St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 8, 1918
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5 1. LOU rue i~uUintni val ALUES STATE AIMS FOR |" MEDITERRANEAN STATES | The body of Robert Mooney, 16- FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 1918. —-_— Point Where German Envoys Entered REVOLT REPORTED Poin: we | French Lines—Marked by Arrow. IN BREMEN, ne year-old son of William Mooney of | : . RB? ES Liberation of Peoples From! pottom of an elevator shaft at the | , ees 7 , ) Turks and Institution of Free 'main offices of the Peters Shoe Co., —_—_———— Oe ee ee a Admiral Sir Rosiyn Wemyse, First | S1LUUIS PUST-Uiarai cH Sea Lord of Great Britain, and. Major-General Maxine Wevgand of ne rietaas innatreess | Messages That Passed pedis rovers contmea «o concn | between Marshal Foch and German Delegation By the Associated Press PARIS, Nov. 8 6:50 a. m.-—The powers conferred upon Marshal Foch are strictly con.\ned ‘o the con- By the Associated Press. clusion of an armistice, according to PARIS, Nov. 8.—The German Armistice Commission is headed the Echo de Par’. I” amendmen's : ¢ Stat 4 head of the War to the terms placed in nis hands by || °Y Mathias Erzberger, Secretary of State an ead 0 the Int‘rallied Council are closely | Press Department, and includes Gen. H. K. A. von Winterfeld, for- mer military attache at Paris; Count Alfred von Oberndorff, for- mer Minister at Sofia: Gen. von Gruenell and Naval Capt. von Salow. German grand headquarters requested allied grand headquar- ters to permit the passage of the German delegation through the ited, the newspaper «ays. “Needless tu cay the German Gor- lines. The order was given to cease firing on this front at 3 o’clock in the afternoon until further orders. ernment is the victim of a persistent The German wireless message ijtusion. Marshal Foch will refure asking for an appointment to ‘U-BOAT CREWS potentiaries desire to meet . | | ish embassy by direction of the Brit-| vestigating found the boy. His to come out of his province which is. strictly military and he also wi!) cer-| 1.1 ly refuse any suspension of hos- tilities until the armistice is cuted meet Marshal Foch says: “The German Government Marshal loch and ask him JOIN IN MUTINY | s : would congratulate itself in for an armistice, they will ' -f. ish Foreign Office in conjunction was crushed. There were indi- the interests of humanity if present themselves to the with the French Government. cations on the third-floor landing “The aim of France and Great that he had stepped into the shaft od” Other commentators write in the fame vein, and invariably nelude by aseerting that German capitula- tion is not far away. ) The texts of the wireless exchanges the arrival of the German French outposts by the | between Marshal Foch and the Gere delegation on the allies’ Chimay-Fourmies-La Se.- Britain,” said the statement, “in car-| at that point, man high command show sign:, the | front might bring about a pelle-Guise road. Orders rying on in the near Hast the war le*| morning newspapers declare, that provisional suspension of have been given to receive loose by Germany’s ambitions is the Germany i@ still determined to cleul hostilities.”’ and conduct them to the complete and final liberation of the| the = - peda ie ee at? ap- The message announced that spot fixed for the meeting.’ er ay ” ae eaeen ne, the| parently wit e object of at least. / ; urks and the establishment of gov- gaining time, if they cannot gain|}| ‘the German pienipotentiaries Foch to the Germans. ernments and administrations rhe anything else. would arrive at the French out- “A German wireless dispatch ing their authority from the initia- The Matin says: “Berlin and all posts on the oe re + received Nov. 7 at 1 p. m. said: tive and the free choice of the na- Germany are striding rapidly toward | on Thursday emwees os German general head- tive populations. a. revolution. The substitution of a|}| © clock in the evening. cent a ms ego et “In view of following out this in-| ny the Associated Press. | responsible secretary of state for Ad- eadquarters; the Ger- tention, France and Great Britain) WASHIN N, Nov. 8.