Gilpin observer., 1918-10-17
HUNS ACCEPT
WILSON TERMS
WARRINGTON WARsss NATION
TEvToM REPLY NAV NOT Full
FULL AMERicA's coNoirioNe.
TEXT OF 6ERMAN REPLY
BERLIN AGREES TO WITHDRAW
ARMIES, BUT VITAL oUEs-
TioNs NOT SETTLED.

| TioNs NOT eETTLEo.
western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE greatest
danger facing the people of the Unit
ID States. officials said here Saturday.
was that they might hastily consider
0ermany's proposition as the uncondt
tt0nal surrender which the co-belliger.
ents demand and relax their efforts to
continue the victories at arms and
carry over the fourth Liberty loan. On
every side In official quarters It was
stated that this view Of the situation
could not be placed before the public
too strongly.
Text Of oermany's Reply to Wilson.
I'm reply to the questions of the
President Of the United States OF
America. the German government
hereby declares:
The German government has &C.
oepted the terms laid down by Presi-
dent Wilson In his address Of Jan.
uary the eighth and In his subsequent
addresses ON the foundation of a per
manent peace Of Justice. Consequent
", it, object In entering into discus
sions would be only to agree upon
practical details Of the application OF
these terms. Tho German govern
ment believes that the governments Of
the powers associated with the govern
ment Of the United States also take
the position taken by President VIII
son In his address. The German gov
sEAment In accordance with the Aus
tro Hungarian government, for the
purpose Of bringing about an arm
istics. declares itself ready to comply
with the propositions of the President
In regard to evacuation.
"The German government suggests
that the President may occasion the
meeting Of . mixed commission for
making the necessary Arrangements
concerning the evacuation. The pres
ent German government vhtch has un-
dertaken the responsibility for this
step toward peace. has besa formed
By conferences and n agreement with
the great majority q the ReichstaG.
The chancellor. supported In all Of his
actions By The viii Of this majority.
SPEAKS In tie name OF the German
government and Of the German people.
(eigAsd.) "SOLF.
.Sscretary OF STATE. Foreign Office.
"Bsriin, Oot- II. 1918"
uneeRdItlsnai Surrender U. Q. stand.
Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE taxi OF Ger
many's reply to President Wilson's in
Quiry was communicated by the Asso-
ciated Press Saturday night to VIII
liam @. McAdoo. secretary Of the
treasury just before he delivered q
Liberty Loan address It q crowded
audience the text of the reply and
added:
What this government demands.
based on President Wilson's messages
and speeches., u unconditional sur
render. and II the text Of this reply u
authentic It means Just that"
Before telling the audience about
the German note. Mr.. McAdoo said Of
the first German note week ago:
Germany didn't send its note to
anyone except the United States.
Why? Because the President Of tho
United States has formulated the prin-
ciples Of q permanent peace.
Germany knows that when she 90
cepts the Presidents conditions-I am
not talking terms. but conditions, prin-
ciples-when she b of the soil Of ev-
cry invaded land. II means uncondi-
tional surrender.
UkaN 4
It is when the fellow you are fighting
says. I give In and take what you say
I ought TO take
''The kaiser might ~ we'll surren-
der now. He isn't deluded now. He
wouldntS get into tho war but he
did think at one time that America
knows better now"
Take Army Homo, Says Finland.
Stockholm.-The Finnish govern
ment has asked Germany to withdraw
her troops from Finland.
British Demand Guarantee,
London.-The Press Association
says that II 10 the view in exception
ally we'll informed circles that no
question OF armistice will be serious
ly considered without accom- mpanying
naval and military guarantees that
Germany is not merely ready to
sheathe the sword but that she is alb
solutely poweriess to resume hostili-
ties.
Parls Sees Scheme to Split AIiIes.
Paris.-The reply Of the German
R0YarAmanf IN peasiAaaA HxriI...,.