The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-12
Berlin SETS /
PEACE TRAPS
Austrian DissensiOn and
Turks Walls Are made
in Germany
GOVERNMENT SENDS
OUT NOTE OF WARNING
Many of Present Rumors Simply Part
Of Peace Offensive Started for
Purpose of Embarrassing Allies-No
Proposals Actually Received.


| WASHINGTON. Oct. IA warning
has reached the United States through
diplomatic channels to be prepared for a
"veritable bombardment" of inspired
made in Germany reports concerning the
attitude of Austria Hungary, and par
ticuarly Turkey. This warning was the
Feature of Yesterdays developments and
confirmed suspicious of high officials
here who see signs of the familiar leu
tonic subterfuge in every move now con-
neeted with the central powers.
The report that Turkey had made
definite peace proposal to President VIII
son and that Austria and Turkey had in
formed Germany that they would accept
President Wilson's peace terms reached
here unofIieialy few hours after this
government had been appraised OF the
German plan and had been told to expect
these reports and various others not vet
ldivulged.
Az to whether Turkey really has made
e peace proposal to the President, officials
here state that no such proposal has been
received. They explain further that as
the United States is not at war with
, Turkey they cannot see why CONSTANT
!. nople should approach the President on
. the subject of peace unless it is to ask
! President Wilson TO inteTeede on Tur-
! KEYS behalf with the entente allies.
a a bona fide peace idea by. Turkey, ii Is
I added. would be addressed to the govern
y ment of Great Britain or better still L
. Gen. Allenby, whose armies are about. I,
crush the remnant of the Turkish fore,
in Palestine. or to Gen. Franchet ID rs
percy. the French general in the Balkans
who has warned the Turks that he j
going to deliver the Knockout blow when
ever he is ready.
An appeal by Turkey for an aTmistic
addressed To the commander of the vic
torous forces which have broken Tur
keys back militarly might be accom-
90 panied by an appeal 10 President Wilso
]. to use his influence with the allies, i
which case the example of Bulgaria woul
be followed. 1t would amount to a Pile
A for mercy by defeated Turkey and woul
be received in good grace all around, an
Turkey would soon be out of her deaf
agony But an appeal to President Wi
son unaccompanied by a readiness to SUI
vt. render to the allies would be preesel
the kind of move which the Wilhelm
strasse might be expected to inspire.
Ys' The German idea would be that sue
an appeal would necessarily cause de,
- resentment in London and Paris.
would tend to provoke the gravest III
easiness in some quarters. for admitted
the average Englishman or FrenchmG
would not relish seeing the mere poss
bilty of the fruits Of victory achieved
last BY their armies against the Turki
forces taken out of the military real
and transferred to the realm of discu
sion.
The only sort Of message which Turk
could send TO Washington which won
have the earmarks of sincerity, it is e
planned, would be simple message TIA
the government was ready to follow Bl
gara. Such message, it is add,
could just as well be sent direct to t
victorious enemies as to the Unit
States. occupying the role of neutral I
- ward Turkey.
- Ii Turkey, therefore, has sent pl
for peace to President Wilson or a
quest that he assume the role of med
tor between Turkey and the enter
allies this move will be at once stamp
as simply another clever ruse on the p;
of Berlin. The Turkish communicate
might be so couched as to make it i
possible at first flush to ascertt
whether Turkey wanted to surrender
not, although it is believed here that I
probabilities are in favor Of an indi
ton of readiness. to make a separi
peace if the President will assume
role which Turkey asks him to- nssm
Officials here fully expect the Presid
to make short work of any camouha,
~ German trick along this line
. The report that Austria Hungary
III Turkey have informed Germany t
they will accept the Presidents pc
terms is another move which any
conversant with the underground me
DDS CT German diplomacy might h
expected at this time
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