Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-04-20
VAR NOTES
40 Early Peace IS Predicted
By Some

asa Submarines lying IN wait near
American ports TO destroy com
Aerce reached the navy depart
ment Friday throuch civilian chan
nels. but official confirmation was
consistently lacking.
Work on the Belle Meade mo-
5ilizatiOn camp is being rushed BY
Gen. G, b Rogan and tue federal
officers, at his office, Capts. Greer
and Hyde. The First battalion
will answer to roll call Friday
afternoon and the companies will
be held at their armories until the
new camp is completed, which is
expected BY the end Of this week.
The preliminary survey of the
samp Site at Belle Meade, inspected
and approved by the war dspart-
nent, was made Saturday morn
lDg by Capt Greer, assisted BY a
detachment Of enlisted men from
she First battalion, stationed at
Nashville.
Peace within two months and a
half is predicted by the Copen-
hagen correspondent Of the Dan
isb Socialist press, which confirms
reports Of unofficial negotiations
between Russian and German So
ciahsts, as against diplomatic de-
mails in socialist newspapers here
and in Berlin.
The first negotiations, says the
correspondent, who is a socialist
member Of the Danish parliament,
were broken off, enabling two pa
pers to launch a denial that they
were in progress, but they we're
immediately resumed and are be-
ing prosecuted vigorously. The
correspondent then enters into a
discussion OF peace terms in which
be appears to take German social
list expectations and hopes for the
government policy.
i am assured from an abso-
lutely trustworthy source" he
says, that Germany is ready to
restore Belgium and Serbia, eyacu-
ate France and with Turkey, ar
range an agreement with Russia
over the free navigation of the
Dardanelles. An agreement is
also possible on the Polish question
as The Russian government now
knows"
tic correspondent pictures En-
gland as the sole obstacle to peace.
There is reason to believe that the
first part OF his statement in re-
gard to negotiations between Russ
sian and German socialists is cor
rect, but his exposition Of German
peace terms conflict with the re-
cent highly official declaration Of
the North German Gazette that
Germany is willing to conclude
peace, but on terms compatible
with the great sacrifice which she
has made.
The House of Congress, last Sat
srday, passed the 100000, 900
var raFonue bill without a single
opposing vote. Those members
who voted against war voted for
che revenue bill.
Travellers arriving in Holland
from Germany, according to a dis
patch from Amsterdam to the
Central News Agency. say that a
general strike was commenced
Monday morning in Berlin. Also
that riots had taken place in the
German capital.
Further evidence of German ac- |
tivities in Mexico, spreading anti
American and authenticate propa- |
gsnda and exerting German in
t4uences upon the Mexican govern
nents, was contained in diplomatic
reports passing through Washing
ION to European capitals. Funds
on a number of foreign banks were
reported in danger.
An unprecedented rush of APP
pIicants for enlistment swarmed
the Memphis recruiting station
Monday, their spirit of patriotism
q u -. ......l l.. O.. IL.