The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
What Marshal Foch Said
Z" Ut TO WIN"

NEW YORK. April 27.-Germany's
appeal for an armisticc on November
!, 1915, met with the laconic reply. L
have no terms" from Marshal Foch to
Erzbcrgcr and the other plcnipotentiar-
les, according to Raymond Recou'y
Captain y, French %biagraphcr Of Foch
and Joffrc in an article entitled What
Foch Really Said" which will be pub
ushcd in the May issue Of Scrlbncr's
Magazine out tomorrow.
Captain Kccouly. describing the his
,oric scene Of the morning Of Norem-
Der IL, when the ScnfdllsSino or the
Allied forces, attended by 4 few men,
bcrs OF his staff. signed the document
in Il railway dining car in II forest near
kcthundC. d town between CompleGne
and scissors, declared tho sight OF
butter seemed 10 NIL the German cnfo!s
with joy.
The radio from the Germans askins
for "a cessation Of hosttlitics in tht
name OF humanity, was received ny
foch shortly after midnight on inc Nh
and at LES 4. M on the SIN rocn sent
back his answer: The German plenl-
potentaries Will have to go 10 tho ous-
most on tho main road from MaubeuHe-
ia-PapeIlc-Guisc." From this point they
were brought by delayed stages 10
Rvthondc, which they reached al I
o'clock III the morning. Two hours
later they were in the presence OF the
commander OF the conqucring Allied
armies.
There was a cold salute" says Cap
tain Recouly, "a low in return; no PR
sensations. The Germans LOOK their
places at the table in the dining car
where their names wecr written ana re-
NAMED standing. 'rh" officers seemed
embarrassed and upset. Not so the
civilians who did not seem TO care at all.
They talked Familiarity together; IL "aa
imnossiblc to believe that their country :
fate was hanging In the balance ana
that they were there TO sign the mos
'kolossal capitulation the "or'u MAJ
ever seen.
F6ch's piercing eyes. gruff voice anu
curt manner were impressive I4
whom have | tho honor OF speaking
he asked. The Germans replied.
What is tho object OF your Isl,
no asked. Then followed this dlalouSue'
"Erzberecr: We have come TO ~.
ou,re. into the terms OF an armistice' 70
be concluded on land. on sea ana N 'nc
air" ,,h,,;+ 70
you" A., ,,r,or,.,is, in
,be German party intrceded: IF the
Marshal prefers. VIC may sa; that We
nrc hero TO learn the conditions on
which tho Allies would be Wiling :"
grant us an armistice.
"Foch: have no terms.
Erzberser. drawing ror,n s adrfsormed
pnr government that Marshal Foch has
been invested with the power or sup
hitting tho Allies conditions 10 '"S
German plenipotentiar!es, 49,.
"Foch: will let you Kno" INV
Allies conditions when you nave ask"
for an armistice. Do you ask lor d" al III
la" exclaimed Ohcrndorf and Erz-
o'r "Eoch: In that case will read you
the terms drawn up by the Allied so'>
ernmcnts. h.can
7, lasted an hour. for the document han
20 Inc translated. The Germans pieAo-
cd for an immediate suspension OF nos
tilitics and for time TO permit me btIn..
government 10 examine inc ternS' Ae1'''
Foch spoke: .,;o of tho
Allied governments. 1t Is those gov
crumcnts that have drawn up tne cor
ditiona or the armisticc limiting tne uc-
law to 7. hours duration. have there
fore, no power to suspend hosti''''S
without their authorization:
messenger 70 Spa, with credcntiais anu
Tho request that his journey to BERN
hn "racilitatcd" When the messenger
reached tho German outposts. II Is re
later, the troops were so demorailzeu
that they fired upon his white nag;
Prcmiscuous volley firing continued ana
the cmIssary was unable Ito reach MS
destination until the next day. Mean,
while tho German ENJOYS had notine9
Toch Of their difficulty and Foch agreed
to permit them to send German OF.
ficer TO Berlin by air. A plane was
equipped for the flight when word was
received that the messenger had reached
Berlin. ;
tice was signed because Foch and his
staff were convinced Germany was al
ready in the throes Of a revolution: Tho
armistice ENJOYS painted block pic
ture' Of conditions. While the German
government Vas Analysing the terms the
remained near Foch In
the forest at Rethonde. They were per.
mitted to leave their train and. guarded
BY armed officers. exercise in the open
air, On the afternoon Of the 10th. Foch
informed Erzberger. the head Of tho
delegation. that hostilities would be re.
sumed at IL q. m. the next day. Al Z
o'clock on the night Of November 10th.
tho following radio message was inter
cepted b. the French:
German Government 70 German P1en-