Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-10-26
T0rpedoing 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. 22.-Germany's re-
/ ply to President Wilson as received
/ by wireless is regarded here as an
awkward attempt 10 accept the terms
for an armistice laid down by Presi-
/ dent Wilson.
1t is believed to be certain that the
/ wireless version is CARRIED to an ex-
/ tent and oficials will await the ar
| rival Of the official text before reach
ing conc usions.
The general impression seems 10
/ 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 viii consent to propose an
armistice TO the allied powers.
! Atroeity Oenials lmmateral.
Denials Of the Germans that afro
/ cities have been committed are i'm
material. The important thing is that
atrocities now apparently have been
ordered stopped.
! Is TO negotiations for q permanent
/ peace with the German government as
/ now constituted. that is q question
! aside from cessation of ho>tilitieS
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 p0werless To reasSume
/ control if they now actually are out
/ OF control
/ Accepts Wilson's Conditions.
/ The German reply received in Lon
I don by wireless and transmitted here
/ says Germany accepts President VIII
! sons conditions for an armistice. II
( declares Germany now has parlia-
/ mentary form Of government. II 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
/ ami the terms for the evacuation of
/ occupied territories. Denial is made
/ that the Germans have been necessa-
/ rily destructive in retiring from oc-
/ cupied territory.
/ Claims People Now Rule.
Ii 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 rcichstag 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-
| lions 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 Withholds 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:
The note appears to be an accept
ance Of the presidents stipulations. In
my judgment, however x will not lead
10 an armistice Immediately, l think
the military authorities will probably
make conditions SO hard that Germany
will hesitate TO accept them and that
this viii lead TO delay in negotiations
over an armi~tice. In the meanwhile
the war will 20 on.
"As 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 SIS follows:
In 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 thar an opportunity
should be brought about for fixing the
/ details.
! "It trusts that the president of The
+ United States viii approve Of no de-
mand which would he irreconC.lahle
/ With the honor of the German people
and with opening a way to a peace Of
( Justice.
Protests Atrocity Charges.
''The German government protests