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Status Quo Before
War Not Sufficient.

the German empire possibly is willing
war. with the provision. however. that
recently created olish independence
shall be continued. On the face of the
proposition ii would appear to be to
the best interests of the entente pow
ers to shorten the war and thereby es-
cape the heavy losses assured by the
continuance of the struggle.
Such an arrangement hardly will be
agreed to under any circumstances, for
the entente powers are fighting for
something more than origina! status
$50: in fact, several things. In view
of Germanic determination along GER
tain lines. the allies proposals also
seem certain to be unacc ptab!e to
Berlin. These may be enumerated:
The restoration of Belgium The
repayment of all indemnities and
war levies exacted of King Alberts
Kingdom and an indemnity common
surate with the destruction wrought
by Germanic invasion.
The restoration of the national ex-
istence OF Serbia and Montenegro;
the payment of indemnities.
The removal forever of the men
ace of socalled German militarism,
that all the nations of Europe may
reduce the size of their armies and
navies to log ical basis.
The ceSSIcn OF AlSace and lor-
raine to France. The payment of
indemnities for damage wrought
through invasion and occuDa ton and
the return of 1evies exacted from oc-
cupied sections
The cession of the provinces of
Ranat. of Tenncsevar. Pennsylvania
and Bukowna to Rumania as com
pensation wrought through invasion
OF this nation by GerHlanic armies
The cession of Turkey to Russia of
constantinople and the straits.
The cession by Austria to Italy of
s---'"in section of the Trentino and
Carso regions. including Trieste.
4ue pI.cIng of all Armenian re-
Pion> under the indirect control of
Russia and entirely without the
hands of Turkey.
The retention of all occupied Ger
man colonies in Africa.
The retention by Japan Of all Ger
man bases in the far east. such as
Kio Chow.
Replacing of all tonnage Illegally
destroyed by German subna rines.
Possibly will insist on indemnity in
lieu OF this.
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all fronts. while with the reorganiza-
ton of allied munitions works there is
no prospect that the entente armies
ever again will be forced to curtail
their activities for the lack of fighting
tools Each of the various entente pow
ers is making elaborate economic prep
arations for the continuance of the
struggle.
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Views of Peace
and Possible Events.

tente in regard to the present and pos
sible future, but the following possibly
best crystallizes the views held by the
respective beiligerents as to the present
peace moves and what may follow
them.
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Germany Prepares
to Press Struggle

many in the coming year will be well
able TO better marshal her forces in
determined, though possibly vain,
conflict. With the organization of the
economic resources of Germany to the
fullest possible extent, the pressing of
all abIe-bodied persons into the battles
at home where all energies Will be ex-
erted to put the fighting equipment in
the field in the highest possible state.
there will come about the release of
vast numbers of able bodied men here
tofore occupied In various necessary in
dustrial enterprises for actual army
service. Great transportation lines are
being revamped ami added to. Ger
many is making adequate financial
preparation for the final struggle. Not
d detail is being overlooked in this vast
Industrial and military reorganization
which is under way Germany is de-
terinined Germany believes her very
life is at stake. Germany will fight as
long as the allies hold to their present
desire to continue the struggle or un-
I'll she is forced to give in and admit
her failure in the present war. 1t
would appear from uncorrelated dis
patches from many points that Ger
many il to make her supreme effort
during the coming spring.
On the other hand, the entente pow
ers have led all to believe that their
greatest effort will be made during the
coming year. Men are being assem-
bled on every front in what the mill
tary commanders deem adequate num-
bers The stream of munitions that is
going to the French and British in the
west, to Gen. Serrail's men on the
Macedonian front and to the Italians
as well as the Russians is declared to
be enormous. When an offensive is not
actually on but comparatively small
amount Is being used. The munitions
p AAr1aRoA
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Regarded Best Defense for Suez.

1t is argued that the maintenance of
an allied army at Saloniki is actually
the best defense for SueZ. and that the
necessity of meeting the possible adj
vance of the Sarrail army compels the
central powers to maintain an army in
Macedonia and not in Syria. This has
been true up to the moment when the
Rumanian affair was settled, because
the central powers had always to guard
against the possibility of a Rumanian
irruption. such as came three months
ago But no such danger remains. II
the Sarrail army can be shepherded
into Saloniki and contained before its
walls-and it should be remembered
that only toward Monastir has the al
lied army made any progress since it
retreated from Serbia. year ago-then
some of the German troops which were
used against Rumania could well be
spared for a thrust toward Egypt.
which would carry a very real peril to
Egypt.
1t is true that Egypt has been still up
to the present. But it is also true that
recent events have combined to shake
whatever prestige was left to the allies
in the Mohammedan world after Gallipoli
and Kut-el-Amara. 1t is extremely un-
likely that there will be any Egyptian
rebellion until the British lines at Suez
are in danger, but at the slightest sign
of weakening the deluge may come.
Such an attack would not call for
many Germans: it would be a campaign
thusiasm Of the Osmanli. Even IL 1t did
not succeed, it would put a new strain
upon the shipping resources of Britain,
it would mean the claiming of new
ships needed to transport food for
France and italy. II The allies should
persevere in their occupation Of o.
loniki it would be the best move im-
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chord in the hearts of allied peoples,
there is resent
Little Hope Of ment. as stated.
Stirring Dissension. .a,as in mo


