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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29

The Armenians TO be put under
Russian tutelage.
The Arabs to be freed. While Syria.
Asia Minor and Mesopotamia are to
be under external protection guaran-
teeing tranquility.
The German colonies TO remain in
the hands of the entente. Moreover;
money indemnity for the ruin Ger
many has dome in Belgium France,
Serbia, Montepegrps etc. .,
AS regarding shipping. Germany
to make reparation in kind for all
ships of commerce destroyed, ton for
ton, neutral shipping to be replaced
only after all the demands of the
allies have been satisfied.
The German pavy to be handed
over and distributed among entente
nations.
LAS guarantee against future
war the allies are to insist upon the
characterization of the German gov
ernment
The kiel canal to be neutraliZed
under an international non-German
commission, including the entente
countries. the United States and
other neutralS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29

The peace terms are TO start from
the status quo before the war, thus
including the evacuation of the
whole of northern France, Belgium
and Luxemburg. and Of all lands
taken from Serbia, Rumania. Russia
and Montenegro.
'Alsace-Lorraine is to be restored
to France. The. Danish portion of
Schleswig- -Holstein is to go to Dem
mark, and Posen, Polish Prussia and
Austrian Poland are to be added to
the new subkingdom of Poland
which the czar has pledged to create
THE Slavs of Bosnia, Herzegovina,
Dalmatia. Croatia. etc, are to be Gre
ated into new kingdom.
Bohemia to be an independent
state
THE Rumanian section of TranSyl-
vania to be added to Rumania.
The whole Austrian tyrol. plus
Trieste, Istria an dthe other portions
of Austria which are Italian in blood
or feeling. to be added to Italy.
Turkey to yield Constantinople and
the straits to Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
Germans Repulsed.

The enemy made attacks all along
the front in Dobrudja against the posi-
tioas occupied by our advance guards.
He was repulsed everywhere by our
fire, except at the village of RakeL
which has been occupied by him.
"On the AIoldavian frontier the enc
my took the offensive with considerable
forces along the front from the village
of C;iasnutte to SeZmezo, and pressing
back our detachments, occupied a series
of heights.
..Iu the region north and south OF the
valley of the River Doftiana, and in the
valley Of the River MituZ, east of SeZ-
meZo fighting continues The enemy s
advance south of SeZmeZo was stopped
by our fire.
"Our battery fired at an enemy air
plane which descended in the region of
Okna. The pilot and the observer were
made prisoner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29

In explaining his course, Representa-
tive Henry dictated a statement to be
circulated among newspaper men as an
interview. 1t follows:
IF Mr. Lawson states the truth about
Wall street and an alleged leak. it con-
clusively shows that the bill introduced
nv me in the Sixtv-third Congress to
regulate the New York Stock Exchange
sbould be speedily passed and should
even be made more drastic. Another
month should not go by without action
by Congress. l shall reintroduce my
hill next Tuesday upon the reconven-
inu of Congress. This short session
should find a way to protect the Amer
lean people against such crimes as the
one list perpetrated by Wall street. If
Mr. Lawson is anywhere near the
truth"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
Salesman Shot by Hold-Up Men.

ST LOUIS, Mo. December 29.-Ev-
erett c. lnge. thirty-one years old.
salesman for New York fur company,
was shot and probably fatally wounded
by one of two men who held up dice
game in theater building here early
TODAY Inge and two other men were
playing when the robbers entered and
asked to shoot a quarter" When Or
dered to throw up his hands Inge start
ed to run and was shot by one of the
robbers. Both hold-up men escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
The Governments
War on Waste

Believing that a saving i'll
waste is a material factor i'll
reducing the high cost of liv-
ing, Uncle Sans scientists have
found remedies for much of the
waste formerly incurred in rais-
ing and marketing many of our
food products. You will find
this encouraging article in The
Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29

'The President desires to establish a
basis for lasting peace without
wishing to indicate the ways and
means. The imperial and royal gov
ernment considers a direct exchange
of views among the belligerents to be
the most suitable way Of attaining this
end. Adverting to its declaration of
the 18th instant. in which il announced
its readiness to enter into peace ne
gotiations it now has the honor to
propose that representatives of the
belligerent powers convene at an early
date at some place on neutral ground.
THE imperial and royal government
likewise concurs in the opinion of the
President that only after the termina-
tion of the present war will it he pos
sible to undertake the great and de-
sirable work of the prevention of fu-
ture wars. At an appropriate time ii
will be willing to cooperate with the
United States of America for the reali-
Zation of this noble aim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
Striving to Restore Order

