The sun., 1918-11-05
IEUTON ACCEPTANCE
OR DEBACLE SEEN.
Signs of Enemy Disintegration
Are Evident.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 4.-The German
appeal for all armistice was submitted
1 Of the basis Of acceptance of the peace
terms already outlined by President VIII
son, and when the discussion starts the
Allies and the. United States will be In
position TO dictate Its results. In fact,
the real peace conference has been sit
) ting at Versailles.
The Judgment OF army officers as to
tho situation on the western front In a
military sense Is that Germany must
AdrSpt the arinstice conditions or face
Il n sdebacle of her armies. Signs OF dis
migration OF the German forces facing
tile Franco-American lines have been
evident for two days. The German Of
heiai statement yesterday admitted an
American break through. IL the breach
Isl widened the German armies will be
cut into halves as effectuAly as were the
Austrian armies In Italy. They then
may be crushed separately.
$50 strong is the impression here that
Germany will accept that when word
came that a statement WAS TO be is
sued by the State Department tonight
al Washington newspaper put out an
EXTRA saying the war was over and Ger
MANY had surrendered. 1t caused no ex-
element.
IL 10 generally assumed that the Ger
man Government will receive the ar
'Pnhstfee terms through Washington. as
its request was received in that way. The
Austrian case does not form a precedent,
az the appeal to Washington was sup
plemented after the collapse OF the
Austrian front by direct application
to, Gen. niaz, the Italian commander
Unless the situation OF the German
aFmies forces similar action on the west
however \ q Id
that the German case will be handled
through diplomatic channels. The pres
eHt Berlin civil government Claims abso-
lutte authority over the army
The Versailles conferees evidently did
: not sign the final draft OF the armistice
forms until date to-day. just before
SIP. NJ. II was said at the State Depart
mont that the work had not been com
plated An. hour later word went out
from the Department that an important
statement would be forthcoming at Q
Pm.
Attention already Is being given here
to'the next phase after Germany ceases
fighting, Officials have not lost sigh.
OF the fact that arm'stlces are only
stepping stones to the permanent settle
ment OF all the issues OF the war, Po-
htical questions, boundaries even COM
niercial rights and privileges, all remain
to be Defined.
Both in the United States and in the
allied countries it Is said the necessity
81 recognized OF setting In motion the
wheels of peace time industry at the
earliest possible moment In order 10
AFFORD employment and support to the
millions of discharged soldiers This
10 expected 10 hasten the peace confer
ef,ce once the Germans surrender
The Entente Allies and America ex.
pect TO go into the conference only after
they have reached perfect understand,
Ing among themselves. They will lay
down these terms, and while they may
choose to permit the latter 10 make arg1i.
rnents and pleas in abatement" the re,
suit in the end must be what the vic.
tors choose to make ii.
N Deprived OF any power OF resistance, II
10 pointed out the Teutons will be Obliged
to submit even though they might re-
fuse to sign treaties, In which ease the
military occupation Of their countries by
the Allies might continue Indefinitely.