AK-SAR-BEN DATES
Carnival..... September 26 to Octabar t
Electrical Parada, Eveninj October 3
Oaylifht Parada Octobar 4
Military Fireworks October 4
Coronation Ball Octobar S
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VOL. XLVIL NO. 87.
OMAHA,. THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1917. FOURTEEN PAGES.
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FESTIVITIES OPEN WITH:' TRUMPET
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BLAST
GATES OF CITY ARE OPEN FOR
FALL CARNIVAL AND VISITORS
ALREADY FILL IIP THE HOTELS
king's Highway Opens With Blare of Trumpets and Ten
Days of Frivolity Begin; Stage All Set for the
Coming of Potentate Next Week to
Take His Throne. .v
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The big- fall , festival, preceding the coronation of King
fk-Sar-Ben is on. At noori the band dashed off some lively
music from the balcony of the great arch over the entrance to
the carnival grounds at Fifteenth and Capitol avenue and the
jates were thrown open. - - ' ;
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Ten days of this festivity are now
ahead of the' Omaha people, the peo
ple of Nebraska and the people from
every reach of the great realm of
Quivera, for King Ak-Sar-Ben has
spared no pains and no expense to
make his celebration gorgeous:
When the band had ceased claying
its first selection the many voices, of
the spielers before the tents and
booths of the shows in the carni
val grounds could be heard in
a wild, weird chorus.
The Turks and the Gypsies, the
Scotch bagpipers, the wild men and
savage women, the fortune " tellers
,i and aesthetic dancers ail were shout
ing, calling, singing, dancing and
competing with one another for
greatest attention and favor in the
minds of the subjects of the realm
vwho had entered the grounds.
V ..X , Monkey Speedway. , .
The grained animal show pleased
the crowds, the water circus created
a world of fun, the High Life, or Tat
tle Tale, entertained hilariously, the
monkey speedway was a course of
great fun,, the sensational snapping
ride on the, Whip had a great fasci
nation for many and a score of other
hows and amusement contrivances
kept the early visitors Dusy an tne
afternoon.
All week this hilarjty will con
tinue day and night and when next
week comes the festivities will rap
idly work to a climax, a grand spec
tacular,, conclusion, gorggous in
.. grandeur, Aadwc.-iusaitm--ia-i&
magnificence, .wheif7th4ig parade
ake place and the great "Wake-up-merica"
fireworks spectacle at the
.tourke base ball park isWtaged,
The electrical parade, which is the
?rcat regal procession which ushers
nto the chief city. the mighty king
the realm, will take place Wednes
day evening, October 3r "The Tri
mph of Democracy" is the title of
:'iis parade of many floats, highly il
1 .(initiated wth electricglare. . V
Daylight Parade. .
The "World's Liberty Parade" "is
-ft?. title of the parade which is to
take place the afternoon of October
Here the world's democracies are
presented in floats, brilliantly . de
signed Regular soldiers of the
United Stages army are to take part
in thyis parade.. The. high,, school ca
dets and other organizations are t
take part and on the whole it is. to
be an impressive spectacle.
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock the
great fireworks spectacle is to be
shown at Rourke park. ' This is a
military pyrotechnic display in which
some of -the principal battles of the
great world war are to be repre
sented, including the bombardment
of Verdun. -
The coronation ball, in which the
knights and ladies of the realm, ap
pear to do honoR to- their newly
crowned king ana queen, will vtake
place at the classic Den the evening
of October 5. v, , :,
Underwriters Meet 'in r
New York in 1918
New Orleans, Sept. 26. New York
was selected today by, the National
Association of Life Underwriters for
its 1918 convention.
The Weather
For Nebraska-J-Fair; rising tem
perature Temperatures at Omaha yesterday.-
- Hour. Deg.
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10 a, m...
11 a. m...
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6 p. m...
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S p. m..
63
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64
66
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65
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... 50
Comparative Local Record.
, 1917. 1916. ISIS. 114.
