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GERMAN PEACE
PLAN FORECAST
IN WASHINGTON
Kaiser to Restore Belgium,
Serbia. Rumania and
Northern France.
WILL SELL COLONIES
Alsacc and Lorraine to Be In.
dependent States-Rc-
garded as "Feelcr."

WASHINGTON. Sept. 9.--What pur-
peace terms has been circulated among
diplomats here within the last two
weeks. but has been regarded by the
Entente embassies and most Of the neu-
trails as a "feeler." The origin of the
'o-called terms was not disclosed. but
they are said to have been written by
Foreign Secretary Won kuhmann before
his visit to Vienna. which since has
been pointed to as Strengthening the
probability that they bear evidences of
authenticity.
Briefly the so-called terms were as
follows:
Restoration Of Belgium and northern
France. to he paid for out of the sale
of Germanys colonies to Great Britain.
Alsace and Lorraine to be inde-
pendent States. tHigh French officials
recently have announced anew the
determination of France to be salts
fled with nothing less than the re-
covcry of her lost provinces)
Trieste to he "A free port"
Serbia and Rumania to be restored.
and Serbia to have port on the
Adriatic.
The Balkan question and the status
OF Turkey TO be subjects for negotia-
ton.
Disarmament and International ro-
lice.
Freedom OF the seas with Great
Britain in control of the English
Channel until the projected tunnel Is
built between Dover and Calais.
This outline of terms. circulated with
out definite stamp of official authority. II
will be noted. bears in many respects a
resemblance to the general tenor of the
peace proposals of Pope Benedict
BY some diplomats such an outline Is
regarded as presenting something sus
ceptibe Of a discussion. 1t is regarded
merely as possibility without havinR
| probability.
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NO REST GIVEN FOE.
Austrian Positions.
RN ". x. MClLIRE.
Special cable Dsspdtch 10 THE srN from the
London Times

BY W. *. NctLuRE.
Special cable Despdtch TO The SrN from the
London Times.
ocoppriok,. 1917. all rights reserredD
ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS, Sept o
Gen. Capelio's hammerlike strokes
upon the Austrian positions show no
sign Of abatement in strength or quick
ness Of delivery. There Is no rest In
that section of the battle line. the mettle
of both sides being tried to the utmost.
The Austrians stiil are hanging on
grimly in spite OF the hail Of shells that
comes from Trenova plateau and Pono-
wtzer wood and the deadly spray or the
hidden machine guns.
In the recent lighting on the Carso
plateau an Austrian counter attack
came to sudden disaster. Between korite
and Selo the enemy found that they
could not set foot even in the most ad
vanced Italian outposts They showed
stubborn valor. coming again and again
to the attack against one Of the Italian
battalons. The defenders went out tn
meet them with machine guns, which
were so hidden that they commanded a
long straight communicating trench up
which the Austrians were advancing
The foremost Austrians were not five
yards away when the machine guns
opened and the men were moved down
like ninepins.
Almost all Of this regiment was de-
stroyed and the battalion which opposed
II. suffered little In the first three
assaults the Austrans got within bomb
ing distance, but could not come nearer
and were destroyed where they stood
All other attacks here-there were seven
were completely broken M by the
artillery fire. Once again the British
batteries receive the thanks Of the
Italians for the manner In which they
helped out
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10000 Purse Strings
Dangled at Big Game

NOTHING that has been accom-
~ plished by THE SUN Tobacco
Fund carried greater satisfaction
to us than the baseball game yes
terday between Ned Wayburn's
"Follies" and Raymond Hitch
cocks "Hitchy-Koos."
Think of it! There were
10000 persons there; just that
number of rooters for the fund.
They were we'll repaid for their
visit not only through the game,
which was magnificent struggle,
but through the wonderful enter
tainment contributed by the top
notch stars of the theatrical field.
Justice-so far as printed words
can go in that direction-is being
done to this in another story
At the time we went to press
the cash contributed, paid for
programmes and in other means,
by our immense throng had not
been counted and checked. We
can tell this, howcvcr-it has
gohe we'll beyond the $4,000
mark. That $4,000 is now
within easy striking distance.
Our thanks to the hundreds of
men and women who made the
affair the success it was, to Ned
Wayburn, to Raymond Hitch
cock, to Florenz Ziegfeld, to
Charles B. Dillingham; and others
cannot be expressed in fulness.
We will leave that to the thou
sands of soldiers who will benefit
for the proper handling.
New and great things are on
the way. The next is a parade
1t is to take New York by storm
next Saturday afternoon. Look
| inside once more for some of the
details.
WARMING! THE SUN TO.
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza
ton or publication. 1t employ.
no agents or solicitors.
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AIRMEN BOMB VENICE.
Dropped Bombs OF
city, Says Vienna.

