Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-08
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TOILET HuNsPASs
Suspend Fighting at Lines
German Armistice Dele
gates Go Through.
FIVE REPRESENT GERMANY

By, the Associated Pre0.
PARIS, November z I'll p.m.).-Ger-
man grand headquarters requested al
lied grand headquarters by wireless to
permit the passage Of the German
delegation for armistice negotiations
through the lines. The order was given
to cease firing: at this front at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon until further orders.
The German wireless message asking
for an appointment to meet Marshal
Foch says:
1.-THE German government would con-
gratulate itself in the interests Of hu-
mainly If tho arrival of the German
delegation on the allies front might
bring about a provisional suspension
Of hostilities."
Names Its Plenipotentiaries.
The documents published tonight
follow:
There was received the eth of No
vember at 1880 am. the following
from the German high command by
order Of the German government to
Marshal Foch:
""The German government, having
been informed through the President
of the United States that Marshal
Foch had received powers to receive
accredited representatives Of the Ger
man government and communicate to
them conditions of an armistice, the
following plenipotentiaries have been
named by it:
Matthias Erzberger Gen. n. X. A.
Winterfeld. Count Alfred Won obern:
dorf, Gen. Won Grueneu and Naval
Capt. Won Salow.
1.-The plenipotentiaries request that
they be Informed by wireless of the
place where they can meet Marshal
Foch. They will proceed by automo-
bile with subordinates Of the staff to
the place thus appointed
Orders were given to cease fire on
the front at o'clock pm. until further
orders.
"On November at 1925 am. Marshal
Foch sent the following to the Ger
man command:
II the German plenipotentiaries
desire to meet Marshal Foch and ask
him for an armistice they will present
themselves to the French outposts by
the Chimay-Fourmies-1a -GuiSe
road. Orders have been given to re-
ceive them and conduct them to the
spot fixed for the meeting.
Announces Their Departure.
"a German wireless dispatch re-
ceived November at /. pm. said:
German general headquarters to
the allies general headquarters: The
German communicated chief to Mar
shall Foch: The German plenipoten-
tiaries for an armistice leave Spa to-
day. They will leave here at noon
and reach at 5 o'clock this afternoon
the French outposts by the Chimay,
Fourmies, La Capelle and Guise road.
They will be ten persons in all, head
ed by Secretary of State Erzberger.'
N1,N QN1f -vyS- +
German was received at 1850 PM:
German general headquarters to
the allied general headquarters: The
supreme German command to Marshal
Foch: From the German outposts to
the French outposts our delegation
ing company to enable automobiles to
pass the La Capelle road. which has
been destroyed
The following wireless in German
was received at 6 p.m.: ST..
The German supreme command to
sthe German delegation will not be
able to cross the outpost line until be-
tween 8 and 10 o'clock tonight. al
Haudroy, two kilometers northwest
(northeast) Of La Capelle.'"
The message announced that the
German plenipotentiaries would ar
rive at the French outposts on the
Chimay -Guise road on Thursday, be-
tween and 10 o'clock in the even
ing.
The mission is headed by Matthias
Erzberger. secretary of state and
head of the war press department
and includes Gen. Fl. h: A. Won Win
terfeld, former military attache al
Paris; Count Alfred Won Oberndorff
former minister at Sofia; Gen.. w
Gruenen and Naval Capt. Won SaIo%
Know of Gen. Winterfeld.
PARIS. November THE Paris
papers recall that Gen. Winterfeld
was badly injured in an automobile
accident during the French maneu-
vers in 1913. He was treated with
the greatest kindness and considera-
tion. M Poincare and Gen. Joffre
visited him and the best surgeons
gave him their attention.
He was made an officer Of the
Legion Of Honor on his sick bed, and
had only just recovered when wal
was declared He was allowed to &c
to Spain and then promoted a gen.
eral. organized espionage propa.
ganda serevice against the allies
particularly against France at SaI
Sebastian.