North Carolina Newspapers

Mrth and South-Car- Cloudy and 01"" , . warmer tonight, Sunday; probably cal rains. NorthJ Carolina' Qjfy, r Seaport. , FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE VOL. XXIII, NO. 360. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY; AFTE RNOOi, JANUARYS , 191 8 TEUTONS SEHC TO 4 4 !ir 1; JAMES F. 5 y A aaa a A. .J, tJ, A & A A -Je . A tj A A SURGEON GENERAL'S' R?. 1 SUFFS NA'ME'.MRS. CAXT FOR. " POftT ON "SANITARY ' CONDI.. JJI?JS-AT CAMPS CAUSES - STIR. --; 1 MILITARY" TRAINING OlRlIC-. TOR VILL CO-OROfNATE.lN-. STROCTIQfJSl AV ALU -Ml LI- TARY QAM EG'. " ' A CONGFIESS. A - : : ' , - , , ,A A A A ii.A A A.. A A A A A A " . - J-'JZ- . . .. r '. 'r- lj " . -. : . . ; Ml A A!N STATED 4 4 f A A A A A - " . ' , - , - ' , s FAVORS MlEOilAli C 1 "it. A .... - AROUSE RUSSIANS AGAINST TROTZKY DIB) TODAY AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS V vsyr' irn vmM . E MM BYWEOffi Try to Infkrence Constituent K Assembly in Favor of Ger man Terms ,V.-- v CIVIL WAR REPORTED IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA Bitter Fighting, But No Details Received Huns Open Ne ' gotiatlons With , Ukraine- , Alphabet. Shortened r. (By Associated Press.) London, Jan. 5. Pending the re? sumption of conferences at Br6st Litcvsk today, no fresh developments are reported from Russia regarding the peace - negotiations., Special ' dis patches from Petrograd report at tempts by the German delegates at Petrograd to make some sort of a clandestine agreement with the mem bers of the Constituent Assembly. The correspondent of The Daily News say the Germans are ' trying, through a neutral diplomat, to get "in to communication with members of the Assembly. Their object is obvi ous, he adds, as the parties opposed to the Bolsheviki 'are quite ready to profit by the Bolshevikl refusal to ciaie peace and to tell -the people that the Bolsheviki promised them yeate, but gave them war. . v The vei-sion of the corresponSeiit of The Daily Mail is that the Germans have been putting pressure, r.direct jt indirect,, upon the government in- con- stituent Assemblyf . as" the Germans j have been making" It-pretty c Obvious- that they are, unwilling to recogiuze the Eo'.shevikf as representatives of a majority of the Russian people or ev ven as temporary trustees of tho sov- reign power. The Daily News dis- patch expresses -feaf that Germany viil find the Constituent Assembly more amenable than the BoIsheHki, in -regard to making . peaceJmd quotes Foreign ?iinlster TrotzJiy as - saying that the Bourgois are prepared to give away half the country, if they cau ob tain control of the government of the other half. y - Regarding the attitude of the Uk raine towards the Germans, The Daily Xevrs says that the Rada. is willing to strike a bargain with the Germans. The Petrograd correspondent of The Times.' who is now in London, writes t'nat the Ukrainians are determined to send a mission to Brest-Litovsk not to negotiate a separate peace, but to tscerta'n Germany's intentions to-v.-ard Littie Russia. The Gsrmans are willing, h& siijs, to recognize the Rada on the-basis :hnt the Ukraine supply. Germany "ith foodstuffs and recognize German "c-.ior.iic interests In the Ukraine. "aMher of these points, the corre ondent adds, is to Little Ruislah ; te. but if the Allies fail to help the I trainians or adoDt a nolicv of corn- may have to yield and tho . Coss.