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Show Official Denial 01 Withholding Armlslicc News By Asseelated 'rasa. WASHINGTON, Nav. Al President Wilson's directien, seerstsry Lansing issusd a stslsmsnt shertly after nee, today that any ststsmsnt that news reaching tha gevernmenf aeneerning sr. mietirs negetietions was being withheld was utterly fslss, and that as seen as a deeieiea in regard re-gard ta tha armiatice was rsashsd it would aw enade publis immsdistsly by ths gsvsrnmsnt. Mr. Lsnsing's ststsmsnt ssid: - "i am requested snd auther-ired auther-ired by the president Is state theft no infermstien reaching thia gevernment concerning the ar-mtetiee ar-mtetiee negetiatiana in Franca has besa withheld: theft any atatsment ta the sentrsry is utterly ut-terly tales, and that aa seen sa a definite deeisian in regard ta ths armistice hss been resohed it will be tmmedietsly made publis by the gevernment." |