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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The embassies in Washington
odf the entente ailies reflected the views of their respective'
governments with respect to the Teuton peace proposal when
they said that the proposal from the central powers, looking
toward a cessation of hostilities, would not be rejected with
out examination, but that the allied powers in reply would
probably call for a statement as to the proposed terms of peace
that would be agreeable to the Teutonic powers, so that the
entente powers would not be placed in the position of unqual
edly ’•ejecting the peace proposal.
Skepticism prevails in official Washington over the out
come of the Teuton peace prop xsal No .mi ~ ~~ i donned on
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the situation figures that tne adies r illhumlH** peace
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negotiations, unless the ultir. "»’'!• 'Ill be in their favor.
PREMIER SPURNS PEACE PROPOSAL.
PARIS, Dec. 15.—Premier Briand, in a speech in the
house of deputies yesterday afternoon, spurned the peace pro
posals of the central powers. He declared that France stood
ready to battle on; that she would not do less than her allies.
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PEACE NOT? REACHES WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, pec,. 15,—Germany’s peace note arrived
in Washington last night and is being .prepared for President
Wilson. The German note is written in German and the lin
guists of the German embassy are transcribing it into English.
LOYAL GREEKS DEFEAT
jj. BERLIN, Dec. 15.—(By wireless to Sayville)— A battle is
paging today between Greek loyal troops and French troops at
a point north of Katernia, 65 miles southwest of Salonika, ac
cording to advices received in Berlin from the Overseas News
agency. Five thousand French soldiers, stationed at Katernia,
have been taken captive by the Greek troops. The French posi
tions outside of Katernia have been pierced by the Greek troops
at several points. The Greeks have taken up a battle line ex
tending from Katerinia to Borlotzko. The Greek troops large
ly outnumber the French troops, but allied troops from Salo
nika are en route to the aid of the French soldiers.
ALBANIANS DEFEAT ITALIANS.
BERLIN, Dec. 15.—(By wireless to Sayville)—An official
message from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, received today,
says: A force of 6,000 Albanian troops defeated a division of
Italian troops in the neighborhood of Pasnesina and Epirus,
in Greece, yesterday, following a brief but vicious engagement.
The Italians fled the scene. I ~ *
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TEUTONS STILL MAKING PROGRESS.
BERLIN, Dec. 15.—(By wireless to Sayville)—All along
Oie front in Roumania, says the official German report today,
the Teutonic forces are making progress against the opposing
Russian-Roumanian forces. The railway between Bucharest
and Tehernavoda.is now in Teuton hands.
FIRST ESTIMATES INOREASED.
LONDON, Dec. 15.—The supplemental estimate of the war
council, issued today, provides for an additional one million
men of all ranks for army service during the present fiscal year.
The original estimate called for four million men.
ASK FOR BIG WAR CREDIT.
LONDON, Dec. 15.—Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of
the exchequer, in the Lloyd-George ministry, has asked the
parliament for a wor credit of two billion dollars.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 15.—The house committee on judi
ciary yesterday voted to report to the house a resolution pro
viding for a constitutional amendment to the federal constitu
tion calling for woman’s suffrage. The resolution will he re
ported without recommendation.
The judiciary committee also voted to report a resolution
calling for national prohibition. This resolution will go to
the house with a recommendation that it pass.
FISHE
BILL UP ANO DEIEGATE
WASHINGTON, Dec. la!-—“The passage of the Alexan
der fisheries bill will be a gift of $100,000 annually to the big
canning companies in Alaska,” declared Delegate James Wick
erslumi on the floor of the house yesterday afternoon, in a dis
cussion of the bill, which is up for consideration. The deiegate
*0^d that it would relieve them of jlmt sum in taxes, now paid
toftke territorial treasury for the benefit of Alaska. The part
of the measure that the delegate most objects to is the provi
sion that the Alaska territorial legislature shall have no au
thority to pass any laws taxing the Alaska cannery companies
and that in lieu of territorial taxes, the federal government
will assess a federal license tax of $50,000 as against each can
ning company.
WASHINGTON SOLON FAVORS BILL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—All branches of the Alaska fish
ing industry will be subject to a license tax for the benefit of
the federal government if the Alexander fisheries bill now
pending in the congress is passed. The bill as introduced in
the house yesterday provides for a licfense tax on prepared and
manufactured products in the United States. The chief de
fender of the measure is Congressman Hadley ,of Washington
state. Delegate Wickersham, if Alaska, is opposed to the bill.
It is not probable that the bill will pass this session of con
gress, due to a lack of time in which to give it proper con
sideration.
