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VOL. T. NO. 48
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Admiral Wilson Announced Truce Was Signed;
German Delegates in Conference With Foch
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KEYSTONE MEN -
ADD TO LAURELS
IN SEDAN FIGHT
New Jerseymen Likewise
Share in Victory of Vast
Importance
"RAINBOWS" VIN GLORY
Famous Division Conspicuous
in Historic Event Hailed
as Deliverers
By EDWIN L. JAMES
Special Cable to F.vening'Vublic Ledger
Cnvvrioht, 0M. by ,Vu' York Tjmrn Co.
With thr American Army In Franee,
Nov. 8. .
When the German emissaries were
dispatched to tho front to receive the
armistice terms tho German army was
all but bottled up. having only one nvo.
nue of escape, that through Liege. This
bottling up ttas largely done by the
First American Army, which Is clrhlnc
the last remaining Germans out of
,. Sedan.
Thus the men fighting under the Stars
and Stripes have achieved what Is per
haps one of the most brilliant victories
of the war and certainly the most Im
portant offensive victory.
Among the troops which reached
Sedan was the Forty-second THnlnbow)
Division, Including the old Sixty-ninth
New York. Other divisions participate
, In pur rush north are the Seventy
seventh (New York), Seventy-eighth
' (New .Jersey nnd New York), Eightieth
v (Pennsylvania), Thirty-second (Michi
gan and Wisconsin), Ninetieth (Texas
.nndf Oklahoma), the First, Second.
Third and Fifth regulars, Klghty-nlnth
(Kansas and Nebrnska), Twenty-sixth
(New England), and the Twenty-ninth
(New- Jersey.)
In ' the First Army's remarkable six
days' advance of forty kilometers It not
only liberated a hundred French vil
lages and several thousand civilians, but
also captured the city of Sedan, liberat
ing 5000 French folk. It also cut the
main' German railroad system of com
munication from the wettern front
.hcAtiavl. T iiTAmlyittrff Mnr.nv. p thi
lv Americana have drlxen the German Fifth
and Tnira .Armies, wnicn were noiaing
the pivot of the whole front, In full
retreat.
French Hall Deliverers
I have Just returned from a vain
attempt to get to Sedan. The roads
are mined and torn and so filled with
traffic that It Is Impossible to get to
the city,. But reports from there say
that the Germans nrc getting back north
of Sedan. Tho fires they started when
they we,re quitting the city are still
burning. There were no fires In tho
city on ihe other side and the civilians
could be seen In the- streets cheering
to the Americans. Our troops have
been hailed as deliverers by the French,
who have been under German rule for
more than four years, One may picture
the great celebration which will occur
when the Americans control all the city,
which Is only a matter of hours.
It Is a, sweet reward for the Ameri
cans to achieve this brilliant success,
after five weeks of bloody nnd disheart
ening fighting which made possible our
victory beginning on November I. The
troops know that they broke the best
German resistance that the Kaiser could
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It reconciled, ror tney nave changed the
memory of Sedan from a sorrowful
recollection to one of Joy; they have
changed Sedan from a name for defeat
to a name for victory.
Two Illatrolc Days
November 6 will go down In history
along with July 18 as two great diva.
On July 18 the Americans and Frpnrh
a started the offensive of the Marne and
on rovemoer , tne Americans cut one
of the two German communication and
witnarawai lines nna made the German
military situation Impossible.
The German r'etreat has been accom
plished under great difficulties. Ameri
can guns are hammering them as they
run, and In their haste they are leav
ing behind uncounted millions In war
material. The German army has been
swept clean of horses, and oxen have
been hitched to the German guns. One
report says that French cons, hitched
,to German 77s. are tolling far ahead
away from tho pursuing Americans
Food, lumber, clothing, coal, ammuni
tion: rifles, cannon everything that la
used In war has I been left behind by
o Germans In ttelr flight, which be
came precipitate. This has been well
lljustrated by the fact that the Ger
mans were not able to complete the
task, of getting civilians away from
Sedan, which started three days ago,
when the Ge.rn.an cotpmand despaired of
stopping the Americans south of the
Meuse and planned to defend Sedan,
which was abandoned because of the
demoralization of their forces.
Useless tn Fight Amerlratis
Deserters tell us of a hundred Ger
mans from one division leaving and
fleeing horne, convinced that It was. use
less to fight the Americans any longer.
