The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-09

Justice They observe no covenants. nc-
! crpt no principle hut force and their
! own interest We cannot come TO
| tcrIns' with them. They have made II
impossible Tho German people must
| by this time be- fully aware That we
/ cannot accept the word of those VINO
have forced this way upon us We DO
.,ot think the same thoughts or speak
| the same language o. agreement.
|; c:Ln hr aulhoritatirrly stated that
| this pronuunccmrnt vii! DC the answer
! To Prince MsLNImilian Il he replies thdt
| he speaks for the kaiser.
1t is regarded as possible. IT NOT m
decd likely. that the German mIilthrist
| leaders hoped for n curt and defiant an
S;vrr with which they could rally their
| people to give their last drops Of blood
for the prulrc;iu1I Of the fathcrlhnu
and with other rolling phrases IN when
the German official pronounccmcnts
Inbound
| Tho unanimous opinion among diplo-
! mats is that the president, b. :, care
! fully. studied. most &iullful reply, mas
robbed them of that opportunity II they
| desired il. and has Snt 10 the German
people themselves Il n"w message mat
the United States and the allies desire
nothing moro than ~ reign Of law
!
and sustained hy the organized opIniAi
OF mankind.
BERNIE Oct S.--Ttc German "mpc-
rnr. addressing the German soldiers 1T
| Rurach, Alsacc. lac in September. SAID
! Neither the French NOT the Am"rl-
cans will break through our front IN
Alsacc- Lorrat inc W. shall defend win
the Inst drnp Of our blood these prov
inccs which belong to US. ana the Al
mighty has entrusted to US to ahm!niS-
ter us His stewards. and We shall Keep
them 70: the benefit Ct their inhablthntS
and the glory. of God.
Our enemies cannot and Will not sac
coed We are under divine protection.
ROME. Oct. S.--The American amhas-
eador. Thomas Nelson Page. beng a.k"i
! for his personal opinion respecting me
| German peace proposal, SAID:
"This Is onthnE but war vancouver
| camounagcd to look like peace oheh"
s!ve."
| BALTIMORE, Oct. S-Thc Merchants
| and Manufacturers Association. the
| largest commercial organization OF ba!
! timorc. comprising more than $500 leao-
ing merchants and TAnutacturers' ~
dny adopted The following RESOLUTION
| which was nj once tclcCraphed 10 Prcs'-
dent wilson,
Nothing Will be satisfactory 70
America a.s a basis % negotiations 10 emo
tho war bot tn. unconditional surrender
Of Germany and her allies
WASHINGTON. Oct. S.-While most
congressional lealcrs tonight approved
President Wilson's note OF inquiry 10
Germany, especially his rcfusal Ia &C.
ccpt my proposal for nm aTn!stico ul'hl
tho cncmy evacuated occupied territnr?'
Srrctn- Ledge. or Massachusetts. Re-
publican Icndcr and senior minnr'tF
:nr,mbar or tho Senate foreign relations
currmittcr and Representative fcss. o.
uh!n. chn:rr1m" ~ the Republican con-
rrc.uicrnl campaign committee. cE-
prcsard kern disappointment In tho
rnurro taken by the President.
Il .:,:n i,ccn!y tllsnprHint'd ID" Haif SCI
ntnr Lodge. that tho President nj TINS
time :ihouid omtcr into II discussion Win
1h,, Impcrial German government. as no
r"s h"rr In hIs first and Second para
gruphs no nnkA for further Information
"a inyIica further discussion. 1t 10
1rur that In the Inst paragraph no IN
uuirrs whether Prince MaHlm!linn Of
l.adon rrprercnla merely the CONSTITUTED
uuthorltlra or tho German empire. Prince
NaxlniIlInn IS the chancellor OF Tho Ctr
NAN empire. appointed by the kaiser.
do not understand whnt hu can possibly