The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-12-14
GERMANY OFFERS
PEACE PROPOSAL
Send Message to Foes and to
The Neutral Powers
WOULD RESTORE THE CONDITION
EXISTING BEFORE THE WAR.
Makes Exception in Case of Poland
And Lithuania- London Doubtful
and Washington Interested.

anu NdrbuEtou interested.
BERLIN, by wireless to Sayville-
Germany and her allies Monday pro-
posed to enter forthwith into peace |
negotiations
The propositions which they will /
bring forward are, according to Chan
cellor Won -Hollweg, appro-
pirate for the establishment of a last
ing peace. The Austrian, Turkish and |
Bulgarian governments are making |
similar proposals. These proposals al |
so have been transmitted to the Va
tican.
The following announcement was
given out today by the semi-official
Overseas News Agency:
"The chancellor this morning re-
ceived one after another. the represen- |
tatives of the United States Of Ameri-
ca and Spain and Switzerland, that is,
of the states protecting German in
terests in hostile foreign countries
The chancellor transmitted to them a
note and asked them to bring it to the
knowledge of the hostile governments
The note will be read today in the
reichstag by the chancellor
"In the note the four allied Cen
trail Powers propose to enter forthwith
on peace negotiations. The PROPOSE
tons which they bring for such nego-
tiations are according to their firm be-
lief appropriate for the establishment
of a lasting peace.
1.-THE government at Vienna, Con-
stantinople and Sofia transmitted iden-
tical notes and also communicated with
the holy see and all neutral powers"
Text of Germany's Note to Foes.
Following is the text of the note adj
dressed by Germany and her allies to
the hostile governments:
"The most terrific was ever expert
enced in history has been raging for
the last two years and a half over a
large part of the world-a catastro-
phe which thousands of years of COM
mon civilization was unable to pre-
vent, and which Injuries the most pre-
cious achievements of humanity
"Our aims are not to shatter nor
tannihilate our adversaries. In spite
of our consciousness of our military
and economic strength and our readi-
ness to continue the war (Which has
been forced upon us) until the bitter
end, if necessary; at the same time,
prompted by the desire to avoid fur
Their bloodshed and make an end to the
atrocities of war, the four allied pow
ers propose to enter forthwith into
peace negotiations.
1.-The propositions which they bring
forward flor such negotiations and
which for their object a guarantee of
the existence, of the honor and liberty
of evolution, for their nations are,
according to their firm belief, an ap-
propriate basis for the establishment
of lasting peace"
1.-THE four Allied powers have been
obliged to take up arms to defend
Justice and the liberty of national
evolution The glorious deeds of our
armies have in no way altered their
purpose. We always maintained the
firm belief that our own rights and
justified claims in no way control the
rights of these nations.
1.-THE spiritual and material prog
ress which were the pride of Europe
at the beginning of the twentieth cen.
fury are threatened with, ruin Ger.
many and her allies, Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria and Turkey gave proof O.
their unconquerable strength in thi:
struggle. The gained gigantic ad
vantages over adversaries superior
in number and war materials. Oul
lines stand mistaken against ever
repeated attempts made by armies.
"The last attack in the Balkans hal
been rapidly and VIGOROUSLY over
come. The most recent events have
demonstrated that further continu
ance of the war will not result il
breaking the resistance of our forces
and the whole situation with regard t
, our troops justifies our expectation o
further successes.
Washington Hears News
Observation-Disclosures from Der
lin to the German embassy indicate
that Germanys peace terms in gen
eral measure propose the restoration
of the status quo before the war witt
the exception of the establishment 0
the Independent kingdoms Of Polan'
and Lithuania
The are understood to propose res
, toration of the occupied portions o
Belgium and France in return 70
Germanys captured colonies and Z
dispose Of the Balkan situation be
cause of its extremely complicate
nature, in the peace conference.
News that Germany and her allie
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