An Idea of the elaborate plans the Ger
mans made to keep us back Is given
by the fact that at Sedan were found
Incomplete dams fcr flooding the Meuse
below the city. In this they were only
slightly successful, and tho flood Is no
longer a menace to France, The Amer
icans dynamited the dams.
The Oermans. however, found tme to
strip the French towns of all valuables ;
Continued an Face Four. Column Tho
THE WEATHER VANE
Fair and warmer tonight.
We've the xceathcr sharp's word
That rain patter light
Farthir north will he heard,
Honor Roll for the City
and Its Vicinity Today
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3 PHILA. OFFICERS
DIE FOR FREEDOM
Lieutenants Downs, Rock
and Kriebel Fall in
Battle
MANY AMONG WOUNDED
Three young rHHadelphlnns, oRlcers
In the American expeditionary force,
aro reported In today's casualty list as
killed while fighting In France.
They nre Lieutenant Norton Downs,
of the aviation corps, who met death
on October 23 In an aerial battle over
tho German lines; Lieutenant William
C.Itock, of the heavy tank battalion,
killed while nghtlng with the British In
I'lcnrdy, and Lieutenant Thomas E.
Kriebel, of Gcrmnntown, killed 'during
the battle of the Meuse.
Lieutenant Downs was tho son of
Mrs. Phebe Warren McKean Downs, of
the Lenox Apartment. He wns twenty
three years old and enlisted In the avia
tion corps Immediately after Congress
declared war on Germany. His prelim
inary training in flying was gained at
tho ground school at Cornell University.
Completing this course In September of
last year, he was sent to Italy for prac
tical training in driving a bombing
plane. After several months of active
service on the Italian front he was or
dered to Kngland for further Intensive
training, eventually being sent to France
and made commander of a squadron.
Some weeks ago he applied for and se
cured a transfer to the night-flying sec
tion, and was still In that dangerous
branch of the sen Ice when he was
killed.
On April 9, 1917, Lieutenant Downs
married Miss Alice Chapman Thompson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chap
man Thompson, of Highland avenue,
Merlon. Mrs., Downs has been living
with her parents Blnce Lieutenant
Downs went nbroad.
Lieutenant Itock Is the first tank
corps officer from this city to give his
life In France.
The "fleet" of tanks'to which he was
attached had been fighting with the
British on the northern battlcfront since
It reached France tho latter part of
August. The personnel of the corps Is
made up of drafted men from Philadel
phia and vicinity and the officers were
drawn from the engineer corps..
Lieutenant Thomas 11 Kriebel," of
Oermantown, Is also reported a killed
In action on today's casualty list, the
smallest for this city and vicinity In
.more than three weeks. The total for
Philadelphia and vicinity Is .thirty
four, five having ljeen killed In action
and the same number having died of
disease.
Lieutenant llock. who Is a graduate
of the old Central Manual Training
School and of the Pennsylvania Stat
College, where he took his degree as a
mechanical engineer. Is n son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Hock, of .J929 Spring Oar
den street. He Joined the engineers a
few days after this country declared war
on Germany and. was given a commis
sion as lieutenant. Sent first to Camp
Lee, Va,, he was soon transferred to
Cnmp Meade and assigned to the heavy
tank corps. His unit went to Kngland
last March where they had four months'
Intensive training under British Instruc
tors. The young officer was only twenty,
four years old. He was a member of
the Kappa Sigma fraternity nnd was
prominent In athletics at school and col
lege. The engagement of Lieutenant Bock
to Miss Dorothy Graham Eawin, of
Chaddsford 'Junction, Pa., was an
nounced shortly before he sailed for
Kngland, A brother of the dead officer,
Lleu.tena.nt J. Ilusseli Bock, of the motor
transport service, has been In France
since December of last year. Lieuten
ant Bussell Bock was formerly a mem-
Continued en Pais Twe. Coliuna jrsar
HAMBURG JOINS
FAST SPREADING
GERMAN REVOLT
Bremen, Schwcrin and Til
sit Also in Uprising, Ac
cording to Reports
! PRINCE HENRY SHOT AT
V!71.l r 1T -iT
i xviiuiu xjreriiian navy ioxv
Under Control of the
Mutineers
By the Associated Press
inslerdaiii. Nov. S.
