America

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 21, 19 December 1916, Page 2

America

EARLY PEACE BAIT. BILLS OF EXCHANGE AT BARGAIN PRICES. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 1.0 p.m.) New York, December 18. Zimmerman and Forshny, the Germau Government’s official bankers, aio offering bills of exchange at bargain prices payable in Berlin or \ ienna at ninety days, accompanied by a statement that peace is practically certain. The ninety days’ movement is enviously intended to give American investors a personal interest in an carry peace. BRITISH SAFE CONDUCT PASS GUARANTEED. j 1 1 Press Association— Copyright. Renter’s Telegrams (Received 1.0 p.m.) London, December 18. The Foreign Office has granted Count Carnowski, Anstro-Htungarniu Ambassador at Washington, a safe, conduct to America.

ARMY REQUIREMENTS. PREPAREDNESS FOR WAR. Press Association—Copyright, Austru liau and N.Z. Cable Association (Received 1 p.m.) Washington, December IS.(General Scott, Chief of the General Staff, testified before tlie Military Committee that as the result of the Avar, America requires an army ol 1,500,000 in instant readiness, and tin 1 same number ol reserves ready in ninety days after hostilities. The General Staff before the war believed that an army of 500,000 and the same number reserves would be sufficient.