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i J LA 3 1 - If' FOUNDED 1S69 Ibsfl IKH- y Inst li i'sw nrn-f Unconditional Surrender MPS 10B : CiUIID . - I I II I Are Doing Hara Pressed From h' Arras' to the jtcrdun Sector. - ARE RETREATING IN BELGIUM ,1 Being Defeats J Over Wide Areas From Rhefm to Argonne : ' Forest byjjfranco-Americans. ' f, By toe Associated press. " : Paris, Oct French troop have tonaahed. ttirough the . German post tlons In v.t Champagne over a wide - front- . Tlo official statement Issued today by the war ' office says the 1 French tve crossed the Atone canal, ' haw reached the outskirts or AguU k - court and are approaching Aumenan r jf court-lc-Petit, eight miles ' north - of 1 Rhetans. v nv; Farther east .Che French are ; ad-vaneinaj-ea a line north of the towna of itoanacie, Lavann and Epoye and hav captured Fa verger, on the gulppe - river. ' - V - - Dn the battle front the Germans .everywhere, are being (Arced to five i (round to the allied tiops. - In Bel , glum the enemy ; la "gradually bains ,' , pushed eastward and In anticipation of a forced final withdrawal is con tinulng to make ready for that even - tuality by removing his ' guns and ' otherwise 'lessening the value of his 'defex t:v works In the territory upon and adjacent to the North sea coast. 4 To ' the south from Arras tOi the fT Verdun sector, the Germane are bo- Ing hard pressedoy the British, Amer . ' lean, Italian, and French forces and . although ' on numerous, sectors they ,JlUl am offering desperate resistance. they'aeemlngl are uwOjleJUL do more than retard the advance of their oeaj pouaL south- ot jLens, la almost en veloped and Cambrai has been further endangered throngh'he capture of the village of Aubencheul-Ahx-Bols, five mllea v to the aoutheasL where more than I.eOO Germans wire made pris oner; Hard fighting has taken place around Montbreahain and Beaurevolr, In this Immediate vicinity, where the Germans have brought up fresh re serves in an endeavor to keep Field Marshal Halg'e men froni cutting the highly important Bt Quentln-LeCa-teau -road, from which they now are but a step. Both Beaurevolr and Mot brehaln are now In-British handa- With the Germans being defeated over wide areas by the French and Americans from Rheims, to the Argon ne forest, the Italians south of Leon have begun an offensive which seem ingly has as Its objective the finish Ins? of the work previously , begun by the French tof the obliteration of the German positions at IFere and Laon. Here they hate captured In storming operations . Important ; strongly held German positions. In the j vicinity of Laon conflagrations' are to be- seem and It seems hot Improbable that the Germans are preparing- for v.a with drawal in consequence of the converg ing movement which is being pressed against them. from three sides.' Through- the latest operations of the French around Rheims he -cathedral city seems definitely flberated trom the German menace for here HIhey have materially pressed back the Champagne to the Argonne forest the French and Americans ' have fought .their, way forward in titanic struggles, . capturing numerous villages, crossing the Atsne canal and pursuing the ene .my? slong the entire fronts of the Sulppe and Arnes rivers, both of which have been crossed at several points. ' . Jn the Macedonian theater the al i lied troops have compelled the Ans 4rians to withdraw from the Elbasan sector and other positions while, near - -Vranje, central Serbia the French 1 .,, troops have captured Austro-German held positions- In the latter region the . enemy Is retiring : northward In ' disorder. ' SERBIAN FORCES WIN1 v;, illNVIOLENT ? FfCHTING LKndon, Oct. (.