Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-09
Between Defeat on Field and
Revolution at Home Little
Choice Is Given.
WASHINGTON KEPT ADVISED
Lansing Announces Develop
mcnts Momentous ConSd-
sidcration Of Truce.
KAISER PLAYS LAST CARD
For Last Time Emperor Sits
WASHINGTON KEPT ADVISED
KAISER PLAYS LAST CARD
For Last Time Emperor Sits
At Headquarters to Pass
On Hun Action.

WASHINGTON, Nov S-Th,
question Of whether Germany VII,
surrender immediately or wait to be
crushed between the advancing al
led and American armies on tho
west front and the revolution "a,
home. rested tonight with an extra
ord.rl-v conference at German great
hcl.gsr'n-s Marsha Fprh has
given until II O'Clock Monday morn
irg Paris time, for the answer
\, 'ao conference the kaiser is re-
ported 70 be. perhaps, appearing for
thp last time as supreme war lord
and, according TO German wireless
reports. GeGying the civilians who are
cooking through submission to the
inevitable to save something out OF
tho wreck Of an empire. A courier
was due some time during the night
with the tex, Of the American and
allied a~mis'ice terms. handed 10
the German cnvoys behind the lines
tht. morning by Marshal Foch. He
carried the word. sent ahead by
wireless that the allied commander
!r-ch.ef had refused provisional
cessation Of hostilities and demand
ed an answer within ~ hours.
Government Is Advised.
Tho American government was
advised from Paris late today OF
me reception Of the Germans by
Marshal Foch at 1926 o'clock in the
morning and its result. Secretary
lansing Immediately made the news
public AZ the state departme mt.
Later unofficial information ~ the
movements 81 the German courier
and kroWlodCe OF the difficult roads
ove- which he must travel for 100
miles after leaving the allied lines
led 10 the concern that he could not
70, back with reply before to-
morrow. even II not kept waiting
for a decision.
In the meantime the result is
awaited here with entire confidence
aud calm. American and allied mil
'arv men say the end must come
quickly one way or the other: that
II the Germans are unable 10 agree
among themselves and accept the
allied terms the problem will be
settled for them with no great de-
lay Some believe that acceptance
8 assured and will be FASTENED, now
that a final effort to bubble with
hOS'i'.ties stopped is ended. on the
theory that even the kaiser himself
must realize that unless peace IS
made quickly there will be no gov
eminent in Germany to make II.
Ecy.ya's IN New York and else
whore today Of the premature peace
demonstrations started yesterday by
tho false report OF the signing Of
The armistice led President Wilson
N direct Secretary Lansing to an
roGnce that as soon as any decision
N regard TO the armistice was
reached it would be made public i'm
mediately bv tho government and
thai any statement that news re-
garfi0g this event was being with
he'd was utterly false.
An Interesting question was raised
hy the statement in the report to the
American government on which Sec
re,ary lansing based his statement
That the German ENJOYS came with
fun powers. Since the delegates did
not use fu'l powers either 10 sign or
reject tho terms and instead referred
'hom 70 grand headquarters, It was
regarded here as certain that they
came with the hope Of accomplishing
something more than the signature
~ an armistice It was believed their
purpose was to inject matters which
can he considered only at the peace
Conference
Il has been made very clear, how
ever. and emphasized today in otti-
cial dispatches. from France, that
Marshal Foch's powers were limited
strictly 70 tho drastic military pro
gram prescribed by the supreme war
council q, Versailles.