LONDON, Sept. 9,-An Austro-Hun'
garan Admiralty statement issued Fri
day night and just received here tells
OF the aerial bombardment of Venice
The statement says:
AS a reprisal for repeated attacks
of enemy aviators on the open town
of Triest, our hydro-airplanes on the
night OF the seventh copiously and
most successfully dropped bombs on
the naval arsenal and military estab-
Nshments at Venice Numerous hits
were reliably observed. All our air
planes returned.
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OFFENCE OF SWEDEN
IAN ACTOR WAR SAY
CAPITAL DIPLOMATS
Sweden and Germany to
Be Linked by Air Route

7 ,ONDON, Sept. "a despatch
to the Exchange Telegraph
from Copenhagen says reports
from Stockholm are to the effect
that a committee has been formed
to arrange for an airplane route
from Trelleborg, southern Swe-
den, to Sassnitz, Germany. 1t Is
added that a Stockholm banker
has offered $1,000,O00 toward
the carrying out of the project.
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TO GIVE TERMS SOON.
Michaelia So Informs ReichstRR
Main Committee.

LONDON. Sept 9.-Germany will he
able soon to publish her peace terms ac-
cording to Dr. Gcorg Michaeiis. the Ger
man Chancellor. Dr. Michaelis In an in
terview said he had so informed the
ReichstaE Main Committee. an Exchange
Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen
announces to-day.
THE Main Committee, said Or.
Michaelis in the interview. has tried TO
make Anal arrangements regarding peace
conditions and the question Of Alsace-
Lorraine. but no decision has been taken.
The question. however. was eagerly dis
Cussed and Germany will soon he able
to publish her peace terms"
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NEW FORCES SENT.
Austrians From Russian and
French Front Face Italians.

LONDON, Sept 9-Evidence that re-
endorsements have reached the Austrians
in an attempt to halt the advance OF
the Italians is reported to-day by the
War Office in Rome, Raiding parties
OF Italians have returned from the Aus
tran trenches bringing prisoners from
regiments recently arriving from the
! Russo Rumanian front, while Austrian
gunners, taken captive. assert that they
have been fighting on the French front,
Bad weather has interfered with in
fantry operations and Rome reports only
artillery firing, which continues with
| out cessation. on the Isonzo front vio-
lent storms have transformed streams
| into rivers and plains into lakes OF mud
forcing halt in operations, Mist and
tog have shut of visibility even at short
| ro.t~n.d ~. 0,,oAk Dor,
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STILL SPLIT ON PEACE.
German Press and Political Lead
ers Mt Variance.