---Serbian forces after violent fighting on, Friday, en tered Vranje, 60 miles . northeast of Uskub, aucording to a Serbian official statement issued today.' Several- hun dred prisoners' were taken . by the -Serba The enemy is retiring in dls :g order -towards the; north. . , , BERLIN STATEMENT SAYS r. 1 ' AMERICANS SUCCEEDED Berlin, Oot. . .American rforces . yesterday continued their strong at tacks east of Exennont; between the Ar sronne and? the" Meuse river,' says : todays .German official C statement,' . The Americans were successful In pushing forward as far as the wobd-4 ea - Heights about one Kilometer north '. of that place. ' AMERICANS ADVANCE : i . r SLIGHTLY AT POINTS ' "With the American' Army North west of Verdun, Oct (By the Asso ciated $ r Press 1 0:10 p. m.) The Americans advanced slightly at some points today.:; There, has been stub- born V Infantry ; fighting between 1 the Meuse and the Ogons-wood, and fur ther west the machjne gun and ar- ' tinerjr combats have been ' constant , v ;av (Continued op Page Two.) a cAncuriA ko::z newspaper, costhuctive, cLEJin, oeliasle nvn::j P TRYING TO SAVE VRECKAGE OF THE Germany's Newest Peace Offer Recognized as Next Step of Losing Trader, Hoping to Get- , Best Terras Possible-7-lf . Proposition Signifies Unqu alified ' Acceptance ot .Wilson's Terms, It Ma'y be Considered; Otherwise Mot ':. Washington,' Oct. .Germanys newest peace offers-proposing an armistice while President Wilson con siders and conveys to the allies a pro posal on the basis of terms laid down by the President himself had not reached Washington . in official form tonight - and there was, therefore, no authorised ' Statement of how It was regarded by the. United States. - Plainly, however, it was recognized as the next ntep in the continuing ef forts of the German statesmen to save something from the wreckage of their dream of world domination, the step which might be expected from a losing trader who make his proposition, has It rejected and ffers his next best, each -time coming nearer to. the de mands of his adversary, meanwhile endeavoring. to hold out In the hopes of Kef tin the beet terms he can. . .It hardly Is taking a position in advance of the American government to say that , if the present proposition signifies Germany's unqualified accept ance of the four principles laid down by President Wilson in his Fourth of FULL TEXTj PROCLAMATION iBeriin..; ( via Basel, Switzerland), Oct. Emperor; William today ta aned aT rtrmlaniatkHt M ibo' dcrman amvt enl ' nj! In. vhkh' aftMia ,,0 troM had cmntblcd, ho declared that tie had decided. In accord with his allies, to again offer peace to the enemy. too text 01 the emperor's procuma- Ion reads: "For months past the enemy with enormous exertions snd almost witli oat peuso'ln the AghUno; has stormed against your lines. In weeks of strug gle, often without repose, yon have bnd to persevere and resist a nnmcrM ally far superior enemy. Therein lies the greatneM of the task which has been set for yon and which you are fulfilling. Troops of all the German. states are doing their part and are Hcraiaiuj' ueienuinv ine lamcriaim on forehrn soil. Hard Is the task. "My navy Is holding Its own against uie united enemy naval forces and unwaveringly supporting tliC army its ainicuit struggle, '-f . TEXT OF GERMAN CHANCEL1 ,1 . . Amsterdam, net- ft. m ih As dsted Press. ) Tho text ef the W forwarded vbr the. Imperial Gem ohaneellor, Prince Ms hnillan. Presklcot Wilson, through the Sv government follows: . ; Tho German government requ the President of the.TJnlted State tako in hand the restoration, of pel Rcqualnt all the belligerent states this request and Invito them to si plcnlpotenttaiies for the purposd opemna;. negouauons. TEXT CHANCELLOR MAXIi: CVmenhnccn. Oct.- 0. I By the AA 1 elated Press) .The text of tho oddrc Imperial ohaneellor of Germany, 01' lining Jils policies to tho rofrchst yesterday, follows' - 'j - ln aocordanco with the lmpov -1 - - - - i a a. . aa ' i -utrv nuuuiuuu en utsoiv aaaasiiai' lion ox its political leadcrslilp. - .- as successor Jo George tr. jpn ITertllnK, whose services m behalf of tho fatherland 'deserve the highest acunowieagment, I have been im moncd by tho, emperor to lcadf the new- government. " in - coordance with the axvdrn- mental ' method now" introduced, f : I submit to the rctcbstag, publicly and without delay, tlto principles ,upon which I vproposo to conduct the cr,re responsibilities of the. office. - ' These principles were firmly established- by tho agreement of-'he federated governments and tho load ers', of the majority parties in this honorable, house before I decided to assumo the dntles of chancellor. They contain therefore, not only my' own confession of political faith; but that of. an overwhelming portion of the German people's represontatlves, that Is of. the German' nation which has constituted the rclchstag on the basis of a general, equal and secret fran chise and aeeordlng to their will. On ly the' fact that I know the conviction and will of the majority ot the people- are Wb- of me has - Riven me strength to Take npon myself conduct of . the empire's affairs in this hard and earnest tljmo In which we arc Hv ln, ,-;"-:.,c (..