Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-21
CAPITAL AWAITS
OFFICIAL REPLY
So Many Rumors Are Afloat
Washington Does Not Know
What to Believe.
GERMAN LEADERS DISAGREE
Reports of Stormy Session of
Huns Are Thought to Be
True IN Delaying Note. I
LITTLE ACTION POSSIBLE
Indications Are That Further
Exchanges With Teutons
Will Take Place.
GERMAN LEADERS DISAGREE
LITTLE ACTION POSSIBLE

WASHINGTON, oct. 800 many
conflicting reports about ? German
renlv 10 President Wilson have come
ont OF Holland and Switzerland dur
lnr the past few days that officials
here are disposed now to believe
nothing on the subject until the text
Of the note is received either through
official channels or from an unques-
toned unofficial source. =
German government organs an
nounced wednesday that the reply
had been dispatched and since then
the newspapers or the border neu-
trails have heard almost hourly that
the note was on It's way or about TO
be sent or would not be sent for sew
eral davs. They have given varying
accounts Of its contents. A clrcum-
stantial story OF how the reply was
held up at tho last moment for fur
fher consideration after a stormy
meeting Of the Berlin government
with the military leaders and SOW
ereigns Of the German states ap-
npared 10 observers here to have the
color Of truth, and it is regarded as
entirely possible that the same thing
happenad again later in the week.
Further Exchange Improbable.
Every version OF the probable ma
ture Of the reply indicates the Ger
( mans are preparing to come for
ward with what they at least will
expect the world TO believe is long
step toward meeting conditions set
forth by President Wilson as prece-
dent to peace. Whatever may be
the substance OF the note. II is be-
lleved here It's form will be designed
10 make President Wilson avoid fur
ther exchanges.
According to one report the Ger
mans will agree TO evacuate Belgium
and to abondon Professionally unre-
stricted submarine warfare. but will
dispute the right OF foreign powers
10 interfere with German internalRf-
fairs Another says the offer Will
include mediate suspension of sub
marine warfare, political guarantees
and an armistice, (which the Amer
leans and German high commands
viii arrange on the battle field" \
dispatch from Madrid saving the
Spanish government had been in
formed that all German submarines
had been ordered to their bases ap-
peared TO support suggestions that
abandonment Of the U-hoat cam
paiGn had been determined upon.
Government Officials Silent.
Government officials and diplo-
mats in the absence Of the official
text refuses TO discuss or comment
upon these reports. Abandonment
ot submarine ruthlessness Is one Of
the important measures upon which
consideration OF an armistice Is con-
ditioned However, even the infor-
nation at hand is not sufficiently
definite nor completed for anyone
here to hazard guess whether the
terms Of the presidents decision
have heen compiled with.
Competent spokensmen OF the gov
ernmetn havo Iaid and reiterated
hat there Is 10 he no extended series
ot exchanges II the German gov
eminent seeks talk without suhmis-
sion. the president is expected to re-
tuse to continue the discussion.