—Co miral von Hintze was inspired by this, The Germans fo Foch man Commander in Chief he are agreed to encourage and help’ sions “ vad cc an a a, Pt grave point. The commiss'on sent. The documents published to- to Marshal Foch: The Ger- i’, journey § | the establishment of native govern-| er ey, ‘T night follow: man plenipotentiaries for LoREmvince peas on and administrations in Syria 102" bonds bearing 4 per cent into “There was received the an armistice leave Spa to- es \ ‘and Mesopotamia actually liberated | fourth loan bonds bearing 4\ per - ryt awh = oo Pienetan ry Reg Soran. =. Dr. Kari! i4ebikneoht ic sald to havc | &. | by the allies and in the territories; cent have been so heavy this week” from the German high com- o'clock this afternoon the arranged for the formation of a sol- LA Rae, ~~ : they are now siziving Se tberate and) that many banks throughout the A ‘ : \diers’ council at Bremen. : 7 é. ' Bee recognize them as soon as effec-| country expect to stay open late Sat- mand by order of the Ger- I'rench outposts by the Chi- ; tively established. urday night to accommodate cus- to Mar- > aaa é 1232 Washington avenue, at 11:30 a. Governments Planned. 'm. today. He had quit work at 1:43 p. m. yesterday to join in the “peace” — Greater Part of Fleet Has ae eee ee celebration and was not seen alive WASHINGTON, Novy. 8.—Complete afterward. ae The discovery of the body was - Left Kiel, With Red Flags re : | jand final liberation of the peoples of ae ) \ the Mediterranean countries from! made accidentally by Clarence Whit- Flying, Says Copenhagen the oppression of Turks and the es-| more, 2121 California avenue, a fel- : _tablishment of governments deriving , low employe, several hours after the Dispatch. “~~ ~ BRUGES ete: , ORVOSELS Ss ‘ | their authority of the free choice of; elder Mooney had inquired at the a t |the native populations are the aims, office concerning his boy’s where- | Ne .’ of France and Great. Britain. abouts. Whitemore, at work in th. This announcement is made in *! basement, saw a shoe protruding | formal statement issued by the Brit-| from the elevator pit, and upon i be : ing to the German commasd: “If the German pleni- Prince Henry of Prussia Fired on, Leaving Kiel, ; Says Schleswig Paper — Hamburg Railway Said to’ Be Cut. s - ' BANKS REPORT CONVERSION OF EARLY LIBERTY BONDS 1S HEAVY Saturday last Day When Converted, and Seconds May Bo Exchanged for Fourth Issac. a By the Associated Press | LONDON, Nov. 8, 9:50 a. m.—The | cities of Bremen, Scherin and Tilsit | jhave joined in the German revolu- tion, according to a Copenhagen dir-_ Serger. V patch to the Exchange Telegraph Ce. Se oF Or HAMEVHLE © ™~, by the German Government must | have with it a man able to sign fin-| mediately, without referring to Ber. | lin. An atternpt must be made at) any price, in the phrase of Irince | . ae | # q : ; oe pag Fe mags Part of Hamburg Said to Be Com-| | : ‘ _ “Far from seeking to force upon; tomers, reports to the Treasury to- es 16 1 ls in on bend. Bente in Hands of Revolutionists. i watt = = oo day said. eae oe "ata last day ) 10 person: ; y the Assbciated Press. any particu nstruction, Ilrance/on which bands may converted. ed a Secretary of State AMSTERDAM, Thursday, Nov. and Great Britain have no other; Holders of first bonds, bearing 3% Erzberger. concern than to insure by their sup-| per cent, have been told by bankers Maximilian of Baden, to open nvgo- | tiations in favor of peace. | man Government “The follow! ‘ 11 p. m.—The great German mari- | ~ SS. eee eee port and their active assistance the! and Treasury representatives that Immediate Cessation of Hostilities shal Foch: Depend pon Delegates’ “"The German Govern- yon angt sah ment, having been informed t-«. the question of whether the Ger-| through the President of man delegation is empowered to act | without communication with Berlin | regardiess of what demands are made in the terms offered by Mar- | ®hal Foch depends whether an im- | mediate cessation of hostilities may. be in sight. | Marshal Woch is fully pnpoweres | to act for the Entente Allies and | America, for the Supreme War | Council at. Versailles already has laid down the terms and no changes are to be tolerated. ) It has been assumed, based on the wsual practice of negotiators , in agreeing upon an armistice, that the Germans also are fully empowered to sign for their Government. That Was the case with the Bulgarian | commissioners who were sent down to meet the French and British mili- tary and naval commanders. And, | while the Austro-Hungarian Cov- ermment nominally approved the terms of the armistice which the Ttalian commander, Gen. Diaz, dic- | tated, it was Gen. Bender, the Aus- | trian commander in the field, who really acted. It is regarded as entirely possible, | however, that, since the German, delegates have not known the terms) of. the armistice, they might have | planned to await