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and crews seek to make their way to
safety; and In their present enforced
withdra wal from Flanders and France
the German armies are pursuing n
course Of wanton destruction. which
has always been regarded ~ In direct
violation Of the rules ana practices
OF civilised warfare. Cities and WI.
lagos, IL not destroyed, are being
stripped OF all they contain not only.
but often of their very Inhabitants.
The nations associated against Ger.
many cannot be expected to aGree to
n cessation OF arms while acts Of inhu.
manity, spoliation and dcsolation are
being continued. which they justly look
upon with horror and with burning
hearts.
IL Is necessary also, In order that
there may be no possibility of misun,
anding, that the President should
very soiemniy call the attention of the
Government of Germany to the Ian.
guage and plain intent OF one of the
terms OF peace which the German
Government has now accepted. II Is
contained In the address Of the Presi.
dent delivered at Mount Vernon On
the Fourth Of July last. II " o. fol
lows:
""The destruction cf every srbitrary
power anywhere thaf can sepArsaety.
serretiy and Of ks singlc choice eFis-
turb the peace Of the world: a.. n II
cannot be presently destroyed. at least
its reduction to virtual impotency.
The power which has hitherto con.
trolle1i the German nation II Of the
sart here described. 1t u within the
choice OF the German nation to alter
II. The Presidents words 3ust quoted
naturally constitute a condition prece-
dent TO peace, II peace Is TO come BY
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Department of State. Oct. IA. 1918.
The Secretary OF State makes pub
Nc the foilotcin0:
From the Secretary OF State to the
Charge d'Affaires Of Switzerland. ad
Interim. In charge Of German inter-
ests In the United States:
Department of State, Oct. II, 1918.
"Sir-In reply to the communication
OF the German Government. uated the
18th instant. which you handed me to-
day. ! have the honor to request you
to transmit thc following answer:
The unqualified acceptance by the
present German Government. and by
large majority OF the German Reichs-
tag, ~ the terms laid down by the
President II the United States Of
America in his address to the Con.
gress of the United States on the Sth
OF January. 1918, and In his subse.
quent addresses justifies the Presi.
dent in making frank and direct
statement of his decision with regard
to the communications of the German
Government OF the sth and 18th OF
October, 1918.
1T must be clearly understood that
the process Of evacuation and the cen.
ditions Of an armistice are matters
which must be left to the Judgment
and advioe of tle military advisers II
the Governments Of the United States
and the Allied Governments. and the
President feels II his duty to say that
no arrangement can be accepted by
the Government of the United States
w'lsisl, does not provide absolutely sat.
isfaSfory safeguards and guarantees
Of the maintenRnce ef the present
military supremacy Of the ARMIES VI
the United States and Of the At,tes In
the field. He feels confident that he
can safely assume that this will also
be the Judgment and decision OF the
Allied Governments.
THE President feels that II IL also
his duty to add that neither the Gov.
ernment o. the United States nor, he
is quite SURE. the GOyernIpents With
which the Government Of the United
States is associated as a belligerent
will consent to consider an armlstice
10 long ~ the armed ferces ~ Ger.
many continue the Illegal and inhu.
name practices which they stih per.
sist In.
AT the very time that the German
Government approaches the Govern.
ment Of the United States with pro,
posals OF peace Its submarines are en-
gagged In sinking passenger ships at
sea- and not the ships alone. but the
very boats in which their passengers
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GERMAN PAPERS "PALNED"
BY NOTE OF SURRENDER
Some Edcs Merely Lament Others Urge Plans Restore Wha
Wsr Has Dcsfroycd IN Ccepcrston
. With World

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tne note. The CONSERVATIVES ana psH
OF the National Liberals. however. con-
r'oer tne note a. oefmanys eompeAs
Suffendef
Norwaerts says that the answer was
what co,,,d nav. n.es .xcectsA The
~'S '"h' !" ""e ."~" po"S"'e
that further military decisions Will not
come into cous,s,er.tiou eoos the MAO.
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euce table. and that conference wh'en
assemblies tn make var 10 impossibIe
foreve, he,w~.c civii,xcd ,,rov,es. yor-
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"ets s"eses IVA. '"e s"e"' ''s"'"
by Doctor Soif an answer from
the German people. and that under
so,s. .,~,.,,,. r,,,,,o,. NJ .lxn.turex
80.
OF men ana women eou'o "e s'"" ""'
want ts end the war.
The raseblatt calls attention TO the
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'"". WV
al the state secretaries oy 'he Ne'c"S-
command and the federal council, and
a,so nv n ,arwe majority of the Rc,chs-
tag, Never before. Il says. was q
uoiIcv In Germany carried out with
such co-operstion.
hsrsh"ra s"r strons rohcy
George Bernhard. In the vossische
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AUTOCRACY'S END NOW IN SIGHT
is VIEW IN NATIONAL CAPITAL

