Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-20
TERMS OF TRUCE
TOSTAND; AMERICA
TO FEED GERMANY
Foch Says Armistice Conditions
Must Stand.
WILSON PROMISES FOE FOOD
U. S. President Sends Measuring Mes
sage to the People of Germany In
Reply to the Appeal From
the Chancellor.


London. Nov. 1.-THE allies high
command has sent to the German nigh
command by French wireless mes
sage that there can be no modification
of the conditions of the armistice, In
Guiding the annexes, at this time. Ii
is added thar supplementary period
of "a hours for the evacuation of Bel
GUM, Luxembourg and Alsace-Lorraine
has been added to the IA days stipu-
lated In the original text, so as to per-
nit the text TO reach German head
quarters at the desired time.
Wilson Promises Foe Food.
Washington, Nov. <14.-President
Wilson has sent reassuring message
to the people of Germany in reply to
the appeal from Chancellor Ebert. He
promises to aid Germany In the matter
of food supplies and in relieving dis
tressing want.
Secretary Lansing handed to Minis
ter Sulzer of Switzerland a reply to
note delivered Tuesday transmitting
IA message from Chancellor Ebert, ur-
gently requesting that the president in
form him by wireless whether the
United States would send foodstuits
under such conditions.
Note Sent Through Swiss Envoy.
Secretary Lansings note to the Swiss
minister is as follows:
st have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your note of today
transmitting to the president the text
of a cable inquiring whether this gov
eminent is ready to send foodstuffs
into Germany without delay If public
order is maintained in Germany and
an equitable distri. ion of the food Is
guaranteed.
81 should be grateful If you would
transmit the following reply TO the
German government:
"'At a joint session of the two
houses of congress on November IL
the president of the United States an
nounced that the representatives OF
the associated governments in the SUI
preme war council at Versailles have
by unanimous resolution assured the
~
everything that is possible in the cir
cumstances will be done to supply them
with food and relieve the distressing
want that is in so many places threat
ening their very lives and that steps
are to be taken Immediately TO organ
lie these efforts at relief in the same
systematic manner that they were or
ganized in the case of Belgium.
Would Use Idle Tonnage.
Furthermore, the president ex-
pressed the opinion that by the use
of idle tonnage of the central empires
it ought presently to be possible to
lift the fear of utter misery from their
oppressed populations and set their
minds and energies free for the great
and hazardous tasks of political con-
struction which now face them on
every hand.
Accordingly, the president now d.
reefs me to state that he is ready to
consider favorably the supplying Of
foodstuffs to Germany and to take up
the matter Immediately with the allied
governments, provided he can be as
sured that public order is being and
will continue to be maintained in Ger
many, and that an equitable distribu-
ton OF food can be clearly guaran-
teed'
Accept, sir. the renewed assurances
of my highest consideration.
ROBERT LANSING"
Truce Terms Amended.
Washington. Nov. 14.-Amendments
of the armistice terms made by Mar
shal Foch after his first meeting with
the German plenipotentlaries, as an
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