Highest yesterday.... 6 77 72 76
Lowest yeiterday 46 59 66 61
Mean temperature.... 61 64 64
Precipitation T. .16 .24 '.00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal: -
Normal temperature. .... ...v.. .i 62
Deficiency for the day 11
Total deficiency since March 1.... 200
Normal precipitation.. .09 Inch
.. Deficiency for the day 09 Inch
- Total rainfall since March 1.,.. 20.69 Inches
- Deficiency since March 1 . 3.13 Inches
f Deficiency for cor. period, 1916.. 11.37 Inches
l Deficiency for cor. period. 1915.. .19 Inch
Heporta rem stations at I P, M.
Station and State Temp. High- Raln-
of Weather. -7p.m.. est. fall.
' Cheyenne, clear 62 56 .28
Bismarclf. clear..., 56 64 .00
Denver, clear ...,..'.64 56 .SO
Des Moines, cloudy 66 . 66 , .30
Dodgs City, cloudy 52 fa . .24
Lander. cleat 2 6' .00
North Platte, clear.. ...56 62
OmahaL cloudy 60 66- ,T.
Pueblo, clear 66 56 .00
Rapid City, clerfr ...68 64 "' .00
Bait Lake City, clear..'. 62 . tS . , .60
Bloux City, cloudy 64 68 . .00
.Valentine, elcar 68 64 .00
, L. A. WELSH, Meteorologist,
E L BURKE HEAD
OF LIVE STOCK
AFFAIRSOF STATE
Is Named Chairman of Com
mittee to Have Charge of
Important Industry in
Nebraska.
. L. Burke of Omaha has been ap
pointed by State Food Administrator
Wattles as chairman of the live stock
administration committee of the state.
The other members of the committee
will be appointed later. "
This committee will have the super
vision of the live stock dealing in
dustry in the state. One of the big
matters they will look after will be the
redistribution of live stock on - the
farms.
The committee will work also with
the director of extension of the Uni
versity of Nebraska college of agri
culture. .. "
All matters of alleged violations
of the food act as it. relates to the
handjjng of live stock'will go to- this
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ana action. --.r rr St.; .;
' The food piedge campaign which is
set for October 21 to 2&, h to be
planned definitely at once. S. R Mc
Kelvie oHLincoln has been appointed
manager and will ; arrive in Omaha
perhaps Thursday to take hold of the
work.' County central committees will
be appointed to work on this cam
paign, and district representatives will
be appointed in the various congres
sional districts, '
Bermuda Wants Tonnage
To Move Vegetable Crop
' Washington, Sept 26. Bermuda's
mission to the United States con
ferred with government officials here
tooy in an effort to have this coun
try furnish sufficient ocean tonnage
to move the island's vegetable crop,
which has been found incapable of
export because of the shipping short-.
..The mission declared that 300,000
crates of vegetables, 80,000 barrels of
potatoes and 130,000 crates of onions
can be procured for the allied gov
ernments' food supply if this country
will temporarily divert sufficient ton
nage into the island trade. Great
Britain, the mother country, has
failed tonswer. to the colonists ap
peals for transportation facilities.
MASONS TO LOOK LIFE SENTENCE
AFTER FAMILIES FOR FORMER ROSS
OF MEN AT FRONT MINISTER OF WAR
Charles Blasdell of Syracuse is
Elected JSli4ted of HigiVFreasoiCfe
Masonic Relief As
sociation.
The Masonic Relief association of
the Unite3vStates and Canada in ses
sion at the Masonic temple is consid
ering, ways and means of extending
relief to Masonsand their families
who may be in-want because of the
war. '
If present plans are carried out a
letter will be sent to each of the 11,000
lodges under the jurisdiction of the
association outlining plans for the
work. Each lodge will be urged to
appoint a special committee to look
after the welfare of its members who
may be in the army.
Charles Blasdell of Syracuse, N.
Y., was elected president of the asso
ciation; Alexander Patterson, Toron
to, Ontario, first vice president; John
F. Massey, KnoxyiHe, Tenn., second
vice president; Dr. George Brockway,
New York City, treasurer, and the
Rev. Willis D. Engle, secretary.
Raymond V. Cole of Omaha was re
elected a member of the executive
board.