In being pounded to death In the field,
they declared, and the only thing Oer.
many can hope to save from the wreck.
age Is to prevent the war being car.
ried across her border. And that can
be accomplished only at the price OF
putting herself as utterly at the mercy
Of the victors a. did Bulgaria.
Military opinion appeared to Ne In
full agreement that in enunciating the
policy that absolute safeguards and
guarantees OF the present military
supremacy" Of American and Allied
forces must control any armistice
agreement, President Wilson had piac.
ed 1t beyond the power OF Germany
to reap any beneHt from an insincere
move toward peace.
President Clears Atmosphere
The Presidents reply. ending talk of
an armistice until the Germans are
ready to surrender and finally closing
the door to peace negotiations with
Kaiserism, was on the cables today, II
It actually had not arrived at Berne.
Only a few hours should be required
for its delivery at Berlin through the
Swiss Foreign Once.
-Everywherc the feeling Is apparent
that the atmosphere II clearer than
before Prince Maximiiian came for
ward with his peace drive: that the
purposes of the United States and the
Allies are more than ever clearly
stated. and that powers In Berlin and
the German people now must see the
futility OF further attempts to avert
the defeat In sight by compromise.
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CAMBRIA RUIN DELIBERATE
ne Bombs Destroy City After
Its Occupation

I'M the Canadian Forces In the Field,
~ 1B.-Engineers. aided by battaiions
infantry and by the dropping Of the
Irh wind, have succeeded. after des-
10 efforts. In checking the Cambria
~ but the heart of the city had been
I'D out and also the suburbs on the
~ side.
Ear6ful investigation has established
@rund question that Can.bral has been
111royed deliberately. No sooner was
civilian population evacuated 10
*1<nctennes than the homes were given
~ % sack by the soldiers. outwardly
n<re<ts and houses bear a respectable
|11rance: within all is litter and ruin
M the lust for loot led 70 useless
uanton destruction. ff
p af<icle OF intrinsic value that could
@nfrted away remains. Particularly
1cIent was the destruction OF mu-
& and rsllCious sdtacss. wheu the
Inne taak complete pQssesgioa 0f
~ 4 vac virtually intact. A little
rop1d intervals time-fuse explo-
on1pred. setting on incendiary
ron Ger Marwits = deoIsrsd
(>le for shs destsVcuea Is
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their fate is In Wilson's hands. that with
the coming Negotiations a number Of
problems will be discussed which are
very painful for German patriots who
have not considered them az problems
until recently. but as facts.
without doubt the Aisace-I.orraine
question has been maze an international
question by negotiations on wilson's
points" Bernhard proceeds. ut has now
passed the viewpoint Of autonomy to
which Prince Max held In his last
Reichstag speech. to say. nothing OF
kuehimann's never II cannot be de-
nied that by unconditional recognition Of
wilson's points. international discues'on
on precious parts OF the Pruxsian mon.
archy must he admitted. although not
necessarily defniteiy settled. But even
the idea that these questions become In
ternationai is painful to a degree"
Lokai An.eisrr "shakea"
The I.okai Ansciger says no German
can read the answer 20 Wilson without
being shaken to the depths Of his soul.
Germany declares herself ready for
peace after four years Of suffering. She
will have to suffer long. however, the
conference turns out. hut the most pain
full thing Of all Is that imperial territory
Ia to be Internationally discussed. The
paper says that responsibility for the
note and It's copsequneces fall on many
shoulders. but firstly on the new Gov
ernment, and that the wish to end the
war before all Europe Is destroyed con.
tributed to the desire for peace.
oOo. aAya nj a re IN ys tha TaLa, n.
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German Newspaper Bors
Unconditional Surrender


