Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-07

hiu"o lpudg ALlt PiiNt nHt AiuSt -!
for L cessation OF the hostiities tina
are dec ima,ing her armies on the sest
front
Although the state department,
early today was without any otiicia
information on when the armistiCt
commission would call upon Marsha.
Foch 10 receive the terms OF the arm
istice that were placed in his han1s
and although the press dispatches
dealing with this subject were for fit
most part conflicting, there was rea
son to believe, it was stated un0i
tlcially, that the commission woulO
call some time today to learn the price
the German government must pay TO
her transgressions OF the last fon.
years.
That the terms of the armistice, NJ
matter how severe, will be prompt.
accepted was the general belief il
Official circles here today. Ther,
were very few who predicted tina
Because Of the admitted severity
the terms Germany would elect t.
play lone hand against the tire
mendous odds which have beel
thrown against her By the detection
Of Turkey and Austria-Hungary.
1t was pointed out that among tn,
terms of the armistiCe is one placin
definite and specified time in whic!
.hey must De accepted. What tn
! known In Washington yet. The belle
| was expressed, however, that the S,
/ prcme war council, for obvious rel
| sons, had set a time that would give
Germany plenty of time to conside
| The course she is to take But tina
| Germany would take advantage Of tn
! full extent OF this time was believe
| by officials to be extremely doubtful
for they contended, Berlin cannot BIZ
/ realize that every moment OF delp
| now hastens the probability of a con
/ p!ete collapse OF her retreatin
armies
And the military disadvantage
which would be Occasioned by her d.
lay in accepting the terms now Il
Marshal Foch's hands would not BE-
offset by any gains Of another char
'acter, it was said by officials, wht
pointed out that Germany mus
either leave or take within the tim
/ specified. This means that she cal
I nOt decide to reject the terms Of III
armistice now and later reopen mes
tiatiOns. If she elects to turn thei
down and fight on alone, it will mea
that she lost her last chance for /
peace that will not obliterate her er
tlrely. With the terms Of the presel
armistice scorned, Germany wou',
have to fight on to oblivion with n,
future hope of saving anything, OF
hcials said.
Press dispatches reaching Washing
! ION overnight were contradiet0r
They ranged from ono that the armi
tice already had been accepted to al
other that FoCh would receive tn
commission today. The latter va
the one more generally credited in o.
ilcial circles here today. As soon a
IL is officially known that the term
have been delivered into Germany.
hands they will be published in thl
country, it was made plain. And tia
their demands will be well receive
by the American people was uni
versally predicted.
Socialists Revolt.
London, Nov. Z -- Dr. Ebert, Ger
man Socialist leader, has notified
Chancellor Max that if Germany doe,
not accept the allies armistice term
the socialist members of the govern
ment viii withdraw and laborers vii
revolt, said a dispatch from Amster
dam to the Daily Express today.
German Fleet Mutinee
:. The whole German high seas fee
at Kiel the chief German naval base
/ has been taken over by revolutionaries
says an Exchange Telegraph dispatcl
from Copenhagen.
The greater part of the naval uni
at Schleswig has been sliced b,
mutineers also, the dispatch adds.
Welcome Liberators.
With the American Army North G
Verdun, Nov 1.-THE inhabitants G
Beaumont, mostly aged men, wome
and girls, welcomed their America
liberators with smiles and tears. TIL
doughboyS accepted the tribute Q
the populace with modesty but a
were thrilled by the expressions c
gratitude
The capture Of Beaumont delivere
the largest number of civilians free
by the American troops to date. TIL
Yankees charged through the street
Of the town rs the enemy forces wer
leaving.
From the heights Of Beaumon
which the Americans captured MOI
day, the royal prince of Savoy, in A,
gust 30, 1870, poured ball and caniste
into the demoralized fifth Frenc
corps.
Today's newspaper comment on tn
former battle and declare that tn
siege of Sedan by the Americans WI
mete retribution.
London. Nov. I The German r.
treat on the French front has bee