at least a perfunc- tory word from Berlin before clos- | ing the negotiations. With military | telegraphs and wireless at their dis- | posal little time would be consumed | in this reference. | The Germans, of course, want no | delay in stopping the American and) allies’ advances in view of the tre-' mendous pressure upon the Govern- | ment by the populace and by the) mutinous soldiers and sailors of the! North Sea force and of the panic-| stricken Bavarians, who are desper-. ately anxious to avert an invasion of | ' their country from the south. | That the fears of the Bavarians. are not without foundation is made) evident by the rapid mobilization of | the Czecho-Slovaks of Bohemia with. the reported purpose of attacking) Germany through the Austrian Ty- | roll. According to French cable ad- | viees today the Bavarian Minister | has threatened to ordér the Bavarian | troops at the front to return home’! to meet this menace from the south) wnless an armistice is at once con-| cluded. , There is reason to believe that in n despairing hope of retaining some. shadow of control over the future | government of Germany, no mat- ter what form that may take, the | Kaiser and the military leaders will | insist t@at the Reichstag, represent- | the United States that Mar- shal Foch had _ “received powers to receive accred- ited representatives of the German Government and communicate to them conda?t- tions of an armistice, the following plenipotentiaries have been named by it. “*Mathias FErzberger, Gen. Ii. K. A. Winterfeld, Count Alfred von Oberndorff, Gen. von Gruenell and Naval Captain von Salow. “ "The plenipotentiaries request that they be _ in- formed by wireless of the place where they can meet Marshal Foch. They will proceed by automobile with subordinates of the staff to the place thus appointed quietly.’ “Orders were given to cease fire on this front at 3 o'clock p. m. until further orders. “On Nov. 7 at 1:25 a. m., patch in German was received at 1:50 p. m.: “‘*German general head- quarters to the allied gen- eral headquarters—tThe su- preme German command to Marshal Foch. From the German outposts to the French outposts our delega- tion will be accompanied by a road-mending com- pany, to enable automobiles to pass the La Cappelle road, which has been de- stroyed.’ “The following wireless in German was received at 6 p. m.: “"The German supreme command to Marshal Foch: By reason of delay the Ger- man delegation will not be able to cross the outpost line until between 8 and 10 o'clock tonight at Haudroy, cording to reports from newspapers printed by the Cologne! | Gazette. time port of Hamburg is completely in the hands of the revolutionists, ac- Hamburyzs The red flag is flying on all the ships in the harbor. The headquarters of mander of the port has bcen occu- ‘pied by the Soldiers’ chine Council, after exciting occurrences in which ma- guns were used. All kinds of excesses took place in the neighboring city of Altona. |_The port commander there agreed to | Soldiers’ Scant Food all the demands submitted by the Council. Started Revolt at Kiel Sunday. By the Associated Press. two kilometers northwest | Marshal Foch sent the follow- (northeast?) of La Capelle.’ miliating armistice and peace terms | the German delegation t which must be accepted. | i O Marshal | ; For this'| Foch, has been first quarterrastcr | reason, if for no other, the official /at Prussian general headquarters. He | view here is that the armistice com- (ia 64 years of.age. In 1900 he was missioners would go through with the form of communicating with their Government. The inclusion of Gen. Winterfeldt and other members of the Prussian military class among the German en-. voys attracted attention here. There was some doubt as to whether this til Oct. selection was made as a last mani-| Gen. Winterfeld, former festation of defiance, or whether, on/attache at Paris, returned to Ger- the other hand, the civil Powers now/|many at the beginning of the wur. supposed to be in control of the German Government deliberately in- tended to humiliate in this way the military party, which is held respon- sible for the disaster that has over- taken Germany. Winterfeldt was a military attache for Germany at Paris before the war. It was recalled today that in September, 1913, he was severely in- jured by an automobile accident at Griselles while witnessing the great French maneuvers. lor months he was nursed with devoted care. When war broke out, he repaired to St. Se- bastian, in Spain. where he took over the direction of a German espio- nage agency, using against the French ali the knowledge he had acquired of the geography and con- ditions of the country during his convalescence. ‘tionary corps in Asia and was imnade ‘a noble a year later. He was Ger- Hague oeonference, in 1907. Count Oberndorf comes from §& ‘fia, where he represented Germany urt- 10. ‘quarters at Berlin and later repre- ‘the civil administration. By the Associated Prees PARIS, Nov. 7.