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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
3
A promotional piece claims a two week program after meals increases strength and endurance. It touts curing nervous fatigue and dyspepsia with rapid improvements and urges readers to test results themselves. Ends by promising dramatic health gains in ten to fourteen days.
The central powers submit notes to neutral representatives including the United States Spain and Switzerland seeking immediate negotiations. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg delivers proposals to diplomats and asks them to present them to Germany’s enemies. Germany says the proposals aim at lasting peace in the war.
The first announcement states the chancellor met with representatives of the United States, Spain and Switzerland to deliver a note urging hostile governments to begin peace negotiations. The note will be read in the reichstag and proposes terms the four allied powers deem suitable for lasting peace. Vienna Constantinople and Sofia echoed identical notes to the Holy See and other powers.
The note from Bethmann Hollweg is transmitted via the United States Spain and Switzerland to their capitals and then to the Entente powers. Neutral diplomats will deliver the text to their governments and to Germany through established channels.
A fragment reports Geray proposing peace as armies mount a new offensive in the latest battle frontier. The notice hints at peace terms tied to military progress and strategic shifts in the ongoing conflict.
Washington report shows about half of those naturalized in the year ending June became American. The annual Bureau of Naturalization release outlines the pace of naturalizations and indicates the ongoing demand for citizenship across the nation.
Fragmentary note mentions unoccupied land and a royal signatory action to empower authorities to take over land. Details on place, date, or parties are missing, leaving the outcome and scope uncertain.
The piece argues Germany seeks a peace with Teutonic troops in occupied enemy territory across fronts. It contends the war is far from ended, refuting David Lloyd George’s demand for a knockout and suggesting Germany’s current position is its best for practical purposes despite ongoing conflict.
Berlin advices indicate peace terms would restore the prewar status quo with Poland and Lithuania independent. They call for full return of occupied Belgium and France in exchange for colonies and aim to resolve the Balkan situation at the peace conference.
Washington states that if Germany seeks only a courier role the peace proposal will pass without comment. If Germany wants the U S to act with neutrals in its name, the administration will study the plan before acting. The United States could still transmit proposals under the second option.
An unnamed prominent official in London voiced strong skepticism that the terms would form a basis for negotiations. He called the note a dramatic coup with potential diplomatic developments and flat peace overtures, amid a foreign office unsettled by an administration change.
Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm told his troops in the field that he has made a peace proposal to the enemy. He says the offer is made with the agreement of his allies and with confidence in victory. He adds that acceptance is not yet certain and orders continued fighting until a decision arrives.
Washington reports President Wilson, via Secretary Tumulty, is deeply interested in news that Germany and its allies are nearing peace negotiations. Tumulty stated he cannot comment further until more is learned, as the entente reception remains unclear.
James Henry Thomas, Derby MP and railwaymen's head, calls Asquith's fall a personal disaster. He warns press dictatorship could topple Lloyd George unless checked, urging support for the government to end the war swiftly and decisively.
The battleship Suffren, which departed November 24 for Lorient, has not been heard from and the ministry of marine believes the vessel lost with all hands aboard.
At Bridgeport the state irrigation convention approved a resolution requesting a state appropriation to establish a school of agriculture and mechanic arts linked to the government experimental farm between Mitchell and Scottsbluff. The proposal seeks practical irrigation instruction and countrywide agricultural education.
A proposal aims to reduce mileage by about .100 miles affecting many towns. The plan seeks faster routes or altered paths to shorten travel to the northwest region.
The State Poultry Show will take place in Kearney from January 1 through January 6. Exhibitors from across the region showcase prize birds, with judges assessing top entries in multiple classes.
The Mitchell community club pushes a project to connect Lincoln Highway at North Platte with Yellowstone Highway at Wendover, Wy. The route will cut travel to Glacier National Park by over 100 miles, improve Pacific coast access, and enlist towns along the line to aid in rapid construction and better road conditions.
In Omaha the examination of witnesses on the Arizona wild horse fraud case reveals the government claims many victims were cheated out of amounts from 1,000 to 25,000 by phantom horses. A key victim reportedly fought for two months with no animals in sight as more witnesses prepare to testify. initially 42 people were indicted.
Nemaha County authorizes construction of five bridges as part of highway and drainage district improvements. The move follows an assessment against the county for the Nemsha area and links to the road district project.
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