-.ckS, ". uuxuuuT.n.. too Newspapers in Petrograd continue . to report fighting in' the South yhefe. according to the correspondent of The Times, civil war is waging fast and furious. In several places therg are reported to have been scenes of Yisrce fighting. These include . Ekaterino slav, where it Is said fighting has al ready lasted five days. However, as. communication south and east from Petrograd is precarious at the best, the reports convey little inforoiatioti. The Austro-German delegation. In Petrograd profess to ..h&vev satisfaction that the Allies have decided to break relations with Russia. Perhaps this the reason why, the -officials of the Kritish embassy . have taken pains to ssure Trotzky that the departure of ,jr George Buchanan is purely on ao -unt ofyrir health, and that he would "1Vejpft last March. but for the per-'-asJon of former Foreign . Minister erestchenko. Trotzky also wa told t-at the other members of the em aisy have no intention of 'leaving ietrograd at present. Amidst the whirl of events' involv es the fate of the nation, thi Bol saeviki government hag found time' to decree that Russia shall adopt pfao nfctic Bpellin? on January 14. ' Three bowels and one consonant were'elinjm flied from the Russian alphabet. r. Against Alien Mayor. ; . , (By Associated Press.j . ',' Washington, Jan. 5-Senatori Wat and New, of Indiana, have asked Resident Wilson to take Steps to pre- ent Fred C. Miller Knrn rt flrmdrt Parents andwithbu't final natuvaliza- Papers, frnm Tio-.-minr . mwir r-.f clgan City, Ind., next Monday J Thev tirged that regulations "eave'rftlri? enemy alienr. vu thein from holding public' of- Surgeon General Gorgas' report on unsanitary conditions in - army" can tonments, has stirred .the War De partment and; the Senate Military Committee is planning to investigate the situation in detail. CAROLINA FUEL SITUATION IS BETTER -' - Three Hundred and Five Car loads Shipped Here' in inree (By George H- Manning.) Washington, D. C., Jan. 5. The Federal Administration believes - - It has the coal, situation in North Carolina in fatrly good' shajfc now, and that steps already taken will go a long way towards relieving very soon any suffering in the State for want of fuel. Three hundred and-ve cars Cf coal have been shipped into the State in the last three days to be distributed j at points where coal is most . need- j ed, m co-operatipn between State Fuel Administrator McAllister and the Fuel Headquarters here, it was said by a member of Dr. Garfield's staff today. Kirn a NORTH An urgent appeal for fuel came to eral injections of new blood were Congressman Weaver Tiiurseay fromjmade, and all that the most skilled Sylvia and East Flat Rock in the. medical science suggested was tfcne ' clared they had been ur able to ob-; tain any coal in several weeks and Mr. Weaver took the matter up with! the Fuel -Administration here and in-' Rf mrtinriH warn at nnee issued to I State Fuel Administrator McAllister f QOO tTlf nrio OQrv, t h!nr,pn ! at once to Svlvia and East Flat Rock. A ,. f. A . ' J 4. , - i . v , ' UV lu fu" tu state, to relieve tneir lmmeaaie neeas. It was said at the Fuel Adminis-1 tratioh that 255 cars of coal have been shipped over the Chessapeaite and Ohio to Richmond 1 and Lynchburg, then over the Norfolk .and Western to Winston-Salem-and South and East to different points in North Carolina, where an acute fuel shortage -existed. Fifty other cars of coak had been shipped into the Stater over the rail roads along the coast, it wa3 said. Directions were issued to State i Fuel Administrator McAllister by the; Washington headquarters, it was said, to distribute the cOal at once m such a way as to! relieve suffering where ver it is found Until greater sup plies can, be. furnished. The