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tiiu, ay toizning, cctobe: 21, 191s. it n i.4 w v 1 - , -. 1 1 i : ij . 1 : a . 1 J 1 1 ' 1 , ii 1 j t j M i iMli I : : I a . " 1 i ; r 1 ' no uj fcj.- -- i- ALLIES STILL il IIC GEES I'M IB However, the . Process Is Now , 'Comparatively Slow.-. I RESISTANCE. IS' STU'pSORH Americana Taking Part In Par. , . ticularly Vicious Fighting ; A West of the Meuse. , 4 Wtlk tb Amerlcwi . Army Nortli wmi of Verdun, Oct. 23,. p. nu B the Associated, Pre)Vrfaev stlffcs fighting of tbo American offensive , west of tbe Meuse iwas under way to iar. The lino l swaying , and forth. ' " ---. In the region of Grand Pre, on the western end of the front, the Ameri cana threw back repeated violent Ger man counter-attack. . By the Associated ProsaJ : ' The allied armies In - France and Belgium are still driving the German toward their border, but the process Is now comparatively slow. - On the sectors that are requisite to the stability of the entire -German - line where a crash through probably would mean the immediate .collapse ".. of the whole of the defensive system ' the most stubborrvreilstance is being offered by the enemy.' and what gains are being made by, the allies are vlr- , tuallyfoot by foot tn the face, of the hornets M the -Ufl chine guns.- ., ''-, -r . ' . .Particularly -vicious ghtlng to In progress west " of the, Meuse river j where, the Americans, 'In. their .- : deavors to overcome the natural ob stacles barring the wuy northward to Sedan, are ' faced s bykicked troops ' with orders to hold them back at all costs; In the region from LeCateau to the north of Valenciennes, where the . British and some Americans gradu al !y are tearing their --ay through the enemy's front and between Tournaf and Audenarde, where the British also are hard after the enemy. t - Materiel Progress Made, Notwithstanding the frantic endeav ors of the enemy to maintain their positions on ell three of these sce tors, . material progress has been made. Likewise, northeast of Laon the French on yan eight-mils front have delivered . a. thrust that carried 1 them; forward ? . from , two to three miles. ' Into the hands of the British have fallen 2,000 more German prls- ' oners, while the Americans' west 1 of ; the Meuse also have gathered in num bers of the enemy and a considerable quality of hie machine guns. - ' Veritable nests of machine gun are being encountered by the Americans ; as they attempt to press forward along the front from - the Meuse to the town of Grand Pre, situated north of, the Argonne forest, but In spite of - these obatacles they have taken -further ground and at last accounts were steadily' keeping, up their pres sure' against the enemy. Extremely ' heavy counter-attacks have been euc ; cesaf ully sustained north of -Grand" Pre and on this 'sector particularly strong concentrations of enemy,. a ' tillery fire have , gone almoat. for .. naught On the western bank of the Meuse the; town of Breuilles has bee it taken, the enemy having burned and , evacuated tt and retreated in the gen- .''.etaj: direction -of' Joii,'w.$,.??vf , '. tYeneh Near Montcornet. ' : " Exactly what has been accomplish ed by the French in a drive northeast of Lae. except that they have gained over a wide front, has not yet become apparent, but .It. brings appreciably nearer Montcornet, the last Import ant railroad junction in this region. North and south of Valenciennes, ' Field Marshal : Uaig has continued his attacks 'against the Germans and everywhere made good progress. Be tween: LeCateau and Solesmea, a ' nharp wedge has been driven into the German line, threatening the town of Maubeuge on the east,; and outflank ing Valenciennes on the south. North of Valenciennes the town ot JBruay . has been captured, virtually, making Valenciennes untenable for the- ene my. To the north of this region . the British have reached the west bank of the Scheldt canal. - ,- Already - the' - British are In the 1 western outskirts of Valenciennes, i where hard fighting . is In progress, . the Germans having posted machine ' guns innumerable ; on the eastern 1 bank or the canal which runs to the center or the city. In northern Belgium the Germans are still retiring; ' UrtrOlcJal.: reports are to the effect that Ghent Is being : evacuated. . . ' Rur.iAf.'iAN roars on clac CEA AD D.'