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Highest temperature yesterday, 64; lowest, 48.
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VOL. LXXXVI. NO. 70.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1918. copyright, m. n (v s phs and rubu,hm0 Aocumo.
TRUCE TERMS SENT TO KAISER BY A COURIER;
FOCH FIXES 72 HOUR LIMIT FOR AN ANSWER;
EMPEROR REJECTS DEMAND FOR ABDICATION;
ALLIES DRIVE BACK ENEMY ON WHOLE FRONT
WAS BOARDS TO
GUIDE BUSINESS
TO PEACE BASIS
Munition Industries and
Food Administration May
Be 3Iadc Permanent.
THICK FIXING TO HOLD
Two More Liberty Loans Are
Planned Control for
Foreign Sales.
Special Detpatck to Th Sen.
Washington. Nov. 8. The War In
dustrie Board, the Food Admlnistra
tfon and probably all other war organ
izations In Washington are to be con
tinned through the reconstruction pe
riod under plans outlined by the Ad
ministration, "i
Chairman Baruch of the War Indus
tries Hoard stated officially to-day the
organization will exercise Its func
tions until the peace treaty is signed.
It Is known, however, the administra
tive programme goes further and con
templates continuance of practically
all of the war organizations until the
country Is definitely back on a firm
penco basis and the channels of com
merce, trade and Industry have as
iiumed normal conditions.
In most instances legislation will be
necessary, and It will be sought'by the
President. Itepubllcan leaders say
they will assist such action provided
no effort l4s made to establish perma
nency for the various war boards with
their present powers.
Plan for Readjustment.
Legislation contemplateu for the
Food Administration and the War In
dustries fBoard looks toward perma
rency, It Is understood. Chairman
Uaruch of the War Industries Board
in nu otilclal statement to-day said:
-A committee named by the Presi
dent has been and is now at work to
devise the best mechanism of bring
ing about adjustments from a war to
. peace basis. The report of the com
mittee may take the form of sug
gested legislation. The whole effect
of the readjustment plans will be to
the end of bringing about necessary
changes with as little dislocation as
possible and the full opportunity for
all to benefit as In the past by Indi
vidual Ingenuity, vision and fair, drai
ns. Under the Overman act, which runs
ntll tho proclamation of peace, the
(resident has power to transfer all
he war boards to tho various regu
larly constituted Departments of the
Jovernment, and It Is likely this will
e done.
The Ballroad Administration will not
ic affected by this programme. Under
he railroad control law it ooatlnues to
operate for twenty-one months after the
proclamation of peace, when railroad
control automatically ceases. The same
holds true with wire control, but the
period Li for six months. The War Trade
Hoard, Fuel Administration and the Com
mittee on Public Information are con
ingcnt on the emergency. That Is they
ml with the proclamation of peace. The
da of tho proclamation rests with the
I'.cldcnt. but It cannot corns until the
peace treaty lias been signed and ratified.
After Wnr Programme,
The extensive War Department and
Naiy Department organisations are
statutory ones and shrinkage in them is
-dependent upon demobilisation and mili
tary plans. '
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
and members of the official and volunteer
war loan organisations are hard at work
on the after war financing programme
that the country must face. Kvsn'lf hos
tilllics are ended. It waB pointed out on
gnrid authority, at least two more war
lo.ms will be necessary to meet Govern
ment expenditures before the war ma
ll, nery. whirling at top speed, can be
.alted liven under the most drastic
larent hnicnt possible the army will
,ir to be clothed, fed and cared for
tt 1 full demobilisation comes after
, imre is proclaimed. War contracts for
uu'eilals and supplies will have to be
dirled out. ana the Government will
meet Its contractual obligations. It Is
said. Kxpandltures which are running
i a rate In excess of 12,000,000,000 a
nonth cannot be shut off at one.
chairmen of the various Federal
erve banks and chairmen of all of the
iiitrlct committees In the country, both
.nt-ii and women, have been meeting In
Washington for two days considering the
ecessary programme. Work of the War
savings and Liberty Loan organisations
Continued on TMrd Page.
