Show GERMANY REPLIES TO U. U S. S NOTE B HUNS UNS ASK If TEAMS M OF F fJ PROPOSED PROPOSED- PO f A MI ITICE II J f Latest Communication Says I Peace Negotiations Are Arc Being Carried Forward b by Representatives of People C Oct 2 27 By By By The Time Associated Press Press Germany Germanys Germany's s 's answer to President Wilsons Wilson's latest communication says The Thc German government has hast t Q o Qt- Qt 11 s we L.- L. of x l i arCail r w ant Of- Of Jt I t JS Staler l s. s r The I y IS' IS is s aware of the f reaching far r changes which e ba been tarried out nn and are nrc being carried out in t the hc German constitutional structure tare ture and that peace negotiations arc conducted by by-a by a peoples people's goc gov gov- c in iii whoso so hand han J rests bo l. l flee tho thop actually and constitutionally 1 p power lower to make the deciding The Tile military powers are also subject subject sub sub- to It H. Tho rho German government Jo now IloW awaits prop proposals for Cor a aim an 1 armistice which shall be he the first step toward a Just peace as the President ent has dc described described it Il in lm his proclamation T r r I Signed SOLF SOLI Rc Representatives 1 fes icse of f Allies l Assembling I London onon Oct 27 It i It is understood in iii Continued on P Page S 2 2 HUNS ASK TERMS OF PROPOSED ARf ARMISTICE STICE Continued From Pl Pago PlO O 1 authoritative quarters Quarter that the allied will not reveal their governments o armistice terms until Germany n hn has replied re replied ro- ro plied to President Wilsons Wilson's JIon last note Premier Lloyd ll George and Foreign n Secretary Balfour accompanied by mW naval tt a and 1111 military officers havo VO son one on oneto to France Cable dispatches Saturday stated that the supreme council would 1 meet rt at nt Versailles en Tuesday pr presumably presumably um- um ably to draft armistice conditions and possibly peace terms term Austrian Reply Is In Iii Conciliatory Tone na Basel CJ Switzerland Oct 27 i Austria's Austria rejoinder to President Wilson's Wilsons note Is la ready read according to Vienna papers It was a submitted to authorized quarters toda today and anti will be sent this evening c or tomorrow to Washington It Ills Is couched In the most conciliatory terms term Peace Topic to Lo Come ConIc Up p at atT T Versailles Washington on Oct 27 The 7 The unofficial text test of oC Germanys Germany's rep reply to President Wilson lson was received tonight too late to be seen b by President Wilson n on and other officials Tho The question of an armistice and peace pence Is alrea already being considered by bylie bythe bythe the lie allied go governments and the United Stat States 8 It will be discussed ed at a meeting meeting meet meet- In ing of oC the supreme war council 1 at Versailles France Franc The German reply Is expected to clear the wa way way for Cor a general I discussion o of the Individual views of or the tho entente powers on peace terms term and an nn agreement agreement agree agree- ment among the nations tI fighting German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many so 80 that a united front on these questions ma may be presented to the common enem enemy A London dispatch tonight announced that Premier Lloyd Geor George c and Forel Foreign n Secretary Balfour DalCour had gone one to Paris with military and naval advisors ad Indicating that the conferences conferences conferences con con- between the representatives es of or the allied powers and the United States soon were to begin Term Ui Up to Allies Germanys Germany's reply does not change the diplomatic situation Those In the confidence con con- of or President Wilson have o said that his dealings with the German government got gov ended with his note Informing It that the request for tOI an armistice and peace had been transmitted to the allies and that further action rested with those governments The German reply may a or ma may not provo prove that Germany will accept such terms of or an nn armistice as ma may be pre pre- In this connection the Pres Pres- ident In his last note said Should such liuch terms of or an armistice be suggested their acc acceptance by br Gelman Germany Germany Ger Gel man many would afford aCCord the best liest concrete evidence e of oC h her r un unequivocal acceptance acceptance accept accept- ance of the terms and principles of at peace upon the whole action proceeds Peoples People Po lo er Alleged lIr td The German reply takes cognizance of the Presidents President's statement in his last laet note that It Is evident that the power of or the tho king of or Prussia to control the policy polle of oC the empire Is unimpaired Instating by In stating that the thc the peace negotiations are aro being being- conducted b by a a. peoples people's government government govern govern- ment In whose hands re rests ts the power to make malee the deciding deciding- conclusions and to which the military powers also arc are subject This ma may give he add added d significance to th the thc unofficial report from Berlin via Ia Copenhagen that General quartermaster general of the German army had rell resigned He Ile generally was regarded as the tho virtual head of or the tho German hi high h command |