No. 20
NO ARMISTICE CAN BE THOUGHT
OF WHILE GERMANY CONTINUES
ATROCITIES ON LAND AND SEA
.President Wilson in lie-ply
to Germany' Peace, Pro
Mtnal Makes it Clear That
There Can be No IVace
With Kaiserism ami That
Autocracy Must Go: Only
A Hit. I Commander to Die
tatn an Armistice.
Washinton, Oct. I t. Pi evi
dent Wilson has answered Ger
many's peace proposal with a de
cision which not only fulfills the
expectation of supporters of his
diplomacy, hut also dispel.-
the
fears of those who predicted he
would substitute victories at
arms with defeat at diplomacy.
No peace with kaiserism! Au
tocracy must go! No armistice
can even be thought of while
Germany continues her atroei
ties on land and sea; one cannot
Ik considered unless it is fully
dictated by the allied command
ers in the field in such terms as
absolutely provided safeguards
and guarantees that Germany's
t part will not be a scrap of paper. I
This in a few words is the
President's answer.
If it does not bring a capitul
ation which may be more than
unconditional surrender, allied
diplomats and American officials
Mievc it may cause a revolu
tion in Germany.
I'.eyond question it speaks for
the entente allies as well as the
United States.
The dispatch of the Presi
dent's reply was followed by the
t.-v-ue of this formal statement
ait the White House by Secre
tary Tumulty:
"The government will con
tinue to send over 2'o,(ioo men
with their supplies every month
and there will In no relaxation
of any kind."
Quite outside of the formal
phrase of a diplomatic docu
ment that was President Wil
son's word to the world that he
lt:t.! tin thought of stooping the
fiiihtintf at this stage.
The senate chamber ran;: with
applause of senators as the Pres
ident's answer was read a few
minutes after it had len an
nounced at the state department.
Senator Iidge. the President's
chief critic in his course until
today, issued a t.ntement ex-pu-siug
hi.-, gratification at the
President's decision. Opinion at
the capilol and Ihiotighout
official Washington w.- unani
mous in approval.
The official note which will
convey the President's decision
to the German government .and
more impoitant. to the German
pHtple, was delivered today by
Secretary ljning to the charge
of the Swiss legation who has
Itecn acting as the intermediary.
U was given out jniMically by
Mr. Lansing at the state depait
ment at l o'clox k thi evening.
The text of Piesident Wil
son's answ er to Get many fol
low :
'The un. nialifsed acceptance
bv the present German goein
-n'.cut and !y a large majority of
the te;chsUg tf the ti-i m laid
M d.r.vn by the President of th
United States of America in his
address to the Congievs of the
United States on the Sth of Jan
uary. 1D1S. and in his miIim
cpicnt nddieses justifi.-s the
Preiidcnt in making a frank and
direct statement of his d.TMon
with regard to the rommunica
tiotn of the German government
of the 8th 'tnd 1-th of October,
101S.
"It must O0 lh' It - Uluh t?t o
tli.it ihe nnw-" ow.1 I -
und the conditions oi' an utmi
i lice are matters which must be
I left to the judgment and advi"e
"-v of the military advisets of the
1 government rf the 'nitcd Stat--
' and the alli'd goverie;mts. and
the Prcsidont fun it n. n-.uy
say that no nranvement can
i tie accepted by the government
of the United States which fN s
not provide absolutely satis-
factory safeguard and guaran-
i leCS OI llie Uiaiiuwn.un.i; ui uiw
- . . r . l. . . . . , i ........ f 1 1, a
I present military supremacy of
the armies of the United State.?
and of the allies in the field, lie
feels confident that he can safe
ly assume that this will also be
the judgement and decision of
the allied governments.
"The President feeLs that it
is also )iis duty to add that
neither the government of the
United States nor, he is quite
sure, the governments with
which the government of the
United States is associated as
a" belligerent will consent to con
sider an armistice so long as the
armed forces of Germany con
tinue the illegal and inhumane
practices which they still persit
in.
