Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-08

y WASHINGTON, November 7,@Late
| tonight the American governmenthhadi !
not been advised of the outcome gof
the meeting between Mnrsnai FocNsanfiS
I to take place within the French slt,ies
at O'Clock this s@afternoons5 Paris time
The state Departments authopizsu.
reiterations w q Of tic ofiieiai denial / ISSUED;
| by Secretary Lansing at 21ot r. ". OF
the false report OF the signing OF.
arm Is tice, which had thrown Washing
ton, with other cities of the country,
into an uproarious premature ,peaco
celebration. Official dispatches added
nothing to information received during
the day announcing that the German
representatives were appronchingtySho
western front. ssss
by Il similar one from Secretary BHEar,
and displayed on newspaper bullatin
boards. failed to check the wildly%an-
thusiastic demonstration which sstgftsd
when an afternoon paper appcnrs1spa
the street. sslETEsls5 81
The oifices Of Secretary Baker. Sec
retary Lansing and the Committee on
Public Information were kept open all
night tonight. with officials waiting
to announce Immediately any news that
might come of the result OF MarshnF
Foch's meeting with the German arnii-
stice ENJOYS. rS.4s
Late tonight George creel, chairman
ton, issued the following statement sas
the result of widely circulated reports
that the cable censorship was holding
UP dispatches which might confirnrTtho
raise announcement cabled to-day that
an armistice had been signed: ;s&s&sS|
ANY such report is absolutely an
true. No dispatch bearing upon any
phase or the armistice negotiations ~
nelhg stopped Or even halted in the
New York office. The channel Is wide
open" sDt.'.'S ~
GERMANS SEND WIRELESS ss-r
MESSAGE TO AEEIBs
At 1920 tonight tho folloWine. " Gle,
gram an was received from Paris:
ouestad Ser1nah ,,,; grand headquarters rs
wireless to permit the passage OF tiao
German delegation for nrmistiee Nc
gso gotiations lions, through the lines. Tho prdef
at at o'clock In the afternoon until ifuiN
sher asas =, orders; Or RS. The German wirelsss
meet arshai aiKnf EdsS 5S5 an aaya app0intnis1t
conprnt,,ste nt German nan. government, would
delegation on the allies front might
OF hostilities.' 'stN' = =
The message announced that the
German plenipotentiaries would arrtvS
Guise road on Thursday vi betwen stw nhsIna isras.l
ahd fa 10 6'ciock in,the evening.
Eo.ernment was informed by cahla
a,Mnv ar0m paT,s lis, that the German armistics
lines and were due TO arrive for uhngr thai,.
meeting with Marshal Foch betWeens
anT ,T, ~ O'clock tonight. Paris time. sisiGl
me statement was authorized at. the
state Department that no informa,ion
mac oeeI received OF tao signing OF
arrival OF Dthe Germans withinTths
French lines. X 70 -
FALSE REPORT THROWS I
NATION INTO DELIRIIyN
car;a rai5e re reports that Germany had sac-
that lighting had ended, threw tss
country into dclirium to- day and
turned turned out to be the greatest hoax os
omeial assurances that tho report
via, was oIa falss failed to check mo almost
over many American cities. and miiiioflS;
or Americans will not know how tthsy
were were fooled until they read ,he morn L
>, 4 dispatch eabled from FraneSsYo
tI..,,In the United Press and picked up sand
other news asensy desa dns eoMntFy our ,S BY
tice signed at II O'clock this massimg
and lighting ended at 3 O'clock sthls
orsial dispatches from Francsato
the state Department at Washsrgtens
testify that the German commisslan-5 I.
Foeh Until 5 o'clock this his aftaFnsnns
and dispatches received tonight from
SHOW she saifaa tsat afmS my on !, the Sedan front
xt,sr cabling 70 france and resssv.
uk e't oHtCtai reply. secretary l1auslng,g &
rom lne state Department, In Sy3aE.
inEIon. issued thir statement: s;i. 81;
. the report that the arniatice with "a
Germany had beon signed is not tytfe.
y ghsn;,it dsa reached :he Departrnent sos
s.ass s sthis morninE an inquiry wasat
o'clock this afternoon tsleErass,fsffrr3
reply to that Of tho Sdepartmentgitsxs
tho armist!ce had rot set been III xsiy ,5s
and that the German rePr1seutGSiyesS
would not meet AarsnaI Eoca pniki s.,s