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Show Pitt OF "BAR GIVES NO INKLING OF TERMS Colonel House Keeps President Wilson in Close Touch With Proceedings Pro-ceedings at Versailles. I Guards Along the Boulevard Bou-levard Insure Complete Com-plete Secrecy at Historic His-toric Palace in France. LONDON, Nov. 1. The Versailles Ver-sailles conference finally agreed I , late yesterday on the armistice I terms governing the maritime Mrers of the central empires. Tho , j "proposals contain six points, which r are believed to throw every safe-I safe-I guard around the German fleet. . fai COPENHAGEN, Nov. 1. Prince 3umilian, the imperial German t chancellor, has gone to general headquarters, accoi'ding to advices K received here. LONDON, Nov. 1. Late tonight ' tho government had received no nows as to the reported signature of tho Austro-Italian armistice. WASHINGTON', Nov. 1. President Wilson today continued exchanges of communications com-munications with Colonel E. M. House. Late in the day the president went to the state, war and navy building for a conference con-ference with Secretary Baker. Thus far no inkling has been given here I as to the proceedings of the supreme war council, which convened today, to arrange ar-range an armistice for Germany and Aus- tria. or of exchanges at Paris between representatives of the entente nations and Colonel House before the council's sessions ses-sions began. Colonel House has been keeping t'e president in close touch with events. ?? There was no confirmation in "Washing: -'on today of reports from Europe that General Diaz, the Italian commander-in-lihlef, had received from the supreme 'var council terms of an armistice he was authorized to offer the Austrian, commander comman-der in the field. But in many quarters the report, if not correct, was regarded ; as being only tlightly in advance of the facts. ' Such official Information as the state department had today from what had once 1 een the vast dual empire, indicated that very little remained of that structure owing ow-ing to separation of Hungarians, Bohe-' Bohe-' ttilans and Jugo-Slavs from the parent I'V''ite. Even in that remnant of a once 1 sif?'1'' cniD're fixaVc disorders were re-I re-I lKWc-I and its total collapse was believed I Imminent GENERAL BLISS ( FIRST TO REACH COUNCIL OF WAR VERSAILLES. Nov. a. (By tho Associated Asso-ciated Press.) Representatives of the allied al-lied nations began their deliberations at tne supreme war council shortly after oon today. General Tasker II. Bliss, representative t the United Slates, was the first delo- Sate to reach the Trianon Palace hotel, nn'lvin- at 1 :." p. in. lie whs followed shortly afterward b Premier I'lenienceau, JJarshal Foeh. Field Marshal Sir Douglas "jjff. Colonel E. M. House. President H il son's personal representative, and "avid Uoyd George, the British prime nunlster. The session was heid ;:i t h" I.-frge I B "amher on the main floor of the Trianon palace, with windows overlooking tiie I WrUen. The hml iias litt c onia men tail ta-il h bc-vomI il marble clock and candela- ira u pop a mantle topped with massive K- nirrors. Immediately in front of this ex- II tends a mahogany tabic the entire length I or the room, with the members facing one another on two sides. f: f"'11 entire aspect is one of business, I meeting being devoid of formalities. 1 ,l'"i',h mom her has before him a large I ''oRhig pad, with all desk requisites. I , '"ioncl Mouse .mi ihe !:': side :tet I ' '" i' ':'. with Pre- r 1 " ' v opposite. stenographer at a desk in a corner J I ikes notes of the official proceedings, j ihe uniforms of the generals and ad - i ''s nnrtlefnn ting give a touch of color (Continued on Page Two.) It) COUNCIL GIVES NO ILING OF TERMS (Continued from Page One.) to the scene, but the prevailing tone Is one of a civilian gathering, aa the larger part of me membership 1 is made up of premiers and other high civilian officials. offi-cials. The deliberations proceeded with complete com-plete privacy. Guards along the Boulevard Boule-vard of the Queen keep the crowds from approaching the Iron gate leading to th palace. |
