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"Quit Coif or Fight
the War to Bitter Emh
Is Germany's Choice
President's Answer To Latest
Note Destroys AD Hope of
Compromise Terms. '
'
, WHAT THE PRESIDENT -
TELLS GERMANY
'. . r
: bc Now that you" unreservedly ae.
: ' eepf' my terms of peace and
subsequent conditions laid down
'. . in my communications, "I can-
ae -not decline to take ip" with
" the allies the question of an
armistice.
; Sfi However any armistice 'must
' leave the United States and ,
the allies in a position to en-
force any arrangements agreed
' . to. by Germany to make a re-
; sft . newal of hostilities on Gcr-'
t many's part impossible ' "
Acceptance , by -Germany of
such armistice terms will, bo
"the best concrete evidence"
, - of her good faith in asking
peace... . . . ' :
But, constitutional changes
- promised Ib-y Germany haven't
reached the stage where they
.guarantee the permanence of
it " her acceptance -of any condi-;
tions. '
Therefore, so long as the pre
' ent monarchist autocrats of
Germany remain in power the
United States and her allies
could Consider "not peaee ne-
gotiations, but surrender. "
'
sf: .
, By Robert J. Bender.
(United Press Staff Correspondent) ;
Washington, Oct. 24. Germany must
"quit cold'rnow or fight the war to
. ,tlie bloody finish.
She can have jpeace if she chooses to
.accept allied ierms,. but in' any way
tlie bituation is viewed, her quitting will
be a surrender. - '
That was how the national capital to
day interpreted generally tho joint an
nouncement of -' President Wilson's
j.eace answer ta Germany and the of
ficial fact that over 2,000,000 Yan;.s
Iiad been embarked to aid in finishing
'the-war by force should Germany elect
i-i fight on.
It was stated authoritatively today
that, the president's' reply may bo ro-
(tarded as final in that he thinks -that
there is nothing mote to be said or
fmne until Germany cleans house.
The text move is up to the allies.
If they are disposed to act on the basis
, of the president's peace principles the
Allied commanders with General Pcr
4 V' will frame an armistice which
.would constitute, in effect, a surronder
tor Germany, i-iobably war aims and
7'eace terms: will be cleared in a con
, - iterance soon, where in President Wil
; won will have" representation. The ar
s niistice terms are probably already stat
'. rnl through the Versailles conference
' and are expected to be announced soon.
Germany hfts two alternatives. The
first is that the kaiser abdicate. If
. that is flone, Germany enn be froe to
neecpt an armistice which will make
her powerless to fight on, but which
does not carry with it tho demand
"surrender!" TJh? second is, according
to Wilson, 'that if the kaiser !! Bis
murder masters the "present gov
ernment" remain in fower and if the
United States -and the allies must now,
or later, deal with them, then "sur
render" alone ean be accepted. "3ur
Xender" would carry with it such terms
to nullify the autocratic power of
Germany. . ' -? .,
- Armistice Up to Allies.
The president held his terms had been
sufficiently met to justify his passing
on to the allies the German request for
au armistice. '
Should Germany not find the present
situation acceptable, then her only
fours ig to fight it out, America and
the allie9 are ready for . that. The
2,000,000 troops shipment mark has been
passed and the general staff is now
speeding plans that mean the utter
crushing of Germany should she decide
the price of peace is toe great.
The note wag received with varying
amotions. The general feeling was
one of approval ,Bttt there wa a strain
of criticism from snch opponents as
Lodge. He, for - instance, felt tho
president' should not have taken Gee
mnny'R word to the extent 4o passinB
O'l to the allies the armistice proposal
On the othrr hand, there was ap
plause in many quarters that the pres
ident had put, into the note the word
"surrender." ' . ;
Tho president served notice that the
only armistice plan he i8 suggesting to
the allies is one absolutely safeguard
ing United States-allied military su
premacy one making it impossible for
Germany to renew hostilities, and tan
tamount to complete surrender on her
enemy 's terms. :
Germany Must Pay Price. .
