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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY NOVEMBER BIAT, 1918
ERMANY'S APPEAL FOR
MITIGATION OF
TERMS:
"FATHERLAND' THREATENED WITH
STARVATION” »
GERMAN WARSHIPS
SURRENDER TO-DAY.
ΤΟ
`PARLIAMENT'S GLOWING TRIBUTE TO THE
THRONE.
MR. ASQUITH PROTESTS AGAINST A
GENERAL ELECTION
LATEST CABLES.
THE ARMISTICE.
NOW.
to
shaken, broad-based on the peoples" will, and reinforced to an immeasurable degree by the "living example of the Sovereign AN ADDRESS TO H.M. THE KING.and bis gracious consort, who had always felt and shown that they were not to be LONDON, November 18th.
upto bat
minister. ministered
Monarchies in these days (Applause).
public service. by understanding, by sympathy, and by devotion to the common weal. (Cheers).
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law, on behalf of the Premier, who is
PRISONERS
Loyboy; November 19th. -
INDIA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN:
THE WAR CABINET,
The message declares most emphatically ( ``SHAMEFUL TREATMENT OF that the surrender of 1,000 locomotives and 150,000 wagons makes it impossible to supply towns with food even for a
The whole Empire would be Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday, the Maharaja of Bikanlr, with Sir S. stricken by hunger.
The message states, finally, that the continuation of the blockade especially on the east, rendered impossible the trans
port of iron and other metals from the
Reuter's Correspondent at French
states --
tween 50 and 60 milen,
LONDON, November 18th. The Press. Bureau announces that H.H.
P. Sinha, attends the Imperial War Cabinet preparatory to the Peace Con- ference.
BELGIANS REACH BRUSSELS,
LONDON. November 19th.
-A "MEMORABLE ARMISTICE
PROCESSION.
PARIS, November 18th. A Havas message says :- Neither in numbers nor in enthusiasm. has so great a procesion ever marched through Paris na marched through the city yesterday, when the population celebrated the recovery of Alsace-Lorraiza Over 150,000 people took part
· The crowd, cheering from the Arc de Triomphe to Carrousel, was beyond esti mation.
Thousands of war prisoners, mostly British, are entering France daily. I have never seen human beings in such a state of raggedness, hunger and misery. north, for German industries, also the When the camps, far back and else transport of German coal for Scandipa-where on the Rhine, ware broken up the
A Belgian cummuniqué states :-
via, bringing certain German and
We are continuing our advance and
The festival was constituted by groups Scandinavian industries to a standstill prisoners, who were mostly captured in renebed to-day the line from Baearode of civilians who have worked in associa and also paralysing the North Sea and the March offensive, were told to clear to almost east of Termande. In order to tions and societies of every kind, aiding Baltic fisheries.
out and seek help from their Allies. keep general security, urcavalry brigade, the ighting inen. They represented nyer German Representatives at Spa were
They started to walk distances of be-reinforced by artillery, cyclists and eleven millions of people of Paris and instructed to discuss these urgent wishes |
carabineers, has been sent to Brussels France generally. Among them were of every veterans of 1879' and nurses with the Allied Representatives, but were
They were not given food, not even a cavalry regiment has been sent
Allied nation. not successful, because the Allied Repremouthful of bread, and had no money, Malines,
Delegations from Alsace-Lorgias head sentatives had not the full powers to
Munition depots were exploded ined the procession with the Mayora of the deal with such matters.
Brussels. The Germans set fire to the redeemed Provinces. THE COMING PEACE CONFERENCE.
north and south Schaerbeek stations. LONDON, November 13th
ON THE ROAD TO THE RHINE.
LONDON, November 18th. In the House of Commons, Mr. J. H. P. Croft asked for a definite statement that
An American official message states :— the peace terms would include full repara-
The Third American Army, on Sunday, tion by Germany, including the cost of
began to march into evacuated territory, the war to the Allies.
and have reached a line, as follows:- Ecouvez, Sorbent, Couraincourt, Mars-
Mr. Bonar Law replied that no definite statement could be made at present. The
They wore shameful rags and the soles were dropping off their boots, or they york clogs. They had no socks,
They left in droves of hundrede in charge of officers and soldiers who deserted them after a few hours.
The weather way very cold and many died on the roadside, a few miles from friends.
When the survivors entered the French lines, Frenchmen, hardened to
the
slightly indisposed, moved the resolution could be held only as the highest form of question must be left to the decision of horrors of war, were barrifed to see the
that an address of congratulation should "be presented to H.M. the Eing.
Mr. Bonar Law said that he was sure the motion would be carried unanimously and with a full heart. (Cheers).
The motion was passed enthusiastically.
GERMAN PROTEST AGAINST ARMISTICE CONDITIONS.
the Government.
men in such a plight.