Fuel Ad ministration hopes to have, the North in A few ays when the railroad con; gestion can be1 relieved by oGvern nlent conti-oU : -'; ';- - - :. OBSERVE SUm AY AS 1AY OF PRAYER London, Jan. 5. Pursuant to a r rec lamation issued -by King George the people throughout the British ' em pire are .to observe tomorrow as a iday of prayer for the: stiecess cf the Allies in the great war. "In his proclamation - setting aside the day ms majesty states tnat:- "tne ( world-wide struggle' for the triumph of right; and liberty pis fentering upon its last and most difficult phse. The; enemy is triving by desparate assault I and Subtle intrigue to perpetuate the wrpng3 already committed and to stdjn tho tideof a free civilization.- Wo have yet to complete the ' great tasj& to which: more than three-years agowe dedicated ourselves. .... F or Thirty Years Treasurer of the Atlantic Coast Line - Railroad ONE OF THE MOST v : r LOVED MEN IN CITY Was Native of City and Had . Been Prominently- Identified With Growth and rrogress of Community , Tie City was shocked, and grieved this morning by the announcement, of the death of -Mr. James Francis Post, which occurred at 7:45 o'clock at his home on North, Seventh street. For the past two months he had been critically ill, and it was generally realized that his chances for recovery were very slight. During the past few days, however, there had seemed to be an improvement in his condition, and the members of the family and friends had become more nopeful. Yesterday he began to grow weaker and rciRidly sank into the last sleep this 'morning. Born in Wilmington on February 24, 1850, Mr. Post; had spent his en tire life in this ychy, and during his career had been " intimately connect ed1 with the growth of the city, taking an active and prominent part in the social and business life of the com munity. In his early youfh he enter ed the service of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, continuing m tnat ser vice in varying capacities until his death. On July 1, 1887 he was elect ed treasurer of the system, a posi tion which he held until his death. In 1S76 he was married to Miss Sa rah V. Jacobs, of this city, who sur vives him, with the following chil dren: Mr. R. B. Post, of Baltimore; Mr. W, N. Post, of New York City; Mr. James F. Post, Jr., of Wilmingr ton; Mrs. It. S. Snead, of San Fran cisco: Miss Mary and Mfss Julia i I Post, of this. city. . OneJ?rother also survives, Mr. T. ,R. P6st, of Wilming ton. Definite arrangements for the fun eral " had not been made this after- Vnoon, the arrival of Mr. W. N. Post from New York being awaited. It will probably be held on Monday, morning about 10 O'clock rrom Grace! Methodist church, being cancliucted ' by the pastor, Rev. M. T. Plyler. Last summer Mr. Post's health be- . gan to fail and he went West in the! hone of recuperating. His -search for- 'renewed strenerth nroved in vain, and! fre returned to thisv city in the late autumn a very sick man. On the dayj before Thanksgiving he was forced i to take his bed by reason of the de-i vflonment of sentir noisnnJne in his1 vi.aj i -i j.1 a a jt x. i uiuuu, . uiu oiuce lxial lime uttu uueu : desperately ill. In the efforts to stay! the havoc wrought by the poison sev-; . VUUblilUU KJIX X UlgUb. JJAVY LOSSES TO iNUKWAl 5 bJrilrr!fiU - (By. Associated Press.) London, Jan. 5. In December, 22 : Norwegian ships with total gross ton- Iaee of ?2'755' wer? lo3t .jn nse- quence oi war measuren, tne Norwe- ".fsian legation, announced today. Sev IIUCllUC Ul Well lli CJiii" Ui C . J, LUC .XlWC ..a , . "'ilJ - ; Japan Was About to Make the Loanof 10,000,000 ; Pounds Peking, Friday, Jan. 4. The nego-; vance to China tho sum of 10,000,000 pounds - sterling for the purpose of improving the position of tne Bank of China were to have been completed- today, but the signing was post poned at the last moment. The delay is declared to be duetto sue decision of American, French and British bank ing groups to participate actively in the loan. . . Adispatch from Peking on Decein- 0110 lies join if! M CHINESE LOAN ,1 1 1 ber 31 said .that Japan would loan th!tfn fn th, t h rg' ,",;. "Ari- moniBy to China- with the object to exerei3.uiS . cunu ui ovtsr cm reuuy ,ro- iorm. 'ine Japanese, it was nnaea. naa noujieu iuu oiner uj.ns.mis si oup--. . that unless they were willing to par- ticipate in the loan, it would be nego-; tiated solely by Japansso interests. ! .; ' ... ' '. -1 Veil Known To&acco .pealer Csad. ; Bristol; Jan. -5 Georgo Eastra tobacco dealer, widely known; in Tennesseo, Virginia and ;North Car-; j orna, died 3'esterday JTcnn., of appqple;;y. u,t Gx-cenvule, 4 X V f 5 i Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt who has been nominated a& representative in Congress from the-Nineteenth" District of New York by;' Dr. Anna Howard Shaw at a luncheon in .Washington'. New York suff s , in the capital are giv ing the boom their hearty backiug. If Mr3. Catt is elected to Congress this year she may try for the Senate in succession to Senator Wadsworth, la ter. - Both Sides Have Expressed Dissatisfaction With the - . Terms Proposed RUSSIAN POSITION APPEARS STRONGER r . i r owers Are Not Unit V-'Cntrai I ed on Any Proposition Local Attacks on Western Front Air Fishtinc Uncertainty stilf beclouds the, sta-; tus of the Russo-German peace nego-! tir,tions. Both sides have declared that eertain proposals of the other side did not meet with their r.pproval. Russia has said that the German terms concerning occupied territories could not be accepted, and Gorman Chancellor von Hertling hnrpunccs that the Germans cannot move the conference to Stockholm as Russia has suggested. The Russian position, coupled w' reports that the, delegates or the Cen tral Powers and even cf Germany, ' were divided as to the question of , annexations, appears the'strsnsor rme-, ) but there is no indicat'er. that Ger . many will recede, although it hasr been rumored that leading German: and Austrian ' emissaries Ira :1 return-; ed to Bres;--Litovsk with nevr ins true-. tions. Tire speeches before the Reich-! stag main committee cf Chancellor von -.Hertl'ng; and the under scre- j tary c? the . German Foreign OffiSer, j did not make cleivr whether XJ-2rniiiny ; (Contirfued cn Pago Sii'K- j iiMMAv tfxthdr i a itr f. tr S A. ( I S'UK AtKiiL WAKr'iKL.South of tho .Mexican" border, whVv - ( Aw4tci ptrs. " . followed a .raid yesterday -by Ivlesi-V Daytona? -Fia.( Jan. 5. For the fifth . (By Associated Press.) cans who surprised two American sol-'time in six days ice formed and there With the . American Army In France, I ;ci.j; ct '1 3S3 -S'lauJiter Ranch," 20 miles was a -neaw- frost here this morning. Jan. 4'. (Friday). Germany's plan for aerial warfare on "a larger "sc&io than heretofore, it is indicated in doc uments , taken tVbm -enemy, priooneftj; are founded upon published state ments", regarding v the aerial war i:avS. : Rrfcan expeditionary fore irj in - : ?i?ealted that ths Gerrxar ; ' Vne-Hca ma- chines.' by the-tens of thaeands- into battlo area Immediatolv "ohiareU teir own plans in -the expectation o fisetting the incrsfssed Ghemy forces Just waen tho enemy's -"programme w!ll he real ied is' uncertain, but the ! British tz t reports, canvyed. by -Japa-obtained , i:i capturetlcoc- y.:fpi in thj j:Jc5iterr:io?ii araffleif -bv rnnltif oitiCRro'! on Dccc.aber CO were; i'sn'-',l1., .