Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-11
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NEW PEACE PLANS
ADVANCED BY KAISER

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 9.-Germany
and Austria have agreed to make an
other peace offer, based on no ter
ritorial ggrandizement, the surren-
der of Belgium and French territory
now held by German forces, and no
indemnity on either side, according TO
the Berlin Tages Zeitung.
The newspaper asserts that it
makes the announcement ION good
authority"
Details of how the offer is to be
| advanced are not given. There is
some speculation here as to whether
Michaelis might not make some sort
of peace announcement today in his
postponed speech, in which it is said
he will outline the war aims of Ger
many.
A sensational session of the Reich
stag is expected.
The German press is filled with
comment on the crisis which the chan
cellor faces and freely predicts that
Vice Chancellor Helfferich will re-
sign.
The Reichstag main committee this
afternoon rejected the Socialist mo-
ton for censure of Helfferich on ac-
count of his refusal to submit to in
terpellations at Saturdays meeting.
WASHINGTON, D. Co. Oct. O.
Berlin's reported new peace move is
regarded here as all previous feelers
designed to discourage Americas
preparations.
The state department has repeated
President Wilson's pronouncement
that there can be no peace while the
Hohenzollern autocracy exists.
The only interest in the matter was
caused by the fact that the offer, if
true, carries much greater conces-
sions than the previous proffers.
1t is thought these may be a re-
suit of the recent smashings in Elan
ders by General Haig.
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NATIONWIDE COAL
CRISIS CONFRONTS US
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. o.
A coal crisis that is practically ma
tion-wide is receiving President Will
sons attention today, and drastic ac-
ton is expected unless the situation
is Immediately relieved.
Reports of consumers unable to Sc
cure coal and of freezing apartments
and of imminent shutdown of public
utility plants and industries are pour
ing in.
Railroads are confiscating ial for
their pressing needs and similar ac-
ton is threatened by cities of OHIO
and elsewhere. Prices show a sub
stantial decrease since the govern
ment control became effective.
In many cities the prices have been
raised and Garfield believes the sit
uation is result of public hysteria
' abetted by the coal interests who are
dissatisfied with the government reg
ulation and intimates the government.
may act drastically.
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| A party of six people from Kansas
and Albuquerque, N. NJ, were over
night guests at the Palace, and de-
parted this morning for Hesperus,
where they have planned tobuy lot
of sheep to be fed in Kansas.
Apples are being harvested in the
fruit sections of the basin. In San
Juan and Montezuma districts the
growers are picking Jonathan and
other fall varieties. 1t is estibated
that 1900 cars of winter apples will
go out of this basin inside the next
six weeks. The Hermosa section and
Animas valley has splendid crop of
fruit.
H. S. MOles, county agricultural
agent of San Juan county, New Mex
leo, went thru to Albuquerque this
morning, called by the state war coun-
Gil, of which Governor Lindsey is
head. Mr.. Moles stated that New
Mexico is making q food production
survey Of every county and he will
give the estimates for San Juan. 1t
is said that our neighboring county
increased its food crop acreage about
25 per cent this year and that it has
a possible crop acreage Of almost 12,
900 acres that can be planted next
season.