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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08

be acted On. the Board of County Commits
sioners adjourned, Sine die
County Clerk
Hays, Kansas, September 8, 1917. 3 80 A n
The Board of County Commissioners Of
Ellis County. met this day in regular month
ly session Members present: Herman J
ThOlen, chairman. John Jacobs and Willett
j. Helms. Commissioner E C. Flood, Coun-
ty Attorney, Geo. H Brown, County Clerk
The following bills against the County OF
ed The County Clerk was authorized to
draw. warrants for the same viz:
Peter H Wasinger. labor on G. B. I'd
Nicholson Bros. I'd supplies $50. IS
Jabe Grippin, labor on G. B. I'd west Of
J. c. Grippin. labor on c. B. I'd. $50
Scott Grippin, labor on G. B. I'd 1865
VIM porney, labor on CO. I'd, engine 1I-55
dragging c, B, road s41O
Anton P BEungaTdt, dragging I'd 800
SehOenchen bridge 1900
Frank Dreililng, labor on G. B. I'd 7-5O
HE Reemsnyder, labor on Co. grader so 90
A n. StJohn labor on co. I'd 5I-Oe
Jacob F. Stab, labor I'd $50
Herman J. Oldham, supplies for tractor $50
Jacob P. walters dragging roads 400
Albert Dinges, labor On South Co I'd
Joe Schreiner. labor east CO. I'd. 1905
I'd. vest west - WI anu '- 500
All other claims against the County of Ell
lis were laid over for the October meeting.
L o Akers appeared before the Board re-
auesting help from the County on account
o. Ayers $500 per month as pension for
the bird
On motion of Commissioner Jacobs the
On motto nOf Commissioner Jacobs. the
Board adjourned to l 100 D
Hays. Kansas. September 3. 1917. l 200 P NJ
The Board of County Commissioners met
as per adjournment Members present. John
Jacobs and Willett Helms, County Commits
siOners- Geo H Brown. County Clerk and
E C Flood, County Attorney Commissioner
Jacobs was made temporary chairman
The resignation OF DR. K c. Haas
presented, accepted and ordered filed.
The application of P. C. Anders, for the
appointment of County Physician and H. o
to fill the unexpired month of 1917, was
presented and upon motion of Commissioner
Jacobs, DR.. P. c. Anders was appointed Co
Physician and Health Officer to fill the IN
expired months of 1917. The County Attor-
ney was instructed to draw upa new con-
tract.
The proposition of James T. Nolan to
compromise his claim against the County,
was rejected
On motion of Commissioner Helms the
to Tuesday, September 4th, at 100 a m
Hays, Kansas, September 4, 1917, 800 A NJ.
The Board of County Commissioners of
Ellis County, met this day per adjourn
ment- All members present
The road petition of Mrs Louisa Session
and others of Hamilton township, praying
for the widening of a section line road. was
presented, found legal and proper and the
prayer for view granted Herman J. Tholen,
John Jacobs and Willett J. Helms were ap-
pointed viewers
Final estimates of the cost OF the various
bridges to be built were filed by the County
Engineer and ordered filed
On motion of Commissioner Helms the
Board of County Commits sioners adjourned
to Thursday morning, September 6. 1917,
at 9 800 a m
Attest Herman ThOlen,
Geo. H Brown Chairman
County Clerk
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08
Chinese Hear of World Unity

