GERMANY ACCEPTS
iiiii nnum Trnun,
WLSUNo
Evacuation of All Occupied
Areas Agreed to.
COMMISSION ASKED
Chancellor Says He Speaks in Name
of Both Government and People
Peace Far from Assured.
Washington, D. C, Oct 12. Ger
many's reply to President Wilson's In
quiry, Intercepted as it was being sent
by the great wireless towers at Naucn
and forwarded hero tonight in an of
ficial dispatch from France, declares
Germany is ready to accept President
Wilson's peace terms, ovacuato tho
invaded territory as a prerequisite to
an armistice, and that tho bid for
peace represents tho German people
as well as the government.
Conceding that possibly tho pro
posal for an armistice might be ac
cepted and that tho German accept
ance of President Wilson's peace
terms might be satisfactory, tho ques
tion, in the opinion of. officials and
diplomats hero would center in "who
Is the present German government?"
If the present German government
Is the government of Hohenzollern,
there seems no doubt here that the
German reply will be unacceptable.
Although on its face tjie text of the
German note seems to be a complete
acceptance of President Wilson's
terms, the people of the United States
and the allied countries should be cau
tioned against accepting it as such
a compliance of the president's de
mands as will mean immediate cessa
tion of hostilities.
The greatest danger facing the peo
ple of the United States, officials said
here tonight, was that they might
hastily consider Germany's proposition
as the unconditional surrender which
the co-belligerents demand, and relax
their efforts to continue the victories
"at arms and carry over the fourth IIIh
erty loan.
On every side, in official quarters, it
was stated that this view ot tho situ
ation could not bo placed before- tho
public too strongly.
Without any attempt lo discount
what appeared to bo, nt n cnsunl rend
ing, an ncccptancq ot the tonus tho
j presi'dont has laid down, officials horo
I wero very positive as' not accepting
the Gorman noto nB n document which
j means tho ond Of tho war. It needs to
be examined and fully considered be
fore tho views ot tho American gov
ernment can bo stated.
Should President Wilson finally do
cldo that thero Is enough sincerity In
Germany's proposition to transmit It
to tho allies, ns tho German chan
cellor requested, It should be borno In
mind that Great Britain, Franco and
tho other ontento nations must bo
taken Into consideration for decisions
then as to whethor discussions should
bo undertaken to carry out tho details
of tho application of President Wll-
j son's peaco terms.
Heading through tho phrases ot tho
unofficial toxt, overyono hero Immedi
ately was struck with tho question of
what must have happonod In Germany
recently to make such an answer pos
sible. Ono of tho closing phrases which de
clares that tho prcsont German gov
ernment has been formed by confer
ences in agreement with tho great
majority ot tho RoicliBtng, and thnt
tho chancellor "speaks In tho name of
tho German government and of tho
German people," was regarded as be
ing susceptible to almost unlimited
speculation.
What has become- ot the kaiser, was
tho question asked on every hand as
that phrase was road. Tho world
! knows very llttlo of what has been
going on in Germany during tho last
few months, wheif, with armies stoad
ily beaten at tho front, things at homo
have been going from bad to worso.
It was regarded as not without tho
realm of possibilities that tho great
power of tho kaiser which brought on
the war has been taken from him.
HUNS FIRE CAMBRAI
AS THEY CRY 'PEACE'
Daylight-Saving Law Passes Senate.
Washington, D. C. Tho daylight
saving law would remain In effect un
til rescinded by congress under a bill
passed Saturday by tho senate. The
measure, which was indorsed by Chair
man Barucb, of the war industries
boanl, in the interest of fuel economy,
now goes to the house. Under the
present law, the clocks would bo turn
ed back an hour on October 27.
With tho Canadian Forces In Franco.
Cnmbrnl Is n smoking ruin. Tho Ger
mans havo probably never perpetrated
a mora ruthless nor morn premeditated
vandalism than this destruction ot
Cnmbrnl. 'Franco can never forget
nor forgtvo this," remarked n French
otflcor. "Torch in hand, tho enemy
comes offering Us pinco."
When tho Canadians entcrod Cam
brat tho great public square ot tho
Placo D'Armes wax virtually Intact,
Now It is a mass ot ruins. Tho explo
sions began nt 9 o'clock In the morn
ing arid havo continued evoy since.
All .day, in ovory part of tho town,
thero were explosions ot Incendiary
bombs, with tlmo fuses attached, and
theso wero followed Immediately by
outbursts ot fire. In ono short Btrcct
n dozen houses simultaneously burst
in flames.
