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Evening star., 1916-12-23
Keeps Peace in Foreground.

LONDON. December 23.-The Neue
Free Presse of Vienna, according to a
Reuters Amsterdam dispatch, says that
President Wilson's note will have the
effect, at any rate, that the question of
peace will remain for some time in the
foreground. 1t adds that the entente
will be obliged to discuss reasonable
basis on which to end the war. and
that the desire for peace in the entente
countries will be further strengthened
The Vienna Allgemeine Zeitung re-
marks with satisfaction that Austria
Hungary and her allies considered the
same moment opportune to prepare the
way for peace negotiations. The Neues
Wiener Journal eagerly awaits the at
titude of the entente toward President
declaration of the leading statesmen of
the entente that interference by neu-
trails. with the object of bringing about
peace, would be scarcely friendly
act.
The Amsterdam correspondent of the
Exchange Telegraph Company sends
the following dispatch received in Am
sterdam from Cologne: president
Wilson's note produced pleasing i'm
preston here. In official circles it is
stated that the note viii be answered
in "A few days. The press points out
that the note shows the report that the
entente had rejected Germany's peace
negotiations is generally discredited in
the United States.
Evening star., 1916-12-23
F|GHTSP|ECEMEAL
RIVER REGULATION
Senator NewIands Desires
Comprehensive System to
Battle Humphreys Bill.
Mr.. BAKER ENDORSES PLAN

Senator Newlands will carry his fight
for a comprehensive river regulation
and water conservation scheme to the
floor of the Senate, he said today. The
Senate commerce committee yesterday
afternoon reported favorably to the
Senate the Humphreys food control bill
appropriating s50.600,000 for the lower
Mississippi and Sacramento rivers, which
passed the House last session, and re-
fused to incorporate in the measure
Eenator Newlands' proposed amendment
to provide a river regulation commits
sion and a comprehensive scheme Oh
waterway conservation.
Senator Newlands criticised the Hun-
phreys bill as the old, piecemeal meth
ord of caring for river regulation, de-
signed to care for a comparatively rev
people. The committee acted, ne sald,
with barely quorum present anu niost
of them senators from the southern
states which will benefit largely from
the bill Senator Kenyon OF lowe an
nounced on the floor of the Senate that
a minority report would be filed on the
bill.
Newlands Plan 1ndorsed.
Attention was called by Senator New
lands to the fact that his plan for a
comprehensive and scientific river reg
ulation plan had been indorsed pE
President Roosevelt and President Iaft
and Secretaries of War and by the
present administration. Just before the
committee acted yesterday, secretary
Baker of the War Department appeared
before the committee and said that ne
was heartily in favor of the NeWiands
plan. He said. in part:
II came into the consideration of the
problem presented by Senator New
lands substitute after it had been pref
ty thoroughly considered by a group
of members of the cabinet. my prede-
cessor, MIR. Garrison. being one OF
those / understood when I came that
a difference of opinion had developed
between Mr.. Garrison and other MEM
bers of the cabinet. chiefly. so far as l
could analyze it. from the fact that the
Secretary of War felt that the engineer
department, which had for a SreAs
many years been giving expert ana
more or less exclusive attention to the
subject of navigable rivers. was SO well
equipped to continue that subject that
it would be pity to divide Its re-
sponsibiliy and authority by co-ordi-
mating it with any other branch of the
government. All of the other members
Of the cabinet. SO far as l am advised,
were in favor of some such plan as
Senator Newlands has proposed.
Favors Co-ordinating Influence.
II went over very carefully all the
bills and written evidence. in that con-
troversy or discussion and became en-
tirely satisfied that the uses of water
were SO closely related one with the
other that it was highly desirable that
there should be some co-ordinating in
fuence in their consideration and study
from the administrative and executive
side. and SO / found myself in perfect
agreement with the plan that Senator
Newlands now has"
Evening star., 1916-12-23
SELFISHNESS SEEN
BACK OF PROPOSAL
Continued from First Page,

