Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
GERMANY OFFERS
PEACE TO RUSSIA
Tender Is Sent Through Swiss
Federal Council, Swedish
Paper Says.
OTHER OvERTUREs MADE

OTHER OVERTURES MADE
BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. June Is. via London
The Social Demokraten says Germany
has made an offer of peace to Russia
through a member of the Swiss fed
eral council.
Various moves on the part Of Ger
many and Austria since the Russian
revolution to arrange separate peace
with Russia have been reported. al
though not in the form of an oner d.
rectly by either government
A week ago the council Of workmens
and soldiers delegates of Russia made
public the fact that the German CON.
mander-in-chief on the eastern 'front.'
had sent a wireless message ihsl.ns
the Russian armies to a separate arms
tice to be followed by secret neso.ia-
tions with the German leaders This
proposal was denounced by the councli.
Maxim Gorky. the Russian author.
last month made it known that u.
Rimow, the Bulgarian minister at Ber-
lin. had attempted to inveigle- him into
secret peace negotiations. II was re-
ported recently from Petrograd that
two Austrian generals, ten other Austri-
an officers and fifteen privates had ap-
peared in Kishinev. Russia, declaring
that they were peace delegates. This
report was denied in Vienna
Text of aermany's Offer.
The Social Demokraten today pub
fishes the translation of a telegram
said to have been sent in cipher from
the political department of the Swiss
federal council to e. Oder. the SWISS
minister at Petrograd. 1t is dated at
Bern, June 5, and says:
Hoffman. member OF the Iederai
council. authorizes you to make 70
Grimm "a Russian socialist professor
who returned to Russia from Switzer-
land after the revolution) the follow
ing oral communications:
"Germany will not undertake an OF
fensive so long as an arrangement with
Russia seems possible. After conVer-
sations with an important parsonage,
am convinced that Germany aims at
peace with Russia honorable TO potn
parties, with intimate economic and
commercial relations, and hnanclal sup
port to place Russia once again on her
feet. No interference in the domest1c
affairs of Russia An entente cordlaie
on Poland, Lithuania and Couriand, IN
view of the relationship between the
peoples. Restitution of the occupied
provinces, and Russia, on the other
hand, to give back to Austria the prov,
inces which she has been able TO take.
AMSTERDAM. June is. via London
Discussing President Wilson'S note 70
Russia the Norddeutsche ANgemeine Eel
tung of Berlin says:
"Russia's formula Of peace without an
nexations and indemnities Is no MN
drance to peace between Russia and the
central powers who never have demanded
annexations or indemnities from Russia"
German Attack Is Repulsed.
InNDON June 16-Repulse Of a Ger
man attack on the positions captured
by the British south of the Ypres-
Confines canal is announced by the war
ONCE The statement follows: The
evening south of the Ypres-Comines
canal were attacked by the enemy after
heavy artillery preparation. A Few
Germans who succeeded in reaching our
driven out. and the attack was COM
pletely repulsed at all points"
French Penetrate German Lines.
PARIS. June 16.-The French repulsed
several raids in the region of Hill 304
on the heights Of the Meuse last night.
according to an official statement from
the war Office this morning. The artfl-
lery fire around Craonne and Mont
Carnillet was lively.
The statement follows:
I'VE repulsed several enemy attacks
against our Small posts near oVf.
on the heights of the Meuse and east of
Badonviller. French troops penetrated
German trenches east OF Rheims and
took prisoners.
The artillery fighting was moderate,
ly heavy in the sector of Craonne and
west Of Mont Carnillet."
Austrian Version Of Fighting.
VIENNA, via London. June 16.-In-
creased fighting on the Russian front
in East Galicia and Volhynia is report
ed in the official statement issued By
the war Office Friday. The statement
follows:
IN East Galicia and volhynia there
is increased Russian fighting and ac-
tivities continue at several points
italian theater: There is nothing
army. In Carinthia the enemy artillery
fre has increased in the Ploecken sec
tor with the greatest violence. An at
tack upon our position at Monte Rom
bon was repulsed. Artillery fighting
on the Settle Comuni plateau has in
creased in violence"
Italians Repulse Austrians.
ROME. via London. June Is. British
admiralty. per wireless.-"On the en-
tire front artillery engagements have
predominated," says the Italian official
communication issued yesterday. Our
artillery has bombarded enemy con-
voys In close proximity to the station
at Calliano. and also columns on the
march in the Terragncio valley and in
the Val Sugana. Attempts by the
enemy's patrols against our lines near
the Maso torrent failed completely.
Aerial activity has been intense on
the Trentino front. Two enemy avia-
tors were brought down on the slope of
Monte Nerena and in the valley of the
Maggie torrent. Two others were COM
PEELED to land inside their own lines in
the Val Sugana. A fifth machine was
struck by our fire and fell to earth on
the slope of Monte Zebio. One of our
machines is missing"
Italian forces have carried Corno
Cavtnto. strongly fortified Austrian
position in the eastern Trentino, says
the official statement issued today by
the Italian war department..
Fighting in Bullecourt Region.
BERLIN. June 16. via London.-Fresh
engagements between British and German
forces developed early today in the Bulle-
court region and east of Monchy. says the
official statement issued today by the
German army headquarters staff.
Russians Make an Attack.
PETROGRAD. June Is, via London
british admiralty per Wireless Press) -
Today's war office report on military
operations reads:
Western front--There has been rife
and artillery firing in certain sectors
of the front. Our batteries last night
made q surprise attack on enemy re-
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