It vn- (??? tit<<l out in w?-ll-infonii"?l
? ja 11 "i - t o- <1 a > that wh i !? ? a ? h on" <>f
th- alli"?l g- iV-rtitio n! s might nidii-at"
it-- (^.to-ral attitude. ? oiisultation
anions th" alli<-s iin'l"f th" treaty
binding thrm to mi li a- tion prolutbly
would r??iulr< tw.. or three week",
making it unlikely thai th" Joint reply
?.f all th- aMi?? w 11 h? available In
fo r lh< tlrst of th. >'"11 r
Th" disposit ion this morning was to
w ithhold comment, inasmuch as th- ac
tual |iii.]>osaIs ha-l not !?? -n r"""iv.i| or
-.1 far as was iknown, transmitted to
th. Ilritish Knvr rninent or other ni"m
\>r-rs of th" entente. It was expected
this first fnrmnlltx Would he airnni
jilish"<l qtiicklj. and that there would
I.. dis-los'-d what thus far hid hcen
In re I > n Hint 1 ? r of .onje.-mre wli'tlier
any sp.-'-ifi. fens ha\? heeti put for
ward b> tlo Teutonic alli'-s.
? no of th" faitors tvliU'h, according
t.. an ojiinioii ? vi.t ? ? "d lo r-, militate.
against a. . < |.tut -? ;s that th" opening
? ?f negotiations would tie. essnrily he
followed h\ an armistice.
No .-lie. ill. siiKU'-tign "f an annis
i i. . is mini. . far ? ? Is indicated by
tin uiiollirial r.port'- received. hut it
is said th" pt"i -d. nt of 1S66. in the
Austro-' I'-rinaii peui-e negotiat ions, and
of t S7??. in th" KraiUD-fiornuti nego
tiations. ?stahVshe." that an armistice
and suspension "f all military a.-tivity
follows th" openinc f'f neRotintions.