mfer. he asserts, then the path to peace
is not smooth one, for such a peace
would be merely humiliation. Presi-
dent Wilson, however. he concludes. is
obviously aiming for peace that would
be reconciliation. and Germany. de-
spite what the writer alludes to as the
angry clamor of the greed, desires an
understanding for such a peace.
In ending his article Herr Wolff de-
clares that whatever may be the out
come of the proposition, the discussion
OF peace has in any event begun and
cannot be hushed.
Evening star., 1916-12-23
HENDR|CK BUILDING
IS ONLY LARGE SALE
Fifteenth Street Property Transfer
red to W. H. Walker for Considera-
ton Said to Be $3.50

Sale of the Hendrick building. 1874
portant feature of week marked in
local realty circles by the usual Christ
mas holiday dul1ness. Rumors of sew
eral other important transactions to
be consummated after the holidays have
mildly interested real estate brokers,
though it is stated none of these is in
such shape at present as to be more
than gossip. One of the reports in
volved a 14th street corner much talked
of in recent months, while another in
dicates possibility of an important
transfer of f street business property.
Was German Embassy.
The Hendrick building, formerly
known as the Ferguson property, ad-
joins the Union Trust Company and the
Thomas J. Fisher building on the south.
1t has frontage of 1872 feet on 18th
street by a depth of $50 feet The
three-story and basement building is
occupied principally by real estate and
insurance offices. The building was
formerly occupied by morning news
paper and at one time was the home
Of the German embassy. 1t was owned
by the Commerce Building Company, of
hich Victor j. Evans is president.
The purchaser is William II. Walker.
the sale being made through the offices
of Story & Cobb, the G. W. Simpson
Company and Moore & Hill. Con-
is said to have been about
s235,000.
New Building for Site.
In connection with the sale of the
building is to be demolished and re-
placed by a modern office structure, to
be the home of one of Washington's
financial institutions. The location is
considered one of the most desirable
in the downtown Office and business
section.
Evening star., 1916-12-23
Not Subject for Scofing.

The Handelsblad says that President
wilson's note cannot be treated in a
scotfing manner. because it is meant
seriously and is absolutely honest
The Tijd considers President Wilson's
attitude as definite and correct.
The Van Den Dag says:
..In view of all that has happened since
Evening star., 1916-12-23
Trust Company to Move.

Announcement has been made that the
Continental Trust Company, now oc-
cupying the building at 1405 G street
northwest, is to move to the northeast
corner of 14th and II streets northwest.
occupying the first and meZZanine floors
and the basement of the Real Estate
Trust Company building. The move is
to be made shortly after the first of the
year. after necessary alterations have
been made in the new quarters. Waddy
g. Wood, architect, has been engaged
for some time preparing plans for the
alterations. work on which is to be
started at once so that the trust com
pany may move by or before Jan
uary 20.
The first floor. the space which will
be available for banking purposes. VIII
be thirty-four by fifty-six feet. out of
which lobby sixteen by forty-two o
feet will be devised, while the re-
mainder will be set aside for the bank
ing cage and offices. The meZZanlne
floor that at present occupies one side
of the building will be utilized for a
portion of the clerical force, and the
ba asement will be fitted up with safe
deposit boxes and vaults.
Evening star., 1916-12-23
Dutch Inclined to Believe
Move by President Wilson
Has Helped Cause of Peace

ROTTERDAM, via London, December
23.-President Wilson'S note to the bel
ligerent powers is welcomed by the
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant which
saws it opens another door to peace. in
the event that the reply of the entente
to Germany closes the first. The
Courant thinks that the President $
note has probably more chance of sue
cess than Germany's, because it can
only be rejected if either group is un-
able or unwilling to define its war
aims. The paper thinks neither party
to the quarrel would be willing to bear
the odium of such an attitude.
The Amsterdam Tijd expects that
other neutrals and the Holy See will
ioin or support President Wilson's eff
fort 1t says that the Pope is already
unobtrusively making ample prepara-
tionS for such a step.
Evening star., 1916-12-23
Must Wait on Entente.