Chicago Retail Grocers
Make"War Basis" Rules
Chicago, Sept. 25. Retail grocers
adopted a set of rules calculated to
reduce the cost of doing business
and to place the conducting of their
business on a war basis; The rules
will be submitted to the entire re
tail trade of the city for approval.
They provide: ...
, 1 Establishment of two sets of
prices one to be paid for goods
for which cash is paid and goods
carried home, the other for4 goods
bought on credit and delivered. '
2 The elimination of premium
trading stamps and trade boosters.
3 The discontinuance of forcing
sales of any.commodity by fixing a
low price with the proviso that a
quantity of other goods must be
"I bought to obtain the bargain rate
price of sugar.
A Placing reasonable limits on
quantities which may be purchased
by a consumer, to prevent hoarding.
Coal Operators Still
Complaining of Prices
Washington, ' Sept. 26. Coal ope
rators of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
western Pennsylvania today notified
miners' representatives in conference
here that they were unable to meet
the miners' dmands for a wage in
crease of about 2Sjper cent, unless the
government revises the prices, on
bituminous coal.
It is probable that after another
conference between , operators and
miners late today, Dr. H. A. Garfield,
the coa administrator, will be' called
in to consider the situation, .
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American Engineers Are
Planning Railroad in Spain
Madrid, Sept. 25. American. engi
neers are studying plans for a pro
posed new direct railroad from Mad
rid to Paris. 'The prospective route
is direct from Madrid to the fron
tier by way of Soria, Pamplona and
Canfranc.
Dispute Over $4 Feed Bill Costs
' Loser $500 in Eight Years
When John Zets and William
Rosenow got into a. dispute in 1909
ove a difference o'f $4 on a livery,
feed and board bill and decided to
go to law to settle it, they did not
realize" the case would get to the
state supreme court and finally cost
the loser more than $500. Tbe- pay
ment of $172.30 judgment into district
court Wednesday in favor of Zees
marked the end o( one of ther most
unique legal battles in the history of
the "state.
The case went through two justice
courts, district court and was finally
decided by the state supreme court.
Zees won, but ' in the eight years'
legal fight he lost a valuable horse
and countless hours on he witness
stand in different courts.
The judgment of $172.30 was paid
into district court by a bondsman
who signed a replevin bond in justice
court.
Rosenow was proprietor of a livery
stable. Zees kept a valuable horse
in his stable. A difference over a
board and feed bill arose. '
Zees admitted a debt of between $3
and $4, but Rosenow insisted on a
bill of about $8. They went into
justice ' court. f .
Zees' Horse was taken from the
stable on a replevin bond and sold
for $150. .
This started the eight years' court
fight, which, before it was over, cost
the loser more than $500 in costs and
attorney's fees, -r - ,
General vSoukhomlinofL Con-i
Acquitted; Motly Crowd
Hears Trial.
(By Associated Press.)
Petrograd, Sept. 26. General Souk
homlinoff, former minister of .War,
was sentenced to hard labor for life
after conviction of the charge of high
treason in the court here today.
Madame Soukhomlinoff was Vac
quitted, - A throng assembled this morning in
the hall , in which is .being held the
trial of General Soukhoinlinoff, as
former war minister, for high treason,
and of Madame Soukhamlinoff, as his
accomplice, as the hour approached
for the finding of the verdict. The
crowd composed a varied picture
made possible only by the revolution.
Generals in splendid uniforms
rubbed elbows with private soldiers
clad in rusty blouses. Women in
silks and furs jostled plain gowned
women of the poor.
As the chief justice addressed the
jurors, instructing them in the law,
the court room was like a scene in a
picturesque drama.
General Soukhomlinoff, in drab uni
form, bald and bearded, sat with head
in hand, elbow on the dock, peering
intently at the jurors. Beside him was
his , wife, a pale, cameo-fcatured
wpman of perhaps 35. She seemed
only half her husband's age. Her
black dress and hat with veil thrown
back lent Unexpected gravity to her
face, so vnvackius when surrounded
by gayer colors.
