The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-07
PERSONAL PEACE
BID BY KAISER;
u. S. TO REJECT
Huns, Calling Wilson's Terms
"AcceptabIe,' Send Plea
Direct to America.
PRESIDENT TO HANDLE CASE
Instant Rejection to Be Bids Fate
When 1t Reaches Washington
See Foe Trying to Gain Time
German Peace impossible.

German Peace Impossible.
Berlin, Oct. 7.-Emperor William In
q proclamation to the German army
and navy dated October announced
that II have decided in accord with
my allies to once again offer peace to
the enemy, but it will be only an hon
Orable peace for which we extend our
hand" The text of the emperor's proc
lamatiOn reads:
"For months past the enemy with
enormous eXertions and almost with
out pause in the fighting has stOrmed
against your lines. In weeks of the
struggle, often without repOse, you
have had to persevere and resist
numerically far superior enemy. There
in lies the greatness of the task which
has been set for you and which you
are fulfilling. Troops of all the Ger
man states are doing their part and
are heroically defending the father
land on foreign soil. Hard is the task.
my navy is holding it's own against
the united enemy naval forces and is
unwaveringly supporting the army in
its difficult struggle.
''The eyes of those at home rest with
pride and admiration on the deeds Of
the army and the navy. I express to
you the thanks of myself and the fa
therland.
"The collapse of the Macedonian
front has occurred in the midst of the
10 r1a SfrI 1cyrr1n Tn, ND Ipr
allies / have resolved once more to Of
fer peace to the enemy, but / will only
extend my hand for an honorable
peace. We owe that to the heroes who
have laid down their lives for the IA
therland, and we make that our duty
to our children.
whether arms will be lowered Is
a question. Until then we must not
slacken. We must, as hitherto, exert
all our strength unwearily to hold our
ground against the onslaught of our
enemies.
"The hour is grave, but, trusting in
your strength and in Gods gracious
help, we feel ourselves to be strong
enough to defend our beloved father
land. WILHELM"
Sends Note to Wilson.
London, Oct 7-Prince Macmillan
of Baden, the German imperial chan
cellor, announced Saturday that he
had sent a note through the Swiss
government to President Wilson, in
which Mr.. Wilson was requested to
take up the bringing about of peace
and to communicate upon the subject
with the other belligerents.
Primo, Max's Plea.
Amsterdam, Oct. THE text of the
note forwarded by the imperial Ger
man chancellor, Prince Maximilian, to
President Wilson through the Swiss
government, follows:
"The German government requests
the president of the United States to
take in hand the restoration of peace
acquaint all the belligerent states of
this request and invite them to send
plenipotentiaries for the purpose OF
opening negotiations.
1T accepts the program set forth by
the president of the United States in
his message to congress on January
8 and In his later prOnouncements, es-
pecially his speech Of September q
as basis for peace negotiations.
"Wftn a view to avoiding further
bloodshed, the German government re.
quests the immediate conclusion OF
an ar1nistice on land and water and in
the air."
1t is announced that Turkey will
take a similar step.
Europe Looks to U. S. for Reply.
London, Oct. 7.-Prince Maximiliar
OF Baden, the imperial German chan
cellor, after announcing Germany's
peace move in the reichstag, told the
house that the government had com
hunicated with President Wiser
through Switzerland with the view t.
opening peace negotiations"
Europe looks to the United States
for an answer to the peace Overtures
made by Prince Maximilian
Americas attitude means there shal
be no compromise peace, however Sc
ductive the German offers. Well in
formed circles declare Prince Maxi
milan was made chancellor to beal
the brunt of all that has followed
Germans cavern.
President Wilson has been accept
ed as the entente spokesman and hi:
IA peace principles as their catechism
Germany now wants to know how
cheaply she can get peace, but diplO
matte circles make it plain German,
must put her cards on the table.
Not only will Germany have Il
throw up the sponge and admit defeat