Chinese Hear of World Unity
President Faunice of the Brown
University in his address to the Chi
nese students of the thirteenth annual
conference of the eastern section of
the Chinese Alliance and printed in
the Christian Science Monitor says
in part:
"Since we live on a shrinking globe
all nations are daily coming closer to
one another in either friendship or in
hostility. Travel by land has increas-
ed its speed ten-fold in the last cen
fury, and travel by seas has increas-
ed its speed fve-fold. All lands are
coming physically near What Will be
the result If they fail to come closer
in mutual understanding and sympa-
thy? This conference should mean a
better understanding between the
leaders of America and those young
men and women who are to be among
the future leaders of 100000, 1000
people.
among all the peoples that I have
visited In the Orient, no other so
aroused my faith and admiration as
did the Chinese. Your people are the
Romans of the Orient. If the JaDa-
nese are like the ancient Greeks
versatile, keen, agile,-the Chinese
are ike the Romans, solid, tenacious,
trustworthy, administrative. Any ma
ton that can endure for 1000 years
must be rich in moral character. The
precept of Confucius are singularly
like the maxims of Benjamin Frank
lin. The democracy of the Chinese Is
ancient and ingrained.
Local self-government has always
been practised in China, and whether
the government be called a monarchy
or a republic, the real spirit of the
people is democratic. In essential de-
mocracy, in hard-headed common
sense, in thrift and love of education
the American and Chinese have much
in common. The Chinese are an ex-
ample to all nations in their capacity
for patient toll, their respect for the
aged, the honor paid to home and
family. But America has certain very
definite gifts to make to China and
these gifts are now being conveyed
through you.
1--WE can give China a moral dyna-
mic that she deeply needs. Whatever
religious dogmas you may hold, you
know that the Christian faith has
been a tremendous force in western
life, remolding society, creating nov
institutions, creating literture and
art, and carrying liberty to the peo-
pie. You cannot study in this country
without approaching the moral dyna-
mic and conveying it in some way to
your own nation. Both China and
America In the past have been isolat-
ed from other nations by geographical
situation and tradition. But that iso-
lation is gone forever Each nation
now stands IN the mid-current of the
worlds advance. Each nation has a
mighty part to play in the league of
nations which is rising out of the
battleaelds of Europe and which shall
make democracy safe throughout the
world.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08

| No accurate figures are avilable
! showing the exact amount of fuel
thus utilized, nor is any record kept
| of the amount of coal which is thus
saved for other purposes. There are
hundred of thousansd of old ties re-
moved every year, however, and great
piles of displaced bridge timbers, in
addition to a great quantity of wood
| saved from worn out and wrecked
freight cars
The program worked out by Presi-
dent Calvin, of the Union Pacific
Railroad is, "LET NOTHING OF
VALUE GO TO WASTE"
Coal dealers in certain sections of
the country are already seeking to
make use of the timeworn scheme of
saying HE did it" in order to escape
the criticism involved in the nation
wide protest against the high price of
coal.
An Omaha dealer smarting under
the peremptory order of President
Wilson, who acted In response to the
general public protest, and directed
cut IN the price of coal at the mines
sought to throw the burden on to the
railroads. He was quickly called, how
ever, by Ballard Dunn, Special Rep
resentatIve of the Union Pacific Rail
road, who showed that coal is hauled
by the railroads at an average of less
than half cent a ton a mile In fact
the rate on coal Is the lowest of all
freight rates.
The Omaha dealer sought to leave
the impression that other commodi-
ties were hauled at cheaper rates. :
especially near beer and chickensL
Here is what Mr.. Dunn said in his an
swer:
''The coal dealer who saws, give
US the same freight rate on coal that
we get on near beer and a real re-
ductlOn to the consumer will follow
IS deliberately attempting to deceive
the public.
''The freight rate on near beer,
from Chicago to Omaha, is p cents
a hundred pounds, or at the rate of
$40 a ton.
1.-The freight rate on chickens.
from Chicago to Omaha, is As cents
a hundred pounds, or at the rate of
SO ton.
1t is at once apparent why car
load OF coal from the Illinois fields,
even at the rate of S2.65 a ton or13
and one-fOurth cents a hundred.
should cost total of $132.5 so as com
pared with 500 on a carload of chick
ems and $50 a carload for near
beer The carload of coal holds 100,
600 lbs. the carload of chickens on
Iy 10000 pounds, and the carload of
near beer only 10000 pounds. Weight
IS necessarily the basis of all freight
charges.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08
Union Pasiic RaiIroad CompanY.

