Show GERM GERMAN AN ARMIES AR MIES UNBEATEN SAYS CAPTIVE ROCHE Plea Pica for OL Armistice Held Work of Defeatists at at Home French Headquarters Jn In France Nov 0 3 Dy By By the thc Associated Press Press Ger Ger Germanys Germany's many's mang armies aro are unbeaten accordIng accord- accord Ing ng to a German divisional dl staff start officer eer recently taken prisoner on the French front and Germanys Germany's request I ifor for Cor an armistice was the result of ot the Influence which pessimists have havo gained In III the tho government t and over o the emperor emperor em em- This officer ah an an Intelligent representative rep rep- res tho of ot his cla class 5 said ald i The Thc Germans' Germans request for an armistice armistice arm arm- I Is proof to me that the thc grand headquarters lies has been submerged h by bythe bythe I the crisis In tho Interior lor of Germany I Tho rho Influence Of OC th the general staff over o tho emperor has hns been exaggerated The Tho emperor Is surrounded by people people peo peo- who feel Ceel and talk defeat of oC the tho species specie of the thc German socialist leader The They are continually setting oelling bc before rc the emperor the unfavorable situation of Germany from their point of oC view vie and painting In somber colors the tho responsibility responsibility responsibility he hc has haM incurred as well as the possible consequences to his the person incase in n case caso of ot defeat at which appears to them to be bo imminent There arc are da days s 's when no officer of or the general staff can gain access CC Sd to I tho the emperor These are days o of acuto acute pessimism passed passel b by th the monarch al- al I A 1 I In r n a e r and Bible III VJ I. I o J y n a. a y reading 1 f People 1 Pence I IThe The Tho German people want peace at once and at all aU costs The They have havo had enough of ot war Another cause ause of anxiety Is the tho sep sop separatist t movement emont which hns has become el very serious lately Tho talk tolk through I all Mouth Germany German now is Is Let ct ua us separate separate separate sep sep- arate front from Prussia Bavaria Ua is JR the worst There every everyone everyone one even en the tho sold l solders rs may Insult Prussia without provoking pro a n. iv word Wold ord of defense defenso In our OUI behalf The Tho Bavarian DIl press employs the tho same sume tune tone and we arc aro beginning to lo think that this IH is desired desired de de- e- e sired h by tho the nn Bavarian arm army which will make no further effort Their Theil attitude altitude Is an nil enigma There appears ars to be no military necessity ne ne- for Cor conclusion of oC peace now In Ifs spite of constant retirement of or our forces since tho the middle of or July Juh und and this Is the tho opinion of the majority of ot m my comrades on different staffs II e Vc thought generally our on thc lie positions would continue continue continue con con- till winter In tin tho meantime weakening tho the enemy onomy b by ou our stubborn stubborn stub stub- born horn resistance W Wo e 13 would have havo I utilIzed utilized util util- izod tho the winter to lo reorganizing and ami rc regrouping our forces while our diplomats diplomats dip clip would woul have havo entered Into pogo pogo- negotiations that lint would surely havo have terminated terminated In ht a n favorable peace for Cor us Abandonment of oC Alsace Lorraine Alsace territory evacuation of oC Russian territory terri terri- tory ton and creation of oC a Polish kl kingdom to Continued on P. PAgo O 3 I I t J I HUN ARMIES OT YET I BEATEN SAYS BOCHE Continued from rom Page J 1 Jare tare t are equivalent to the ruin of ot Germany German taking from Crom us raw materials of ot Al Al- Al sace Lorraine which are aro indispensable to our Industries an and markets that we aimed ahne to create In the tho castIn cast I In Jn consequence there thoro will bo be stoppage stop- stop I pa page pago e of a great great part of ot our Industries industries Indus Indus- i tries for tor several eral years Impoverishment Impoverish Impoverish- I ment of oC working classes Interior troubles trou trou- troubles I bles ble separations and complete upheaval up- up hea al I Then our enemies will have e what i the they have havo d desired complete completo complete 11 lion tion of German Germany That would be peace duo due to Wo 0 thought our present retreat would end on a L pd position chosen by us us that war would finally terminate by success of or our arms at some omo part of i the front with aid of ot our new now tanks and ond would bring about conciliatory I peace favorable to ua us The Tho divisional staff starr officer revealed d It was opinion of the tho military caste In Germany that but hut for tor untoward events O Germany Gelman after atter a successful termination tion of the tho present war wal would woul ha have I put her Industries in shape to furnish war material to both tIdes sides In a hypothetical hypothetical hypo hypo- war between the United States and Japan and then after atter both sIdes had become exhausted would have Joined hands with ono one country to lo crush the other The fhe officer said Japan and the United Slates States would surely clash dash some day ny and we would i then furnish both Loth sides Illes with enormous I quantities of or material and munitions Wo We would have extinguished our debt I ai armed mod ourselves and at the tho moment I when tho two parties were exhausted I I j would have havo Joined one of them probably J ably Jap Japan n. n and would have havo Imposed conditions i we are arc unable to obtain ob ob- tain at this time Ob The Tho sole sol hope that remains to mo trio I Is that the present German offer ocr Is nothing but a feint to Lo sow discord In the camps of ot the allies aUles and amid to lo gain time to lo reassemble reas and regroup our forces I |