The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
PEACE IS SEEN
 ON TIE HORIZON
German Government Awaits Terms of Allies for an Armistice- Austria Ready Without More
 Discussion.

Washington, Oct. 28.-Th German governments reply to President vii son's last note, asserting that the negotiations for peace are being con- ductede by peoples government with actual and constituted power and that the terms of the American and allied governments for an ar mistice are awaited, reached the Swiss legation today by cable. Fred erick Oederlin, charge of the Swiss legation delivered the note at the state department at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
 This communication is regarded here merely as an acknowledgement of the presidents note with an indi- cation of the anxious desire of those now in power at Berlin to hasten the coming of definite statement of the terms upon which their enc mics will permit hostilities to cease.
 The president is expected to make no rejoinder. His personal exchang- es with the German authorities. off elals said today, ended when hs transmitted the cerrespondenea to the allies. The next step nus he on the part of the co-bellieer ats actino in concert.
 Amsterdam, Ocs 2s.-Austria. in i her reply to President Wilson accepts all the views expressed by the pres ldent in his note of October 19. Austria says she is willing and ready without awaiting the result of other negotiations, to negotiate a peace and an immediate armistice on all Austro-Hungarian fronts.
 What Answer Says.
 Copenhagen, Oct. 2s.-Germany's answer to President Wilson's latest communication says:
 The German government has talk en cognizance of the answer of the President of the United States.
 The President is aware of the far reaching changes which have been carried out and are being carried out m the German constitutional struc- ture, and that peace negotiations are being conducted by peoples govern : ment in whose hands rests, both ac- pally and constitutionally the power to make the deciding conclusions. : "The military powers are also sub ject to it.
 "The German government now awaits proposals for an armistice. which shall be the first step toward a just peace, as the President has de- scribed in his proclamation Unexpected in Washington. | Washington, Oct. -Germany's reply to President Wilson's last note was rather unexpected here and, pending the receipt of the official text thru the Swiss legation, comment was withheld Generally, however. the note was not regarded as one re- quiring an answer
 I Supreme Allied Council.
 Announcement from London that Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Secretary Balfour had left for France with naval and military advisers, foreshadowed an early meeting of the supreme war council at Yer sailles. While the military and naval members of the council are drawing terms of an armistice which will be tantamount to surrender by Ger many, the political Representatives of ! the entente powers are expected to discuss the individual peace views of their governments with a view to formulating complete program to be presented if Germany accepts the terms of armistice
 Army in Civil Control. | London, Oct g7.-The German Reichstag, by great majority, has adopted a bill placing the military command under control of the civil government, according to an Ex- change Telegraph dispatch from Co., penhagen.