In these days of the scarcity of
coal, the old railroad tie, has finally
come into its own. On the Union Pa
cific Railroad, at least, the time hon
ored system of burning these old ties
has been discontinued
In hundreds Of instances along the
right of way the Union Pacific ar
rangements have been made with
owners of adjoining farms to whom
the old ties are given in payment for
the blowing of burrows paralleling the
railroad, as a fire guard. This fire
guard acts as an effective break to
prevent the spreading of fires which
start from sparks OF locomotives
At other points, the old ties are
gathered together and shipped to a
nearby point where they are cut up
and used by the railroad itself as
fuel. Much of this material is used in
firing stationary engines As several
OF the district terminals, these old ties
are sawed up into stove lengths and
sold at a nominal sum TO railroad en-
pIoyeeS- The same is done with dis
placed bridge timbers, that wood on
old cars that are torn down, and the
wood on cars that are destroyed In
wrecks.
Wreekage of freight is no longer
burned up, but the iron and steel is
carefully collected and saved, as well
as the fuel value Of the wood. Old
waste from journal boxes Is also saw
ed, and is valuable IN starting fires
in engines
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08

The above tax levleS for the various taxing
districts for Ellis County, Kansas, for the
year 1917. were. on the 23rd day OF August
1917, approved By the Beard Of County Com.
missioners Of Ellis County, Kansas.
Herman J. Tholen.
ChzirHzsn-
There being no other business rzatter to
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08
KEEPS WAR RELICS

Zeigler at Hays Has Button From
French Uniform
Hays, Aug 31.-Maurice Ziegler
has button from the uniform of a
French soldier who fell in the trench
es in the present war 1t was sent him
by his uncle, Mr.. Healey, who also
sent some pictures, among them that
of hospital ship that had a four
hour race and fight with a German
submarine. Our daily reading of the
contest keep US in pretty close touch
with the situation but when We see
material and photos from the scene
of action it seems to bring the real
ity of it nearer to US.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08
How's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine
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five years, and has become known as the
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Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Poi
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After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you viii see a
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send
for testimonials. free.
z. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. T5c.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08

G. W. Miller has seed wheat to put
out to actual farmers for one-ffth of
1918 crop. Delivered free in Hays.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08

Engraved initial and monogram
stationery at the Free Press office.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08
Commissioners Proceedings


Commissioners Proceedings
New Bridges
Type. Bridge. Location Est Cost
Crossing. sWE Sec i1-Ii-i7 $500. 90
One Soft span, high truss, BrulI Cross
ing 24-13-19 & I9-1s-1s $4,000
25-15-16- 3O-15-I6 100000
10 foot concrete slap. King 1O-1s-2O &
Foot bridge. wood structure. North Ellis
along wagon bridge 10000
80 foot. Lutan design bridge. west of
Ellis on G. B. road between & g.
Total for repairs brought forward $4,000
Total rs qqo M
Grand Total 20.sss.sO
And the Board of County Commission
amount of tax which should be levied for
such repairs and new construction is fol-
For new construction s15.7OO.OO
For repairs 10000
20 per cent contingent fund 3.39s.OO
Grand Total $50. sss. 90
And it further appearing to the Board
that the total cost of bridge and culyert
repairs and new construction, plus the 20
per cent contingent fund provided by law
will require fund of $50. 90, it was de-
termined and decided by the Board to be
necessary to make levy OF one mill on all
taxable property in the County for the ensu-
ing year for said bridge and culvert repair
and new construction and for a contingent
fund provided by law
The Board then took up matters of tax
levies generally for the ensuing year and
estimated and determined the amount of
money to be raised for all County purposes,
and all other purposes which they are re-
quired to levy Following Is estimates for
County purposes:
County Current:
Countv officers IDENTITIES o15 oIa-I,s liz
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08
FOR SALE
FOR SALE

Several good residence lots on
East Juniata Street. Inquire at Free
Press Office.
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For SALE

l have $50 acre farm four and
One-haf miles west of Omego, Potto-
wottamie County, Kansas, all under
hIs.- state of cultivation, which will
trade for Western Kansas land. See
c. W. Miller for particulars, Hays,
Kansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-08
Victoria Tuesday, August 18th.

