Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08

sons reply to the German ana austrian
request for IN armistice probably will
be dispatched before night. il it is not
already ON the cables.
None Of those in the presidents con-
adence would give an intimation Of his
decssion, but when the conference was
over there was no change in the con-
adent belief that IN arznistice would be
! aatly refu6ed and the central powers
informed that unequivocal acceptance
OF conditions laid down by the United
States and the allies must precede any
peace meeting. "a.
Washington, Oct. s.-America.s reply
to Germany's latest peace proposals
was being formulated bw President
Wilson today in accordance with views
expressed by the premiers of the allied
nations.
Dispatch of the reply, which it, is be-
! lieved win speak for all the nations op-
posed to the central powers may be ex-
pected within weight hours, it was
indicated.
The president, It was believed today.
has preceded actual send1nG Of the re-
Nply by asking Premiers Lloyd George,
Clemenceau and Orlando % advise him
/, OF their answers or by submitting to
/ the premiers . draft OF hts reply for
approval. At any r3te it was assumed
1.-THE American reply win have the ap-
proval OF Great Britain. France and
italy and Of all the other CO. belliger-
/, ents. -
The form Of the reply. of course, has
mot been revealed in any particular. Us
nature, however can well be detailed.
i The words unconditional surrender
may not appear in the answer. The
absence Of the words likely will not de-
ttact from It's forcefulness.
Nothing less, than the conditions al
ready stated and reiterated by the
president and the allied premiers will
be granted and these must be accepted
uncGuiyocally and not merely as z
basis for negotiations.
cars in Framing Reply.
The president is known to be giving
unlimited care to the framing Of the
seply. denying himself his daily recre-
alton and >studying the questions in
yolved intensively. Col. E. NJ. House,
the confidential advisor Of the presi-
dent, spent last night at the White
House.
Feeling that coincident with, or close
" following, the dispatch Of the reply,
President Wilson will address con-
gress, persisted today.
After being called into conference
By the president with Colonel House
and Secfetnry Lansing Secretary
'aTumuity Announced Mr.. Lansing would
see the newspaper correspondents at
~ o'clock.
The president has spent the entire
morning In his study and was believed
10 be putting into Anal shape the doc,f:
ment on which he worked all day yes
70 Speak For Allies.
/ President Wilson will reject the Teu-
ton plea for q compromise peace, and
he will do 20 as the spokesman not
only OF the United States but Of all
the nations lighting the central powers.
AZ the result Of exchanges Of opinion
between the president and the heads
Of the allied governments now in prog
heved, that peace can b. obtained only
by uncondtt tlonal surrender and that an
arinistice can be granted only upon
!, the basis Of the evacuation Of Belgium,
France, and all other invaded territory.
oeelu visws Of Allies.
Having determined that the attitude
OF the United States should be- q re-
lection of the sTeutonic ,overtures, the
president began q discussion OF the
Forthcoming reply with the allied gov-
ernments. In accordance with the re-
y quest of the German chancellor, the
president communicated the Teutonic
T notes TO the allied capitals thru the
q American envoyS. !. who were also in-
sstJl,ctsd q prsls the Views q the