Another Charming Itomsntlo
Pttlntlni-
nt Lava and
Wr In Kull Colors by Nell
nrlnkler Tomorrows Dunaar juntnoan
'trculatlon Last Sunday Hl.lllWLarf est
in America. 4t?. 1
NO CHANGE IN
DRAFT CALLS,
SAYS BAKER
All War Activities Con
tinue Despite the Probable
Signing of Armistice.
NEED JLENFOR GAItKISONS
Selective Process Planned for
Demobilization Navy Opens
Way for Discharges.
Prince Maximilian of Baden, the Imperial German .Chancellor, has
Special Dttpatcft to Tn six. resigned, according to a German wireless despatch. The wireless says
Washington. Nov. 8. Confusion and j that Prince Max tendered his resignation in view of the altered parliamcn
uncertalnty already exist throughout Wary situation, but that acceptance of it is still outstanding.
the country' regarding what Is to hap-
pen In the matter of the draft and
other military activities going on.
The War Department and every' other
Government agency began to stagger
to-day under tons of messages from
every quarter asking for enlighten
ment. Tney poured In from tire big
Industrial centres all day long, yester
day's extraordinary demonstration
having stimulated many of them.
Secretary' Baker was besieged by
newspaper, correspondents to-day with
Inquiries regarding the Government's
plans but the Secretary declined flatly
to make any announcement until the
armistice had been signed. He did,
however, deny that any orders had
gone forth holding up draft calls or
Interfering with the selective process
how being conducted by local boards.
The report that the draft would be
stopped he refused to affirm or deny.
That the Government already had be
gun to cancel many contracts Mr. Bauer
I also denied.
No Contracts Ilelnar Cancelled.
"So far as I know," said Mr. Baker
"tnere has been not a single contract
cancelled on account of the pendency of
the armistice. The Government Is can
celling contracts all the time In the
ordinary course of business for which the
present situation Is In no wise responsi
ble." The hotels of the capital are filling up
fast with persons holding contracts who
are frantically trying to get Inside Infor
mation on what Is going to happen, but
so far have not succeeded.
Little doubt is felt here that the sign
In of the armistice will result not only
In instantly halting the calls of drafted
men to the camps but also In shutting
down on troop shipments. It was re
ported to-day that a division which was
on the point of embarking yesterday had
Its sailing orders cancelled.
There are now approximately 2.000,000
men under arms In this country and
2,000,000 abroad. Demobilization of the
men under arms In this, country' prob
ably will be begun Immediately upon
the signing of the armistice, but It is a
process which will take many months.
It Is understood the plans being worked
out provide for the application of the
selective process to demobilization by
which the men for certain industries will
be taken first.
The navy Is considering a plan by
which men will be allowed to make ap
plications for Immediate dismissal and
If they can show that places are await
ing them these will be granted.
It Is the belief of many Senators who
have given thourht to the problem that
the return of the men w the National
Army camps In this country should be
accomplished Just aa speedily as pos
sible, They assert that this is partlcu
larly true of the men who have been
taken from certain Industries like agri
culture and food production.
Government economists declare that
any system of Immediate' demobilization
sending 2,000,000 men back to Jobs,
many of which are held by women, or
men brought from other employment
would bring economic conditions fraught
with great danger.
The men In France can be brought
homt only as fast as ship tonnage can
be made available.
Fewer Ships for Troops.
This nation In recent months has sent
260,000 men a month to Europe. This
was accomplished with the aid of many
British ships. When hostilities ceaso
these ships will be withdrawn to trans
port British troops to Canada. Australia
and India, and to resume commerce. The
nercentaae of transport In American
hips has steadily risen, but It Is not
more than half. This means that the
maximum rate of return will be consid
erably under the rate of departure un
less neutral ships coming" to America for
foodstuffs and raw materials can be se
cured. Even so. It will take many months to
bring odr forces home. It Is likely that
American garrisons will occupy the
rthlne and other Oerman border prov
inces and will police northern France.
This would take a considerable force and
would permit the French and Belgians
to turn to the work of reconstruction.
Fonr Fall to Denth In HmokestnrU.
Chicago, Nov. 8. Four steel workers I
were plunged 118 feet to death inside a 4
huge smokestack to-uay wnen n scanom
collapsed.