Tho great German maritime port of
Hamburg Is completely In the hands
of the revolutionists, nccordlng to re
ports from Hnmliursr newspapers
printed by the Cologne Gazette. The
red flag is (lying otwill the ships in
the harbor. "
Tho headquarters of the com
mander of the port has been occupied
by tho soldiers' council after exciting
occurrences In which machlno guns
were used. ,,
Snnrlprhiit-rr n T).. ..I.... . ,
......... ,t n iiuAsiiiii iuwii in
Schleswlg, thirteen miles northeast of
Klensburg, Is In the hands of the revo
lutlonarles, according to a dispatch
from Copenhagen to the Exchange
Telegraph Company. The red flag has
been hoisted on the ships there.
All kinds of excesses took place In
tho neighboring city of Altona. The
port commander there ngreed to nil
tho demands submitted by the
soldiers' council.
Copenhagen, Nov. 8. Prince Henry
of Prussia, brother of Emperor Wil
liam, left Kiel on Wednesday In nn
nutnmohllo flying n red flag, the
Schleswlg Volkzeltung states. He
wns pursued by marines who fired n
dozen shots at him, the newspaper
adds.
Prince Henry of Prussia Is tho commander-in-chief
of the German navy
and the only brother of tho German Em
peror. In 1902 Prince Henry visited the
I nlted States, spending one month here.
In March. 1914. prince Henry visited
several South American countries.
By the Associated Press
London, Nov. 8. (8:36 A. M.). The
cities of Bremen, Schwerln nnd Tilsit
have joined In the German revolution,
according to n Copenhagen dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph. Company,
Dr. Karl Llobknccht Is said to have
arranged for the- formation of a sol.
dlers' council nt Bremen.
The Heds nro now complete masters
of Kiel, Wllhelmshnven, Hamburg,
nremen, Helgoland, Cuxhaven and
Barkum.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung says the
revolution nt Bremen was effected In
two hours. The marines enticed the
sailors to join them, after which a
meeting was held. This assembly de
manded the creation of a social demo
cratic republic. Women Joined with
the marines In opening the prisons.
Order Is being maintained by the
marines.
The movement which resulted in the
seizing of virtually the entire German
navy by revolutionary forces was car
ried out In n fairly peaceful manner,
according to the Exchange Telegraph
correspondent at Copenhagen. The red
flag was hoisted quite generally, he
adds.
All the large vwharves connected
with the naval service also were
taken over by the revolutionists.
At Wllhelmshnven the naval officers
agreed to hand authority over to the
rebels If they would promise to make
resistance should the British attack
thnt naval port. "
The Third Infantry Regiment, ac
cording to these advices, has taken
possession of the airdrome at Olden
burg In Holsteln.
Illnnkensteln, a commune In West
phnlla, twenty-four miles northeast of
Dusseldorf, has Joined tho revolution.
The greater part of the German navy,
with red flags hoisted, has left the har
bor of Kiel In possession of mutinous
Continued on I'acp TWo, Column Two
THREE LEAP FROM FLAMES
Mother ami Children Jump Into
Blanket Held by Firemen
A mother and her two children were
forced to Jump from a second-story
window Into a blanket held by firemen
on tho street today when escape from a
burning tenement house was cut off.
The fire occurred at 710 Christian
street, occupied by Italian families. The
hlaze started In the cellar. . Dense smoke
filled the building and the tenants were
unable to find their way to the exits.
Taking her two children In her arms,
Mrs. Tony Stongo ran to a window and
was about to leap from the building
when she was halted by a fireman until
a blanket was obtained. Mother nnd
children made the leap In safety. The
damage done to the building by the fire
amounts to about (300,
Kaiser's Abdication
May Come Tomorrow
By the Associated Press
' London, Nov, 8.
The German majority parties
have held a final discussion on tho
question of Kaiser William's abdi
cation and will without doubt
unanimously demand that he abdi
cate, according to a Berlin dispatch
to the Copenhagen Polltlkon, for
warded by the Exchange Telegraph
correspondent.
The abdication, It Is added, will
probably occur tomorrow.
The United Press and
the Armistice Dispatch
THE United Press dispatch nn-tintlnr-lnf-
thnt tltn Altfnu nmt TIa,-.
many had signed the armistice ai
received In the EvnNiMi Pl'iii.ic
LnnoKn ofllco over direct wire In the
usual routine course nt 12:13 p. m.
jestcrday. The text wns.ns follows:
Paris, Nov. Jl. The Allies and
Oermnny signed the armistice nt 11
o'clock this morning.
