Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-03
DECLARES NATIONS
ALL WANT PEACE
View Expressed by Newspaper
Correspondent Writing From
Copenhagen.
CALLS WAR ORGY OF BLOOD
Says No Statesman Is Able TO
Stop Present Wholesale
Murder.

BERLIN. December "a ncutra
correspondent Of tho Nossichc Xcitunc
writes from Copenhagen:
rs this still war. or has a dehriun
OF blood engulfcd the whole world.
In tho allcgcd1y neutral capital Of Den.
mark we listen to every breath oi
insane Europe The city is filed Will
strangers representing all bclligcrent
and most of tho neutral nations Rus.
Sims. Germans. Britons. Frcnchmer
and Italians meet here pcaccably. and
there is "A sprinkling Of Bulgaria ms
Turks and Japs. Every arriving trans.
atlantic steamer brings II few doz"r
Americans, who generally leave foi
Germany or Russia after short stay
The only question moving all OF Us
is: How long is this murdcrous wa,
To be continued? Those OF us who
understand more than ono language
dcvour all newspapers arriving here
from the belliScrcnt countries. but We
can see no ray OF hope on the horizon
In fact. we do not even know how the
war stands. From the French and
English papers "" learn that tho Ger
mans have been crushed on the Sommc
while tho German press tolls US that
the gigantic efforts Of the allies did
not even dent tho German line. Tho
RUSSIAN papers assure the world that
General Brussiior's offensive is con
tinuinE victoriously. although the Ger
man aud Austro-H Hungarian reports
Of the Car has been stopped com
plctely.
ALLIES SAY H0UMANIA HAS
JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT
"Roumania. according To the German
and Austrian claims. is nearly crushed
but the allies insist that tho little
Kingdom has only started to fight.
1T is almost impossible To- obtain
clear idea Of the war situation from
these conflicting statements. but one
thing is sure, all of the bleeding ma
tions OF Europe want peace. They cry
out that this terrible holocaust mus,
be ended before the last remnant of
civilization is destroyed
Since I arrived here ] have talked
10 many Frenchmen. EnElishmcn. Rus
slams and Italians. and can say thai
lHcTt IL Io STedt:T Ilf l'ltH inns lAlf
OF night TO the last man In Pari.
Premier BRAND appeals to the French
nation TO make still greater sacrifices
In the German Rcichstar the Chanccl
lor. Dr. Won Bcthmann-lioilwcg. speaks
bitter words against England. and IL
London, Lloyd George. i'm the slang OF
a prize-tichter, calls for the last clerk
of the city to Ugh, arains, the Hung
h,if ha
pic have had enough Of this scusclcs.
slaughter, which has DESTROYED III,
lives of millions OF the best mon al
less cripples of millions of others an,
sent hundreds of thousands to the in,
sane asylums.
millions of mothers. wives and chill.
drcn throughout Europe cry for peace
but still the nations are urged to fight
on by their governments. who know
that neither side can win a decisive
victory. France fights TO free her sol
from tho invading army with bravery
which is admired by every German
Russia stoically sacrifices millions oi
men and England still hopes to h,
able to starvc the German nation.
CONVINCED GERMANY
MUST HREtk DOWN
The entente powers continue Tho
war because they are firmly convinced
that Germany and her allies mus
break down sooner or later. They do
not deny that. so far. the TeutOni,
nations show no sign of exhaustion
that the Germans and Austrians arc
still strong enough to take the often.
sive, but they hope that their supc.
rio
end. The allies will not understan,
that hunger and misery arc liable Il
exhaust them quicker than the hichl,
organized German nation. which still
has very large reserves and an unim.
paired industrial strength.
The Wholesale murder goes on. anf
no statesman is now able to stop 1T
even II he should want to do so
Rivers OF blood will continue to flow
and the mountains of corpses will hi
piled higher and higher. until all OF
the belligcrents are totally exhausted
THE European nations are DESPAIR.
ing Of themselves. They see no escape
from this orgy of blood and misery
Is the Internal music Of this dance OF
death not heard across the ocean? W.
know that the American people ar.
great, wtil-meaning and noble. bu
they do not seem to understand wha
the destruction of civilization i'm E;u.
rope means to them also. Some Of
them are blinded by racial hatred ant
the enormous profits they make out OF
the war. British censorship keeps thu
truth from them. because If they knew
how things really stand they would use
their power TO enforce peace and saw,
what is still left of the manhood OF
Europe"
Paintings Done by Soldiers.
ROME. December 2.--The Tenth Ar.