1918-11-11 — Page 7

THE WAR.

General

(THROUGH RKUTEX'S AGENCY)}

THE END IN" SIGHT,

BEPLY DEMANDED BY THIS

MORNING.

at

LONDON, November 6th. The German Delegates arrived Marthal Foch's Headquarters and made & formal request for an Armistice.

The text of the Allies' conditions wos read to them and a copy handed to the Delegation.

to

They then requested tha: fighting sbould be suspended. This was refused. The Parlementaires then asked to be allowed

communienta with their Government and send the text of the torms by courier to Spa, where the German Grand Headquarters, are situat ed

The necessary authority was given to the courier, who left for Germany,

A delay of 7 hours has been allowed for the German reply, which must be handed over at 11 o'clock on Monday morning-French Wireless.

CESSATION OF FIGHTING "REFUSED.

AMSTERDAM, November sth. The French wireless message' contain ing Marshal Foch's instructions to the

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 1918

PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY ALLIED CAPTURES IN THE | Italian pront

TO GERMANY.

THE ALLIES VIEWS MADE

-KNOWN.

LoxDos, November Oth. message received in London on November 8th at 1.20 p.m. from Wash ington gives the text of the United States' reply to Germany as follows:-—-—-

Mr. Lansing has addressed the Swis Minister in charge of German interests in the United States as follows

WEST

LONDON, November 7ih.. In the House of Commons, Mr. J. Hopu stated that during 1913 the British had captured 200,000. prisoners, the French 140,000, the Americans 50,000 and the Belgian 15,000, the Western Front.

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BRITISH FRONT.

OUTSKIRTS OF AVESNES REACHED,

Sir.-I have the honour to request Franco-Belgian Front. you to transmit the following communica- tion to the German Government:- advised you that President Wilson has In my Note of October 23rd, 1918, 1

German authorities to transmitted his correspondence with the the Governments with which the Government of the United States is

belligerent with associated as a the suggestion that if those Governmenta were disposed to effect peace upon terms and principles indicated by their military advisers and the military advisers of the Waited States, the latter should be asked to submit to the Governments associated against Germany, the terms of such an armistice as would fully protect the in- terest of the peoples involved and ensure to the Associated Governments the un- restricted power to safeguard and enfores details of peace to which the German Government agreed, provided they deem ed such an armistice possible from military point of view.

THE MEMORANDUM FROM THE

ALLIES

♫

LONDON. November 8th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

ports:---

We consinued our advance along the] whole front southward of the Mons-Londe canal,

Southward of the Sambre we reached the La Capelle Maubeuge road on both sides of Avesnes and gained the western, out- skirts of the town.

"

Astride the river we reached the vicinity of Haumont, captured Bavai and progressed eastwards.

On the left we captured Eloughes, and Rensies and reached the Conde-Mons

German plenipotentiaries, was the reply of a memorandum of observations by the canal northward of Hensies.

to a Berlin wireless message announcing the composition of the delegation and etating that it would be accompanied by secretaries and interprèters. ordinate personnel would arrive in motor cars at a place designated? The message added that the Crown Government would be glad if, with the arrival of the dele gation at the front of the Allies, a pro- visional cessation of fighting could take place.

"President Wilson is now in receipt Allied Governments on this

dence which is as follows:- Correspon.

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The Allied Governments have has passed between the President of the The subfully considered the currespondence which United States and the German Govern- ment. Subject to the qualifications which follow, they declare their willingness to make peace with the Government of Ger many on the terms of peace laid down in President Wilson's address to Congress

LATER.

Resistance has stiffened. Considerable amchine-gunning was encountered. Wa took hundreds of prisoners and a number

cavalry and infantry harassing the ro of guns. Armoured cars rendered vali able service in co-operation with the

treating enemy.

GERMAN HEADQUARTERS

SHIFTED.

PARIS, October 31st.

of January 8th, 1918, and the principles The Amsterdam newspaper Le Nou of settlement enunciated in bis subeerelles de-la-Haye announces that Prince Rupprecht has established his General Headquarters at Liege.