Military men have said that ' peace
rested "upon the German , government
estimate of the price she was willing
to pay to avoid invasion. The general
thought here is that she will read in
American-allied preparations for 1919
the fact that she cannot escape invasion
and a decisive military defeat, even
though her armies are still functioning
as a unit should. " J
The president east doubt on the
thoroughness and effectiveness of tho
reformg Germany claimed to have made
in her political machine. He admitted
these reforms might react to help pre
vent future wars, but said that they
did not go far enough in dealing with
the prcseut war. In other words, re
gardless of what reforms have been
actually, made or undertaken, the
kaiser and his Autocracy, are still the
"present German trovernment. " . :
' VVhprea the- f president ' previous
ertorts nave thus far failed to induce
the German people to rid themsolves of
the kaiser, tho present note, some felt,
tended to drive a wedge between Prus
sia, on the one. side, and Bavaria and
Saxony on the .other. Tho kaiser was
referred to as the . "king of Prussia"
and it was pointed ont that his power is
still complete through controt of the
seventeen Prussian votes in tho bundes
rath enough to defeat any constitu
tiotial amendment.
Some observers here believed that
Bavaria and Saxony,, who have felt
strongly the kaiser's domination, may
take steps to force his removal. This
appeal was regarded as more potent
than the previous efforts to stir up the
German electorate as a whole,
Declaration of an armistice is con
tingent upon the allies. If they are
agreeable to the president's .fourteen
terms and later peace pronouncements
thca their war chiefs may approve au
armistice.
-There is added discussion now on both
sides of the water aR to tho unit of
war aims. - Hence, it is anticipated
that, as matters now stand, the allies
are perhaps not entirely enthusiastic
ovor the president's terms.1 He indi
cated as much when on September
27 he called upon the allied chancellor
ies to come put into the open with their
aims. -
However, the forthcoming diplomatio
council is expected to clear away all
fundamental differences of opinion; if
they still exist.
Tho text of President Wilson's re
ply follows:
Having received the solemn and
explicit assurance of the German go
ernment that it "unreservedly accepts
tho terms 6f peace -laid down in his
address to the Congress ' tho United
States- on the eighth of Jannary, 1918,
and the principles of settlement enunci
ated in his subsequent addresses, par
ticularly the address of the 27th "of
September, -and that it desires to dis
cuss details of their application, and
that thig wish and purpose ' emanated,
not from those who have hit hortn dic
tated German policy and conducted the'
prerent war On Germany's behalf, bull
ministers who speak for the majority
of the German peoples,-and having re-1
ceived also the explicit promise of the
present German government that the'
humane ruleg of civilized warfare Willi
be observed, both on land and sea, byi
the German armed forces, the presi-'
dentspf the United States feels that he
cannot decline to take up with the
governments with which the United
State 4s associated the question of an
armistice.
"He deems it "his duty to say again
however, that the only armistice he
would feel justified in submitting for
consideration would be' one which
should leave the United States and the
powers associated with her in a posi
tion to force any arrangements that
may be entered into and to make a re
newal of hostilities on the part of Ger
manr imDossihle. f
"The president hos, therefore, trans-j
mitted his correspondence with the!
present German authorities to the gov-J
ernments with which the government of
the United States is associated as aj
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AMERICANS FACE
BITTEREST FIGHT
OF EWTIRE FRONT
Best And Freshest Troops Of
Hindenburg Defend Vital
Meuse Sector. j
HOWEVER YANKEE TROOPS
DRIVE STEADILY AHEAD
At Two Points Strong Kriera-
hekte Liae Has Been Def
initely Breached.
London, Oct. 24. (British admiral
ty wireless.) AV Times" correspondent
with the American forces says in a dis
patch to his newspaper today that it
would be difficult to wxaggerate the
violence of the opposition .which the
first American army is meeting be
tween the Meuse and the Argonne.