Hostilities ceased nt 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
The Americans took Sedan before
the armistice became effective.
This dispatch went to and was pub
lished by every subscriber of the
United Press, Including prominent and
Important afternoon newspapers In
etery large city In the country. The
BviiMso Pum.ic I.iiDOKtt stopped Its
edition then running on the pres,s, In
sertcd the dispatch, and with uati.il
facility published the news on the
street about eight minutes after It v:is
received.
In the lost eight months the Unit'
ed Press scored u number of news
"beats." For example, It carried tlio
news of the opening of the great
German offensive on March 21 last
several hours before any other service
of this country. It was the first by
many hours to tell the news that the
Americans had won their first great
victory at Chateau-Thierry at the
opening of the Allied offensive on
July 18 last. It further brought the
first news of the American offensive
which smashed the German salient at
St. Mlhtel. Moreover, It carried from
time to time a number of dispatches
concerning Important developments on
the battlefront.s before Its competitors,
and all of these "beats" were fully cor
roborated and confirmed subsequently
by the pther news services.
The United Press has stood as one
of the great news distributing forces
In the United States, specializing on
rervice for evening newspapers.
When it was announced at 2.15
o'clock that the State Department had
no confirmation of the signing of the
armistice, an Inquiry was sent the
United Press and the following reply:
We cannot reveal our. transmis
sion system as we 'want to use It
ugnln, but our cable cumo thft)UJi
probably In less than ten minutes,
while tho average transmission time
is from four to ten hours. It is
absolutely O. K.
(Signed) W. W. HAWKINS,
General Manager United Press.
When time elapsed and none of the
other neWN associations was able to
obtain either denial or confirmation
direct from France, n further mes
sage wns sent to the United Press
general offices and brought this reply:
We have every confidence In our
men In Paris. Wo believe tho censor
ship Is now on for simultaneous
official announcement In all Allied
capitals.
This dispatch was timed at 6:18 p. m.
It was not until noon today that the
confusion was cleared up by the re
ceipt of the dispatch published in the
last column of this page showing that
the nnnounccment was made upon the
autnority of Admiral Wilson, nt Brest.
Tho Admiral permitted the dispatch
to go forward to tho United Press on
the assumption that the information
ho had received was official. Later,
apparently, ho learned that tho news
of the signing of the armistice wns
unconformable.
noy W. Howard, president of the
United Press, and William Slmms,
manager of tho Paris bureau, signed
the first dispatch. As soon as they
learned that Admiral Wilson's Infor
matlon wns unconflrmable they at
tempted to send cross a message say
ing that the news wns bated upon
local announcement nnd was not offi
cial. This message, which would have
prevented the publication, of the first
announcement, was not received In
this country until today, having ap
parently been held up by tho censor.
As this Is being written, the follow
ing dispatch comes from W. W, Haw
kins, general manager of the United
Press:
Signed statement now coming by
cable from Admiral Wilson for
United Press editors tnklng abso
lute responsibility for yesterday's
armistice dispatch. Said It was is
sued from his office.
This was quickly followed by the
Admiral's statement which appears
elsewhere on the page.
The Evenino Puduc LEDOEn print
ed this news In absolute good faith
and full confidence in Its authenticity.
hna took every precaution to guard
.against mistake. Wo make tho above
statement of tho facts In order that
our readers may be fully Informed of
all the circumstances.
The Evenino runuc Ledcibr awaits
the further lull development In the
matter In nil fairness to those con
cerned, but It Is free to state that If
an error Is shown to have been made,
It will demand an apology to tho pco.
pie of the United States, the President
and the many prominent newspapers
subscribing to the United Press- Serv
Ice.
CONSULTATION
BEGAN TODAY,
SAYS LANSING
State Department An
nounces Opening of Ses
sion at 9 A. M.
FOE GIVEN 72 HOURS
TO ACT ON TERMS
Conditions for Truce Mudc
Knoxvn to Teutons by
Allied Commander
ARRIVED DURING NIGHT
Washington Will Make Public
Result Promptly, It
Is Promised
By the Associated Press
Washington, Nov. 8
The German armistice delegation
entered conference-with Marshal Koch
at 9 o'clock this morning, French time,
the State Department announced offi
cially today. (9 n. m. French time is
3 n. m. Philadelphia time.)