Carranza holds that his government
is doing all it humanly can TO restore
order in the north and that it win con-
tinue to do so. but that the presence OF
the American troops on Mexican soil is
making the task most difficult by Civ
Ing Vilia and his lieutenauts q pretext
sor urging the disafected to join him in
j. fght against CarranZa.
The failure of CarraEza fatty to re-
r.1diste the protocol made it appear
oday that the Americans would give
is communication due consideration
md that the next meeting of the ojint
commission might be but the first of
series at which would be continued the
forts TO effect q solution of the diff
erent- prohlsr = = - zssss, =. ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
Workers to Keep Account.

That body will take up the case for
argument in the week beginning Jan
uary >. The railroads had notified the
employees that books would he kept
upon the proposed new scale, though
the men will be paid on the existing
scale. and if the law is upheld the men
are to receive the difference Meantime
the brotherhoods and the railway chiefs
have been trying to reach an agree
ment but their conferences adjourned
sine die yesterday without having been
of result.
Fear was expressed after the meet
ing that some of the railway employees,
especially upon western roads. may
strike January /, despite the agree
ment between the Department or
Justice and the railways over the en-
forceTnent Of the law. Trouble is not
apprehended in the case of the eastern
trunk lines, however
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
TOFRAME AREPLY
TOCARRANzAN01E
American Members OF JOINT
Commission viii Meet
Here tuesday.
TERMS OF MEXICAN NOTE

What answer will be returned 10 cen
Carranza's latest appeal for modihca-
tious in the protocol signed at Atlantic
CITY will be determined here Tuesday.
ON that DAY the American members of
the Mexican-Amcrican joint commission
will meet and consider the Mexican
communication delivered yesterday 10
Secretary Lane by Luis Cabrera OF the
Mexican commission.
The Mexicans probably will be here
on that day. and in the event the Amer
leans decide ca auza's reply can be
given serious consideration an imme-
diste session of the joint commission
may be held.
Gen. Carranza's latest communication:
asking modification OF the Protocol
covering Withdrawal of American
troops from Mexico, was examined
closely today by Secretary Lane. CHAIR
r-n Of the American members OF the
Joint commission. who has summoned
his colleagues to confer with MN mere
what answer to give the Mexican rep
resentatives when another session OF
the commission is held early next week
Terms of Carranza's Note.
Nlthough the document has not been
made public, il was said Gen. Carran-
za's insistence on the unconditional re-
tirement of the American forces is not
so strong as formerly. chiefly because
of the new military situation in north
ern Mexico Neither does lie fatty re-
pudiate the protocol already signed
by his representatives at Atlantic City.
Those VINO nave been III touch with
Carranza's representatives asserted
that in his latest representation OF the
case he expressed Il Willingness to
ratify the agreement if 2 more definite
date for the troop withdrawal were
specified, and if more lenient attl-
tude We're displayed toward the ques-
tion of increased bandit activity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
SCORES ARGUMENTS
OF THE "PUSSYF|STS"
Frederick L. Huidekoper Delivers
Address on Need of Proper
Military Policy"