."Indeed, slow as the progress is,"
he writes, "it is quite remarkable
when all the circumstances are taken
into consideration. Little by little the
American-' divisions are pushing , for
ward and both at Grand Pre and east
of Laadses they an fairly be said to
have breached the Kriemhilde position.
"On the left of the American front
around Grand Pre there is constant
heavy artillery firing and vicious ma
chine gun resistauce," Mare to the
right, Romaghe, Sous,' Hont Faucon,
C'unel, Clerges and Nantillois are kept
continually under heavy bombardment
by the enemy, , who is using a good
dealof gas along the loads behind the
American lines.
" On the oast bank of the Meuse
there is greater infantry activity arid
enemy patrols are continually harass
ing and counter attacking. It is quite
evident that Ludendorff and the Ger
man general staff have ordered this
part of the line to be hold at all costs
and that reinforcements are continu
ally being thrown in againsti the Am
ericans. Despite all the efforts of ahe
enemy, who have every advantaKu of
terrain, the Americans are advanefftg
slowly and twith every prospect of ulti
mate triumph.
General Pershing Reports
Washingaorf, Oct. 24. Braving deter
mined opposition, American troops have
made substantial gains north of Ver
dun, liberating two villages and cap
turing a number of prisoners Wednes
day, General Pershing reported today.
American airmen shot down fifaeen
enemy planes and one observation bal
loon. . "On the Ibattle front north of Ver
dun we have made progress at several
points in the face of determined resist
ance," Pershing said.
"In the course of a local attack in
the heavily wooded and hilly country
east of tre Meuse, our troops took the
Bois Belleau and penetrated the ne
my 's positions in the' Bois D'Earayes
and the Bois Be Wavrille, capturing
over 100 prisoners. West of the Meuse
Bantheville has been completely occu
pied and our line has been established
along the ridge northeast of the val
lage. In the face of bitter fighting
around Grand Pre, our troops captured
75 prisoners and eight machine guns.
Artillery fire has ibcen violent on the'
whole front, reaching Its greatest in
tensity east of the Meuse and north of
the Aire. -
The day has been marked by increas
ed aerial acaivitie on iboln sides of
the Jdeuse. In the course of many com
bats our pursuit squadrons hot down
15 enemy airplanes and one observa
tion balloon. Three of eur. observation
balloons were destroyed and gix of our
machines are missing. ; Our . bombing
units ..dropped five tons of explosive
on enemy concentration points."
AMERICANS ADVANCE AGAIN
, i Frnk 3. Taylor
(United Press staff correspondent)
With the American Armies in France
Oct. 23. (Niigha) The Americans, af
ter repulsing a series of heavy coun
ter attacks, have again assumed the
initiative on the whole front between
Grand Pre and the Mes'se. J
In a number' of closely allied local
operations they have re-occupied sev
eral positions which were temporarily
ceded to the Germans. These advances
have a?ain carried them north of
firand Pre, Banthcville and Bnenlles,
Two new enemy divisions have been
thrown into this front and there are
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I II in
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MANY PRISONERS
TAKEN BY ALLIES
PAST EIGHT DAYS
Captives More Numerous than
Total Losses Suffered By
Allies.;
NEW DRIVE STARTS
ON TWENTY-MILE FRONT
Germans Fight Hard With Only
Light Defense Works To
Shield Them.
- London, Oct. 24. During the last
eight days the prisoners taken by the
allies on the west front nave greatly
exceeded the allies' casualties, it was
learned here today. :
London, Oct. 21. (3:08 p. m.) Spe
cial companies of picked, troops have
been formed to ' suppress outbreaks
among German soldier recently sent,
to the west front, according to Infor
mation received here today,
Many of these new ! drafts are re.
ported to have mirtimfl, and in some
instances td have .-murdered their , of
ficiala. Tht situation is said to have be
come so serious that the special units
are necessary to maintain order. .
