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New-York tribune., 1918-01-09
President Champions
The Russian Cause
1rotzky Arrives
At Brest-I. ..itovsk
To Renew arley

LONDON, Jan. S.-The Russian peace
delegation, including Foreign Minister
Trotzky, reached Brest-Litovsk on
Monday for the reopening of negotia-
tions that afternoon, according to a
Berlin dispatch received in Copen-
hagen and forwarded by the Exchange
Telegraph Company.
Count Adam Tarnowski Won Tarnow,
according to a dispatch to the Berlin
"Tageblatt" received in Amste rdam, has
been appointed an Austrian delegate to
the peace conference at rest-Litovsk.
The count was named ambassador to
the United States last spring, but was
never officially received by the Amcri-
can government.
Three members Of the Persian Par
lament accompanied Talaat Bey, the
Turkish Grand Vizier, when he arrived
in Berlin for conferences on the war
situation.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09

alton by restoring Rumania and
Serbia and bestowing upon tne latter
e seacoast. obviously in Albania. 1t
was to break down such barrier that
Austria, at Germany's direction. as
sailed Serbia in July, 1914. and pre-
duced the World War. When Serbia
and Rumania have been restored Bull
garia and Turkey will be cut off from
Austria and Germany.
But the amputation at the waist, if
one may use this figure. is accom-
panied by similar operations on all
four limbs. Of Tie two arms of Mittel-
europa, that extending westward
through Belgium to the coast is elimi-
mated by the restoration of Belgium,
that which extends eastward to Riga
is cut off by the creation of free
Poland, having Danzig as a seaport.
and by the restoration to Russia OF
the remainder of Russian lands con-
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09
In That and as to Alsace
He Differs From Lloyd
George
Terms More Definite
Than the British
Great Enthusiasm in Con-
gress for Support Pledged
to France
By c. w. Gilbert

WASHINGTON, Jan. s. President
Wilson went unexpectedly up to the
Capitol to-day and addressed Congress
upon the aims OF this country in the
war. His purpose to speak became
known only an hour or two before.
For the first time this country COM
mitted itself in favor of the rcstora-
ton of Alsace Lorraine to France, the
return Of Italian provinces of Austria
10 Italy, an independent Poland and a
fairly detailed settlement of the Bal
kan and Turkish questions. In addi-
ton, Mr.. Wilson declared for the
evacuation Of Russian territory, ap-
parcntly no matter what concessions
Germany EFFORTS from Russia, and
adopted as the first condition of peace
the immensely radical proposal of pub
licty in all diplomatic arrangements.
In the opinion of Washington, Mr.
Wilson's speech is the final and definite
statement of the purposes of the ma.
tons which are fighting Germany, to
which they will hold to the end unless
they grow weary of waiting while
American preparations become slowly
effective
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09
as0n Pr0claims America s Peace Plan
To Make All the World Free and Safe
The Fourteen Conditions

1-Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at
after which there shall be no private international
understandings.
2-Absolute freedom of the seas, alike in peace
and in war; except they may be closed by interna-
tional action.
3-Ihe removal of all economic barriers and the
establishment Of equality of trade conditions
among all the nations consenting to the peace.
4-Adequate guarantees that national arma-
ments will be reduced to the lowest point consistent
with domestic safety
5-A free, open-minded and absolutely impartial
adjustment of all colonial Claims based upon the
principle that the interests of the populations must
have equal weight with the equal claims of the gov
ernment concerned.
6-The evacuation of all Russian territory and
such settlement of all Russian questions as will
secure for her unhampered opportunity for indie
pendent political development and national policy
7-The evacuation and restoration of Belgium,
without any attempt to limit her sovereignty
8-Ihe liberation of all French territory and the
restoration of the invaded porons and the righting
Of the wrong done to France by Prussia in | 871 in
the matter of Asace-L lorraine
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09

9-The readjustment of the frontiers of Italy
along clearly recognizable lines of nationality.
10-Ihe freest opportunity of the peoples of
Austria-tungary for autonomous development
1.-THE evacuation of Rumana, Serbia and
Montenegro with free to the for Serbia
the restoration of occupied terrtores the fixing of
the relations of the several Balkan states along
historically established lines Of allegiance and nation
ay, and international guarantees of their political
and economic independence and territorial integrity
12-Secure sovereignty for the Turkish portions
of the present Ottoman Empire, but with assurance
that the other nationalities under Turkish rule
shall have unmoested opportunity of autonomous
development; the Dardaneles to be permanently
opened to all nations under international guarantees.
13-Erection of an Independent Polish state in
Guiding the territories inhabited by indisputaby
Polish populations, with free to the and
with political and economic independence and terri
oral integrity internationally guaranteed.
14-The formation of general association of
nations under specific covenants for the purpose of
afording mutual guarantees of political independ-
and territorial integrity to great and small states
alike
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09