CINCINNATI, December 2S-Freder-
ick L. Huidekoper. founder of the Army
League of the United States, in an ad-
dress before the American Political
Science Association here today charged
that almost without exception, his
torians and writer's of American school
books have suppressed. with studied
care, the disasters which we have so
often suffered and the blunders we have
committed owing to a total absence of
proper military policy"
Mr.. Hudekoper. who was addressing
the conference on naval and military
in the United States. held
under the auspices of the science assoc
citation, prefaced his remarks by saving:
The United States never had mill
tary poilcy or anything approaching
one. unless an unlimited capacity for
blundering in military matters may be
called policy.
Without Vestige of Truth, He Saws
The arguments of the "pussyfists." as
he termed the pacifists, that compuI-
sorry military service is contrary TO
American ideals. was arraigned by the
speaker as without vestiSe of truth. :"
HC 'oiuHtdIS system, he cOntin-
ued, is the most plutocratic of all sys
tens History, including our own.
shows that it Invariably breaks down
under the stress of war"
Mr. Huidekoper closed his remark 6
win statement of what he considered
the needs of the army and navy. featur-
ing ms remarks with a plea for COM
pulsory universal service for the youths 9
OF lhe country whose ages ranged be-
tween nineteen and twenty three wears
Rooert w. Neeser, secretary OF the
naval history Society of New York.
VINO followed Mr.. Huidekoper. said that
one OF the great weakness s of inc
United States Navy lies in the lack of
the permanent tenure Of its lead.
The spi it of our government re-
qulres that civilian shall be the head
OF the Navy DEPARTMENT" said Mr.
Neeser. Il ut in this lies the eakness
OF our system. How can a civilian.
lacking expert knowledge, direct the
varied operations of the naval service
Answers Mr.. Huidekoper.
William A. schaper professor of po-
litical science of the University of
Minnesota. spoke in answer to Mr..
included President Wilson in the group
of historical writer's under criticism.
'Jn the few houi at my disposal since
receipt of the authors paper have
satisfied myself that goodly number
of them are not guilty" declared the
professor. This list in
cludes Schouler, Henry Adams. McMas-
ter, Roosevelt. Hart. Babcock and
Woodrow Wilson"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
PRESIDENT AGREES
TO ISSUE Of BONDS
Treasury Deficit, Which Con-
fronts Government at End of
Fiscal Year to Be Met.

President Wilson has tentatively
agreed with administration leaders in
Congress on Il bond issue to meet part
of the Treasury deficit which confronts
the government for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1918. estipated at about
$1S0,G00.000. With Secretary McAdoo
the President is working other
plans for raising additional revenue.
The President has pointed out that
he believes bond issue should be used
only to meet temporary and emergency
expenditures Many of these have been
caused by the Mexican situation.
The Treasury already has authority
by previous acts of Congress to issue
Panama bonds, and about $4,000, ,oo9
of these are available. Ihey ~oulc
bear per cent interest.
Plans for Other Revenues.
Plans for raising the other revenue
are understood to concern the income
tax, an inheritance tax and special
taxes on internal revenue and imports.
The deficit figures differ according to
congressional and administrative view
points. Secretary McAdoo estimated in
his annual report the actual dehcit in
the working balance of the Treasury
on June so, 1918. at Sls5.5S3,e0o, when
accounts for appropriations Unexpend-
ed combined with the leftover balance
The congressional appropriations
committees basing tAeir estimates upon
the actual appropriations, without re-
gard to whether the executive depart
ments spend all or part of the appro-
nria tons. figure 1913 ,2S9 654 as the deficit
Outstanding Bonds.
The outstanding interest-bearing debt
of the United States June 30 last, as
reported TO Congress by Secretary Nc
Adoo. camounted to 1871, $50. Ex-
elusive of postal savings bonds, one
wear Treasury notes and conversion
bonds. this is made up of $11S.4S9.3eO
4 ner cents: ss3g4546 3 per cents tdue
in 1879: $636,259.550 per cents (due
in 1s3); sS4,331,9S0 Panama bonds.
bearing 2 per cent, and $5o.o0o.ooO
Panama per cents, similar to those to
be issued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
PEACE TERMS OF ENTENTE
OUTLINED BY LONDON PAPER
Will Demand Restoration of All Cap
tured Territory and Distribution of
German Navy Among Allies

LONDON December 2o II 2 pmThe Spectator devotes the
greater part omoows issue answering President Wilson's
what the the allies Brief
summarized the principal demands outlined by the Spectator
follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
Russ Stubbornly Resist.

PETROGRAD. December 2s, per Wire
less Press).-Stubborn resistance Is
being offered by the Russians and their
allies to the effort of the Teutonic
forces to expel them from the portion
of Dobrudja which still remains in
their hands Attacks Wednesday were
repulsed. with great losses to the Teu-
tonic allies. the report from the war
office SAYS The announcement follows:
Attacks by the enemy south OF the
Danube were repulsed with great
losses to him. West OF N1ZirsiaVnoe
British armored motor cars took part in
heating back the attacks. The gallant
commander of the British armored mo-
for car detachment was wounded dur
ing the battle Tuesday when repulsing
enemy attacks. Nevertheless, Wednes-
day he again directed the operations OF
his detachment and put the enemy to
flight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
Must Await Arbitration.