U-BOAT TOLL 480 LIVES.
London. Tho number of lives when
a U-bont sunk the pnssonger liner
Lclustor Friday in tho Irish Sea Is now
placed at 480. Tho vessel carried 087
passengers and had a crew of 70.
Dublin. Of tho ICO" womon and
children aboard tho steamship Loin
ster, whon she was destroyed by a
German submarine, only 15 havo boon
accountod for. Several of theso havo
died since they wen' brought to port
Tho names of 51 passouger surviv
ors nnd 23 momberH of tho crow who
woro saved havo been mado public
Among tho missing Is Lady Alex
ander Phyllis Hamilton, daughter of
tho Dowagor Duchess of Abcrcorn.
Captain If. It. Cone. In charge ot tho
American Naval Airship Sorvlco, was
among the passenger of tho Lolnstcr,
Captain Cono Is suffering from a
broken leg.
Captain Birch, the I.eluster's com
mander, perished.
After tho Leinster had been struck
by tho first torpedo, tho submarine
fired a second torpedo. This mlssllo
struck tho vessel amidships, entered
tho cnglno room and caused an ex
plosion ot tho ship's boilers.
Thoro was somo confusion as tho
passengers tried to enter tho boats and
many persons were thrown into tho
Boa.
TEXT OF ALL NOTES IN PEACE CORRESPONDENCE.
THE GERMAN PROPOSAL
(Received October C.)
tMr. President: I have the honor
to present herewith upon Instruc
tions from my government, the or
iginal text of a communication from
the German government, received
by the legation late this afternoon
from the Swiss Foreign Office.
"An English translation of this
communication is also enclosed;
the German original text, however,
is alone to be considered as author
itative. "Please accept, Mr. President, the
assurances of my highest consid
eration." "(Signed..) F. OEDERLIN,
"Charge d'Affairs, A. I.,
of Switzerland.
"In charge of German interests
in -the United States.
"Mr. Woodrow Wilson, President
of ,the .United States, Washington,
'D. C."
Translation of the communica
tion from German government to
tho president of tho United States,
as transmitted by tho Charge d'Af
fairs, A. I., of Switzerland, on Oc
tober C, 1018:
."The, German government re
quests the president of tfio United
States of America to tako steps for
tho restoration of peace, to notify
all belligerents of this request and
to invito them to delegate the plcn
. Jpotentlarles for the purpose of
taking up negotiations.
"The German government ac
cepts as a basis for the peaco ne
gotiations the program laid down
by tho president of tho United
States In his message to Congress
of January 8, 1018, and in his sub
sequent pronouncements, particu
larly in his address ot September
27, 1918.
"In order to avoid furthor blood
shed, tho German government re
quests to bring about Immediate
conclusion of a general armistice
on land, on water und In tho air,
"MAX, PrJnco of Baden,
"Imperial Chancellor."
THE AMERICAN INQUIRY.
(Dispatched October 8.)
"Sir I havo tho honor to ac
knowledge, on behall of tho presi
dent, your note of October G, en
closing the communication from tho
German government to tho presi
dent, and I am instructed by tho
president to request you to mako
tho following communication to tho
imperial German chancellor:
"Before making reply. to tho re
quest of tho imperial German gov
ernment, and In order that that re
ply shall be candid and straight
forward as tho momentous inter
ests involved require, tho president
of the United States dooms it nec
essary to assure himself of tho ex
act meaning of tho noto of tho
imperial chancellor.
"J3oes tho Imperial chancellor
mean that tho imperial German
down by tho president .in his ad
dress to tho congress of tho United
government accepts tho terms 'laid
States on tho 8th of January last
and in subsequent addresses, and
that its object in entering into dis
cussions would bo only to agrco
upon the practical details of their
application?
"The president feels bound to
say with regard to tho suggestion
of an armistice that he would not
feel at liberty to propose a cessa
tion of arms to the governments
with which tho government of tho
United States is associated against
the centra! powers, so long as tho
armies ot thoso powers aro upon
their soil.
"Tho good faith 'of any discus
sion would manifestly depend upon
tho consent of the central powers
Immediately to withdraw their
forces everywhere from invaded
territory.
"Tho president also feels that ho
is justified in asking whether the
imperial chancellor is speaking
merely for tho constituted authori
ties of the ctnpiro who havo so far
conducted tho war.
"Ho deems tho answer to theso
questions vital from ovory point of
vlow.
"Accept, sir, tho renowed ossur
anccs of my high consideration.
"IlOBHItT LANSING,"
"Hecrotury of State."
