The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-06
ELECTION MAY CHANGE RULE IN CONGRESS
United Press
War Summary

flag on the field Immediately or SUBJ
NIT to even more drastic terms than
contained in the armstlce drawn up
at the Versailles conference.
That Is the impression prevailing
In Europe, according to a dispatch
from Paris today.
Amsterdam advlces said the Ger
man government had appointed a
commission Of two admirals and two
generals to deal with armistice ne
gotiations. These included Admiral
Won Hintze, former German foreign
secretary, and General Winterfelt,
former military attache at Paris.
A proclamation issued by the Ger
man government urged the people to
remain orderly, If they do not wish
to delay peace. At the same time 1t
appealed to them to be united for an
honorable peace.
! With German action on the arm
istice pending, the allied armies
sureed forward again today in the
great battle which 10 expected to
force the enemy into quick accept
ance of the armfstice, or result In
trapping great portion Of the Ger
man armies along the southwestern
edge Of the Ardennes, from the Mau-
beuse-HIrson region southeastWard to
the vicinity Of Sedan and Montmedy
The British during the night ad-
vanced to within four miles and
half Of Maubeuee.
The French, after maintaining con-
tact with the German rear guards
during the night, resumed the at
tack along the whole front from the
Sambre to the Ardennes canal this
morning. They advanced about three
miles at several points, capturing
Barry, MarfontaIne, Voharies and
! Barby, and reached the outskirts Of
| Lametz and La Cassine.
Italian troops cooperating with the
French took lie Thucl and advanced
to the Purtaut river.
On the left of the American first
army the French crossed the Aisne
4 between 1ethel and Attigny, virtual
lily isolatlng those towns, and carried
their lines to within eight miles OF
Sedan and eleven miles of Mezieres.
The Americans, enlarging their
gains along the east bank Of the
Meuse, captured Dun and advanced
to within five miles Of the Sedan
Metz railway. West of the river
they passed Stonne.
Germany Must Pay.
[By J. w. T. Mason, United Press
War Expert.l
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-The allied
powers have added the principle OF
an indemnity to the peace terms to
be enforced on Germany, and have
pronounced against any radical
change in the exercise OF sea power.
These are the two most important
, facts that must now go before the
German government for consideration
In connection with Marshal boch's ar
. mistice conditions. They are supple
. mentary to President Wilson's four
teen points and they will play far
, reaching part in the peace negoua-
tionS.
The principle of an indemnity is
stated III the form of compensation
to be paid by Germany for damage
done to allied civilians and thell
property by land, sea and air. This
means that Germany not only must
| restore ravaged Belgium, northern
France and Serbia, but must also pay
, for the damage done by the murder
Gus air raids directed against the
civilian population OF France and
Great Britain and for destruction al
sea by the piratical acts OF the
kaiser's submarines. The Germans
Will thus have to remunerate rela
tiyes of civilians murdered on the
: high seas and also must pay for all
: merchant ships illegally sunk. mus
, Germany will not be allowed to es
cane free of financial penalties fol
, the brutal manner in which she has
, dfsregarded all laws of civilization.
, On the subject of freedom of the
seas. Germany has clung to the hope
l that she would be able to separate
America from the allies and thus gair
. a victory at the peace conference fol
. Teutonic cunning and subtlety. The
!. freedom of the seas demanded by the
. Germans is for the purpose of max
ing Germany immune to any blockade
q in future wars Germany wants the
Q principle established that by freedom
, of the seas all countries contiguou!
e to Germany, such as Holland ant
Q Scandinavia shall be able to act a!
: German agents and import whateve
|. goods they wish during war time TO
,Germany's benefit. If this principle
were now in force, neutral shipping
could carry food and war supplies t
! Holland and Scandinavia for the US
! of the Germans while America ant
y the allies stood helpless to interfere
;, One of the principal reasons for tn
g collapse of Germany's allies is tn
i scarcity Of food in the central en-
|. pires. With the doctrine of freedom
!. of the seas, interpreted as German
4 wants 1t. there would have been n
}. such food shortage as the Teutonf
v allies have suffered, and the demo
e cratic nations would not be as nea
i victory as they are.
The Germans will not get that kin
\ of freedom of the seas out of tn
? peace conference.
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