New and More Destructive Implements
of War that Have Not Yet ".earned th
Battlefields Tomorrow's fjunday American
ireulatlon Last Sunday Hl.lir-I-ri.st
In America. .r. v
WILLIAM REPLIES 'NO'
TO UL TIM A TUM SENT
BY SOCIALIST PARTY
Refuses to Assume "Terrible Responsibility" of Hand
ing Germany to Entente and "Delivering Country
Up to Anarchy" Maximilian Resigns.
AMSTERDAM, Nov, 8. Emperor William of Germany has refused
to accede to the demands that he abdicate, says a German wireless
despatch picked up here to-night.
To an ultimatum of the Socialists the Emperor replied through
Minister of the Interior Drews that he refused to abdicate voluntarily on
the crnnnH that he rnnlH not nt thn moment of nence nndertake tho ter-
'rible responsibility of handing over Germany to the Entente and deliver
' ing up the country to anarchy.
BASEL, Nov. 8. The abdication of Emperor William and the re
nunciation of the throne by Crown Prince Frederick William before
noon to-day were demanded in an ultimatum sent by the managing com
mittee of the German Socialist party at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon to
Prince Maximilian of Baden, the Imperial Chancellor, according to the
Correspondence Socialiste, the official organ of the Socialist party of
Germany.
Five Demands In Ultimatum.
The mniiiigitiK committee of the
Socialist party considered the entire
political Munition uml Its decisions
wcro embodied In try ultimatum '
which I'hillpp KchtlldemniHi, Socialist
member of the German Cabinet with-
out portfolio, sent to Chancellor
Mr.xlmllluii. These decisions were:
First The right of public as
sembly.
Second The military and police,
must be ordered to exercise great
resorve.
Third The Immediate transfor
mation of the Prussian Govern
ment lu conformity wWi the views
of the majority In the Reichstag.
Fourth Greater Socialist Influ
ence In the Kelchstag.
Fifth The abdication of Em
peror William and the renunciation
of the throne by the Crown Prince.
Threat of Withdrawal Made.
The Imperial Chancellor was asked
to reply before noon to-day, accepting
the conditions. Otherwise the Social
IstH declared they would withdraw
from the Government.
The Berlin Goreffc announces that
the Inter-Party Committee of the
Reichstag has taken no decision re
specting the question of the abdica
tion of the German Kmperor, but that
the majority recognizes the Impera
tive necessity of an early sotutlon of
the problem. ,
ThH Vorwaertx of Berlin publishes
,.
a new proclamation to German work- j
men by the Social Democratic party ,
In which Is
empnasizeu ine pari n
firm Intention to
obtain full demo-
cratlc liberty for the German people.
The proclamation says In part:
"All those who, through unwise
policies, caused this calamity to come
upon our people must resign their
posts. All necessary Measures are
being taken to this end. No excep
tion will be made of any person, how
ever highly placed."
GEN. WOOD URGES HIS
TROOPS TO CARRY ON
Training to Continue Even if
Armistice Is Signed.
Camp FUNSTON, Kansas, Nov. 8.
Major-Gen. Leonard Wood to-day posted
the following appeal to men of the Tenth
Division :
"Even If an armistice Is signed It
does not mean the end of the war. It
simply means that the terms of peace
will be discussed. They may or may
not be agreed upon. The work and
training of the division will go on with
the same energy and spirit ns heretofore.
"There Is nothing In the present sit
uation which Justify n change of pro-
ccdure on our part, and as soldiers it In
our duty to carry on without reference
lions" toThe contrary. ' "",rUC"
AUSTRIANS APPEAL FOR FOOD.
Mrrlas Plnn Belief While Message
Goes to Allies.
Berns, Nov. 8. The populations of
Tyrol nnd Vorarlberg, the westernmost
part of Austria, have appealed to the
Swiss Federal Council to send rood.
The Council sent the request to the
French Ambassador, who will transmit
It to the allied Governments. ,
In the meantime the Federal Council
Is studying means to extend aid as soon
as possible to the two districts.
