PEACE TALK.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 October 1918, Page 5

PEACE TALK.

. ■ SENSATION IN LONDON 4'« HOW^raE-RUMORS GOT MOW//' ; 'li GERMANS WILL NOT SURRENI&fi YET. IS ',l Received Oct. 18, 2.45 p.m. London, Oct, 17.5 The prevalence of the reports of.'tjtt Germans' capitulation and the Kaism abdication caused a. sensation in Ixfo'dj® last evening. Papers sold like wildfifi There was an unusual demonstrAtlfflß Groups assembled in the various Cent™ anticipating a- definite announcemeil The fact that the meeting of the tag had been postponed, coupled it\s the menacing advance of the Allies, &jj|3 ated a general disposition to beHeiwjl that Germany, would 'accept Wilson's terms. There was ail air 9§| great expectancy, in "the Parliaineilfa|||| lobbies, where a report was current ,th|jn| the Government had already ramiciplj Germany's Teply to President WikaßH and that a statement WQiild be the course of the evening. ,V -' "JS9 The position really was that rent rumors had reached the' merit circles from other than sources, their place' of origin entailimft more than casual attention. The denial made late in the evening al&y£K| excitement. It is believed in reliable quartern while Germany's reply will probaSjMj constitute a further climb down, it.©* improbable that the Central Powers the present will fully capitulate wifflSl out a further attempt to secure cations.—Reuter. * Am