Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
Germany's Tricky Peace Move Is
Baked by President Wilson's
Diplomacy.
ARMIES OPPOSE ARMIS1|CE
Cambria Captured and Huns Defen
sive Line Smashed, Compelling Gen.
eraI Retreat-Yanks Success
full In Champagne-Beirut
Occupied by the French.
By EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

Prince Max of Baden, the new inn
perial chancellor of Germany, re-
questing President Wilson to arrange
for an armistice and a subsequent dis
Cussion of peace terms, and stating
that Germany accepted the presidents
II points as basis for the negotia-
tons, evoked three separate and dis
tinct replies. President Wilson an
swered that he could not suggest an
armistice while the German armies
were outside the boundaries Of Ger
many. and then asked whether the
German government accepted the
terms laid down by him and whether
Its object In entering discussions was
only to agree upon the practical de-
tails of their application furthermore.
he wanted to know whether the chan
cellor was speaking merely for the
constituted authorities of the empire
who have so far conducted the war.
The people of all the allied nations,
soldiers aAd civilians alike, answered
Prince Max with a tremendous shout
OF unconditional surrender"
Marshal Foch responded with one of
the most powerful attacks of the al
lied armies, capturing the important
city Of Cambria, smashing a 20-mile-
wide breach through the Hindenburg
line, and forcing back the German
armies all along the line from Verdun
to the sea.
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Nearly all authorities agree that the
| chancellor's proposal was insincere
that the request for an armistice was
made merely to give the military COM
| mand n chance to reorganize the shat
| tered armies, and that Prince Max
knew the suggestion for a peace con-
| ference, as he made it, would be re-
| jected. giving him the opportunity to
say to the people of Germany: II have
| offered to end the war on the enemy's
| own terms and he refuses. The Ger
man nation now must unitedly fight
| on"
At first there was some disappoint
ment because President Wilson did
not reject the German proposal swift
ly and bluntly. but little considera
ton has convinced almost everyone
that he evaded a trap and by his di
| rect questions put the German dip
lomats in position Of the utmost diff
Guilty. At the same time he left the
| door open for ultimate negotiations
| after Germany has accepted his l.
points and given full guarantees. Al
Tor the armistice. he did not agree t,
| that even were the German armies I,
lie withdrawn from all occupied terri
tories. recognizing the fact that tn
| declaring of an armistice Is up +
the military commanders. The presi
dents note was fully approved, prob
| :bly In advance. by the allied govern
| ments, and was given the highes
praise by the press In England ant
France as well as America.
| WI
| ANY agreed cessation of fighting a
| this time, short Of the abject surren
der of the central powers. would bit
terly disappoint the soldiers of tn
| allied armies and the people who ar
backing them up. Foch's forces hav
the Germans on the run. and If the
| are permitted to follow M the Hun
on their retreat to the Meuse they viii
destroy large part of their effective
ness and capture probably half Of thei
| material On the other hand on arms
tice would permit the Huns TO retir
| within their borders with their armie
intact and prepared to maneuver effec
lively behind their shortened md pov
crfully fortified lines. Animated b,
! Il spirit, not of vindictiveness. but q
retrihuiive Justice. The men Of the 81