-—-The Paris rers recall that Gen. Winterfeld vas ‘}adly injured in an automobile acci- dent during the French maneuvers ‘in 1913. He was treated with the greatest kindness and consideration. Poincare and Gen. Joffre visited him und the best surgeons gave him their ‘sttention. He was made an officer of the Legion of Honor on his sic’: bed and had only just recovered when war was declared Hie was al- lowed to go to Spain wnd then pro- rmoted and made a General. ‘ganized an espionage and propa- randa service against the allies, par- ticularlv against France. “Who Is Who” in German Delegation to Marshal Foch. THE HAGUE, Thursday, Nov. 7.— Scant food, bad treatment by their officers and exasperation caused by the collapse of Germany culminated in a movement of revolt in the Ger- man navy. Kiel Noy. 3. senal.. The movement spread rapid- t roadstead. On Noy. 4 the labor unions pro- claimed a general strike. On the fifth the revolt reached Wilhelms- chief of staff in the German expedi- | ‘man military delegate to the second | 'municating with each other. officers are powerless. military | Iie was then attached to grand head- | ‘sentative at grand heacquarters with | pa- | | ; the party’s firm full democratic liberty for the Ger- | /man people. haven, Helgoland, Borkum and Cux- haven. Almost the entire fleet now in revolt. The mutineers have secured the wireless and are com- Their is remain loyal. The submarines at sea are ignorant of the armistice proposal, this news having been hid- den from them. —-- - Social Democrats of Berlin to “Oust All Responsible for Calamity.” By the Aasociated Press. COPENHAGEN, ‘Thursday, Nov. 7.—The Vorwaerts of Berlin pub- lishes a new proclamation to Ger- man wcrkmen by the Social Demo- cratic party in which is emphasized intention to secure The proclamation says, | ‘in part: unwise to through calamity who, this those caused “All policies, come upon our people must resign ' their posts. ) —— - - Drs. Bahrenburg, Jordan, Stewart and Wilkes. Assistant Jordan said the meeting, Commissione.’ opinion of executive, Health it was the which was hie re is } 1 -| that there is danger of influenza get | By the Amseciated Press. ting out of control. One of the rea- sons for this, he said, phasized that it was only one of sev. eral reasdns, was the fact that large | crowds gathered on the streets and in inside nlaces yesterday. These crowds, as is now generally known, were brought out in a great celebration as a result of fake ‘‘ex- tras’’ issued by the Star and the Times. announcing the signing of an ‘armistice and a cessation of fighting. As our churches | shal Foch only concern the conclu- ‘to facilitate the economic develop- ment of the country in arousing anc | the armistice, the peace negotiations ' | ; ; St. Sophia, urday, according to information ceived in London tonight. NEW WAR STAMPS OUT JAN, 1 and he em-' | Benjamin Franklin, Secretary normal working of the Governments | since these are selling in the market and instructions which the popula- | for more than others, on account of tions shall have freely adopted so as| the tax exemption, it is more advan- to insure just impartiality for all and| tageous to keep them, although they will be exchanged if the owner In- sists. encouraging local initiatives by the diffusion of instruction, and to put) an end to discords which have too long been taken advantage of by Turkish rule. “Such is the role that the two al- lied Governments claim for them- selves in the liberated territories.” — PRESIDENT WILL TELL IMMEDIATETY WHEN ARMISTICE IS SIGNED Continued From Page Onc. quently need not be converted. ANTI- SALOON LEAGUE SEES PROMISE OF A DRY NATION Will Give Two More States Necded for Amendment. By the Associated Press, WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—-A state- _ - sion of an armistice,” says the dis- patch. “The modifications which he is qualified to grant are strictly limited. Any suspension of arms. even if it is asked for on philan- thropic grounds, is out of the ques- tion. “It is stated that there should be no doubt that the armistice and the peace considerations are tw0d dis- tinct questions, and while Marsha! Foch is duly qualified to negotiate of America said the results in Tues- day's election insured ratification by the states of the national prohibition amendment to the Federal Constitu- tion. tion Legislatures. These states, add- amendment and the 19 statés now dry that are sure to ratify the are concerns of the allied Govern-| ®™endment, make 38, or two more ments. “Marshal Foch will do nothing more than communciate to the dele- gates the already prepared condi- tions of the armistice.” ALLIED FLEETS TO ANCHOR OFF CONSTANTINOPLE TOMORROW By the Associated Press. s LONDON, via Montreal.