-i."-,:v;. ' lyd PEOPLE JfCST nXE part.; "One man's shoulders would bo too weak to carry, alone the tremendous responsibility whlcli falls upon- tho government at present. Only if the people take active part In the broad est 1 ser! of tho word,- in deciding ttelr Ut;Mii1losj , In other words, if responsiiiillty also extends to the ma jority of their freely elected politi cs! Icsnlersean - words, it reonsl bCity al.sif eT,"si.!,-.l to tho najorlty of their , frcily elected 'political lead- GERrlAN OFFICIALS? STATEMENTS' PROPOSING ARMISTICE ANDjPEACIL CHARLOTTE, N. G, TTT SOMETHING FROM PRUSSIAN DREAII July speech at the tomb of Washing ton, it- will , be . considered. ' If it doesn't; if It is an acceptance "in prin ciple" with saving diplomatic language paving the way for quibbling around a council table, it will not be con sidered. , y. . . ' -, IVUson's Terms. . .: . - Those terms, accepted by all the allies as their own, the President com pressed into a single sentence: "Reign of law based upon the con sent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind." They provided for the destruction, or reduction to virtual impotence, of any arbitrary power capable of dis turbing the. peace of the world; the settlement of every question on the basis of the Interest of the people con cerned,' and in effect a league of na tions to enforce peace, .. Next Xxxricat Step. If, m the offer of Prince Maximilian, the now imperial chancellor, Germany is willing to-accept these terms and (Continued on page 2.) ISSUED BY GERMAN EMPEROR The eyes of those at home rest with pride and admlntration on the deeds ot the army end navf. I ex press to yon the thanks of myself and The collapse of 'the , Macedonian front has occurred in' the midst of tlK hnrdest struggle. In accord with our allies I havo resolved once more to offer peace to the enemy but I will only extend my hand for an honorable peace. ; Wo owe .thnt to the heroes who have laid down ttclr lives for the fatherland,' end wo make that ' our duty to our children Whether arms will be lowered is a question. Fntll then we must ' not slut-ken. We roust, as hitherto, exert all onr strength unwcarllv to hold our ground against tho onslaught of our 1 enemies. w;'T;a' The hour Is grave but. trustlnsr In your strenxtn ana in tji new government to the highest offices ; of tne empire. 1 see therein a sure 1 guarantee that the new government i will be -supported by the firm confi dence of tho broad masses of the peo ple, without whose true support the whole undertaking would be condemn- J cd to failure In advance llenecV what I say today is not only In my own name and thoso of my official help ers, but In the namo of the German peoplci . - , ; . "The program of tlie majority par ties npon which I take my stand con tains, first, an acceptance of the an swer of tho former imperial govern ment to Pone Benedict's, note of Au gust 1, 1018, and an unconditional acceptance or tlm rolchstag resolution of July 19, tho same year. It further declares willlngnesa to Join a general league of nations based on tho founda tion of equal rights for all, both strong and weak. ' v .'.?; V'v v1- -SOLCTIO BEtiGItTM QUESTION. fit 'considers this solution of the Belgian question to .lie in tho com plete . rehabilitation (wlcderherstcll Ing) of Belgium, particularly of its Indepwdepeo and trritprlnl integrity, An effort shall also bo mode to reach an understanding on the question of mdemnlty. s- , , ;,"',' "The program will" not permit the peace treaties hitherto concluded to be a hindrance to the ooncluaoin of a general peace. - t , "Its partlcumr aim Is that popular representative bodies shall bo formed Immediately on, a broad basis, In the Baltic provinces in Lithuania and Po land, We, will promote1 the realiza tion of necessary preliminary' condi tions therefore without delay by the Introduction of civilian rukv All