Besides the dock, standing stiffly at
attention save for furtive glances oc
casionally at the prisoners, stood two
massive Russian soldiers in brown
blouses, their rifles with fived bayonets
resting on the floor.
Federal Grand N
, Jury Opens Up
, ' ' With Prayer
Th present session of the federal
grand jury was opened with prayer.
This information was brought from
the secret chamber by witnesses. A
local clergyman offered -the prayer,
asking divine guidance in the delib
erations of the body, particularly in
view of the-fact that, the present
world turmoil makes some of these
deliberations of far-reaching import
in the fate of men and nations.
If is the first time that the grand
jury sessions have been opened with
prayer within the memory of the
present federal court officials.
Henry Richmond, secretary of the
State Council of Defense, was sum
moned as a grand jury witness, to
give evidence in connection with
charges of anti-government activities
against certain men. ' .
"No federal grand jury in this
district has ever before been charged
with such vital responsibilities as this
one," said' a federal official. "It will
be called upon to decide in numer
ous cases whether suspected citizens
have been acting traitorously or not.
A wrong decision on any one of
these cases may work tremendous in
jury to the nation in these times."
The work of the jury would be
far greater than it is were it not
for the fact that the "slacker" cases,
about fifty in number, H not be
brough before the jury.
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KELLY CASE
GOESTO JURY
AT RED OAK
Judge Boies Gives Five Blank
Verdicts Covering Range of ,
Findings Possible on
Part of Jurors.
By EDWARD BLACK.
Red Oak, I Sept. 26. (Special
Telegram.) The fate of Rev. Lyn (3.
J. Kelly, accused of the Villisca ax
murders, rests with the jury. The
case was given to the jurors for de
liberation at 5:05 o'clock tonight and
they immediately retired tking the
instructions of Judge Boise.
The court gave he jury five verdicts
any one of which may be returned.
They may find the defendant guilty
either of murder in the first degree or
manslaughter, guilty and insane when
he committed the crime, or not guilty.
Ac the jury was filing out,! Kelly
said: "I tell you again I did not know
those people, did not even know Rev.
Ewing with whom I stayed that night.
I did not do that."
"What do you think of the trial?"
he was asked. "That's up to my law
yers," was his response.
KELLY WEEPS AT CLOSE. ,
After court adjournment Kelly and
his wife was surrounded by a group
of men and women who shook their
hands. Several women cried and Kelly
wept.
Before sending the juryout, Judge
Boies administered an oth to the bail
iffs, imposing upon them the, duty of
guarding the twelve men who are to
passvon the cse. Judge Boies thanked
the audience for its good behavior dur
ing the trial and the crowd cheered
the judge.
At 1:30 o'clock Judge Mitchell re
sumed final argument to the jury for
the defense, in which he, held a verbal
clinic over the body ofAttorney Gen
eral Havner, who followed for the
prosecution without indulging in per
sonalities. " ,
Tudire Boies read instruction for
three minutes. . Of the fiv$ verdict
forms given to the jury it is gener
ally accepted that one of three will
uc au, iminciy, Kui"-j innocent, or
i rwih.i uj najuu soi mgaitny at
Sharp Ultimatum
A I lows Germany
Eight Days ' Grace
NT
the time the crime was committed,
" Insanity Feature Explained. 1
As, to the 'ast mentioned verdict,
the judge explained in this manner:
"You are instructed that in case you
find the defendant not guilty by rea
son of the fact that he was insane at
the time he r.ct was committed, the
law of, this state requires that the
jury state that fact in its verdict, and
the law further provides that the'
court may, if defendant is m custody
and his discharge is found to be
dangerous to public peace and safety,
order him committed to the insane
hospital or retained in custody until
he becomes sane." ,
The prosecution placed much
stress on the Logan signed confes
sion and oral confessions said to have
been made by Kelly to persons at
various places and times. . - '
On the confession phase the judge
read: "If you find that the defendant
was insane at the . time or times he
made confessions of his guilt, if he did
make such confessions, and to the ex
tent that defendant did not know or
comprehend what he was doing or
saying, any such admission or con
fession so made could not be consid
ered against him." ,
The court instructed that the jury
should not consider the act that
Kelly was not called as a witness.