Ams1er1aa, Oct. Is. - The Co
iogne Gazette. referring 10 the sus.
gested evacuation Of German oc-
eupied territories. gives testimony
ms to what such action means to
Germany. The newspaper says:
what are siegfried positions and
towns and villages? The main
thing is that the uerman front
maintain continuity. Even though.
connjing In President wilson's love
Of peace. we consent to the evacu-
alton Of occupied regions. then our
battiepreparcd army. our intact
feet and our strong nation at home
guarantee that the German people
cannot be forced into unconditional
surrender"
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CnntiassA from Pnge One

Contisse1 from Page One
Turkey and that the note to Germany
will be permitted to soak in before
Austria or Turkeys hears from us.
The German diplomacy is to hold
Austria true to the central alliance.
The American diplomacy Is to sep
arste Austria from it II Germany by
her recusancy forces us to do so.
With regard to Austria the cards
all seem to be In Mr.. Wilson's hands.
Austria must have peace. Official In.
formation Is that her internal political
and economic situation is growing
daily worse.
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U. S. DELAY PAINS AUSTRIA
Dislike Of Monarchy by Presiden,
Wilson Seen
Rx the Associafed Press

naais, oct. 15.-America's failure to
respond to the Austrian peace note has
produced painful impression In Aus
tria. according to Vienna dispatch to
the Frankfort Gazette. H.
1t Is not known what this silence
means and the public is asking II Presi-
dent Wilson Is not indicating sentiment
little favorable toward the Austrian
monarchy.
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Philadelphia Pvess

There will be no armisti,e, not now.
The President has seen new light.
There In something more to be con-
sidered than the fourteen peace points
that the German Government 80 quickly
accepted.
Again the President enlarges on the
thiness of the German Gov
ernment and the impossibility Of deal
ing with the German nation until they
alter their Government. This Insist
ence looks like slamming the door on
the peace overtures of Germany and
putting an end to them for the present.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-15
Ne,o York Sun

They Who have seemed 20 see In his
tthe PresidentD correspondence with
the archenemy of the world democracy
and civilization a swervins from the
straight line Of action 80 frequently and
so ably defined by him In previous ut
terances, or disposition TO substitute
dialecties for force without stint, will
be greatly reassured this morning They
will recognise In this anal rejection OF
the German tentative the same spirit
that now animatss the united American
people. They will perceive that the
document signed by Robert lansing
aims at nothing short OF the complete
victory for which this nation, liks France
and Great Hritain and Italy and Bel
gium and all the rest. Is oontsnding
with single purpose and with sacrifices
unparalleled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-15

Tho Prsstdent's answer to Germany
will stir the blcod Of the American reo-
pie and command their instant assent by
acclamation. To Its requests for an
armistice and q discussion Of the terms
of peace he replies with an unsparing
candor behtting communications ad-
dressed to a brutal Government. No
peace will be concluded with Germany
until he has made an end Of the
Hehenzolievn autocratic rule conditions
of evacuation and armistice must be
left to the judgment and advice OF
Foch and Hatu ana Pershing and Diax |
long as the armed forces OF Germany.
on land and sea. .'continus the Illegal
- 1nhnnans proe&Aesa uhisA shsy pps-
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CANNOT MAKE PEACE
WITH KAISERISM
By the Associated Press

VdsHiHstOn, OCt. ~.
Unconditional surrender by Ger.
many was the Interpretation put on
President Wilson's answer to the
German plea for peace by both
American and Allied military ON.
cials here. Only by absolute sur
render, they said, can the enemy now
prevent the terminating evidence Of
his defeat-invasion of Germany.
No peace with Kaiserism; autee.
raey must 60; no armistice can even
be thought Of while Germany con.
tinues her strocities on land and sea !;
none can be considered unless II fully
rs dictated by the Allied commanders
In the Geld In such terms as abso-
lutely provide safeguards and guar.
antees that Germany's heart will not
be . "serap Of paper"
This, in . few words, is the Presi-
dents answer.
Beyond question it speaks for the
Entente Allies as well as the United
States. The dispatch of the Presi-
dents reply was followed by the
Issue Of this formal statement al
the White House by Secretary
Tumulty:
The Government will continue 10
send over 25o,000 men with their
supplies every month and there will
be no relaxation Of any kind.
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Ne,p York Herald
Ne,p York World

The Presidents answer to the German
note Is the answer of the American peo-
pie. There can he no doubt that It 10
likewise the answer Of the British and
French peoples. Democracy will not
come to terms with autocracy IL the
German people are sincerely desirous Of
peace-and we believe they are-they
must begin at home by establishing =
government with which honest men can
deal.
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Baltimore Sun