Tortures of a Christian dlrl Held Captlva
two years by Turks, told by Herself In
KuniUy'n Amsrlcan Circulation Last Sun
ttf Ml,!!! Largest In America, Air.
ERZBERGER HAS
fTT I TT AT? D"D TD170
I K A II i If T Fllll ll TiM
1 V. XSlllUUKt
German Truce Envoy's Part in
( Propagandism Is Shown
by Becker.
Mathlas Erzberger, leader of the Ger
man armistice delegation, who has been
described by the German pre and other
Teuton sources ns the true representa
tive of the German people, was at one
time the Imperial German propaganda
paymaster, according to depositions
made public yesterday by Alfred L.
Becker, Deputy State Attorney-General.
The depositions which .were obtained
by Mr. Becker In recent Investigations
Into the spreading of German propa
ganda in this country allege that Erz
berger, who is now the German Foreign
Secretary and head of the German War j
Press Department, paid D.000.000 marks i has been stopped at the request of th-1
to Abas miml Pa-lia. former Khedive, Berlin postal authorities. A report l
f ... ., . . lltZTl VJh"e haVe b"" ltUr
Prince Nour-eddln Bey Ferid of the
Albanian house of Vlora. who maiTled
Mrs. Ralph Thomas of this city ojout
a year ago. In a deposition prepared for
Mr. Becker, said that when In Sivltxer-1
land in ISIS he met and had rrlenaiy
association w'th Abas Ililml Pasha.
Ills deposition also alleged that
Ms,-, 1915, Manilas Erzberger appeared
at the Rltz-Carlton Hotel In Luzerne,
Switzerland, and there paid to the for -
mer Khedive B.000.000 marks to be need
; vjctmuu yiuianniiu m i-iam-e ttnu
Italy. It was runner alleged that in
November of the same year Krzberger
demanded from the former Khedive an
accounting for the propaganda fund.
The former Khedive nnd the Kaiser's
paynaster had a stormy Interview, ac
cording to Prince Nour-eddln. who said
that the ex-Khedlve made an account
ing. This accounting, said Hllml Pasha,
as quoted by the Prince, consisted of a
statement that 2.000,000 marks were
paid to Bolo Pasha to enrry on German
propaganda in France, 1 000.000 marks
were paid to Flllppo Cavalinl for similar
work In Italy, and the balance of 2,000,
000 marks were retained as a commis
sion for distributing the funds.
The second deposition obtained by I
Mr. Becker was th.t of Pallh GorgJI, a I
Turkish Journalist who was pro-ally and
went to Home when Turkey entered the
war on- the German side.
GorgJI deposed that he knew Krz
berger when the latter visited Borne In
1914 and the early part of 1915, and
that the German Imperial paymaster
had carried with him a fund with which
to bribe Italian deputies.
In commenting on the affulr Mr.
Becker said yestenlnj :
"Germany Is claiming loudly her de
mocratization, but when nn important
mission Is selected to represent her in
the armistice negotiations they put at Its
head Dr Mathlas Krzberger, who be
longs to the same old gang that tried to
put over German propaganda in Italy
rnd Frnuce "
j . r T .
' MARINES bHOtfT AT
j BROTHER OF KAISER
1 Prince Henry, Head of Navy,
flees trom ivief.
CorsNHAOKN Nov. S. Prince Henry
of Prussia, brother of Emperor William,
lrt WlmX nn W'ri nesrl.1 V In an nufnmn.
, bfl flylng .,, flaK, tne schleswlg
Vollt$teUuna rtates. He was pursued
by marines who fired a dozen shots at
him, the newspaper adds.
The Prince hns arrived at Flensburg,
In Schleswlg. after his escape from Kiel.
His chauffeur was woundetl by tho
marines.
My Own Fault That I Lost My Wife's
Lova nemarkabte Confession by Distln
auUhrd Lawyer In Munday'a American
Circulation Inst Hunday 111, St: Largest
In America. .Wr.
bavaria now i british enter
republic, king 'tournai, yanks
ludwigousted: gain inwoevre
New IJule Is Suddenly Es-j Germans Quicken Retreat
tablished After Great
Popular Meeting.
ESSEX JOINS IN REVOLT
German Xnvy Soils From Kiel
Under Red Flnj? Rail
ways Arc Cut.