, Abstract of Instructions.
. Judge" .Boies handed the jury five
forms of verdict, one of which will be
used in determination of the case.
They are: '
. "Guilty of murder first degree,"
; "Guilty of murder second degree."
''Guilty of manslaughter."
' "Not guilty." -.
"Not guilty by reason of the fact
that he was insane at the time the act
charged was committed."
Considerable space is devoted in
the instructions to the insanity phase
of the casq. On that subject the
court read to th j jury:
"The; defense of insanity is made
and relied upon by the defendant in
this case. You are instructed that
the nature, character and degree of
insanity, which exonerates a partyf
trom criminal responsibility, is not
easily explained or understood. It is
not necessary that it should be shown
by the evidence that the defendant at
the time of the commission of the act
did not know right from wrong as to
his acts in general. The inquiry must
be directed to the act charged, if
you believe from the-evidence that
the defendant ws mentally unable to
(Continued on Taie Four, Column Flvo.)
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War, Tax Practically : ,
Drafted by Committee
Washington, Sept. 26. The war tax
bill virtually was completed today by
the senate and house conferees. Sub
stantial agreement on the disputed
war excess profits taxation question
averted a threatened deadlock. While
a few questions remain open for final
settlement tontorrow. the measure is
said to be practically . drafted. . It
probably will be reported Friday or
Saturday. ' .
The basis of agreement on var ex
cess profiits taxation is said to be a
compromise et ween the house excess
anl senate war profits systems, with
a minimum exemption of about 7 per
cent on corporate invested capital.
The house conferees vigorously stood
out for an 8 per cent exemption and
are reported to have accepted the
lower rateas a compromise.
Declares Sinkings Were Unjustifiable; Refuses Prize
' Court Offer and Says if Demands Are Not Met
Within Stipulated Time Relations Will
Be Broken Off.
Mexico May -Align Itself With v
Latin-America Against Kaiser
El Paso, Tex.,' Sept 26. A prediction that Mexico would follow Ar
gentina, Peru, Uruguay and Paraguay by breaking off relations with Ger
many was made here tonight by an American who has large interests in
Mexico, but who declined to permit his name to be used.
A
(By AssooUtod Press.)
Lima, Peru, Sept. 26. The government has instructed the
Peruvian minister at Berlin to present t the German govern
ment a demand that satisfaction be given within tight days for '.
the sinking of the Peruvian bark Lorton. If the demand is not
met diplomatic relations will be 'broken off.
. O Th T.rfnn was sunlr tnalrl Snanlatt
waters last February by a German
submarine. Peru declared the slnk
in or th he un iustifishl and Insisted tin
payment of an Indemnity by Ger-
many. The German government of-'
fered to submit the case to a prize
court. ' :-:'; -v. ' V ( ;' j :r; vu
ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS.
Buenos Aires, Sept, 26, Serious
disorders occurred in various parts of
the capital today as the result of an
anti-German manifestation and strike
agitations. As ' an outcome of the
firing upon street cars by strikers or
Kvmnfltfiirre att inan.itnr was trilled
and several persons were wonnded.
In sympathy' with the anti-German
demonstration of this afternoon, bus
iness houses in the city closed their,
doors. ; . ; .' . '
A naval squadron has arrived with '
forces to" take f charge of the city
waterworks and power houses.
Entire Army Summoned,
'"" The entire Argentine army has Seen
summoned to aid the government in .
attempting to re-establish railroad
traffic, at present held up by a strike.
This action was decided upon after '
the strikers failed to accept an offer
of government arbitration. All trains
will be run by the military. There
were reports in government circles
tonight that martial law might be de-
1 .j i ' is .t
ciarea mrougnouc me repuonc wunin
a few hours. ' "
In Cordoba strikers today attacked
a convoyed train. Women . were f
placed in front of the crowd as a
shield. There was an exchange of j
shots, three persons being killed and
ten wounded. Several serious clashes
between troops and strikers are re
ported from other cities of the repub
lic.'. .''! ,-,'V. v - m;..:. , ....
