Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-01
ADVENT OF new YEAR WAR 70 Be CONTINUED
God VIII Be With Is" Says k#i-
ser TO His Army and Navy-Alli"s
Also Determined.

Paris. Jan. lin reply 10 tho prof
! fer of Germany and her allies for d
peace conference, the entente allies,
in collective note, declare that
they "refusc to consider proposal
which is empty and insincerc.' Tic
note was handed TO the American
ambassador, William Graves Sharp.
Saturday by Premier BRAND, and
was made public simultaneously i'll
London and Paris.
The entente allied governments IN
sist that no peace is possible so long
rs they have not secured PREPARATION
for violated rights and liberties anu
the free existence Of small states
and have not brought about a set
Element for the future security CT
the world. The note declares that the
proposal of the central powers Is no"
an offer Of peace, but 'war maneu-
ver.' It is declared to be founded Oh
Calculated msinterpretation o! the
! character of the struggle i'll the past.
the present and the future"
Berlin, Jan. Emperor William
has issued the following order, al
dressed to the army and navy:
again 4 year Of war lies behind
ius, with hard fighting and sacrifices.
rich in successes and victories. The
hopes which our enemies put in l9l"
have been foiled All their assaults,
east and west, have collapsed ow-
! irg to your bravery and devotion.
..Our recent triumphal march
through Roumanja has by Divine
! Providence again added imperlsh-
able laurels to your banners. Inc
greatest naval battle this year was
our victory in the Skagerrak' ana
! The gallant deeds Of our submarines
} ihave secured for my navy glory ana
admiration forever.
"You are victorious in all theatres
of var on land and sea. 4 SrateiH!
Fatherland looks to you with ui1-
shakable confidence and proud re-
lance. The Incompatible wariike
spirit alive in your ranks, your t""~
acitv. your never-slackenng WI I"
vanuuish. your love Of Fatheriand'
are to NE Il guarantee that III IN"
new YEAR also victory will remain
; with our banners. God also in the
future will be with us"
Paris. Jan. The Municipal
Council. "at the dawn of 1917, which
we arc convinced will fulfill all our
hopes." adopted resolutions address
cd 10 the people in the capitals OF
the Entente Allies fighting with Us
for the liberty Of the world, assuf-
ing them of the unalterablc 1ratef-
rity and unbrcakable resolution 10
STRUGGLE with them to the end tor
= decisive victory and the necessary
PREPARATION.
The answer of the Entente Powers
10 President Wilson's note. accori-
ling to the Matin. will contain long
detailed account Of the origin an"
objects Of the war. 1t VIII !nclu"e
also :; declaration by the Belgian
j Government "thanking the generous
American nation for the immense
services rendered during the last two
wears" and expressing It's "ronA-
dencc in Americas friendly COLA,
horation for the future"
4 dispatch to the Haras Agency
from Madrid says the Spanish note.
coming so soon after the declaration
by the Minister of Foreign Affairs
concerning the torpedomg by Ger
man submarine Of neutral vessels.
has caused Il great impression IN
Germancphile circles in the Spanish
capital.