The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-13
WILSON RECEIVES
GERMANY REPLY
IN THEATER BOX
LARGE ASSEMBLAGE AT MET
ROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE
SEES RARE EVENT.

New York, Oct. IL. - Seated to-
night in a grand tier box at the Met
ropolitan Opera House, President
Wilson received from The Associated
Press the unofficial text of the
most momentous diplomatic note in
the history of the world. Through
Secretary Tumulty he announced
that he would have no comment 10
make.
Publication of the German reply
to the presidents inquiries as to its
willingness to accept all the terms ne
previously had enunciated and to
evacuate all occupied territory came
as complete surprise. The way in
which the wireless dispatch of such
tremendous purport, sent out from
the great Norman station at Nauen,
was made public, shattered all diplo-
matte precedents.
The text reached New York only
short time before Mr.. Wilson and
his party left the WaldorfAstoria TO
attend the concert at the Metropol-
itan for the benefit OF blind Italian
soldiers. The natural assumption
was that it previously had been COM
municated to the president. AS a
measure OF precaution, however, the
Associated Press sent over its spc-
cial to the opera house an inquiry 90
Secretary Tumulty as to whether MIR.
Wilson had been informed of the
German reply.
Had Not Seen Note.
Mr.. Tumulty showed plainly his
amazement and replied that Mr.. vii
son had not seen the note, and the
secretary requested that the text be
telegraphed to him at once. He an
nounced, however. that the presl-
dent could not indicate in the slight
est degree what his answer would
be until he had opportunity to study
the official text.
The reply was sent Immediately
to the box where the president was
seated with Col. +. NJ. House, his
close friend and trusted adviser. 1t
was read with most intense interest.
Soon thereafter Secretary Tumulty
disappeared and it was assumed he
was in telephone communication
with Secretary of State Lansing at
Washington.
President Wilson, accompanied
by Mrs. Wilson, Miss Margaret
Wilson, Colonel and Mrs. House,
Count di Cellere, the Italian ambas
sador, and Countess di Cellere, ar
rived at the Metropolitan shortly
after $50 o'clock. They were es-
corted to the box OF J. P. Morgan.
Here the president faced the stage
and looked down upon the audience.
Cheer the President.
AS the party took the seat the or
chestra played the Star Spangled
Banner" Every person in the audi
ence-and the great auditorium was
packed-rose and cheered the presi
dent. 4
If the president was stirred by
the momentous turn in the interna-
tional situation, there was no SUR
face indication OF it so far as could
be noted. Alter the band OF the
Italian grenadierS had played Mr..
Wilson led the applause, which led
to an encore. Occasionally he chat
ted with Mrs. Wilson or peered
through his opera glasses at the
famous Italian Bersaglieri and Al
pini seated on the stage in the uni
forms in which they fought on the
Italian front.
When the grenadier band had fin
ished playing the president turned
to the Italian ambassador and they
engaged in earnest conversation for
perhaps five minutes. The president
was seen to geSticulate repeatedly
as he talked. This was the first
serious touch to the presidents at
titude after the news regarding
Germany's note had been conveyed
to him.
No Official Text.
When Secretary Tumulty called
Washington he was informed that
the official text of the note had been
received neither at the White House