The Lollal Anzeiger. though admitting
that President Wilson's proposal has
great political significance. wonders
whether it comes as an aftermath of the
German proposal to the entente or is in
dependent of it.
The Lokal Anzeiger declares that Ger
many and her allies cannot take stand
until the entente answer is received
which, from advance reports. it con-
siders gives no cause for optimism. On
the character of this answer and wheth-
er 1t proves to be replica of the
speeches of Premiers BRAND and Lloyd
George, the paper thinks the fate of the
wilson note appears to stand or fall.
The AnZeiger says that it has no desire
10 bellttle or not to recognize the eff
forts of the President, but reiterates
that they are subordinate to the next
move of the entente.
Count Won Reventlow, commenting
in the Deutsche Tages Zeitung. de-
ciares that the character of the entente
reply is obvious from the head line,
the United States are mixing in"
Evening star., 1916-12-23
Two Kinds of Injury.

The Temps, referring to President
Wilson's note, asks: Can new crimes,
such as the Belgian deportations. which
at this moment are provoking the in
dignation of people in the United States,
be set aside? In a word. can one put
in the same order words which pass and
acts which remain or believe some
thing which at the same time develop
ments deny? Evidently not. AS to the
harm caused by the war this is certain,
but 1t is not in the power of any bel
ligerent to avoid it absolutely. Fur
thermore, there are two kinds of harm
"On the one hand there are the in
evitable consequences Of war; search at
sea. blockade and similar things: on the
other there are asSassinations violation
of the written law, torpedoing of neu-
trail ships. with the drowning of wom-
en- and children.
Can a single act of this latter kind
be imputed to the allies? Everybody
knows there cannot. In Germany these
acts are codified in a doctrine. On land
and sea a systematic disregard of the
rules made by centuries of civilization
is at the basis of the direction of the
war. War is made. as it is declared, in
the sovereign name of force. Here again
is there any assimilation possible be-
tween these two groups of belligerents?
Evidently not.
Evening star., 1916-12-23

Of intensification of submarine warfare
and consideration of the consequences
of total interruption of sea traffic if the
Germans should carry out the project
they are reported to have decided on
and send 125 submarines to American
waters. The President may also have
been Influenced. these papers say. by
the increase in the cost of living in the
United States.
Let US consider the Presidents note
coolly," says the GauIois. "and send him
an answer courteous but firm, befitting
our dignity and our desire to safeguard
the future"
Evening star., 1916-12-23
Sees Threat to Germany.