-su ' inform stion -omts is'-regafded by.ranitirjg omcers kking it e::remeiy oopiray; fov a speedy cni complete Q v Oiwjlllii'li. vi Ame: ica.11 a.i; Recommends a Channel 400 Feet Wide and 30 Feet Deep Across Bar " OTHER ESTIMATES ; ! " ALSO SUBMITTED Deeper Channels in River Needed--New Dredge Is Necessary Asls f or v Maintenance (By George H. JVlanning.) Washington, D. C, Jan. 5. The fur ther improvement of the Cape Fear River in "North Carolina, from Wil mington to the sea to the extent of providing a channel across the ocean bar 30 feet deen and 400 feet wide at an estimated cost of $303,625 for new woi-k and ISSO annually for maintaining the channeVand the Dres-iat ent 2S foot channel in the river, is ; recommended by the Chief of .En gineers in his report ts Congress. . The report ls"the result of a. survey of the waterway authorized in the River and Harbor act of March 4, 1915, and made by Capt. C. S. Ridley, of the corps of engineers, m April, 1917. ' v It is claimed by the Wilmington interests which use the port, that on account of th existence of deeper water at Norfolk and -Charleston, the development of commerce at Wilming ton. is seriously handicapped. The im provement desired is "a depth of feet between Wilmington and the sea. Tho restrict Engineer rjuoiaits esti mates for channels 28 and 30- feet L4sSP,tQ.J-iljningtcn to- f 15,200 - and -$1,075,435, respectively, end also a separate estimate for pro viding a 30 foot channel xadross the ocean bar, amounting to $303625. He. also states that a new dredge for work on the bar will be required at an estimate of' $400,000, whether additional depth is required or not, as tho seaging drjfedge, 'Cape Fear," new being used cm the oar, has out lived her usefulness. The commerce of the stream now kzeeeds 700,000 tens, per year, valued at about $45,000,000, the engineer as serts. The engineer states that while he believes that conditions Avarrant some increased depth, he is of the opinion that an increase of depth on the ocean bar to 30 feet, which would permit deep draft vessels to enter the river during rough weather, will be suffi cient' at the present time, and- he recommends the adoption of a chan nel over the bar 400 feet wide and 30 feet dep, and, for the maintenance of this channel and of the river chan - ent projectea wiatn oi r.zo reet anfdi depth of 26 feet. , . ' The Chief of Engineers and the En gineer Board concur in these recom ":ondation3. The Chief of Engineers pateo that recommendation for the cnstruction of a new dredge has tesn made to the secretary of 'war in his annual report, I mm men V. i e a Html it Three Bandits Killed and Four Captured South of the Border- (By Ap.sccintetl Prerf 1 .'. Douglas, Arlza., Jan. 5. Three Mes- ! leads' wcro killed and four captured , I. by mbmlders of a tropp .of United ; I rjfif-A.r; p..".valrv if) r fisrhf f xsts " m'l&'i - " " " - - East of hare, and took' them prison- crs across the line.. ; - Whon word; of the capture reached r.rrnv boa d aiw.rters.ci-ihe cavalrvmsTi were dispatched to rescue the Aner -carls.' No Americans wefa- Killd or wounded in the engagement. ; "The iimerican . soldiers wero cue-' ; ccssful .m rescun tha - two-.men of belisvinscifceir. command' captured by the Mesi- can-37 -" (L" -Tij.socitttaJ Tressl Tokio, jM.-c.-.y, an. -i.