.r.'UwE CL0CED Ixvnaon, Oct. 3, -The British aid miralty trrri tiiat German wireless "patches p -d vp at Moscow nre . to the effort t! at the Hnmnnlan gov , emsent I as (in lured alj, l:umanlnn ports on ,tiio Llack sea ou Use lanubo c lOiiCd. ' ir v.xi ... t. i . IF . 1 T 1 1 1 TVD s MILLION AMERICAN CCLCIZR3 HAVE ALREADY ;tr:.3ARKED Jp OVERSEAS 1 Washington, roxA SS-At' the same time that tbe President's re ply to Germany was made public the White House gave out cor respondence between Secretary Ba ker and President Wilson showing that more than two million Ameri can soldiers tutve embarked to par ticipate in the war oversea. - -I am sure that this will oe matter of deep gratification end re assurance to the country and that everyone will Join me In congratu lating the war and navy depart . ments upon the steady accomplish ment In this all important appli cation of force to the liberation of the world," said the President, re sponding to- the letter of Secretary Baker. '.,'- -; Since July 1, ItlS, embarkations by months have been as follows: July, 106,185. '-, August, tBO,Sl. , t September,. 201,415. . ' October t to SI, lSl.SOS. 1 Tout; S8t,Sl. - - Embarked to , July 1, ISIS, 1,010,115. -Grand total, S,008,tll. - , EVACUAU OF 7 British. Smash Through Strong Defensive Positions. Cain on Wide Front, Capture Many Important Villages and Thousands of Prisoners. , Amsterdam, Oct.- SS-the evacna tion of- Client, --.Bcljfiuni, IS In full whig, according to a dispatch to The Telegraf front Sasvaneotentr The last 1 boats in t;nen are oeing oastuy tmr ed toward Seltaete, near r the Dutch frontier soath of Sasran Cent, v too dlspatch;.is.(vv;:--i -i .;( ; ' . 1 i-'.'f-:. ' With the: British Army m France and Belgium, Oct 23. (By the Asso ciated Press 6 p. m.) The British third and fourth armies today smash ed through strong German defensive positions south of Valenciennes. They gained ground to a depth of more than 5,000 yards, on . an extended front. caDturine- many lmporUnt pil lages and several thousand prisoners, together with . numerous - guns, ana driving a wedge Into the enemy posi tions at what probably Is the most vital point of the lines the Germane are' holdingi!.i:,:0.v1i:,!;vrt.i;': '.'? The fighting was of a. desperate na ture, the German machine gunners holding out to tii last. Large num bers of the enemy were killed, v; The advance: continues and ; the menace to the Germans, to the north and south of the front attacked Is hourly growing. - Further retreats are expected. ; - - FURTHER CAINS MADE OVER r ENTIRE BRITISH FRONT "London," Oct- 2 -Over -the entire front held by v the British, further gains have been made by Field Mar shal Haig's - men from-,, the region south of Le Cateau on the Scheldt river; according to the British official communication " Issued tonight At some - places enemy positions to a depth of more than three miles were penetrated, numerous -villages were taken and several thousand prisoner and many guns were, captured. The communication follows. . . T Sj"Theattack this, morning was de livered by Anglo-Scottish troops of the third nd fourth armies' between the Bambre canal and the river Scheldt, south of Valenciennes. An Advance was made over coun try thkt ' was difficult over s many streams and through villages and woods which were defended with much, resolution, v - . "In the period of assembly and the early stages of the battle, the hostile artillery displayed great activity with high Explosives and gas shells. We' have fought our way forward In spite of obstinate resistance, , es pecially by the enemy's artillery, and machine guns. ... "Advancing ' with' great Steadiness some hours before dawft our infantry penetrated the enemy's defense along the whole - of the , front and at an early hour had captured the impor tant village of Pommereuil forest and Romerles. On the extreme' right there was strong resistance at the fortified farm of Glmbremont and the railway nearby but at both places, the enemy's defense was quickly overcome, "Left of the center)1 the village of Beauraln, which was ' held by the enemy with great tenacity was storm ed by the English with the' assistance of tanks. .