The Polish half Of Sile=.a, containing
100000 people.
Finally, Turkey under the Presi-
dents proposal would lose Arabia, Ar
menia, Syria, Palestine and Mesopo-
tamia. That is about one-half Of the
Turkish Empire and no less than
100000 people-a full third OF the
population of the empire. The Turk
would be restricted to the Anatolian
district, in which the Osman,i element
predominates. and he would lose his
hold upon the holy cities Of Mecca
Medina and Jerusalem.
President Wilson has gone far be-
yond Lloyd George in the matter of Po-
land, Russia and Austria Hungary. He
has reechoe>. the British Prime Minis
ter's terms in the Balkans, in Asiatc
Turkey, in Belgium and in the matter
OF Alsace-Lorralnc and the Italian Irre-
denta.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09
Definite Demand for
Restoration of Alsace

Lloyd George had said that there
must be Reconsideration of the
great wrong OF 1871" Mr.. Wilson
says "the wrong done to France by
Prussia in 1871, in the matter Of AL
sace-Lorrane, should be righted." The
difference in, cxplicitness that lies in
nose two expressions run all through
me two speeches. No utterancc of the
residents evoked response equal to
mat which followed his declaration re-
safding Alsace- Lorraine. The COM
o'hed houses OF Congress rose to their
ieet and cheercd. Even over Belgium
'eSS feeling was shown than over
france. 1t was one OF the striking in
c'dents of the day
coming as it docs right after the
nrltish definition Of terms the Presi-
uchts address has contributed to the
'"'A OF peace that has been heard re-
'e"'ly In Washington. Men say that
'ne action of the Allies in stating at
,"'. their aims in detail indicates be-
IVA among the governments that Ger
"'e"y Is about ready to make a serious
move for peace.
"F. Wilson's utterance, following
a'Vsa 1eorge's so closely as it does,
WAS Ike concerted action among the
lpp0nents OF the Central Powers to
10y all their cards on the table.
Enough this view was expressed TO-
' 10 one was to be found who could
s:s. I.s 'he hope of carly peace in the con-
N0nS the President laid down.
S.an'ed free hand in Russia. Ger
,... s might agree to the reparation and
s''fat'on in the West and to conces-
N''hs TO Italy, bu. the Presidents
C0nksn..l Az -, -----
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09

Quered by the Germans and the Aus
trians. In the same way, by depriving
the Turk of his Mesopotaman and
Syrian lands. as we'll as his Armenian
provinces. President Wilson takes off
both legs.
But the President does not stop
there. He not only insists upon the
restitution by Germany and Austria Of
all the lands taken in the present war;
he demands that Germany shall cede
Alsace-Lorraine to France and the
Polish districts of Prussia to the new
Poland. BY these two cessons Ger
many would lose more than 10000
square miles and between 100000
and 100000 Of people which were
hers before the present war. Austria
would. in the same fashion. have to
give Up Trieste and the Trentino. with
nearly a million people and four or
five thousand square miles. as we'll as
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09
By Frank Fl. Simonds

"HE Presidents peace terms require
three stupendous concessions on
the part of Germany. They demand
that she shall consent to the destruction
Of her great scheme Of Mitteleuropa;
that she and her allies shall surren
der 100000 square miles Of conquered
territory, inhabited by 40,0O0,000. an
area greater than that of Germany be-
fore the war and population in excess
of that of France in 1911, and, finally.
that Germany, Austria and Turkey
shall cede territory in their possess
sion when the war broke out. Actual
ly the President asks greater sac
riiices of Germany tnan victorious Eu-
rope asked and France had'eo make
after Waterloo and at the Congress of
Vienna.
Looked at from the point of view
of the Mitteleuropa scheme, the Presi-
dents terms cut this grandiose Gre
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09

spoke is worth noting, and adds
"Well. Lloyd George, too. will one
day become reasonable. Until then the
U-boats and Hindenburg's sword will
help"
The "Frankfurter z~,tung' says:
Only defeated Germany could think
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09

says: "The main point of the speech
is that Lloyd George binds Great Brit
in to fight to the last breath for
lsace-Lorraine. We do not believe,
wever, that the British people will
.ht to the last breath for this war
Iii
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09
No Confusion of Counsel
Among Adversaries of Germany