—Nov. 6. —The allied fleets will anchor off | Constantinople on Sat-| re- fication.” KING THANKS ITALIANS IN Glorious Hour of Accomplished Destinies of Italy.” By the Associated Presa. WASHINGTON, Nov, 8.—King Ply to a message of congratiuations ————- a in the United States: the affectionate, patriotic greetings |} sent to me by the Italians of Ameri- |ca in the glorious hour of accom- plished destinies of Italy.” WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—New War Savings Stamps. to be issued after Jan. 1, willybe blue instead of | green and will®bear a portrait of } Me- The same Thrift Stamps and Thrift Cards will con- | tinue to be used and exchanged for $5 War Savings Stamps by § the method now in use. The 1919 series will mature sé 1 > ** and the Post-Dispatch is the ‘‘One Big Newrpaper. By Carrier in gt. Lous Suburbs: Dally Only. awe Dally aad Sunday, . | at a drug store in the neighborhood the military war. The Bolsheviki are | 5t- Louis Medical Society. ’ | ' “ nae tellin > The original order became effect- : ; ; san : : the day before he disa ared. He left home a week ago, 2eizhbors say, | strong in some parts of Burope, and | First in news, First in advertising, First in Features. ; = **First in Everything.’’ Entered as July 11, | TE he ee ‘the act * formerly was much interested in | but returned a few times, a disturb- | they are in the background here. ive Oct. 8 and included churches, 3 . Ny nc eg Pe Pel Ry the Associated Prees BERNE, Nov. 8.—Postcards pic- Archbishop Not Excited. Archbishop Glennon, in speaking) with a Post-Dispatch reporter today | B i: ' of his impression of yesterday's cele-. bration, said: ‘had much to do with the decision to | “T a a ES ee mesg make stricter regulations here. ties about noon an elepnone o : a riend downtown to ASIC WAC Ww eee ne ore viott the matter. He said he didn’t know. . ; but it seemed to be an outbreak of i t* b , % r . he A EY SHOOTS SUING WIFE AND SELF: Mrs. Rudolph Heller Filed Divorce Pica Wealnesday—Both Seri- - invigorates and strengthens (exhilarating, stimulating ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH producing properties cause the. Vounded by JOSKPM PULITZER to grow long, strong and iy by ¢ Publiss reets. were) Those Dr. | Health Wilkes, Mayor Kiel, Director of Pub- lic Welfare Schmoll, Dra. Woodruff Published, Da and Jordan of the Health Depart-' ment; Dr. A. 8S. Barnes Jr., represent- | ing the Chamber of Commerce; Dr. G. Canby Robinson, dean of the Washington University medical col-/| =***® s. | A little Danderine by the Pulitzer doublea the beauty of your hair. difference how dull, faded, and scraggy, just moisten @ |with Danderine and dweltth and Olive. St Mem>er Audit Bureau of Circulations, MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ie exclusively en- republication of all to it or net echer- All 4 of the ‘‘others’’ pital. The Hellers. who have two chil- dren, 17 and 15 years old, ha:l qu1r- teled. and Mre. Helier § filed suit Wednesday for divorce. Heile*, an employe of the Armour Packing Co., Get a smal! bottle of Knowlton Danderine from any drug store or toilet counter got eeonts a prove that your r is as pretty pott as any—that it bas been negle ed or injured careless t . i "utr cod Sos gee just try a little | 5 sports, and outfitted several amateur/ance resulting each ‘ime. Today| “The conquest of the Hohenzol-| moving picture and other theaters, baseball and soccer teams. which | neighbors heard Mrs. Heller cry out, | lerns, when it comes, will be a good | Schools, billiard halls and all places played under his name. He has been !'“He's got a gun; I'm goiag for the} thing, but there are other things to of public gathering. ill for two years. police.” They then heard the shot.’ conquer before we make the world| There were 400 new cases of in- y ’ ee 5 Adee
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