- , -, - - ; On the left other English troops crossed the Harplnes river at an early stage ot the advance and captured Vertaln. t ' , , - . "During the morning we pressed on over .the whole of the front carrying the enemy's "positions to a depth of over three miles, driving Him from many strongly defended vlllajges, farms, roads and other localities or ganized for resistance. , , - 'The English 250th division had hard f.ghtlng In the Bole Leve Que, but progressed ' through the wood. Kast county troops, advancing to a depth of three and a half miles cap tured rouse (I'ouslesT) "The An"1o-Scottit;i troops secured cro lr-i it the llarrk-s a; the -Ven- (Continued ca r-ra 1) hi..-- -Hi ELIEIS GIB Hitchcock Enthusiastically Ap- , . " proves Wilson's Action. , Lodge disapproves , it Republican . Leader Does ' Not Sanction Continuance of Dis ' cussion With Germany. ' V - ', '" , .-" . - Washington, Oct 2. Disapproval of President Wilson's course In con tinning the discussions with the Ger man government and in transmitting the request for an . armistice v and peace to the allied governments was voiced tonight by Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the republican leader In. tbe senate. , Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska! chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, approved the President's reply, saying it would create a political crisis in Germany. "The President," said '. Senator Lodge, "Says In his last sentence that if we must deal with the military mas ters and autocrats of Germany w must demand -'not peace negotiations but surrender.' Wittt this I am vln full accord, as I was with the Presi dent's statement of September 27. In the first paragraph' the President says that a the present German, govern ment which as all the world knows is controlled bjtthe kaiser, and the mil itary party, -represent - through Its ministers the majority of the relch atag and- an - OyerwheimlBnaJorlty of the German people' he feels that he1 cannot decline to take fup wltl the , allied : governments the question of an armistice. With thU 1 am not la accord, for the German- govern ment described In the first paragraph and that described In the last sentence are one;and -the .amei? yf--"My own ,iVlew; is a !very. simple one. . There Is no German government in existence- with which I -would dis cuss anything. I deplore at this stage, when we are advancing steadily to a complete -.victory, ' any discussion ; or exchange ' ot notes with -- the, German government.. The only thing now la to demand unconditional" surrender. " I would leave that to Marshal Foch and 4ft MnAihlfl 'tK artnlM vWhan ' they report tnatjthe German army nas- aurrenaerea ana ceaaea to exist as an army In being, then and not until then let the allies and the Uni ted States meet and agree what terms they 'will Impose on Germany to In sure the safety ;of civilisation , and mankind." " - - . ' -. . - Hitchcock's Statement. 1 " Senator ftttchcock made this state ment - ' , "In this note the President reaches a logical climax to his correspondence with Germany. He places squarely up to the people of Germany the Is- sue of democratising tnetr government and being accorded a peace of justice Or holding on to their military autoc racy and submitting to an uncondi tional surrender.: In my opinion his note wilt create a , political crisis in Germany 1 believe tie -American peo- Sle will fully indorse the firm stand e has taken and It is very evident that the allied nations are giving- hint their support. , An armistice "does not seem to. me ""probable for some time to come Under the s circumstances.! ; PAYMENTS ON LIBERTY LOAN POURING INTOiTHE; TREASURY. DEPARTMENT Initial Payments Being Received at Rate of $15P,000,000 a Day No ' Approximate - Fig ures Yet' I "J ' Washington, Oct 23.