GERMANY'S REPLY TO AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 21, 19 October 1918, Page 8

GERMANY'S REPLY TO AMERICA

I GREAT INTEREST IN REPORTS t ; ;.': : '- ;;: 6f acceptance ■ i' , ■■■;.■■ -y ■ ■■ _____ [ }H3!i£(l00-TlO^B!9O39y.,SBi)Ja"ItaTlJ20l0 1 [i Rft !' ";'[: . (Reor : Ocfx)ber 18; 5.5 p.m.) j; ; U»:' -Washingtonj October 17. ' ~^Tno: greates.t. iuterost.-.is manifested fin the Stato Department and other of- : h'cial circles over tho Press dispatches i,savin" that' Germany ,has accepted President ..■\Vilsou's : decision., The re-. j ports, howiever,. are received.-with ref. serve. , It is-..pointed out vin well-ii\i- ; formed ciroles'-that tho rumour might ! be inspired by tho German Government 'in order to adversely affect the Fourth !: Liberty loan; Opinion is 'divided into i two groups-rone believes that Germany Twill soon yield to tho Allies' terms; the i other -..declares that,..tho German milij twists! will continue thp struggle for i monthsr'longer.- ''■''■ \ .-'. , I Senator Lewis has. introduced in the I Senate a .-esolutig:i ■ expressing conh--1 dence;in Wilson in whatever 'course, he chooses to take in' reference rtdr.the' 'German-Austrian armistice ! Sonator Gore has introduced a resolui tion informing ..the President that, the '■■.Senate is ready-to ratify a peace treaty [with., Germany on tlie basis of , the ;,President's last Note.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable J -Assn.. .'.-■, ; MUTINY SPREADING JN THE ENEMY'S [0:--:j ; : C-^ANg;'' ;: v;; . U 'crown prince advised to. &> v AVOID BERLIN. ' , i• ■); 'i:\Cßec. October: 18, 7.30 p.m.) \ i^ ; ->- \ '' : ■.':'. "■■■ London, October , 17. ' .-'--The "Daily..Express's":, correspondi feint at Amsterdam states:—"lt is' re- : ported that German soldiers, with civr ' Sian support, are refusing to go to the ■ front, and have caused' disorders in 'many plaoes in Germany. A whole re- ' giment at Aix-la-Chapolle throw. their ! ; arms into the canal on Sunday rather .''-than proceed to the Flemish .. front. i ; They shot a captain wlio had■ palled i- them traitors. All went unpunished. i'■lt i is reported -that the Crown-.Prince ■has been warned not to visit Berlin, ?'Publicf feeling against the Kaiser is i partknilarly bitter. Ho is openly calll ed'Wilhelm the Culprit.' The Kaiser, Vwlb. is .reported to he a physical, [wreck, has been informed of Ins serious pbsition-by Prince' Ludwig of Bavaria !' and; others. • Although- tho newspapers [■ protest'against,'thp. harshness of Presi- ; \dent\ Wilson's terms, nonedareto ad-. i vise the Government to reject them-lippint-hlaik."—Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. :'-„■:■ Renter says:' "Outside the German J' Foreign' Office waiting throngs listless- : Vly received tne leaflets aniiouncinK'that ! President Wilson's, conditions had'been !-'accepted., Everywhere people, seem to I; he indifferent... Some said that Prosii'denti 'Wilson's. conditions : were hard, f'but what does it matter? Wβ must ■have 1 peace and.work doubly hard to * make up/for. what we havo lost;' ".. ■. |:p THE" ENEMY'S XrIbLING MORAL ;;SiOB CRACKING EVERYWHERE. |7 ! ; (Rec. October 18'; 8.30 p.m.) \ i'.:;.: ; ' : .;'■,:■/ Paris 3 October. 17. :! .The "Matin"; states that all traveli lers from Germany corroborate the j stories.of the rapidly crumbling moral I of Germany owiug to tho certainty of 'defeat and the fean of invasion. ■ Groups of soldiers traverse (Berlin. ■ streets'singing pacifist hymns and reevolutionary couplets. Officers seek ;'hiding ' plaoes. : Some. Pnn-Germans f tried;to make a demonstration at the 1 Hindenbiirg statue, but were dispersed \ by' a hooting mob. The populace tore j'the-base frpni the statue and destroy-;.ed;the-crown whioh' the Pan-Germans j-:naß-'placed : Police intervention I prevented the-burning of the idol. ■ ' : vVqiii Ludendorff,ihfdrmed the Kaiser '■;.that- the principal cause .;mili : ; i'tafy''reverses, was: mutiny.:. Divisions- ? Recline"' to. 'obey v orders. rSoldiers • aß■'sembie x to. : .discuss, .politics and their i.commanders. Even tho Kiiiserls favjburites agree, ihat he. must abdicate if jiliis person is an obstacle to peace. The I.populace believes that abdication would '. be sufficient to prevent tho pnnisliment j 'of Germany. the illusion is disiipelled the depression will be terrible.— |,United Service. ' .: -.-'■• . I'A POSSIBLE ALTA r FOR BOLSHEV- ■:;.■■'.:', f; :ISM. •'-..'.'.• • ■- ••■'■- '-(Rec. October 18, 7.30 p.m.) l : ■;...-■{■oiJ'Jon, October 17. ?\r Tjie.''|'''.Haily'...News's'''.cbrrespondent ! ; ! at Stockbblm says" "that the Soviet I'iGoyernment-. expects, that Germany ! .'shoirtjy' will : -becbme : . .Bolshevik, and [hopes that she'will link "with Russia to ''.fight the. Entente>Powers—Aus.-N.Z. 'Cable; Assn. . ".," ■■.... '■' ''-■•,