Should you or your child have any
thing wrong with your eyes, ears,
nose or throat, or need glasses, make
a date with DR.. n. Jay Brown, Offices
IN Campbell Building, Salina, Kan
sas, or See him at Victoria, on Tues
day, August 7th, and at Ellis, Wed
nesday, August 9Th
New Britain herald., 1917-05-11
sI |||'|'' 0f PATRONS }. ! SUNDAY CONCERT
6olc Choral Union Expects
 lsatest Success iQ History

Int Is expected to prove the most eesful musical treat of the season. be held in the Lyceum theater fd4y evening. when tho annual ng concert of the Catholic Choral on will be the event. Composed of 100 voices. the chorus has ed for over three months. and eor Frederick H. Harmon be- that the work. which will be f the most dif1cuit ever under by the union. will bs fcapablx led. ''Tales of Old JapahY. by adge-Taylor. and the Seven Last IT. by Dubois win be the princi- tolss handled by the chorus. aug ted by a quartet of very capable Isrs from New York and Hartford.
 IYac Soloists. oalixing the importance of having ers of repute for these two num- Director Harmon spent consid- 10 time in seeking talent. and he ves his efforts will be appreciated 8Ae audience. For the soprano Miss Kathleen Lawlor of New whose work Is splendidly re- 4 to by Metropolitan critics. has oocured. Miss Rose Marie Camp Another New Yorker. will handle to part. Wesley Howard of Bos- but more recently of Hartford. o ihe has made . flne reputation. slng tenor. Carl Schlegel. . Der 0f the Metropolitan Opera my, and a warm fAvorite In this i'll sing baritone. MT. Schlegel nAlke his third appearance in this having sung at the concerts of n1on In 1912 and 1915.
 preliminary sale of tickets in- n . capacity house, the patrons nA box holders having subscribed t than in post seasons.
 Tho Box HoldeGAs
 e, holding boxes ars as follows: fucyan BojnowsaA Rev. Patrick
 Rev. John T. Winters. Mrs.
 s. Landers. George M.s Land afx. and Mrs Dugald McMillan TIT. Justus \. Traut-
 IAse of Patrons.
 Eo list of patrons of the union follows: Mrs. w. g.. AAcoM Nr. 1krs. Philip Bardsck. Dr. and Mrs. Barker. Andrew Baaso. lEr. and Henry Pollard, 1fr. 1t Mrs. !. Inn H. Booth. Dr. and Mf Henry slf Rey~ J- Q. Brennan. of Ken-I or:s aGr. and Mrs. otis o. Butler. knd Mrs. James Byett Mrs. !. c. ry. of Hartford; Miss Mary A.I pbell, 1ErAnd Mrs John CArle- &1Giss 1EoBss Churchill. NrA Grace
New Britain herald., 1917-05-11