--Payment on the fourth Liberty loan drive are now pouring into the treasury department at the rate of $150,00.000 a v day and several hundred million are ex pected tomorrow, the last day given banks to report their loan subscrip tions together with init'al payments. So great Is the task before the banks that many probably will not be; able to complete their reports In the allot ted' time thus delaying the federal re serve banks in making up their totals wh'ch will show the exact amount of the subscriptions to the loan. Efforts of the Liberty loan publicity bureau today to , obtain approximate figures on subscriptions by cities were un availing. :-: ;i yfifi .i f t The first block of treasury certifi cates of Indebtedness Issued in ad vance of the fourth loan falls due to morrow, It totals 3839,000,000 and was Issued June 25. Many banks will payV their - Liberty loan 4 Installments tomorrow with these certificates. kino Ar.D cuEcrj v::it cnucza cy r.tju::z Dunkirk,' Oct 23. I'Ipt Albert and Queens Elizabeth of It. -him visited lirugps by airplane Tu iy. They left Dunkirk at 8:43 o' : 'c Jn the morn!nT-' and laMcd. - at .-Ibf .e- a half-hour later. 1 hey viniiei the chief streets of the city end were Riven a J ' ' ' ' -r.. i -y ' f ,A- '-.-. im t.,tjr rt-i.ara.ti.vy. La l .t tt .11 o'clock. . 1 l!EIE! III ElllEOlliil Hi'llAMfi,!' 1.- i i,f n ti u - -' I li !i n I1 ' I I . II', I: to1" ifc'r iff fci .1 iItput rr r rninrirr nrtVnn nrnu tn rtrnvooii ' itAi lir ii-taiouii A,iuy,ia iitm iu bpi c nnr nrn Washington, Oct 13. -the full text. Of the President's statement follows: The secretary of state makes pubi lie the follewlngr !: r A vv f "From the secretary of state ; to J m mV.-m if'aeralraa mA Intarlm ' In charge of German , interests in the United States: :,-:y; ; l ' '"Department of State, October-,13, "Sir: t have the honor to acknowl edge the receipt of your note ot the 22nd transmitting a. communication under date of the 20th from the Ger man 1 government ;fand to advise you that the President has instructed me to reply thereto as follows: "Having received the solemn and explicit assurance of the German gov ernment that It tinreservedly accepts the terms, of peace: laid down In his address to the Congress of the Uni ted States on the Ith of January, 1I1S, and the-- principles - of - settlement enunciated In his subsequent ad dresses, particularly the -address of the ?7th of Septemoer, and -that It desires to discuss the details at their ;K!nPPHOyES PEiCE' I'O'iES HE SAYS ;Ifl Asks That Conf.-Snce Reposed in VHim in Days of Success' Be ContinuedCrown Prince Is sues Order, 'fr With the Krench Army Jn France, Oct 13. (By the Assoclateff Press.) Field Marshal yon Hlndenburg, in,-an ordr to German officers in the field. referring td oegotUtlons for an armis tice; 'declarei he approves: the peace moves and is obliged to eupport the ..iu :u: utt. that th nan- fiflence reposed tn him In the days of success bo roniuius i ' -.-. -'.,' . The . German ,rown-. prince in an order to tne group -or aiuu uw his command, reminds the officere of the responsibility thy- Incur when they lose a position or modify, the line i .M v wliliiHit hrdsra. ' Cooles in j i " . ... - - s : of these documents have fallen. Into the hands or tne Tencn. - "Political evenu of. the past tew Vnn ' Wlni1inhiirr. "haVS produced the most profound Impres sion upon the army, notably upon the officers. . It Is my duty to support the government instituted- by -his majesty. "I approve the steps taken toward peace. The German army has a su- perlorlty over an omens in . uu i iu.ii4 anil ' nfflrra havo never en gaged In politics. We desire to adhere to that principle. expect that the confidence- that was accorded -me In the days of success win oe au tne stronger noW. ? w-y). Th nrdnr of the crown -rrlnce Is shorter and almost curt It says: "The exchange of diplomatic notes mti Y,m nneaalon - to rttcatl IIIT order according to which each officer In command engages nis responsiDii ity when he loses a position or modi fies his lines of resistance without ex press orders." Vj,.-(., .y::,. , . 