"At the very time that the
German government approaches
the government of the United
States with projosa!s of peace
its submarines are engager! in
sinking passenger ships at sea.
and, not the ships alone, but the"
verv boats in winch their pas
sengers, and crews seek to make
their way to safety; and in their
present inforced withdrawal
from Flanders ami France, Ger
man armies are pursuing a ,)10ach of the nation's chief cx
course of wanton destruction m,tjVe until they lost sight of
which has always been regarded jt tie distance.
as in direct violation 01 the
rules and practices of civilized
warfare, cities and villages, if
not de-troyed. aie i.eing strip-
ped of all they contain not only
bul often of their veYy inhabi-
... . mi.. ..,...;..( .,.1
rams, in.- n.ii.uns sMiii,uni
against Germany cannot be ex-
. ... i . . . ..r
pecieo io iigiev u ii ow.u i
arms while acts of inhumanity.
siMtilatiiin and desolation are be
ing-r.ntinued which they justly
!Kk upon with horror and with
burning hearts.
"It is necessary, also, in order
that theie may be no possibility
of misunderstanding, that the
President should very solemnly
call the attention of the govern
ment of Germany to the langu
age and plain intent of one of the
terms of peace which the Ger
man government has now ac
cepted. It is contained in the
luMicss if the President deliv
ered at Mount et non on the
Foil! th of July last.
"It is as follows: 'The des
truction of every aibitrary hw
er anywhere that can separately
secretly and of its single choice
distuib the Hace of the world;
or, if it cannot ! pres.-nt'y d's.
t roved, at least its reduction to
i i tii.il ieijHiti !) v. Tin' mwi
which ha h.thcit-f controlled
the Geim.in nation is of the suit
here desfi iU-d. It is within th
hoice of ti e Geimr'l nation to
u!ci ,t. Ihe Presidents winds
jiist piote,l naturally constitute
i condition pienilent to peace.
if peace is to come bv the action
f the German people them-
i .'i it e
sese .. i ne i i eshjeni ici is
ound to say that the whole
pre e .s ot jeace w i!, in his
judgment, depend ui n the defi
mtciie ,s an I the satisfactoiy
th:u aiter of the gli.uantees
which can Ik given in this fumU-
mental matter. It H indispen
sable that the governments as
sociated against German v should
know be) olid a erailvcnturc
with whom thev me dealing.
The President will make a
. . i i
imperial govctnmrnl of An -tria-
Hungary."
"Accept, sit, the renewed as
surances of my hgh considera
tion. (SignedrilOUF.llT LANSING."
Mr. Frederick Oedeilin, charge
d'afTaires, ad interim, in charge
of German interests in the
United States.
HOSPITAL UNITS
CLOSELY BEHIND
With the American Forres in
France. Within -10 minutes
nfter arriving at an advance
station behind the fiiinir line
some of the mobile ojerating
unit nttnehed to the American
armv are ready to receive
wounded soldiers for major
open. lions. Ordinarily the unit
is stationed near a base hospital
PRESIDENT GIVEN
GREAT OVATION;
HEADS PARADE
(Ily Associated Press)
New York, Oct. 12. Presi
dent Wilson, commander-in-chief
of the American army and navy
marched today at the head of
the American force? in the
Columbus-liberty day parade,
one of the most impressive and
inspiring spectacles New York
has ever seen.
Under a canopy formed by
the flags of the '.2 nations ar
rayed against autocracy and
with squadrons of American air
planes hovering overhead, the
President storde with 2.",0l)0
fighting men from five contin
ents and islands in every sea.
over the entire three-mile line of
march along the "Avenue of the
Allies." Then, at the fronts of
Fifth avenue, beside th Wash-
jj, ton arch, he took his place
in an automobile and reviewed
the long column.