The cessation of hostilities was re-quent addresses. fused.

THE GERMAN DELEGATES.

LONDON, November 8th. A German official message says: The German delegation for the conclu- sion of an Armistice consists of Herr Erzberger, Count Oderndorf (former - Ambassador to Sofa), General van Guendell and General von Winterfeld. REVOLUTION IN GERMANY.

RED TROOPS ". CONTROL HAMBURG...

They must point out, however, that Clanse II., relating to what is usually described as the freedom of the seas, is open to various interpretations, some of which they could not accept. They must therefore, reserve to themselves complete freedom on this subject when they enter a peace conference.

The German Administration, has also been transferred from Brussels to Liege,

French Wireless,

FRENCH FRONT. PURSUIT OF ENEMY CONTINUED.

LONDON, November 9th.

A French communiqué states

**\[TËROUGH/REUTER'S AGENCE.]

ITALIANS OCCUPY FIUME.

Roar, November 9th. The Italians have occupied Fiume, Zara and Lussin Piccolo

The Balkans.

[FAROVOH REUTER'S AGENCY.}'

GERMAN TROOPS

CROSS

AUSTRIAN FRONTIER.

AMSTERDAM, November 7th. A message from Vienna states that Ger- man troops have crossed the Austrian frontier into Tirol and Salzburg.."

GERMANS DEPARTING FROM ROUMANIA,

PAR13 November 7th.. that all the Germana, functionaries

The Neurelle Gazette de Zurich states preparing to leave. Roumania.

are

directing the evacuation of the German Lieneral yon läcketsen is personally military forces-French Wireless.

Aerial Activites.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE LAF AT WORK.

LONDON, November 7th. The Press Bureau states An Independent Air Force on the after- Boon of the 6th inst. bombed tactories. at Sarbrucken, hitting a factory and rail- siding. They destroyed two aeroplanes and grove down two out of central. One British machine is missing.

In addition to those reported yester day we destroyed two further aeroplanes and drove down another.

Naval Activities.

(THROUGH RELTER'S AGENCY.] ALLIED FLEETS TO ANCHOR OFF CONSTANTINOPLE.

Our troops continued unceasingly to pursue the enemy. We advanced far beyond the Vervin-Avesnes road to the

LONDON, November 8th. reached the general line of Effry-Origny-tinople, on Saturday, November th

Reuter learns that the Allied Fleets north of La Capelle and, in the south,

will anchor off St. Sophia, Constan en-Thierache.

Further, in the conditions of peace laid down in his address to Congress of Jan uary 8th, 1918, President Wilson declared that the invaded territories must be re-. stored, as well as evacuated and freed, and the Allied Governments feel that no doubt ought to be allowed to exist as to what this provision implies. they understand that compensation will By it AMSTERDAM, November 7th. A message from Hamburg states that

be made by Germany for all damage done the sailor and soldier revoltere completely end their property, by the aggression of to the Civilian population of the Allies control Hamburg.

The red Hag was hoisted on ships inermany, or land, sea and air the harbour, a Soldier's Council bas to say that he is in agreement with the line from the southern outskirts of the I am instructed by President Wilson On the Aisne front we hold the general set upon the fourth and Forest of Signy, thence to Wagnon, Vieil

Further east we border the Thoa as far as Leuze. £fteen kilometres north of Rozoy-sur-Serre.

GERMAN CHUELTIES. AMERICAN PRISONERS SUFFER.

been established and occupied the Kom-aragraph of the Memorandum above St. Remy, Mazerny and Laborgne, realia Mr. Oldenzaal, the New York World's

-Foch

C

mandantur after machine gun fighting-

Thousands of workers formed a pro-quoted: I am further instructed by Preing an advance of over 16 kilometres cession in the streats and. Furloughed sident Wilson to request you to notify beyond the Aisne in the valley of the soldiers were prevented from entraining

German Goverment that. Marshal Bar. Our advanced elements are beyond for the front

hos been authorised by the Govern The Council has organised armed ment of the United States and by the

St. Aignna-sur-Bar-B- patrols to maintain public order, Allied Governments, to receive the pro- on the heights dominating Sedan.