{
 Coholan. Philip Corbin. Miss Grace
 Crona, MT. and Mrs, James Grove,
 MT. and Mra Thomas W. Grove. Mrs.
 c. Crowley, Mir. and Mrs. c. J. Curry,
 MT. and Mrs. James M. Curtin, Will
 liam Curtin.
 Albin Davidowicz. MT. and Mrs. W. F. Delaney, MT. and Mrs. John H. Dillon. Mrs. Frances Dobson, MT. and Mrs. Walter Donahue. MT. and Mrs.
 James Donahue. MT. and Mrs. James L. Doyle, MT. and Mrs. w. J. Dun- lay. MT. and Mrs George H. Dyson, Mrs. Bridget English, Miss Ella Fal- lon. Henry Pagan, MT. and Mrs. John
 E. Farr. MT. and Mrs. James M. Fin
 nigan. Miss Grace F1annery.' Mrs. w.
 H. Fogarty. pr. Peter Fox, Miss Kate
 Gilbert, Stanlek Gondek. pr. and Mrs. Edward Grace, Mir. and Mrs. Frank Gearing, Rev. V. Grikis.
 MT. and Mrs Raymond R. Healey. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph M. Halloran. MT. and Mrs. W. C. Hungerford, Miss Elizabeth Hyland, MT. and Mrs. M. N.
 Judd, A. Karpinski, Dr. and Mrs. J.
 L. Kelly, Mir. and Mrs. F. R. Kent.
 Mir. and Mrs. M. J. Kenney. MT. and
 Mrs. A.. G. Kimball, MT. and Mrs.
 George Kimball. Joseph "A. Rloskow-
 akL Miss Vera Kowalsky, MT. and sMrs. Joseph F. Lamb. Mrs. Stella Labfeniec, John F. Leeney. Miss Elix-
 abeth Leghorn. John Lindsey, Mir. and
 Mrs. Peter Long. Mr. and Mrs. VIII,
 Ham J. Long. T. c. tLoomis. Miss
 Hannah Loughery. Mrs. N. Luddy, and Mrs. Simon Luddy. ' Hf~ a~.a Afrc pr. Henry Martin. William E. Mar tin, Miss Grace E. McBriarty, MT. and Mrs. John McCabe, Mir. and Mrs. Will liam F. McEnroe, MT. and Mrs. John II. McGrail. Dr.. and. Mrs. Frank IL NcGuire. Thomas McNamara, John A. Meehan. Fred Miller, MT. asd Mrs. August Monsees, Miss Elizabeth Nor rin, MT. and Mrs. c. J. Murphy. John H. Murphy, Mrs. J. E. Murphy. Miss Margaret Murphy. Miss Sadie Mur- phy, MT. and Mrs. F. J. Murray, MT. and Mrs. James Naughton. Mrs. John F Nolan, Miss Catherine O'Brien, John o'Brien, Timothy W. O'Briens Dr. and Mrs. D. W. O'Connell, Miss Mae c. olcott, Miss Anna Paderewski. MT. and Mrs. George F. Patterson. MT. and Mrs. w. J. Feeble, Mir. and Mrs. Edward M. Pratt. R. H. Prutting. William Began. MT. and Mrs. Will liam Reynolds. James H. Riley, Mir. and Mrs. F. J. Riley, Miss Frances Mir. and Mrs. William Ritter. Stephen Robb, Joseph Ryan. MT. and Mrs. F. A. Searle. Mir. and Mrs F. H. Sharpe 1. Miss Margaret Sheehan, MT. and Mrs. John Sheohan, Robert J. Smith, John B. Smith. Charles Smith, Philip Smith. George F. Spear, Mrs. Philip B. Stanley. Will liam Storey. Mir. and Mrs. J. F. Sul- livan, F. H. Suneson, MT. and Mrs. George S. Talcott. Miss Mary A. Tor may, Miss Margaret Tracey. William F. Troy, F. J. Ward. MT. and Mrs. Joseph. Ward, pr. Joseph IF. Walsh, MT. and Mrs Robert E. Weeden. MT. and Mrs. M. T. White. Mss Jadwiga Zemblxo.
 MT. and Mrs. wllliarn ,. Farley. Thomas .Cranley, \. Coles. Mir. and AErs. Joseph c. Woods. Mr. and Mrs. William I. Noble, MT. and Mrs. Will liam 1 Beers, MT. and Mrs. Fred X. OsBri0n; Mayor George 4. ouigley. MT. and Afrs. T. B. Farrell. T. F. Lee, and Miss Hannah Winters.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-11

the European powers lighting in the
 same cause, and they give evidence of that recognition, by fraternizing with
 the French and British sailors now ir American ports. When . Britis' armored cruiser cast anchor in the
New Britain herald., 1917-05-11

American sailors have been quick to recognize the fact that the declaration of war against Germany allied our navy directly and closely with those of
New Britain herald., 1917-05-11