THE GERMAN REPLY.
(Received October 12.)
In reply to tho questions of tho
president ot tho United States tho
German government hereby de
clares: Tho German government has ac
cepted tho terms laid down by
President Wilson In his address of
January 8th and In his subsequent
addresses on tho foundation of a
permanent peaco of Justice. Con
sequently, its object in entorlng
into discussions would bo only to
agree upon practical details of tho
application of theso terms. Tho
German government believes that
tho governments of tho powors as
sociated with tho United States
also tako tho position taken by
President Wilson In his address.
Tho German government, In accord
ance with tho Austro-IIungarlan
government, for tho purposo of
bringing about an armlstlco, do
clares Itself ready to comply with
tho propositions of tho president In
regard to evacuation.
Tho Oerman government sug
gests that the president may oc
casion tho meeting ot a mixed com
mission for making tho necessary
arrangements concorplng tho evac
uation. Tho present Gorman gov
ernment, which has undertaken tho
responsibility for this stop towards
peace, has been formed by confer
ence and in agreement with tho
great majority of tho Reichstag.
Tho chancellor, supported in all of
his actions by tho will of tho ma
jority, speaks In tho nnmo of tho
German government and tho Ger
man pcoplo.
Berlin, October 12, 1918.
(Signed) SOLF,
State Secretary, Foreign Office.
500 PERSONS, DI5
IN FOREST FIRES
Duluth, Minn. With probably 500
porqens dead, thousands homeless and
without clothing ,aud with property
dnmago mounting for into millions of
dollars, wholo sections ot northern
Wisconsin nnd Minnesota tlmhorlaiul
Sunday night nro In smoldering, flro
stricken nroas, with only tho charred
ruins ot abandoned, depopulated towns
to nccontunto tho general desolation.
Somo reports Indicated that tho list
of victims may reach 800 or 900. At n
lato hour 19C bodies had boon brought
hero, and reports from Mooso Lake
Indicated that tho death list in that
vicinity nlouo might reach 300.
Twelve thousand homeless and pen
niless refugees, alt In need mora or
less, of medical attention, nro quar
tered In hospitals, churches, schools,
private homes nnd In tho armory horo,
whtlo doctors and nurse's sent from
surrounding communities attend thorn,
and nearly ovory nblo-bodtod mnn In
tho city has boon conscripted to fight
tho flames which now aro reported to
bo dying away.
Reports that tho holocaust resulted
from tho work of enemy agents wero
circulated horo. Dcflnlto confirma
tion was not available, but It was
learnod that Incendiaries woro driven
away from a local shipyard whon tho
fires In Duluth nnd Superior were
burning at their height.
Reports told of widespread destruc
tion, but It was evident that In most
casos the fury of tho flames was spent.
The Duluth country club and tho
children's homo woro total losses, nnd
tho flro swept Woodland and Lester
Park, recreation contors, loss Of which
wltl amount to several thousand dpi
lars.
Tho flro also destroyed ono ap
proach to tho interstate bridge, which
connects Duluth with Superior. Auto
mobllo parties dashed through a wall
of flaino to roHcuo 200 tuberculosis pa
tients at tho Nopomlng sanitarium!
which was partially destroyed. Tho
patlonts wero taken out with great
difficulty, flro having cut off tho res
cuors' rotreat. It was said probably
none would suffer HI effects.
Virginia Is safe und Bralncrd was
untouched. However, peat bog fires
now aro said to menace tho lattor city.
BcmldJI roportod only small loss.
Great loss of llfo and property dam
ago Is bcllaved to have occurred In tho
Cloquet region, whero n number of
small towns havo boon destroyed and
nil soml-rurnl settlements virtually
wiped out.
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PEACE MAY BE HALTED
BY ALSACE-LORRAINE
Paris, Dispatches from Gorman
sources quoto the Baden I'rcsse, tho
semi-official organ of Prluco Maxim
ilian of Baden, tho imperial chancellor,
ns saying:
"If Germany is ready for sacrifices
it must bo understood thnt she Is not
ready to glvo up Alsnco-LorrAino or u
single motor of Gorman commercial
torrltory In tho Orlont. Nolthcr ques
tion can bo submitted to any discus
sion whatsoever."
Tho Krouz Zoltiing, of Berlin, tho
organ of tho Prussian Junkers ex
presses bitter disappointment that
German diplomacy did not succeed in
disrupting' tho ontento. coalition.
"Instead of asking for an nrmlstlco,"
It sdys, "wo should havo offered a
sppajnto peaco with advantageous con
ditions to ono or two of tho allies.