1 . .Another : order which emanates from German high command says: rt Diplomatic -.negotiations with ; a lew to termipatlng . the war have begun. Their conclusion will be all the more favorable in proportion as we succeed In keeping the army well In hand, in holding the ground con quered and'.. In - doing ?' harm 'to the enemy; These principles should guide the direction .1 of , the combat In the days. that ate to follow,'' v s : , All these' - documents were taken from the fifth Bavarian dlvlsloiv: y FIVE RUSSIANS FOUIO f y j - V GUILTY OF ESPIONAGE f-f New Tork Oci 31-Five of the six Russians who have been on trial In federal court on charges of having violated the espionage act were found guilty by1 the Jury after an hour's deliberation- tonight. The- defendants, all . avowed anarchists, fried vainly to introduce evidence designed to dis credit the Sisson revelations concern ing German and bolshevik duplicity in Russia. v.:.; r J0-J0 SAYS i .'. .'J.;.-C,;..iv Fair today; probably rr.Ii FrUay. It H J"t ss well to I Ai,y l. n would rath r i himself than take a 1 k' 've. S010IEHS application, and : that this wish ' and purpose emanated, not from those who have hitherto ' dictated German policy and conducted (he present war on Germany's behalf, but from min isters who speak for the majority of the relchstag and for an overwhelm ing majority of the German people; and having received also the explicit promise of the present' Oerman gov ernment that the nomane rules of civilized warfare will be observed both on land and sea by the German arm ed forces, the President of the Uni ted States feels that he cannot , de cline to take up with the govern ments with which the government of the United States Is associated the question of an armistice.' : " ' f ,-He deems It his duty to say again, however, that the only armbttlca he would feel Jostlfled in submitting' for: consideration would , be one which should - leave, the United State and the powers associated with her la a position 'to enforce any arrangement ( M (Continued oa page J.) LIPOIDIIieUltnilGK by ran us on VEfiDUiJ FRONT INDICATED Official German Reports lAdmit : Advances; Enemy Apparently , Views. Action as of Great Im fjortance. . 1 - Washington, Oct. 33. Further ' In dlcations of an. Impending major at tack by the American armies on the Verdun front came - today in 1 report; of , fierce fighting around Vousiers, where the French are hammering at the flank of the foiest position that appears to have been holdlhg up the general American movement.' Official German reports - show . the Intensity of the flrhtlna and admit advances. There la Uttle doubt that the enemy views the action as of great import ahee. ' ?. : : i- : y -t, .-? t ;.', The line here forms almost a right angle With the French forces which have crossed the Aitne heading east ward through the hilly and wooded region north of Grand. Pre. The Amer- leans stand along the base of the angle,-, heading ; northward Into' 'the same difficult territory and the fight ing today Indicated a - pineer move ment to force the enemy out of the angle- completely, into the open ground beyond, - - ''' ' -' If this ' Is accomplished, theleft flank of General ' Liggett's American first army- will be released and ob servers .here 1 feel confident that .an American drive possibly covering the whole American front on both sides of the Meuse will shortly follow. The objective of such a thrust would be primarily, it Is said, the smashing of the German left ' flank between Mett and Sedan. .; tr; . r . On the northern edge of Grand Pre, the Americans captured S3 pris oners, including three officers. -.They also took e.'ght enemy machine guns, i With their backs to a great series of woods, the Be is de Basand the Bols .de Bourgogne tncluded, the Ger mans are fighting for their lives; Prisoners -assert -that -the. woods .are literally full of machine guns and guns of heavier caliber,1 and these prisoners have expressed -the opinion that the Americana can ' never cap ture Bourgogne and the woods to the northwest. ' ' . 1 The American troops fought eVl Wednesday in the face of machine gunfire from Talma farm, to Hill 320 northwest of Grand Pre. - Upon the slopes to the north of Grand Pre, the German4 machine gun nests ex tended from Hilll 204 v to Bellejoye use farm. 4 . . . ,, North of v Camplgneullle, several light attacks by the Germans were re pulsed. In one Instance , some Ger mans were wounded ; and two were captured. These men came forward calling "Kamerad then opened, fire with rifles which had been strapped upon their backs. , Light forces of Infantry; aUacked'lmedlately after wards, .