these lands shall rtruLitc their ' constltu- t (Continued on Page two.) n n ' the Only, Way MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, 1918. ' nnn tr mm fie i & III IIUUU IIIUUULU Irnn rnnna ' nniinr -rn InU IIIIUIJI IIUUUL IU HOUSE IN RAIN a. i , ' Spends Sunday Selling Liberty , Bonds As Citizen. WAS MEMBER OF A TEAM Gathers Pocketful of .JSigned -Pledge Cards From Million aires, Janitors and Others. r Washington, Oct. 6. From door to door,! William G. McAdoo trudged in the rain today, eelling Liberty bonds. : It was not' the secretary of the treasury," but Mr. McAdoo,'; citizen, member of a canvassing team, who gathered a pocketful of signed pledge cards from 'Washington, including President Wilson, a negro maid, an Armenian grocer, a score of women war workers, a janitor and a million aire or two. In a middle-class neigh borhood to which his team was assigned,- Mr, McAdoo got the most sub scriptions and those which made him comment when his work was done. -"It's a "cinch to raise billions when folks come -across like that. Plenty I of people have money to lend the government, just waning ior ine op portunity." ! , Wllspn Takes $20,000. Late In the day, after an hour and half of tramping about, Mr. McAdoo and his working partners counted up the total. They had a little less than $1,200,000 in pledges. A round million had come from, Bernard. Baruch; chairman of the war Industries board, into whose house. $fr, McAdoo drop ped on' his way hornet One pledge for '2Q400 boj:ejhf.sigjaatri.of:;Woedr row WusoW,M?iyable oh a ten months Installment plan". Another from 'Eu gene Meyers, a member of the : cap ital ' issues ' committee, was . for $600,000.' Most 'of the' balances was in ftd and 100,' amounts, sub scribed by-householders.' who on an swering their doorbells displayed amazement td find a tall man whom they recognised 1 as the secretary of the treasury. . 1 ' " Mr. McAddds sucaess was not uni form.' , One man ,vrho seemed quite frightened, said; 1? -t v "I'd like awful well to buy a bond from you,- Mister Secretary, but I've already promised someone else." - Negro Maid Subscribes. Marietta Thompson! a negro maid, at a home for war workers, had sub- scribed,- but' agreed to ,buy another $SA bond If Mr. McAdoo would take the 5 initial - payment in "small hange." - He went away witn a pocx tful of quarters, dimes and nickels. The sale to the President had not been arranged in advance. On leav- ng his home, Mr. McAdoo found the Tesldent preparing for a drive with Irs. Wilson, and although Mr. Wilson had already: subscribed for IH.060, jte agreed to buy $10,000 -more, add- But I haven't any money Just now. Pou'll have to take this on the in- tallment plan." 1 i - - ' Raymond Baker. "Signs Up." On the way to call on the Presl ent, Mr. McAdoo hailed Raymond T. .laker; director of the mint, and per juaded' btm to "sign up."-; .-..-;- I Later in a rather lowly4 neighbor 5ood. the first man approached by the ecretary was a white-aproned grocer winging his legs from the top ot a read box. - v?;":; -ii".-v ": "Thls is i a Liberty loan ' selling team,': said Mr. McAdoo,' "we'd ; like fx vniri eiitKartr1 rf Inn 4eu T.IKatttw onds." . : 1 . :-:-:y',J)' i ve already subscribed. '' said the rocer in broken, English, displaying is nonor button.v...- .-t -t "But it's a god cause and a big war. ant you buy some more ?n i -rf. The grocer-Tumlnated " momenr and then' agreed. .' - .- At the home of Mrs. Elinor JVL Patterson, a wealthy woman, Mr. Mc Adoo found an automobile salcsmat Just pocketing a pledge card calling f .Fair today and Tuesday; hot much change In temperature. ' - ' Keep the Hun on the run Buy bonds every one, s J0-J0 .SAYS ; - - . . , " ycu see it in the ossehveh to. Peace, nt nrcnroiTr out till . ULGrUlHIL UUI HOT VERY SPECTIIGUUH ;'l ";;" ;s -ir.' General Line Northwest of Ver dun Not Materially- Altered, But Changes ' Are to" Ameri cans' Advantage.- ; " . . .i 1. 