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Show V ' a eV a V aV . t . S V Ad miral Wilson Takes Blame RorseArmislice Report - ' I 1 ' ... I t-i i I l- 1 r 1 NEWS TELEGRAPHED ON AUTHORIZATION OF U. S. OFFICER i ' By United Press. j BREST, France, Nov. 8. Admiral Henry B. Wilson, V. S. N., commander of the American forces in French waters, today made the following statements "The statement of the United Press relative to the ; signing of the armistice) was made public from my . office on the basis of what appaarad to be official and , , j authoritative information. . , v-v '' - - - ' "I am in a position to know that the United Ptest i and its representatives acted in perfect good faith and that the premature anooeanceoient was the result of an error for which the agency was in no wise responsible.' ' By United Press. NEWVORK, Nov. 8. Yesterday's announcement of the signing of the armistice between Germany and the allies was made by Admiral Wilson at Brest and was filed to the United Press with the admiral's approval. This information was received by the United Press in a cablegram cable-gram from Roy W. Howard shortly before noon today. Practically at the same time another message from Howard was delivered to the United Press stating that Admiral Wilson made the announcement in Brest at 4 p. m., French time, but that later he was notified that it was not confirniable. This latter message filed by Howard did not show, in 'he form In which It ass delivered, whether wheth-er It was sent yeaterdsy or how long It had been held up. Howard a cablegram clearly ahowed that Admiral Wilson acted In good faith, atatlng that ha supposed the announcement an-nouncement was official, and therefore gave his approval to the films of the messnge to the 1'nUed I'ress in New fork. The t'nited Pree today asked the government to ascertain how long I Howard 'a m-aaaa atatinc that Admiral Ad-miral WHaan authorised tha announca- ; mint, and a1o that ha later wa notified noti-fied that It unoonfirmabla. wera he'.d np by tha renatra. There was reaaon to believa that tha meaaaje ataiina; that tha nawa waa unconftnoabla waa badly delayad. In vltw of tha -Cart that It waa not ra-ealvad ra-ealvad hra lUitil aLaaoat twenty-four houra after tha of lajinal cabiearram. Tha maaaagea raratved tday from Howard wera aa folio wb: 'fniprea-. Xew'Trk: ! I'arla l'r-rit, Bre ; Admiral Wil-arn. Wil-arn. who announced Bieai npaier lo 44 p an. armlet haea aifnod. i LKier notified iiiH'onfirmable; meaa-J meaa-J arli. la Hreat rtouualy celebrating;. I "Howard. . j "KImmi." The other meaace r-ad: "I'nipreaa, Xew York: 'Hreat I ' rgen I. a rm latira bu Uet In uaaad local announced 4antounce-ment'i 4antounce-ment'i by Aomiral Wllaon, admiral auppoaing official, Waa tiled with ad-miral'a ad-miral'a appruval. local newapapar bulletined. Breet calebratuas aughilvog. will ba noted that tha ft rut m-aag;e m-aag;e quoted maa algned by tba namea of both Howard and timmi and at filed through tha I'aria offica In tlva aaina form aa I ha ineaaaga raoalved j yealerday. In avery way thia flrat j quoted aneaaaga Indlcaua thai U aa' probably filed vary quw-kly after tha ortdTinal bulletin. Tha aacond quoted meaaage, how-aver, how-aver, ahowa clearly by tha rrerei.ca to tha fact that Breat eelabrated "night -long" that It waa filed UmUv. It alao ahowa. that It waa aent dtrart ft ota Hreet and la aigned n'y by Howard not bearing ,81m ma' najna. Thia me-j aaga clearly tnoit-atea that Howard ta In Braat ajlthough theaa two aneaaagaa and those) raceived yealerday a r the only rablea which tha hntne offico of tha V'nitad IYm baa race I red from him tbla wrti. - i ' |