Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-18
LONDON INTERESTED In
NEW PEACE RCMORS

LONDON, Wednesday, Oct. I6.-When
London's population was going home
from work tonight, .newsboyS were lust
lily shouting the news of the abdication
OF Emperor William and Germany's un-
conditional surrender. Papers sold like
wildfire, the rumOr causing intense eN-
element and qualification, but there
were no unusual demonstrations. The
public il becoming surfeited with news
of big events.
AS the evening wore on groups of
The city, anxious to learn the latest
news. Newspaper offices were inun-
dated with telephone inquiries of the
same nature, there being the greatest
curiosity on the part of the people to
learn the latest developments.
The fact that the meeting of the
/ reichstag, scheduled for today, was
postponed, coupled with the menacins
advance of the allied troops in Elan
'ders, created a general disposition to
believe that Germany would accept
President Wilson's terms.
There was an air of great expectancy
in the hobbies Of parliament and there
was much activity in Downing street
and at the foreign office All ambas-
sailors now in the city hurriedly visit
ed government offices to consult min
listers. bat up to 10 o'clock no official
information as to the situation in Ger
many had been received at the foreign
KAISER is EXPECTED
TO GIVE UP THRONE
LONDON. oct. 17.-Rumors relating
to the course Germany may take to-
ward replying to the note from Presi-
dent Wilson form the main features OF
this mornings papers. Some are con-
WINGED that Germany's unconditional
Aithough the statement issued at the
foreign Office last night SHOWS that yes
terday's rumors were premature. extra,
ordinary reports concerning internal
conditions in Germany are printed. Some
newspapers take it for granted that
Emperor William will aDdicate. The tx
press says that for some time ne mas
been sending his valuables to Hol-
some editorials express the view that
the disappearance of the emperor Is I'M
material Alteration of the German con-
stitUtIon, by which civil power would be
admitted to share in the control of mat
tiers pertaining to the war, IS SUD
ject OF utmost importance; BY this al
iteration the emperor would cease 10 De
the supreme war lord.
This STEP" says the Daily News,
means broadly that the KAISER mas
surrendered to President wilson ana Is
equivalent TO an admission that all Is
lost"
The Express claims to have trust
worthy Information to the erect that
Germany's surrender is imminent, add
"A great civil upheaval is beginning.
The Socialists of Germany, fearing tha'
anarchy IS ABOUT 10 set III anu us
TO save the country from Russia's ex-
perience with the Bolshevlkl. nave pre-
pared a scheme of government to take
the reins if. or when the kaiser abdi-
Gates. in order that it may exercise an
immediate steadying influence"
GERMAN PUBLIC Is
PREPARED FOR TURK PEACE
AMSTERDAM. Wednesday, Oct. 10
German newspapers are preparing the
public for an announcement of Tur-
kev's withdrawal from the war. on
T,riesday the Frankfort Gazette printed
i dispatch from Constantinople TO the
eject that f2r-reaching events were
impending there. The dispatch said
. that in the Nilayet of Smyrna repreSen-
IItiyes of American and British bust
ress interests have maintained through
out the war cordial relations with the
GOVERNOR Rahme Bey, the uncTowned
king of Smyrna" with whom Constan-
l!nople has never dared to interfere
{ The newspaper says that despite the
rupture of diplomatic relations, many
bridges still lead from Constantinople
20 Washington"
Robert college and the Girls college
On the Bosphorus as well as the Amer
can university at Beirut and other ed
uca tional institutions were permitted to
continue work during the war. They
were supplied with food from Bulgaria
as many students in tFeSe institutions
came from Bulgarian families of the
upper class. 1t was through these
channels, according to the newspaper S
correspondent, that first overtures were
made to Washington looking to the
withdrawal of Bulgaria from the war
! COUNTS DECLARED WAR;
PEOPLE WILL HAVE PEACE
ZURICH. Switzerland, Oct. 1.-THE
counts declared war. but the represen-
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