Sir Richard Cooper asked: Will the House of Commons be given an opporto made suffer thus intentionally.
It is undoubted that the British were
tunity of expressing an opinion before the appointment of the British Delegates to the Peace Conference is confirmed Mr. Bonar Law replied "No." PRESIDENT WILSON TO PARTICI PATE IN PEACE CONFERÊNCE. WASSINGTON, November 19th,
All the prisoners, of whatever nation- ality, "agree that the British were more inhumanely treated than the others at
all the German camps,
THE FRENCH ADVANCE.
LONDON, November 19th."
Latour.
to
THE BRITISH ADVANCE.
LONDON, November 18th. Reuter's Correspondent a British Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday, stated :-
Fresident Poincare delivered a pane... gyrië of the heroic dead and heroic living who had made the day possible. At the Notre Dame Cathedral, which was beaugi fully decorated; the Te Deum was sung an immense crowd."
GERMANY'S APPEALS.
LONDON, November 19th. An American offeinl message, replying to the German Government's recent appeals for the mitigation of the terms of the Armistice, requests the German Government in future to address such communications to all the Associated Governments through the usual, diplo-' matic channels. And not only to
The advance on the Rhine began.
debouched in the direction of Vacon..
Soon after daylight small columns America.
All along the route bands were playing and there was singing and cheering.
The movement
was based
the assumption, of an advance through enemy territory, hence it is impossible, as yet, to give particulars of our strength, nor
The world had been pasting through a terrible ordeal, and the signing of the Armistice marked a crowning mercy to
LONDON, November 19th. the British Empire, the Allies and The German Government has sent a humanity. They had won a great victory, message to the Allies and America pro- but at a great price. He was not think-testing that the conditions of the Armis- ing new of the men and women every-tice, seriburly menace economic conditions where in the Empire on whose hearts joy-on the left bank of the "Rhine and its cassion and the settlement of the main material. docomotives, paris.of automo. the stages of our destination. bells fell with a woournful clang, because relations with German territory on the
It is officially stated that President Wilson proposes to take part in the dis
features of the Peace Treaty, on which
A French comïuniqué states: Our advance continued. The
enemy abandoned ecormons
biles, and magazines
Thousands of
OP.
The troops did not pass the sentry
LATEST CABLES,
GERMAN MACHINATIONS IN
THE UNITED STATES...
WASHINGTON, November 19th. It is officially stated that there" pre many evidences of pro-German pro-
of those who had won the victory, but right bank, and declaring that if the con- he must necessarily be consulted. Ee British, French, Russian and Italian posts, marking the Armistice line, till 11 Paganda being resumed in the United
return
could not
to rejoice therein. (Sympathetic cheers),
He was thinking rather that the war had, broken the crust on which civilisation rested. Consequently, Europe, to-day,
was wething with revolution. Neverthe
less, they could look to the future with hope, courage, and confidence (Cheers) because their institutions were based on the strongest foundation, namely, the consent of the nation. None of those institutions was stronger or rested on a more secure foundation than the Throne. (Cheers).. The Throne was the link which kept the British Empire together, and enabled it to play a glorious part in the
and would make union clone.
(Cheers).
But the Throne, as an institution, would have been much less strong but for the character of its occupanta. (Cheers). Since the war began, nobody had devoted himself more whole-heartedly and upselfishly to the great task in which the nation had engaged than the King, whom the Queen nobly helped (Cheers). Now, when Kings were rapidly disappear. ing like phantoms, the King passed daily Anescorted through the streets of London, everywhere meeting with tributes "of respect, devotion and affection. Those phantom Kings fell because they placed their State on an imaginary divine right." Our King "reated secure because the foundation of his Throne was the will of the people. (Cheers).
ditions were
not alleviated, existence would become impossible and Bolshevism
would be inevitable.
In order to obviate this, the Germa Government requests the following:-
Normal intercourse on the left bank of the Rhine, normal economic coo munications between the left bank and the remainder of Germany and foreign countries, even during the military
occupation;
German owners to exploit, as hereto- fore, the coal, potash and ore mines on the left bank of the Rhine within the
old territory of the Empire, with per mission for transportation up and down and across the Rhine to the right bank;
"
The general and free use of the Rhine for transports within the old boundary of the German Empire;
Free navigation via Rotterdam and the coast for provisioning Germany and win the North Bes and the Baltic Coasts with coal, potash, and food supplies;
The continuation of industries on the left bank of the Rhine for the use of the remainder of Germany;
Free railway traffic in the occupied territory;
The furnishing of electric power from
will be accompanied by the Delegates sitting as representatives of the United States. It is not likely that he will re- main throughout, the entire Conference. PRESIDENT WILSON TO LEAVE,
FOR PARIS. WASHINGTON, November 19th. President Wilson will go to Paris shortly after the opening of Congress, on December 2nd
TO INAUGURATE” PEACE
NEGOTIATIONS. AMSTERDAM, November 19th. A message from Berlin states that the Foreign Minister, Dr. Solf, and the State Secretary, Herr von Erzerberger,
prisoners are entering our lines in a state of indescribable misery.