We gained a footing south of the Meuse Fifteen thousand revolters, headed by German Government and to communicate perly accredited representatives of the sailors, proceeded to the Bunderstrasse to them the terms of an armistice.

THE AMERICANS CAPTURE barracks and summoned the soldiers to

SEDAN./ quit, whereupon the latter flung gasof my highest consideration."

"Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances bombs into the revolters. Fighting en surd and the officera surrendered the bar

(Signed) ROBERT LANSING, racks. Subsequently the Commander of

GERMAN GOOD FAITH. Hamburg and Altons granted all de mands, which were similar to those made at Kiel.

Similar events are stated to have occurred at Rensburg and Cuxhaven.

THE REVOLT SPREADS,

Lyons, November 8th.. 'Reliable information bea reached Amsterdam that in Hamburg between 15,000 and 20,000 men belonging to the Garrison have joined the revolting sailors and strikers-French, Wireless,

SUBMARINE CREWS JOIN THE REVOLT. 4

LONDON, November 7th. A message from Copenhagen reports that the majority of the submarine crews bave joined the revolutionaries.

DEMONSTRATIONS IN MUNICH.

PARIS, November 7th. There have been great demonstrations in favour of peace at Munich, and the liberation was obtained of three workers who had been imprisoned for political offences.-French Wirelexa.

HOW THE REVOLT SPREAD.

LYONS, November 7th:

A message to the Les Nouvelles De-la Have states that the fury and exaspera tion caused by the downfall of Germany "have roused a genuine revolutionary agitation, extending from the Baltic to

the North Sea.

The revolt broke out at Kiel on Nov. 3rd, and, in spite of the troops, the mutineers became masters of the naval pórt and arsenal.

By the 6th inst. the whole of the port of Kiel and the ships there were under the control of the mutineers.

On the 5th and 6th inst. the mutiny extended to Wilhelmshaven where the port and ships of the feet soon joined the movement-French Wirelein.

HAMBURG WORKERS ASSERT THEIR DEMANDS..

PARIS, November 7th. The qutbreaks at Kiel among the sailors and the workers at the docka bad a. repercussion on Tuesday at. Hamburg, where the workers elected commissions to Besart demands-French Wireles LOYALTY OF DUTCHTROOPS. QUESTIONED."

THE HAGUE, November 9th. The War Minister said the recent military orders bad alarmed the country: It had even been questioned whether the troops were sufficiently reliable to co operate properly in the defence of the Country and the maintenance of new frality.

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WASHINGTON, November 8th. M. Lansing has publiabed a message to the German Government rid the Swiss Government protesting against the re- ported intention of the Germans in Belgium to destroy the coal mines on evacuation, and says if the act is carried out it will confirm the belief that the solemn assurances of the German Govern- men are not given in good faith."

TRANSFERS OF ENEMY SHIPPING.

Sent to

"LONDON, November 8th. A Press Bureaux communiqué states: The Blockade Minister announces that reminders have been Neutrals that Great Britain bas always declined to recognise transfers of enemy tonnage before the final conclusion of. Peace. His Majesty's Government holds that the Allies have a claim against the chipping of the Central Powers in view of the illegal submarine campaign and does not intend to allow the claim to be defeated by such transfers.. ALLIED WAR AIMS IN THE EAST.