COPENHAGEN, Sept a--The committee
NJ seven members Of the Reichstag and
seven members Of the Burdesrath ap-
pointed to draw up an answer to Pope
Benedicts peace note will meet to-mor-
row afternoon. and the reply will prob
ably he drafted then, says Berlin des-
patch to-day.
The wcek-e brought several refer
ences in the German press or official
declaration TO Belgium, Alsace- Lorraine
and Poland which may foreshadow
progress or lack. OF progress In Ger
many toward solutions OF these Ques-
,ons for insertion In the reply of Ger
many to Pope Benedicts peace pro-
posal
Regarding Belgium. statements b,
Berlin correspondents of the Amster-
dam Catholic organ Tijd and the Vienna
Catholic organ RethspOst. on the pro-
posal to give Belgium complete auton-
omy." subject to limitations to prevent
IL entering into special treaty relations
with the Entente Powers or maintain
ing military force beyond that re-
! quircd for interior policies, or to upset
the German made division of the coun-
| try into Walloon and Flemish halves.
have attracted the attention OF the Ger
/ man press.
! The Lokalnn sciocr assumes that this
represents the Centrists' solution OF the
situation, but it says the Tijd's further
assertion that the proposal has been ac-
cepted in principle by the double seven"
commission In Germany is premature.
Time Has Come for Frankncss.
A statement in the South German
Catholic organ. the Augsburg Post. de-
claring that the time had come for a
frank declaration that the German peo-
pie have not thought OF expressing Bel
gium economically, politically or mill
tarily, also is attracting attention. The
meeting of the double seven" committee
in Berlin perhaps will show whether the
above represents the Centrists' concep
tion OF a fulhlment OF the POSTS wishes
DR. Michaelis in an interview pub
lished in Stuttgart shows that the fed
Grated Governments are not yet united
as has been assumed, on the idea az
creating Alsace- lorraine into n hered
itary monarchical state, but that som'
OF them are still toying with the ole
idea of dividing the provinces hetweel
Prussia, Bavaria and Baden--Prussii
to retain control OF the part of prim
military Importance and the most valu
able mining districts, while her tw'
partners undertake the task OF assimi
lating the population of the southeri
section. for which 1t is thought the.
are better fitted In Prussia.
The solution of the Polish question 4
to be announced in a few days 1t vii
begin with the institution of a regenc
Of uncertain powers and the abolition q
the hated division into Austrian an
German spheres of administrative
The Deutsche Bank already has an
nounced its intention to establish
branch in Riga as soon as condition
: permit This indicates that Arthur vo
Gw!nner. managing director of the hanl
: believes Riga hereafter will renal
within the German sphere Of influence.
The Conservative and Pan-Germa
!. newspapers daily are playing bolde
] with the thought OF a dissolution OF tn
I Reichstag and new elections, whic
Continued on Second Poge.
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Mystery in the disappearance OF Will
lam Harding. "a. of 1912 Fulton street,
brooklyn, who fell into a sewer in
Wa shington avenue, Brooklyn. February
:, was cleared up Yesterday when Hard
ing's body was found floating In the
East River near the foot Of Grand
street. A check signed by Harding and
found in his pocket identified the body
He stepped into manhole into which
snow was being shoVelled.
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DIR. T. F. WELDON, R.,
IDENTIFIED BY BRIDE
Victim, of Amnesia in Chicago
Now on His Way Home.

CHICAGO, Sept. "a dramatic reunion
took place in the Psychopathic Hospital
to-day when DIR. Thomas +. Weldon. Jr..
OF Brooklyn, victim of amnesia, was
identified by his mother and bride OF six
months
DR.. Weldon disappeared in New York
Thursday and on Friday walked into
Chica,o police station with the query:
"Where am !? In Brooklyn OF Kansas
Cny?"
His description partly corresponded
with that OF the missing physician. and
his mother and wife in New York were
telegraphed They arrived in Chicago
early this morning and started east
with him this evening.
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LOSE
18,500 TO FOE
Capture Reported by Austrians
in Rcpelling Ten Attacks
on Monte San Gabrielle.

LONDON. Sept. 9.-Repulses of ten ltal-
ian attacks on the northern and one on
the western slope OF Mont san Gabrielle
are reported in an Austrian official
statement received here tonight Cap
ture of $4,000 troops and 500 officers
also is announced.
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1000 Freight Handlers strike.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept, "a strike
order issued here late to-day calls upon
1000 freight handlers and checking
clerks of tho Rock Island. Missouri.
Kansas and Texas and Missouri Pacific
railroads to quit work Tomorrow.
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DENIES SWEDEN
AIDED GERMANS
Minister to Argentina Says Nc
Messages We're Handled
by His Office.