- jenercy vub--nTfrt.? Wisit?i'r Utieaiptsd to : attach a ''r.r.no-ir.ccne-jt from the i . -r. :Jat"i 'dnirrl'.tV.j-iTha warIsips were" not Major eGneral John F. Morrison, ! wno fias Deen named-as tne director ' of military training with headquarters the war college. The new post was created, with the idea of co-ordi- nating the training , in the national army and national guard camps.-. Gen eral Morrison recently returned from an inspection in France. WIND Retail Prices of Food One Per Cent Less in November. : , : Than October ' .. (By Associated Press.T Washington, Jan. 5. The high cost of living is on the downward trend according to a statement-today of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which says that the retail priee of food as a whole for November was one per cent less than October. Of standard ar tides. 12 showed-decreases, four re mained stationary in price and 11 in creased. The question of whether a continu ance of. the decline may be expected was not touched by the Bureau. 1 would take many months like Novem ber, however, . to put prices back to nre-war levels, as the Bureau calcu lated prices were 23 per cent, higher than in November, .1916. 46 per cent higher than in, the same month of 1914 and 4S per cent, higher than in 1913 Pom unftsl hno itipf pmp.d 127 Tier , fftr vp.nr rTfiriod - flour 109 p 'cent.; lard 104 per cent; , bacon it per cent.; pgui is yei bitx. , ctuu potatoes 72 per cent Returning to more cheerfuL subjects, the Bureau announced that from Oc tober to November, pork chops drop ped in price 11 pev cent., hens per ciint,, sirloin and round steak four per cent., flour three and sugar two. per cent. Lesser decreases were found in rib roast, chuck roast.- - plate beef, cheese raisins and coffee. Beans, bread, ham and bacon showed neither decreases nor increases. Onions in creased 18 per caat. in 'piice, eggs five, lard and butter four, potatoes three, rice two and n"cal one. with, smaller increases in salmon, milk, pruu v and tea. Nevada's Ticw Ccrator. fBj- Associated PjpSs.) Reno, Nov., Jan. 5. -Charles- Belk nap Henderson, banker and Attorney at Elko. Nov., was. p.ricoiuted' United Stato? Senator from Nevada to illi the vacancy caused by the death of Fran cis , G. Newlands, by Governor,, Boyle: The prnoirtirient is ad interim ' extend ;ing till the general election -in No- yember. -x , - r - ; " n... i i-. a -. l;'lr lie i-l. UriVvVIia. UrofEcinl"- obr-eryers say the present f protracted cold epen is tne mor;t ex- tensive' in this r-ection for "20. -years, Truck Vriccrs have ;su5;ered much nnase by tie fresziflig weather, K5TSTO-N WRECK (Bv Associate -.Pru . . ; Kinr:f.dn. N. C, Jan. 5,Ono man was .Tt'mca r2i mother cut but not u r, i.u ciutUw jo uu jj.tvtc.i- I'ghtly burned -or hurt yesterday ra cost of i ?:trr-con when th?, rear car cf a Kin-jt 0:1 to the arbitrary . -decIsionstf 4 . . i . . . " ( few uesot!ators striving secure by cton CcroLna rai!ro trcm .e.t tnc,: 5 tSe Intents ; ;.;vc ar.d UK-ncd over, n shoii dis-j0? this - or .lbat: idynaatyftt--iiaUM " a hcic. The ctr c-ug:i fif i sliod. There OU' I : iifcou!. ig pocnsors in the car'.is:." :ar:(3 Oi5Cleare;i5Most Jtii j Causes J ustiry ntiuinggi Hostilities - sr-- MOST CRTTIGAL HOUR OF wMi No Intention of- Breaking Up State of Jrriiri or 1 Al p liesigmficiarir ;Uttil&Sf ahces Byrmiervjfe ' " " - ? - (By Afcsoeltted PrM.f . : tit--London, -; Jan. Sr--emlf r ; V;Mj4f . J George," addressing -theTSffifiMai j today on - the: subiet:6t iP-'ifw:! i said that Qn4yvthe ;clear$itmi:U ; J and aost.jMt;ir'ai8 the continuance eVeH - f W 'glri-tor?! v "this unspeakable -: ibny : -?tll!twfct.?'4-j The Premier cdntlattedri'fyiif; to be able to state clearirAftn4iaea: nitely not only the prittciIeir T tr f which we are flfjitlnir, -Toas-Si! nite, concrete application toUtrttfiif;: , " map of the world. - - " j? v i "W have .