Dasix, Nov. 8. A republic has been
proclaimed In Bavaria at the conclu
sion of a great popular meeting yes
terday, rays, a telegram from Munich
under to-day's dnte.
During the sitting nt the Diet Pal
ace to-dny a decree was passed de
posing the Whittelsbach dynasty, ac
cording to a despatch received here
to-night from Munich, Bavaria.
A Munich despatch gives additional
details of the meeting at which the
republic wai proclaimed. Several
thousand persons were present, hav
ing come by Invitation of the Socialist
party. After fiery speeches by nu
merous orators the crowd adopted a
resolution demanding the abdication
of the Kaiser, renunciation of right to
succession by the Crown Prince, the
introduction of a democratic regime
in Germany, acceptance of an armis
tice, no future wars except for na
tional defence, social reforms and an
eight hour day for workmen.
Soldiers Join In Procession.
The speakers were received with
grpat enthusiasm. They all affirmed
that the Socialist party urged neither
u strike nor revolution but desired only
complete reform.
In a prociwdon which was formed
and which wss a mile long were many
soldiers of nil arms headed by a band
The procession marched to the Royal
Palace and the .Ministries, where tin.
Government hurriedly posted nppcot.
for the populace to remain calm.
CorENHAor.v. Nov. S. Telegraphic
communication between Amsterdam and
Berlin, Luebeck. Bremen and Hamburg
ances at Kssn
Telec-ranlile communication between
Copenhagen and Berlin, which was shut
off for some time, has been reopened,
Ilnnitturg In Hand of lirtlit.
Tho great German maritime pt-t or
.. . i.t.i.. In h.mlc nt
. tu
from Hamburg newspapers printed hy
thA Pnlnirne tiiitettr. Tne red nag is1
, J", ZJu "' " I
. -Th(, llen(,4UIlrters of the commander
1 0f the pert lias been occupied ny in i
' Soldiers Council after exciting occur -
rencea In which nmcliine guns were urou
I All kinds of excesses tooi; Place in
the uilgtinoriPg cii oi uun.t. "c,
ot Altona
nt rt
fommanui'r ttici n.t,i
the demands submitted hy the Soldiers
Council
Bremerhaven and Cuxhaven are In the
hands of Soldiers' Councils, the Schlee
wlg VolJfs Z''fffiti; says.
Torpedo llont Crews Qnlt.
llevolutloiili-ts have cut the North
German Hallway line south it liens -
hure in Schles'vlg-Holsteln. This breaks
communlcatlor.fi from the norlh with
Hamburg.
A Berlin wireless despatch has:
"The Third Squadron remains faith
ful to the Government."
The ferry between Trelleborg. Swedea,
and Snesnltz, Germany, lias been sus
pended because the crews of the Ger
man torpedo boats at Safsnltz nre re
fusing to obe the orders of their com
manding officers.
Some of the Oerman warships from
Kiel have arrived at Flensburg, in
Schleswlg, the lltrllnpske Xidemle of
this city reiiortp. Their officers were
navigating them under the command of
the sailors.
Ixindon, Nov 8. The movement
which resulted In the seizing nt vir
tually the entire German navy by revo
lutionary forces was carried out In
fairly peaceful manner, according to the
nxclinnge Telegraph correspondent ut
Copenhagen The red flag was hoisted
quite generally, he adds.
All the large wharves connected with
the naval service were also taken over
by the revolutionists.
At Wtlhelmshavcn the nuval ofllcers i
agreed to hand authority over to the I
rebels If they would promise to make re-1
slstance Bhnuld the British attack that
naval port j
The Third inraiury uegiment, accord
ing to these advices, has taken posses
sion of tho alrdreme at Oldenburg, in
Holsteln.
Blankiisteln, n commune In West
phalia twenty-four mHes northeast of
DussMdorf, has Joined the revolution,
Tho greater part of the German navy,
Coiiffinicfl o Second I'nge.
