The state herald., 1916-12-22
KAISER INTENDS
NO War LET.UP
FEARING PEACE PROSPECTS AZ
MOTE. PREPARE TO CONTINUE
CONFLICT ON GREAT SCALE.
R0UMANIANSMAkEGA|N
REPORT THAT REVOLUTIONARY
OUTBREAKS IN PORTUGAL
HAVE BEEN oUELLEp.
stern Newspaper Union New. Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Berlin, Dec. ia military official
who is frankly and keenly hopeful
that some way may be found to end
tie war. though he is none too opti.
mistic at present, called together rep
resentatives of the neutral press to in.
quire as to the probable effect Of the
tries. He laid great stress on this
point and particularly whether there
would be any tendency to construe the
German note as a sign of weakness.
Discussing the possibility that all
peace propositions may be rejected at
present this officer declared Germany
was aware the the French and British
would make another herculean effort
In the west next spring-an effort for
which Germany would be fully pre-
pared. He expressed the opinion that
II could not have any result other than
continued slaughter. and that 1t would
have no more prospects OF success
than the Somme offensive.
In the meantime. this officer con.
tinued, Germany would not give Rus.
sia time to recuperate, as happened a
year ago. He said Germany was in a
position today to force Russia to make
peace and that she surely would do SO
II the peace overtures were rejected.
He asserted Russia was known
10 Germany to be exhausted In
a military and economical sense,
having neither trade, troops nor
ammunition. On the word Of Hinden-
burg that there would be no winter
quarters this year. he said. Germany
did not intend to give Russia the
chance to build up new armies or
make up for deficiencies in ammuni.
tion.
Infantry fighting was resumed Sat.
urday on the east bank Of the Meuse,
in the Verdun sector. During the pre-
vious night the German troops had un.
dertaken no counter attack TO regain
the ground they lost as the result Of
the stroke inflicted by the French on
Friday. Details concerning the French
drive Indicated the capture Of 5000
Germans and about eighty guns. Four
French divisions participated in tho
attack and the French war office in.
Inmates that they were opposed by
five German divisions.
The Teutonic armies in Rumania
continue TO gain. A statement by the
German war office that the BuEeu riv.
er sector has been forced may mean
that the Teutons actually have crossed
that river. along which It had been ex.
pected the Rumanians would make
their next stand.
In the vicinity OF Ypres and Wyts-
chaete. German troops delivered an a..
sault southeast Of Zillebeke. penetrat.
ing the second British line.
A further advance OF the British
army on the Tigris front in Mesopo.
tamia within three-quarters Of mile
OF that river. opposite Kut-el-Amara, Is
recorded
Revolutionary outbreaks In Portugal
accompanied by mutiny of some troops
have been quelled.
London. Dec. 1G.-Germany's pro-
posal to enter into peace negotia.
tions was scoffed at by the officers
and soldiers Of the British armies In
France. Most OF the officers ex.
pressed belief that the proposal was
merely a diplomatic diversion. follow.
Ing Germany's successes in Rumania
and intended to magnify those sue.
cesses Into q vital phase OF tho war.
Buxeu. an important railroad center
northeast OF Bucharest, has been cap
tured by the Austro- Germans. The 70.
treating Russians and Rumanians are
reported to bo burning villages behind
them.
British troops have taken the OF.
fensivc near KutElAmara. In Meso.
potamia.
The Greek government has accepted
tho demands OF tho ententcc allies
contained In m ultimatum presented
TO the Athens government Thursday.
II In reported unofficiaiiy.
London.-The Austrian government
has resigned. This Is announced In
n Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam.
sehivthess swltxsrland's President.
Paris.-The Swiss confederation, BY
\ vote OF i7C out OF lS9 votes In the
Swiss National Assembly. elected Ed.
mund Schuthcss OF Aargau president.
WHEAT PRICES SOAR.