The Anglo-American drive for Mau
bcuge was resumed today. After ad
vancing nearly four miles on a 20 mile
front in fighting that extended from
early yesterday far into the night, the
British with American aid, again at
tacked between the iSoiieldt and , the
Sambrc-Oise- canal this mornin. .
. The attack, is directed against the
bastion of Maubeuge, which is sur
rounded by a '.great circle of forts. The
town .itself is now less than fifteen
miles from the allied lines. Before the
latter is the huge Mormal forest, which
forms the western defense ' of Mau
beuge. The British and Americans are
two miles from the western edge f
.this forest. " ':
North of Valenciennes, the British
have entirely cleared the Baismes for
est of the enemy and are ibefore the
fortified railway town of Conde. Far
ther, to the north, hard fighting is go
ing on west of Tournai.
The Americans and French, at the
southern extremity of the battle front,
continue to hammer away at the great
concentration of men and artillery
with which the Germans are Striving
to hold the allies back from the Ste
nay pass. Staff dispatches stated that
30 divisions now oppose the Americans
between Grand Pre and the Meuse,'
A great artillery duel is under way
in the region of Votir.iers, . where
French and Czecho slovaks are trying
to encircle the northern extension ot
the Argonne forest and ppen the way
for a general American advance .upon
Stenay.
- Lecal gains were, made by the French
in the marshlands oetween Sissone and
(Chateau Porcien. . . : .
In the 'Balkans, the Serbs have push
ed the Austro Germans across the west
Morava river in the vicinity of Baz
anj, 80 miles south of Belgrade.-, -
The west front battle lino now ap
parently extends as follows:
Eede, west of Kccloo, east of Souier
khem, Deynze, Waergheme, east of
Dottignis, west of Tournai, west of An-toing,-
west of Conde, Valenciennes,
west of Lcquesnoy, west of Landrecies,
east of Wsnsigny, west of Guise, Kibe
mont, south of Grecy-Sur-8erre, Frnid
emont. north of Sissone, south of Cha
teau Pore ien, south of Bethel, sontK of
Attigny, east of Vouziers, north of
Grand Pre, north of Brieuiles, Bean1
mont. ? . -
DRIVE IS IMPORTANT
By Lowell Mellett
(United Press staff correspondent)
' With the British Armies in France,
I Oct. 24. The new drive between the
j Scheldt and the Sambre is expected t
i have wide results, the most important
of which will be the complete turning
of the Valenciennes lines.
On the front from Valenciennes north
ward to the frontier of Holland, Ger
man1 resistance is stiffening. British
' patrols have Vianaged to push across
Teurnai.
the Scheldt at several places north of
i i Although the strongest opposition'
since the enemy withdrawal began was
(.Continued on page three)
mm
U V 'U U 11 U
PASSENGER SHIPS
WILL NOT BE SUNK
German Press Believes That
Order Haslet President
Wilson s Conditions.
London, Oct. 24. The exclusion of
passenger ships from submarine attacks
means tho end of unrestricted submar
ine warfare, declares the Cologne Ga
zette, commenting on the German re
ply to President Wilson,.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung says:
''It remains to be seen whether the hu
miliating conditions imposed by the
enemy contain- the germs of future
wars instead of a just peace.
HThe disillusionment of , President
Wilson 's reply to Burian is intended as
8 warning to the Germans for the bene
fit of Austro-Hungarians,,,: is the op
inion of the Lokal Anaiegefc -
The Taglische Bundschau: ' With
concessions, we have roplied to Wilson's
violence." '' ,
. Tottal Tonnage Lost
London, Oct. 24. The total of Brit
ish tonnage sunk by submarines dur
ing September was 151,593 according
to figures made publio by the admiral
ty. The total of neutral and other al
lied shipping sunk was 88107 tons. The
amount of merchant tonnage sunk by
the enemy in September was lower
than in any month since August. 1918,
and was below the moiSihly average of
191(f. .-"-,"
v Austria WiU Eeply. 1
' tmeht Oct . 24.--Austria' reply to
President Wilson will soon be dispatch
ed, advices received -hefe today stated.