Count Reventlow devotes the greater
part of his editorial to the statement
of Secretary Lansing, which he terms
4 threat against Germany that Amer
ica Will enter the war on the side of
Germany's opponents should the en-
peror, instead of consenting to a con-
terence under any circumstances, use
her naval weapons against England
and damage what he terms the Anglo
American cause "Wilson's step"
says Count Won Reventlow. lis nothing
but an effort to save England from
catastrophe"
castically that President Wilson well
understood how to control his peace
procliyities and humanitarian fanatic
ism while business was good in Amer
ica, but that it was inevitable that
some time America should enter the
world war either as combatant or
Would-be peace maker. The Rundschau
asserts that Mr.. Wilson should re-
member that America, while profiting
from the war. made its quick ending
impossible by restricting submarine
warfare. president Wilson is actu
ated." says this paper, "by vanishing
profits on one hand and the fear of
submarine warfare on the other hand.
He knows that if the German peace
overtures were rejected it would spell
sharpened and intensified fighting at
sea. The Wilson plan will meet more
recognition with the entente than with
the central powers"
Fighting for elf-Preservation.
The Boersen Zeitung accepts the Will
son note in friendly manner. but de-
clares that there must be no confu
sion between the German and American
propositions since, it says, the Ger
mans made their overtures in the con-
sciousness of victory won while Ameri-
ca makes hers, according to Secretary
Lansing, because she is on the verge
of participation in the war. The paper
disagreeS decidedly with President
Wilson's words regarding the war aims
of all the combatants appearing the
same. 1t reiterates, as do several other
papers, that Germany is fighting for
self-preservation and not the protection
of small nations. The Boersen Zeitung
compliments President Wilson on not
having offered himself as a mediator
and expresses confidence that he VIII
appreciate the German standpoint If
Germany has to continue the fight in
case the entente abides by its determl-
nation to annihilate Germany.
The KreuZ Zeitung has little confl-
dence that President Wilson's step will
lead to anything, though 1T says that
he, having suggested a peace confer
ence now has certain moral obliga-
tions to work for such a meeting. The
paper expresses itself as somewhat
puzzled over the Presidents motives,
and inclines to the belief that America
does not want to see England too much
weakened by the war. 1t objects
strenuously to stating Germany's peace
terms to the United States If confer
ence with the entente, as it regards
probable becomes impossible.
Evening star., 1916-12-23
Favors Co-ordinating Influence.
WELL MEANT, BUT
NOTES A BLUNDER

CONTINUED from First Page)
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-05-17

Sixty tour distinct operations are
necessary In turning cut one Of the
ylala steel helmets wcru BY FYereh
soldiers. Tha first step il stamping
oQ disks from larke sheets Of steel A
special machine Is used fer this par.
pose, exersiag pressure Of 1850 tens.
and capable Ut cutting cut 5000 steel
disks day Each disk ~ placed uader
4 shaping machine, which presses the
disk iato ths form CT q helmet with q
bread Ftm Polishing and cutting naa-
chimes remove all Irregularities In tue
helmet. after whica hoies are punched
ta the crown. some Tor ventilation pr
pcsses. others for iastsasng On the regf
.sntai crest Each helmet Ia cleaned
ard lip.ed n a special mixture, which
makes Il euli. tnee1sp.cacus blush
gray A lining and lsathsr chin STRAPS
are thsn fastened GA. ant the hei-ast
is complete. Since the french srniy
has seea protected with the helmets
the nulzaeer ef esstss due to wounds
ln ,as hsa. has @ecreassd to rs0askr
abis sxteas - Pearsoa's Weekly.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-05-17

Hhil" granting all Mr. toI
SAYS rs 80 Tie value y. free sex.
bos,ks - q factor ir universal
education. he efcyiuoks almost
wholly shs ground npop Which
We made oar o4.sgtsoG ~ tne
,geaaral adoption os free ses,
in this .01Slv Sos the lsgpSent
aisne tha9 She county ss mol 10 a
condition financially 70 assume
the eoa, The impression that
the adoption OF ihis plan could
be accomplished without added
cosa TO the taApasc. ae0drd cor.
rec,iog,, Shat was the point Of nur
opposition as will be noted in
Mr.. Fox's article above, be SAYS
that free text books will ahsurh
The whole OF the revenue from
the state foreign insurance tax
apporlioncd IA this county, This
will relieve the general revenue
fund Of from 81 600 to 81 100
year, and ia, general revenue is
already some $1,000 behind in
redemption Of warrants drawn
against Il. We want the people
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-05-17
eaSety First In lercon,

