Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-01


 sador Rino of Spain informing him that the Turkish request that he pro pose an armistice and peace negotia- tions, delivered by the ambassador, October 14, had been transmitted by the president to the governments at war with Turkey. Later the secretary announced that the last Austrian com munication supporting a similar ap- peal with acceptance of the stipulation of complete independence for subject nationalities, had been forwarded to Americas co-belligerents. Minister Ekengren of Sweden, in charge Of Au- strian interests was so informed verb ally, the president apparently having decided that it was unnecessary to send the written reply he was report ed yesterday to be preparing.
 One Unanswered Note
 This leaves one note unanswered, that of Count Andrassy, the Austrian foreign minister, asking Secretary Lansing to intervene with the presi- dent for favorable action on Austria's request. Since the president already has acted MT. Lansing probably will make no reply.
 Great satisfaction over the days developments was evident everywhere here, American and allied military men expressed the opinion that the only question now is whether Ger many will seek to delay the inevitable by fighting a desperate defensive cam paign alone, or accept the surrender terms now being framed.
 With Turkey and Bulgaria out ot the war and the Dardenelles and the Bosphorus in the hands of the allies Germanys hold on the east is broken Guard duty is the work left for the military forces the allies may consider necessary to keep. For the allied nav ies there remains the job of capturing or wiping out the German-controlled fleet on the Black sea. No one be- lieves that will take long.
 Are Officially Ignorant
 Officially neither the Washington government nor the allied embassies had been informed of the days events Only through press dispatches did they learn of the fall of Turkey, and they had no information through their own channels of the reported ac- tion of the Austrian commander on the Italian front in applying direct ly to General Diaz. the Italian con- mander in chief, for an armistice.
 President Wilson spent a large part of the afternoon at the state, war and navy buildings in the offices of Secre- taries Lansing and Baker. He walked over from the White House soon after word came of Turkeys collapse, but there were indications that his talk with the war and state secretaries had not so much to do with the interesting events on the battle fronts as with the exchanges constantly going on De- tween the president and Colonel House and the American representa- tives on the supreme war council
 President Smiles Broadly
 When he left Secretary La1sing's office late in the afternoon with See' retary Baker. President Wilson wore a broad smile. He remarked as be emerged into the hall crowded with two score newspaper men, this seems to be very curious crowd but be said nothing to satisfy the curiosity of the correspondents.
 The disposition of European Turkey and the Dardenelles is question brought suddenly 10 the front by the armistice which has ended Turkey's S career as an ally of Germany One thing is regarded here as virtually cer-