German heart that dissension will be
created among allied peoples this hope
possibly will prove futile, for the men
high in governmental circles in France.
England and Russia, as we'll as lesser
entente countries, suspecting the move,
are declared to have warned their peo-
pies against the poison dart aimed
at continued united action by Berlin.
That there may be some justification
for the belief that this is one of the
German purposes is found in the state
ment of one of the larger Berlin news
papers that the response from the en-
tente must not be expected Immediate
Iy. 1t will come from the people early
in the next year. it is declared. This
"ouio Indicate that the Germans in pro-
posing peace felt that the entente
powers surely would refuse to listen
to any tenders at the present juncture,
but that eventually the people them
selves would steer the course of the
various enemy belligerent nations.
According to advlceS. the entente re-
ply in whatever shape it may come,
will not be made until the aims and
aspirations and demands of all the
entente governments have been deter
mined conclusively and common
ground for treating with the enemy
established. That this common ground
will be one radically different from
that expected by the Germans and one
which they cannot accept until abso-
seems certain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Grecian Problem
Seems to Be Solved


tente demands and threatening warlike
activity against the forces of Gen. Ser
rail on the Macedonian front, seems to
see the handwriting on the wall, for
demands of the entente powers, which,
of course. now include complete dis
armament and the withdrawal of any
such Grecan forces as were dispatched
in the direction OF Thessaly.
During the week there were several
minor but. nevertheless, sharp engag
ments between Grecian and French
forces between Katerina and Borbotzko.
tured by Grecian soldiers.
The conflict along the Macedonian
front has centered in the region north
of Hin 1850. where the allies have
launched several terrific attacks. Bull
garianS claim to have repulsed the
majority of these. Russians. French
and Italian troops. in addition to check
ing several enemy attacks, claim TO
have advanced several hundred yards
at various points, though these adj
vanccs have not materially affected the
general situation.
In the Italian arena there have been
continued artillery actions in both the
and Italian aviators continue their
raids on enemy bases. The particularly
bad weather in the Trentino and in
those sections toward Trieste is de-
clared to have greatly interfered with
plans for infantry actions.
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Nutcracker Drive
Expected Ere Long.


Expected Ere Long. a1izins is 70
come ere long. The belief still is
strong in entente governmental circles
that with continued organization, con-
tinued sacrifices for a period of few
more months and more centralized
guidance of the affairs of the respec-
tive governments, the day of reckon
ing for Germany is swiftly approach
ing. This has been the view each fall
since the war started, but the truth of
the matter is the entente never has
been prepared to exert its greatest
power. through the lack of cohesion in
decision on the part Of governmental
heads or other reasons, and though
claiming that everything is about
ready, it remains to be seen whether
things are as ready as entente leaders
would have the world believe.
AS in the case of Germany the en-
tente is preparing, ostensibly, for de-
cision during the coming year.
Amid these preparations the talk of
peace. though pronounced at present,
seems out Of tune.
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Central and Entente Powers
Prepare for Finish Fight
in Coming Year.
RUSS AND RUMANIANS
CONTINUE RETREAT
Teutonic Invaders Giving Enemy
No Time to Rest-Position of
Slavs Dangerous.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN,

Peace has been preached. Peace has
been spurned. The war will so on.
Germany. ailegedly in a spirit of
'benevoIence. love ~, consideration
for tie welfare of stricken mankind"
during the week just closed extended
the olive branch to the great group of
belligerent nationV fighting for the
kindred tAuses of the entente Instead
of meeting hearty response from the
peoples of the entente pcSers. there
has bean aroused a flame of antagon-
ism, feeling that underneath the pur-
ported kindly sentiment of the central
powers there lies scheme Whereby
the entente powers may he tricked out
of their future aspirations plan to
create gravest dissension among the
various nations affiliated with Eng
land. France and Russia in the pres
emit conflict.
The governments of the various en-
tente powers officially have maintained
strict silence in regard to the possible
movements of the future NY. :: - "a
safe conjecture that when the will of
the peoples. as evidenced through pub
Tic expressions, is scrutiaized. those
men holding the reins over their re-
spective nations will act according to
the dictates of their peoples.
Thus it safely may be assumed that
even though the entente governments
are willing to dignity the peace tenders
of the Germanic powers with a reply,
this communication or announcement
possibly will be nothing more than an
outline of the purposes for which the
allied governments are fighting. and
the announcement that until these pur-
poses have been achieved in full there
can be no peace.
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Great Rejoicing
Among Germans

Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Tur-
key over the announcement that peace
had been offered to the enemy by the
kaiser The Germans. as well as the
people of the entente nations. are
weary of the ceaseless struggle
weary in the extreme. Any move look
ing toward the end of the conflict is
particularly welcome in Germany, ac-
cording to dispatches. The one theme
of discussion throughout the four ma
tons combating the entente has been
the Won Bethmann Hollweg notes to
enemy and neutral powers. The news
that the government had taken such
steps was hailed with cheers in legis-
lative bodies. The armies. told of the
move. but ordered to war on pending
the reply from the entente. wildly
cheered the news that steps had been
formulated to take them back TO their
families and firesides.
But withal II would appear thai
these men who are bleeding and dying
for their respective countries in the
many battle arenas of Europe are fore
doomed TO continue in their present
campaigns OF death and destruction.
And these the reasons.
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Concession Of all Of these, whether
forced or voluntary. would be a blow
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Means of Communication Ample.

Today the communications between
Berlin and Constantinople do not hang
on the single thread of the Belgrade
Sofia Stamboul railroad. The Danube
is now open almost to its mouth. and
from the Bulgarian shore several rail
roads are available for the transport
of munitions southwark to the Turkish
apital, while the occupation of Wal
lachia puts at the disposal OF the Ger
mans several other railroads coming
south from Hungary to the north bank
of the Danube. Instead of one route,
the Germans now have several. and
the cutting of the original line would
have no serious consequences for the
central powers.
Actually the Sarrail army has been
left in the air, just as Ian Hamilton's
army at Gallipoli was left in the air
when the Germans had crushed Serbia,
enlisted Bulgaria and opened road TO
the Golden Horn by which German
guns and shells could he shipped to
the Turkish forts defending the straits.
We know that there was then nothing
left but to leave Gallipoii, and. though
the allies postponed evacuation. they
had at last to accept the ineNitable
Even If they are not now Competed
to leave Saloniki by German attack.
will not the evacuation ultimately have
to be made?
1t would seem so. if merely military
are to be weighed But
can Serbia be abandoned? can the
Venizelist government in Greece be
abandoned? Can the allies now sail
away and leave behind them to the
tender mercieS Of the enemy their
Greek and Serb friends, or can they
take these friends with them as the
British took with them the loyalists
when at the close of the revolution
they evacuated New York? Such an
evacuation would turn Greece over to
the central powers 1t would mean that ;
the mainland would have to be block
AIDED. and it would mean that all Greece
would become the base of a new sub
marine campaign.
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ton by the government will be SUBJ
iected to the utmost scrutiny of the
duma and the imperial council. so 1t
may be expected that when the govern
ment is reformed there will be not the
slightest suspicion that its members
will not be fully as DESTROYS of push
ing the war to victory as those bodies
which will have brought about its APP
pointment.
There have been grave charges reg
istered against the members of the
present Russian ministry, and though
these have been the subject of fiery
speeches in the duma. the demands
that a new ministry be formed are ex-
tremely polite and the charges, though
covertly. are not openly made the basis
for the demand for the change.
Russia. it would appear. soon will get
her domestic and governmental affairs
IN order When the new Russia once
gets started the good effect of its ac-
lions possibly will be pronouncedly felt
in the various military arenas where
Slavic forces now are engaged with the
enemy. Even though there be the
greatest dissatisfaction with the gov
eminent. there has not been even
breath of hint that Russia desires to
conclude separate peace with the cen
tral powers, no matter how advan-
tageous the terms of the Teuton NAV
be. There is determination to stand
by the allies to the finish
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The German government. while dis
GUESSING peace. is getting ready TO push
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There have been many expressions
during the past few days from the cen
trail mowers
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Rumanians Keep
Up Their Retreat