We solemnly entered Saarbrucken. Dreuze. and Moresange.
We are nearing the Abine between Neul Brisacs and the Swiss frontier.
PARIS, November 19th. An American official messge sayı:— The Third Army occupied Virton, pass- ed Spincourt, Longuyen, and Conflans, entered the fortress of Longwy and occupied Briey...
EARLIER CABLES.
NAVAL CENSORSHIP REMOVED.
Lesbos, November 18th. The Admiralty announces that the
1. m.
LATER.
Sir Douglas Haig states:- The Secopd and Fourth Armies reached a general line as follows:- Florennes. Charleroi, Sebppe, Hal.
THE LIBERATION OF ALSACE- LORRAINE.
PARIS, November 18th.
A Haras message says:- French troops have made their first They entry into recovered Lorraine. were wildly acclaimed by the population. The honour of leading the advance was
States, designed to influence the Peace. terms. A concerted movement is pro ceeding, aimed at making the Nation forget Germany's course during the war. The Government has interned some Ger- mans since the Armistice,
German representatives in various parts of the world are still actively ea- gaged in creating hostility toward the Herr Allier and the United States. Eckhardt, the notorious German Ambas sador in Mexico City, is again doing his utmost to strain relations between Mexico
given to a Moroccan Division, including and the United States and is publishing misleading articles in a semi-official the Foreign Legion, which advanced to--
Mexican newspaper.** wards Chateau Balins. General Daugan commanded.
On the entry into Chateau Salins the formal surrender of the town by four
have been deputed to inaugurate peace Naval censorship has been removed from German officers took place. The people
negotiations.
WARSHIPS TO BE SURRENDERED
TO-DAY."
#LONDON, November 19th.
It has now been arranged that the Gez man warships shall surrender in British waters on
November 21st,
H.M. the King visits the Grand Fleet
to-morrow prior to its departure to take over the German feet. SURRENDERED WARSHIPS LEAVE
KIEL
COPENHAGEN, Noveraber 19th.
A telegram from Berlin states that the
the left to the right bank of the Rhine; first part of the German Fleet for surren
11 am. yesterday (November 20th).
THE HANDING OVER OF THE U-BOATS.
LONDON, November 10th.
A German official message states:— A meeting of U-boat crews at. Wilhelmshaven, on November 15th, passed a resolution that they would render the
Fatherland the last and heaviest service of taking all the U-boats to the place where they were ordered to be taken, according to the terms of the Armistice. HANDING OVER OF THE WAR- SHIPS.
LONDON, November 18th. The papers publish an official photo-
were hungry-but happy.
General Hirschauers' entry into Mul- house was the. scenc of delirious enthusiasm.
ENTIRE FRENCH FRONTIER CROSSED.
PARIS, November 18th.
A. Havas message say's:→ French columns have eroded the frontier from Belgium to Switzerland,
reaching Carignan, Gravelotte forts, Metz, Colmar, Munster and Altkirch.
The towns and villages were befagged. THE HISTORIC CROSSING.
LONDON, November 18th., Beuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegraphing from Chateau Balins, yesterday, said:
The French crossed the frontier of
THE REVOLUTION IN GERMANY.
THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT,
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Lovros, November 18th The Constitution of the German Govern- iment is still vague. The new Socialist's" Government, cabled on November 14th, now calls itself the Council of National the Plenipotentiaries, and announces appointments of Chiefs and sub-Chiefs of State Departments, who are mostly those who were Ministers under Prince Max
including Dr. Bolf, who remains in the
Foreign Office
The precise relationship of these Chiefs. to the "Plenipotentiaries" is not clear. DEMANDS FOR CONVOCATION OF /
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
AMSTERDAM, November 18th.. Citizens' Councils are being formed in
That discharged men, liable for milder to the Allies, comprising the battle- tary service on the loft bank of the ships Bayern, Grosser Kurfurst, Kron graph illustrating the German Bear-Lorraine early this morning. The honour Berlin with the object of safeguarding Rhine, would not be made prisoners of Prinz, Wilhelm, Mark Graf, Koenig Admiral on Meurer stepping aboard the to be cupied, was signed to the famous the rights of citizens, supporting the
Albert, and Kaiserin, and the cruisers British Baganip Queen Elizabeth.
war, even if uniformed;.