The note, it- was said, will announce
Austria's refusal to negotiate with the
Czecho-Slovak national council, but will
offer to negotiate with the Czech in
Austria, . u . .
President Wilson Asks For
Election Of Men Who Will
Cnnmnvf Hit Pa"MI,
By L. O Martin
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Oct. 24, President Wil
son's appeal" to New Jersey to elect
democratic senators was regarded in
congress today as the forerunner of an
exectitivo appeal soon to the nation for
a congress that will work in sympathy
with him in concluding the war, estab
lishing peace and laying the foundation
for re-construction problems. .
Campaign issues are now being sharp
ly drawn., Republicans, declaring the
president's peace principle opposing all
economic barriers means free trade, are
preparing to fight if, both in the sen-
(Continued on page two)
-
;.;'jAKHi!IlH.-":s
: "I feel jest about as essctlal as a
janitor of a skatin' rink," said Uncle
Nilcs Turner, near ninety, t'day. Pri-
iratA Utnor Viiaftllt.. A. K. V.i WritPA hifi
Tn.v ...... . . , - -
mother that he's riinnin' a addin' ma
chine in a prison camp an' haint had
his clothes off fcr thrco wocks.
POLITICS 1 IIP
IN CONGRESS NOW
M
V
HULL U U
Terms For Armistice
-i'
; Agreed Upon by Allies
and Referred to Foch
If Germany Would Quit
Must Surrender All Ml
tary Power.
London, Oct. 24. i The allies have
agreed, to terms of an armistice, accord
ing to information obtained here to
day. i By Carl D. Groat '
(United PresB staff correspondent)
Washington, Oct. 24,-Marshai Foeh,,
together with American and allied com
mandcrs, left by President Wilson to
apply armistice terms, have agreed up
on, a course tantamount to Germany's
unconditional surrender if they are ac
cepted. .
From an authoritative source it was
learned today these terms are essen
tially as follows: .'
First, evacuation of Alsace-Lorraine.
Second, evacuation of Prussian Po
land. Third, cessation of all munition man
ufacture to be insured toy committees
of allied officials, who will be install
ed in all factories at Essen and other
points. ,
Fourth, surrender of the submarine
fleot. ... :-. ,-.',...
Fifth,, occupation of all Germaiy bat
tleships by allied navai officers."
The provisions of the armistice have
been drafted to embody tho foregoing
points and to insure. completely against
any resumption of warfare by Ger
many, either on land or sea.
Precautions were included to pre
vent Germany utilizing the armistice
for manufacture of war material with
a view to continuing the fight should
peaeo negotiations fail. It is accepted,
of course, that France and Belgium
must be completely cleared of enemy
troops,
British dispatches today laid partic
ular emphasis on the naval requirement
of an armistice to limit German sea
power and guarantee against future
naval outrages.
Secretary Daniels refused to make
TURKEY HAS: SHORT
TIHE TO QUIT WAR
OR DRIVEWiLL START
Allied Forces' Are Ready For
March On Constantinople
Via Adrianople.
By Raymond Clapper.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Oct. 24. Turkey must
surrender unconditionally or succumb
to an allied drive on Constantinople.
Turk agents in Switzerland nre in
touch with allied repioseutativex, ac
cording to an authoritative diplomatic
source here todny. Complete surren
der iH being demanded of Tewfik Pa-;
sha'g government. Unless this demand,
is complied with on short order allied
forces will move on Constantinople.
Greek and allied troops have prepared
thcmsclvog for a rapid push across the
Dedcagatch-Adrinnopfe line. They are
being held in readiness and arc amply
equipped for a hot fight. Occupation
of Constantinople would only - be a
matter of days,, it . was stated in diplo
matic quarters. .