Another bill pending before the Sen
ate committee. upon which hearings
will also be had, makes it unlawful to
conduct a strike on an interstate rail-
way pending arbitration. 1t is this
measure which is most Objectionable to
the railway brotherhoods, and it will
be fought vigorously.
1t is thought at the Capitol that in
the absence of strikes these two bills
can be worked into some kind of shape
for enactment before March 4, but il
the transportation facilities of the
country are threatened with paralysis
by strikes meanwhile, action may have
to be expedited
Senator Newlands, chairman of the
Senate interstate commerce committee,
is IN New York and not expected to re-
turn to Washington until the end of the
week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
Two Steamships Are Sent Down.

LONDON. December 2a.TThe British
steamship Copse ood, 800 tons gross.
has been sunk The Norwegian steam
ship Ida, 1900 tons, is reported to have
been sunk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
ALLIES ARE READY
TO Answer BERLIN
Reply to Be Delivered to U. S.
Envoy in Paris Perhaps
Wednesday.
TO BE A LONG DOCUMENT

ny The Associated Press
LONDON. December 29-As a result
Of the conferences which have been IN
progress for several days the entente
reply to the German Dote is now COM
pleted. 1t could 20 forward today or
tomorrow except for the necessary
formalijy Of transmitting it to all THO
allies before final delivery. This means
that the delivery viii be made early in
or in the middle of next week, perhaps
on Wednesday.
The delivery win be made at Paris.
after which the communication will be
forwarded to Germany through Ameri-
can channels. The reply is very long
document, much more lengthy than tho
German note.
This point has been one OF the mat
ters ot discussion during the con
ferences. the objection having been
raised that IL is too long and should
be short and sharp. But there were
so many points for e'ucidation and
tion of the objects and purposes for
which the two sides went to- wsr that
it was found desirable TO extend the
note to considerable length. The pres
ence here Of A'exandre Ribot, the
French finance minister. permitted the
French ministry 10 be represented dur
ing the conferences
Unusual optimism is shown here as y
result of the final form which the re-
ply has taken. which is believed to
be such that il wiz meet with satisfac-
tion at Washington The reply to the
American note VIII follow within a few
days after the delivery of the reply to
GERMANY,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
Bulgarian Report.

The Bulgarian headquarters report OF
December u. as received here, says:
Hostile monitors have sheiied isak-
ishe, Tulcha and Mahmadia Gall on
the Danube in Dohrudja). The 4th Bull
earjan Division, after most tenacious
fighting, conquered the heights at
Tailor and was able to sally from
the woods to Luncavitza Con the river
north of Natchin1.
During the last combats TIE 4th Di-
vision has captured 1,250 Russians, -four
machine guns and more than 1000
rifles"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
"Rour for Peace Not Come YET

ROME. December 29.-The Giornaie
d'Italia. says the Austrian and German
REPLIES to President Wilson's note show.
even in advance of the answers OF the
entente allies to the central powers,
that the German peace proposals as
well as President Wilson's move will
have TO lasting effect 1t says Presi-
dent Wilson and other neutrals must
now be con sinced that the hour for
effective peace negotiations has no: yet
have given this answer TO the PRESS
dent.
The Corriere d'Italia expresses the
opinion that the central emp res really
desire peace and for that reason has-
tened their answers to President Will
sons note, proposing Il practical way
for an Interchange of information con-
cerning the intentions of the belliger-
ents.
The Tribune and the Idea Nazionale
again urge the allies to make their re-
ply. saying that misunderstanding
of their standpoint may result from
anatoriress
Ambassador Answers Criticism
United States Ambassador Page. has
issued an explanatory statement to the
press in regard to President Wilson's
note, answering criticisms caused
misinterpretation of its word
ing. The =tatement emphasizes the diff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
WEATHER.

