Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-26
SATURDAY EVENING. OCTOBER rs, 1918.
EVENTS OF A WEEK

EVENTS OF A WEEK
While there has been no slackening during the week
in the fighting on the several battle fronts, popular in
terest at home has conferred around the proposals for
peace made by Germany and the reception given them
by the Allies. On Monday. following the earlier corre-
spondence. Germany sent out a further and amended
proposal for an armistice. This note differed in Sverbiage
from. those which she had already sent, but no differ
ence in spirit was perceptible. Purporting to be an &C.
ceptance Of all the terms which had been proposed. it
was palpably an attempt to gain time and to provoke
further discussion.
The most significant features Of the note were its
admission that in the past Germany had not had a re-
sponsible government, and the assertion that now such
a government had been created. This was baseo, Of
course. on recent changes which have been made in the
relations of the cabinet to the reichstag, and to arrange
nents which are alleged to have been made for extension
of suffrage. and some other changes. The fact remains
that all of these changes, such as they are, have been
decreed by the kaiser, whose real power has been IN no
material way curtailed.
The reply Of President Wilson was dispatched on
Wednesday. 1t declared the utter lack Of confidence Of
the world in the present rulers of Germany: the convic.
ton that there had been no real change Of government:
and stated In plain terms that no dealings would be had
with those who had been Germanys military masters
save on the basis of surrender. The president. however.
informed the German government that, in view Of the
declarations made. he had forwarded the note to the Eu-
ropean Allies for consideration. The representatives of
the associated powers, he said. would determine whether
or not any armistice' was desirable, and, If so, he sug-
gested that suitable plans be submitted by the military
advisers, provided they considered an arnistice practic-
able from the military standpoint. All Of this was with
the understanding that no armistice could be considered
which did not leave the Allies unquestioned masters of
the situation. and Germany incapable Of resuming hos
tilities.
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AS if to emphasize the declaration of Americas UNI
changed benigerent purpose. the official announcement
was made Immediately after the Washington note had
been dispatched that the United States now had abroad
~or en- route to foreign war fields more than two million
men. There had been no slackening in the shipment Of
stroops during the correspondence with Germany, and it
was made clear in the announcement that the work would
be kept up without intermission.
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On Friday of this week the dispatches announced
the arrival in France Of Colonel E. N. House, who is to
represent the president of the United States at Versailles
during the meetings of Allied statesmen who will con-
slider the question of an armistice. The subject being. az
all are agreed, one involving both the military and naval
Creatures of the campaign, representatives Of both
branches of the service will be represented at the coun-
veil. For the United States Admiral Benson, who accom-
panied Colonel House. will represent the navy, and Cen
@eral Bliss, who was already on the ground. will speak for
S1ne army. 1t will be the business Of the council, in the
Ghgnt OF the advice given by the professional men repre-
sssenting the armed forces Of the Allied nations, to deter
mine on what conditions, if at all, an armistice shall be
Offered to the Germans. Under the most favorable condi-
tons outlined by President Wilson, with the concurrence
OF the other powers, as is now known, it will be necessary
for Germany to reduce herself to a state of physical i'm
leaving her antaRonisfs a fro h,nd g., soda =.
obtain the cessation OF hostilities for which she has
sasked. :
The military activities of the week have been marked
sggby continued progress on the part of the Allies, although
the Germans have stifened their resistancs on every sec.
tor. The greatest gains have been made by the British
Non the nofthern sector, where the slsdEe-hanpmer blows
Of General Haig have shattered the enemy.s defenses and
carried the attacking forces forward for several miles
1valenciennes is about In the center Of greatest activity
TO the north and to the south the British have pushed
stheir lines beyond tho city. Attaching forces reached
8sths western suburbs several days ago. but a. these linel
g@are writtsn. on Friday night, the city itself II still in Ger.
man hands Military critics Of accepted authority have
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