"We expect definite developments
from those negotiations within a few
days," the United Press was told. If
the allies' conditions aro not me. with
shortlv wo will move toward J3onstan-J
tinople. With the Danube now under
fire, Turkey's chief means of getting
munitions and supplies from Germany is
seriously threatened. '
Twifik Pasha is holding out ' for
guarantees that Turkey be permitted
independent existence in Asia Minor.-
The allies' insistence that Constanti
nople and Palestine be severed, from
the Turkish empire Is also proving
bitter pill for Tewfik to swallow. He
is apparently reconciled, however, to
the loss of Greek Islands in the Medit
erranean. , 1
Allied representatives will accept on
(Continued on page two)
1
any comment on alio British message
or to give any outline of what Ameri
can terms are in this respect.
LET FOCH DO IT ?
By William Philp Siimms i
(United Press staff correspondent)
! Paris, Oct. 23. (Night) Let Mar
shal Foch and the allied leaders reply
to Germany.
That sums up opinion here regarding
the latest German note' to President
Wilson. "' ": .' ' '-',": ' ' .i
Otherwise, both the " press and the
public are curiously, divergent. Soma
consider the note a clumsy, though vir
tual surrender-, some think hat it is'
step f onward. Others Bay it is a mere
trapj but everybody seems to agree
that Germany's situation, both intern
al and military, is such that a respite
I is absolutely necessary -and, therefore,
that the next words to Berlin ought to
be from Foch. f
- "It is a great pity that Marshal
Foch has not. already been authorized v
to send the fnllnwimr nltimntum on oe
half of the entire entente," declares
La Liborto, " 'acceptance integrally by
'yes' or 'no'.' " . ..
The Temps says: "Moro than ever
Marshal Foch ought to be given the
.lead." '.i . . ..-.,-' : 4..
Military and naval chiefs and Amer
ica circles grimly comment on part of
the note , which otherwise i largely
overlooRed here, namely, Germany's
backdown' on the question of unrestrict
ed U-bqat warfare, which was the di
rect, cause of America's entry into the
war. Americans say it comes too, late.
Compeaen observers insist that Ger
many stands alone against the allies.
Austria-Hungary and Turkey already
are out of the running, they say, and
her own population is split up on in
ternal questions. The almost unanimous
quest of peace puts her between tho
devil and the deep sea of capitulation
or revolution.
It is believed that both are merely
a question of time, although the allied,
armiog may yet be forced to strike the
hardest blows of all. . j
RAILROAD EMPLOYES '
MAY OTTER POLITICS
Activities In This Respect,
However, Are Materially ;
Restricted By Order.
Washington, Oct. 24. Employes of
the national railways today wore given
more leeway to engage in polities. Mod
ification of tho anti-politics order of
the railroad administration, bearing the
approval of President Wilson, was an
nounced by Director General McAdoo
' Although officials refuse to admit
it, the modification of the political
ban'was regarded here as a victory for
the union labor leaders, i.tl the. four
great brotherhoods vigorously protoRt
ed against tho original order.,
It has developed Bince tho -iesuaneo
of the , original, order that there are
many communities in the United State
which are composed largely, and in .
some eases wholly of railroad employed
and their families. Administration of
civil laws therefore was obstructed. It .
was upon this basis that the labor
lenders mado their strongest fight, :
, While the r.cw regulations, still, hold
a tight rein over political activities
the railway employes are given the lib
erty of engaging in politic!" ''insofar
as their activities are not incompatible
with their railroad duties.'' The- re
strictions contained in the original or
der have been raised so far as depart
ment regulations will permit, officials
declare. .; ' ;
The new order specifics:
That no olficers, attorneys or em
ployes shall assume the conduct of any
political campaign. , .
It prohibits also the holding of a
position as member or officer of any
political committee or organization
which requires the railroad employe
to neglect his railroad duties.
The provision against" intlm: V.ioli of
the railroad employer? any railroad
mployo is made drastic. Penalties fa.
such action arc immediate dismissal
from the service, with orders that such
jiersons shall not be re-emi?oyed so
lerg as the government controls th
.win ads. -. - '