The Presidents answer leaves the
door open, to use the familiar metaphor
1t leaves the door open to the Ger
man people, II they will kick out the
Kaiser. cease their atrocities and then
accept such terms as the Allied Gov
ernments will grant. 1t invites peace.
but only on these conditions. A terrible
ment given out coincidently at the
white House that this nation will con.
tinue TO send 100000 soldier to Europe
monthly.
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SEARCH FOR EX-CZARINA
Austrian Consul at Moscow Asks
BOlsheyik for Information

Rome. Oct. l4,-As a result Of
the interest shown by Pope Benedict
in the former Eupress Of Russia and her
the Austrian consul at Mos
COW has made inquiries of the Boil
shevik authorities relative 10 the former
empress and her family. He was In.
formed that their whereabout are un-
known. As these afiirmations are
doubted. reliable persons have been COM
mossioned to make further investigation.
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OLM
|PPLAUSE HERE
61nincnt Citizens Praise
kcsident's Note With
Enthusiasm
EANT NO NEGOTIATION
s.. ~
liliuasrs' Tclesrams Urge
Unconditional Sur.
render
FANT NO NEGOTIATION

| Onatinted and enthusiastic praise OF
~ Presidents reply to Germany was
voIcfd today by prominent Philadel-
tAlaps
George wharton Pepper. chairman Of
nc Pennsylvania Council OF National
Defense. today expressed extreme grati-
0catfon over the reply sent to the GER
man Covernment by President Wilson.
ssThc President took the wisest pos
>1hle course IN his note to the German
1overnment," he declared. 1T virtual
~ 'sews up the situation for the Ger
Wans.
# do not feel that any extended COM
ment II necessary. The Presioen, nas
ncfed. But he could have expressed MS
6ecision in the frst message he sent TO
~ German Chancellor. Il would have
eayed sleepless nights for many IN shis
ecuntry.
~Mr. Wilson no doubt received many
messages pointing out to MIN tne
American peoples desire for notnlng
short Of complete military victory. The
views expressed by thep ress OF Lon
I 1cn snd Paris were signlhcant, snos"s
Z. they did a thinly veiied anxiety.
"The adoption of any other course oy
m President would have been a griev-
/ eus mistake. II would have amounted TO
Z national calamity. But his note Is
ccmpietely satisfactory. believe"
NJ. Pepper yesterday telegraphed 70
~xerv STATE council Of defense In the
o,untry, giving II as the sense OF the
/, Pennsylvania council that negotiated
I n<ace was not desired by the American
( People
/ He received numerous replies to his
l Ssessage. he said this morning. One was
lbom the Texas council
~The Texas council is great admirer
. u. Do danl In rod
~and its reply showed Il was in com.
. piefe accord with the views of the Penn
nyIyania council They took the stand
kovever, that the President could be
( 6epended upon to adopt the right
1 o0urDe."
Among other Endorsements of the COM
. mvuication were:
Among the Endorsements Of the new
; standardization were the following:
aENATOR sPROUL. Republican can
/ 6Idate for Governor: That's first rate /;
/. h's bully
!, ALBA II. JOHNSON, president OF the
/, baldwin Locomotive Works: I'm glad
u hear IT, Great Liberty Loan news"
I MANUEL T. BODINE. president
! ~ Cnited Gas Improvement Company;
~0reat news. but It Is only what we
expected. 1t will hcarten the people.
herp them In the fighting mood. The
---.[ - 49,. -. -, 49, aho,, r.a,a
"" .s,.'o So.
ccu'o sccep, an uneo"us'
naeE Only. IL srea. NEWS io' ''e
&sDerty bohd committees.
51 FVsEf rASSMonh' soVeInor y,
ne Third Fcderai reserve D'str'c, anu
director of fourth Liberty Loan here !:
S1plendid. That note meets the expec-
oAtion of the American people. 1t will
Qjnpel the anxiety OF the country. IL
II what we hoped-and expected Presi-
4eat Wilson would say"
t. HHFINGHAM II. MORRIS. president
~ the Girard Trust Company; II
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Leading American newspapers unani-
mously and heartily indorse 'tns Pres'-
dents reply to Germany. Comment is as
follows:
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Will Be Forced to Accept