9 . With the American' Army North west of Verdun, Oct. 6, ti p. m., by the Associated Press) The American troops on the line stretching west ward from the' Mouse who are op posed by reinforced units of the Ger man army were" busy straightening out the kinks left n their .long front today, It was a day lacking spectacular operations, but a: summary, of the nnrii rearhlns' headauarters Indi cated the desperate character of the fighting, f 3The general line was not materially jittered, but such changes aswere made were to the advantage of the Americans. Thrf oDerations of the French west of the Argonne forest served to make more hazardous the positions of the Germans who are finding themselves deep in the steadily growing: salient between the-French, and the Amer icans, - ' ' ''' On the Americans' right, near the Meuse, the woods and ravines about Cunel were cleaned out, and further west Money wood which has been the scene of terrific fighting for two days, was finally cleared of the enemy. The movement of the Americans against the. woods about Cunel was undertaken after a terrible artillery preparation lasting for hours. Shells were thrown in vast numbers so when the infantry finally did advance the resistance encountered was compar atively feeble. When the fighting was over it was discovered that the Germans-had withdrawn from the low lands between Monoy wood anjPetlt BOi9. ' . " '.; '.V: It developed .that, the Germans in the process of consolidating their po sitions had brought forward machine guns to a degree perhaps never pre viously attempted by them. In eer- UoJWpaane nXJfte'tllhaysronJid iv jtraa spun. 1 , .-.;.., Realizing" the necessity of holding that part of . the line faced by the Americans, because giving there to the rear of the Krlemhilde defenses would endanger the main lines of communications, the Germans have continued to reinforce this front New divisions have been brought' up and heavy concentrations carried out south of Landres Et St. Georges. EDIT0..IAL COMMENT ON THE NEW PEACE MOVE Following are excerpts giving the gist ot American newspaper editorials on the new German peace move, as published in the papers this morning and - transmitted bv' the Associated Press last nigh . v - . r ... - e ' Sprlnarflekl. Ma .. .uoublican' The allies will refuse to be stampeded into negotiations or conversations. No matter what effort victory may re quire, they are firmly resolved not to let Germany get by cunning what it nas ranea to get b- force... ,-. . , ; , : New York Timers If Germany wants peace, let her do away with her Irre sponsible braggart kaiser and speak Dy a government of her own people to the governments of the allied peo ples. , It Is not from Prince Maxi milian, answerable, only to Imperial authority, but from a minister respon sible to the German people that Ger many's plea for peace must - come. x - - x x . ' President Wilson can be trusted to make an answer to these overtures which will leave no doubt as to the determination of Germany's foes to pursue their victories until she can fight no more, until surrender Is forced upon her and with Its security against any further ; disturbances of the peace from that quarter.. :Ashevllle Cltlicn: j There will be no .consideration of the kaiser's trumpt- ei i'-oner.-wnen-ne surrenders, un cnndltionally . and begs - for . , peace, withdrawing his troops from: all oc cupied; territories; ' when tho Junkers of Berlin, headed by the Im perial, blasphemer, comes ' Into court ids chains, the hour for a peace con ference will have arrived. As for the imperial chancellor's speech. It is dif ficult to find therein a, single note of surrender,""' . ' , ' Italclffh News and Observer: If the German bid for peace proves to be what it ought to be. the asking for terms by. a defeated 'and - humbled power, we may trust the President to Uke the proper steps.' He will see to It that Germany atones for her crimes and repents with a. repentance that is of the heart - r . , ,,,, . . , J( - Houston Post: ".'There never - was such a time to strike with every ounce of striking power, ; There will Jte no armistice. There must be no negotia tions with the German government until Germany is beaten. The peace must be a peace of complete victory and unconditional surrender." , , New Orleans ThnesPlcayanef--''The Imperial German , government - is branded by Its own .acts as untrust worthy.' .The kaiser's nerve Is break ing. "Unconditional surrender' ' are the only terms which can be granted with safety, to humanity and democ. racy." 4 ' - . : -r - Montgomery - Advertiser: . "the terms upon which the allies should Insist are the simplest of terms un conditional surrender, . It Is unthink able that we should make peace until German soil has been Invaded. Noth ing leas will crush the war spirit of the German Junkers." , v ' ; ". , . ; irs so." ammiuwiiiBj aj- a li.il! 11 Uno PEACE OFFER DESIGNED TO HINDER BOND SALES? -: ,.'