At President Wilson's direction Sec
retary Lansing Issued a statement
shortly after noon today thnt nny
stntement that news reaching the
Government concerning armistice ne
gotiations was being withheld was
utterly false nnd thnt ns soon ns a
decision In regard to the armistice
wns reached it would bo made public
Immediately by tho Government.
"I nm requested and authorized by
the President to state that no Informa
tion renchlng this Government con
cerning tho armistice negotiations In
France has been withheld; that any
statement to the contrary Is utterly
false and thnt ns soon ns a definite
decision in regard to the armistice has
been renched it will Immediately lie
made public by tho Government."
By the Associated Press
Washington, Nov. 8. Tho state,
ment was authorized at the White
Houso shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning thnt whenever word came
of tho signing of nn armistice In
France, President Wilson himself
would announce It immediately.
When this assurance wan given, the
Government had not been advised
whether the German armistice dele
gation had reached General Foch's
headquarters behind tho French lines,
where they were expected about noon
today, Parla time.
By the Associated Press
rarls. Nov, 8. (11:45 A. M.V The
German delegates who came within
the French lines last night to receive
from .xiarsnnl j-ocn tne Allied terms
for nn armistice proceeded this
morning to tho meeting place desig
nated by tho Marshal.
Tho white flag bearers reached the
left wing of General Debeney's nrmy
nt 10 o'clock last night. They arilved
at the place Indicated by the Allied
supreme commander within tho
French lines about -' o clock tnis morn
ing and passed tho remainder of tho
night there.
If the credentials of tne German
delegates are found adequate they
will be inrormed ouiciauy wnat tho
terms of tho armistice nro nnd thnt
they will hax'e a time limit of seventy
wo hours In which o reply.
By the Associated Press
Paris, Nov. 8 (4.20 a. m.). The Ger
man delegates sent to the French front
to receive from Marshal Foch Allied
terms for nn nrmlstlco crossed the Al
lied) line near La Capelle last night.
They were taken to n houso where)
preparations had been made to receive
them. They stayed there during the
night and this morning will be con
ducted to a place In the Department
of the Alsne which Is n meeting place
fixed by Marshal Foch. This trip will
take nbout four hours. Marshal Foch
will have with him Admiral Sir Iloslyn
xvemyss, First sea Lord or Great Urlt
aln, and Major General Maxtne Wey
gand, of the French army. Marshal
Foch's assistant.
The following official documents
were published last night:
There was received the seventh of
November, at 12:30 a. m.. Ihe follow
ing from the German High Command,
by order of the German Government,
to jiarstiai jfocn:
The German Government, having
been Informed through the Presi
dent of the United States that
Marshal Foch had received powers
to receive accredited representatives
fvpf tho German Government and
communicate to mem conditions or
nn armistice, tho following plenipo
tentiaries hnve been named by It:
Mathlns Erzberger, General II, K.
A. Wlnterfeld. Count Alfred von
Oberndorff, General von Gruenell
and Naval Captain von Salow,
The plenipotentiaries request that
they bo Informed by wireless of tho
place xvhere they can meet Marshal
Foch. They will proceed by auto
mobile, xvlth subordinates of tho
staff, to tho placo thus nppolnted.
The German Government would
congratulate itself In the Interests
of humanity if the arrival of the
Continued on rare lwi, Celdnui One
CANADA PUTS POTATOES ON FREE LTST
OTTAWA, Ont Kov. 8. By an order In Council passed yes
terday, Canada takes advantage of the reciprocal provisions of
the United States tariff and places potatoes on the fiec list.
Tills action is of particular interest to tho maritime provinces,
ivherc potatoes arc jro-urn in large quantities for export, '
BADLY INJURED WHILE ON WAY TO ANSWER U- S- CHARGE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nor. 8. William J. Oliver, wealthy
munition manufacturer, was knocked down by nn automobile
truck and seriously injured today while on his way tu the
Federal court for a preliminary hcariug ou nn indictment charg
ing graft by turning out defective buells for the Goveiunuut.