--'--' i'i?-Sf'vVi"i j::i:'jv,' -V-'i The Americans refused to rush for ward In , response to the Hammered trick.- ' ' " Along v the same part of the front the Germans are using light rolling machine guns, moving, from place to place, particularly at night, with the object of concealing the positions of their: heavier' guns. 'The German heavy artillery shelled Sommeranco and other towns in Iftat region and. as far as the Meuse, drenched the woods within the American lines with gas at Intervals. ; v .- VIOLENT COuisTER-ATTACKS , ' REPULSED BY AMERICANS Washington, Oct i 2 3. -Repulse of violent enemy counter-attacks with severe losses to the Germans on the Verdun front was reported by General Perhlng In his communloue. for yes terday received today at the war de partment The statement follows: -"Headquarters American expedl t'onary forces, October 33:5 On -the Verdun front we have maintained and extended our gains of the. preceding days. Violent counter-attacks on our new positions on Hill 297, and In the Dots Des Happes brought the enemy only severe losses, our line remain lng everywhere intact Further east our' troops have taken' the Bo!s da Verct, capturing 75 prisoner. Artll lery f.re has Increased m intcslty and aviation hns ben more active oa both side of the Meuse. "In the Woevre, tn the course of a f iv ji rp 1-1. our troops captur ed 13 rr!;;oners." $m IE-: 1'.. wlllla.lVaJlMll Klli lS TO DEAL 1'JITII JIIE GEEIS' LlICliE. OUSIEIIS ; VYilsorl fntorms Germany the. Only Armistice, He Wcuti Si:r.:t for. Consideration to the Allied governments ycu!d' Cs'Cnj . Which Would Leave America and the Allies In Position to iv; Enforce Any Arranoements Entered Intotmd Make Renewal r ,of Hositilitles by Germany Impossible. rt ' 1 ' ,Y t'J--?;.-','' tsy:-" ' (:;;' ::: v.rr-'.V Ha$ Transmitted Correspondence With Present German ALrrori ' ties to Allied Powers With 8 ugjestiori That if Those Covern i ments Are Disposed td Effect Peace Upon Terms and Prin ciples Laid Down, the Military Advisers of United States and , -.- Allies Be Asked to Submit Necessary Terms of Such Armis 'tice as Will Fully Protect Interests of Peoples Involved ami ;' Enforce Details- I'"-' : ; " ' -" '. : 7 ' Bw the' Aaaodaled Press. ' v .;. ." i is,oiutiu yviiauit ua. ituiwcicu ucnnany s : uich note rcgaraing ( peace. In brief,, he informs Germany that the only armistice he. ......in - . e i a m a wouiareei iusuneasuiHnittinr.' governments would be one which would, leave the "United .States, and the allied rowers in a oosition to enforce anv arranmrtitt that may be entered into and ta make of Germany 1rtio$sible. ' To this Critftne President fias transmitted his correspondence with the present German authorities to the allied powers." 1 !'',.- !Nt peace.Tiegptiationsbut sjjrrender,!Vwill be the demand" if i he united States has to deal with the military "masters and the monarchi cal authorities of .Germany. ' . v -y ' , . ,-tranalC'0t. 23. Prertdcnt Wilson has submitted the German pica -(PL" 3 o , d at the same torn? haalnforSiSt m-uuowvd u impomiDie tor Germany to renew hostllltlm. ,;-.v;. - thi. TJSflf. -i? '""her with the present atttliorltlos In Germany,' the President ha given thetn this warnmg: , : ,.;' - , -HV Vn,tflStal,)' mxu dclU with the military masters and mon archical antocrau of Getmany now, or If it Is likely to have to deal with thexn later In regard to the International obligations of the Ccfman empireT It ttast demand, not peace negotiations, bat surrender. Nothing can be gained bjr. 'hut this essential thing aia?:-!M.i,vv ... f i t iT "m yPM9aaA' -P'X t the last German note was handed ko the charro of the Swiss legation tonight for transmission, to the German government. If accedes ,td the request that he take op with the .allien Uio . proposals, of tbe new spokesmen of the German people, out does It with notice that vhtunl sturendcr of the Teutonic armies in the field will be the price demanded for Interruption of the beating now being administered, ; ' In transmitting the matter to the allies, the President says he has sug gested that If they are disposed to effect peace on. his terms and' principles now accepted by the present German authorities, the American "and allied military advisers be asked, If they deem such an armistice possible from a military point of view to submit such terms as wiU fully protect the Inter ests of the peoples involved and Insure to the associated governments the un restricted power to enforce pesos on the conditions accepted. . $ 4 . 