New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-15
SAILORS SEIZE
SHIPS AT KEEL
GERMANY IN CHAOS As MUTINV
SPREADS AND PEOPLE
DEMAND PEACE.
YANKS SEDAN
PEACE REPORT SETS NATION
WITHDRAWALS FAIL TO
CHECK JOY OF U. S.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London.-Two hundred thousand
prisoners were taken by the British on
the western front from Jan. l to Nov.
j. inclusive, according to an official
announcement made in the House OF
Commons. In the same period the
French captured 140 1000, the Amerl-
ans 10000 and the Belgians $4,000.
London, Nov. 10.-ln a sweeping adj
vance Saturday the British armies
captured Journal and Antoing, Field
Marshal Haig reports. The Second
British army is approaching Renaix,
which lies about twelve miles north
east of Journal. "On the whole Brit
ish front our troops are moving for
ward and the enemy is %retreating rap
idly before them says Field Marshal
fIaig in his report from headquarters.
WIN the American Forces OH the
Meu>e Front, Nov. 10, Sunday.-Gen-
eral Pershing's troops this afternoon
captured Stenay. Oh the east bank OF
the Meuse. Notwithstanding terrific
opposition.
London, Nov. L. Mutinous German
sailors at Kiel have seized the battle
ship Kaiser and Schleswig -HOlstein
and refused to return to their duties
rNti1 a troof, nf nAoHa u.ith tho AIjtaa
is signed.
Washington, Nov. 8.-No informa-
ton had come to waiting officials OF
the State and War Departments at 4
o'clock this morning that the German
ENJOYS sent to meet Marshal Foch
had signed the armistice terms. At
that hour even their passage through
the French lines had not been re.
ported. -
Publication OF a flat statement that
the Germans had signed the armistice
terms of Gen. Foch, sent the whole
United States into a delirious celebla-
ton Thursday. The cablegram an.
nouncing the settlement was carried
by the United Press, which still holds
that It is correct. while the Associated
Press, the other of the two big news
services of the country. declares the
story false, basing its assertion upon
official statements that no such infOr-
nation had reached Washington. Lon.
don says the report is unfounded.
Paris tells OF armistice developments
and reports fighting.
New York. - Sophisticated New
York became delirious with Joy Thurs
day over the unfounded report that
Germany had agreed to armistice
terms which meant unconditional sur.
render. The celebration seemed a
combination of Fourth of July. cleo
ton night, New Year eve, Thanksgiv'
ing day and Christmas.
London, Nov. deserted by all
her former allies; her great military
machine In process Of destruction by
onslaughts Of the entente allied
armies; her dream of world domination
rudely dissipated, Germany begs for
cessation OF hostilities notwithstand-
ing the hard terms she knows she
must face.
Forced to a realization of impend-
ing peril by the progress Of the Brit
ish southeast of Valenciennes and the
French and Americans south OF Sedan,
Germany's shattered armies are In
rapid retreat from the Belgian from
tier to the Aisne river. So rapid 10
the retirement that it is very difficult
to determine the exact location Of the
contending forces along this eighty
five miles of front.
Thousands more of Germans have
been taken prisoner on all the sectors
under attack.