The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-07

The secretary's announcement came
after Washington had been celebrat.
ing for two hours on the strength
of an unofficial report that the arm
istice terms had been accepted.
In spite of the fact that officials
did not accept the report as true, dem
onstrations persisted. President Will
son left the lunch table to see from
the veranda what was going on out
side and waved his napkin to the
crowd before the white house gates.
The state department was advised
that general Foch would receive the
German envoy at 5 o'clock p. m,
French time, noon eastern U. S.
The unofficial report which started
celebration had said the armistice
had been signed at II o'clock French
time, or hours before the time set
for the meeting.
NEW YORK, Nov. THE New
York News bureau, which is affiliat-
ed with the central news, sent out a
dispatch on it's financial news tickers
this afternoon under a London date
reading as follows:
"At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon the
foreign office announced that it had
no confirmation of the report that
Germany had accepted the armistice
conditions"
PARIS, Nov. IA considerable
crowd gathered around the war office
today awaiting news of the results OF
the German application, under a flag
of truce for an armistice although it is
generally believed that it will be sew
eral days before truce can be ar
ranged.
LONDON, Nov. Marshal Foch,
the allied commander in chief has
notified the German high command
that if the German armistice dele
CATION wishes to meet him it shall
advance to the French lines along the
Chimay, Fourmies-Capelle and Guise
roads
From the French outposts the pleni-
potentiaries will be conducted to the
place decided upon for the interview.
The name of the place is not given
in the official text of the note from
Marshal Foch, which reads as FOL-
lows:
ITO the German high command from
Marshal Foch: If the German pleni-
potentiaries wish to meet Marshal
Foch to ask him for an armistice, they
are to advance to the French out
posts by the Chimay. Fourmies, La
Capelle and Guise roads. Orders have
been given that they are to be re-
ceived and conducted to the place
fixed for the interview,
WASHINGTON, Nov. Within a
few hours the German high command
will know the terms upon which the
plea Of the German government for
an armistice looking toward peace
may be granted. Unofficial dispatch
es received early today said the Ger
man delegates reached the western
front and crossed into the allied lines
last night and were to be received by
Marshal Foch at daylight this morn
ing.
Upon receiving the armistice terms.
formulated by the supreme war coun-
Gil of the allied and United States
governments. It is believed by officials
here. the German comissaries will
transmit the conditions Immediately
by telegraph or present them in per-
son to the German high command in
the field.
This belief is predicted on the as
sumption that as in the case of Bull
garia, Turkey and Austria, the armis-
tice question will be dealt with as
purely military issue
The decision OF the German general
staff as to acceptance or rejection or
the terms Is not expected for several
days by diplomatic observers here.
Because of the nature Of the terms