~ ri. kohisaai. the chicago pub
ltsssr, registered at q acsal u LcEi'
eos aud was assigned - rocn cu
scxs TO the top sopr. The following
tscrntnx he rang for a hsilecy.
When there vas no response to the
second cali he hGtsd the seivphoas
receiver and waited tn vain tor Are
you tAers~ Niliax TO establish ANY
ecmmanicatton with the Office. he
dressed and started toS tho once 10
register indignation. Tas elevator
wasn't running. He began to walk
aown- On the fourth landing se met
. houDsmAid ana asked in strong cni-
eaSo laasuAse VII. ~ss tne matter
with tke hotel
Well str. you see. sir" came the
answer. the zeppslina were reported
and vs we're al orasrVi to tie cellar
Ter safssy.-
Then Mr.. kchisaAt's language grew
sstll ssrceSsf. and no complicated bis
senark ~ uaytns Well. In Of,
the nsas u tAs top roor. aad WASH
varnsA-
NO sir.- Gas ths bland reply:
~hse 20 -. CIR. yUn don't coxas ss'
- ~ GnoAsvsss tiAbizisy 60 -"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-05-17

Ma: makes IKE s.rar wo-ar
demands Albert !:ayson i'er.
a'..: !: '..a May nGmhe! 0: Alas.
i"c'> Magazine. Is i: beauty:
'C.cD?a':a ard Each.. were hone.
rs. I> !: ,is:n.!nes>' Marsrer.
lie Il" IS.ois washed her hands
hc: :wicc week. Il i: wiz:
ro:aaiocr and Du Barry were
Avo1e.:ly pid IL conversation.
Isl: yoa,a. Diane Dc po:cticys
AID Minor. i.l'Erc,cs we:c wild
IS aao:ei 3: ,1 l.., IL. Subtle
quality Ut :sn!s.sm. George
Sand. who nam mns:ed her admir-.
srs by :hs score-roor Chop;r
IL !he:- foremost ra1k was no.
only ugly. but disgus,;nsiy mar.
a,sh So Was Se:r;.anis. These
were suPe: wen -. wso eos q usr.
81 III viii Some oishe,a xm ash
cd thrones. some were content
Wit. Wholesale hearts,aasu.ne
Wherein lay their secret. or "a
sher. .hcir secra,a' For seldom,
did Any two ot them follow the
saMc plan q! campaign."
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-05-17

Tho largest skating rink In Europe.
measuring about $4,000 square yards,
Is nj Davos. In the canton of the Gri-
sons. Switzerland. where all the great
international skating competitions
take place, II 10 generally opan from
the third woek In November until the
middle II March. and the climatic con-
ditions prevailing 1t that altitude Of
a.:0o feet are 90 excellent that II 10
indeed an exception when the rink has
ever 70 be- closed during this period.
\ considerable stan Il men 10 en-
ployed to maintain the rink in order
The ic. 10 flooded every nisht. and 10
ssrapcd and polished In the mornins
with slnssS tho same care shss elass
vssasss Sssaov Uosa SlsAs OlqA
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-05-17

\ Little boy went 20 Suaday
School far she .rss time. Ills
me;her gave him q aittsl 10 pa,
iu the soils as!on box. When hs
returned he had 4 sack Of eaRdy
Where did you Sc, she can
Jy:' asked his mother.
From the ssaaa avossd the
corner"
But What a:d yon buy !,
with"
Wish She mic Dc. SOU ssre sne. o
Ssu. ssSt wxS tar Sunday
S>hsaal "
Vol" replied the eoy, Il
didn't need IL. The minis,e.
met me ~ the door and go, me
IN Er,,e. - From the Christian
Herald.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-05-17