That all civil and military organisa-Seyjälitz and Moltke left Kiel Harbour on tions on the left bank of the Rhine be November 17th. allowed to continue work;
"
MR. ASQUITE'S SUPPORT. Mr. Asquith,, who followed, said that when history came to tell the tale of these four years, it would recount & story with To parallel in any, epic, in any litera- That there should be no requisition- ture.
It was a record of everything that ing in occupied territories unless humanity could bear, of the extremes of absolutely necessary for the mainter- possible herciam, and, above all, of that ance of the troops of occupation; slow-moving, but ultimately irresistible The freedom of telephonic, tele-raphic power, of a great idea. (Applause). The and postal traffic in the occupied terri world had been laid waste. Principali-torien with the right bank of the Rhine ties and powers, to all appearance invial- and Neutrals; `able and invincible, and which seemed to
dominate large part of all mankind, lay in the dust. All things had become "new. In this cleaning and parging the British Empire had played a worthy part
Mr. Asquith also paid a great tribute to the
Throne.
He
Bomb Thrones were built
that
on th
X-
righteousmess; some were propped up by the brittle thread-work of conven“ **Exon. The British Throne stood up.
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The permission to bring food aad fodder from the left to the right bank
of the Rhine!
That the old frontier of the Empire, including Luxemburg, shall be regarded' as a customs boundary, with dues that should be leviable by German officials
GERMAN CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY TO BE SUMMONED.
AMSTERDAM, November 18th.
Rear Admiral von Meurer, who has apparently replaced Admiral von Hipper, previously cabled as the German envoy,
was piped aboard in customary fashion,
The Commodore and other officers and a file of the Marines awaited bim on the Quarter-deck.
A telegram" from Berlin states that Herr Ebert has unde, a statement that he is determined to summon the Constituent Rear-Admire von Meurer saluted the Quarter-deck and the Commodore escorted Assembly as soon as possible, The Phim to Admiral Sir David Beatty's cabin. liminary steps have already been taken. The conference, in which Soviet members
held The elections would probably be
did not participate, lasted some hours, in January.
edfailing two sittings
HARSHAL FOCH'S TRIBUTE TO THE BRITISH.
| Ghips were being immediately put into readiness to fetch the promised foodstuffs from "America DEMOBILISATION OF TROOPS NOT POSSIBLE AT PRESENT.
LONDON, November 19th. The War Office states that the military
Paris, November 18th.
Marshal Foch lunched on Sunday with Sir Douglas Haig at the British Head- quarters. In a speech he said that the hammer blows of the British Armies were the decisive factors in the enemy's final crushing defeat
on behalf of the Empire, and that situation does not admit of the coMarshal Foch afterwards received the German prohibitions regarding export, mencement of demobilisation, excepting British Army Cominanders whom be transit, and import shall be handled by se regards limited numbers required for warmly congratulated on the tenacity of
industrial recopat
their troops:
German officials.
of entering Chateau Salins, the first
The advance was Government in the maintenance of order · Moroccan Division. headed by Spatis and then the Zouaves and economic life, and demanding the and the Foreign
Legion marched past. The Divisional Commander, General immediate convocation of the Constitu- Daugan, who was on horseback, in the ent Assembly. Town Hall Square, ceremoniously saluted
An impressive meeting of soldier in
the standard of the Legioneries, who are Berlin, representing a hundred regiments
pre-eminent in the mentions of gallantry ribbons, yelled in enthusiasm
The population, covered with Tricolour and the First Army Corps, held at the Alexander Barracks, demanded the In contrast to the enthusiasm of the immediate convocation of the National French was a silent group of German officers who stayed behind to hand over
Assembly. the guns and railway material. NO GERMAN SOLDIER ON FRENCH
TERRITORY.
THE FUTURE OF LUXEMBURG. LONDON, November 18th. The Luxemburg Chambers has passed resolution demanding a referendum re garding the future form of dur State *
LONDON, November 18th. A French communiqué statER 201 The French, on the 17th inst., advanced to occupy the evacuated regions. They entered Belgium and the annexed Froing a Republic was rejected. crossed the frontier on the whole front, Socialist and Liberal motion demand-
a national to single enemy soldier is left
on
territory
The liberated populations everywhere were most enthusiastic. We occupied Bouillon and Sedan, reached Carignan and entered Gravelotte forts south of Donen Balins, Munster, Cerney and Alikirch Metz also Morange Deures Chaten Behirmeck, Colmar, Rechicourt
General Hirschauer solemnly entered Mulhouse and was given an ovation, by the population.”
THE FUTURE OF NORTH SCHLESWIG.
COPENHAGEN, November 18th The German Government is prepared to settle the destiny of North Schleswig by & plebiscite.
(Vontinued
Pape &)