BUENOS AYRES, Sept. R.-Tbe
swedish Minister to Argentina. Baron
Lowen. to-day denied that despatches
In cipher had been sent to Berlin by
the German Charge through the Swed.
ish Legation at Buenos Ayres. He
said; II have not sent, nor caused to
he sent by the legation under my
charge any telegram from the German
Legation. The news Is a great and
disagrpeable surprise. have cabled
to my Government 10 clear up matters.
In the United States they are very e1.
eta Dle."
WAsHiNGTOS. Sept a-Tne foregoing
despatch from Ruenos Avres wac read
to Secretary Lansing to-nr2ht. he eN-
hibited interest but had no comment to
make. 1t was said in Swedish quarters
yesterday that Baron Lowcn had been III
for many months and probably was g-
norant of what hal been going on in
the le!ation
Secretary Lansing's announcement
Yesterday revealing the duplicity o'
Sweden said that the cipher MESA ger
had been transmitted by Count Luxburg
the German Charge d'Affaires at Bueno:
Ayres. The messages bore the signatur.
of Count Luxburg and not Baron Lowen
I.oNpoN. Sept 10.-A sensation ha!
been caused here by the announcement
Of the American discovery OF proof tha
the Swedish Government has been aid
ing Germany by transmitting com
munications for Berlin, even war orders
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The splendid attacks of the Italian in
fantry. backed by a crushing artillery
fire, slowly are forcing the enemy's grip
The Austrian resistance deserves all
praise. and the generous nature of the
Italian soldiers does not withhold their
admiration for the tenacious defence Of
the enemy. Two days ago Gen. Capelio
stopped a long column of Austrian SOL
diers whose resistance he finally had
broken down. and expressed. as soldier
To soldier. his admiration for their gal
Ian. fight.
one of the remarkable features Of the
recent captures in this sector of the
front has been the large proportion OF
officers taken by the Italians--on two
successive days the figures were 1l2 OFF,
GERS and 2,100 enlisted men. The cx-
planation lies in the Austrian system OF
fighting. The privates and the nom
commissioned officers fight in the
trenches with only n few officers the
bulk OF the latter remaining behind the
firing lines in fortified positions
Officers Taken In Bunchcs.
In this way the losses in killed and
wounded fall mainly upon the men and
some days the loss Is appalling. Wher
the line breaks the Italians sweep for
ward and 1t is only the remnants OF
the rank and file that fall into theii
hands. But the officers are picked UP ir
patches from punkholes
The Austrian counter blow to the
south had limited success against the
| right of the Italian line. which wac
badly adapted to defence The reports
! from the enemy doubtless will magnif,
| the fact that some OF their lost ground
has been resained. but the truth is tina
the Italians are on the only line which
| they well can hold until they are read,
I for the real push in this sector OF oper
! ations, which they have not attempted
| as vet.
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scientious ohjeCtors were hurried through
the long lines of officials Every one
who could not show his blue card was
directed 10 one side and later taken
down stairs to the business office of the
Jewish Daiiy Forudrd. Those evidently
over Conscription age, the women and
the young men with caAis offered all
sorts Of arguments to the police and
tried not to leave the room. Small dis
putes which showed evidence of distur-
bance were Uuelled. and in less than
half an hour the thousand persons were
sorted out Those who were allowed to
leave the building formed the nucleus
of the crowd on the street outside, and
began to cheer and boo their comrades
inside.
The cardless objectors fully ESQ NJ
them-then returned to the meeting hall.
escorted by Federal agents and the
police. Marshal Mccarthy invited them
to front seats and began to explain the
situation. He had said a few words
when a shaggy haired man, who said he
was Joseph Spivak, financial secretary
Of the Conscientious Ohtectors. rose in
the back of the hall and started to yell
at the officials in a well nigh unintelli-
Sible manner.
You have no right" he repeated sew
! eral times I'VE did not expect to have
our meeting broken up" and his fellow
cardless objectors cheered. That's why
we did not bring our cards with us.
/ myself am /ovcr conscripton age, hut
/ I sneak for the others We are right
! in the law and you are wrong"
Addresses of All Taken.
There was more talk of the same
kind, and more applauding, and ther
! the Marshals men quietly went about
their task Of taking names and ad
dresses of every one in the room. Slowly
they filed out of the room In front
Of the building some who attempted tt
make demonstrations were quietly bu
effectively moved along by the police
and fifty detectives on hand.
\ When everything was over Marsha
Mccarthy gave his opinion Of the eve
ning's proceedings. u consider th'
meeting was seditious." he said. "Anc
in so far as is In my power shall pre-
vent any similar meetings In this dis
trict while am Marshal" lie pointed
out that every remark made against tn
Government and its policies was cheere'
openly by tho crowd. which the organ
izers said was made UP largely of mem
hers OF the newly formed Conscientiou
Obiectors League. with headquarters o
East Broadway
Bernard Sernaker, president Of tn
objectors, acted as chairman and mad
the first speech. His remarks, whicl
were In English. ran to quotation
dressed up in new words. you cal
lead an objector to the trenches bu
YOU can't make him fight" was his text
After other speeches in Yiddish by or
| Canlzers Of the Directors League Loui
c. Fraina, editor Of the Nc,o Intcrnd
tional, spoke in English.
| Irving Fralkin, organizer and one G
| the active leaders OF the league, All
| nounced that the Conscientious OF
jectors will hold a meeting, police an
Federal agents permitting, at Ebling
| Casino, l56th street and St AIMS ave
nue., Wednesday evening. Another
planned for the following evening
| Brooklyn.
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This situation causes the most intense
interest and speculation concerning the
developments which are certain to fol-
low the American revelations, Norway
is expected to become n hotbed of Ger
man intrigues and efforts To compel her
to support Sweden. whatever happens
The mass OF the Swedish people desire
to maintain neutrality. but the Govern
ment Is regarded as highly pro-German,
and the powerful commercial class.
which has gained huge profits through
the German war trade. is also strongly
pro-German in its sympathes
The hasis of Swedish sympathies with
Germany was originally fear Of Russian
aggression. While this fear has been
dissipated by the revolution and the
Russian military disasters. yet II has
been succeeded by the development of
an ambition to regain Finland, which
the German propaganda recently has
cultivated, according to report
Throughout the war Sweden has been
the most difficult OF the neutrals for the
Allies to handle because OF the predomi-
nance of German sympathizers In the
country and their high positions.
The effect Of the revelations in Ar
gentna is awaited with concern, 4 few
DAYS ago il was announced that Ger
many had pledged immunity 10 Argen'
tine ships. Whether the Argentine Gov
ernment led the public TO believe tha'
greater concessions had been promised
than were warranted by the facts is no
clear here. The Ruenos Ayrcs messages
seem to indicate that, in the opinion q
the public there, the Argentine Govern
ment has not been sealing In an en-
trely frank mannT with it's own people
The German Ambassadors advice il
the published notes to sink ships withou
leaving any trace explains the case o
| Cnniitnlcd nn Sccond pnnc
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From the fact that the I.ixhure tele-
grams were sent in official Swedish coda
to the Stockholm Foreign Once Il is re-
garded as evident that = number or the
ranking swedish officials must have been
cogniZant nf the German SWed ~h plot.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs other
Cabinet heads and other officials en-
trusted with lerodnC the kilograms ara
necessarily Implicated. Information re-
Ceived here M to the present indica tea
that otner officials of the Government
and members Of the Foreign Affairs
Committee Of both Swcd sh houses we're
probably not advised of rho Govern
msnt's dupliclty.
Word is anxiously awaited concern
ing the anticipated storm Of ind cnation
among the Swedish people when tho
news reaches them Several diplomats
Tonight predict that the exposure Of the
plot viii mean a revolution in sweden.
with the possible Consrmmation NJ
long smoudcr,ng plan for the establish
mert NJ a republic,
II is regarded a. certain that tho
swedish Liberals and Socialists. who
have had strong pro-Ally continents
will he strengthened as - result. while
, the court and the aGriCutursts, who
have been pro-Gcrman, will be greatly
weakened. \ special session OF both
houses Of Parliament is expected n he
| called at once. as 10 other course IL
! open to the Government
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Queen ls Pro-GermR n n.

