The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
NO TRUCE YET MADE
WITH THE GERMANS


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Press was questioned. The most POSI-
tive assurances of the accuracy or the
news again we're given by that organi-
cations representatives.
The Associated Press Mt "a p. NJ
sent out the following bulletin:
NEW York, Nov THE New York
News Bureau. when Is afliliated with
the Central News, sent out despatch
on its financial tickers this afternoon
under London date reading AZ follows
AT $40 O'Clock this afternoon tho
Foreign Office announced that II had no
confirmation of the report that Germany
had accepted the armtstice conditions"
At 2.l5 o'clock the state Department
denied that an armistice had been
signed. This denial, II was explained.
was based upon a despatch from Paris.
Fol wing the announcement In denial
by State Department, the United
Pres e"' out this despatch
Omcial Denial From Paris.
| "WAsHrNoToN. Nov. 1.-THE State De.
par,ment received an official message
| from Paris shortly after 2 o'clock this
! afternoon, saying that the arinistice had
not been signed at the time that message
was filed. The United Press message
announcing the signing OF the armlstice
and the cessation OF hostllitles was filed
In Paris late this afternoon, undoubtedly
considerably later than the message re-
ceived by the State Department.
Official advices here stated that the
commissioners at the front were to meet
late this afternoon. This fact, checked
| UP with the transmission of the United
Press cable message. which was passed
by the censor in Paris. showed that
there was sufficient time for the cable
message 10 have reached New York at
~ noon, New York time, when II was
received and passed by the naval censor
in New York"
At 4 o'clock In the afternoon. after he
had read the foregoing United Press des-
patch, Secretary Lansing gave out this
official statement
THE report that the armistice with
Germany has been signed Ia untrue
When it reached the State Department
this morning an inquiry was at once
despatched to Paris
AT 2 :0i o'clock this afternoon n tele-
gram in reply to that of the Department
was received from Paris. 1t stated that
the armistice had not yet been signed
and that the German representatives
would not meet Marshal Foch until
p. VI. Paris time. OF IL noon Washington
time"
Other dispatches from Washington
. later, gave the explanation that the de
spatch from Paris referred n by Score
tary Lansing had been received from
Col. L. NJ House. the Presidents rep
tat f,.n hn ~ fnr If
1nteralled Council. There was no della,
whatever in Col. Houses answer. tn
Washington dispatches stated.
, Dispatches received by the Associated
Press made no mention Of the armistice
, Instead. at 3:1i. reporting the situation
in New York, an Associated Press bulle
tin said
, THE Associated Press did not carr!
. the report. on the contrary Its CORE
g spondents in London and Paris continued
to file dispatches reporting the progress
of events respecting the probable arms
tice which controverted definitely tn
| rumor that truce had been declared
., An earlier Associated Press despatc
said that when the New YORK demon
stratlou was at its height cable dcs
-. PATCHES were coming from London an
Paris which had been fled three hour
after the report OF the armstice, and a
though they made no mention OF II IN
q demonstration was not stayed. Az lat
4 at 90 O'Clock this afternoon in Pari
according to dispatches received by IN
- Associated Press crowds were Eaih"re
II around the War ONCE there awaitin
e news Of the German application for a
armistire, and 1t WAS generally believe
= there that several days might pass be-
h fore a truce would be arranged.
United Press sticks to Report.
r Another and still later despatch r,
V. ceIved from Washington carried the e.
1t planation that the United Press lnsiste
l. upon the accuracy Of its news, even a
i ter Mr. I.ansing's definite statement r.
lie gaYd.nG the times at which the Narlol
l. despatches were filed and received. I?
United Press representatives insISit
re that Secretary Lansing'a statement thi
III the Germans We're to meet MarshaI roo
II at T. NJ Paris time was in n sen!
A. confirmation Of their assertions on Il
lie item OF time. since =. NJ Paris tn
a meant II o'clock, and not noon. Ne
X YORK time. as tho daylight saving law
still in effect IN France, thereby MAXI
ID the difference in time between tho
at cities six hours
in While these facts were being discourse
er the time Of the arrival in Washington
ed the very first United Press despatch
ne connection with the incident was hX'
On as II SO.
IN baker Had No Word of II.
TO At All p. NJ the Associated Pre-
ell sent the following despatch over
n wires:
"WAsHrHGToE, Nov e In answ
ed tn y question Al I. VI. ms
whether the War Department had al
AT Information O? the report that l
eu armst.ce had hcen signed Secreta
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