20,000 NEGRO DRAFTED MEN FOR CAMP WORK
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. The War Department announced
today that 20.000 negro draft men qualified for limited service
are to be furloughed to work on extensions at Camp Bragg,
N. C; Camp Knok, Ky.; Norifc Camp Jackson, S. C, and at
Ordnance Supply depots where shortage of labor existed. The
men will be furloughed upon their request without pay and
allowanced for six months.
TERROR TO MOTOR SPEEDERS IN JAIL
ATLANTIC CITY, Not. 8. William Speece, former magis
trate and terror to many motorists caught in his speed traps,
is in the Atlantic County Jail at May's Landing, awaiting trans
fer to the State Prison at Trenton. Ho was co'nvlcted a year
ago of practicing systematic extortiuQMipon speeding motui
isti, and carried his case-to the Supreme Court which dismissed
his appeal.
HYMNS OF PEACE
IN STORE AISLES
Wanamaker House of Busi
ness Transformed Into
Temple of Victory
THOUSANDS IN CHORUS
Thousands of visitors and store em
ployes celebrated the crumbling of the
German defense nnd the coming of
peace at a great patriotic festival to
day In the grand court of the Wana
maker store. Judge John M. Tatter-t-on
presided.
The store doors opened shortly nfter
8 o'clock, nnd from then until 8:30
o'clock tho crowds, which began to
gather immediately, htaged nn enthusi
astic Impromptu Liberty Sing. Led
by the store band, tho Wnnamnker
cadets paraded around the store and
received nn ovation when they took
up their position before the stage.
Supeilntendent Ilrewer Introduced tho
presiding officer nnd nil present Joined
In singing tho Doxology.
A fervid patriotic prayer wns of
fered by the Itev. Dr. George F. Pen
tecost, pastor of Ilethany Presbyterian
Church, In the course of which he said:
The time of the fall of the arch
enemy of the world seems imminent,
in this hour when the future his
tory of mnnklnd is being worked out
by the envoys of the Allies and the
United States In Uurope, wo turn to
Thee, Almighty God, for assistance
so that when this war Is concluded,
men and nations need fear no re
newal of the great sacrifice. Wo
want a pence of righteousness.
Former Goxernor Kdwln S. Stuart,
principal speaker at thu celebration, was.
given a great welcome.
The occasion, he. said, anticipating
the signing of the final terms, Is by no
means out of order, "because the Ger
mans are bound to agree to any peace
terms advanced by the Allies or take the
consequences."
Teutn llqalleiTllffore "Old (llol-)"
A dictated peace by the Allies and
the United Stntts will bring the war
to a Just conclusion, he said. The
Oermans renltzed thnt they hod little
chance of winning when they saw the
first American Hag In the front-line
trenchee. They knew that flag had
never been carried; In an unjust cause
and that, moreover, It had never
tasted defeat.
Ilut the United States did not win
the war single handed. Great Iliitaln
and France made enormous sacrifices
before this country even entered the
war and they haxe made others since
It did. Ilut when the soldiers of the
United States reached France they
lost no time In doing their part. Tho
fall of Sedan to the Yanks was Ihe
threat of worse things to come to the
Geramns. It raised the fear of the
day when Americans might carry that
same flag down the streets'of ilerlln
and stick It under the Kaiser's nose,
Continued on Iar Tirti. Column Two
Whin you think of wrltlns.
think of WHITING,-JLdv!'
FRENCH RESUME
SWIFT ADVANCE
Penetrate . Sedan Outskirts.
Lull in Infantry Action
by Americans ,
HAIG NEARS MAUBEUGE
n
By the Associated Press
I'lirln, Nov. 8.
French troops resumed their advance
.along the whole front this morning.
Tho XX'ar Olllce today reports that
I French units hae reached the railway
Junction of Llart, about twenty miles
north of Itcthel.
I On the right, where the French line
l loins tho American, thn French earlv
today cantured Slnclv. less than elcht !
t miles south of Meileres, nnd Krenols,
I about one, mile west of Sedan, and pen
etrated Into the outskirts of Sedan.
' (General Pershing In n communique
'Issued yesterday announced th.it Ainer
l lean troops had taken that part of
'Sedan which lies on the west hank of
' tho Meuse. It sems Improbable that the
French War Ottlco would report tho
penetration Into the outskirts of Sedan
twenty-four hours nfter the Americans
entered tho city.)
Fifteen hundred prisoners nnd much
war material were captured yesterday.
