The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-12-15


obviously occupy the predominant pc.
sition and that the question would be
whether the entente allies were pre-.
pared to accept terms dictated by
Germany. 1t added that to grant an
armistice would be to abandon the
hope of ever gaining the power to
force Germany to submission.
The Daily Mail describes the offer
of the central powers as IAN impudent
old trick which is becoming as hack
neyed as the conjuring of rabbits out
of hat" 1t adds that DR.. Won Beth
mann Hollweg is no more entitled to
the courtesy of a reply than if he
were an armed burglar in a private
house"
Washington, Dec. 13.-Peace over.
lures made by Germany will have the
effect of suspending all diplomatic ex-
changes between the United States
and the warning powers on all issues
except peace.
Consideration of the submarine is.
sue, the deportation of the Belgian
civil population and the controversy
with Great Britain over mails and
commerce will await the disposal of
the peace propositions.
Regardless of how far Germany's
proposal may be expected to go to-
ward ending the war, it was regarded
as of greatest significance that for
the first time in two and a half years
of war one group of belligerents had
addressed the other on the subject
through the channels of diplomacy.
No Comment in German Papers.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Berlin, Germany, December 10
There are no editorials in the press
here that advocate keeping one foot
of the territory that has been con-
quered by Germany in the present
war. The Morgen Post says: eve are
extending the right hand of peace to
our enemies. There is a feeble light
Pickering in the darkness. We hope
that the light of peace will triumph
over the darkness of war. We cannot
say what we can expect"
View of French Press.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Paris, France, December 13.-
French newspapers, generally eX-
press the belief that the German
peace propositions are not sincere.
The Indebtedness of the German
propositions is pointed out and it
is argued that this merely means
that Germany does not sincerely
desire peace, but is merely making
bid for the sympathy of neutral
nations.
Look to Neutral Nations.
United Press Dlspatcn.l
Washington, December, 13.-That
the central powers are looking to
neutral nations to play big part
in what is done with Germany's
peace proposals was a statement
made at the German embassy head
quarters here today 1t is not the
peace terms themselves that are inn
portant in the eyes of the Germans,
at the present juncture, but the
great question is whether it will be
possible to get peace conference
together that the contending powers
will recognize. The United States,
the Scandinavian countries, Switzer-
land and perhaps Spain and Holland
might be asked to send representa-
tives to this conference, and have
an exhaustive discussion of the
whole trouble between the belliger-
ents and the terms on which peace
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Hawkins of Wells
are visiting relatives and friends in the
city.
Rev G. A. Cahoon will go to LeSueur
in connection with the interests of Ham
line university compaign.
Miss Mime Nelson left last night for
her home in Grass Range, Montana, after
a visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M
Ward on Sibley street.
j. H. A. Brahtz, bridge engineer. SUI
pervising the construction of the bridge
on the Minnesota river, left last evening
on a business trip to Chicago.
j. w. True of Chelsea, Okla, is in
Mankato today. He came here to attend
a meeting of the Boyle Land company
and the Mankato- Montana company, both
of which he is interested in.
The evangelist, c. c. Smith, who is
now holding union meetings at Winnie
bago, spent the day in Mankato yester-
day comforting with the members of the
general committee having in charge the
union evangelistic meetings to be held in
this city in January. 1t was decided that
the meeting should open in the Centen-
airy Methodist church on the evening OF
December 81. During the series the Bap-
fist and Presbyterian churches will also
be used. DR.. Smith will have a male
quartette and chorus and it is antic-
, pated that the series will prove very
profitable.
Rev. w. E. Evans, pastor of the
Welsh church of this city, was a
delegate, representing all Welsh
churches of the United States and
Canada, to the great meeting of the
Federation of all Protestant church
es which was held in st. Louis, Mo-,
and which closed last night Mr..
Evans was to go to Chicago today
to attend to business matters and is
not expected home until sometime
next week.
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