- -. - .S --.-.i.."':. r.J ' Washington. Oct. S One thought concerning tho German peace offer that found expression In many quarters tonight was that the Ger mans, In launching their effort Just at this time, "probably hoped to af fect the fourth . J.iberty loan by creating the Idea that the end of the war Is at hand,'-!.,' -; .-rs-' It Is believed,' however,' ' that their effort will have the directly opposite effect. Officials were con fulent that the American people will even, more generously over eubscrlbo the loan now as one means of convlnoinit the kaiser that there shall be no peace, except a victorious one. -h ;.. : - i ,-: Leaders of Congress Unwilling to Negotiate With Huns. Believed That President Will Give 6uick, Short Answer to . Latest Proposals., BY II. E. C. BRYANT. ' ;WjBhJngton,.Oct AWChe new-peace move is not popular here. It is be lieved that the President will give it a quick and decisive answer. ..' Leaders of Congress are unwilling to negotiate with Germany for peace. Here and there a member ot the house or senate who hesitated about enter ing the fight against German autocracy thinks that it would be well to dis cuss, terms with the Berlin govern ment, but the more, sturdy congress men believe that the President should turn the proposition down flat." There is very little sympathy here for Germany. Austria or Turkey, and a majority of the senators and repre sentatives hope that the President will give a quick, short answer to the Ger man chancellor. '': . . The situation as leading members of the senate and house see it Is: , Sees Power Wanjng. Germany sees hee power waning, and is threatened with a collapse at home. The Balkan campaign has been lost to her and Austria-and the dan ger of invasion of Germany on. the western front - grows. The kaiser is forced to withdraw his troops from Belgium and Russia io stem the tide of the allies rushing toward the Rhine. Confronted bv these conditions the Hohensollerns are begging fbr a cessation or Hostilities.. A canvas ot the congressmen here toddy shows the consensus ot opinion to be: - ;-.-v.'. . (1) That before he United States and the allies can afford to talk oeace with Germany, she must remove her troopa from every foot ot foreign ter ritory taken In this war. ,: (J) That before any negotiations are commenced Germany must agree to 'give up Alsace and Lorraine to' be turned back to France or into a .neu tral, state, to be a buffer between the r nntlAMn , . .-('' - (J) That before any peace talk Is started Germany must agree to pay an indemnity to Belgium, which was over-ridden by her troops without provocation on the part of the Bel gians. .'" , ' "These things, said one senate leader and friend of the President, "must be settled before we agree to any sort of peace parley. The other questions -resulted from the war can be considered at the peace table." a "In dealing with the German autocracy,"-' declared Senator Simmons, "there is no half-way around. Before we stop to talk peace Germany should be compelled to quit every foot of ter ritory taken from France, Russia. Bel gium, or any other foreign nation.". QUIETEST SUNDAY EVER !' . KNOWN AT. GREENSBORO 5 Special o Tho Observer. Greensboro, ; Oct ; . This was ; the quietest Sunday that Greensboro has experienced in many years. By terfjis ot an oratnance adopted yesterday by the city fathers, alt churches and Sundays school service were not held today. The fuel 'administrator's re quest that automobiles not be used on Sunday was generally Observed. The result was that the streets were almost deserted throughout tbtr day. Not a church bell-rang this mornlnev snd the sound ot the automobile horn only rareiy Droit tne monotonous quiet. SIR. ERIC GEDDES . HAS ARRIVED -IN AMERICA rl; ? ......::.-. ' ; -" , 1 Washington, Oct.: 6 -Sir Erie Ge.! des, first lord of tho Eiiil.'.h admlntVy, and the, members of t!