THE ARMISTICE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 75, 23 December 1918, Page 5

THE ARMISTICE

HINDENBURG ESTABLISHING A NEW FRONT

ANY EXPLANATION REFUSED

The New Zealand High Commissioner reports :— London, I December 20, 12.50 p.m. Von Hindenburg has intimated that ho proposes to establish a new front ten kilometres (six miles) in rear of the neutral zone. He refuses any explanation, and is posting two regiments nt Frankfort. FATE OF THE SURRENDERED GERMAN SHIPS By Telegraph-Press Association-Oopyright (Eec. December 22, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, December 19. Mr. ,T. Daniels (Secretary of the Navy) does not believe the report that the AU lies have agreed to sink the German ships. Senator Lodge, speaking in the Senate, introduced a resolution asking the State Department for information whether the American Peace Commissioners aro to advocate the destruction of the German warships, and if so on what authority.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

PRESIDENT WILSON SAID TO DESIRE FLEET'S DESTRUCTION. (Rec. December 23, 0.30 a.m.) New York, December 21. Mr. Clinton Gilbert, the New York "livening Sun's" Paris correspondent, cables: "President Wilson favours tho destruction of the surrendered German Navy, and will insist that the United Statos Navy shall equal the greatest Navy in the world. This is authorised. The United States desires the sinking of the German Navy for two reasons: (1) U will be a great moral act. (2) The division of the German fleet among the Allies according to their naval losses would (five England the lion's share, thus compelling the United States to build sixteen more war vessels in order to carry out the contemplated programme for a Navy equalling the greatest Navy in the world."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG VISITS COLOGNE London, December 20. Sir Douglas Haig visited Cologne,' wlu.re he was received with military honours. He presented each war correspondent with a Union Jack similar to the flag flown on his own motor-car.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. .