See th tlreat German lletrsat In ths
Remarkable I'hotofrapha In notorial
Clravure Section of Tomorrow's Sunday
American Circulation Last Sunday 1(1,98:
Lamest in America.. .tie.
as Haig and Petain Get
Into the Open.
i
NOW BECOMES A ItACE
American Infantry Hefore Se
dan Slows Up Till Artillery
Is Moved, Forward..
. ,
1.0XPOX. Nov. S. Fighting activity I
was kept up nil along the front In ,
France by" the Allies lo-dny, the Brit- '
Ifib. French and Americans eontlnu-'
Ing to gnln. The ltrltWi renewed
their push eastwanl toward Mons I
and Matibeuge, while the French con
tinued to mlvnnre northward and
have reached the .Meuse from Mczleres
to n Junction with the Americans nt
Sedan. The armies around Sedan
were relatively quiet, hut Pershing's
men to the east of the river Meuse
hove reached the Woevre forest and
inndc an advance In the neighborhood
of Harnutnont and Brnndevllle.
Despite bad weather Field Mnrshnl
llalg's men renewed their advance
all along the line from Tournnl south
ward to their Junction with the
French. Tournnl linn been entered by
the British and south of that town
the German lmve started a with
drawal movement
I' resting lifter i
them the British crossed the Scheldt,
south of Antolug, and have occupied
C'onde and several villages nlong the
Cnnde-Mons Canal, Including Pour
and Timlin.
- Ilai-c for the llnttle NrcU.
Fuither south British troops have
taken Avesnes and ure acros tliei
main road lending nlmost duo north
to Maubeuge. Tile rnllroatl running
westward from Maubeuge has been
cut west of that city by advnnclng
Hrltl.h patrols.
Th- Allies have now n'.l but closed
the nTtli and east "bottle necks
through which tile Germans
j on k
France a has become a ract
are
from
race be
tween the Allies and the Germans, the
latter to get out, the former In head
them off. Hast of Sedan, according
to reports brought In by American
aviators, all the roads are choked with
lief-ius itrrnmin.
They nre hurrying
nwv
In every conceivable kind at
transport, with tho.se who arc unable
u r.uf emipr wiimutK tit i uuutiif,
Their whoie effort Is confined to get-
tln(f out
. (irtduit into the upen.
, .. . thr , more ,n
. to ,,. forwar,i the allied troops
. . .....
will be out In the opt-n, the British past
the Interminable waterways north and
northeast of Valenrlennes into the level
country west of Brussels, the French in
the plains fronting tho forest of the
Ardennes nnd the Americans out Into
the Woevro plain west of Metz.
In these great stretches of open
country the Germans will be deprived
I of the natural defences, such as hills,
I ravines and forests, which have en.
ravines and forests, which have en -
nbled them to slow up the allied ail
vnnce until now. Military observers are
n unit In the belief that once the Ger
man armies are pressed beyond the
French frontiers their retreat will he
como a rout
PERSHING ENTERS
t UKbb I Ut WUL VKh
Bi tht Aitociattd Prtu,
Witii tub Amehican Foiicks on' Tin.
Mtsl'sr. Front, Nov. S. The right wing
ConfOitied on .frcotul Poor.
Smokes for Soldiers
in Holiday Packages
pUBLIC nnd private entertain
ments nre being devised to
boost THE SUN Tobacco Fund
in its drive for another $100,
000 in order to accomplish this
aim. But Individual donors are
not to lie back and let the enter
tainers do all the giving. They
must wake up nnd end in their
contributions nt once if they
wish to he in on tho holiday
distribution.
On page 7 the smoke fund asks
if the donors do not hear THE
SUN Tobacco Fund's reveille;
we've got to wake them up if the
smokes nre to go over in time.
WARNING! THE SUN TO
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza
tion or publication. It employs
no agents or solicitors.
H :
405,000 Captured on
West Front This Year
LONDON, Nov. 8. Two hun
dred thousand prisoners were
taken by the British on tho
western front from January 1 to
November 5, inclusive, accord
ing to an official announcement
made in the House of Commons
last night.