The spectators, whose number
the police estimated at more
than a million, never ceased
cheering, from the moment they
caught sight of the shining silk
hat which proclaimed the 'ap-
Ovntinn for President
In according Mr. Wilson what
nmiab!v was the greatest ova-
tj0M a president of the United
states has ever received, men
tew' their hats into the air
...... . .
an(1 ve.( themselves Hoarse.
n:i,it.s were hoisted on their
.
father s shoulders, women flap
,H( tKi,- hand frantically and
embraced strange men in an ex
uberance of joy, while small
boys broke through the police
lines to get a better view of the
nation's leader.
It wa the second time the
I resident had marched m a
parade down Fifth avenue, but
when he opened the last Ked
j t tit
i ross campaign ne neaueu a
great ai-my of mercy, while to-
day he led a grim legion of
lighting men, and behind them,
dragged by motor trucks and
tractors, gieat guns wrested
from the Germans. It was a
stern pioccssion. typify inj
"force to the utmost." that New
York staged on Columbus day
on behalf of the nation's fourth
and "fighting loan."
At the head of the line were
si.ida is of 2- nationalities.
They came finm countries light
ing to retain their freedom and
. H r. . . .i .
io tiwaii a can irom meat ine
firing line. It consists of "2 of
heels. .".0 ntn-M'4 and nearly "'rKi
enlisted men and is romHse
of five -crti'ns, eat h of which
is a complete operating gioup
with a chief surgeon and an ns-
Mstant. tudents fnmi the I r.i-
veisitv of Cleveland, and who
were tiained t Atlentown. Pa..hhing more than marching nun
comj-o the maioiitv of the en-
. . . '
l.st.Hi poonnel.
ii..: ...!.... i i i i .i
uavmg aiuveu ix-iuim me
filing hne the unit unloads it
eouinnient and nmvides In-d
uder canvass for wounded men
and must provide all the acces
sories of a modem hospital for
immediate use. The ojerating
pavilion i a tent erected over a
metal fhor. The outfit includes
X-ray plants and sterilizing aj-
plianees. Electricity for light
and for operation of the X-ray
outfit is sujiphetl by a motor and
dynamo carried on a truck.
It v these advanced method
surgions are saving human lives
today in c.ves v. !ere a few years
ago the patient would have Ih'ch
counted as mortally wounded.
Tliin is n.-utlv due to the fact
that with this modern eouin
.. ,
ment and sw ift movement the
most difficult and delicate opera-
tmn may
be Performed often
time within sound of the big
guns along the line of battle.
Some of the ImsI known sur
geons in Ihe United States are
encaged in thi work and daily
and nightly are pet forming
operations during battle which
would have leen impossible in
previous wars.
FLOWERS FOR THEIR
.Mi. ... i 111. I
s. ., . - : . . .
J'.rltNIi Tniiiiiiic :n' -ml: iir
1 ti -4 .iTiiiii- III frimi 1 1 1 1 r I ik. "llli
ri-ri-lw-il l.y thi'lii ill !i r lnn.-N S'!i' I
tu-ITN I. !l"l lliiill-ilili Is 'f uliifl" li'li'
tli. tr I'l l ill llu Ki.iiil I'iia- In"' ! !' it.
from races fighting to be free.
Spectacular Parade
F.e-medaled heroes of the
French foreign legion, pictures
iiie Italian Alpini and P.ersag
lieri, veteran Anzacs, battle
scarred British Tommies march
ed with Poles and Czecho-Slo-vaks
ready to die for liberty,
kilterl Greeks ami doughty Seibs
gallant Pe-lgians and swarthy
Spanish-Americans, in unifonns
which made a riot of color.
F.ehind the foreign divisions
came women war workers Kod
Cross nurses, ambulance drivers.
munition makers, police women
iii.l "farmerettes. Next in line
were the American military and
naval b ices, led by the com
mander-in-chief of more than
:;.(HH),()nO bayonets, for although
it was expected that the Piesi-
d-nt would take his place at the
verv head of th" column, it
scemel that he preferred to
march directly in front of his
own nation's fighting men.