EUREKA, Cal., Dec. 15.—The
American submarine H-3 went ashore
on a shoal on the north bank of Hum
boldt bay at an early hour this morn
ing. A dense fog prevailed at the
time, which is the cause of the dis
aster. The submarine is rolling on the
beach, but watchers on the shore
heard a whistle to the effect that all
on board were safe. The submarine
is commanded by Lieutenant-Comman
der H. H. Bohusch and carries a crew
of twenty men.
WILSON TO CALL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—It is re
ported here today that President Wil
son will probably call an extra session
of congress in the near future. It is
said that the president dislikes to lose
eight months’ opportunity to work and
is anxious to secure comprehensive
supplemental legislation on the labor
question.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—For the first
time in fifty-three years, lynch law
held New York city in its grip when
an enraged mob composed of five hun
dred persons, stamped out the life of
Pulo Boleta, an Italian, who passed
yesterday afternoon in trying' to
“shoot up” the historic Greenwich vil
lage. The mob rounded up the Ital
ian and hung him from the limb of a
convenient tree.
LET CROPS
ROTJ FIELDS
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—The sensation
al fact was disclosed today before the
investigators that speculators boi •• u.
the growing crops this year and then
permitted them to rot so that a short
age might be created and the crops in
hand bring higher prices. Further in
vestigation will be made into the mat
ter and some steps will be taken to
punish such offenders in the future.
PARIS, Dec. 15.—Premier Aristide Briand today official
ly announced his new cabinet, as follows:
Premier and minister of foreign affairs, Aristide Briand.
Minister of finance, M. Ribot.
Minister of war, General Hubert L. Kautrey.
Minister of marine, Rear Admiral LaCase.
Minister of munitions, Albert Thomas.
Minister of public instruction, Paul Painleue.
The members of the ministry will also constitute the war
council and have complete charge of the conduct of the war, so
far as France is concerned. It is said that there will be radi
cal changes in the army heads in the respective French fronts.
DEPUTIES VOTE CONFIDENCE.
PARIS, Dec. 15.—By an overwhelming majority, the cham
ber of deputies voted confidence in the new ministry formed
by Premier Briand. There were but few dissenting votes.
PROHIBITION IN FRANCE.
PARIS, Dec. 15.—About the first official act of the new
French ministry was to decide to enforce prohibition through
out France. Such alcoholic beverages as whiskey and brandy
will be entirely prohibited.
PARIS, Dec. 15.—Gneral Neville will succeed General Jof
fre as commander-in-chief of the field forces in France, and
General Sarrail has been appointed commander-in-chief of the
French field forces in Macedonia, according to official an
nouncements issued today. The new commanders-in-chiet of
the French field forces will take orders oiily from the French
minister of war and will make reports direct to him. Other
changes will be announced later, in harmony with the policy of
making a complete change in the commands of the French field
forces.
CANADIAN TORPEDO BOAT LOST. *
OTTAWA, Dec. 15.—The Canadian torpedo boat Grilse
has been lost at sea, having been caught in a great storm which
it could not survive. All on board went down with the ship.
The Grilse was commanded by Lieutenant Wingate. The tor
pedo boat was built by the Cauadian government and was on
route to join the British navy.
REGENT OF POLAND.
WARSAW, Dec. 15.—Archduke Charles Stephen of Aus
tria has been selected to be regent of Poland, with the prospect
that he will be elected king, if a Polish monarchy is established.
WOMAN KILLED
JUNEAU, Dec. 15.—Babe Brown,
also known as Jennie Lind, a Polish
prostitute, was murdered in the Doug
las underworld at an early hour this
morning. Her head was nearly beat
off by a machinist’s hammer and her
throat was cut from ear to ear. There
is no clue as to who committed the
shocking crime, save for the number
that is on the hammer, which was
found in the room where the killing
occurred. None of the denizens of the
underworld appear to know anything
about the crime. They heard no out
crys or anything unusual to attract
their attention to the dead woman’s
apartment. The victim was a recent
arrival in Douglas, coming from An
chorage early this month. Nothing is
known as to her antecedents. She
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.—Louis
J. Smith, the government’s star wit
ness in the prosecution of German
Consul Bopp, was on the witness stand
yesterday and testified that he had
received $1,200 from Lieut, von
Brincken, an attache of the consul
general’s office, for blowing up mu
nition trains in Canada. The case
against Bopp and attaches of his of
fice is very strong and the government
feels sure it will gain a conviction.
Smith, the star witness against the
German officials, has recently been
restored to full citizenship, by action
of the president.
was 40 years of age. The Authorities
are investigating the matter.