Instead Of keeping its aye OF
warning Europe, the Wils IN nd
.ninistra might prot .euIg dc.
vote a little attention ts domestic
affairs. Wha: does ahc govern
ment mean by sitting idly by
while Big Business is mulc!in9
The American consumer fer pro
fits a. tie same rate that j, il
holding up Europe nnder Ihe
war emergency demand Every
farmer who has 81 bpy ga.Ya1iZ
cd fence wire finds t.a. he ias,
- pay th" way priccs for i
Every man here VII, wants 30
paint has bou>p ,l.is sp,ing Elus,
pay ehe same .ig.re for lis lead
paint peg pound that the Allies
are paying tur American lead :or
bullets. scac~!.I .NNe.ica :!a>
don" nothing ~ c.ca'c :i!esc :.n,
no..n.i pricss-so why sho.l"
~. ur :.qu.gc,. % pay :'!cm :!
..s!. effective work by oIr gov
..ameas III hoid.r. down The
ross y: si.e nee. -aries .. lie aEc
shat Sc! iulc our
"c.! he.': 10 :igu:' consistent:
with snc normal conditions ot II.
,"o;,s here, would G...lg forth
unanimous arr!a.>o HGs rs j!
=. j: -, ,-.ns tho a administrator:
IA. TO v"nc.:n fo: :he prbl.c.
and every soiic..udc :or the IN
tcrcs:s :ha' are rni.y .:he
An a.!can Consumer with their
...'gp.a'. war prices
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-05-17

State sf MissouYi,
County Of Wssbin zson, ."
Cosnty Clerks Once.
In sreordsnee With sections ISL ssd
baS.. Revised Statutes d Missouri
ls1S, notice 10 hereby gives TIA. The
'oiinHing are the Of. 20, xhieh - D.
cica!<s are 70 be aomina.sd 1t tns
primary election 70 sse held at TIE reg.
sias polling p!aoes in each precinct o!
"sshington County, Missouri. "a ,ke
srss Iues1ay in August. J. be;r 2
Augues let. 1916, 70 l.e yo:ef sos as.se
genera. election 70 te A.ic % Ile.-
day. sAe sss day oe y oeenbe,, 1916:
Senator III Congress 10, Misssgri.
Governor.
"Gore5ass.
secse,s.y ei sss:4
Stase ANGiioy.
s'ate Treasurer.
Al: J:aeF General.
!scge Supreme CUE. D.sssinn W;
j.cs. Supreme rour., D.r..io. NJ.
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-05-17

The Pharmaco,cxseai institute Of
Vienna 10 striving to ind Substitutes
for some OF the draes and medicines
OF which lhere 10 nov . serious aAoet.
age In Germany and Austria II an
rounces . fev @. sh~sr tn the Wiener
klisisehe wccAeaseArtft- Among
tAsse Are. . syn,hetic form Of nor
pata- called pApavrrin. pAsaosopAsAA-
iein and cascarA. 10 take The place Of
castor oil. aloeA ssaAa and jAhp.
hrumtne. 10 take the Plaee Of tedtns
40 . shin atsinfeetant. Prcfessse rnaa
says Also that tAsrs h uhsay 70 - .
shortage u siycsstas aaA saessses
hat m psSpsrsiss eaa - toiaaas4 -
sAap>s sArup - ~ psse ~ esas sal
sann sAAsst1s - . 0Aaaus - ~ ~
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-05-17
TAe Pure Farm psodset Law.

Attention is cal!ci sn that per
;ler cs siIe pny. food iAa found
Ia Subdivision G ~"cilua I. sen
ase bill! -. Sessions Acts. 100.
pages ~ ~. sni 10 sec:icn Il
o: she saMc a,.. law No. !.
/; is a grave oaerse It. sci! bad
eggs: or milk or cream Oh hs.sei
whlvA iS d!gsy or was prod dures'
tronl diseased csw, OF is bsioa
grade, or 10 nhi2h a presessa,lyt
has b,scsa eddcI; or meats III ani
mails wh.cta have s:ied osheFwiss
.han by slaughter; or vinegar
which. y bclew ssandsrd or trui'
under s2ise aasrss a. ,o varieRs
or pIacs aS pgoGuct!oss, o. 70 ael.
shoot measure er short @eigaii
food Of ans kind. The farmss is
primarily producer OF tood and
mus, axpsc3 to abide by she Food
law, the SAM law chat protects
hsn wher otheEs sell tohim.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-05-17
Tie Bintey 1'wiae Situation.

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