But as soon as the need for deeds arose, Mr. Wilson forgot all about "the principle he held dear." He promptly announced that we should be "neutral in fact as well as in name, in thought as well as in action," between the small, weak, unoffending nation and the large, strong nation which was robbing it of its sovereignty and independence. Such neutrality has been compared to the neutrality of Pontius Pilate. This is unjust to Pontius Pilate, who at least gently urged moderation on the wrongdoer. From the speech of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, delivered at Lewiston, Maine, in behalf of Charles E. Hughes.

PEACE OVERTURES: NEVER RECEIVED
BRITISH MINISTER OF WAR DECLARES FIGHT MUST CONTINUE TO A KNOCK-OUT
Several Crack Roumanian Regiments Have Been Annihilated; 111-Trained Troops in Battle
By EDWARD L. KEEN
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
LONDON, Oct.
Cecil, the British minister of war, declared today that no German peace overtures had been received. All officials echo the statement of Lloyd George that "War must continue to a knockout."
7.—Lord Robert
PRESIDENT IN IGNORANCE
By Robert Bender
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
ON BOARD WILSON SPECIAL,
Oct. 7.—President Wilson apparently knows nothing concerning the report that Ambassador Gerard is en route here bringing definite peace proposals from the German government.
Crack Regiments Lost
BERLIN, Oct. 7.—It is semi-officially stated  That the Roumanians lost 50,000 men in the last two weeks in Transylvania fighting. Falkenhayn has decisively beaten the Roumanians twice. Budapest dispatches asserted that several crack Roumanian regiments had been annihilated. Ill-trained troops are now opposing Falkenhayn's advance. 