Ami a rugged force it was
regiment after regiment of in
fantry, artillery and engineers
with detachments from all the
other branches which go to
make ti an army, followed by
thousands of blue jackets fmm
America's fleets. From the
armv and navy divisions march
ed .".O'Mi stevedores iml thoii-
inds engaged in the army
trail jxMt service.
The foicin i terans wlio pie
i it .. i i
riMeii iner.i nan neen tiiccicu
until it seemed that the riowd
must have reached its vocal bin-
it, but when Pershing's veterans
-soldiers and marine----aj-.....
i
pea red. the neenng irrreas'n
is from musketry tire to aitif-
lrv fire Immbardment.
Some Mine Lniptj Sleeves
The emity sleeves and tuitiel
t oilser leg of these gallant
youngsters brought home to
New Yorkers that war is some-
'" ma,t,al m" u' ,1,,U' "'v
tears in manv eyes, but on the
Lluning voung face, aglow
i . '
.in,ie. there was no sign
of grief over sacrifices made for
love of count n'
Sight of the German trophies
idded to the ciowdV. patriotic
fervor. Thev lore such I del as:
this gun fju.ke Germ.;;:; and
now look at the dam thing."
"A good gun gone wrong."
md "liberty Umd sjiked me.
lb hind the fighting contin
gents of Anicrica and the allies
came a piWossjnn of foals from
the New Yoik navy yard anil
thousands of woi kcrs.
At 51st street, a man broke
I through the police lines and at-
tempted to shake hand with the
President. Secret : enice men
stopjed the man and took him
I to onliee station, where he was
1 - i -
- held for disordeilv conduct. The
holic said hi intention were
harmless. The President was
not disturbed bv the incident.
When he reached the aitar of
I
Iitterty at Madi; on square, ii was
- expected that the President
would take his place in the re
1 view ing stand with Governor
Whitman and Mayor Hylan. but
J he kept on. smilingly returning
the salut accorded him by the
heads of the state rnd city.
NURSE WHO IS ILL
'-O-s
A I f V" .1
' 1 r0
'A J '
F
thHr Ami i l-.m i'rnn niirni', wli
in niii intlmi of I In- good car
m I l.rnri.1'1 rlii i-r Hn'l rumfurl In Ihi'lf
lip-) win' siiihliril urn hi'lili-ly on
MONUMENT TO BE
ERECTED TO THE
HMvl V U II I Lit
1 llVlJl U 1V1LLL17 I
Paris, In memoriam to the
first three soldiers of the Ameri
can army who fell in action on
November :i, 1917, a monument
consisting of a tall granite col
umn designed by IiOiiis Major
elle will be erected at P.athele-
meiit. located in the sector
where the heroes fell.
One side of the shaft will be
engraved with with the follow
ing inscrijdion:
"Sons of their great and glori
ous country, they fought for
right, for liberty and civiliza
tion against t.erman imperial
ism, the scourge of the human
race. Thev died on the field of
honor."
Un another side win ie m
scrilied the name. of the heroes
as follows:
"Conxnal J. P. Crcsham
Kvansville.
"Private Thomas P. Fnright.
Pittsburgh.
"Private Merle Hay, Glidden.
lite cro s ol UUTame is
sculptured on another side. It
i encircled in a svniMiea
wreath. The cross lears the in
scrijdion. "France - Unit
Slate. 1017; fiom Iuraine to
the United States."
Pathclemnnt was in the direct
line of lire in the operation in
which the three Americans par
ticij.ited. 11 Inn not hecu
thought apirpriatc to erect the
column on the exact sjnit where
the heioes fill. The work of
providing the recognition
MijH-rvised by M. Miriam, per
feet of the department Meuithc
el-Moselle, where Patlulemont
is located.
