South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-31
TRUCE TERMS
ARE NOT YET
AGREED UPON
Allies Continue Conference in
Paris and Report That
Terms Have Reached Ber-
lin is DiSCredited.
international News Service:

International News Service:
WASHINGTON. oct. 31.-Reports
from various European neutral
points saying that the allied armis-
tice terms already had reached Ber-
lin were generally discredited in Of
fetal and diplomatic circles today.
II is not believed yet that they have
been completely agreed on as the
censorship on all press dispatches
from Paris dealing with the pro-
ceedings of the various conferences
remains very strong.
Pres't Wilson is understood to be
receiving elaborate reports dealing
with the proceedings from Col.
House but all information as 10 the
contents of these cables is refused at
both the white house and the state
department.
Great Crop OF RumOrs.
Differences of international opin-
ion are being reconciled through in
formal conferences in Paris. While
an early agreement is considered
certain in official quarters here. 1t
was admitted that up to the present
they have prevented any meeting
OF the supreme war council. 1t is en-
phasized, however, that there are
no irreconcila bic difficulties present
ing themselves and that a united
diplomatic front IS certain. Delay
due to discussion. officials say, will
do much good rather than harm
The delay. however, has been re-
sponsible for the biggest crop OF
rumors Of the war They range all
the way from reports that the presi-
dent has received an offer of com
plete unconditional surrender of
Germany to a report that Germany
will withdraw her appeals for peace
and announce her intention OF fight
/ ing on.
officials however, say that these
I various reports have not the slight
est foundation in fact. that the sit
uation is developing satisfactorily
and that pending official announce
ments the people of the country
should refrain from speculation.
Propaganda Is Nipped
/ II is plain, according 10 those IN
+ best position 10 know, that there
has been a renewal of German prop
/ aganda in the United States. The
so-called supplemental note handed
I to Sec'y of State Lansing by Swiss
I Charge D'Ahaires Oederlin yester-
day was a notable instance Of this
I The note came unannOunCed but q
before the public through certain
newspaper sources was made before
the document was delivered to
+ Sec'y Lansing. The latter. as soon as
/ he read IL, saw the intention which
fathered the communication and
promptly let il he known that it
would not be made public. The rea-
son was not that the secretary had
any fear that the people OF the coun-
/ try would be deceived by il. But
+ he did not believe il fair 20 the al
/ lied governments 20 allow German
protestations Of reform to be spread
/ broadcast on the unsupported word
/ of a government that the United
\ States already has said il would not
/ accept without positive guar at ees.
Note Chapter Is Closed
officials said today that so far as
/ this government is directly concern
ed the note chapter is temporarily
/ closed The German and Austrian
appeals will be answered by the
/ president. but not until he has re-
ceived directly from The supreme
. war council the date upon which he
can tell both countries Just what
they must do 90 set peace. Mean
while there viii be no discussion OF
the diplomatic situation by any re-
. sponsible authority.