The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-12
p,ussian General Wept Bitterly as He Placed
His Name to Armistice Terms After
Four Hour Discussion.
m CONTEST OVER IMPORTANT POINTS
Peace Conference May be Delayed as it Will
Take Some Time for Germany to Re-
cover From Her Wreck.
fsy John peGandt, United
staff Correspondent.

fsv John peGandt, United Press
staff Correspondent
PARIS, Nov. 12.-French general
headquarters will be transferred to
Metz within ten days, was the gen.
,ral belief expressed here todsy.
The Petit Parisien says It under
,tands the allied premiers will soon
meet in Versailles TO consider the
peace problems. it 10 believed there
d a strong probability that the peace
conference Will be held there.
The German courier arrived at the
French lines from Spa, Sunday night
carrying instructions from General
Groener, It was learned today.
Discussion Of terms in Marshai
Foch,s sleeping car. lasted from ono
10 five a. m. Monday. The German
delegates made no contest over points
they knew it was useless to discuss,
but asked minor concessions ana
asked amendments to the original
terms. The armistice, it may be
stated, however, was signed az firse
dictated by Foch.
The delegates were reinforced by
| four specialists to press the neces-
sty Of feeding Germany. They do
;eribed food conditions az critical.
A reduction of the neutral zone
East Of the Rhine was granted.
The delegation recognized four
| financial paragraphs as those pns
down by Bismarck In 1874. They
asked special facilities to transport
the army beyond the Rhine.
Matthias Erxberger, leader OF the
| Catholic party and chairman of the
German delegation will remain as
secretary.
General WInterfeId wept bitterly
| Hhen he signed the document.
The German delegation took
special train from Rethondes to Iers-
| ner where German automobile met
hem and carried them back to the
German lines.
Germans Stop at 1o:55.
.By Webb Miller. United Press Stan
Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE. Nov. ght)-The
irst unofficial announcement of the
armistice was picked up from the
Ei1el tower wireless about five
o'clock this morning.
Asuioio utO USen ditOdI LII Ou5ASos
me army all night. that the armisttce
would not be signed.
AT dawn the American and French
started to advance. Some places they
found no Boches to oppose them;
1t others they encountered stiff re-
slstance Aviators were ordered not
70 attack the enemy.
Inc German orders to cease hos
niities, sent out by wireless instruct
ea the German soldiers to stop firing
u l0:55 which Is eleven o'clock
french time.
owing to the thick fog the Aneri-
can aviators which included Captain
Ladie Rickenbacker were unable to
opServe the German movement
6elaIans In Ghent.
LONDON, Nov. 12.-After the
armistice became effective the Bel
Sians moved forward and occupied
snent, according to battle front dis
patches received here today.
from Ghent the front extends to
a., a.n' east OF Mons, through Rocroi,
,Sharieville and Donchery, to the west
"a Cank OF the Meuse and through
s'enay and Damvillers.
~ Peace Conference Not Soon.
los Fred S. Ferguson. United Press
Staff Correspondent
raRlS, Nov. 12.-An early peace
ttohierence is not expected. It will
s..p se impossible for the inter allies to
1.aoiiize sse and confederate the baby
u,sinocracies y, NJ rising from the wreck
nonenzollern-Hapsburg feudalism.
altnough none Of the allied con-
srses sns can be quoted, privately they
% uu PRESIDENT Wilson's offensive,
roacterizing it as comparative to
Nils MIS- military successes. The i'm
srssion r,u is widespread that Wilson
M play the most important role in
aemocratization Of the European