'In tho same period the F.rench
captured 140,000, the Americans
50,000 and the Belgians 15,000.
i
KAISER'S HAND
SEEN IN DELAY
I Reference of Armistice to Spa,
Where He Awaits, Indicates
He Is ill Control.
pnVPn TIM I TP 11
Ut 11 lu"hllh MJllll.U
Marshal Cannot Modify Truce
Terms Publicity Attends
Proceedings.
tprcinl PfjpofrA to Tm. sin
Wasiiinotos-, Nov. S. Germany has
until 11 o'clock Monday morning, Trench
time, to accept or reject the armistice
terms handed this morning to her dele
gates on the western front. The German
plea that hostilities be suspended st once
prior to the seventy-two hours time limit
which has been granted the Germans for
ebnulderation has been rejected by Mar
shal Foch. Announcement to this effect
whs made to-day by Secretary Tanning.
This official statement was made public
at 3:30 P. M. to-riny bj Mr. Lansing:
I "The Secretary or stntp Is Informed
'fli.it Mamliul l.'n.lt ,.nnrft,l fn Unpin at
10:25 this morning that the Gorman
plfiilpotrntiarles had arrUed at Ills head
quartern with full powers from the Chan
cllor. The text" of the armistice was
rent to them and delivered to them. The
German plenipotentiaries requested that
hoUllltles be stopped at once. JThls re
qtiert nni refused them "
Mcetlno; With Mnrshnl l"orh.
Uiiiler the Hlsto Department had an
nounced the receipt of advices to the
efTect that the meeting of the delegates
wlt.i Marshal Foch hid occurred at 0
A. M Paris time, and that a maximum
of eenty-two hours three days had
bien given Germany In which to accept
or reject the term". The seventy-two
hour", according to the State Depart
ment advices, had begun at 11 A M.
Tills would indicate that the pMInilnn -
rles of the meeting had taken some tlrnej
and that It was not until these iiad been
concluded and the German plenipoten
tiaries had the terms in their hnndsi and
had read them over that the time limit
had begun to operate
To-day's despatches coxerlng this
point. It was admitted, were not definite j
as to details, but as officials here lnler
preled them it meant that the Germans
had exactly seventy-! wi hours from 11
o'clock this morning to answer jes or i
no. In the case of the Austrian armis -
tlce the time was only two days,
.,.,.,.., from ialp.. .moriu.ini
nd-
vices that after receiving the terms the
German delegates sent a special courier
to Spa, in Belgium, where the German
High Commnnd Is located, and that the
Kaiser himself was waiting there In
lecelve them. Thus It appears to of
ficials here that tile Kaiser is still a
lending figure In German affairs despite
1 ,ill reports of his having completely hist
his power, and that he Is still to h.m a
o!ce In the armistice matte'.
Kaiser's Power I lullcnteil.
Indeed, the move o( tne German tit le-
gates would indicate that the final hc-
; repinnce or loeciit.u . 01 me siiiunutT
i Is to come from the Kaiser after all as
.till th. Itn.t, 1 nf th. nrmv ntwl llm nn...
1 , ,,, AV ,.,,,. uU in,tr.
eminent of Germany. However, lenders
j of the Buudesrath and the Helchstng
, have gnthered with him f the d'scus-
! slon. ami Krzberger, the lender of the
, Centrist p.irty, Is representing the
Chancellor directly among the plenlpo-
tentlnrles. Consequently nil factions In
Germnny seemingly have been assured
" or a part in ine proceedings.
F rom the ract mat n courier was sent
to Spa 't l assumed here that the
, tiletiliKitentliir.es themselves nre remnln
I Ing nt the meeting place, the name of
I wh:,-h Is still being withheld.
Marshal Foch, It was explained to
lay. has doubtless made It clear to the!
German parllamentnlres that the terms
, must be accepted or rejected as they
stand He hos no power to change tlie
' terms In any essential respect. Tlie
' Supreme War Council at Versailles hns
! allowed a very restricted programme for
possible amendments to the terms, but
I these do not really nffect the terms
I themselves,
Mnkea Forriinl Deninml,
It It noted that Marshal Foch Instead
j of making
g a re!Utst has mads n formnl
upon the German delegntes to
...
demand
i return ,i definite nr.sivej by 11 o'clock
j next Monday morning. This would be
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Marshal Rejects Request of
Germans for Cessation
1 of Fighting.