Unfortunately It Is too Into now to
tako up. again this Idea, which should
havo remained tho chief governing
Idea of any government truly Gorman."
Ticondoroga Dead 112.
Washington, D. C Tdn officers and
102 enlisted men wero lost, two of
ficers woro taken prisoners nnd thrco
officers and flvo enlisted mon woro
saved in tho sinking of tho American
steamer TIconderoga by nn enomy sub
marlno in mid-ocean Soptember 30,
tho Navy Department Friday an
nounced.
A number of enlisted mon of tho
nrmy wore aboard tho TIconderoga. No
announcomont has been mado ns to
losses among tho soldlors,
Tho Tlcondorogu, formerly tho Ger
man stearnor Camilla Rlckmors, was
castbound, and at tho tlmo of tho sink
ing had dropped behind her convoy bo
causo of onglno trouble. Tho vussol
was torpedoed without warning und
shelled after u while blanket was
hoisted to the mast,
Events of Noted People, Governments
and Pacific Northwest and Other
Tiling Worth Knowing,!
Tho Spanish cabinet hoaded by
Antonio Maura has resigned. Tho
cabinet was formed Inst March.
1 Tho largest liberty loan subscrlp-
Hon received in Now York was ono of
1 125,000,000 from J. P. Morgan & Co.
Sixty-four dollars tor eight hours'
work was tho record ostnbllshod by
ono riveter nt tho Soutn Chicago ship
building yard Sunday.
A party ot American editors who
sailed on September 20 as tho guests
of tho Ministry ot Information havo
! arrived safely nt u British port.
! Prince Max' announcomont that
Germany had applied for an armlstlco
! was received in stony slluuco by tho
j Itelchstng, according to the Vosslscho
j'elttiiig, of Berlin.'
Captain Locklelu has been appolntud
i chief of tho submarine department of
tho German navy, says advices. Ho
succeeds Vico-Admlrnl von Mann, tho
' now Secretary ot tho navy.
"On tho battlo front between Cam
, lira I and Ht. Quontln wo occupied posi
tion to tho rear, thereby giving up
Cnmbrnl," snys tho Berlin headquar
ters announcement Thursday night.
, A bronze tablet marking tho location
of tho first Jewish house of worship
'over erected In tho northwest wbh
placed on tho Chicago Federal build
ing Thursday by tho Jewish Society of
Illinois.
Lato Wednesday tho Americans cap
tured two batteries of Gorman 15Cs
with stores nnd ammunition. They
quickly turned tho guns on tho Mooing
Germans and fired tho enemy's ammu
nition nftcr him.
An official dispatch from France
Wednesday says that on Monday tho
newspapers ot Vienna Issued without
tho consent of tho censor special edi
tions nunouueing that an nrmlstlco had
boon granted ou nil fronts.
General Allenby'u cavalry on Sunday
occupied tho towns ot Znhloh and
Itnyak, respectively 33 and 30 miles
northwest of tho Syrian capital of
Damascus, according to an official
statement Issued by tho British War
Office
Ono of tho new allied bombing
planes, In order to demonstrate Its
carrying capacity, lias brought from
London to Purls a full-sized upright
piano, Tho machine landed In Paris
safely after its flight across tho Eng
lish channel.
Switzerland In- tho Inst week has
boon swarming with German, Austrian
und Turkish pence emissaries sent
from their capitals to try to got Into
touch with diplomats of tho allied
countries. Tho watchword of tho
emissaries of tho central powors Is an
Immodlnto nrmlstlco In order to avoid
further -bloodshed.
Tho 10 per cent tnx fixed by tho
liouso ou passenger automobiles nnd
motorcycles was cut In half Thursday
by tho sennto flunnco committee,
which mado rapid progress In its rovl
slon of tho wnr revenue bill, Consider
ation of tho amusement nnd club dues
soctlons and half of tho luxury tax
schedule was completed.
Somo wharves and docks at Bruges
havo boon sot nflro by tho Germans,
according to tho frontlor correspond
ent of tho Amsterdam Tologradto.
Tho accession of Crown Prlnco Boris
to tho throno of Bulgaria was received
enthusiastically by tho populaco, ac
cording to a dispatch from Sofia. Tho
bolls of all tho churches woro rung,
An liidescrlbahlo panic, without pre
cedent, broko on tho Berlin stock ox
chaugo Monday, according to tho Ncu
sto Nachrlchton, of Munich, Shipping
ami unnainent company shares espe
cially woro affected,