The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-20
WHEN P0WW0W
OF HUN KINGS
REALIZED DEFEAT
EMPEROR WILLIAM A N d
GERMAN LESSER RULERS
HEAR LUDENDORFF'S
ADMISSION.
WAS DR. A N ATTIC N EET
Interesting Particulars of Events
Leading UP to Decision to Bow
Down to and Answer Wilson'S
Ouestions-Austria Is Broken
Down.

London, Oct. british Wire
less SerWce)-Interesting particu-
lars now are available concerning
the recent happenings in Germany
leading up to the sending OF the
German reply week ago to Press
dent Wilson's questions. Accord
ing to the Essen Zeitung, the decis-
ion to reply affirmatively was taken
at 4 dramatic meeting OF the crown
council in Berlin, where General
Ludendorff made a gloomy report
on the military situation.
In the presence OF Emperor Will
liam and all the federated princes,
the general, according TO this news
paper, declared the situation was
such that Germany might be invad-
ed within a few weeks. In view of
his great promise OF last spring, he
was made the subject OF bitter re-
proaches.
Prince Maximilian of Baden, the
imperial chancellor, said the war
must be stopped at once. King
Ludwig of Bavaria sharply criti-
cized Ludendorff while King Will
liam of Wurtemburg declared a
heavy responsibility rested upon the
emperor. The Grand Duke OF
Hesse complained of military inter
terence in political matters. The
chancellor finally cut the recrimina-
tons short, the newspaper adds, by
proposing submission to President
Wilson's terms.
Ludendorff Admitted Defeat.
Indications that General Luden-
dorff probably was correctly repre-
sented in his attitude by the Es-
sen newspaper is contained in a
message from the Berlin pond
ent of the Danish newspaper Ber-
lingske Tidende, who reports that
at the end of September, Luden-
dorff declared he had lost the game
and could only hold the west for
fort night. At the same time
Bulgaria gave in, and concurrently
with Ludendorff's declaration of his
defeat there came an ultimatum from
Austria Hungary stating that Ger
many should request peace, as 9TH
crwise the dual monarchy could not
take any further responsibility, a
Czech revolution being expected,
the correspondence adds.
1t is held that Baron Burian'S
speech on President Wilson's last
note also is in the nature of an ul-
timatum TO Germany, peremptory
in character, although similarly
masked in courteous phrasing. 1t
is considered plain from this speech
that for Austria Hungary the war
is over, that she cannot go any
longer, and that ii Germany fails
to satisfy President Wilson and the
allies. then the only alternative OF
the dual monarchy is separate
peace. 1t is felt that this must have
its influence on the Germin mind,
as we'll as the expectation in Berlin,
according to the Berlin correspond
ent Of the Danish newspaper pre-
viously referred to, that Turkey will
comply with the demands OF the
allies for surrender.
Amsterdam. Oct. l9-Count Tisza
the former Hungarian premier,
speaking in the Hungarian lower
house, according to Budapest dis
patch said:
I'VE have lost the war in the
sense that in consequence of the
shifting OF the relative strength we
can no longer hope to win the war.
Therefore he said, he approved the
offer of Germany to make peace on
the basis of President Wilson's
fourteen and supplementary points.
Count Tisza has been looked upon