LONDON, November 8th.

correspondent in the Dutch-German fron- tier, has had an interview with Sergeant Schwartaleigh, who deserted from the 4th Pomeranian Regiment, after serving as a guard at the prison camps. He says that the Germans, acting on headquarters authority, are outdoing, their own record of cruelty. Towards the American prisoners they have adopted a policy of LYONS, November 8th.

the fewer Americans who return home In spite of the bad weather, the the better for us. They are applying French, British and American Armies the so-called sharp regime and "pre- continued unceasingly to drive back the ventive punishment, whereby the Ame enemy on Thursday along the whole front. ricans are punished before committing The outstanding event of the day was offences. They are sent to the Kuestrin the capture of Sedan by the Americans.

reprisal camp, and compelled to work The transverse railway feeding the Ger-from 18 to 20 hours daily man front between Brussels and Metz has

definitely cut been

Progress to a depth of from five to io kilometres was made on Thursday along the whole front

More than 100 villages were liberated. The enemy is making obstinate resist ance with screen of machine guns, but his infantry are falling back without a halt to distant lines of defence, which will be broken up before he can occupy them.

Soon the Allies will be on the Meuse, liberated-French Wireless. and French soil will be completely

MEMORIES OF SEDAN.

"PARIS, November 8th.

The guards are instructed to shoot if the prisoners sit down, and threaten to crush their skulls and use their bayonets if they collapse. The food consists of a dirty thin soup, with bread. The latter is missing thrice weekly. Any.complainte are punished by the men being made to stand motionless in the sen days The Americans are compelled to for three fill the fish ponds, using only. glass. One month's solitary confinement is the penalty for failure.

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The sergeant also declared that Ameri cans have been conveyed in chains to Russia, and exhibited, while a lecturer ex plains that the Germans are victorious. On one ocension, an American broke his headcuffs and assaulted the lecturer. He was shot. Negroes are especially cruelly treated, and are flogged mercilessly on the slightest offence. prisoners are treated kindly, with the purpose of trying to organise a brigade to hight for Germany. Americans refuse to cat the extra bread But the German- rations when the other American prison-

German-American

A Havas message says: At Sedan where in 1870 the issue of the France Frussian war was decided, the onemy has fallen back at the very moment when the German envoys have arrived at Marshal Foch's Headquarters. asking for terins. of an armistice which will end the great war in favour of the Allies.

or des invite liberation of the whole country west of insult and spit on the Americans saying, Areas invaded France, and soon the the populace at the railway stations to the Meuse will be complete.

The war-prolongers are here."

The

The Fress Bureau states :- S The British and French Governments jointly declare that their war aims in the East are to completely free the peoples oppressed by the Turks, to assist the establishment C indigenous govern The Near East. ments; nud. "administrations by the peoples themselves in Syria. Mesopotamia and the territories they are seeking to liberate; also to Assure justice and encourage economic development and education and to end the divisions ex ploited by the Turks.

"THEY HAVE DESERVED. WELL."

PARIS, November 8th. A Havas message states:- Old custom

was revised when M.. Millies and Lacroix moved and seconded a Bill, which was adopted, declaring that the Armies, the Chief of the Government of the Republic, M. Cle menceau, the Premier and Minister of War, and Marshal Foch, the Generalis simo of the Allied armies, have deserved well of their country."

The text of the 'prosent Bill will be per manently inscribed at all Town Halls and Schools of the Republic

PARIS EXPECTS AN EARLY

TERMINATION: 74

PARIS, November 8th.

A Hevia modưngs stitch :

In Paris there were great manifesta tions of joy on hearing that the German emissaries had been directed to head- quarters and the people are anticipating, an early termination of the war.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN"

GENERAL MARSHALL CONGRA- TULATED.

LONDON, November 9th.." The Press Bureau reports that Mr. E, 8. Montagu has telegraphed to General Marshall as follows:

congratulate you and the army under your command on your signal vicith

The war in Mesopotamia has been a war of liberation: Its history is a

of history ceaseless determination, patient preparation and dashing one- cesses, of persistence which reverses could not affect yo

The triumphs of General Maude's armies have been continued under your leadership and your final success is a fita culminated in the rescue of Iraq from the ting climax to campaigns which have now totally defeated Turk EY

Officers and man of the Indianarmy bave taken an ever memorabló: part 10 these great schiryements.

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