! DELEGATES USE RADIO
Party Enters French Lines
After Trumpeting and
Is Blindfolded.
MESSENGER GOES TO SPA
Reply Must. Re Received by 11
A. M. Monday, French Time,
to Be Effective.
Paris, Nov. 8. An official note Is
sued th! afternoon says:
The German delegnles arrived
thW morning nt Marshal Foch's
headquarters. They made a for
mal demand for an armistice. Ths
text of the conditions of the Allies
was rend and delivered to them.
They asked a cessation of arms. It
was refused them. The enemy has
sevcnty-lwo hours to answer.
It wus announced Inter that ths
German demand for a cessation of
hostilities was for an Immediate sus
pension. The seventy-two hours
within which the Gerninn reply must
be received will end nt 11 o'clock
Monday morning.
The French wireless service has
piched up n despatch by Gen. Wlnter
feld of the German nrnils,tlce delega
tion to the Imperial Chancellor oml
tho Gerninn High Command an
nounclng that a courier, Cnpt. Hell
dorfr. will cross the lines between 0
o'clock and S o'clock to-night and
that the French command has tnlsen
measures for his safety.
The courier taking the text of
the conditions of the armistice to
Spa. no other menus of communica
tion being jinietleable.
Cermnn Delegates Message.
The message of tho German dele
gates reads:
From the German plenipoten
tiaries for an armistice tp the Im
perial Chancellor nnd the German
High Command Friday morning at
Allied Genera! Headquarters th
plenipotentiaries received th con
ditions of an urmlstlre ns well as a
formal demand that they he accepted
or refused within seventy-two hours,
1 expiring on Monday morning at 11
o'clock, French tlm.
Th" German proposnl for an Im
mediate conclusion nnd provisional
suspension of hostilities was rejected
by Marshal Foch.
Pleast" acknowledge receipt and
send back courier as soon ns possi
ble with your latest instructions
Sending of fresh delegates Is not
necessary for the moment
Sp.i I, believed to be the headquar-
1 ters for the German High Command
The town i in Belgium seventeen
miles southeast ot Liege nnd nenr ths
btj-ier of Prussia. It Is about 100
mves noitlienst of La Capelle. near
wiiere the Germnn emissaries entered
the French lines. Stress Is lnld by the
Trmps on the presence of Kmperor
William nt Spa, where the terms of
the armistice nre being examined by
tlie Germans.
Tile Journe of the German courier
tu Spa and return will lequlro far moi
I time than the distances Indicate, be-
, cause or the difficulties tit tne loads
, UI1,itr present conditions Therefore
tle receipt of the German renlv l llke.lv
, ,,, delayed a number of hours beyond
' , ,,,i. ... , . , ,
"" ""' l""nit.ft: untie, milium i-tmil-
I tion-.
I'reefded li n Trom peter.
Describing the arrival of the tinman
envoys at the French lilies the lntran(.
fjetifif says the automobile carried white
flag't nnd was preceded h n trumpeter
Some French soldiers under an office.
nppiciHchetl them on the road Just out
side the lines.
The delegate established I heir iden
tll and i-hord tlieli ciedfiitluts. Tho
eyes of tne members of tlie German
part) were then blindfolded and the
deli. gates proceeded tu the plac. wlieie
tluy spent the night
The coiiinany of German road mende's
which accompanied the envoys did n"'
cros the lines. The party started earlj
in the morning for the French head
quarters Gen. Wlnterfeld nnd Gen. von Gruen
nel wore uniforms of tlie rank of Ge'
erHl. Vim Salow was In the uniform of
nn Admiral ot in- neet. jinimas rj-z
I berger and Count von Ulierndorft wer.
Plain civilian dress
' 11.., , . .fnlfl, u ur Inl'uli In n Via,..u
Tl"e fielegites were taken to a houe
where preparations hnd been made l"
iecelc them. They slajed there ilurlnu
the night and this morning were con
ducted to a place In the Pepsi tment of
the Alsne. which is a meeting plare
fixed by Marshal Foch, This trip took
about four hours.
Marshal Foch will have with him .VI
mlral Sir Itoslyn W'emyss, ririt St.i
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