AIRMEN WIN CITA-
TATIONS FOR GRIT
Fans. Americans who join
Fieneh. cscadrilles, can from the
moment of their arrival take
ait in lion.bing expedition,
thanks to the sound training
they have received. -ay French
aviation authorities. The work
of a single group, that under
Major Vuillemin, may In? taken!
to illustrate this statement.
During Ihe Iximbardmcnt of
battlefield, Second Lieutenant
IUmfils. the observation officer,
laving lieen killed, his pilot,
Second Lieutenant Halley, an
American, although himself
severely wounded in the ami.
.
I succeeded in bringing the lody
I of his companion back Into the
I French lines. Halley brought
down a German plane that day.
.1 ..... .
Stcond Lieut. Lloyd Schaeller,
observation officer, was severe-
ly wounded in a fight, gaining
a citation which sjoke of him as
"an American observation offi
cer of the very first rank, giving
fresh proof of courage and ad
mil-able coolness each day.
full batl.e 1 e canied out
.. -ti fr :
i. uut n
OFFICIAL TEXT OF
GERMAN NOTE IS
SAME AS VERSION
Washington, Oct. M. Great
events were moving swiftly to
day behind the veil of diplomatic
secrecv toward the formulation
of President Wilson's next move
in answer to Germany's plea for
peace.
There still was no official in
dication to guide the public mind
toward what the president is
considering, but the idea that
there could be no arntistice with
out guarantees which within
themselves would constitute an
unconditional surrender gained
strength everywhere.
Apparently it reflected the
-t itc of mind of th country and
thre were unmis akable signs
that the foreign of:ices of Great
Mritain, France and Italy had
determined that there must be
no development which will give
the German armies a breathing
spell.
President Wilson just before
noon received the official text of
the German reply to his inquiry
to Chancellor Maximilian. He
already had been in conference
w'th Secretary Lansing, Sec re-
taiy Paker. Secretary Daniels
md Col. House, his personal
friend and confidant.
Later just alout the time the
Associated Press from London
reported Great Uritain inclined
to demand satisfying guarantees
including Uth military and nav-
al provisions as the requisite to
an armistice, if there should be
one. Counselor 1'olk. oi the
state department, hurried to I
. . i
the P.ritish embassy.
No announcement of the pur-
M.se ol his visit was made hut
it seemed likely that if he did
not fo to acquaint the emb:isy
with President Wilson's intend-
en answer ii was to sci up a
quick and confidential means of
conference with Premier Lloyi
t binge.
The promise that whatever
action is taken will lie without
delay still held good today.!
There w ill be very little su-
pense while the people withhold dint might ask for a joint scs
their judgment as they have sioti of the house and senate lo
b -en rcmicstcd to do by the communicate his decision and
government.
The movements now under
way are verv rajiuuy taking
form Jvjid soon will ho marie
known to te German govern
ment and the world.
Washington. Oct. 1 1. Ger-
Hi, ill) a lipi.V lo lle.si.lt hi Wil
son leached the Swiss legation
in official form by cable this
.
moining. it was m i .cumin
t-xt. a tianslation of which was
identical with that received by
wireless Sunday night.
Instead of taking the note di-
rectly to the White House nquent addiessrs on the founda
he did Prince Maximilian's ham of a permanent peace of
Hace plea. Fredrick Oederlin.
Swiss charge, rommunicatet
with the state deiiai tment. lie
wn asked to present it to Serrr
tary I-m.ing at It :'." ochxk.
In the meantime, President
Wibn had railed
Secretaries
.
iNimbardments at low altitude."
Major Vuillemin has cited
llai-old Wilson Andiew.H, second Wilson in hi address. Hie Gcr
b'Uitenant observation of fi-er, as man government, in Hccordnnce
"rcm.ukablo for !a."h and .skill, with the Au.stro-lIangr.ri.m gov-
Always in the breach since the
late German offensive, he has
taken pait in several fights. He
returned from one with 10 shell
sj'linters in his jdane." Andrews
was attacked in one instance by
IS enemy machines, but sue-
a ceeded in getting away. The
next day he brought dow n
enemy plane.