Fair colder tonight: temperature
about 81 degrees: tomorrow. fair. con-
tinued cold gentle to moderate north
west winds.
Temperature for tweuty-four hours
ending , pm: Highest, a. AT pm
Yesterday: lowest. 81. at aIm today.
Full report on page Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
Germans Seize Positions.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. December %, by wireless to
Sayville.-In Rumania the advance III
Waliachia has been pushed to dls-
tance of twenty kilometers northwest
OF Rimnik- -Sarat. In the Lake sector
14OO Russians, three cannon and seV-
eral machine guns were taken !he
town of Ratchelu, in Dobrud)a. mas
been captured. The official statement
reads:
Front of Archduke Joseph: The
southern wing of the army group, COM
manded by Infantry Gen. Gerok. in CO.
ordination with movements IN Great
Wallachia. has advanced eastward IN
the mountains. German and Austro-
Hungarian troops in the intersected
highland terrain of the Transylvanian
eastern front captured by storm ana
hand-to-h hand fighting several positions
living one behind the other. Fourteen
hundred Russians and Rumanians were
made prisoner and eighteen machine
guns and three cannon captured.
Dumitresti Is Reached.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: On the left wing of the
9Th Army. Bavarian and Austro-Hun-
garian troops. commanded by Lieut..
Gen Kraft Won Delm broke
the strong resistance of the allied ad-
versaries in the mountains and reached
Dumitresti~--1wenty kilometers north
wsas roe Of I;nS1d 8i@fdiks IA s6s a,n,y aa-
vanced northeastward between the
Rimnik sector and the course of the
Buzeu, captured several tenaciously
defended villages and gave the re-
treating Russians no time to settle
themselves in the prepared position in
the lakes sector. In these engagements
West Prussian infantry Regiment No.
110 gained distinction.
THE prisoners brought in on De-
cember 2S number 400 Russians and
the booty three cannon and seVefai
machine guns
I'm Dobrudja Ratchelu has been
captured"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
SAYS U. S. Should Have Waited.

CHRISTI ANA via Iondon Deceni-
ber 29-The Tiden Tegn in comment
ing on the peace notes of President
Wilson and Germany expresses the
opinion that in view of Germanys an
swer to President Wilson l. is useless
for the neutral' TO set forth their ideas
and take steps looking TO a peace con-
ference.
1T would have been more proDer,"
saws the newspaper. IF the, United
States had sent its reace note in con-
junction with notes from all the neu-
trails. but after Germany's refu-a al TO
a9a~t thu fe ms Of P~' sifent Wilson.
and of the Swiss note. il mot be eN-
p ted HIT Germany would change her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
Swiss President Explains.

R0I .oGNA. via Paris. December ~,
nan. y n7.-president Schuithess of
Switzerland has explained the part
played by bis country in the recent
stens in favor of peace in an interview
with Signor Qualici- editor of the Resto
no, Carlino. President Schulthess Is
quoted as saving: ''Switzerlard had
no+binv whatever to do with President
Wilson'S note The federal council gol
INTO communication with the american
government in order TO learn II tnS
Iatter intended to do anything in FAVOR
Of neace and simply received copy
of fhe note at the same time as the
be,,ieersnts. The council has decided
TO support the note, inspired by an
ardeut desire TO see term rapidly put
70 ne suffering caused by this terrible
war Of which the Swiss people nave
daily evidence in the shape of interned
invalids and civilians from places Or
dersd evacuated.
fla at, of the neutral proposals and in any
case Switzerland has no intention OF
interfering with the affairs of the bell
lfperents But she considers II her
duty to make known TO them that she
is -ady to help to exchange views III
the event of its seeming desirable.
The president said that he was as
tonjshed at the rurnorS OF fearS or the
violation of Swi1s nentrall y c'n-
not conceive he said, that any of the
-belligerents harbor the idea OF passing
through or com ry. 1t would not be
to their advant7 ee. ~In I'd 'i-iTn to the
great difficulties Of terrain they would
be confronted with the vigorous re-
sistauce of the Swiss army and the
whole peCple. Ny country knows only
one form Of neutra 'ity--7 bs9lrte neu-
t-a1ity Let there he no III STAKE. In
the presence OF external danger. no
r1a tier from what side il cones. swift
zeriand viii be united notwithstand-
ing d fferences in race and lanSuage."