washington, Dec. IS. - The au-
thorized statement at the German en-
bassy that consideration of at least
partial disarmament would be one of
the things taken up at a peace con-
ference attracted the widest attention
among government officials and diplo-
mats here to-day. 1t was accounted
doubly interesting because Germany
had repeatedly refused such sugges-
tions, even to the point, it was said,
of threatening to withdraw from the
second Hague conference if the sub
ject were pressed.
Disarmament formed practically
the whole basis of the Russian cir
cular note of August -, 1898, propos-
ing the first Hague conference. The
note declared "in checking the in
creasing armament and in seeking
the means of averting the calamities
which threaten the entire world lies
the supreme duty to-day resting upon
all States"
Attention was called to the resulting
economic crisis, the continual danger
lurking in big military and naval
forces. their crushing burden and the
fact that they must inevitably lead
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-15
FALL OF BUZEU
ENDANGERS RUSS
WITH RUMANIANS
Whole Allied Line Along Mol
davian Mountains Imperiled
by Teutons

Possible serious consequences not
only for the Rumanians but for the
Russians are implied in to-day's an
nouncement from Berlin of the cap
ture of the Rumanian town of Buzeu.
Military writers have very largely
assumed it to be the Russo -Rumanian
intention to make a defensive stand
along the line of the Buzeu river, run
ming in a general easterly direction
not far from the southern border
of Moldavia, Rumania's northern pro-
vince. The town of BuZeu lies just
south of this river, near the center of
the line between the Moldavian from
tier mountains and the Danube, and
at the junction of the railroads rum
ming from Ploechti to the Danube at
Ibraila and Galata, northward through
Central Moldavia and northwestward
to the West Moldavian frontier.
Endangered by Fianlxing Move
If the taking of BuZeu, as appears,
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-15
French Liquor Dealers
Fear Ruin Because of
Alcoholic Beverage Ban

Paris, Dec. 15.-The decision of the
government to prohibit the consump-
tlon during the remainder of the war
of alcoholic beverages, with the eX-
ception of wines and beer, has caused
CONSERVATION in the liquor trade. al
though 1t is but the logical culmina-
tion of a series of restrictive measures
which have been taken since the out
break of hostilties, such as the sup
preston of absinthe I'm March, 1915, the
doubling of the tax on spirits last June
and the granting to private individuals
of the privilege of distilling spirits
from the products of their own lands.
NJ Grizard president of the Provision
Dealers Association, declared the new
measure will bring ruin to $780, 900
saloonlSeepers now mobilized and fight
ing for their country, and that it will
dry up one of the sources of national
wealth. On the other side ii is pointed
out that, aside from consideration of
the health of the people, alcohol is
needed urgently in the manufacture of
munitions, for which purpose increas-
ing quantities are being imported.
The amount expended for this pur-
pose in the present year is about 130,-
100000 francs, compared with 10000
900 francs last year.
NJ. Riemain, secretary of the Anti
Alcohol League, says the prohibition
measure will not injure the saloonkeep-
ers, but on the other hand will benefit
them. as they would get small profit
with the doubled taxes on spirits while
the sale of wine, beer cider. tea and
coffee will yield handsome returns. The
distillers will loose nothing, Nj. Riemain
contends, as their whole output will
be taken for industrial purposes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-15
Wheat Crashes on Rumor
That Universal Disarmament
Will Be Discussed at Farley

Chicago, Dec. 15.--Wheat crashed
down in value to-day. First sales
showed a fall in some cases of S5s
cents a bushel. May wheat touching
s1.5S as against $166h to $1.66ss at
yesterdays finish.
Prices varied as much as five cents
at the same instant in different parts
of the pit The opening range for May
the chief trading option. spread from
15S to 1853. Waves of selling accom-
! panied the exciting break in values.
What chiefly sent prices whirling
downward was the statement author
lied by the German embassy in Wash
| ington that one of the most important
subjects for discussion at peace par
/ ley would be universal disarmament.
Besides the German embassy state
ment referring to a limitation of arm
ament the smash in wheat prices was
due largely to yesterdays and this
mornings breaks in the New York
stock market. Yesterdays big decline
in New York came too late to have
much influence here until to-day
The decline at the outset this
morning made a total drop I'm wheat
prices of about 1S cents bushel since
the first peace offer came from Berlin.
After the opening, still lower prices
were reached, the extreme being 1571h
for May. Then the pressure became
relatively exhausted and houses that
of late have been free sellers, took to
the buying side. Rallies, however, were
not well maintained.
Within an hour losses had been
widened to 10ss cents bushel Wheat
May. tumbled to $1.56. AS compared
with prices month ago. December was
down more than 45 cents bushel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-15
DANES ENDORSE
SALEOF ISLANDS
2S3,000 Votes in Favor OF
Transfer of Danish West
Indies to L. S.

Copenhagen, Dec. is, via London
The plebiscite held yesterday on the
question of the sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States re-
suited in 2S3,000 votes being cast in
favor of the sale and $4,000 against
such action.
The endorsement by popular vote in
Denmark of the proposal to sell the
Danish West Indies to the United
States means that the matter will now
be taken up by the Riksdag, the Dan
ish parliament. A treaty for the sale
of the islands was concluded between
the United States and Denmark in
New York on August 5, of this year
the purchase price being fixed at $25,-
100000. The treaty was ratified by
the United States Senate on september
Considerable opposition to the pro-
ject developed in Denmark, the ques-
ton being used by the opposition as
the basis for 2. determined fight on
the administration. The sale bill was
finally passed by the Landsthing, or
upper house, and was then referred to
a joint committee which summoned
a number of witnesses, including delc-
gates from the islands. The island
representatives endorsed the transfer
and 1t was finally decided to hold a
plebiscite.
The Danish archipelago included
the islands of St. Thomas, st. Croix
and St John. st. Thomas is SO miles
east of Porto Rico and directly in the
line of Panama canal traffic, 1t has
an area of 33 square miles and "A pop
ulation of about 900. st. Croix has
an area of S3 square miles and u pop
uIation of about $4,000. st. John is
the smallest of the group with an
area of 81 square miles and popu-
lation of 900.
The proposal of the purchase of
these islands, first came up during the
Lincoln administration and was also
considered when Theodore Roosevelt
was in the White House. There have
been reports from various sources
that Germany desired to obtain pos
session of the archipelago, but the
reports have never been confirmed
from any official source
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-15
WILSON TO AWAIT
PREMIER'S SPEECH
BEFORE ACTING
Will Not Determine Formal
Peace Steps Until Lloyd
Georges Address

Washington, Dec. Is. - President
Wilson probably will not finally de-
termine on any formal steps in con-
nection with the peace proposals of
the Central Powers until after David
Lloyd George, the British prime min
lister, has spoken in the House of
Commons Tuesday.
In the meantime through the AM
erican diplomatic representatives in
the capitals of the entente powers the
American government will keep in
close touch with the situation.
No formal comment was forthcom-
ing to-day either from the White
House or the State Department 1t is
known to the view of most of the cab
met members that the American gov
ernment should move cautiously and
do nothing to imperil it's influence for
peace.
First Version Mixed
An official translation of Germany's
note to the entente nations proposing
peace negotiations, made here from a
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