The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-08

hours alter the time the erroneous
dispatch had given for the signing OF
the armisticc
Upon the question OF whether tho
German delegation is empowered to
act without communicating with Ber-
lin, regardless OF what demands ara
made in ytho terms offered by Mars,sla /
Foch depends whether an Immediate
cessation of hostilities may be In
sight, Marshal Foch. of course. is
fully empowered to act for the en-
tente allies and America, for the SUI
prCme war council at Versailles al
ready has laid down the terms ant
no charges are to he tolerated. 1t
has been assumed, based on the US
ual practice OF negotiations in agree
ing upon an armistice, that tho Ger
mans also are fully empowered to sign
for their government, That was the
case with the TsulgaTiaif rUnsnssssz
toner's who were sent down to meet
the British and French military com
manders and while the Austra-lTInv'
garian government nominalfy appfoV
ed the terms OF the armistice which
the Italian commander, General Dizz.
dictated it wds General Bender, the
Austrian commander in the field who
really acted
IL is regarded as entirely possible.
however, that since the German dele
gates did not know the terms of the
armistice until they actually met Mar
shall Foch they might have planned
to await at least "A perfunctcry word
from Berlin before closing the ne
gotiations
With military telegraphs and Wire
less at their disposal little time would
'be consumed in this reference The
Germans, OF course. want no dclap I'm
stopping the American and allied adj
vances in view OF the tremendous
pressure upon the government 10y the
popuace and by the mutinous sold
iers and sailors Of the North Sea force
and OF the panic-strfcken Bavarians
who are desperately anxious to avert
an Invasion of their country from the
south
That the fears OF the Bayarians ara
not without foundation is made evil
dent by the rapid mnholization Of tna
Czecho-Slovaks of Bohemia with the
reported purpose of attaching Ger
many through the Austrian Tyrol
According to French cable advices 20
day the Bavarian minister has threat
ened to order the Bavarian troops at
the front to return home to meet this
tnenaee from the south unless an
armistlce is at once concluded.
There IS reason TO believe that I'm
a departing hope of retaining some ,
shadow OF control over the fltuy (,
government of Germany. no matt.
what form that may take. the kais
and the military leaders will insist
that the reichstag representing thr
German people, assume Gull shar,
Of responsibility for the hunuliatim
armistice and peace terms which mus
be accepted. For this reason, il fl
no ether, the official view here is TN
the armistice commissioners
through with the form OF commuiH'
ing with their government
The inclusion OF General W
fedt and other members Of the
sian military class among III
man ENJOYS attracted attenu j Is
There was some doubt as to
this selection was made in st
or whether on the contrary -
powers now supposed to be Is
Of the German government -
~ intended to humtlfate as
the military party which "a
sponsible for the disastf Al
overtaken Germany. 4.
General aYinteT+feidt -
attache for Germany q ss.
the war 1t was red
September 1913 he " u
jured in an automc- - ss.s
Griselles while witr q &
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CONTINUED ono 8 i 7