Although sweden Is a democratic
form of government tho Influence Of tho
court is known to have been n distinct
factor in the foreign policy OF the
country TIE Queen is reported here
TO have recently become more and more
open In her professions Of loyalty to
Germany and ii is regarded as posi-
hility that she may have figured i'm any
secret agreement between the swedish
and German Governments concerning
the transmission Of secret G"rmau
dispatches Queen Victoria is a cousin
OF the Kaiser.
The agriculturalsts hay" pro-Germsn
leanings chiefly through fear Of attack
by Russia. but as TINS menace has long
been removed their strength has d.
mnishcd as a political factor and they
are not expected to support the 'ioNern-
mcnt in it's lro-'icrman intriguos,
The new development Of the day Il
undoubtedly the frank statement by ono
of the Entente Ambassadors that tho act
/ OF the Swedish Government IA IAN act
! of war irrespective OF whether that
| Government knew the contents Of the
! LuXburg tclcSrams or not,
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Now. however, il is suggested for a
variety of reasons that Sweden would
he more useful as an ally, as she cannot
serve any longer for the transit of sup
plies. Germany having engaged in n
great campaign against Russia, the
Swedish ports would he Of the greatest
value as bases for such operations.
while the swedish army would be easily
useful Moreover, II is suspected that
the Swedish Government has been as
sured that the ancient Clai inns to Finland
will he restored if she becomes Ger
many'S ally.
The difficulty in such All alliance lies
in the fact that Norway is almost as
strongly pro-aily as Sweden Is pro-
German Conditions on the Scandina-
vian peninsula would become aCutely
difficult if Sweden's Junction with Ger
many should force Norway to decide
which side she would join. The Allies
naval position against Germany would
he greatly strengthened II Norway
should permit them to utilize naval
base on the southern coast. which would
facilitate the blockade of Germany.
ON the other hand. should Norway
Join Sweden and Germany this would
he considerably to the advantage OF
Germany for much the same reason
that 1t would provide a new base in the
north for submarine operations