[ OPINION IN DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES FLAVOUR\TO THE . i '•; '■•.■';■.- RUMOURS., ; ! :(Rec. October-18, 8.30 .p.m.) :--■'.:.v^v-.::.■,:■;■ October ,17. ' ■Diplomatic circles think the rumours ' i of abdication proceed from ' '.where, the wish .is ifath'er io the thought. 'The latest dip- ■ jlomdtic information' , confirms tho stateI Djent : -that von Hindenburg and the J military authorities, inspired the armis-tice-demand, hoping to save th'e Ariny I from, destruction... Should Germany, ! i accept President Wilson's terms it is '; [-regarded as certain that ithe condi- - ! tions will be framed by tiio Allied and ;,American naval and military authori ities, and will effectually preclude, the I resumption -of ■•hostilities by the Gerfin'ari forces. ( :.. : , : I .'/The Times," in a leader,! says: |"Sooner or later Germany will be iforced, to capitulate. It behoves the [Allied Governments to prepare inimejdiately for tho advent of peace in the /.comparatively' : near future."—"The' i Times'." ' •'-,, ; j (Rec. October 18, 5.30 p.m.) ' London, October 17. I ; : Another Kaiser decree of October 11. ; says: "Tho Commandor-in-Chief 'must 'issue'decisions in agreement with the 'Chancellor."—Renter. J .ITALIAN OPINION |: ANY ARMISTICE MUST BE ( "DOUBLY SAFEGUARDED. ' '.(Rec.:; October, 18, 11.50 p.m.), '!■'... '.-..' Rome, Octobor 17., f. Italian opinion is daily becoming : more strongly determined to insist that ! Buy armistico must , be doubly safe- ; guarded. It is suggested that an Ausitrian retreat to the 18C6 frontier, •should, bo demanded, Italy .occupying ; T,rcnt, Fraiizenfest, Pola, and Cattaro ! as guarantees.—United Service. , I REMARKABLE BOOM IM WALL STREET Ii /DUE TJO PEACE RUMOURS. ' '(Rec. October 19, 1.10 a.m.) : ?y\\\. '. Now York,.October-17. ■ 'Tho. Stock Exchange witnessed a re- • markable bull movement. During the 'first two hours trading sales were made iat the rate- of 1,600,000 per day. .A • few. securities showed losses, and theso : were confined to war stocks. The j peace group—rails, oil, and shipping— j made gains varying from one to ten f points. . Rumours that Germany had I accepted President's Wilson's Note : were believed to have been the cause of ; the rise:—Aus.-N.Z. : Cable Assn. • ' BRHSSKTQ ■ 17YriTI?n ■ .-...,.:•■ DliL'oSllLi) liAlllliU I GREAT ANXIETY XirONGST THE !.-■-.;■' . GERMANS. [■ '■: '•■■'. .Rotterdam',, October 17.. ; The report of the German surrender . rreached Brussels on Wednesday. Thy