But, whatever the results of the parleys at Brest
Lovsk whatever the consons Of counsel and of purpose
in the utterances of the spokesmen of the Central Empires
they have again attempted to acquant the world with their
objects in the and have again challenged their adver
saries to what their objects and what of settle
men they would deem just and satisfactory There no
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09

of negotiating on the terms laid down
by Lloyd George. 1t is new war
speech, and a way to terminate the wp
will only be open when the moveme
which has begun in England and oti
Entente countries is strong enough
replace Lloyd George, -Clcmenceau al.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09

Baron Sonnino by men who recognize
the impossible nature of such speeches
I'd draw consequences from such rec
nition.
How far we are from that time it
Il to say"
The "Nachrichten," of Dusseldorf,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09
Russia Cannot Entertain
Such Proposals of Conquest

It reasonable conjecture that the general principles
of settlement which they at first suggested originated with
the liberal statesmen of Germany and Austria the
who have begun feel the force of their peoples
thought and purpose while the concrete terms of actual
settlement from the military leaders, who have
thought but to keep what they have got The negotiations
have been broken Off The Russian representatives
sincere and in earnest They entertain such pro-
posals of conquest and domination.
"The whole incident is full of significance 1t is also
full of perpeXy With whom the Russian representa-
ves dealing? For whom the representatives of the
Central Empires speaking? Are they speaking for the
maorties of their respective Parlamens for the mi
norty parties, that military and imperalistic minority
which has far dominated their whole policy and con-
roled the affairs of Turkey and the Balkan States which
have felt obliged to become their this WARP
The Russian representatives have insisted very lust
y very wisely and in the true spirit of denoc-
racy that the conferences they have been holding with
the Teutonc and Turkish statesmen should be held within
open not closed DOORS all the world has been audience
desired. TO whom have been listening then?
To those who speak the spirit and intention the reso-
utions Of the German Rechstag of the 9th of July last
the spirit and intention of the Liberal leaders and parties
of Germany those resist and defy that spirit and
intention and insist upon conquest and subugation? Or
listening in fact to both unreconciled and in open
and hopeless contradiction? These very serious and
pregnant questions Upon the them depends the
peace of the world.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09

WASHINGTON, JAM 8.-With only an hours notice. Pres
den Wilson appeared before Congress to-day resate the
dtons which he considers essential lasting peace He
said:
''GenteMeM OF the Congress-:
Once repeatedly BEFORE the spokesmen of the
Central Empires have indicated their desire discuss the
objects the and the possible basis of general peace
Pareys have been in progress at between
Russian representatives and of the Central
Powers to which the attention of all the belgerens
been invited for the purpose of asceraning whether it
may be possible to extend these par1eys into
ference with regard to terms of peace settlement
The Russian representatives presented orly per-
ecty definite statement of the principles Upon which they
would be willing to conclude peace but also equally
mite programme of the concrete application of those pr
pes. The representatives of the Central Powers their
part presented outline of settlement which, much less
definite seemed susceptible of liberal Interpretation until
their specific programme of practical terms added.
That programme proposed concessions ALL either to
the sovereignty of Russia the preferences the popu
ations with whose fortunes it dealt but meant in word
that the Central Empires to keep every foot
tory their armed forces had occupied-every province
city, point of vantageas permanent addi
TO Dir rtprritO nd their
New-York tribune., 1918-01-09
Fourteen Definite
Aims Laid Down

Germany Must Restore Belgium, Right the
Wrong Done to France in III and Evacuate
All Occupied Territory Taken From Russia
Justice for All Peoples Demanded
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New-York tribune., 1918-01-09
Diplomacy Shall Be Open;
No Trade Boycott After War