The text of tho War Olflce statement
follows:
'"Our progret.s was resumed ngaln
this mnrnlntr'nn lh ntlr fmnt Tt..
advance elements reached Llart, thirty'
Kilometers norm ot itetnei.
"Farther to the right we captured
early this morning Singly and Frenols
nnd penetrated Into the outskirts of Se
dan. The number of prisoners taken yes
terday was more than 1600. The amount
of material captured was Increased con
siderably." By the Associated Press
With the Amerleun Foreea on the
Sedan Front, Nov. 8. Ileyond artillery
and machine-gun fire, which was partic
ularly active (In tho region of Sedan,
there has been little to report from the
battlefrcnt since last night. No Infantry
action has been reported on any sector
of the American front.
By the Associated Press
London, Nov. 8. The Hrltlsh are con
tinuing their advance along the active
battlefront.
Field Marshal Halg today announced
the capture of two villages In the region
of Mons and Maubeuge. The statement
follows:
"Sharp fighting occurred In the even
ing In the neighborhood of Kclalbes and
Llmont-Fontalne, south of Hautmont.
(These towns are about three and one
half miles south of Maubeuge fortress'.)
These villages were captured with a
number of prisoners.
"Our advance south of the Mons-Conde
Canal continued."
FortTinr vornsur.F aoainst infmt-
tnu. Take Imperial Granum. tha Unsweet
ened Food, between mtala and on rttlrln.
Nourtihlnc Stmurthenlnr, Otllclou. Any
druxgli' SJ centa. Siv,
WIRE RAISING
DOUBT AS TO
SIGNING HELD
U. S. Official Later Said His
First Statement Was
Unconfirmable
ADMIRAL ACTED
IN PERFECT FAITH
Brest Celebrated All Night
After American Gave
Out Report
MESSAGES BELATED
United Press Cables Giving
Hold-Up Statement Not Re-
ceived Until Today
Admiral Wilson Assumes
Complete Responsibility
By the United Press
lireot, France, Nov. 8. Admiral
Wilson, U. S. N., commander of
the American forces in French
waters, today made the following
statement for the information of
United Press editors:
"The statement of the United
Press relative to the signing of
the armistice vas made public
from my office on the basit of
what appeared to be official and
authoritative information.
"I am in a position to know that
the United Press and it? represen-"1
tatiye actoi in perfect good faith
ana that the premature announce
ment was the result of 'an error,
for which the agency was in n
wise responsible."
By the United Press
New York, Nov. 8.
Yesterday's announcement of the
signing of the armistic between
Germany and the Allies was made by
Admiral Wilson at Brest, and was
filed to the United Press with tha
Admiral's approval. This informa
tion was received by the United Press
in a cablegram from Roy W. How
ard shortly before noon today.
Virtually at tho same time an
other messajre from Howard was de
livered to the United Press, stating
that Admiral Wilson made the an
nouncement in Brest at 4 p. m.,
French time, but later he was noti
fied that it was not conformable. This
latter message filed by Howard did
not show, in the form in which it was
delivered, whether it was sent yester
day or how lone it had been held
up.
Acted in Good Faith
Howurd's cablegram clearly
showed that Admiral Wilson acted
In good faith, stating that he sup
posed the announcement was official
and therefore gave his approval to
the filing of the message to the
United Press in New York.
The United Press today asked the
Government to ascertain how long
Howard's message, stating that Ad
miral Wilson authorized the an
nouncement, and also that he later
was notified that it was unconfirra
nble, were held up by the censors.
Hold-Up Message Delayed
There was reason to believe that
the message stating that the news
was unconfirmable was badljr de
layed in view of the fact that it was
not received here until almost
twenty-four hours after the original
cablegram. The messages received
today from Howard were as follows l
Unlpress,
New York.
TtB ,.nntf Tlt-Asf Admiral ... V
Wilson who announced Brest news
paper 1600 (4 p. m.) armistice f
been signed, later notified uncon- '"'
firmable meanwhile Brest riotou-
ly celebrating.
Howard
Slmms.
("Unipress" is the cable code term '
lor tne uniieu rrew.; j, ?
The other message read: ' y-
Unipress, New York. 4'
Ttcst urcent armistice bulletin- 'A
based .local announced (announce- -ment?)
by Admiral Wilson, mi'j
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