Aid in Atlantic Patrol.
Washington, - Sept. 25. Besides
further consolidating the Americas In
the war for democracy, the 'addition
of Argentina to Germany's list of ene
mies would mean the partial relieving
of the United States and Brazilian
lantic, even'if there should be no spec
tacular co-operation ' by sending an
army to France. '
, The action of the chamber of depu-.
ties caused little surprise among offi
cials of the State department and it is
believed here that the break will be
followed by war. , H ,
President Iroygen has tieen consist
ent in his determination not to 'permit
his country to take any other than a
neutral position, but it is considered
improbable that he will veto the
I action of thejcgislative branch of his -
government. A ; political danger
woum iacc nis administration in sucn
a course since the majority of the '
people appear to feel keenly the ridic
ulous position in which their country ,
has been placed by the duplicity of
the German minister. The discovery
ioaay mat tne strikes and riots in
Buenos Aires were instigated and
supported by German agents ' only
makes the situation worse,
. Although great military sujHjort
might not be given the allies by Ar
gentina its economic aid would be
important. Perhaps the largest pro- '
ducing country in Squth America, it
could contribute plentifully to the
OUIIVJ V t,Il. ll Wll iiativiio '
Argentina has a standing army of "
about 24,000 officers and men., Its
military reserve numbers 174.000. f
Its navy consists of' two dread-
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iiAuguia, iwu, prc-urcauuaugitis, lour '
armored cruisers, two protected cruis-
ers, two armored gunboats, two tor
pedo gunboats, fifteen destroyers,
eight torpedo boats and considerable
miscellaneous naval craft "
LONDON DEFENSE
IS EFFECTIVE IN
TEDTONAIR RAID
British Flyers Break Up Ger
man Squadron, Only Two ,
, Machines Penetrating .'
Outskirts of City.
London, Sept. 26. Seven persons
were killed and twenty-five injured in
the southeastern-outskirts of London
in last night's air raid, ' ,
ThY area, bombed was Inhabited
chiefly by the poorer classes, but
aside from the breaking of windows
II IWi.mil wmuftniiimipwn'imlTTiiT ..hit -
ana slight Carnage to two or three
small frame houses, there was no
property loss. ,
Lord French, commander of the
home defense, reports that, the first
group of raiders which approached
London last night, was driven, back
by gunfire, not more than two pene
trating the city's defenses. Half an
hour later the second gtup of raiders
was driven off, while approaching the
city.
The following official announcement
was given out:.
"The latest information shows that
the first group of raider! which ap
proached was turned back by gunfire,
not'more than two machines actually
penetrating the defenses. 1 These two
machines dropped a number of bombs
in the southeastern outskirts of Lon
don -at about 7:45 p. m., which dam
aged, several dwelling houses, killing
six persons and injuring sixteen.
"The second ' group of raiders,
which approached London - a half
hour later, was driven off.
"Bombs were dropped in various lo
calities in southeast England. Up to
the present no casualties or damage
has been reported." : l r
Kaiser Sets Price
For Evacuation of
Belgium at-Once
London, Sept. 26. Germany has
agreed to evacuate Belgium on cer
tain .conditions, it is detlared in a
German official statement, according
to a dispatch from Berne today given
Out by the Wireless Press. ',
Germany, if is stipulatedmust have
the right to'develop its economic en
terprises freely in Beliium, especially
in Antwerp. - '
The proposal was made in a supple
mentary note to the Vatican-replying
-to the peace initiative-of. Pope
Benedict. It was in the form of a
verbal communication made by For
eign becretary Kuehlmann to the pa
pal nuncjo at Munich,- wherein the
foreign secretary-specified the condi
tions under which Germany was will
ing to conclude peace on the basis
of the vacuation of Belgium.
The verbal note to the' papal nun
cio said Germany would contribute
a share of the compensation to be
paid Belgium for war damages. Bel
gium would be required,, it. said, ; to
give a guarantee that any such men
ace as that-which threatenedGer
many in 1914 would in future be ex
cluded. . .
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