-artived,"1 the . frmi , w,ent on, "at the mdti ctiti6'fij.i this terrible conflict .and:ti$ i?" government Stakes the : fateful - Jfltl as to" the conalUond'uer Wcli: ought 'either to terminate ortjaui - the struggle, it ought; to MCitttel'H that the conscience of the1 xufcldili ii 9 behind these .whaaL, " Mr; Lloyd-George 5 iziMt&siSigl Ui . lust f ew:day 1b d talt90-iUt; palas toTaScert4& f;.wi.ai-tii -atUtude of ; renres4ntAaviinite-tIt ; sections ofMtfibiislitviia' tli.-dkJwiir W f The Premier dec1afedarMrtf was not fighting to-."lmftlStt: nople from Turkey. .- V.:-1?---'- Referring to the proiioiaiicezne&t ; made on December 2iy- by Mt -vKi Czernin,. the Autro-HungArteA ; eign Minister, at the- BrttSttS ; peace conference, tlr'?reinler"iej4:;-' "It is impossible to believe tnat tlrf; permanent peace could te erected tti , such a foundatiOli Premier IJovd-Gedrge sald-?thit a&- indiependent Poland ; cdinpri$big Y M genuinely Polish element whd desfr-. ed to participate was . an . "urgent e cessity . for the et&bflitjr? 6tfWttmifr Europe. . . . . . V!,- V He had read the ' statement 0 la-: bor's- war aims, he continued, and fead. discussed the. subject of war alijii wltb former Preinier Aiuitli3'nd wit -Vis---" count Grey. Had; tb-NaUcuftUst leaders iii Ireland ' ndtt bfeeti engaged with the tangled prbbftm di;Wh aiff government, he wduld;havCTett hi f py to exchange . IVietrs -jtB ttehie", had also consultetf repeMnUUresVC-Of f eat Britain's overseas ddffliBieRs?- s a result of these ; discusslonsr said tUoydedigaMtt'f vTr Y ernment alone was responEiwe .ir,xpe. actual : language, "h'eJptepdsed Rising ' , tlire was a national : ftgreemest w'.ro the character dndprpoji'6f tlie "na -tion's war aims andrpeap; condttioils. He was speaking, therefore, not uirev ly the mind 6t the gevernnient; bit tHe mind of the nation aM th niplre.' ; 1 "We are not flghlnga;w4fi ig-; gression agafaiSt;.tlw.eTKV"eie .. declared" the PremisfVjvTtt deitrue tion .or "disruption of "(JeriSanyxXr the German people has -Clever, bea I . war , aim with us since the tt&Mt M iti war to nowt The Britisfe eol ner-, : er aimed at breakins a.the 'trmaTi peoples or the disintegration;, bftneir ttate. 5 Our wish 2 not to destroy Ger many's great ' position in'. th ; World. , but to", ivan hhr JLbiAi66he '$t military :timl&tte 'i her ' . stregthtt&i--.biSl-tt The PrexnleV-contHnewttb'.'tjdtc - laralbn that Great vBritiiilwasot fighting to take ?Cn8tantinople frotii ' ' Turkey, nor destroy Ausma-Hnngary; . "We sre not ;fignhgfne jiaid, ."tord;: ctroy Austria-Hungary or z 0 '; -dprfT . Turkey of its capital '.or the , Hcii lands in Asia Minor aad -TSface hloh arc predominantly XliTii'S'ii-:', ' "Cur viewpointtho Premilf clared, "is that the adoption pt-it dein ocratic constitutJon;.v briH Germany would-' be themosfci"cot1ncingLeYi dtnee tha th tho old spirit of ;ialitarr; -dotalnatica'-was-. jaead-tttthatia',1 i 4 question for the German, peopld -td -de cue. .-- j- --. , ' . . . - The basis of a territoriai ' settl'enin irust be government with; the. cenSenf r? fVin ffittornc.d Promt! i.flfid. r rri vr"i: .criii.. ; ..Ww.-jv days -the Trety?oityi6nna; . n.ro ,rc nast - wecan:no'ioner ihio m it. the fatfef.f.Sair0p-rrtlii' Tl-erefcrt. --rgoverntoentw1tli"fIiefedifc' jVcnt' of 'ttej:cT6rjie'd'"intlsttJi the 6a- of any;territOrii;setUemeat.-V . icr vice. V a--V y f r