Freedom of Seas, Reduction of Armaments, Lib
Grafton of Poland and of Nations Under Turks
Required-League of Nations to Enforce
Treaty-No jealousy of German Greatness
The evening world., 1918-06-12

information on tho nature of an Of
ficeTs work in the different units.
We had made up our minds 10 take a
moro serious view of army life, but
before l heard anything from my ap-
phcation I was back on the Job haul
Ing coal n ammunition. The
chances OF getting into the Flying
Corps were very remote. They
seemed ever remoter when on the
first morning a tho dumps behind
the line a shell carried on poor old
Mcconnell. Montgomery was So
verely wounded in the side and though
he recovered he was never Mt for SER
vice after that.
Three days later a German plane
bombed tho railhead. 1t dropped six
bombs, but only two OF them ex-
ploded. BUT tho two did their work.
killing fve women and two children
and a police sergeant and his horse.
] looked up al the plane and wished
that ! could get at II for n few min
utes. The an1-aircraft guns were
working hard to down tho machine.
but did not touch II at all.
While In this sector, i saw lots OF
atrocities committed by the Germans.
Although l could hardly believe all tho
stories | heard about them. there was
no vestige OF doubt left in my mind
oAANA NNN'hb WIN my oNh tgFh Nidh
the Germans we're capable OF doing.
was driving up the road one after
noon about 4 o'clock. The sky was
cloudcd and made the devastated ooun-
try look all the more lonesome.
Though ten miles behind the limos. the
guns could be heard plainly and / felt
lonely and homesck.
Beyond the little hill I spied q low
rcd building with Q cross In front Of II,
.rhtaN 4 NnaL ~ ~ Nat ka
ing I'm a hurry, | thought that j would
call on the French Fathers. They are
always very interesting and knowing
their language and customs ] felt quite
at ease with them.
In response 10 my knock al the door,
a sister appeared. She asked me 10
como in and sent for n OF the
fathers. He was a white-haired old
man and dressed in a long black robe
with a heavy leather belt around his
waist, \ large crucifx was suspended
from his neck.
We began TO talk Of tho war and
he told me OF n lot OF horrors he had
4een-of children murdered by the
Germans when they came 10 Bel
GUM, OF women outraged, and priests
tortured for helping the Belgian SOL
uIers, Then he took me 10 the little
convent and there | saw sights which
still haunt me.
We anne to a chapel where nine ut
tie boys were kneeltng. Looking at
them | found that not ono OF them
had his right hand. All were under
twelve Years old and tho youngest
was four. The little chap kept his
right arm bahind his back. IL made
the blood run cold in my veins and
thought OF the children at home. !
WaTted some sort Of revenge on tho
Germans,
one OF the women in the chapel,
tho father told men. spent most OF
me-. time praying. Her little son had
been h.ilcd and her daughter, a girl
Of seventeen years OF age, had been
,5ksu away.
When taking leave Of the old father
r.., him All thu money 7 had on
M '.g.y francs, for which be thanked
The evening world., 1918-06-12
Betty Vincent's Advice to Lovers

With a young mar who 10 . friend OF
mine, and l want you to say which
of US o think is right He asked
me to 60 70 a party and I accepted
the invitation I danced the nrst
dance with him and one or two other,.
but the last dance l gave 10 a cousin
or mine who was going away the next
day for n long trip. My friend was
very angry and argued with me on
the way homo 50 loudly that Others
In the a turned and looked at us,
Since then we have not spoken 10
each other. but l do not think either
one or US wants to give up the friend
1t Is an understood thing that vhen
a girl goes TO n party with n man she
snail give him the first dance, the last
one n one or two others on the pro-
gramme. So you we're wrong i'm the
nrst place. but the younK man should
not have made n scene in public. 7
think that II you speak 10 him tho
next time You see him and apologize
for your fault he probably will be
ready TO make amends for his.
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nsrers 10 Queries

