Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
GERMANY AND ALLIES
HOPEFUL OF EARLY
ARMiSTICE
TURKS JOIN MOVE
YOUNG PARTY, is SAID TO BE
BEHIND PROPOSAL FOR cESsA.
TlON OF MISUNDERSTANDING
PAPERS DISAGREE ON TERMS.


Hungary intends to make peace Of
fer to Russia was indicated by adj
vices received here today. This offer
was discussed at the recent confer
enco of Count Czernin, the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister, and Ger
man officials at German Great Head
quarters, il was said According to
the prevailing belief in Vienna EN-
peror Charles is disposed TO offer
generous terms" to the Russians in
Guiding the freedom of the Dardan'
elles and the restoration of Poland.
Peace talk is becoming more and
more insistent in the central empires
end practically all over Europe out
side of England. France and Italy
Socialists in the scandinavian
countries are working with might and
main and their influence is not 60
ing entirely to waste.
1t is reported from Rome that the
German allies made a secret peace
offer to the allies and that it was re-
jected.
The peace talk movement is gain
ing strength in Turkey, as well as the
countries of Europe and certain fac
tions of the Young Turk party are be-
coming very active in that direction
Count Hertling, the Bavarian pre-
mier Is again in the peace limelight.
This time he predicts that the states
men of the entente countries will see
! the error of their ways b yautumn and
be ready to talk peace seriously.
The Bavarian premier indicates his
belief that the allies will modify their
peace terms.
Emil Zimmerman. editor OF the
Lokal Anzeiger in Berlin, is contend
ing that DR. Won Bethmann Hollweg,
the German chancellor made mis-
leading statement to the Rcichstag
when he said that he was in complete
accord with the high command OF the
army In political matters says the Lo-
kal Annzeiger the chancellor is re.
sponsible but in military affairs he
approves of it or not. The lntlmatlOn
is that the German chief Of staff is
not backing the chancellor's personal
peace views.
The Cologne Volkszisuting is pub
fishing an appeal for signatures to
petition demanding "Lindenburg
Peace" According to this newspaper
the Germans are not fighting a war
of widespread conquest but \ must
annex Germany for its own good.
Settle Polish kingship.
The Hague. May 23-Germany and
b Austro Hungary have reached a decis-
7 ion on the Polish question, according
! to advices received here today
Archduke Carl Stefen, the Austrian
candidate for the Polish throne. has
been accepted by the Kaiser In re-
turn for this Austria, it was stated,
, has agreed to drop all anti.annexation
| peace proposals and fully support Ger
manys plans.
II was also reported that Austria in
, sisted upon Germany making new
and concrete peace proposal to Russia
9 soon
The decisions on the Polish ques
ton are understood to have been
reached at the recent conference al
German Great Headquarters in which
Count C2ernin of Austria participated
Hungarian Cabinet Quits.
London, May 23-Count Fisza Pre-
|. mer, and other members of the Hun
garian cabinet, have resigned, says
word reaching here
o There have been rumors of tht
y resignation of Count Tisza for somt
t., time. lie was the largest OF numer
ous attacks In both Austria and Hun
Y, gary as the zap between the pro
German faction aud the "Austria'Hnn
T. gary first" element has steadily wil
"a ened Hungarian patriots accused th'
he Premier of hndernr their efforts Il
e. divide the dual monarchy into tw'
ne countries and have steadily tried Il
50 bring about his downfall