Up Their Retreat and eanipme Har
sadly demoralized and discouraged, the
Rumanian armies continue their re-
treat to the northward before the
armies of Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen and Gen. Won Falkenhayn. who
show absolutely no signs of lessening
their present great offensive. The Ru-
manians, it is declared. are scarcely
able to hold down thirty-iive miles of
the present one-hundre mile front
the task of defending the remainder
falling to the lot of the Russians. Both
the Russians and Rumanians were ex-
pected to take up defensive line
along the BuZeu river. but the capture
of the important town of Buzeu. the
center of several railroads and an in
dustrfal city of some Importance,
which lies about the center of the pro-
posed EuZeu line, precludeS the posi-
bility of the Russians and RumaEians
carrying out their original plans. i he
Germanic armies. fighting through win
ter weat!.o. "f .Le worst sort. snow no
inclination whatever of giving the
enemy moments rest, and the prog
reSs registered in the past week would
indicate that tine RuInanians have given.
or Immediately will give, up the whole
province of WaIlachia to the enemy,
retiring still farther into Moidavia
Petrograd. well as other entente
ca pitfalls, is declared to be uneasy over
the progress of the TeutonS in Ru-
mania. for the reason that continued
success may bring about a grave men
ace to the Russian line In the lower
Carpathians and in Bukowina. In fact,
with concerted efforts on the part of
the forces facing the Russians on the
lower section of the eastern front, this
movement northward through Ru-
mania. if not stopped will force the
Russians to give up practically all of
their dearly won positions gained dur
ing Gen. Brussiloff's summer offensive.
The Russian armies operating in the
lower Carpathian region, which are
attempting to break through into
Hungary and thereby menace the leu
tonic line of communication into Ru-
mania by the way of Hermannstadt
and Kronstact. continue their offensive
efforts. but material progress has not
been scored. although Petrograd claims
her forces have captured a series of
heights south of Agusuaia. Russians
and Germans in the Truotus. Sulty.
Chedonisja valleys have been launching
attacks and counter attacks during the
past week, but neither side has made
gains of Importance were the gem
eral campaign is taken into conSidera-
ton.
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Everywhere there is voiced the be
lief that the great nutcracker drive
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forced. but they could be contained by
trench lines shutting them in from the
Struma to the Gulf of Saloniki, and the
only allied army in the Balkans would
then be shut up as completely as if 1t
were in n bottle, and no matter how
great ITS numerical strength. the But
garian field army. supported by the
Greek troops which followed Constan-
tlhe, would be sufficient to hold il. stiff
fened By few German regiments and
a plentiful supply of German heavy ar
tillery.
To shut the allies up in front of Sa-
loniki and put permanent end to any
menace from this direction would free
many thousand German and Austrian
troops. 1t would make possible the
carrying out of the plan the Germans
have never actually abandoned. of an
INVASION of Egypt by the SueZ penin-
suia And such a campaign. We're 1t
once well under way would uuuues-
tionably put such a strain upon British
transport as to make an abandonment
of Saloniki far from unlikely For it
should be remembered that the chief
explanation of the practical failure of
the Sarrail army is found in the din
cuitieS of transport
Scene of Next German Operations.
All things considered, it seems highly
probable that the next German opera
ton Will be directed at Saloniki. with
the minimum purpose of containing the
Sarrail army in Saloniki and retaking
Monastir and the maximum hope of the
expulsion of the allies from the Balkans
as the British were expelled from the
Spanish peninsula following the battle
of Corunna in the Napoleonic time
Such an operation would have the char
acter of that defensive offensive dear
to the hearts of German generals: il
would dispose of what might become
an eventual menace by attacking al
the!time and under the conditions most
favorable to the Germans.
Meantime, what are the allies to do +"
All their efforts to settle the eastern
question and to open the Dardanelles
to Russian ships and allied munitions
have failed disastrously. The first eff
fort. the venture of the allied fleets
under Winston Churchill's guidance,
resulted in the loss of several battle
ships and the abrupt termination Of
naval attacks when German submarines
arrived. Gallipoli was the second fail
ure. 1t was probably inevitable. had
the Germans not made their thrust
through Serbia, but this thrust added
the destruction of Serbia to the disas-
ter of Gallipoli.
For the last year the allies have been
laboriously constructing an army and
a campaig n. in the Balkans. The ma in
purpose of this campaign was to get
to the Belgrade Sofia -Constantin opla
railroad and cut off the Turk from The
central powers. Now. when the Sar-
rail army has only just reached Non
astir. the last hope of success has van
was based upon the entrance of Ru-
mania. and Rumania has come and
gone. practically unaided by the Sar
rail army.
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So far the world is able to learn. |
the entente governments have not been |
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Whatever may be the purposes of the
German government. there has been a
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1t would appear that the Grecian
situation again is on the eve of set
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Though the German tender Of pea ce
has been the great development in
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Enfeebled by losses estimated in Teu-
tonic quarters at 100000: woefulIy
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The situation in Russia has been one
which has given the other allied ma
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but. instead Of striking a responsive
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in orm e d of
Il e r IN a II Y 8
terms of peace
other than that