Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-10-25
TOrpedoing of Passenger Boats
Is Ordered Stopped, Says
Doctor SoIf.
TROOPS TO SPARE TOWNS
Declares Government Is Reformed and
the Kaiser Shorn of His Power
Washington Officials Call Note
an Awkward Attempt to
Accept Wilson's Terms.

washington, Oct. I2.-Germany'S re-
ply to President Wilson as received
by wireless is regarded here as an
awkward attempt to accept the terms
for an armistice laid down by Presi-
dent Wilson.
1t is believed to be certain that the
wireless version is garbled to an ex-
tent, and officials will await the ar
rival of the official text before reach
ing conclusions.
The general impression seems to
be that it at least does not close the
door to further exchanges.
Upon the exact language of the of
fetal text may depend whether the
president will consent to propose an
armistice to the allied powers.
Atrocity Denials ImmateriaI.
Denials of the Germans that afro
cities have been committed are inn
material. The important thing is that
atrocities now apparently have been
ordered stopped.
AS to negotiations for permanent
peace with the German government as
now constituted. that is question
aside from a cessation of hOstilitieS
under conditions imposed by the allied
commanders in the field. Before such
negotiations are entered into the
president and the allied governments
must be satisfied that the German.
war lords are powerless to reassume
control, if they now actually are out
of control
Accepts Wilson's Conditions.
The German reply received in Lon
don by wireless and transmitted here
says Germany accepts President Will
sons conditions for an armistice. 1t
declares Germany now has parlia-
mentary form of government. 1t adds
that orders have been given subma-
rine commanders not to sink passen-
ger steamers henceforth.
The reply also says Germany agrees
with the president that the military
leaders shall arrange an armistice
and the terms for the evacuation of
occupied territories. Denial is made
that the Germans have been necessa-
rily destructive in retiring from &C.
cupied territory.
Claims People Now Rule.
1t is admitted the German people
previously had no word in making war
and peace The new government re
Gently formed under Prince Maximil-
ian, the reply says, is responsible to
the reichstag and is supported by the
German people and it is this govern
ment with which the president is deal
ing. The new government, it is de-
clared, has undertaken to alter the
constitution OF the German empire to
give the representatives of the peo-
pie power over the government.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
chairman Of the senate foreign rela-
itions committee, said that, while the
German government apparently has
accepted all the requirements laid
down by President Wilson, he did not
believe the reply would lead to an i'm
mediate armistice.
LEDGE WithhoIds Comment.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,, the
Republican leader, and other senators
reserved comment until the official
text of the reply is received.
Senator Hitchcock said:
1.-THE note appears to be an accept
Iance of the presidents stipulations. In
my judgment, however, it will not lead
to an armistice Immediately. | think
the military authorities will probably
make conditions so hard that Germany
will hesitate to accept them and that
this will lead to a delay in negotiations
over an armistice. In the meanwhile
the war will go on.
Gas far as the change in the Ger
man constitution is concerned the
presidents demands have apparently
been met, although Germany avoids
stating that it was done at the presi-
dents request and seeks to give the
impression that it was done upon the
demands of the German people"
Text of the Note.
london. Oct. 22.-The text of the
German note, as received by wireless,
is as follows:
SIN accepting the proposal for an
evacuation of occupied territories the
German government has started from
the assumption that the procedure OF
this evacuation and of the conditions
of an armistice should be left to the
Judgment of the military advisers and
that the actual standard of power on
both sides in the field has to form the
basis for arrangements safeguarding
and guaranteeing this standard.
"The German government suggests
to the president that an opportunity
should be brought about for fixing the
details.
at trusts that the president of Che
United States will approve of no de-
mand which would be irreconcilable
with the honor of the German people
and with opening way to peace of
Justice.
Protects Atrocity Charges.
'The German government protests