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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1916
Page
10
From Petrograd datelined dispatches, parliament chambers unite against the government. They demand a ministry backed by the legislature and public opinion, aiming to remove perceived dark influences and oppose German party attempts in the war. The government faces growing pressure awaiting its next move.
Washington reports Germany and allies poised to open peace negotiations. Secretary Tumulty notes US role as intermediary, deciding whether to comment and how to transmit official proposals to entente powers. Congress and Cabinet lines focus on implications and potential terms acceptable to Britain and allies. The United States prompts and allies' responses are under careful review.
Legal notices announce letters of administration for Frank F. Miller deceased with Maude J. Snyder as administratrix and claimants asked to file. The second notice lists multiple public real estate auctions in Harrisburg and Lewistown, detailing properties, trustees, dates, locations, and sale terms.
London dispatch reports Arthur Henderson, minister of pensions, warning in Clapham that peace must come with guarantees to prevent repeating the current catastrophe. He supports a league of nations and arbitration but argues now is not the time for peace talks with the main military powers.
German diplomats describe a peace proposal aimed at creating two new kingdoms and forcing a showdown to test Entente willingness to accept peace versus continued German war effort. Allies view the offer as double edged, seeking neutral opinion and internal German morale boost after Bucharest’s fall.
The Teutonic advance in Eastern Wallachia continues as Romanians maneuver to form a defensive line along the Buzeu river near Moldavia. Petrograd reports Teutonic failures along the Moldavian frontier and northeast of Ploiești as Austro German forces push toward the Buzeu.
Amsterdam dispatch quotes German critic Count Revention stating King Constantine seeks to gain time to let Germany gather a relieving force. He doubts Greek supplies will endure long enough to permit German aid.
London report quotes Austria Hungary declaring that its 1914 decision to take up arms was for self defense after years of provocations and menaces. The statement emphasizes no aggressive aims or conquest motives and frames the war as a necessary response.
The Riverton Consolidated Water Company answers public accusations of impure water and poor service with a paid notice. It says water is filtered and tests pass weekly from the State Health Department, three reservoirs are fenced, and 50 miles of pipelines serve 2,200 consumers with fair rates.
The German chancellor states that despite offensives on the Somme and Italian attacks, Germany now has complete security with larger reserves. He credits Hindenburg’s campaigns in Romania and Western Wallachia, submarine successes, and firm unity across ally flags, while proposing peace negotiations with hostile powers through neutral intermediaries.
The New York stock market opened unsettled on the news of Teutonic peace proposals. Bethlehem Steel fell 26 points, United States Steel down 3, and other wartime beneficiaries showed declines. Trading was feverishly active with urgent liquidation across the industrials.
On the Chicago Board of Trade wheat fell more than eight cents after reports of German peace proposals. May wheat touched 166 1/4 cents, then rallied to 168 1/4. May corn slid to 90 1/4 cents, while January lard rose to 15.90 after opening at 15.60.
Premier Briand said the new government will likely appear in the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday. Deputies debate a concentrated ministry and a parliamentary defense committee to oversee military, diplomatic, and economic wartime conduct. In New York, cotton prices rose after German peace proposals, May futures up to 18.50.
Paris reports that Joseph Joffre the allied commander in the west will be moved to a higher post to make way for new blood and ideas. The move aims to accelerate the war effort with fresh energy, possibly elevating Joffre to chief of the Allied War Council while leaving actual power limited. General Petain is favored to succeed him, with General Nivelle also mentioned as a candidate.
London reports the illness of Premier Lloyd George and ex Premier Asquith postponing the cabinet's policy statement until Thursday. MPs return for the session, with new ministers taking over departments and A J Balfour assuming the foreign office to handle the Athens government issue.
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