Hudson river and some of her men oD-
 tained shore leave they were welcomed
 heartily. as the picture shows. py
 American bluejackets. The British had much to tell our men about warfare at sea,
New Britain herald., 1917-05-11

did not confins his training strictly to tho hurdnng. He would do Ill round work, such as shot putting ana broad jumping. Bob has an ambition to do 14 2-b or better over the high stacks; therefore he will train exclusively for hurdling during the next few weeks.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-11

hScaen. May I 1.-Bob Simpson
 take special course in training
 ths two hurdle events in the con- tysnce championships which will be fe1H It Stagg field. Chicago. June 3.
 fornasr years the Tiger Stopper
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-12-27
PASSENGER TRAINS CRASH;
38 KILLED.; MANY INJURED

Sheperdsville, Ky. - Thirty-eish,
known dead and 40 to 80 persons III.
jnred, some of them seriously, Wa
the toll taken when Louisville & Mash
vile passenger train No. 7, fro. Gu.
cinnati to New Orleans, crashed il
the real Of a Bardstown, Leuisvil
IL Springfield accommodation train 30
yards south Of the station here.
The accommodation train had jus
eft the station after making a sto
when the faster train which makes 10
stop here came in sight moving at Il
high rate of speed. Efforts to Drirg
1t to a halt were futile and the heaIy
locomotive with the heavy weight a.
Il steel train behind it crashed inI,
he rea of the accommodation wit
I terrific impact. The two woodcr.
passenger cars and baggage cars liza
ing up the smaller train were spill,
Iered.
Virtually every person aboard tn
accommodation train, both crew an
passengers were either killed or bau.
ly injured. None Of the passenger
h'coi 'Ho i"ot litiI "SIt EIiicfI
thong ha number were injured. The
locomotive was demolished and the
heavy steel coaches making up thu
train were thrown from the track.
Non Of the passengers aboard thu
fast train were killed and none OF
them received more than minor inju.
ries. Another locomotive and trail
crew was sent from Louisville am
after %dctaching II baggage car the
Now Orleans train went on as soou
as the right Of way was declared.
Jesse WeathcrfOrd. telegraph opera
tor at the station here, said that after
the accommodation train left the sta
ton he had thrown his block TO show
the track clear and left the office tc
help handle baggage. When he &C
outside, lie said, he saw the fas; trait
approaching, raj back to the Office
pulled his block to show red seize,
a lantern and rushed to the p%latforr
to flag 1t. He reached the side Of tn,
track just as the hevay locomotive
Numbered by.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-12-27
'EoToNs MUST RESTORE ALL.
TERRITORY TAKEN AND pAy
FOR GREAT HAVOC.
GERMAN PEACE PROPOSALS
'eor.eo That Teutonic Allies Would
oHer for Peace and Had Requested
Peace, $500 ~

IN the midst Of the peace pournar.
lars that are in progress between tba
representative of the Teutonic allies.
ana the bolshcviki government N
RUSSIA, the war aims Of Great Brit.
aln-and doubtless Of all her allies
nave been concretely set forth in the
mousse or commons by David Lloyd,
george, the British prime minister.
The complete restoration of terri.
tory now in the hands of The e,amy,
and compensation for the havoc they
nave wrought is the price that viii
he damended for the laying down Of
arms and the bringing about ~
peace.
Great Britain did not seek terrific.
rial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for herself or for
any Of her allies when she entered
the war, Mr.. Lloyd George said but
entered into the hositilities merely for
the sake Of her honor. AS to Ger.
many's colonies, all Of which are low
IN the hands of the entente, Mr.. Lloyd
George said, their disposition must be
determined at the peace congress.
Jerusalem, however, the premier de
clared, would never be restored to the
Turks.
The statement of the prime minis
ter came almost simultaneously with
a report that the Teutonic allies jp-
tended to make peace proposals to
the entent and that Russia had been
requested to take similar steps ana
was e~ndeavoring to sound her fromei
allies In arms as to their requirements
for a cessation Of hostilities.