Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-10-10
New Chancellor Requests Presi.
dent Wilson to Take Up
the Question.
EMPEROR GETS BUSY
Kaiser Issues Proclamation to His
Army and Navy Declaring He Has
Again Decided to Offer Terms
to the Enemy.

London, Oct. s. - Beaten on the
Western front and put out of action in
Macedonia, Germany has got out it's
peace fiddle and is playing a new tune.
Prince Macmillan in the Reichstag
and in a note to President Wilson pro-
poses an armistice. The kaiser in a
proclamation to the army and navy
.naively says he has decided to Offer
peace. At the same time he announces
the Macedonian front has collapsed in
the midst of the hardest struggle
Sends Note to Wilson.
Copenhagen, Oct. S.-Prince Maxi.
milan of Baden, the new German i'm
perial chancellor, announced in the
Reichstag that he had sent a note
through the Swiss government to
President Wilson in which he had re-
quested Mr.. Wilson to take up the
question Of bringing about peace and
to communicate with the other bellig-
erents regarding the subject.
The chancellor told the Reichstag
he had addressed his note to the Presi-
dent of the United States because Mr..
Wilson in his message to Congress on
Jan. 8, 1918, and in his later procla-
nations, particularly his New York
speech on Sept. 27, had proposed a
program for a general peace which
Germany and her allies could accept
as a basis for negotiations.
Berlin, Oct. S.-Emperor William is
sued a proclamation to the German
army and navy in which, after an
nouncing that the Macedonian front
had crnmbled, he declared that he had
decided, in accord with his allies,
again to offer peace to the enemy.
The text of the emperor's proclama-
ton reads:
Fol 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 pause, you
Ihaye had to persevere and resist a
numerically far superior enemy.
Therein lies the greatness of the task
which has been set for you and which
70 are fulfilling. Troops of all the
Herman states are doing their part
and ARE heroically defending the IA
Therland on foreign soil. Hard is the
Il task,
> "Hardest Struggle On"
My navy is holding it's own against
the united enemy naval forces, and is
unwayeringly supporting the army in
its difficult struggle.
' 'Mhe eyes of those at home rest
with pride and admiration on the
deeds of the army and the navy. ]
express to you the thanks of myself
land the fatherland.
> 1.-The collapse of the Macedonian
front has occurred in the midst of the
hardest struggle. In accord with oul
/: Mjies, I have resolved one more tt
i. offer ipeace to the enemy, but l will
oGty extend my hand for an honorable
!. peace. We 1--WE that to the heroes
who have laid down their lives for tn
/. fatherland, and we make that our dut,
( to 0ur children.
whether arms will be lowered is
u question. Until then we must no
slacken. We must, as hitherto, exer
.-a7Acuur strength unwearily to hold on
:grnund against the onslaught of GU
enemies.
1.-The hour is grace, but, trustin
I'm your strength and in Gods graciou
iheip, I'VE feel ourselves to be stron
se1sugh to defend our beloved fathe
land" .... 1 =. AnskIa ~.