1 The president says he feels he cannot decline to take up the question of an armistice, .having received solemn and explicit assurances of, the German government that It accepts the terms of peace enunciated by thim; that the desire to .discuss their application comes from: ministers . speaking for an overwhelming majority of the German people, and that the German r--l ' forces wilt observe the humane rules of civilised warfare, on land and toa. He Ignores entirely the' German protests and den als In response to his state ment that no-armistice could, be, considered while the German armies, and navy continued' their atrooitlea-T' . . - '" As to the authority of the 'new spokesmen of-the German people, he speaks, as the note says, "without any attempt to soften what may seem hareh words," and tells the men'WUh. whom he is dealing, and ;irough them the German people,, why such extraordinary safeguards must be demanded before hostilities can ceaso. ':;'"" ""- . -' , , - y,i - ".V.., . ,,. . ,i . ,.; kaiser pni ji w PQWEn. ' ;' ; , -i x'I:7' i t Significant and important1 as the proposed constitutional changes seem to be, he declares, it does not appear , that the principle of ,i government rew sponsible to tha German people has yet peen worked. out and it is evident that the people have no means of commanding the acqutceace of the mili tary authorities. He reminds the 'Germans that the power of the king of Prussia (the kaiser) to control the policy of. the empire is unimpaired,, and concludes with the warning that If this power is to be dealt with the United States and the allies can demand nothing but surrender. 1 "z .-'-As the note was dispatched,: Secretary Tumulty, at. t?e White Ilouf, gave emphasis to the assurance given by all members of the government that no interruption of the, military program Is contemplated ty makinr pub lic correspondence between i Secretary Baker, and President Wilson s..owin? that more than 3,000,000 American soldiers have embarked for the war over seas, -i. OFFICIALS tlElFrEli wuMntinn. nrL 13. Atmroval of t the -President's action was voiced ev- j erywhere among ofncials, who do-1 clared that the note demanded - the surrender upon which America and J the allies' insist' hd t the same time i held up rathe German people a pic ture of their situation in a way likely j to hasten their rise to throw out the i kaiser and his war lords completely. ; ,' Xn Consress the expressions, of lead- j ers Indicated divided opinion. Sen-1 ator HltchCOCK, ot weorasKa, cnair ,man of the senate foreign relations committee, approved the not in un-, qualified terms, declaring it called for surrender and would create a political crisis m Germany. On the other hand, , Senator Lod?e, of Massachusetts, re-, publtcnn lacfer ana rannns ruinoruy member of the foreign relates com mittee .expressed regret tl-- Pres ident had entered upon as cussion with the German governiri , and de clared any negotiations sh Jl follow a report from General Foe U t at tl.e German arm!'9 had c-irren reJ. All V''"V. -ton w-i f ' It.' news t t tan net lit i i cr'.rl iitf'-'it-i u fT.. ...... .,,"...-'.'.. n r' - . t n ,....t, j ii . ' in be 11:3 .'. - . . . tov cons derat on tov the al YieA a renewal of hostilities oitthe.part . . ; - www uuud HTina ion wouia maun COltlSS SEE" text of the last German c tlon had been dc'.Iverei tv i r Oederlin, the SwUts chac . the afternoon It had been thorltatlvely that there v announcement of the Pre clsion before tomorrow i t derstandlng was that e tween Washington, Lo- i still .were procee?.;.--r. A 1 -there was a Curry ef i Secretaries Lenst r 1 i General -I.Tarc'i, t J r ! t called to the ,V s I decision was C",'"ri officials If t v h It was i. " s i i ; word t!--?t : . t s f il'iow; Lin,:..!:' . ir- v t ppc; tt . " " ' -f r i ci , . t- r 1
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