section. The wait on the wet grounds
seerned interminable. but a
number OF explosions nearby mace
me stop thinking entirely n the
chap next 10 mo w~hispered into my
ear:
In bombing them
I tore myself considerably getting
through tho ENHANCEMENT. II was
the frst time that | had attempted
NO risky a business. But | seemed
TO have managed It we'll enough. for
presently ! stood on q German u
apet.
1 halted thers for q moment and
then. seeing the other men inside the
trenches. ! Jumped In. landing in tho
bay back OF a traverse all alone.
From nerby came voices speak
ing German. I stood stock still for
n minute. shouts came and ! know
that some OF our fellows were mixing
II with thu enemy. The noise was
from tho left aud seemed Ia DO COM
Ing nearer.
Tho only thing that occurred to me
then was 10 move toward tho scene
OF action. just as / was rounding
tho corner OF the travers l came
face 10 face with n German who was
coming out OF a dugout. Fol n mo-
ment the man stopped and then, NUT
terlng something about British swine.
he started for me. | lunged with my
rife and bayonet ms hard as could
right for his stomach. The man fell
back with a yell and would have
pulled me into the dugout with him
If | had not let go OF the rife. From
bohind I heard steps approaching. !
o n OF my hand grenades. pulled
the pin, and was about TO throw II at
the forms which doomed In tho dark.
when | recognized the irst n of
them as tho company commander.
He said, "Come on. we've been here
too long" and | thought OF how much
longer he would have stayed II I had
thrown the bomb,
lie was just coming around the
corner Of a bay In the trench. and
behind him was "A gang OF Germans.
SO far as we knew there were only
two OF us, and TO Judge by the noise
they were making the Germans were
IN force. There was nothing TO do
but retreat, and with that I'm view we
got over the top as quickly az posi-
Bile and started for our own trenches.
The whole action had taken place
within about thirty minutes, but |
was so excited owe sticking the Ger.
man that II seemed much longer.
However. the eNhllaration OF my ex.
plot soon left me when the boys told
mo that one OF them. during a pre-
yious raid. had stuck thirty Germans.
After that | felt that my one was not
much. But I have seen that German
fall back into his dugout a thousand
times since then,
/ learnel that we had captured
fifteen prisoners who were OF the
227th Bavariaus, They were sent
back 10 headquarters 20 be examined.
and we're later taken TO a prison camp
IN France OF England.
One OF the Germans spoke good
English and / talked with him. lie
had lived in America until six months
before the war, and had worked In q
butcher shop In Chicago. He wished
that he was hack there now,
(To BE Contlnued.J
The evening world., 1918-06-12

and Belgium, but now all It's walls
wore hopelessly wrecked. The parts
of tho building that had not been
blown up wero so shaky that the
conclusion OF nearby exploding shells
would topple them over. There was
no life in Ypres-nothing but rats.
rats. and millions OF them. l went
into several houses which had been
inhabited by people Of wealth and
everywhere met traces OF tho things
which make for rehnement-paint-
ings, good furniture. and beautiful
candelabra. Everything had been
wrecked. Before long the big guns OF
the German batteries started and
their shells again began TO level
Ypres, for which they seemed TO hold
a hatred.
Shortly after that I was trans
ferred TO headquarters as a motor
cycle despatch bearer. Motor-cycllng
on a good road 10 a pleasure. but on
wet cobblestones and IN h mud IL
Is anything but that. 1t Is Impossible
to go fast because that shakes the
wheel all TO pieces and Is likely to
break your neck, and when you go
slow everybody grumbles. In a
try such as Flanders. especially when
the rainy spell Is on. mo~tor-cyolinS
keeps you covered with mud from
head 20 foot, and despatch riding Is
the very thing to keep you going day
and night. Occasionally you run INTO
a shell-hoie In the dark and that
means that your shins are always
minus much OF their bark. Another
feature OF despatch riding Is that you
move constantly in zones where a
shell may call you in at any moment
1 made n trip UP 10 tine lines and
was going along at a fairly goou
speed when a scream and a craSl
about twenty-five yards ahead or me
suddenly halted my progress The
next thing I knew / was lying against
the bank on the side Of The ROAD
some fifteen feet away from the mo-
tor-cycle. A pain In my left shoulder
told me what part OF my body had
struck the earth first, n when l
tried 10 move my neck that pain
grew more intense, I began to spit
blood. My head started to buzz.
] noticed that my goggles were
missing and since I had 10 send 70
England for them, I was not anxious
to lose them. ] saw the goggIc7
about twenty feet ahead OF me and,
finding my legs unsteady, 7 rolled
toward them. Before | reached those
7 fell nat twice. Shortly afterward
| was picked up and sent TO the base
hospital and from there 10 England
Two months later I was back IN
France and attached 10 my old trans
port section. ] found that there was
considerable unrest among tho boys
for the reason that all OF them were
trying to get COMMISSIONS BY this
time also I had made up my mind 70
get into the Flying Corps, Scott ana
Beatty, friends OF mine, had the
same ambition, while others OF the
section were irving for other branche'
Of the service-Jimmie Brown and
Bud Shore for the artillery, Alex
ander Mccullough for the machine
gun section, and Dyas and Copman
for the infantry.
We secured the necessary transfeI
forms, flled them M and son' thou
in Meanwhile we were trying 10 &c