Germans did not interfere when tho Belgian flags were hoisted on private houses. Tho Germans in Brussels are manifesting great anxiety. Civilians are already fleeing in such numbers that tho Governor intervened to provent a possible panic. Ho refused to grant facilities for tho, removal of furniture, and seized twenty vanloads, which aro now under guard.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assii. GERMAN PRESS ON PRESIDENT'S REPLY UNANIMOUSLY HOSTILE. (Rec. October 18, 7.30 p.m.) . London, October 17. The leading German newspapers show a striking unanimity in criticising President Wilson's terms. Even tho "Tageblatt," "Vorwaerts," and "Frankfurter Zeitung" declare them to be unreasonable,' asserting that President Wilson has dropped the role of mediator and become dictatorial and ruthless. Tho Pan-German organs _ violently demand a military dictatorship. The "Kreuz Zeitung" says: "President Wilson wants to annihilate us. Let us rally round the Kaiser and defend him against his enemies at home and abroad."—United Service. BERLIN AFRAID TO PUBLISH ALLIES' COMMUNIQUES .- (Rec. October 18, 8.30 p.m.) Amsterdam, October 17. -'Tho'Berlin newspapers'have discontinued the publication of the Allied communiques.—Reuter. AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S COMMENT CONVINCED THAT PEACE IS ■■!.■.-■ NEAR.(Rec! October 18, 8.80 p.m.) London, October 17. Router's correspondent at Amsterdam says that reports from Vienna state that Baron Burian (the Austrian Foreign Minister) declared, after a careful examination of .President AVilson's reply, that he' felt convinced that the cessation of hostilities and tho opening of peace negotiations were near. He indicated that the German reply went far to meet President Wilson s points—Reuter.^ '~ .'.. REFORMS IN AUSTRIA. (Rec. October 18i 8.30 p.m.) .-..., Washington, October 17. The- State Department learns - from Berne that the Emperor Karl will grant autonomy to the subject races,of,, and conditional reforms in, ..Austria.— Reuter. ' ■ ■ MILITARY STRESS EVOLVING REFORMS. (Rμ. October 18,11.50 p.m.) London, October 17. A report from Vienna states that the. Government proposes the establishment of four National Assemblies—Ger-man-Austrian, Czecho-Slovaks, Illistrian, and Ruthenian, electing national Governments,, and transforming AustroHungary into an association of States under a common head. • "The Times" correspondent at Amsterdam says that a' majority of the Bohemian Deputies has passed a resolution in favour of a monarchy, suggesting the Duke of Connaught or Prince Max of Hohonbergas king.— United Service. ■ THE PROPOSED ARMISTICE .'■ DETAILS OF THE PLANS. ~

Vanoouver, October 17. ; Tho New York "Tribune" publishes a special cablegram from its own correspondent with the American forces, dated Wednesday. It says: "Elements of tho German army opposing the Americans have bcenHold that all plans for an armistice and a withdrawal from the occupied territory have been arranged. Tlie plan embraces the withdrawal of the German troops for 20 kilo.nietres (12} .miles); while the 'Allied armies withdraw 10 kilometres (six miles), with a neutral strip of 30 kilometres (19 miles) between the armies. Tho general withdrawal will then commenco.and the.Allied armies will halt ten kilometres from _ the .German frontier until peace is signed.—Reuter. THE KAISER'S iBION TO ABDICATE •,' HINT IN A RECENT DECREE. Amsterdam, October 17. ■

That the Kaiser-still intended ie- , signing on'October'ls appears from a | decree, published in Berlin and signed | by the Kaiser on that date, prescribing that he had decreed that military; commands under martial lawmust bo issued in agreement with the civil authorities. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. : PRINCE MAXIMILIAN 1 RETAINS •. CHANCELLORSHIP.. " Rotterdam, October'l7. | Prince Maximilian will retain the Chancellorship. The Reichstag will consider the reply to President Wilson- ■ oit Friday.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. "GEuMANYJHENDING" ' BUT FAR FROM BROKEN. New York, October 17. Mr. Robert Lansing (Secretary of State) says: "Germany is bending; but ■she is far from broken. The war is i:ot yet over. Every man, gun, and industry still counte."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . . . , PEACE ORREVOLUTION? GERMANY'S ALTERNATIVE. London, October 17. The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Amsterdam says that a neutral who has arrived from Germany has stated tlwt.it is not an exaggeration to say that Germany • lias been forced to the alternative of peace or revolu-tion.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . ' REPORTED REVOLUTION IN SAXONY. Mew Yorit, October 17. Mr. Edwin James, Amerioan correspondent at the front, cables that a letter found on a _ German prisoner says that n revolution has started at Chemnitz (Saxony).—Aus.-N.Z. Cable .Assn. '