Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-06

of eight terms, two OF
which promise the re-
nunciation of all German
claims in the west and the restora.
tion of Belgium.
The peace agent that Germany is
said to have sent to London is com
monty supposed to be former war
minister of Holland, sent a Central
News dispatch from The Hague. Ad-
vices from the Dutch capital outline
the German terms as follows.
l-Germany renounces all claim in
the west.
> Belgium to be restored to auton-
/ omous independence.
/ 3-Alsace-L Lorraine to receive anton-
, omy within the German federation.
| 4The status in the east to re-
! main as at present.
| -Austria-Hungary to make con-
cessions TO Italy in Trentino.
6-The Balkan question to be de-
cided at an international conference.
7-,All questions effecting Africa and
Asia minor to be solved at the peace
table.
S--Germany to abandon all claims
in China. but two require certain
economic conditions from that coun-
try.
Deny Receiving Proposal.
London. May 6.--No peace proposal
has been made recently, nor Is there
: anX neutral representative here who
made tentative and Informal suggs.
tions for peace negotiations, Foreign
Secretary Balfour announced in the
: House of Commons this afternoon
Replying further on the subject to
questions put to him Mr.. Balfour said
he thought the whole thing was a
mares nest"
w NuSHiI6tOIs way nC WuhV
house this afternoon took hand in
the aircraft situation. President Will
son, it was announced, has directed
! the attorney general to cooperate with
the Senate Military Affairs commit
tee in sweeping investigation
The War in Summary.
The big question standing out in
The war situation today was this.
Is Won Hndenburg waiting for the
heralded Austro-Hungarian drive to
get under way before renewing his
offensive against the allies on the
western battlefront?
J Reports from the southwestern
> front continue to tell of increasing
artillery activities all along the bat.
tie line from the Trentino sector to
5 the Adriatic,
+ The operation on the Picardy and
Flanders battle fronts in France dur.
{ ing the past tWenty-four hours, al
G though of minor nature, favored the
) allies. Between the Somme and
I Ancre rivers. northeast of Amiens
i the British line was extended over q
e wide front and heavy losses were N
l. ficted upon the Germans. At the
y same time the British lunged for
ward north of Bethune. improving
their positions in the sectors of l.o
con and tn Lave river.
1t is not allowed by the censor tC
say just where the Americans ar,
located in the Picardy zone. They
e hold part of the French line sontl
!, Of Grivesnes and west Of Montddie,
:, and a point between fifteen and TWEEN
=, ~ miles southeast OF Ameins.
French Succeed in Raids.
Paris, May 6-"After violently BON
=. harding our positions the Germans at
;. tempted to reach our lines southeas
, of Amiens,' the French war office an
. nounced today.
r They were completely repulsed
!, leaving many corpses on Inc ground
. During the night We twice raldet
the enemies lines west Of Hangart
and also southeast OF Noyone. w
captured some prisoners
"In the Champagne district we pene
O. trated the German organization ives
Is Of Rheims and after q lively combat
IT. inhictlng heavy losses We returue,
st Nith much material