"Officer pilot of great courage
and high conscientiousness,
says a citation of Lieut. Cdward
King MacDonald, who look
. - .
part in 10 hallleliel.l iKimbard
ments during the fighting on the
Aisne and in Picardy. Twd vie-
.tones are credited to him.
I ......
Lieut, rnoi William iioeveicr,
after seven months' work with
the American ambulance, enlist-
ed in the aviation nnd won a
- citation for his work in 9 bom
bardments on the battlefield.
- Having brought down an enemy
In in one fight, he returned with
13 nine bullets in his machine.
Lansing and P;Ucr to the White
Mouse for a tonleren-e. The
president and Mr. Lansing had
been considering the German
communication since Saturday
night when the unofficial text
reached them, and Secretary
P.aker just back from France
was prepared to give first hand
information about the situation
at the battle front which has
brought about the German eag-
rrnoss for peace.
Col. House Present
Col. E. M. Mouse, who accom
panied the President last night
on his return from Ihe New
York Liberty Iian trip, joined
in the conference.
To Act Quickly
Early information that has
come regarding the probable -course
of the President is that
he is sure to act quickly and
positively. Everywhere in Wash
ington, however, the confident
belief prevailed that, what
ever might be the form of thi.-.
action, it would not contemplate
a cessation of hostilities tun
negotiation for pence with the
German government except up
on conditions amounting to un
conditional surrender.
Asked to Suspend Judgment
Iist night the government
asked the American people to
suspend judgment upon thi
Gorman note until the President
could consider it
rrom public opinion coming
from all parts of the country tin
people have made up their nnmls
that there should be no tetntmr-
izing with an enemy whos
words are worth only what the
victorious allies armies make it
Informal Kxchances
It is assumed that .sin'-; Sal-
unlay night at least informal e-
changes have taken lace In
tween WiLshineton and I he eaiu-
-
tabs of the co-belligerents. In
formed of the views of the alii
ed premiers, the President m iy
determine he lore the day i-. oer
whether his reply to tln Gern :in
reijuest that he propose an a m
istice and jeace negotiations
shall If a refusal to make any
Mich projMisal at the instance of
the present German government
or a renewed statement of the
conditions under which a eace
must In restored.
May Ask Joint Session
It i suggested that the I'resi-
the reasons for it to congre.ot,
the country and world.
Washington. Oct. 1 1. The of
ficial text of the German note as
received in Wash.i.g'i.n is a fd
low s :
"In leply to the questions of
the Piesident of the United
States of America the German
government hereby declares:
The German government mis
accepted the terms laid down .by
I President Wilson in his addles :
of January 8. and in hi subse-
justice. Consequently its ob-
jects in entering into discus
sioiix would le only to agree U
on piactical details of the nppli
catioii of these teimn. The Ger
man government Ih-Iicvcs that
hju. governments of the powers
- l assm iated with the goveniments
of the United Slates also tnke
the jmsition taken by President
eminent, for the puijmse of
bringing alout an armistice, de-
dares itself ready to comply
with the propositions or the
President in regard to evni:i-
lion.
"The German government
suggests that the President may
n occasion the meeting of a mixed
commission for making the nec-
essary arrangements concerning
the evacuation. The present
German government, which has
undertaken the responsibility
.i. ... . . . i
- iH' Ihis step toward peace, nasi
been foimed by conference., and
in ngrecment with tlie great
majority of the rcichstng. The
Ii t l 1 1
chancellor, supjmiua in an oi
his actions by the will of this
majority, speaks in the namo of
the German government and of
- the German people.
"P.eiiin, Octoter 12, 1918.
"(Signed) SOLF.
"State Secretary of Foreign Af-
fairs.'