The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-08
ASSOCIATED Press Despatch)

A Paris despatch dated at 42O a. m said that the
German delegates sent to meet Marshal Foch to consider
the terms Of the arnisce crossed the Allied lines
Capele last night They taken to house where
preparations made to receive them and where they
spent the night This morning they will be conducted
0 place in the Aisne department ffxed by Marshal
toch. This journey will consume about four hours
time When they arrive if their credentials found
adequate they will then be officially informed of the
terms OF the armstce and be given II hours to reply
The statement was authorized from the White
House that whenever word of the signing Of the
listce In France it would be Immediately announced
hv President Wilson himself When this statement was
ade the White House had not been advised whether the
German delegation had reached Marshal Fochs head
quarters. They were expected to reach there about
The State and War Departments at Washington
kept open all night in readiness for any nforma-
1lon that the German penpotentiaies had signed the
armisce On the basis of dispatches from France it
will take some time to get the news.
despatch from London says that the cities Of Bre-
Schwerin Ind Tst have joined in tie revolution
despatch received here from Copenhagen said that Dr.
Lebnecht is said to have arranged for IT, formation Of
soldiers council at Bremen.
A London despatch says that the British are contin-
1ng their advance along an active battlefront Field
Marshal Halg the capture Of two villages be-
tween Mons and Mtaterge.
A Paris despatch says that the French resumed
their advance along the whole front this morning The
French have reached the railway center of Lart about
:-venty miles north of Rethel
New York despatch says that millions of Ameri-
realized this morning that they had been hoaxed
into celebrating the END OF the war by the pDcatOn or
United Press dispatches yesterday declaring that the
armstice had been signed and fighting ended. Each
Four brings added official evidence that the reports
false and that Americans fooled Instead of fight
ing ended at 200 yesterday it continued throughout the
night The only point in the whole battleine where the
fighting ceased where it necessary to let the
German commissioners pass through. The Associated
Press did not receive distribute any of the despatch
which misled the Americans yesterday On the other
hand by investigation through official channels the As
socated Press was able to expose it.
A Washington despatch says that Provost Marshal
General Crowder conferred with department heads to-
day relative to the possible suspension of the November
draft calls under which 100000 men have been
dered to camp.
/ Travellers coming to Berne, Switzerland, report
that complete chaos prevails in Austria All the railroad
villages flooded with the returning armies in full dis
order. The troops pundering in their starved con-
dition to get the necessary supplies.
German resistance against American pressure west
cf the Meuse stened considerably today The Germans
are using artillery, gas and machine guns.
The village of Beaumont, where there more than
400 French civilians the particular target of the Ger
All last night they deuged Beaumont with poison
: gas. +