-,o ad:r..rv.:rr board arrived tont'.jt at an Atlanta port ana wi.i i-ose to v. a' :.;. i itouioncw ta cor.rkr . :," t-v.-I officials, ; . r I liilJCi ; -KLi - - , ' 1 1 'i 1 - 1 jjiciai up . v - ; . - ' ... ; j MACEDONIAN FRONT 1 "DECIDED TO NEW PEACE MOVE IS NOT POPULAR PRICE 'FIVE C..i ay - 11 . xnion ffllllDS IS His Decision : in . Accord : With ; His Allies, He Says. , ISSUES PROCLAMATION ' . TO HIS ARMY AND NAVY Germany and Austria : Both t Clamoring For Peace. . ' .. ... f . . OFFER PEK ALLIES GIVE LITTLE HEED, ;:;v . ,''-;'. , " e I:');;'.';.'?..' Unofficial Opinion Indicates That " J Requests For Armistice Will .' Fall Upon Deaf Ears. , Berlin, (Via Basel, Switzer- land), Oct. 6. -Emperor William today issued a proclamation to the . . uerman army and navy in which, -after announcing that , the Mace-k donlan front had crumbled, he de- ' . , dared that he had. decided, in ac cord with his allies, to again offer . peace to the enemy. ; ( ti Woslilngton, Oct. The kaiser's . . address to the German nrmy and navy announcing the peaco offer probably ) attracted more attention here, than tho ' offer itself; '' In spite of his still arro?' gant tone, it was realised this-was the nearest thing to a renunciation ott . : v saber-rattling that ever has come froar ' s hhn.im admtsstoh'that the Mace-I. donlnn front has '"crumbled was looked upon a's significant and even his declaration-that "our-front will not bo broken was called singularly ' '.v ., modest from such a'source. . ALLIED . GOVERNMENTS , ; ; t ARE PAYING SCANT HEED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. s ' While Germany and Ausrtla-Hun-gnry are clamoring ; for - peace, the -entente allied governments thus far are paying scant heed to the pro posals, but their armies are pressing forward to further victories on all ! fronts. vV- :. : , j 5 Ofllclally no cognisance has yet been taken of the request of Prince Maxl- ' mllhin. of Baden, the new German" chancellor, or . that of - the Austro Hungarlan government for an arm is-' tico on land, on sea and In the air, and the commencement of peace ne gotiations, , for President Wilson, to whom the dual and highly - similar" proposals are addressed, is not In re ceipt of tbimri'i"?-''f?r. - j,. Unofficial, opinion, , however. I Indi cates that the request VllI fall upon . dent ears and tltat no peace Is pos-' sible for the Teutonic allies e cepi through unconditional surrender end aeceptance to tho full of the ternu . President Wilson has enunciated. NOTE r SENT JO WILSON . ' BY GERMAN CHANCELLOR Copenhagen, Oct , (By the Asso ciated Press). Prince Maximilian of Baden, the new ' German Imperial chancellor, announced in the reichstag ' yesterday that he . had sent a . notsi through the Swiss government to Pres-' iaeni vvnson in wnicn ne requested Mr. Wilson to take up the question of bringing about pence and to communi cate With the. other belligerents re- gardlng the subject, , - '' The chancellor told the . reichstag he had addressed his note to the Pres ident of the United States because Mr. Wilson in hlsunessage to Congress en" January , 11, and in his later proe lamatlons, particularly hie New York ' speech on September 27. had proposed a program for a general peace which Germany and her allies could accept -as a basis for negotiations. ONLY "UNCONDITIONAL" ' . SURRENDER,? SAYS PARIS , ' v" e 'i- - 51 ' Paris, Oct. .-All eyes in France today' turned toward .America to Washington and Wilson; "What will President -Wilson's re ply be?" "the people are asking and wondering, now -that thry know that the central empires, particularly Ger many, are seeking the cessation of hostilities and peace through the Pres ident of the United States. - The feeling is genera that the cen tral empires, bent upon the gr- gamble of all times, have p' to bring about by one stroke (nation of their loslne- fr to seek the good o. .. f ' Wilson as intermediary. As Paris emerged fr it overflowed upon t' vards or sov.At tern ; cafes bst.hei l.J sum , . where c ' no 1 lar and '. 'v r them" but t.. exclamation !' a . UnoonJ tional s i; ; tea the general com the demand for it central powers to i'r Is felt here t;-;it C V r ive ' rA ' f 1 t ( " ,;
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Oct. 7, 1918, edition 1
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