There Is no doubt among officers
that sooner or later the enemy will
be compelled to accept these uncom.
promising terms. The German army
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MORE O1RANTo VICTIMS DIE
Five u. S. Soldiers Succumb to
Pneumonia

Retsast. Oct. iy.--pIys mcre American
soldiers. r. c.. Mcmahon. M. J. Cave
hascine. J. Clifton, e. Know,ton and ~
Marshall. all artillerymen. haye died
from pneumonia contracted at the time
the transport Otraht0 was wrecked.
vsprv wcre buried yesterday.
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PRESS LAUDS WILSON'S
ANS WEIR TO GERMANY
Nothing Could Be More Adequate, Is United Op'n1o"
Newspapers Stand SolidIy Behind Presidents De.
n,and for Abdication of Hohenzollerns

sist In" That Is President Wilson's
answer to the German proposal Of the
sth and i2th OF October, II Is an
American answer. given by great
American. and II gives voice to the
deep convictions of the whole Ameri-
can people. Tho President. we may
feel sure, has not reached this mo-
mentous conclusion without a full under.
standing with the Powers associated
with us In the war 1t Is n summons
the German people cannot disregard.
Nep York Herald
The reply sent yesterday Is the best
possible proof that the interlude con-
sisting of the Presidents questioning OF
the German Imperial Chancellor and
that functionary's reply was az unneces-
sary as II was futile. II, In any re-
spect, the Presidents reply seems in
adequate a to the American people II will
be in the absence from II of any men
tion of reparation and punishment
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Providence (R. ~ Journal

The American people viii heartily ap-
prove the declaration Of the President.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-16

Mrs. v. d. Taylor and George Porter re-
turned home Saturday from Dallas. Texas.
where they have been during the winter
Charles Taylor of Maiden, Mass, is
visiting at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. V. D. Taylor and other rela-
tives.-Alden Sears and family have
moved from their farm which they re-
Gently sold. into the e. c. Thayer tene-
ment house on River street, formerly &C.
cupied by Mrs. Anna wilson,. C.
Richards Of Newport visited his sister,
Mrs. Anna Wilson, last week and Friday
morning left for Minneapolis, Mimi,
where he will be employed in the Pills
bury companys -four sheds. Mr.. Richards
has been employed several years in the
companys sheds at Newport Red Cross
Day at the Rounds store last Monday
Melted S27 for the local Red Cross. The
Rounds company giving 10 per cent of all
cash sales on that day.-Lieut. Paul II.
Gates Of Fort Adams, n. l.. Mrs. Merle
II. Davis of Fort Preble. Maine Miss
Bernice Riley and Winslow Gates of
Franklin we're visitors last week at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Labarre.
The game Of baseball played between
the Rlchford town team and the Richford
high school team. played on Island park
Saturday afternoon, was won by the high
school team, the score being 0 to s.-Mr.
and Mrs. r. w. Adams returned home
Saturday night from Pasadena, CAL,
where they passed the winter at the home
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-16
EAST CHARLOTTE

The body Of Mrs. Pouchette. VINO died in
Hinesburg. was brought here for bur-
ial in the Catholic cemetery Thursday
morning.-G. M. Hazard, Miss Hazard.
Miss Tracy Miss Dow and Miss Bessie
Dow attended the Sunday school con-
vention in Essex Junction last week.
Nell Carpenter of Colchester. a student
at the University of Vermont, Is in
Charlotte to spend the summer vacation
with his brothers family and engage
in farm work.-Dr. Arthur L. Emo, who
has been a substitute professor of Eng
fish in the University of Vermont for
one year, returned home last week.
Ascension Day services were held
Thursday morning at Our Lady Of
Mount Carmel Church.-G. NJ Hazard
and daughter. Miss Evelyn, and the
Rev. Mr.. Place motored to Montpelier
Friday to attend the war convention
Winfield Towers Of Shelburne came
Friday to spend the weekend with his
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield
Scott.-Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Foote Wis
tied their brother-in-law Mr.. PAYNE.
who is a patient at the Mary Fletcher
hospital Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. J, r. Gill
and two sons were guests of Mrs.
Gills parents. Sunday.-H s.. Fonda
and family motored to Jericho Sunday
morning and spent the day with their
daughter, Mrs. Beers. Due observance
was made of the day as being the
birthday anniversary of two members
Of the family party.