The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-23
EVACUATION UP TO
THE HIGH COMMAND.
President May Tell Teutonsj'
to Apply to Marshal
Foch for Terms.
wAEFrHeroH. oct, 22-Fhs offIcdi

wASH1HaToN, Oct. 22-Ehs official
text OF ths German reply; to 1rsstdsAt
wilson viii not be delivered BY tns
SWISS legation until tomorrow. TAS
was announced late to-day at the SsASS
department. -
that any action President WnsoA nay.
take - q result OF tho neW 0sftnA1 Note-
will await and largely b guided ~,
decision Of tho supreme WAT COUNCIL -
Franco.
shrewd diplomatic observs1s SaAA'
sorne officials take this view. tho1Hn
NO Inclination Of his own attitude Ia
como from the Pre5ident because Sd
nt isgue is q military problem-thAt Of
the evacuation Of invaded territory ~
tho German amy as the only oona1-I
ton upon which the plea for an arnas-
ttce even will be given consideratlon.
The Germans now are evacuat1n4 4St.
piun and northern Franco ~ raptd1y
al they can move before tha Eweep OF
tho allied and American soldiers eno
still maintain their organization sinoe
tic government at Berlin says they
want to get out without further Eight
ing apparently the isouo ~ ono Tor the
alilod wpr council to .deterH1ae-Woss1sx
It shall be suggested through PresldsnS
Wilson that General Pooh be appned 70
for tcrns, or whether without further
diplomatic parley tho spproaeh. OF
white flag from the German ineA 'nHH
be awaited.
reached the Swiss legation here hy
cable early today. but was not delivered
at the state department because the CD.
tire day was spent at the leSatipn ote
the tedious task Of deciding the doGu11
ton. The translation was made WIN
the greatest care by Frederick Oederla,'
the Swiss charge. because there are 9n-.
scure phrases IN the unotnGlal VeIs!oh
received yesterday by wlreiess; rs ..csrats Wfs
rendering Of the German. secretary
Lansing made an engagement for dellv-
cry Of the note at 10 o'clock tomorro"
morning.
later ms evidence that exchanges be-
tween London, Paris and washington
have been proceeding since the arrival OF
the wireless version, and that psnoinS
word from the war council OF Wn2t the
military situation demands the Presi-
dent is no hurry to know the exact yer,
hal dIffercnces between the ofrciai ana
unofficial texts. There are also reports
that any action might wait upon diplo-
matte c9nfeEsfiss ;is nan1ta,. apGn. 10 convene ="
The usual Tuesday cabinet meeting
was in session ell afternoon. NO uic1n-
her OF the official family. would ,dlSe9ss
whether ne was taken Into the Brcai-
1 One group Of officials. recalling tha:
thH Presidents reply to the request to7
an arnistice and peace negotiations wa;
characterized by him As decisiotl:
contend that this meant no further dLS-
cussion Of the issues involved would pc
tolerated. The other view, held very
GENERALLY in official circles, is that q
reply Is desirable from every standpo!ntI;i
that it will be forthcoming after fui! lI
Consideration, md that Il Will oeal'
chiefly with the immediate mlhtaTy
problems. leaving for the future sucn
things az the German denials OF cruei-
ties and ruthless destruction anc the
Ecnuineness of the proclaimed demo-
cratic regime at Berlin.
Whatever form any further diplofnatlc
exchange may take, one official pointed
out tonight, after all there Is but. one
question, are the Germans whipped"
II they are whipped and ready to sur
render when attempts at bargaining
have. failed the surrender Will come
quickly enough. az quickly as the men
who say they have superseded tho Kali
ser and the war lords In power, care TO
let the truth sink homo upon the GER
man public. ~,i
Notes approaching gradually z nnal
eapitulation serve to give the German
public the news in broken doses ana AZ
The same time to take every poselpte
chance OF finding a loophole IN Ameri-
can and allied harmony.
e"'s austria-H Hungary and Turkey were
scarcely mentioned here In to-days dis
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